Mamwene Oopacerya
18 Nuuvira okathi, eyaakha ya neeraru,+ Yehova aahimuleela Eliya wiira: “Murowe, mwakumane ni Akhabi, vano miyo kinoorupihela epula elapo ela”.+ 2 Eliya aahirowa okumana ni Akhabi. Okathi owo yiira ekhanle ene etala yuulupale+ oSamariya.
3 Akhabi aahimwiihana Obadiya, yoowo aaweherya empa ya mwene. (Obadiya aanimoova vanceene Yehova. 4 Okathi Yezabeli+ aawiivakasa awe maprofeta a Yehova, Obadiya aahaakuxa maprofeta 100, aakawanya ikurupu piili, owiipithiha mukhukuni. Khula ekurupu yaari maprofeta 50. Owo anaavaha ephaawu ni maasi.) 5 Akhabi aahimuleela Obadiya wiira: “Mweetteette elapo yootheene, ni mphiye mapuro aniphattuwa maasi ni maxepa ootheene, woonasa wene, nnoophwanya malaxi aniphiyerya wiira nilyihe ikhavalo sahu ni apuuru, wiira inama sahu sootheene sihikhwe”. 6 Nto awo yaahikawana elapo yaarowa aya weettelela. Akhabi aahirowa ephiro awe mekhawe, nave Obadiya aahirowa ephiro ekina mekhawe.
7 Okathi Obadiya eetta awe, aahikumana Eliya mphironi. Moowaakuveya aahimusuwela, uurama, onamukoha wiira: “Pwiyaka Eliya, ti nyuwo?”+ 8 Owo aahimwaakhula oriki: “Aayo, ti yoomi. Murowe mwamuleele pwiya anyu wiira: ‘Eliya ori wenno’”. 9 Masi Obadiya aahikoha wiira: “Kitthenke-ni wiira mukivahererye miyo murumeyi anyu mmatatani mwa Akhabi wiira okiive? 10 Ntoko siisaale Yehova, Muluku anyu, onikhala awe, khanivo nloko nnakhala omwene, pwiyaka ohirumme awe wiira mphaveliwe. Okathi yaahimya aya wiira: ‘Khokhanle-va’, pwiyaka aaniwiiriha atthu awo a omwene owo ni nloko nlo olapha wiira khiyoowenheni.+ 11 Vano nyuwo munihimya wiira: ‘Murowe mwamuleele pwiya anyu wiira: “Eliya ori wenno”’. 12 Nto, miyo kakhuma, ikuru sa Yehova sinimoroihani+ opuro mukina kihinrowa aka osuwela, nave okathi kinrowa aka omuleela Akhabi, vano owo ohoophwanyani, mweekeekhai onookiiva. Tthiri murumeyi anyu ola onnimoova Yehova okhuma omiravo awe. 13 Niireke pwiyaka kholeeliwe wiira okathi Yezabeli awiivakasa awe maprofeta a Yehova, kahiwiipithiha maprofeta 100 a Yehova, ekurupu ya 50 khula nikhuku, kaavahaka ephaawu ni maasi?+ 14 Masi vano munihimya wiira: ‘Murowe mwamuleele pwiya anyu wiira: “Eliya ori wenno”. Voohaaniherya owo onookiiva”. 15 Masi, Eliya aahihimya wiira: “Ntoko siisaale Yehova a anakhotto onikhala awe, yoowo kinimurumeela aka,* olelo kinimwiixooniherya wa Akhabi”.
