¹ Yahokokire munyima dhomayuwa ghomengi, n'ando dha-Nyambi ne dheyire kwa-Elijah, mumwaka ghoghuhatu ghuninga eshi; "Yende, kakuneye ghothinda kwa-Ahab, nombona tumu mvura pakaye." ² Elijah ne ghayendire ghaka kuneye thinda kwa-Ahab; Nopa karire dirumbu dishokuru muditunga dya-Samaria. ³ Ahab ne ghethire Obadiah, mupiterithi mundhuwo dhendi. Obadiah ne ghayapire Nyambi thikumenena. ⁴ Dyoya hokokire, apa ghapaghangire Jezebel hapumbi wa-Fumu Nyambi, Obadiah ne ghashimbire hapumbi wa-Nyambi dithere dyofotji noku wondeka mambunga mawadi mumawe makumi kwoko, nohamweya karo kemo, nogha wakorere noghuroto nomeyu. ⁵ Ahab ne ghaghambire kwa-Obadiah eshi; "Yende muditunga kuyiviya yomeyu, kuturware ghana totuheya; pamweya kukona kawana ko muhonyi yokuna paritha tukambe noyimoghure, podiyo eshi mbadi mbotupagherere yimuna yetu yoyiheya." ⁶ Yodiyo, hakutapere mango agha shoha yende hakashane; Ahab ne ghayendire ndhira dhendi papendi thinda, na-Obadiah naye ghayendire ndhira dhimweya. ⁷ Obadiah ne ghakarire mundhira dhendi, mukupira kudimukera ne ghakuhanganine na-Elijah; nogha mudimukire, nogha kuvamine kumapadhi ghendi ghuninga eshi; "Yaghushemwa, yowe hekudyange Elijaha ndi?" ⁸ Elijah ne ghahuthire eshi; "Yame, yende katongwere muhona ghoye eshi Elijah ne koghadi kuno." ⁹ Obadiah ne ghahuthire eshi; "Yinu munye naharura mukutapa mupikoye munyara dha-Ahab ghakani paye?" ¹⁰ Kenge yikara eshi Fumu Nyambi ghoye ne shime muyumi, mbadiko ditunga ngambi ghufumu oku muhona wange ghapira kutuma munu ghaka kushane; no apa haghambire eshi mbadiko kuno, aye ne ghashimbire medhero eshi ngo mbadi hakuwane. ¹¹ No pano we ne kuna kughamba eshi; "Yende, no katongwere muhona ghoye eshi, "Elijah ne yuno!" ¹² Kukona yihokoke eshi, apa vene shoni kuyakunuke, mupepo wa-Fumu Nyambi ne kukona noghu kutware kudyango edi shoni pire kudimuka; ngeshi niyende nikatongwere Ahab nongeshi mbadi shona kuwanepo, kukona nogha nipaye. Ene ame nomupikoye ne nayapa Nyambi kutunda kuwanuke wange. ¹³ Mbadi yakuma kwamukuru wange nane eyi naruwanine apa Jezebel ghapayire hapumbi wa-Nyambi, eshi ngepi nondekire hapumbi dithere wa-Nyambi mumawe nawa taghure mambunga mawadi, makumi kwoko kumweya nohamweya nagho karo kemo, nokuwa korera noghuroto nomeyu? ¹⁴ Ene we ne kuna kughamba eshi; "Yende, katongwere muhona ghoye, "Elijah ne koghadi kuno." N'anyi nogha nipaye!" ¹⁵ Elijah ne kokuhutha kwendi eshi; "Kenge yikara eshi Nyambi Thinda ne muyumi, paghutho Dhendi nemana, yaghushemwa, nakona kukuhokora kwa-Ahab. dyarero" ¹⁶ Yodiyo, Obadiah ne ghayendire ghakawane Ahab, nogha kamutongwere; Ahab ne ghayendire ghakawane Elijah. ¹⁷ Ahab apa ghamonine Elijah ne ghaghambire