17 Kwathi nje lapho u-Ahabi ebona u-Eliya, wathi kuye: “Ingabe nguwe lona, wena olethela u-Israyeli inkathazo?”*

18 U-Eliya waphendula wathi: “Angizange ngimlethele u-Israyeli inkathazo, kodwa nguwe nendlu kayihlo eniyilethile, ngokushiya imiyalo kaJehova nangokulandela oBhali. +