16 Moottharelana, Obadiya aahirowa okumana ni Akhabi, omuleela. Vano Akhabi aahirowa okumana ni Eliya.
17 Nuumala Akhabi onweha Eliya, aahikoha wiira: “Ti nyuwo munaakumiherya muxankiho ola muulupale atthu a Isarayeli?”
18 Siiso Eliya aahihimya wiira: “Miyo nkaakumihenrye muxankiho atthu a Isarayeli, masi nyuwo ni atthu a etthoko ya paapa anyu ti mwaakumihenrye, mwaha wa ohiya otthara sooruma sa Yehova, munaatthara amuluku Bayaali.+ 19 Vano nwiihane atthu ootheene a Isarayeli wiira athukumane ni miyo omwaako Karmelo,+ vamosa ni maprofeta 450 a Bayaali ni maprofeta 400 a mwiri woowuuma onikokhoreliwa,*+ yaawo anilya vameesa a Yezabeli”. 20 Siiso, Akhabi aahiruma wiihaniwa atthu a Isarayeli, ni aahaathukumanya maprofeta omwaako Karmelo.
21 Moottharelana Eliya aahiwaattamela atthu ootheene, onaahimeerya wiira: “Mpakha liini munrowa anyu ottharaka miyoonelo miili?+ Vakhala wiira Yehova tori Muluku eekeekhai, weeso mmutthareke.+ Masi vakhala wiira Bayaali, mmutthareke yoowo!” Vano atthu ale khiyaamwaakhunle etthu. 22 Nuumala-vo Eliya aahaaleela atthu oriki: “Profeta a Yehova ohanle ti miyo paahi,+ vano maprofeta a Bayaali ari 450. 23 Niruuheliwe ipooyi piili. Maprofeta a Bayaali athanle epooyi emosa, yiikitthe ipetaaso, apwehe vasulu va ikhuni, masi ahipattihe mooro. Nave miyo kinrowa olokiherya epooyi ekina, kipwehe vasulu va ikhuni, masi nkinrowa opattihela mooro. 24 Nuumala-vo muhaana oromola nsina na muluku anyu,+ nave miyo kinrowa oromola nsina na Yehova. Muluku onrowa waakhula okumiheryaka mooro, onimooniherya wiira yoowo tori Muluku eekeekhai”.+ Vano atthu ootheene yaahaakhula ariki: “Etthu muhimmye anyu ti yooreera”.
25 Eliya aahaahimeerya maprofeta a Bayaali wiira: “Mpacerye nyuwo othanla epooyi, mulokiherye, okhala wiira khamureere waatta. Nuumala-vo muromoleke nsina na muluku anyu, masi muhipattihe mooro”. 26 Awo yaahikuxa epooyi yaavahiwe aya, alokiherya, anapacerya oromola nsina na Bayaali, okhuma voosiisu mpakha othana eriyari, ariki: “Bayaali munaakhule!” Masi khinaiwanyeyale nsu, nnakhala khuuvo aawaakhunle.+ Awo yaaniina, etuphaka emurukuryeryaka altaari yampanke aya. 27 Othana eriyari Eliya aahipacerya waatheya oriki: “Mukhuweleke vanceene! Tthiri, owo muluku!+ Woonasa wene yookhala enuupuwela awe, wala oronwe wiixaakiha.* Aahiiso onoorupa, nto ohaana ovenxiwa!” 28 Awo yaanikhuwela vanceene ni nsu noowiiwanyeya, yiithikilaka ni miyaalo ni mavaka, attharihaka soolema saya, mpakha okhoowa ephome mweerutthuni mwaya mootheene. 29 Othana eriyari waahivira, nlelo awo apakaka itthu ntoko maprofeta mpakha makaaripi, ewoora yaavahiwa aya yoovaha ya ipyo, masi khinaiwanyeya nsu nnakhala khuuvo aawaakhula. Nave khuuvo aawiriyana.+
30 Nuumala-vo, Eliya aahaahimeerya atthu ootheene wiira: “Mukaattamele”. Siiso atthu ootheene yaahimwaattamela, nto owo aahaateka-tho altaari a Yehova, yaawo yaapwexakasiwe.+ 31 Moottharelana, Eliya aahikuxa maluku 12, olikanyihaka ni nummeru na mahimo a anamwane a Yakobe, yoowo Yehova aamuhimenrye awe wiira: “Nsina nanyu ninrowa okhala Isarayeli”.+ 32 Orumeelaka maluku awo, aahimuteka altaari+ ni nsina na Yehova. Nuumala-vo aahithipa nlitti aarukureryaka altaari awo, nenlo naari nuulupale naaphiyerya waala ikiilu 10* sa ipyo. 33 Moottharelana aahipweha ikhuni iyo, iikittha epooyi ipetaaso, opweha vasulu va ikhuni iyo.+ Owo aahaalela atthu wiira: “Musarihe mirinki mixexe suulupale ni maasi, mwiitthele vasulu va yoovaha eyo para opahiwa ni vasulu va ikhuni iyo”. 34 Owo aahihimya-tho wiira: “Mwiitthele-tho”. Nto awo yaahiitthela-tho maasi. Aahaaleela ekwaha ekina wiira: “Mwiitthele-tho ekwaha ya neeraru”. Siiso atthu awo yaahiitthela maasi ekwaha ya neeraru. 35 Vano, maasi yaahisareya altaari ootheene, nave owo aahisariha maasi nlitti nle.
