1 Ke kaloku uEliya waseTishbhi eGiliyadi wathetha noAhabhi, wathi: “Ekho nje *uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, lo ndimkhonzayo, kuza kubakho imbalela kungabikho mbethe namvula kule minyaka izayo kungengalo ilizwi lam.”
2 UEliya wafikelwa lilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi:
3 “Mka kule ndawo, ubheke ngasempuma, uye kuzimela ngasentlanjeni iKeriti kwimpuma yomlambo iJordan.
4 Apho ke uya kusela kuloo ntlambo; futhi ke amahlungulu ndiwayalele ukuba akondle.”
5 Ngoko ke uEliya wenza ngokwelizwi likaNdikhoyo. Wahamba waya kuloo ntlambo yaseKeriti kwimpuma yeJordan, wahlala khona apho.
6 Ke amahlungulu amphathela isonka nenyama kusasa, aza amzisela isonka nenyama emalanga, esela kuloo ntlambo.