Jehovah had used a three-and-a-half-year drought to expose the powerlessness of Baal, who was worshipped as a bringer of rain and fertility to the land.
3 UJehova wayesebenzise isomiso esadonsa iminyaka emithathu nengxenye ukuze adalule ukungabi namandla kukaBhali, owayekhulekelwa njengoletha imvula novundisa inhlabathi.