Watheti wa Mintinu
18 Bo vavioka mua thangu, mu mvu wuntatu Yave wukamba mambu amama kuidi Elia: “Yenda kuidi Acabi ayi minu yinkuiza nokisa mvula ku tsi ayiyi.” 2 Mu phila ayoyo, Elia wuyenda kuidi Acabi. Ku Samalia kuba nzala yingolo.
3 Mu thangu beni, Acabi wutumisa Obadia mfumu bisadi baba sadilanga ku nzo ntinu. (Obadia waba buongiminanga Yave mu lukuikumunu, 4 bo Yezabeli kaba vonda mimbikudi mi Yave, Obadia wunata 100 di mimbikudi ayi wuba sueka mu minsuku mi mamanya. Nandi wuba kabula mu mangumba muadi, ayi kadika dingumba diba 50 di mimbikudi ayi waba ku bavananga dipha ayi nlangu.) 5 Acabi wukamba Obadia: “Ndoko tuetomba nlangu mu zitho zioso zi nlangu ayi mu mimbuinga mioso midi ku kizunga kitu, ḿba tunkuiza bakula nlangu muingi mimvalu, ziphunda ayi bibulu bitu binkaka bibika mana kufua.” 6 Bosi babinana kibuangu mbi kadika mutu kankuiza kue tombila nlangu. Acabi wuyenda naveka ku khonzo yinkaka ayi Obadia mvandi wuyenda ku khonzo yinkaka.
7 Bo Obadia kaba diata mu nzila, Elia wuyiza kundengana. Obadia mu thinu wubakula ti nandi wuba Elia, diawu kafukimina ayi wuyinika kizizi kiandi vatsi. Bosi wunyuvula: “Leka, ngiewu kuandi mfumuꞌama Elia?” 8 Elia wumvutudila: “Ngete, minu. Yenda kuidi ntinu Acabi ayi nkamba: ‘Elia mavitila.’” 9 Vayi Obadia wutuba: “Diambu mbi dimbi yivengi wuntombila kutula luzingu luama va kingela muingi Acabi kaphonda? 10 Yinleva phesi mu dizina di Yave Nzambiꞌaku ti ntinu wutuma batu muingi ba kubila mu zi tsi zioso, ayi bo batu baba kalanga mu zi tsi beni baba tubanga ti basa kumona ko, ntinu Acabi waba kuba vanganga kuleva phesi boti mambu baba tuba madi makiedika. 11 Buabu ngie mfumuꞌama widi mu kutuba: ‘Yenda kamba ntinu Acabi: “Elia mavitila.”’ 12 Minu kukuenda kue zabikisa kuidi ntinu Acabi ti Elia mavitila, phevi yinlongo yi Yave ya ku kunata ku kibuangu kinkaka ayi ntinu Acabi na kuvitila avava ayi na kukhambu ku kumona, nandi wunkuiza phonda. Vayi zaba kuaku ti minu kisadi kiaku, yimbuongiminanga Yave mu lukuikumunu tona mu butoko buama. 13 A mfumu, basa kuzabikisa ko mambu yivanga mu thangu Yezabeli kaba vonda mimbikudi mi Yave? Minu yisueka mangumba muadi ma mimbikudi mi Yave mu minsuku mi mamanya ayi kadika dingumba diba 50 di mimbikudi. Minu yiba dikila mu kuba vananga mapha ayi nlangu. 14 Buabu ngie mfumuꞌama widi mu kukhamba: ‘Yenda kuidi ntinu ayi nkamba: “Elia mavitila.”’ Minu yidi lufiatu ti ntinu Acabi wunkuiza phonda.” 15 Bosi Elia wutuba: “Yinleva phesi mu dizina di Yave mfumu masodi no yimbuongiminanga ti, bubu yinkuiza yenda kuidi ntinu Acabi.”