eshi; "Yaghushemwa yowe yu wareta maghukukutu mu-Isreali ndi?" ¹⁸ Elijah ne ghahuthire eshi; "Mbadi natura Isreali mughukukutu ene yowe nondhuwo dhawiho, yoyishi mwanyatha marawero gha-Fumu Nyambi nomwakutha Baal. ¹⁹ Kate popano, mutume mbudhi mukwitha ha-Isreali waheya hani wane kudirundu dya-Carmel, mwithe nawa pumbi mathere mane nomakumi kwoko ghawa pumbi wa-Baal, mwithe karo hapumbi mathere mane wa-Asherah, awa hana kudya kutishi wa-Jezebel." ²⁰ Ahab ne ghatumine mbudhi muketha ha-Isreali waheya, nokaghongawedha hapumbi waheya heye kudirundu dya-Carmel. ²¹ Na Elijah ne gheyire kwawanu waheya, nogha ghaghambire eshi; "Ghure ghokukuma kupi shomutamangere, payinu yiwadi? Ngeshi Hekudyetu ne yo-Fumu Nyambi, mumukuthe; Ene ngeshi Baal ne yonyambi, mumukuthe." Ene hanu waheya ne mbadi hahuthire n'umbu. ²² Ndani Elijah ne kokughamba kohanu eshi; "Yame pithange nathiyarapo mupumbi wa-Nyambi; Ene hapumbi wa-Baal ne mathere mane nomakumi kwoko. ²³ Yodiyo, mutupe mandwedho mawadi, nohapumbi wa-Baal ne hatorore po ghofotji, noha mutetaghure yinoko, noha yiture payikunyi ene mbadi hatureko mudiro, name n'anyi nitende kemo kundwedho ghumweya nokumutura payikunyi ene mbadi wakuturako mudiro. ²⁴ Ndani mwakona kwiya mena ghawa nyambi wenu, name n'anyi nithe dina dya-Fumu Nyambi; no-Nyambi ghokutuhuthera nomudiro, Oyo ne yo-Nyambi ghoshemwa." Hanu waheya ne hahuthire eshi; "Ghana ghamba thiwana." ²⁵ Elijah ne ghaghambire koha pumbi wa-Baal eshi; "Mukutorwere ndwedho ghofotji mwathinda, ghomu tangerere kupapaghura, yoyishi mwahengi; nomwithe dina dyanyambi wenu ene mbadi mutureko mudiro." ²⁶ Yodiyo, awo ne hashimbire ndwedho oyu hawapire noha papaghurire,, nohethire dina dya-Baal kutunda mathiku-thiku kate mitaha ghuninga eshi, "Baal, tuyuverere!" Ene mbadiko diywi hayuvire, mbadiko oyu ghawa huthere. Hakinine mandunda ghudhinguruka tishi ghomuyambo oyu hatendire. ²⁷ Pamitaha ne ghawa sherere Elijah ghuninga eshi; "Muyondjoke kudira, aye ne nyambi; pamweya kuna kughayara tango, endi murupokotwa ghadi, endi muruyendo ghadi, pamweya ghana rara, ghanyanda kumupindutha." ²⁸ Yodiyo, hayondjokire kudira nokukuremadheka hathinda noyimende nomaghonga, thika edi thakarire thitjo thawo, kate manyinga ghawo ghandendeshire payirama yawo. ²⁹ Metaha ne dhapitire, hatwikere kate ruvedhe romuyambo ghorunguro. Ene mbadi hayuvire diywi ngambi dihuthero temba, mbadiko oyu ghayuvire yikumbera yawo. ³⁰ Ndani Elijah ne ghaghambire kwawanu waheya eshi; "Muhenye pepi nange." Yodiyo, hanu waheya ne hahenyine pepi nendi. Nogha roghuthurire tishi ghomuyambo wa-Fumu Nyambi oyu hayungururire. ³¹ Elijah ne kokushimba mawe dikumi nomawadi, kukutha kumako ghothivarero thohana