U-Eliya wathath a amatshe ayishumi nambili njengomumo wezizwe zamadodana kaJakobe okweza kuye izwi likaJehova , lathi: Igama lakho lizakuba ngu-Israyeli.

Athi: Uyakuba yini umnikelo wecala esiyakuwubuyisela kuye na ? Bathi: Amathumba ayisihlanu egolide namagundane ayisihlan u egolide njengomumo wamakhosi amaFilisti , ngokuba kuyisifo sinye esikubo bonke nakuwo amakhosi enu.

Ngokuba njengomumo wemizi yakho, banjalo onkulunkulu bakho , Juda, nanjengomumo wezitaladi zaseJerusalema nimisele uBosheti ama -altare, ama-altare okushisela uBali impepho.

Baphi onkulunkulu bakh o ozenzele bona na ? Mabavuke, uma bengakusindisa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho , ngokuba njengomumo wemizi yakho, banjalo onkulunkulu bakho, Juda.

Kwathi lapho seziphelile izinsuku zedili lawo , uJobe wathuma wawangcwelisa, wavuka ekuseni , wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa njengomumo wawo onke ; ngokuba uJobe wathi : Mhlawumbe amadodana ami onile, amthukile uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zawo . Wenze njalo uJobe imihla yonke.