38 Wawusuwehla umlilo kaJehova, wawuqeda umnikelo wokushiswa, nezinkuni, namatshe, nothuli, wakhotha amanzi asemseleni.
39 Abantu bonke sebekubonile lokho bawa ngobuso babo, bathi: “UJehova nguye onguNkulunkulu; uJehova nguye onguNkulunkulu.”
40 U-Eliya wathi kubo: “Bambani abaprofethi bakaBali, kungabaleki noyedwa kubo.” Bababamba, u-Eliya wabehlisela emfudlaneni iKishoni, wababulala khona.
41 Wayesethi u-Eliya ku-Ahabi: “Khuphuka, udle, uphuze, ngokuba kukhona umdumo wemvula enkulu.”
42 Wayesekhuphuka u-Ahabi ukuba adle, aphuze. U-Eliya wakhuphukela esiqongweni saseKarmeli, wakhothamela phansi, wabeka ubuso bakhe phakathi kwamadolo akhe.
43 Wathi encekwini yakhe: “Khuphuka, ubheke ngaselwandle.”Yakhuphuka, yabheka, yathi: “Akukho lutho.”Wayesethi: “Phinda kasikhombisa.”
44 Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa yathi: “Bheka, kukhuphuka ifu elwandle, lingangesandla somuntu.”Wayesethi: “Khuphuka, umtshele u-Ahabi ukuthi: ‘Bophela, wehle, funa uvinjelwe yimvula.’ ”