Mukanda wa Kumpala wa Ba nfumu
18 Kunyima kua mafuku, mu kipua kia kasatu, eyi dia Yehowa nkufika kui Eliya, di’akula’shi: “Enda okeleeshe kui Akabe muanda nanokiesha mpeshi pa nsenga.” 2 Biabia Eliya nkuenda mu kuileesha kui Akabe pakubaadi nsala ibukopo mu Samadiya.
3 Yaya nsaa Akabe bayitanyine Obadia baadi atala nshibo ya nfumu. (Obadia baadi atshinyi Yehowa ngofu, 4 na pabaadi Yezabele ende na kuipaa batemuki ba Yehowa, Obadia batshile batemuki 100 ebafuamisha mu lubuebue mu bisaka bibidi, mu kisaka kioso bantu 50, na baadi ebapa mikate na mema.) 5 Akupu Akabe nkulungula Obadia’shi: “Efunye mu nsenga yoso, wende ku miela yoso ya mema na mu mabanda* oso. Pangi tui balombene kupeta lubishi lukumbene kulama nfualasa na mpunda na muwa na buashi nyema yetu yoso tayifuanga. 6 Biabia abo nkuiabishena nsenga ibaabadi na kia kuifunya. Akabe nkuenda bupenka diaye eshinda na Obadia nkuenda bupenka diaye eshinda.
7 Pabaadi Obadia muishinda Eliya bafikile mu kufumankana naye. Mususa umune aye nkumutundula na nkupona nkukupila mpala paashi, nkuakula’shi: “Nfumuami Eliya, nnobe?” 8 Aye nkumualula’shi: “Nnami. Enda okalungule nfumu oobe’shi: ‘Eliya e pano.’” 9 Anka aye nkuakula’shi: “Mmuluisho kinyi unakitshi buashi otuule mufubi oobe mu maasa a Akabe buashi angipee? 10 Na bi Yehowa Efile Mukulu oobe binyibinyi na muwa, nfumuami mmutume bantu mu kukukimba mu maumbo oso, na pabaadi baba bashale muanka abakula’shi tue pano, nfumu baadi ebatshipisha bua kushinkamisha’shi ta mbakumone. 11 Binobino ondungula’shi, ‘Enda na okalungule nfumu oobe’shi: “Eliya e pano.”’ 12 Pa nkatuka kodi, kikudi kia Yehowa akikutuala mbalo yasha nguuku, na pandungula Akabe’shi nakumono na akutua nkusangana angipaa binyibinyi. Aku namu mufubi oobe atshinaa Yehowa kubanga ku bu nsongua buaye. 13 Tababaadi balungule nfumuami binaadi mukite pabaadi Yezabele ayipaa batemuki ba Yehowa, binaadi mufuamishe mu lubuebue batemuki ba Yehowa 100 mu bisaka bibidi, mu kisaka kioso bantu 50, na natungunuka na kuibapa mikate na mema su? 14 Anka binobino ondungula’shi, ‘Enda na okalungule nfumu oobe’shi: “Eliya e pano.”’ Angipaa binyibinyi.” 15 Anka Eliya nkuakula’shi: “Na bi Yehowa a biluilo anfubilaa* binyibinyi na muwa, lelo neleesha kuadi.”
16 Biabia Obadia nkuenda mu kufumankana na Akabe na nkumulungula bianka, nyi Akabe nkuenda mu kufumankana na Eliya.
17 Nka Akabe ki’amono Eliya, bamulunguile’shi: “Nnobe, kuete kufuishila Isalele makienga e bukopo?”
18 Biabia aye nkumulungula’shi: “Ta nami mufuishe makienga mu Isalele, anka nnobe na kifuko kia nshobe beafuishe pa kusumbushena miiya ya Yehowa na pa kulonda ba Baale. 19 Binobino itanyina Isalele oso afikie kuandi ku Muengie wa Karmele, mpa na batemuki ba Baale 450 na batemuki ba mutshi wa kishila* 400, abadiyaa ku mesa a Yezabele.” 20 Biabia Akabe nkutuma mukiendi kui muilo oso wa Isalele na nkubunga batemuki ku Muengie wa Karmele.
21 Akupu Eliya nkuifubuila kui muilo na nkuiulungula’shi: “Anutungunuka na kukumbakana pakantshi pa mmueneno ibidi mpa na mafuku kinyi? Su Yehowa nyi Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi, mulondeyi; anka su nyi Baale, mulondeyi!” Anka muilo taubaadi umualule eyi nsu ndimune. 22 Akupu Eliya nkulungula muilo’shi: “Ne mushale bupenka mutemuki a Yehowa, aku namu batemuki ba Baale be 450. 23 Betupe ngombe ilume yana ibidi, basangule ngombe mulume muana umune, bamutshibe mu bipindi na bamutuule pa nteete, anka tabatembeshanga kaalo panka. Ami nalumbuula yawa ungi ngombe mulume muana, mmutuule pa nteete anka ntantembesha kaalo panka nya. 24 Akupu abitungu nuitanyine eshina dia efile eenu, na ami nayitanyina eshina dia Yehowa. Efile Mukulu alula pa kutuma kaalo nyi Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi.” Nyi muilo oso nkualula’shi: “Bibuakula bibuwa.”
