11 UMosi wasesithi kuJehova: “Kungani uhlukuluza inceku yakho? Kungani ungazange ube lomusa kimi, uze ungethese umthwalo wabantu bonke laba?+

15 Nxa le kuyiyo indlela ozangiphatha ngayo ngicela uhle ungibulale khathesi+ futhi nxa ngithole umusa kuwe, ungangenzi ngibone obunye ubunzima.”

3 U-Elija uthe ekuzwa lokho wesaba wabaleka ukuze asindise impilo yakhe.+ Wafika eBheri-shebha+ yakoJuda+ wasetshiya inceku yakhe khona. 4 Wahamba umango welanga elilodwa engena enkangala, wasehlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla wacela ukuthi afe. Wathi: “Awu Jehova, sekwanele! Susa impilo yami+ ngoba angingcono kulabokhokho bami.”

16 Sengidiniwe ngempilo yami,+ angisafuni ukuphila.

Ngiyekela ngoba insuku zami zifanana lomoya nje.*+

2 Ngakho wathandaza kuJehova wathi: “Awu Jehova, ngangivele ngisazi ngiselizweni lakithi ukuthi lokhu yikho ozakwenza. Yikho wathi ungithuma ngazama ukubalekela eThashishi+ ngoba ngangisazi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu olozwelo* lesihawu, ophuza ukuthukuthela logcwele uthando oluqotho,+ ongakuthandiyo ukwehlisela abantu okubi. 3 Khathesi-ke Jehova ngiyekela ngizifele ngoba kungcono ukuthi ngife kulokuthi ngiqhubeke ngiphila.”+