U-Eliya waseThishibi, owabakhileyo kwaGileyadi, wathi ku-Ahabi: “Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli engimi phambi kwakhe, kule minyaka akuyikuba khona mazolo noma imvula, ngaphandle kwezwi lami.
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U-Eliya waseThishibi, owabakhileyo kwaGileyadi, wathi ku-Ahabi: “Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli engimi phambi kwakhe, kule minyaka akuyikuba khona mazolo noma imvula, ngaphandle kwezwi lami.
Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziningi izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Eliya ngomnyaka wesithathu, lathi: “Hamba uzibonakalise ku-Ahabi; ngiyakunisa imvula emhlabeni.
Manje thumela ubuthe kimi wonke u-Israyeli eNtabeni iKarmeli, nabaprofethi bakaBhali abangamakhulu amane namashumi amahlanu nabaprofethi beziqu zesihlahla esingcwele abangamakhulu amane abadla etafuleni lika-Izebeli.
USedekiya indodana kaKhenana wazenzela izimpondo zensimbi, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngalezi uyakuqhubukusha ama-Aramu uze uwaqede.
INkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngani? Wathi: Ngiyakuphuma, ngibe ngumoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke abaprofethi bakhe. Futhi wathi: Kumele umkholise futhi futhi umnqobe; phuma wenze njalo.
Wathi uMika: “Uma ubuya nokubuya ngokuthula, uJehova akakhulumanga ngami.” Wathi: Lalelani nina bantu nonke!
Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasibiza abaprofethi kungathi abantu abangamakhulu amane, yathi kubo: Ngiye yini eRamothi kwaGileyadi ngilwe, kumbe ngiyeke? Bathi: Yenyukani; ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.
Wathatha ingubo ka-Eliya eyayiwile kuye, washaya amanzi, wathi: “Uphi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na?” nalapho eshaya amanzi, ahlukana, u-Elisha wawela.
Waphuma, waya emthonjeni wamanzi, wathela usawoti kuwo, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngenzile lawa manzi ukuba aphile; kusukela lapho akusayikuba khona indawo efileyo leyinkangala.
Kodwa wathi: “Lethani ufulawa.” Waseyiphosa ebhodweni; wathi: “Phakela abantu, ukuze badle.” Futhi kwakungekho bubi ebhodweni.
Inceku yakhe yasisithi: Ngiyinikele ebantwini abayikhulu? Uthi futhi: Nika abantu ukuthi badle, ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bayakudla, basale.
Wehla, wabhapathizwa kasikhombisa eJordani njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; inyama yakhe yabuya yaba njengenyama yomntwana omncane, wayesehlambulukile.
Ngakho uchoko lukaNahamani luyonamathela kuwe nasenzalweni yakho kuze kube phakade; Wasuka ebusweni bakhe, enochoko, emhlophe njengeqhwa.
Lowo mnumzane wamphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: “Bheka-ke, uma uJehova enza amafasitele ezulwini, ingaba khona into enjalo na? Wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, kepha ungadli kukho.”
Umnumzane inkosi encike esandleni sakhe wamphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: “Bheka, uma uJehova efuna ukwenza amafasitele ezulwini, le ndaba ingenzeka na? Wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, kepha ungadli kukho.”
futhi umusa awukho kwabahlakaniphileyo; kodwa isikhathi nethuba kubafica bonke. Ngokuba umuntu akasazi isikhathi sakhe: njengezinhlanzi ezibanjwa enetheni elibi nanjengezinyoni ezibanjwa ogibeni; kanjalo abantwana babantu bayathandeka ngesikhathi esesabekayo lapho sibafica ngokuzumayo.
Abalindi bangifumana bezulazula emzini; ngathi kubo: “Umbonile othandwa ngumphefumulo wami na?”
Ngimisile abalindi phezu kwezingange zakho, Jerusalema, abangayikuthula nanini imini nobusuku; nina enimbiza uJehova, ningathuli;
Kodwa nganginjengewundlu eliyiswa ekuhlatshweni; futhi ngangingazi ukuthi babengicebele amacebo, bethi: “Masiwuchithe umuthi nezithelo zawo, siwunqume ezweni labaphilayo, ukuze igama lawo lingabe lisakhunjulwa.
Ngase ngithi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova! bheka, abaprofethi bathi kubo: Aniyikubona inkemba, futhi aniyikuba nendlala; kodwa ngiyakuninika ukuthula okuqinisekileyo kule ndawo.
Ngabona ubuwula kubaprofethi baseSamariya; baprofetha ngoBali, badukisa abantu bami u-Israyeli.
Ngokuba kuyakuba khona usuku lapho abalindi ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi beyakuthi ngalo: Sukumani sikhuphukele eSiyoni kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
Futhi bapholisa kancane isilonda sendodakazi yabantu bami ngokuthi: Ukuthula, ukuthula! lapho kungekho ukuthula.
Ngabeka abalindi phezu kwenu, ngathi: Lalelani ukukhala kwecilongo. Kodwa bathi: Ngeke silalele.
Abaprofethi bakho babone izinto eziyize neziwubuwula ngawe, futhi ababubonakalisanga ububi bakho ukuze banqande ukuthunjwa kwakho; kodwa ngakubona imithwalo yamanga lezinto zokudingiswa.
Ngenxa yezono zabaprofethi balo nobubi babapristi balo abachitha igazi labalungileyo phakathi kwalo;
Ndodana yomuntu, ngakubeka umlindi wendlu ka-Israyeli; khona-ke yizwa izwi eliphuma emlonyeni wami, ubaxwayise ngokusuka kimi.
Ngakho wena, ndodana yomuntu, ngakubeka umlindi wendlu ka-Israyeli; ngakho-ke kumelwe uzwe izwi eliphuma emlonyeni wami futhi ubaxwayise ngokusuka kimi.
Yizwani lokhu, nina bapristi! lalelani nina ndlu ka-Israyeli! lalelani nina ndlu yenkosi! ngoba ukwahlulela kuyeza phezu kwenu, ngoba benilugibe eMispa nenetha elenekwe eThabori.
Izinsuku zokuhanjelwa sezifikile, izinsuku zokuphindisela sezifikile; U-Israyeli uyakukwazi lokhu: Umprofethi uyisiwula, nomuntu ongokomoya uyahlanya, ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakho nenzondo enkulu.
Bazonakalisa ngokujulile njengasezinsukwini zaseGibeya; ngalokho uyakukhumbula ububi babo, ahambele izono zabo.
Abahle kunabo bonke banjengokhakhasi, abaqotho babukhali kunothango lwameva; luyeza usuku lwemilindo yakho nokuhanjelwa kwakho; manje bayoba ukudideka.
Uma bengingenzanga phakathi kwabo imisebenzi engenziwanga muntu, ngabe bebengenasono;
Ngokuba uma iqiniso likaNkulunkulu lavama kakhulu ngamanga ami kube yinkazimulo yakhe; ngisagwetshelwani mina njengesoni na?