Amambo Wakutoma
19 Buluka penepo Akabu+ apanga Yezabheli+ pyonsene pidacita Eliya, iye ampangambo kuti apha tani aprofeta onsene na supada.+ 2 Penepo Yezabheli atumiza mphangwa kuna Eliya mbalonga: “Alungu mbanditcunyuse kakamwe ndingafika mangwana pa ndzidzi ninga uno, mbandikhonda kukucita pibodzi pyene ninga pidacita iwe aprofeta anewa!” 3 Natenepa Eliya agopa, alamuka mbathawa toera kupulumusa umaso wace.+ Iye afika ku Bhersebha+ wa ku Yuda,+ mbasiya ntumiki wace kweneko. 4 Buluka penepo iye afamba n’thando ntsiku ibodzi yamumphu. Iye akhala pantsi pamuti mbaphemba toera afe pyace. Iye alonga: “Cincino ndaneta! Yahova ndipheni pyanu,+ thangwi sine wadidi tayu kupiringana ambuyanga.”
5 Pidamala iye agona pantsi pamuti mbaphatwa na citulo. Mwakukhonda dembuka anju an’khuya+ mbampanga: “Lamuka udye.”+ 6 Pidayang’ana iye, aona kuti ku nsolo kwace kukhali nkate wakubulungika pa miyala yakupisa na mulinga wa madzi. Iye adya, amwa mbagona pontho. 7 Pidapita ndzidzi ungasi, anju wa Yahova abwera kaciwiri, iye an’khuya mbampanga: “Lamuka udye, thangwi kunafuna iwe kuenda ndi kutali kakamwe.” 8 Iye alamuka, adya mbamwa, natenepa iye akhala na mphambvu mbafamba ntsiku 40 masiku na masikati mpaka kufika ku Orebhi, kuphiri ya Mulungu wandimomwene.+
9 Kweneko iye apita m’mphako+ toera agone mwenemo namasiku; natenepa Yahova ambvundza: “Eliya, ukucitanji pano?” 10 Iye atawira: “Ine ndisatumikira mwaphinga Yahova Mulungu wa anyankhondo;+ mbwenye mbumba ya Izraeli yasiya cibverano+ canu, yagomola maguwa anu a ntsembe mbipha aprofeta anu na supada,+ pontho adasala ndine basi. Cincino iwo akundisaka toera andiphe.”+ 11 Mbwenye iye ampanga: “Buluka mwenemo, ndoko kalimire paphiri pamaso pa Yahova.” Yahova akhapita dhuzi na Eliya,+ pontho mphepo ikulu ikhagomola mapiri mbiswa miyala pamaso pa Yahova,+ mbwenye Yahova nee akhali mu mphepo ineyi. Pidamala mphepo kwaoneka citeketeke,+ mbwenye Yahova nee akhali mu citeketeke ceneci. 12 Pidamala citeketeke, kwaoneka moto,+ mbwenye Yahova nee akhali m’moto unoyu. Pidamala moto, kwabveka fala yakukhurudzika mbikalonga cipantsipantsi.+ 13 Eliya pidabva iye fala ineyi, aphimbira nkhope yace na nguwo yace,+ abuluka mbalimira pansuwo wa mphako. Penepo fala yambvundza: “Eliya, ukucitanji pano?” 14 Iye atawira: “Ine ndisatumikira mwaphinga Yahova Mulungu wa anyankhondo; mbwenye mbumba ya Izraeli yasiya cibverano canu,+ yagomola maguwa anu a ntsembe mbipha aprofeta anu na supada, pontho adasala ndine basi. Cincino iwo akundisaka toera andiphe.”+
15 Yahova ampanga: “Bwerera, ndoko kuthando ya ku Dhamasku. Ungafika kweneko, dzodza Azaeli+ toera akhale mambo wa ku Sirya. 16 Pontho usafunika kudzodza Jeu+ ndzukulu wa Nimisi toera akhale mambo wa Izraeli, usafunikambo kudzodza Elizeu* mwana wa Safati wa ku Abheli-Meola toera akhale mprofeta pa mbuto yako.+ 17 Ule anathawa supada ya Azaeli,+ anaphiwa na Jeu;+ pontho ule anathawa supada ya Jeu anaphiwa na Elizeu.+ 18 Pontho ndiciri na anthu 7.000 mu Izraeli,+ akuti adzati kugodamira Bhaale+ nee kumpswompswona.”+
19 Natenepa Eliya abuluka penepo mbaenda kaonana na Elizeu, mu ndzidzi wakuti iye akhalima na ng’ombe 24 zidamangirirwa ziwiri-ziwiri zakuti zikhali kutsogolo kwace, pontho iye akhali na ziwiri zakumalisa. Eliya aenda kuna Elizeu mbamponyera nguwo yace.+ 20 Penepo Elizeu asiya ng’ombe, athamangira Eliya mbampanga: “Ndaphata miyendo, ndisiyeni ndiende kapangane* anyakubalanga, ndingamala ndinakutowerani.” Iye antawira: “Ndoko, ine nkhabe kukukhondesa.” 21 Natenepa iye abwerera, akwata ng’ombe ziwiri mbazipereka ninga ntsembe, pontho iye akwata matabwa a goli, aphika nawo nyama ya ng’ombe zenezi mbapasa mbumba, buluka penepo mbumba yadya. Pidamala iye alamuka, atowera Eliya mbatoma kuntumikira.+