Mukanda wa Kumpala wa Ba nfumu
19 Akupu Akabe nkulungula Yezabele bioso bibaadi Eliya mukite na bibaadi muipee batemuki boso ku lupete lua ngoshi. 2 Nyi Yezabele nkutuma mukiendi kui Eliya’shi: “B’efile banyokie ngofu su malooba mu ino nsaa ntshimukukite biodi mukite oso a kuabadi!”* 3 Biabia Eliya nkupusha moo, aye nkuenda na nkusuuka bua kupaasha muwa waye. Aye nkufika ku Beere-sheba a Yunda, na nkuleka mufubi aaye kuakua. 4 Aye nkutambuka efuku dishima mu kabaaka na nkufika, nkushala muushi mua mutshi wa gene, aye nkuteka buashi afue.* Aye nkuamba’shi: “Bino bibakidi, binobino Ô Yehowa ata muwa* wande, muanda ntshi buwa kukila ba mashami kulu.”
5 Akupu aye nkuioola na nkulala muushi mua mutshi wa gene. Anka mususa umune muikeyilu nkumukuma na nkumulungula’shi: “Buuka odie.” 6 Pabatadile ku mutue waye bamuene mukate wi kishengu pa mabue e kaalo na mbidika a mema. Aye nkudia, nkutoma na nkulala dingi. 7 Kunyima muikeyilu a Yehowa nkualuka mususa wa kabidi, nkumukuma na nkumulungula’shi: “Buuka odie, muanda luendo lobe luki lula ngofu.” 8 Biabia aye nkubuuka nkudia na nkutoma, na bukome bubapetele ku biabia bia kudia batambukile munda mua mafuku 40 kanya na bufuku mpa na pabafikile ku Horebe, muengie wa Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi.
9 Kuakua aye nkutuela mu lubuebue na nkulala; na eyi dia Yehowa nkufika kuadi, nkumulungula’shi: “Eliya okuete kukita kinyi pano?” 10 Aye nkualula’shi: “Naadi na kisumi kibukopo bua Yehowa Efile Mukulu a biluilo; muanda muilo wa Isalele ubasumbushena kilombeno kiobe, mbabumbule bilambuilo biobe na mbayipee batemuki bobe ku lupete lua ngoshi, na nka penda ami nyi bashala. Na binobino bakuete abakimbi bua kuata muwa* wande. 11 Anka Aye nkuakula’shi: “Tuuka na wemane pa muengie kumpala kua Yehowa.” Na tala, Yehowa baadi akidi pepi na Eliya, kipapi kibukopo kibaadi akitanya miengie na mabue kumpala kua Yehowa, anka Yehowa tabaadi mu kipapi. Kunyima kua kipapi kubakitshikile kutshinkatshinka kua nsenga, anka Yehowa tabaadi mu kuakua kutshinkatshinka kua nsenga. 12 Kunyima kua kutshinkatshinka kua nsenga, kubaadi kaalo anka Yehowa tabaadi mu kaalo. Kunyima kua kaalo kubaadi eyi ditaale na diikie. 13 Nka Eliya ki’apusha diadia eyi, babuikile kilamba kiaye kia batemuki ku meso aye nkutuuka na nkuimana pa kituelelo kia lubuebue. Akupu eyi nkumuipusha’shi: “Eliya, okuete kukita kinyi pano?” 14 Aye nkualula’shi: “Naadi na kisumi kibukopo bua Yehowa Efile Mukulu a biluilo; muanda muilo wa Isalele ubasumbushena kilombeno kiobe, mbabumbule bilambuilo biobe na mbayipee batemuki bobe ku lupete lua ngoshi, na nka penda ami nyi bashala. Na binobino bakuete abakimbi bua kuata muwa* wande.
15 Yehowa nkumulungula’shi: “Alukiila na wende ku kabaaka ka Damase. P’ofiki wele Azaele muimu bu nfumu a Siri. 16 Na abitungu wele Yehu muikulu a Nimeshi muimu bu nfumu a Isalele, na wele Elisha* muana a Shafate a ku Abele-mehola muimu bu mutemuki pa mbalo yobe. 17 Yawa oso apanda ku lupete lua ngoshi lua Azaele, Yehu amuipaa, na yawa oso apanda ku lupete lua ngoshi lua Yehu, Elisha amuipaa. 18 Na nki mushale na bantu 7 000 mu Isalele, boso bashi bakunamine Baale na bashi bamufifie.”
19 Biabia bakatukile kuakua enda na apeta Elisha muana a Shafate pabaadi adimi na ngombe 24 yanye ibidi ibidi kumpala kuaye, na aye baadi na ibidi ya nfudiilo. Biabia Eliya nkuenda kuadi na nkumuasa kilamba kiaye kia batemuki. 20 Nyi aye nkuleka ngombe, nkulonda Eliya lubilo na nkumulungula’shi: “Ntadiile namu nkafifie nshami na nyinami na nebaladikie, akupu nakulondo. Eliya nkumualula’shi: “Nda, aluka, ntshi mukukutshishue bua nkuenda.” 21 Biabia balukiile aata ngombe ibidi na eyilambula, na aye nkufubisha bikumbo bibaabadi banye ngombe bua kuteeka muita wa ngombe na aye nkuiupa bantu na abo nkudia. Akupu bebuele alonda Eliya na abanga kumufubila.