1 Amakhosi
19:1 U-Ahabi wamtshela u-Izebeli konke u-Eliya ayekwenzile, futhi zonke izenzo zakhe
bababulala bonke abaprofethi ngenkemba.
19:2 U-Izebeli wayesethuma isithunywa ku-Eliya, wathi: “Mabenze njalo onkulunkulu kuye.
mina, yebo, ngingezelele futhi, uma ngingenzi ukuphila kwakho kube njengempilo yomunye wabo
kusasa ngalesisikhathi.
19:3 Futhi lapho ebona lokho, wasukuma, futhi wabalekela ukuphila kwakhe, futhi wafika
eBherisheba yakwaJuda, washiya inceku yakhe lapho.
19:4 Kodwa yena wahamba uhambo losuku ehlane, futhi wafika
wahlala phansi kwesihlahla somjunipha, wazicelela
angase afe; wathi: Kwanele; manje, Jehova, susa ukuphila kwami; ngoba mina
angingcono kunobaba.
19:5 Esalele, walala phansi kojunipha, bheka, kwafika ingelosi.
wamthinta, wathi kuye: Vuka udle.
19:6 Wabheka, bheka, kwakukhona iqebelengwane elibhakiwe phezu kwamalahle, nenhlanzi
isitsha samanzi ekhanda lakhe. Wadla, waphuza, walala phansi
futhi.
19:7 Ingelosi kaJehova yabuya ngokwesibili, yamthinta.
wathi: Vuka udle; ngoba uhambo lude kakhulu kuwe.
19:8 Wavuka, wadla, waphuza, futhi wahamba ngamandla alokho
ukudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane kwaze kwaba seHorebe entabeni kaNkulunkulu.
9 Wangena khona emhumeni, walala khona; bheka, izwi
kaJehova wafika kuye, wathi kuye: “Wenzani lapha na?
U-Eliya?
19:10 Wathi: "Ngibe nesikhwele kakhulu ngoJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli balahlile isivumelwano sakho, badilizile ama-altare akho.
futhi babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; mina ngedwa engisele; futhi
bafuna umphefumulo wami, ukuze bawususe.
19:11 Wathi, "Phuma, ume entabeni phambi kukaJehova. Futhi,
bheka, uJehova wadlula, futhi umoya omkhulu onamandla wawudabula
izintaba, waphahlaza amadwala phambi kukaJehova; kodwa uJehova
kwakungekho emoyeni; emva komoya kwaba nokuzamazama komhlaba; kodwa uJehova wayenjalo
hhayi ekuzamazameni komhlaba.
19:12 Ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba umlilo; kepha uJehova wayengekho emlilweni;
ngemva komlilo izwi elincane elipholile.
19:13 Kwathi, lapho u-Eliya esizwa, wagubuzela ubuso bakhe ngobuso bakhe
ingubo, waphuma, wema esikhaleni somhume. Futhi,
bheka, kwafika kuye izwi, lathi: Wenzani lapha na?
U-Eliya?
" 19:14 Wathi: "Ngiye ngaba nesikhwele kakhulu ngoJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli balahlile isivumelwano sakho, basichithile sakho
nama-altare, nibulale abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; futhi yimi ngedwa
kwesokunxele; futhi bafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze bawususe.
" 19:15 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Hamba, ubuyele ehlane
eDamaseku: lapho usufikile, ugcobe uHazayeli abe yinkosi yase-Aramu;
19:16 Futhi uJehu, indodana kaNimshi, uyakumgcoba abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli
U-Elisha indodana kaShafati wase-Abela-Mehola umgcobe abe ngumprofethi
ekamelweni lakho.
19:17 Kuyothi lowo ophunyuka enkembeni kaHazayeli
uyakubulala uJehu, nophunyuka enkembeni kaJehu uyakumbulala
Elisha bulala.
19:18 Nokho ngishiye kimi abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa kwa-Israyeli, wonke amadolo angenalutho
akakhothama kuBali, nayo yonke imilomo engazange imange.
19:19 Ngakho wasuka lapho, futhi wathola u-Elisha, indodana kaShafati, owayekhona
wayelima ngezinkabi ezingamajoka ayishumi nambili phambi kwakhe, yena eleshumi nambili.
u-Eliya wadlula kuye, waphonsa ingubo yakhe phezu kwakhe.
19:20 Wazishiya izinkabi, wagijima emva kuka-Eliya, wathi: "Ake ungivumele.
wena, wanga ubaba nomama, khona-ke ngizokulandela. Futhi yena
wathi kuye: “Buyela emuva, ngokuba ngenzeni kuwe na?
19:21 Wabuya ekumlandeleni, wathatha ijoka lezinkabi, wazihlaba.
wapheka inyama yazo ngezinto zezinkabi, wanikela ngayo
abantu, badla. Wasuka-ke, wamlandela u-Eliya;
wamkhonza.