16 Mu phila ayoyo, Obadia wuyenda kuba Acabi ayi wunzabikisa mamoso. Bosi ntinu Acabi wuyenda kuba Elia.
17 Bo ntinu Acabi kamona ḿbikudi Elia, nandi wutuba: “Ngiewu widi mu kutuadisa ziphasi kuidi dikabu di Isaeli?
18 Vayi ḿbikudi Elia wumvutudila: “Yisi ko minu yidi mu kutuadisa ziphasi aziozio kuidi dikabu di Isaeli. Ngie mfumuꞌama ayi dikanda di tatꞌaku benu luidi fotu mu mawu, kibila lubika kubue landakana zithumu zi Yave ayi lutona kubuongimina bitumba bi Baal. 19 Buabu tumisa dikabu dioso di Isaeli ku mongo karmelu, tumisa mvandi 450 di mimbikudi mi Baal ayi 400 di mimbikudi bambuongiminanga makunzi manlongo bo Yezabeli kandikilanga.” 20 Mu phila ayoyo, ntinu Acabi wutuma mimvuala muingi bakutikisa dikabu dioso ayi mimbikudi ku mongo karmelu.
21 Elia wufikama vaba dikabu ayi wutuba: “Nate thangu mbi benu luala tatamana kuba divuda? Boti Yave nandi Nzambi yikiedika, mbuongiminanu ayi boti Baal buna mbuongiminanu.” Vayi dikabu basa mvana ko mvutu. 22 Elia wukamba dikabu: “Minu to ḿbikudi wu Yave yibe sobila, vayi avava vadi 450 di mimbikudi mi Baal. 23 Bawu bafueti tuala bana buadi ba ngombi. Bafueti bonga muana ngombi yimueka, bafueti kunsasa ayi bafueti kuntetika va mbata bisuadi. Vayi bawu balendi tula ko mbazu va bisuadi beni. Minu mvama yinkuiza kubika muana ngombi yimueka ayi yinkuiza ntula va mbata bisuadi. Vayi mvandi yisinkuiza tatika ko vana mbazu. 24 Benu lufueti sambila kuidi nzambꞌinu Baal ayi minu yinkuiza sambila kuidi Nzambiꞌama Yave. Yoso nzambi wunkuiza tambudila, mu kufila mbazu yimvika kibulu ki nkhailu wuviku, buna nandi Nzambi yikiedika.” Dikabu dioso batuba: “Mambu matuba madi mamboti.”
25 Elia wukamba mimbikudi mi Baal: “Solanu muana ngombi ayi nkubikanu. Benu lunkuiza ba batheti mu kuvana nkhailu, kibila benu luidi bawombo. Bosi sambilanu kuidi nzambꞌinu vayi bikanu kutatika mbazu vadi nkhailu beni.” 26 Mu phila ayoyo, bawu babonga muana ngombi batuala, bakubika yawu ayi batona kusambila kuidi nzambiꞌawu Baal, kutona yimeni nate mu kilokula ki kumi wadi ayi baba tuba: “A Baal wu tuyuwila.” Vayi ni mutu kasa batambudila ko. Bawu batatamana kukina mu kue zungidilanga kikumu. 27 Mu kilokula kumi wadi, Elia wutona ku basakinina mu kutuba: “Buelanu kulosuka, nandi ka widi nzambi ḿba mambu mankaka kanyindula, voti kukikozi kabe kuenda ayi ḿba kulala kanlala diawu vantombulu muingi lunkotula.” 28 Mimbikudi mi Baal batona kutenduka beni ayi baba ku yilueka mu kusadila zimbedi ayi madionga, nate menga mamana kuwala mu zinyitu, dedi bubela kikhulu kiawu. 29 Bo kilokula ki kumi wadi kivioka, mimbikudi mi Baal batatamana kusambila nate mu kilokula bamvaninanga nkhailu wu zitheti va masika ma builu, vayi Baal kasa batambudila ko ayi kasa bavua ko nkinza.
