1. UAhabhi wamxelela uIzebhele konke awakwenzayo uEliya, nokubabulala kwakhe abaprofeti bonke ngekrele.
2. UIzebhele wathuma umthunywa kuEliya, esithi, Mabenjenje oothixo kum baqokele ukwenjenje, ukuba andithanga, mayela ngeli xa ngomso, ndiwenze umphefumlo wakho ube njengomphefumlo womnye kubo.
3. Wabona, wesuka wahambela ukusindisa umphefumlo wakhe.Waya eBher-shebha, eyeyakwaYuda, wayishiya khona indodana yakwakhe.
4. Wahamba entlango uhambo lwemini enye, waya wahlala phantsi konwele, wazicelela ukuba afe, wathi, Kwanele ngoku, Yehova; wuthabathe umphefumlo wam, ngokuba ndingàlungile ngaphezu koobawo.
5. Wangqengqa ke, wozela, walala phantsi konwele. Kwabonakala khona isithunywa sezulu simshukumisa, sathi kuye, Vuka udle.
6. Wakhangela, nanko kukho ngasentlokweni yakhe iqebengwana elosiweyo lesonka, neselwa lamanzi. Wadla ke, wasela, wabuya walala.
7. Sabuya isithunywa sikaYehova okwesibini, samshukumisa, sathi, Vuka udle, ngokuba uhambo lukhulu kuwe.
8. Wavuka ke, wadla wasela, wahamba ngamandla oku kudla iimini ezimashumi mané nobusuku obumashumi mané, wada wafika entabeni kaThixo eHorebhe.
9. Waya emqolombeni apho, walala khona. Nalo ilizwi likaYehova lifika kuye. Wathi kuye, Ùyintoni na apha, Eliya?