25 Biabia Eliya nkulungula batemuki ba Baale’shi: “Sangulayi ngombe mulume muana umune na numulumbuule kumpala, muanda anue nyi bebungi. Akupu nuitanyine eshina dia efile eenu, anka tabitungu nuele kaalo panka.” 26 Biabia abo nkuata ngombe mulume muana abaabadi bebape nkumulumbuula, na nkutungunuka na kuitanyina eshina dia Baale kubanga ku namashika mpa na mu midi bakulanga’shi: “Ô Baale etualule!” Anka takubaadi eyi su ndimune sunga lualulo su ndumune. Babatungunukile na kusumpikita befunyanga kilambuilo kibaabadi bakite. 27 Pepi na midi Eliya babangile kuibasepa akula’shi: “Etanyinayi n’eyi dibukopo! Muanda nyi efile! Pangi kuete kunangushena ngofu pa muanda kampanda, sunga’shi bende ku nkumba.* Sunga pangi mmulale na abitungu muntu a kumubuusha!” 28 Babaadi abetanyina n’eyi dibukopo na kuitapa na tupete na mikietue, muyile kipikua kiabo mpa na pabaadi mase apalakane pa mbidi yabo yoso. 29 Midi ibakidile, na abo nkutungunuka na kukita mianda bu bantu bashimishe binangu* anka takubaadi eyi su ndimune sunga lualulo su ndumune mpa na nsaa ya kulambula mulambu wa ntete wa kiolua; takui muntu su ngumune baadi ateemesha.
30 Nfudiilo a bioso Eliya nkulungula muilo oso’shi: “Efubuileyi kuandi.” Biabia muilo oso nkuifubuila kuadi. Akupu aye nkulumbuula kilambuilo kia Yehowa kibaabadi babumbule. 31 Akupu Eliya nkuata mabue 12, muyile bungi bua bisamba bia bana ba Yakobo abaabadi balungule kui Yehowa’shi: “Eshina diobe adikekala Isalele.” 32 Bayibakile kilambuilo muishina dia Yehowa na aa mabue. Akupu aye nkubundula mukola wifunyishe kilambuilo kioso, mbalo i bukata bukumbane kukuna bipimo bibidi bia sea* bia ntete. 33 Kunyima kua biabia aye nkulonga nteete, nkutshiba ngombe mulume muana mu bipindi na nkuibituula pa nteete. Akupu aye nkuakula’shi: “Ushayi malondo akata ananka na mema na nuiapongoole pa mulambu wa kushiika kaalo na pa nteete.” 34 Akupu aye nkuakula’shi: “Ebikiteyi dingi.” Biabia abo nkuibikita dingi. Aye nkuakula dingi’shi: “Ebikiteyi mususa wa kasatu.” Biabia abo nkuibikita mususa wa kasatu. 35 Na mema nkupalakana mu mpese yoso ya kilambuilo, na aye nkuusha dingi mukola na mema.
36 Pepi na nsaa ya kulambula mulambu wa ntete wa kiolua, mutemuki Eliya nkuifubuila na nkuakula’shi: “Ô Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Abalahama na a Isaake na a Isalele, lelo uno kita biashi baukie’shi we Efile Mukulu mu Isalele na ami ne mufubi oobe, na’shi nyi nkuiyi diobe nkuadi mukite ino mianda yoso. 37 Ô Yehowa ngalule! Ngalule buashi uno muilo uukie’shi obe Yehowa we Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi nashi walusha mashimba aabo kodi.
38 Biabia kaalo ka Yehowa kabafikile muiyilu na katatshisha mulambu wa kushiika kaalo, nteete, mabue, lufufi na ako nkulamba mema abaadi mu mukola. 39 Pabamuene bantu boso biabia mususa umune babaponene bakupila mpala pashi na bakula’shi: “Yehowa nyi Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi! Yehowa nyi Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi!” 40 Akupu Eliya nkuibalungula’shi: “Kuatayi batemuki ba Baale! Tanulekanga muntu su ngumune a kuabadi asuukie!” Mususa umune abo nkuibakuata na Eliya nkualala nabo ku mushima* wa Kishone na nkuibayipayila kuakua.
41 Nyi Eliya nkulungula Akabe’shi: “Enda odie na otome, muanda kui mukungulo wa mpeshi e bukopo.” 42 Biabia Akabe nkuenda mu kudia na mu kutoma, pabaadi Eliya muende ku nsongo kua muengie wa Karmele na mukuname paashi, mpala yaye ikale pankatshi pa makunungu. 43 Akupu aye nkulungula mufubi aaye’shi: “Enda namu, na otale dia ku kalunga ka mema.” Biabia aye nkuenda nkutala na nkuakula’shi: “Takui kintu su nkimune.” Eliya nkumulungula misusa musambobidi’shi, “Alukiila.” 44 Mususa wa musambobidi mufubi aaye nkumulungula’shi: “Tala, kui ekumbi dipeela di bu eyasa dia muntu adituuku mu kalunga ka mema adikaamina.” Biabia aye nkuakula’shi: “Enda olungule Akabe’shi, ‘Lumbuula etempu diobe walaale buashi mpeshi e bukopo takukutshishanga bua nkuenda!’” 45 Yaaya nsaa eyilu nkufiita na makumbi, kipapi nkupuka, na mpeshi ebukopo nkunoka; na Akabe baadi atungunuka na kutambusha etempu mutadiile ku Izreele. 46 Anka eyasa dia Yehowa nkufika kui Eliya, na aye nkuipombeela kilamba kiaye mu kifuka na nkusuuka lubilo kumpala kua Akabe mpa na ku Izreele.