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| 1. | UElija umTishibi wabahlali beGileyadi wasesithi kuAhabi: Kuphila kukaJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, engimi phambi kwakhe, kakuyikuba khona lamazolo lezulu kuliminyaka, kuphela njengokwelizwi lami. |
| 2. | Ilizwi le Nkosi laselifika kuye lisithi: |
| 3. | Suka lapha, wena uphendukele empumalanga, uzicatshise esifuleni iKerithi, esiphambi kweJordani. |
| 4. | Kuzakuthi-ke unathe esifuleni; sengilaye amawabayi ukuthi akondle khona. |
| 5. | Wasehamba wenza njengokwelizwi le Nkosi, ngoba wayahlala esifuleni iKerithi esiphambi kweJordani. |
| 6. | Amawabayi asemlethela isinkwa lenyama ekuseni, lesinkwa lenyama ntambama; wanatha esifuleni. |
| 7. | Kwasekusithi emva kwesikhathi isifula satsha, ngoba kwakungelazulu elizweni. |
| 8. | Ilizwi le Nkosi laselifika kuye lisithi: |
| 9. | Sukuma uye eZarefathi engeyeSidoni, uhlale khona. Khangela, ngilayile owesifazana ongumfelokazi khona ukuthi akondle. |
| 10. | Wasukuma-ke waya eZarefathi. Lapho efika esangweni lomuzi, khangela, owesifazana ongumfelokazi wayelapho etheza inkuni; wasembiza wathi: Ake ungikhele amanzi amalutshwana ngenkezo ukuze nginathe. |
| 11. | Kwathi esahamba ukuya wa thatha, wambiza wathi: Ake ungiphathele ucezu lwesinkwa esandleni sakho. |
| 12. | Wasesithi: Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, kangilaqebelengwana, kuphela impuphu egcwala isandla embizeni lamafutha ayingcosana esiphisweni; khangela-ke ngitheza izinkuni ezimbili ukuze ngingene ngizilungisele khona mina lendodana yami, ukuze sidle sife. |
| 13. | UElija wasesithi kuye: Ungesabi; hamba wenze njengokwelizwi lakho, kodwa ngenzela kuqala iqebelengwana elincinyane ngakho, u li lethe lapha kimi, ngemva kwalokho-ke wenzele wena lendodana yakho. |
| 14. | Ngoba itsho njalo i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli: Imbiza yempuphu kayiyikuphela, lesiphiso samafutha kasiyikuswela, kuze kube lusuku i Nkosi ezanisa ngalo izulu ebusweni bomhlaba. |
| 15. | Wasehamba wenza njengokwelizwi likaElija. Njalo yena laye lendodana yakhe badla okwensuku ezinengi. |
| 16. | Imbiza yempuphu kayiphelanga lesiphiso samafutha kasiswelanga, njengokwelizwi le Nkosi eyalikhuluma ngesandla sikaElija. |
| 17. | Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto, indodana yowesifazana, inkosikazi yendlu, yagula; lomkhuhlane wayo wawulamandla kangangokuthi akwaze kwasala umphefumulo kuyo. |
| 18. | Wasesithi kuElija: Ngilani lawe, muntu kaNkulunkulu? Uze kimi ukuze kukhumbuleke isono sami lokubulala indodana yami na? |
| 19. | Wasesithi kuye: Nginika indodana yakho. Waseyithatha esifubeni sakhe, wayenyusela endlini ephezulu lapho ayehlala khona, wayilalisa embhedeni wakhe. |
| 20. | Wasekhala e Nkosi ni wathi: Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, umehlisele ububi lalo umfelokazi engingenise kwakhe ngokubulala indodana yakhe na? |
| 21. | Wasezelulela phezu komntwana kathathu, wakhala e Nkosi ni wathi: Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, ake ubuyele umphefumulo walumntwana phakathi kwakhe. |
| 22. | I Nkosi yasilizwa ilizwi likaElija, umphefumulo womntwana wasubuyela phakathi kwakhe, wasebuya ephila. |
| 23. | UElija wasemthatha umntwana, wamehlisa esuka endlini ephezulu waya endlini, wamnika unina; uElija wasesithi: Bona, indodana yakho iyaphila. |
| 24. | Owesifazana wasesithi kuElija: Khathesi sengisazi ukuthi ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi ilizwi le Nkosi elisemlonyeni wakho liliqiniso. |
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