30 Bosi Elia wukamba dikabu dioso: “Fikamanu avava.” Mu phila ayoyo, dikabu dioso bafikama vaba Elia ayi nandi wubue tunga kikumu ki Yave kio batulula. 31 Elia wubonga 12 di mamanya mu kutadila thalu yi mimvila miyizila mu bana ba Yakobi. Matedi Yakobi Yave wutuba: “Dizina diaku dinkuiza ba Isaeli.” 32 Mu mamanya beni, Elia wutungila Yave kikumu. Bosi wusika ḿbuinga wuzungidila kikumu, ḿbuinga beni wuba wunneni ayi balenda vata muna zi seá* wadi zi zitheti. 33 Bosi nandi wukhupika bisuadi ayi wusasa muana ngombi beni, wuntetika va mbata bisuadi ayi wutuba: “Wesanu bibasa binna bi nlangu ayi dukulanu nlangu beni va mbata kibulu yinkuiza vana nkhailu wu viku ayi va mbata bisuadi.” 34 Bosi Elia wutuba: “Dukulanu nlangu mu khumbu yimmuadi.” Ayi bawu badukula nlangu. Elia wubue tuba: “Bue dukulanu nlangu mu khumbu yintatu.” Bawu badukula nlangu mu khumbu yintatu. 35 Nlangu wumana kuwala va kikumu beni ayi nandi wutuma bawesa nlangu mu ḿbuinga wuzungidila kikumu.
36 Mu kilokula bamvaninanga nkhailu wu zitheti va masika ma builu, ḿbikudi Elia wufikama vaba kikumu ayi wutuba: “A Yave Nzambi yi Abalahami, yi Isaki ayi yi Isaeli bika baboso bazaba ti vasi ko Nzambi widi buka ngiewu ku Isaeli ayi ti minu yidi kisadi kiaku ayi mamoso yibe vanga ngie bethuma kuvanga mawu. 37 A Yave thambudila, thambudila muingi dikabu adidi bazaba ti ngie Yave ngiewu to Nzambi yi kiedika ayi widi mu kuba sadisa bavutuka kuidi ngiewu.”
38 Mu phila ayoyo, Yave wufila mbazu yivika nkhailu woso, bisuadi, mamanya ayi ntoto. Mvandi wuyumisa nlangu wuba mu ḿbuinga wuzungidila kikumu. 39 Bo dikabu dioso bamona mambu amomo, mu thinu bafukama, bayinika bizizi vatsi ayi batuba: “Yave nandi Nzambi yi kiedika, ngete Yave nandi Nzambi yi kiedika.” 40 Bosi ḿbikudi Elia wutuba: “Builanu mimbikudi mioso mi Baal, ka mubika ne wumueka katina.” Mu thinu dikabu babuila mimbikudi mioso mi Baal ayi Elia wuba nata ku muila wu Kisom ayi wuba vondila kuna.
41 Bosi Elia wukamba Acabi: “Yenda dia ayi yenda nua kibila biyoko bi mvula wungolo bidi mu kukuwakana.” 42 Mu phila ayoyo, Acabi wuyenda kue dia ayi kunua, vayi Elia wutombuka ku mongo karmelu, wufukama ayi wuyinika kizizi kiandi nate mu makungulu.* 43 Bosi ḿbikudi Elia wukamba kisadi kiandi: “Lemvuka, yenda ayi sikika thaluꞌaku ku khonzo ḿbu.” Kisadi kiandi wuyenda, wutala ayi wutuba: “Yisimmona ko ne kiuma.” Elia wunkamba sambuadi di zikhumbu: “Vutuka ayi bue tala.” 44 Mu khumbu yi sambuadi kisadi kiandi wunkamba: “Tala Yidi mu kumona mua dituti kubasika ku khonzo ḿbu didi kutola buka dikanda di koko ku mutu.” Elia wunkamba: “Yenda, kamba ntinu Acabi: ‘Kubika dikalu diaku di mvita ayi yenda ku nzoꞌaku muingi wubika bondama mu mvula.’” 45 Mu thangu beni diyilu diyiza ba matuti manomba, kuyiza ba phemu yingolo ayi kutona kunoka mvula wungolo. Ntinu Acabi wumaka mu dikalu diandi di mvita ayi wuyenda ku Jezreeli. 46 Yave wuvana mangolo kuidi ḿbikudi Elia. Bosi nandi wudobika dizuela kavuata mu phonda* kakanga mu lukietu wuduma, wusa vioka ntinu Acabi mu nzila ayi wuvitila ku Jezreeli.