Akabe ha a bona Elija o ile a ’motsa: “Na efela ke uena, uena moferekanyi oa Iseraele na?” Elija o ile a arabela ka sebete: “Hase ’na ke ferekanyang Iseraele, ke uena le ntlo ea ntat’ao, etsoe le furaletse melao ea Jehova, ’me u latetse bo-Baale.” Joale Elija o ile a laela hore Baiseraele bohle ba bokane Thabeng ea Karmele, ho kopanyelletsa le “baporofeta ba Baale ba makholo a mane a mashome a mahlano, le baporofeta ba Ashtarothe ba makholo a mane.” Joale Elija o ile a bua le letšoele leo: “Le tla tenyetsehela [“qhiletsa,” NW] ho le hokae ka ’nģa tse peli?a Ha Jehova e le Molimo, mo lateleng; ha eba ke Baale, mo lateleng.”—1 Marena 18:17-21.