1 Amakhosi 18
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1 Amakhosi 18
UJehova uyala u-Eliya ukuba aye ku-Ahabi
1Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziningi izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Eliya ngomnyaka wesithathu, lathi: “Hamba uzibonakalise ku-Ahabi; ngiyakunisa imvula emhlabeni.
2U-Eliya wahamba ukuze azibonakalise ku-Ahabi. Kwaba khona indlala enzima eSamariya.
3U-Ahabi wabiza u-Obadiya, umbusi wendlu yakhe. U-Obadiya wayemesaba kakhulu uJehova;
4Kwathi lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova, u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu, wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi.)
5U-Ahabi wayesethi ku-Obadiya: “Hamba uye ezweni, emithonjeni yonke yamanzi nakuyo yonke imifudlana; mhlawumbe singafumana utshani bokuphila amahhashi neminyuzi, ukuze singalahlekelwa yizo zonke izilwane.
6Base behlukaniselana izwe ukuba badabule: u-Ahabi wahamba ngenye indlela yedwa, u-Obadiya wahamba ngenye indlela yedwa.
7Kwathi u-Obadiya esendleleni, bheka, u-Eliya wamhlangabeza; wambona, wawa ngobuso, wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yami u-Eliya na?”
8Waphendula wathi: “Nginguye; hamba utshele inkosi yakho ukuthi: Bheka, u-Eliya ulapha.
9Wathi: “Ngone ngani ukuba unikele inceku yakho esandleni sika-Ahabi ukuba angibulale na?”
10Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, akukho sizwe noma umbuso inkosi yami engathumelanga kuyo ukukudinga; bathi: Kakho; wafunga umbuso nesizwe, ukuthi abakufumananga.
11Manje usuthi: Hamba utshele inkosi yakho ukuthi: Khangela, uElija ulapha.
12Futhi lapho nje ngisuka kuwe, uMoya kaJehova uzokuyisa lapho engingazi khona; uma ngifika ngitshele u-Ahabi, angakufumani, uyakungibulala; kepha mina, inceku yakho, ngiyamesaba uJehova kwasebusheni bami.
13Inkosi yami ayitshelwanga yini lokho engakwenzayo lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova, ukuthi ngafihla abantu abayikhulu kubaprofethi bakaJehova kwabangamashumi ayisihlanu emhumeni, ngabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi, na?
14Khathesi-ke uthi: Hamba uyetshela inkosi yakho ukuthi: Khangela, uElija ulapha, njalo uzangibulala.
15Wayesethi u-Eliya: “Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti engimi phambi kwakhe, ngiyakuzibonakalisa kuye namuhla.
16U-Obadiya wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza u-Ahabi, wamtshela; u-Ahabi wahamba ukumhlangabeza u-Eliya.
17Kwathi uAhabi ebona uElija, uAhabi wathi kuye: Nguwe yini owesabisa uIsrayeli?
18Wathi: “Angizange ngithuse u-Israyeli; kepha wena nendlu kayihlo, ngokuba uyishiyile imiyalo kaJehova, walandela oBali.
19Manje thumela ubuthe kimi wonke u-Israyeli eNtabeni iKarmeli, nabaprofethi bakaBhali abangamakhulu amane namashumi amahlanu nabaprofethi beziqu zesihlahla esingcwele abangamakhulu amane abadla etafuleni lika-Izebeli.
20U-Ahabi wayesethumela kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wabutha abaprofethi entabeni yaseKarmeli.
21U-Eliya wayesesondela kubo bonke abantu, wathi: “Koze kube nini nimi phakathi kwenhliziyo ezimbili na?” uma uJehova enguNkulunkulu, mlandeleni; kepha uma kunguBali, mlandeleni. Isixuku asimphendulanga ngazwi.
22Wayesethi u-Eliya kubantu: “Mina ngedwa ngisele umprofethi kaJehova; kepha abaprofethi bakaBali ngamadoda angamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu.
23Khona-ke mabasinike izinkunzi ezimbili; bazikhethele inkunzi eyodwa, bayihlahlele, bayibeke phezu kwezinkuni, bangafaki mlilo phansi kwayo; futhi ngizosebenza enye inkunzi ngiyibeke phezu kwezinkuni, ngingafaki mlilo ngaphansi kwayo.
24Nibize igama lawonkulunkulu benu, mina ngibize igama likaJehova; futhi uNkulunkulu ophendula ngomlilo, makabe uNkulunkulu. Baphendula bonke abantu, bathi: “Kukhulunywe kahle.”
