‏ 1 Kings 17

Ilizwi leNkosi lifika kuElija umprofethi

1UElija umTishibi wabahlali beGileyadi wasesithi kuAhabi: Kuphila kukaJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli a, engimi phambi kwakhe b, kakuyikuba khona lamazolo lezulu c kuliminyaka, kuphela njengokwelizwi lami d. 2Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuye lisithi: 3Suka lapha, wena uphendukele empumalanga, uzicatshise esifuleni iKerithi, esiphambi kweJordani. 4Kuzakuthi-ke unathe esifuleni; sengilaye amawabayi ukuthi akondle khona. 5Wasehamba wenza njengokwelizwi leNkosi, ngoba wayahlala esifuleni iKerithi esiphambi kweJordani. 6Amawabayi asemlethela isinkwa lenyama ekuseni, lesinkwa lenyama ntambama; wanatha esifuleni. 7Kwasekusithi emva kwesikhathi isifula satsha, ngoba kwakungelazulu elizweni.

UElija lomfelokazi weZarefathi

8Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuye lisithi: 9Sukuma uye eZarefathi engeyeSidoni, uhlale khona e. Khangela, ngilayile owesifazana ongumfelokazi khona ukuthi akondle. 10Wasukuma-ke waya eZarefathi f. Lapho efika esangweni lomuzi, khangela, owesifazana ongumfelokazi wayelapho etheza inkuni g; wasembiza wathi: Ake ungikhele amanzi amalutshwana ngenkezo ukuze nginathe. 11Kwathi esahamba ukuyawathatha, wambiza wathi: Ake ungiphathele ucezu lwesinkwa esandleni sakho. 12Wasesithi: Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho h, kangilaqebelengwana, kuphela impuphu egcwala isandla embizeni lamafutha ayingcosana esiphisweni; khangela-ke ngitheza i izinkuni ezimbili ukuze ngingene ngizilungisele khona mina lendodana yami, ukuze sidle sife j. 13UElija wasesithi kuye: Ungesabi; hamba wenze njengokwelizwi lakho, kodwa ngenzela kuqala iqebelengwana elincinyane ngakho, ulilethe lapha kimi, ngemva kwalokho-ke wenzele wena lendodana yakho. 14Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli: Imbiza yempuphu kayiyikuphela, lesiphiso samafutha kasiyikuswela, kuze kube lusuku iNkosi ezanisa ngalo izulu ebusweni bomhlaba. 15Wasehamba wenza njengokwelizwi likaElija. Njalo yena kanye laye lendlu yakhe badla okwensuku ezinengi. 16Imbiza yempuphu kayiphelanga lesiphiso samafutha kasiswelanga, njengokwelizwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma ngesandla sikaElija.

17Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto, indodana yowesifazana, inkosikazi yendlu, yagula; lomkhuhlane wayo wawulamandla kangangokuthi akwaze kwasala umphefumulo kuyo. 18Wasesithi kuElija: Ngilani lawe k, muntu kaNkulunkulu l? Uze kimi ukuze kukhumbuleke isono sami lokubulala indodana yami na m? 19Wasesithi kuye: Nginika indodana yakho. Waseyithatha esifubeni sakhe, wayenyusela endlini ephezulu lapho ayehlala khona, wayilalisa embhedeni wakhe n. 20Wasekhala eNkosini wathi: Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, umehlisele ububi lalo umfelokazi engingenise kwakhe ngokubulala indodana yakhe na o? 21Wasezelulela phezu komntwana kathathu, wakhala eNkosini wathi: Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, ake ubuyele umphefumulo walumntwana phakathi kwakhe p. 22INkosi yasilizwa ilizwi likaElija, umphefumulo womntwana wasubuyela phakathi kwakhe, wasebuya ephila q. 23UElija wasemthatha umntwana, wamehlisa esuka endlini ephezulu waya endlini, wamnika unina; uElija wasesithi: Bona, indodana yakho iyaphila r. 24Owesifazana wasesithi kuElija: Khathesi sengisazi s lokhu, ukuthi ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi ilizwi leNkosi elisemlonyeni wakho liliqiniso t.

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