Mamwene Oopacerya
17 Vano, Eliya*+ a oTiixibi, aakhala oXileyaadi+ aahimuhimeerya Akhabi wiira: “Ntoko siisaale Yehova Muluku a Isarayeli onikhala awe, yoowo kinimurumeela* aka, khonrowa okhala okame nnakhala orupa epula iyaakha iya, vahikhanle wiira miyo kirooruma!”+
2 Yehova aahimuleela Eliya oriki: 3 “Mukhume opuro ola murowe opuro onikhuma nsuwa, mwiipithe oxepani wa oKerithi, mpantta onikhuma nsuwa wa oYordani. 4 Munrowa owuryaka maasi a opuro omphattuwa maasi, nave kinimwaaruma anakhuku wiira yooruuhelekeni yoolya”.+ 5 Moowaakuveya Eliya aahivenya ni aahiira ntoko saahimeeriwe awe ni Yehova. Owo aahirowa onakhala oxepani wa oKerithi, mpantta onikhuma nsuwa wa oYordani. 6 Anakhuku yaanimuuruhela ephaawu ni enama, voosiisu ni makaaripi, nave owo aaniwurya maasi a muro mwaamukhaani.+ 7 Masi, nuuvira mahiku vakhaani, muro ole waahuuma,+ okhala wiira khiyaarupa epula elapo ele.
8 Vano, Yehova aahimuleela Eliya wiira: 9 “Nvenye, murowe oSarefati, muttetthe wa oSiidoni mwakhale weiwo. Kinoomuruma muthiyana naamukhweli a weiwo, wiira oovahekeni yoolya”.+ 10 Eliya aahivenya onarowa oSarefati. Okathi aaphiyale awe vamukhora wa epooma, aahimphwanya muthiyana naamukhweli aathukumanya ikhuni. Owo aahimwiihana muthiyana owo onamuhimeerya wiira: “Xontte, mukiruuhele maasi kiwurye”.+ 11 Okathi aarowela awe maasi, Eliya aahimukhuwelela omuhimeeryaka wiira: “Xontte, nave mukiruuhele ephaawu”. 12 Muthiyana owo aahihimya wiira: “Ntoko siisaale Yehova, Muluku anyu onikhala awe, nkirina ephaawu, kirina paahi otthu* vakhaani mmurinkini muulupale, ni makhura vakhaani mmurinkini mwaamukhaani.+ Kinthukumanya ikhuni iya, kirowe owaani wiira kalokiherye etthu para miyo ni mwanaka. Ninrowa olya yeeyo, nuumala-vo nikhweeke”.
13 Eliya aahimuhimeerya wiira: “Muhoove. Murowe owaani mwapake ntoko muhimmye anyu. Mwapacerye toko wooxa ephaawu yaamukhaani, ni otthu murina anyu, mukiruuhele. Nuumala-vo mpakeke etthu ekina para nyuwo ni mwaninyu. 14 Etthu onihimya awe Yehova, Muluku a Isarayeli, tiila: ‘Otthu ori mmurinkini muulupale, khonrowa omala, nave makhura ari mmurinkini mwaamukhaani, khanrowa omala, mpakha nihiku Yehova onrowa awe orupihela epula elapo ela’”.+ 15 Muthiyana owo aahirowa opaka ntoko saahimeeriwe awe ni Eliya. Muthiyana owo naamukhweli, Eliya, vamosa ni atthu a etthoko ya muthiyana owo yaahilya mahiku manceene.+ 16 Otthu waari mmurinkini muulupale kiwaamanle, nave makhura yaari mmurinkini mwaamukhaani khiyaamanle, ntoko Yehova aalavunle awe omurumeelaka Eliya.
17 Nuumala wiiraneya itthu iyo, mwaana a muthiyana ole anvahale opuro Eliya, aahiwereiwa. Nto, eretta eyo yaahimutepela mpakha okhwa.*+ 18 Moottharelana muthiyana ole aahimukoha Eliya oriki: “Nyuwo mulopwana a Muluku eekeekhai, exeeni erina anyu ni miyo? Mwaarwenle okuupuxerya soottheka saka, ni omwiiva mwanaka?”+ 19 Masi, Eliya aahimuhimeerya wiira: “Mukivahe mwaninyu”. Nto, Eliya aahimukuxa mwaana owo mmatatani mwawe omuroiha okwartu wawe ya osulu weiwo aamanke awe, omwaatalela vakhaamani vawe.+ 20 Eliya aahimukhuwelela Yehova oriki: “Xontte Yehova, Muluku aka,+ niireke munimukumiherya ehasara muthiyana ola naamukhweli, yoowo okaakhenle, mmuhiyaka mwanawe okhwaaka?” 21 Moottharelana Eliya aahimuuramela mwaana owo ikwaha tthaaru, onamukhuwelela Yehova oriki: “Khoo Yehova, Muluku aka, xontte, mmuttikiherye okumi mwaana ola”. 22 Yehova aahiwiriyana oxonttela wa Eliya,+ vano mwaana owo aahitthikela okhala mukumi.+ 23 Eliya aahimukuxa mwaana owo, okhuruwa ekwartu ya osulu, onvahererya maama awe, onahimya wiira: “Mooneke! Mwaninyu mukumi”.+ 24 Vano muthiyana ole aahimuhimeerya Eliya wiira: “Koosuwelexa wiira mweekeekhai nyuwo mwa mulopwana a Muluku,+ nave moolumo a Yehova munilavula anyu, teekeekhai”.