17 U-Elija*+ umThishibi owayehlala eGiliyadi+ wathi ku-Ahabi: “Ngifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli engimkhonzayo,* akusoze kune izulu loba kube lamazolo okweminyaka yonke le, mina ngize ngitsho!”+

36 Kwathi sekuyisikhathi okwakunikelwa ngaso umnikelo wamabele wakusihlwa,+ u-Elija umphrofethi wasondela phambili wasesithi: “Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Abrahama+ lo-Isaka+ lo-Israyeli, lamuhla kwenze kwaziwe ukuthi wena nguwe uNkulunkulu ko-Israyeli lokuthi mina ngiyinceku yakho njalo konke engikwenzileyo ngikwenze ngilandela ilizwi lakho.+