36 Makaaripi, ewoora yaavahiwa aya yoovaha ya ipyo,+ profeta Eliya aahirowa ohoolo wa altaari, onahimya wiira: “Khoo Yehova, Muluku a Abrahamu,+ a Isaakhi,+ ni a Isarayeli, olelo mooniherye wiira nyuwo mwa Muluku a wIsarayeli ni wiira miyo ka murumeyi anyu, ni wiira itthu iya sootheene kipanke aka ti nyuwo mukirumme.+ 37 Khoo Yehova, mukaakhule! Mukaakhule wiira atthu ala asuwele wiira nyuwo, Yehova, mwa Muluku eekeekhai ni wiira muniphavela wiira mirima sa atthu ala sootthikeleni”.+
38 Nto mooro wa Yehova waahikhuruwa osulu, opaha yoovaha eyo,+ ikhuni, maluku ni ntthupi. Nave waahiweleliha maasi yaari mulittini-mme.+ 39 Okathi atthu ootheene yoonale aya eyo, yaahikokhora yuuramaka mpakha vathi anahimya wiira: “Yehova ti Muluku eekeekhai! Yehova ti Muluku eekeekhai!” 40 Moottharelana, Eliya aahaahimeerya atthu wiira: “Mwaavare maprofeta a Bayaali! Muhimuhiye nnakhala mmosa otthyawaka!” Siiso, atthu yaahaavara maprofeta awo, nto Eliya aahaaroiha omuro Kixoni,+ owiivakasa weiwo.+
41 Vano Eliya aahimuleela Akhabi wiira: “Murowe, mwalyeeke ni mwawuryeke, okhala wiira kinniiwa onyakula wa epula yoowaatta”.+ 42 Nto Akhabi aahirowa olya ni owurya, vano Eliya aahirowa vasulu va mwaako Karmelo, okokhora, uuramaka mpakha vathi.+ 43 Moottharelana Eliya aahimuleela murumeyi awe wiira: “Xontte, murowe mwawehe mpantta wa ophareya”. Vano murumeyi awe aahirowa oweha, onahimya wiira: “Nkinoona etthu”. Eliya aahimuleela murumeyi awe ikwaha 7 oriki: “Mutthikele-wo”. 44 Ekwaha ya neethanu nenli, murumeyi awe aahimuhimeerya wiira: “Mooneke, kinnoona neeku naamukhaani ninkhuma ophareya ninlikana ni ntata na mutthu”. Vano Eliya aahihimya wiira: “Murowe mwamuleele Akhabi wiira: ‘Mulokiherye ekaaro anyu ya ekhotto! Muroweke, wiira epula ehoottiyeleleni!’” 45 Nto wiirimu waahisareya meeku ooriipela, epheyo yaahoopa, nave yaahipacerya orupa epula yinceene.+ Vano Akhabi aahiwela ekaaro awe ya ekhotto, onatthyawela oYezireyeli.+ 46 Masi ntata na Yehova naahinvaha owerya Eliya. Nto owo aahitthukelela nlaya nawe muyuununi, onatthimaka ohoolo wa Akhabi mpakha oYezireyeli.