UJehova Uqinisa U-Eliya

UJezebheli wezwa ngalokho okwenzeke ebaphorofidini bakaBhali, begodu bekakwate azele ipoto. Wathumela u-Eliya umlayezo othi: ‘Kusasa uzokufa njengabaphorofidi bakaBhali.’ U-Eliya warhidlwa livalo wabalekela emmangweni. Wathandaza wathi: ‘Sekwanele, Jehova. Ngivumela ngife.’ Aphelelwe mamandla, u-Eliya walala ubuthongo ngaphasi komuthi.

Ingilozi yamvusa, ngomusa yathi: ‘Vuka udle.’ U-Eliya wabona uburotho ematjeni atjhisako nomjeka wamanzi. Wadla wasela, wabuyela walala godu. Ingilozi yamvusa godu yathi: ‘Yidla. Utlhoga amandla ekhambweni lakho.’ Yeke u-Eliya wadla godu. Ngemva kwalokho wakhamba amalanga nobusuku obuma-40, wabe wayokufika eNtabeni iRhorebe. Lapho, u-Eliya wangena ngemrhobeni walala. Kodwana uJehova wakhuluma naye. Wathi: ‘Wenzani lapho Eliya?’ U-Eliya wathi: ‘Ama-Israyeli asiphulile isivumelwano asenze kuwe. Atshidlhe ama-aldara abulala nabaphorofidi bakho. Nje-ke afuna ukubulala nami.’

UJehova wathi ku-Eliya: ‘Khamba uyokujama entabeni.’ Kwathoma kwavunguza umoya onamandla emrhobeni. Ngokulandelako, kwaba nokusikinyeka kwephasi, kwaba nomlilo. Ekugcineni, u-Eliya wezwa iphimbo eliphasi. Wagubuzesa ubuso bakhe ngejasi wajama ngaphandle komrhoba. UJehova wambuza bona ubalekeleni. U-Eliya wathi: ‘Kusele mina ngedwa.’ Kodwana uJehova wathi: ‘Akusuwe wedwa. Kunama-Israyeli azii-7 000 asangilotjhako. Khamba, ufike wenze u-Elitjha abe mphorofidi esikhundleni sakho.’ Khonokho, u-Eliya wenza lokho uJehova amtjele khona. Kghani ucabanga bona uJehova nawe angakusiza nawenza lokho afuna bona ukwenze? Iye, uzokusiza. Akhesizwe ukuthi kwenzekani hlangana nesikhathi sesomiso.