1 AmaKhosi 17 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 20241 Amakhosi 17 1 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. 2 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi: 3 Suka lapha, ujike uye ngasempumalanga, ucashe ngasemfudlaneni iKreti ephambi kweJordani. 4 Uyakuphuza emfudlaneni; ngasengilaya amagwababa ukuthi akuphakele khona. 5 Wahamba wenza njengezwi likaJehova, ngokuba waya wahlala ngasemfudlaneni iKreti ephambi kweJordani. 6 Amagwababa amlethela isinkwa nenyama ekuseni, nesinkwa nenyama kusihlwa; waphuza emfuleni. 7 Kwathi emva kwesikhashana umfula woma, ngokuba kwakungekho mvula ezweni. 8 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi: 9 Suka uye eSarefati yaseSidoni, uhlale khona; bheka, ngiyalile umfelokazi lapho ukuba akondle. 10 Wasesukuma waya eSarfat. Lapho efika esangweni lomuzi, umfelokazi wayetheza izinkuni; wambiza, wathi: “Ngilethele amanzi ngesitsha, ngiphuze.” 11 Kwathi esazolithatha, wambiza, wathi: “Letha ucezu lwesinkwa esandleni sakho.” 12 Wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, anginalo iqebelengwane, kuphela isandla esigcwele isandla sempuphu emphongolweni namafutha amancane embizeni; bheka, ngitheza izinkuni ezimbili ukuba ngingene, ngizilungisele mina nendodana yami, ukuze sizidle, sife. 13 UElija wasesithi kuye: Ungesabi; hamba wenze njengokusho kwakho; kodwa qala ungenzele iqebelengwana lakho ulilethe kimi bese ulenzela wena lendodana yakho. 14 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Impuphu esezitsheni ayiyikuphela, nesigxobo samafutha asiyikuphela, kuze kufike usuku uJehova anisa ngalo imvula emhlabeni. 15 Wahamba wenza njengezwi lika-Eliya; wadla yena, naye, nendlu yakhe, izinsuku eziningi. 16 Impuphu eyayisemgqonyeni ayizange iphele, namafutha ayesezitsheni akazange aphele, njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngenceku ka-Eliya. 17 Ngemva kwalezi zinto indodana yowesifazane, unkosikazi wendlu, yagula; futhi ukugula kwakhe kwaba kubi kakhulu kangangokuthi wayengasekho umoya kuye. 18 Wathi ku-Eliya: “Nginamsebenzi muni nawe muntu kaNkulunkulu na? uyeza kimi ukuze ukhumbule isono sami futhi ubulale indodana yami? 19 Wathi kuye: “Nginike indodana yakho.” Wayisusa esifubeni sakhe, wayiyisa ehhokweni lapho wayehlala khona, wayilalisa embhedeni wakhe. 20 Wasebiza uJehova, wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, umenzele okubi nomfelokazi engigogobele kuye ngokubulala indodana yakhe na? 21 Wazelula phezu komntwana kathathu, wabiza uJehova, wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, vumela umphefumulo walo mntwana ubuyele kuye.” 22 UJehova wezwa izwi lika-Eliya; umphefumulo womntwana wabuyela kuye, waphila. 23 U-Eliya wayesemthatha umfana, wamehlisa ekamelweni, wamngenisa endlini, wamnikela kunina; uElija wasesithi: Khangela, indodana yakho iyaphila. 24 Owesifazana wasesithi kuElija: Khathesi ngiyazi ngalokhu ukuthi ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu lokuthi ilizwi le Nkosi elisemlonyeni wakho liqinisile. |
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