3. Asi mutumwa waJehovha akati kuna Eria muTishibhi, “Kwira kumusoro undosangana nenhume dzamambo weSamaria uti kwavari, ‘Imhaka yokuti muIsraeri hamuna Mwari here zvamunondobvunza Bhaari-zebhubhi, mwari weEkironi?’
4. Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha, ‘Hauchabva pamubhedha pawakarara ipapo. Zvirokwazvo uchafa!’ ” Naizvozvo Eria akaenda.
5. Nhume dzakati dzadzokera kuna mambo, akavabvunza akati, “Madzokereiko?”
6. Ivo vakamupindura vakati, “Mumwe murume akauya akasangana nesu. Zvino akati kwatiri, ‘Dzokerai kuna mambo akutumai mundoti kwaari,’ Zvanzi, naJehovha: Imhaka yokuti muIsraeri hamuna Mwari here zvaunotuma nhume kundobvunza Bhaari-zebhubhi, mwari weEkironi? Naizvozvo hauchaburuki pamubhedha pawakarara ipapo. Zvirokwazvo uchafa!’ ”
7. Mambo akavabvunza akati, “Ko, murume akauya akasangana nemi akakutaurirai izvi akanga akadini?”
8. Ivo vakapindura vakati, “Akanga ari murume akapfeka nguo dzine mvere nebhanire reganda muchiuno chake.” Mambo akati, “NdiEria muTishibhi.”
9. Ipapo akatuma mukuru weboka ravarume makumi mashanu navanhu vake kuna Eria. Mukuru uyu akaenda kuna Eria akanga akagara pamusoro pechikomo, ndokuti kwaari, “Munhu waMwari, zvanzi namambo, ‘Burukai!’ ”
10. Eria akamupindura akati, “Kana ndiri munhu waMwari, moto ngauburuke uchibva kudenga ukuparadze iwe navanhu vako makumi mashanu!” Ipapo moto wakaburuka uchibva kudenga ukamuparadza iye navanhu vake.