Jacob, kowa dheya n'ando dha-Fumu Nyambi ghuninga eshi; "Isreali ne mbodina kara dina dyoye." ³² Ghatendire tishi ghomuyambo nomawe mudina dya-Fumu Nyambi; Ghatendire dikwina dishokuru kudhingumwetwedha tishi ghomuyambo gharikanyemo marudhi mawadi ghombuto. ³³ Nogha royithire yikunyi thiwana, kokutetaghura ndwedho muyinoko-yinoko, nogha yiturire payikunyi, nogha ghambire eshi; "Muyarithe mandoha ghomeyu, nomutere meyu gho pamuyambo ghokutumekera, oghu ghudi payikunyi." ³⁴ Ndani ghawa tongwere karo eshi; "Muterepo karo roghuwadi." Nawo hatendire kemo roghuwadi; Shime ghawatongwere haterepo karo roghuhatu." Nawo hatendire kemo roghuhatu. ³⁵ Meyu ne ghayarire tishi ghomuyambo ghomuheya nomeyu ne ghayarire mudikwina. ³⁶ Yahokokire paruvedhe romuyambo ghorunguro, Elijah ghomupumbi ne ghahenyine popepi nogha ghambire eshi; "Fumu Nyambi wa-Abrahamu, Isaki na-Jacob endi Isreali, yipwe kudimukiwa dyarero eshi Owe ne yowe Nyambi mu-Isreali no ame ne nomupikoye nona ruwana yoyiheya yi kukutha n'ando Dhoye. ³⁷ Niyuverere Fumu Nyambi, Niyuverere, podiyo eshi awa hanu ne hadimuke eshi Owe ne gho-Nyambi no ghuna pirura mitjima dhawo ku-Koye karo. ³⁸ Ndani mudiro wa-Fumu Nyambi ne washughumukire nokutumeka muyambo ghokutumekera, yikunyi nomawe nombundu, wakukutithire meyu agha ghakarire mudikwina. ³⁹ Apa hayimonine hanu waheya, hakuvamine nomitwi dhagho mumuve; noha ghambire eshi; "Hekudyetu ne yodiye Nyambi! Fumu ne yodiye Nyambi!" ⁴⁰ Elijah ne ghaghambire kukwawo eshi; "Mukwate hapumbi wa-Baal! Ghamupara po yofotji!" Yodiyo, hawa kwatire; Elijah ne ghawatwarire kuthiviya thoku-Kishon nogha kawa payere kokuya. ⁴¹ Elijah ne ghaghambire kwa-Ahab eshi; "Yende, kadye nokunwa; mughuma ghomvura ghokuru ne ghuna kokera." ⁴² Yodiyo, Ahab ne ghayendire ghakadye nokunwa, na-Elijah ne ghayendire pashungu-shungu dhodirundu dyongameno; Nogha kakuvamine pamuve nomutwi wendi ne mukatji kamanwi ghendi. ⁴³ Ghaghambire kwamupikendi eshi; "Yende ghukakenge kudikuruviya." Yodiyo, ghayendire ghakamone nogha ningire eshi; "Mbadiko ku." Yikandho kwoko noyiwadi ghamuningire eshi yende karo." ⁴⁴ Yahokokire thikandho thoghukwoko noghuwadi ne ghaghambire keho eshi kokadi kavuyi, ghumbiru wako ne yira nyara dhamunu, kana kushwagha mudikuruviya!" Ghaghambire eshi; "Yende nokatongwere Ahab eshi gharoyithe ditemba dyendi nogha ghurumuke maghana shogha kwimeke mvura." ⁴⁵ Yahokokire pakapupi kamanana, diwiru ne dyangambwere mavuyi kokukara pwi nomupepo nomvura ghomukuru. Ahab ne ghadhinine nogha tambire ku-Jezreel. ⁴⁶ Ndani nyara dha-Nyambi ne dheyire pa-Elijah; Nogha ghangire ngwama dhendi mumbunda nogha tjirire paghutho wa-Ahab kutamba kumengeneno gho ku-Jezreel.