21 Waza ke wazolula apho phezu kwaloo mntwana kwakathathu, wakhala kuNdikhoyo wathi: “Hayi bo, Ndikhoyo, Thixo wam, wubuyisele kuye umphefumlo walo mntwana!”
22 UNdikhoyo waliva ilizwi likaEliya, waza ke wabubuyisela kwakuloo mntwana ubomi bakhe, waphila.
23 UEliya ke wamfunqula umntwana lowo, waphuma naye kwelo gumbi, waya naye kwelikanina. Wamnikezela kunina, waza wathi: “Uyabona ke, unyana wakho uphilile!”
24 Loo mhlolokazi ke wathi apho kuEliya: “Ngenene ngoku ndiyaqonda ukuba wena ungumfo wakwaThixo, yaye ke nelizwi olithethayo lelikaNdikhoyo, liyinyaniso.”