U-Eliya nesomiso
1U-Eliya owavela eTitjhibe yeGiliyadi wathi ku-Arhabi: “Ngifunga uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli engimlotjhako ngithi, akuzukuba nombethe nazulu eminyakeni ezako kufikela lapha ngitjho khona bona akube njalo.”
2Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika ku-Eliya lathi: 3“Suka lapha, jikela ngepumalanga uzifihle emlanjaneni weKerithe, ngepumalanga yeJordani. 4Uzakusela emlanjanenapho begodu ngilayele amagubulu bonyana akondle.”
5Yeke wenza njengombana uSomnini amyalile. Wanqopha emlanjaneni weKerithe ngepumalanga yeJordani, wahlala lapho. 6Amagubulu amlethela isikwa nomlibhani ekuseni nantambama, wasela emlanjanenapho. 7Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi umlanjana lowo woma ngombana gade kunganazulu enarheni.
8Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuye lathi: 9“Khamba khona nje uye eTsarifathi yeTsidoni uyokuhlala khona. Qala ngilayele umhlolokazi lapho bonyana akondle.”
10Wasikima khonokho waya eTsarifathi. Kuthe lokha nafika esangweni ledorobhelo, wathi vumbu phezu komhlolokazi atheza iinkuni. Wambiza, wambuza wathi: “Ungakhe ungizele amanzana ngesikurwana ngisuse ithuli na?”
11Kuthe umhlolokazi nasathi uyokukha amanzi lawo, u-Eliya wathi kuye: “Usale sewusiza negedzwana lesikwa, ngiyakurabhela.”
12Umhlolokazi waphendula wathi: “Ngifunga uSomnini uZimu, abe anginalitho mntabantu. Selirhotjhana leflowuru neqobho lamafutha. Ungibona ngithezatheza amaqobotjhwana nje, kokwakho bengithi ngiyokwenzela mina nomsanyanami iqebelengwanyana, sesisule umlomo ngaphambi kobana kuphume isikhohlela.”
13U-Eliya wathi kuye: “Ungesabi. Khamba uye ekhaya ufese wenze njengombana utjhwile. Kodwana uthome ngokwenzela mina iqebelengwanyana ngalokho onakho ukulethe kimapha bese-ke uzenzela wena nomsanyanakho 14ngombana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli:
“Irhotjhana leflowuru angeze laba dududu
neqobho lamafutha angeze loma,
bekube kumhlana uSomnini anisa izulu enarheni.”
15Wakhamba-ke, wenza njengombana u-Eliya amtjelile. Yeke ngamalanga kwaba nokudla okwanele u-Eliya nomhlolokazi nendlwakhe. 16Ngambala irhotjhana leflowuru azange libe dududu neqobho lamafutha azange lome, kwaba njengombana ilizwi lakaSomnini latjho ngo-Eliya.
17Kwathi ngemva kwalokho indodana yomhlolokazi u-Eliya afikela kuye loya, yagula. Kwembulwa kwembeswa ngendodana leyo bekwafika lapha ingasaphefumuli khona. 18Umhlolokazi wathi ku-Eliya: “Akhusuthi uyaqala bona ungenzeleni, wena muntu kaZimu! Uze lapha bona uzongikhumbuza ngesono sami bewubulale indodanami?”
19U-Eliya wathi: “Lethapha indodanakho leyo.” Wayithatha emathangenakhe, wayisa elawini eliphezulu lapha agade alala khona, wayilalisa embhedenakhe. 20Wabiza uSomnini wathi: “Somnini Zimami, wehlisele nomhlolokazi engikhonze kwakhe lo ihlekelele ngokubangela bonyana indodanakhe ihlongakale na?” 21Wabhambalala phezu komntwana kathathu walila kuSomnini wathi: “Maye Somnini Zimami, buyisela umphefumulo womsana lo!” 22USomnini wezwa isililo saka-Eliya, umphefumulo womntwana wabuyela kuye, waphila.
23U-Eliya waguga umntwana loyo weza naye asuka elawini eliphezulu wamletha ngendlini. Wamnikela unina wathi: “Qala, indodanakho iyaphila!”
24Yeke umhlolokazi wathi ku-Eliya: “Gadesi sengiyazi bonyana umumuntu kaZimu nokobana ilizwi lakaSomnini eliphuma emlonyenakho liliqiniso.”