25U-Eliya wayesethi kubaprofethi bakaBali: “Zikhetheleni inkunzi eyodwa, niyilungise kuqala; ngoba nibaningi; nibize igama lawonkulunkulu benu, ningafaki mlilo phansi kwawo.
26Base beyithatha inkunzi ababeyiphiwa, bayilima, babiza igama likaBali kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba semini, bathi: “Bali, silalele! Kodwa kwakungekho zwi, futhi kwakungekho ophendulayo. Futhi bagxumela phezu kwealtare elenziwe.
27Kwasekusithi emini uElija wadlala ngabo, wathi: Memezani kakhulu, ngoba ungunkulunkulu; kuphakathi kokuthi uyakhuluma, noma uyajaha, noma uyahamba, noma mhlawumbe ulele futhi udinga ukuvuka.
28Bamemeza kakhulu, bazisika njengomkhuba wabo ngemimese nezijula kwaze kwagobhoza igazi phezu kwabo.
29Lapho sekuntambama sebeprofethile kwaze kwafika isikhathi somnikelo wakusihlwa, kwakungekho zwi noma ophendulayo noma olalelayo.
30UElija wasesithi ebantwini bonke: Sondelani kimi. Bonke abantu basondela kuye. Walungisa i-altare likaJehova elalidiliziwe.
31U-Eliya wathatha amatshe ayishumi nambili ngokwenani lezizwe zamadodana kaJakobe okwafika kuye izwi likaJehova lathi: “Igama lakho liyakuba ngu-Israyeli.”
32Wakha i-altare ngamatshe egameni likaJehova; wenza umsele nxazonke ze-altare, wawungalingana amaseya amabili embewu.
33Wazihlela izinkuni, wayihlahlela inkunzi, wayibeka phezu kwezinkuni, wathi: “Gcwalisani izitsha ezine ngamanzi, niwathele emnikelweni wokushiswa naphezu kwezinkuni.”
34Wathi: “Kwenzeni ngokwesibili.” Bakwenza ngokwesibili. Wathi: “Kwenzeni ngokwesithathu.” Bakwenza okwesithathu.
35Amanzi agobhoza e-altare nxazonke; wagcwalisa nomsele ngamanzi.
36Kwathi ngesikhathi somhlatshelo womhlatshelo wakusihlwa u-Eliya umprofethi wasondela, wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, no-Isaka, no-Israyeli, makwazeke namuhla ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakho ukhona kwa-Israyeli! nokuthi ngiyinceku yakho, nokuthi ngenzile zonke lezi zinto ngezwi lakho.
37Ngilalele, Jehova, ngilalele, ukuze laba bantu bazi ukuthi wena Jehova unguNkulunkulu, nokuthi uyiphendulile inhliziyo yabo.
38Khona-ke umlilo kaJehova wehla waqeda umnikelo wokushiswa nezinkuni namatshe nothuli wakhotha namanzi ayesemseleni.
39Kwathi bonke abantu bekubona, bawa ngobuso babo, bathi: UJehova nguye onguNkulunkulu; uJehova, unguNkulunkulu.
40UElija wasesithi kubo: Babambani abaprofethi bakaBhali; makungaphunyuki noyedwa kubo. Babathatha, u-Eliya wabehlisela emfudlaneni iKishoni, wababulalela khona.
41Wayesethi u-Eliya ku-Ahabi: “Vuka, udle, uphuze; ngoba kunomsindo wemvula enkulu.
42U-Ahabi wayesekhuphuka ukuze adle anathe. U-Eliya wakhuphukela esiqongweni saseKarmeli; wawa ngobuso emhlabathini, wafaka ubuso bakhe phakathi kwamadolo akhe;
43Wathi encekwini yakhe: “Khuphuka manje, ubheke ulwandle.” Wakhuphuka, wabheka, wathi: “Akukho lutho.” Wathi: “Phinda kasikhombisa.”
44Wathi ngokwesikhombisa: “Bheka, ifu elincane livela olwandle njengesandla somuntu.” Wathi: “Khuphuka, uthi ku-Ahabi: Bophela inqola yakho, wehle, funa imvula inganivimbeli.”
45Kwathi kusesenjalo izulu laba mnyama ngamafu nomoya, kwaba yimvula enkulu. U-Ahabi wagibela, waya eJizreyeli.
46Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kuka-Eliya; wabopha ukhalo lwakhe, wagijima phambi kuka-Ahabi kwaze kwaba sekungeneni kwaseJizreyeli.
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