13 Wehlisa emafu, khona atewujezisa bantfu, nome atewunisela umhlaba wakhe, akhombise lutsandvo lwakhe.
Rispha, indvodzakati ya-Aya, watsatsa emasaka watentela yena umtfunti edvwaleni, lapho letidvumbu tatikhona. Wahlala lapho kusukela nakucala kuvunwa, kwaze kwefika timvula tekucala. Emini abelindza tinyoni kutsi tingadli letidvumbu, kutsi ebusuku ativikele etilwaneni tesiganga kutsi tingatidli.
Base bangcwaba lamatsambo aboSawula nemsa wakhe Jonathani edlizeni laKhishi, uyise waSawula, eSela, kulakaBhenjamini, benta konkhe labebakutjelwa yinkhosi Davide. Emvakwaloko-ke Nkulunkulu wawuphendvula umthandazo welive.
Elija wakhuluma ku-Ahabi, watsi: “Hamba, uyekudla unatse, ngobe kukhona umsindvo wemvula lenkhulu.”
Ngasona leso sikhatsi litulu lacungutela letfwala laba nemafu lamnyama, kwahhusha umoya, latsela lenkhulu imvula, Ahabi wakhwela incola yakhe, wahamba waya eJezreyeli.
Kwatsi kungakapheli emalanga lamatsatfu, onkhe emadvodza akaJuda newakaBhenjamini ahlangana ndzawonye eJerusalema. Ngelilanga lema-20 enyangeni yemfica, bonkhe base bahleti ebaleni lelithempeli, bakhatsateke kakhulu ngalemvula leyayina, ikakhulu ngesimo salowo mhlangano.
Nguleyo ndlela-ke labusa ngayo tive, atinike inala yekudla.
“Lalela lapha, Jobe, asewume ucabange kahle ngetimanga taNkulunkulu.
Utjela ngcocwane atsi: ‘Yehlela emhlabeni,’ nasetihlambini tetimvula atsi: ‘Bani sihhuhhula lesinemandla.’
Unisa imvula leyenele emasimini, udvubadvube emagadze awo; utsambise umhlabatsi ngemvula, ubusise nalokukhula kuwo.
Jabulani, nine sive saseSiyoni, tfokotani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe sewuniphe umfundzisi wekulunga. Unitfumela imvula lenyenti, imvula yasekwindla neyasentfwasahlobo njengakucala.