Indodana Yomhlolokazi Yavuka

Ngesikhathi sesomiso, uJehova watjela u-Eliya wathi: ‘Iya eTsarifathi. Nawufika lapho umhlolokazi uzokunikela ukudla.’ Emasangweni wedorobha, u-Eliya wabona umhlolokazi otlhagako abuthelela iinkuni. Wambawa ikapho yamanzi. Njengombana ayowathatha, u-Eliya wabuye wathi: ‘Ngibawa ungiphe noburotho.’ Kodwana umhlolokazi wathi: ‘Anginabo uburotho engingakunikela bona. Ngineflowuru encani yokwenzela mina nendodanami ukudla.’ U-Eliya wathi: ‘UJehova uthembise ukuthi nawungenzela uburotho, iflowuru encani leyo angekhe iphele bekune izulu godu.’

Yeke, umhlolokazi wangena ngendlini wenzela umphorofidi kaJehova uburotho. Njengombana uJehova athembisile, umhlolokazi nendodanakhe bebahlala banokudla ngesikhathi sesomiso. Umjeka weflowuru namafutha bekuhlala kuzele.

Kodwana kwenzeka okuthileko okubuhlungu. Indodana yomhlolokazi yagula beyafa. Wabawa u-Eliya bona amsize. U-Eliya wathatha umsana lo kunina, waya naye ekumbeni ephezulu. Wamlalisa embhedeni wathandaza, wathi: ‘Jehova, ngiyabawa, vusa umntwana lo.’ Uyazi kubayini lokho bekuyikarisomraro uJehova angayenza? Kungombana esikhathini saka-Eliya, akakho owakhe wavuswa begodu umhlolokazi lo nendodanakhe bebangasiwo ama-Israyeli.

Umsana lo wavuka, wathoma ukuphefumula. U-Eliya wathi emhlolokazini: ‘Indodanakho ivukile.’ Wathaba khulu wathi ku-Eliya: ‘Mbala umumuntu kaZimu. Ngitjho ngombana ukhuluma lokho okutjelwe nguJehova.’