13 Watsi kube Elija alive, wambonya buso bakhe ngengubo yakhe, waphuma wayakuma ekungeneni kwemgedze. Lelivi lalikhuluma kuye, latsi: “Wentani lapha, Elija?”
yatsi: “Hagari, sisebenti saSarayi, uphumaphi? Uyaphi?” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngibalekela Sarayi, umphatsi wami.”
Ngako Ahabi wahamba wayakudla wanatsa, kodvwa Elija wekhwela etulu esicongweni seNtsaba iKhameli, wagobondzela, wafaka buso bakhe emkhatsini wemadvolo akhe.
Wefika lapho wangena emgedzeni, walala khona kulobo busuku. Livi laSimakadze lefika kuye, latsi: “Wentani lapha Elija?”
Elija watsatsa sembatfo sakhe wasigocota, wabe sewushaya ngaso lamanti. Emanti ehlukana ekhatsi, aya ngesekudla nangesancele, lamadvodza lamabili ewela ahamba emhlabatsini lowomile.
Ngitabe sengiyasisusa lesandla sami, ungibone lingemuva, kodvwa buso bami ungeke ububone.”
Ngetulu kwakhe kwakunemaserafi amkhonta, ngulelo nalelo lalinetimphiko letisitfupha: ngetimphiko letimbili atimbonya buso bawo, ngaletimbili atimbonya tinyawo tawo, bese kutsi ngaleti letimbili abe andiza.
Ngase ngitsi: “Maye kimi, mine ngiphelile! Ngobe ngingumuntfu lotindzebe temlomo wakhe tingcolile, futsi ngihlala emkhatsini webantfu labatindzebe tabo tingcolile. Emehlo ami ayibonile iNkhosi, Simakadze longuSomandla.”
Jona waphuma kulelidolobha wayawuhlala ngasemphumalanga yalo, watentela lidlangala lapho. Wahlala emtfuntini ngaphansi kwalo, kute atewubona lokwase kutakwenteka kulelidolobha laseNineve.
Bagcotjwa ngematje, [bavivinywa] bancunywa ngemasaha, babulawa ngenkemba, bazulazula bembetse tikhumba tetimvu netetimbuti, beswela, bahlushwa, baphatfwa kabi.