42. Ke uAhabhi wahamba, watya wasela.Kambe ke yena uEliya wenyuka waya encotsheni yentaba iKarmele, waza wagobela emhlabeni, wafaka ubuso phakathi kwamadolo.
43. UEliya wathumela ihlakani lakhe, wathi: “Khawuhambe ukhangele ngaselwandle ukuba awuboni nto na.”Laya ke lajonga, labuya lisithi: “Hayi, akubonakali nto.”Ke uEliya lo walithuma kwada kwasixhenxe, emana esithi: “Khawuphume ujonge.”
44. Ngesihlandlo sesixhenxe ihlakani lakhe elo labuya lisithi: “Nalo ilifu elingangesandla somntu, lisithi thu elwandle.”UEliya wathi kulo: “Yiya kuxelela uAhabhi, uthi kuye: ‘Bopha inqwelo yakho ugoduke, hleze uvalelwe yimvula.’ ”
45. Kananjalo ke saxubayela isibhakabhaka, kwavela izibhaxu zamafu amnyama, kwavuthuza nomoya, yaza yagaleleka imvula, yatsho ngezantyala-ntyala; wabe ke yena uAhabhi ekhwele esendleleni egodukayo eya eYizereli.
46. UEliya ke wafikelwa ngamandla kaNdikhoyo, waza wazibhinqa ngebhanti izambatho zakhe, wabaleka wamshiya uAhabhi ukuya kufika eYizereli.