Popular Bible Verses from 1 Amakhosi 19

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Emva kokuzamazama komhlaba umlilo; kepha uJehova wayengekho emlilweni, emva komlilo izwi elincane elizolile.

Kepha yena wahamba ibanga losuku ehlane, wafika wahlala phansi komjunipha; futhi wazibuza ukuthi kufanele afe; wathi: Kwanele; manje, Jehova, susa ukuphila kwami; ngoba kangingcono kulobaba.

Wathi: “Phuma, ume entabeni phambi kukaJehova.” Bheka, uJehova wadlula, umoya omkhulu onamandla wadabula izintaba, waphahlaza amadwala phambi kukaJehova; kepha uJehova wayengekho kulowo moya, emva komoya ukuzamazama komhlaba; kepha uJehova wayengekho ekuzamazameni komhlaba.

U-Eliya ekuzwa lokho wagubuzela ubuso bakhe ngengubo yakhe, waphuma wema emnyango womhume. Bheka, kwafika kuye izwi, lathi: “Wenzani lapha, Eliya?

Wangena khona emhumeni, walala khona; bheka, izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi kuye: “Wenzani lapha, Eliya?

Wavuka, wadla, waphuza, ngamandla alokho kudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane waya eHorebe, intaba kaNkulunkulu.

Esalele phansi kojunipha, bheka, ingelosi yamthinta, yathi kuye: “Vuka udle.”

Ingelosi kaJehova yabuya ngokwesibili, yamthinta, yathi: “Vuka udle; ngoba uhambo lukhulu kakhulu kuwe.

Wathi: “Ngaba nobukhwele obukhulu kuJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basishiyile isivumelwano sakho, badilize ama-altare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; ngase ngisele ngedwa; futhi bafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze bawususe.

Wabheka, bheka, nanto iqebelengwane elibhakiwe phezu kwamalahle, nembiza yamanzi ngasekhanda lakhe. Wadla, waphuza, wabuye walala

U-Izebeli wayesethuma isigijimi ku-Eliya ukuthi: “Mabenze lokhu kimi onkulunkulu, bengezelele kanjalo, uma ngingenzi ukuphila kwakho kube njengempilo yomunye wabo kusasa ngalesi sikhathi.

Kodwa ngizishiyele kwa-Israyeli abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, wonke amadolo angaguqanga kuBhali, nayo yonke imilomo engazange imange.

Wasuka lapho, wafumana u-Elisa, indodana kaShafati, elima ngezinkabi eziyishumi nambili phambi kwakhe, yena ekweshumi nambili; u-Eliya wadlula kuye, waphonsa ingubo yakhe phezu kwakhe.

Wabuya ekumlandeleni, wathatha izinkabi, wazihlaba, wapheka ukudla kwazo ngezitsha zezinkabi, wanika abantu, badla. Wasuka-ke, wamlandela u-Eliya, wamkhonza.

Wazishiya izinkabi, wagijima emva kuka-Eliya, wathi: “Ake ngange ubaba nomame, bese ngiyakulandela.” Wathi kuye: “Buyela emuva, ngokuba ngenzeni kuwe na?”