11 UMosi wathi kuJehova: “Kubayini ungitlhagisa kangaka? Kubayini ungangamukeli? Kubayini unginikela umsebenzi obudisi kangaka wokutlhogomela abantwaba?+

15 Nangabe le yindlela ozongiphatha ngayo, ngibawa ungibulale khona nje+ kodwana nangabe uyangamukela ngibawa ungasangenzi ngibone enye ihlekelele.”

3 U-Eliya nakezwa lokho wathukwa, wasikima wabaleka.+ Wafika eBheritjheba,+ ekungeyakwaJuda,+ watjhiya umsizakhe lapho. 4 Wathatha ikhambo lelanga linye ukuya emmangweni, wafika wahlala ngaphasi kwesithukghwana somuthi, wabawa ukufa. Wathi: “Kwanele! Nje-ke Jehova ngibawa uthathe ipilwami,+ ngombana angibadluli ngalitho abokhokho bami.”

15 Lokho kungenza ngikhethe ukufa ngombana angisakghoni ukuphefumula.

Iye ngikhetha ukufa kunomzimbami lo.+

16 Ngiyakuhloya ukuphila kwami;+ angisafuni ukuphila.

Ngilisa, ngombana amalangami anjengentuthu.*+

2 Nje-ke wathandaza kuJehova, wathi: “Jehova ngaphambi kokuthi ngize endaweni le, bengazi bona ngilokhu okuzokwenzeka, ngombana bengazi ukuthi unomusa nesirhawu, awusilingeki msinya, unethando elikhulu*+ begodu awukuthabeli ukuletha ihlekelele. 3 Jehova ngibawa ungibulale ngombana kungcono ukufa kunokuphila.”+