Wayesethi u -Eliya kuye : Ungesabi; hamba wenze njengokusho kwakho , kepha ngenzele mina ku qala iqebelengwane elincane ngakho , ulilethe kimi, andukuba uzilungiselele wena nendodana yakho.

emva kokuzamazama komhlaba ngumlilo ; kepha uJehova wayengekho emlilweni; emva komlilo yizwi elincane elihashazayo.

Ngokuba impi yase -Aramu yafika neviyo elincane labantu , nokho uJehova wanikela impi enkulu kakhulu esandleni sabo , ngokuba babemshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise. Base bemahlulela uJowashi.

kepha empofu yayingenalutho , inexhukazana lilinye elincane nje kuphela , eyayilithengile yalondla ; lakhulela kuyo nakubantwana bayo ; ladla ucezu lwayo, laphuza esitsheni sayo , lalala esifubeni sayo , lalinjengendodakazi kuyo.

Ngenani ngesango elincane; ngokuba isango libanzi nendlela inkulu eyisa ekubhujisweni; baningi abangena khona.

Kepha manje senzelwe isikhashana umusa ovela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukusishiyela insali yabasindileyo nokusinika isikhonkwane endaweni yakhe engcwele ukuba uNkulunkulu wethu akhanyi se amehlo ethu , asinike ikhefu elincane ebugqileni bethu.

Kusekhona inzuzo embi endlini yababi, ne-efa elincane eliqalekiswayo, na?

Abaningi uyakubanika ifa elikhulu , abayingcosana uyakubanika ifa elincane, yilowo nalowo anikwe ifa ngokwababalwayo kuye.

Niyakulidla izwe ngenkatho ngokwem indeni yakini, abaningi nibanike ifa elikhulu, nabayingcosana nibanike ifa elincane , nakuphi lapho inkatho imudla khona umuntu , kuzakuba ngelakhe ; niyakulidla ifa ngokwezizwe zawoyihlo.