20 U-Ahabi wathi ku-Elija: “Usungitholile wena sitha sami!”+ U-Elija waphendula wathi: “Ye sengikutholile. ‘Ngenxa yokuthi wena uzimisele ukwenza okubi phambi kukaJehova,+ 21 ngizakwehlisela umonakalo, futhi ngemva kwakho ngizathanyela ngiqede bonke abesilisa abendlu ka-Ahabi,+ kugoqele lalabo abangelamandla labazihluphekelayo ko-Israyeli.+

8 Inkosi yako-Israyeli yaphendula uJehoshafathi yathi: “Ukhona oyedwa esingabuza kuye ukuthi uJehova uthini+ kodwa ngiyamzonda+ ngoba kakaze aphrofethe okuhle ngami, uhlala ephrofetha okubi kuphela.+ NguMikhaya indodana ka-Imla.” Kodwa uJehoshafathi wathi: “Inkosi kayingatsho njalo.”

15 Ngakho uJehova wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Amaziya wasethumela umphrofethi wakhe kuye. Umphrofethi wafika wathi: “Kungani ulandela onkulunkulu abehluleke ukuvikela abantu babo esandleni sakho?”+ 16 Wathi elokhu esakhuluma inkosi yathi: “Ngubani okubeke ukuthi ube ngumeluleki wenkosi?+ Thula,+ ngizacina ngisithi bakubulale.” Kodwa engakathuli umphrofethi wathi: “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usehlose ukukutshabalalisa ngoba wenze lokhu futhi awuzange ulalele ngikucebisa.”+

6 “Linganiki izinja izinto ezingcwele futhi lingajikeli amaphareli enu ezingulubeni,+ ukuze zingawanyathenyatheli ngenyawo zazo besezitshibilika zilidabudabule.