1 Kings 19

UElija ubalekela eHorebe

1UAhabi wasetshela uJezebeli konke uElija ayekwenzile, labo bonke ababulalayo, bonke abaprofethi, ngenkemba a. 2Khona uJezebeli wathuma isithunywa kuElija esithi: Kabenze njalo onkulunkulu, bengezelele njalo, uba ngalesisikhathi kusasa ngingenzi impilo yakho ibe njengempilo yomunye wabo b. 3Esekubonile, wasukuma, wahamba ngenxa yempilo yakhe, wafika eBherishebha engeyakoJuda c, watshiya khona inceku yakhe.

4Kodwa yena wahamba uhambo losuku enkangala, wafika wahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla serotemu*, wacela ukuthi umphefumulo wakhe ufe, wathi: Kwanele, khathesi, Nkosi, thatha impilo yami, ngoba kangingcono kulabobaba d. 5Esecambalele elele ngaphansi kwesihlahla esithile serotemu, khangela-ke, khonokho ingilosi yamthinta, yathi kuye: Vuka udle. 6Wasethalaza, khangela-ke, ekhanda lakhe iqebelengwana losiwe emalahleni, lesigxingi samanzi; wasesidla wanatha, waphinda walala. 7Ingilosi yeNkosi yasifika ngokwesibili, yamthinta yathi: Vuka udle; ngoba uhambo lwakho lukhulu kakhulu kuwe. 8Wasevuka wadla wanatha, wahamba ngamandla alokhokudla insuku ezingamatshumi amane lobusuku obungamatshumi amane e, waze wafika eHorebe intaba kaNkulunkulu f.

9Wasengena lapho ebhalwini, walala khona ubusuku. Khangela-ke, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuye lathi kuye: Wenzani lapha, Elija? 10Wathi: Bengitshiseka lokutshisekela iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla g, ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli basitshiyile isivumelwano sakho, badiliza amalathi akho h, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba i; yimi ngedwa engiseleyo, njalo badinga impilo yami ukuyisusa j. 11Wasesithi: Phuma ume entabeni phambi kweNkosi. Khangela-ke, iNkosi yadlula k. Umoya omkhulu olamandla wasudabula izintaba, waqhekeza amadwala phambi kweNkosi; kodwa iNkosi yayingekho emoyeni. Lemva komoya ukunyikinyeka komhlaba; kodwa iNkosi yayingekho ekunyikinyekeni komhlaba. 12Lemva kokunyikinyeka komhlaba umlilo; kodwa iNkosi yayingekho emlilweni l. Njalo emva komlilo ilizwi elincinyane elinyenyezayo m. 13Kwasekuthi uElija elizwa, wathandela ubuso bakhe ngesembatho sakhe, waphuma wema emlonyeni wobhalu n. Khangela-ke, leza kuye ilizwi lathi: Wenzani lapha, Elija o? 14Wathi: Bengitshisekela lokutshisekela iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli basitshiyile isivumelwano sakho, badiliza amalathi akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; yimi ngedwa engiseleyo, njalo badinga impilo yami ukuyisusa p. 15INkosi yasisithi kuye: Hamba, ubuyele ngendlela yakho uye enkangala yeDamaseko q; lapho usufikile ugcobe uHazayeli abe yinkosi phezu kweSiriya r, 16loJehu indodana kaNimshi umgcobe abe yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli s, loElisha indodana kaShafati weAbeli-Mehola umgcobe abe ngumprofethi esikhundleni sakho t. 17Kuzakuthi-ke ozaphepha enkembeni kaHazayeli u uJehu uzambulala v, lozaphepha enkembeni kaJehu uElisha uzambulala w. 18Kodwa ngitshiyile koIsrayeli abazinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, wonke amadolo angazanga aguqe kuBhali x, lawo wonke umlomo ongazanga umange y.

Ubizo lukaElisha

19Wasesuka lapho, wafica uElisha indodana kaShafati; wayelima ngezipani zenkabi zamajogwe alitshumi lambili phambi kwakhe, yena wayelesetshumi lambili. UElija wesesedlula eceleni kwakhe, waphosela isembatho sakhe phezu kwakhe z. 20Wasetshiya izinkabi, wagijima elandela uElija, wathi: Ake ngange ubaba lomama, besengikulandela. Wasesithi kuye: Hamba ubuyele, ngoba ngenzeni kuwe aa? 21Wasebuyela ekumlandeleni, wathatha isipani senkabi, wasihlaba, langezikhali zenkabi wapheka inyama yazo, wayinika abantu, bayidla ab. Wasesuka elandela uElija ac, wamsebenzela ad.

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