1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: 4 For it was so , when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
7 ¶ And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? 8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here . 9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here . 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me. 15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day. 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 ¶ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table. 20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: 24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under . 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it , and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it , they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. 40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
41 ¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot , and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. 46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Elia novaprofete va Baal
1 Kombunda yoruveze rworive mombura oitjatatu yourumbu, Muhona wa tja nai ku Elia: “Twende nu u keriraise kombara Ahab, nami me rokisa ombura.” 2 Nu Elia otja ya.
Ondjara mOsamaria ya rira onene tjinene. 3 Ahab opa isanena Obadja ngwa ri omutjevere wondjuwo youhona. Obadja wa ri nouṱakame mu Muhona nu ee rikotamene ku ye. 4 Nu Isebel tjaa zepa ovaprofete va Muhona, Obadja aa toora ovaprofete esere rimwe ne kevehoreka mondimba movimbumba vivari, atjihe tjomirongo vitano, ne ve pe ovikurya nomeva. 5 Ahab wa tja ku Obadja: “Ngatu yende nu tu katare potuharwi atuhe na pomipupo avihe mehi kutja nani matu kamuna ehozu nda yenene okuhupisa oukambe nousinokambe. Ngahino katu nokuhepa okuzepa ovinamuinyo vyetu tjiva.” 6 Nowo va zuvasana kutja auhe ma kahora orukondwa ruṋe rwehi, nu auhe wa hungama komukuma we.
7 Obadja ngunda ama kayenda mokamanga wa hakaena na Elia. Eye we mu zemburuka, na u onḓurumika momurungu we, ne mu pura a tja: “Oove ngu u ri ye tjiri, muhona?”
8 Eye wa zira na tja: “Ii, owami ngu mbi ri Elia. Twende u karaere omuhona woye, ombara, kutja ami mbi ri mba.”
9 Obadja wa zira na tja: “Mba ungura tjike, tji movanga okundjitwa motjiwonga kutja mbi ṱe i ombara Ahab? 10 Tjimbe tja Muhona, Ndjambi woye, ombara i ku paha mehi arihe mouye. Ahab aruhe tjaa raerwa kutja ove ko ri koṋa ngo aa vanga omunane wehi ndo a yane kutja ove ko munika ngo. 11 Nambano movanga ami mbi yende okukemuraera kutja ove u ri mba are? 12 Nu mape kara vi, ami tji mba i, nombepo ya Muhona ai ku twara koṋa ku ku hi nokutjiukwa? Nu tji mba raere Ahab kutja ove u ri mba, neye e he ku vaza mba, eye me ndji zepa. Zemburuka kutja ami mba kara nouṱakame mu Muhona nu mbe rikotamena ku ye okuza kouṱiṱi wandje. 13 Ko na pu wa zuva, Isebel tjaa zepa ovaprofete va Muhona, kutja ami mba horeka esere rimwe rawo mozondimba movimbumba vivari, atjihe tjomirongo vitano, ne ve pe ovikurya nomeva are? 14 Nambano ove mo ndji rakizire tjike okukaraera ombara kutja ove u ri mba? Oyo mai ndji zepa!”
15 Elia wa zira a tja: “Tjimbe tja Muhona Omunamasaaehe, ngu mbi karera, ami me keriraisa omuini kombara ndinondi.”
16 Obadja opa ira kombara Ahab ne kemu raera oviṋa mbi; nu Ahab wa sekama okukatjakanena Elia. 17 Ahab tja muna Elia wa tja ku ye: “Oove ngu u ri omuzunganise omunene tjinene mOisrael!”
18 Elia wa zira a tja: “Ami himuzunganise. Oweṋe na iho mbu mu ri nao. Kamu nonḓuviro komatwako wa Muhona, nu mu rikotamena koomukuru vovisenginina va Baal. 19 Nambano karaere Ovaisrael avehe ve ndji tjakanenene kondundu Karmel. Eterera ovaprofete va Baal omasere yane nomirongo vitano novaprofete omasere yane va Asera, omukuru omukazendu wotjisenginina, mbe vaterwa i ombara oserekaze Isebel.”
20 Komuhingo mbwi Ahab otja woronganisira Ovaisrael avehe novaprofete va Baal kondundu Karmel. 21 Elia wa ya kotjiwaṋa na katja nai: “Mamu ripura pevari nai nga ruṋe? Muhona tje ri Ndjambi rikotameneye ku ye; nungwari Baal tje ri Ndjambi rikotameneye ku ye!” Nungwari otjiwaṋa katji mu zirire nandarire embo rimwe. 22 Elia arire tja tja kotjiwaṋa: “Owami erike omuprofete wa Muhona ngu mbi ri po, nungwari pe novaprofete va Baal omasere yane nomirongo vitano. 23 Eteye ozondwezu mbari zozongombe; ovaprofete va Baal ngave kambure imwe, ve zepe nu ve i haṋe mozonyama pekepeke, nu ve ze twe kozonguṋe, nungwari ave yakisa omuriro. Ami me tjiti tjingetjo nondwezu indji ongwao wina. 24 Tjazumba ovaprofete va Baal mba ngave kumbe komukuru wawo wotjisenginina, nu ami me kumbu ku Muhona. Nu ingwi ngu ma itavere nomuriro, eye onguri Ndjambi!”
Notjiwaṋa atjihe arire tji tja tja: “Ii, osemba.”
25 Elia wa tja nai kovaprofete va Baal: “Eṋe tjinga amu ri ovengi tjinene nai, ritoororereye ondwezu imwe, nu mu tenge po okuipunguha. Kumbeye komukuru weṋu wotjisenginina, nungwari amu yakisa omuriro.”
26 Owo va kambura ondwezu yongombe ndji ndji va etere, nave i punguha amave kumbu ku Baal ngandu mutenya omunene. Nowo va ravaera ave tja: “Tu zuvira, Baal!”, nave kara pokupunda omihiva amave kondoroka otjipunguhiro tji va tunga. Nungwari kapa ri eziriro.
27 Nu mutenya Elia wa uta okuvehemba na tja: “Kumbeye neraka enene! Eye omukuru! Ngahino wa twaererwa poo u noviungura poo wai mouyenda poo ngahino wa rara, neṋe mwa pu pokukemupendura!” 28 Ovaprofete opu va ravaerera ko nomasa nave ritwere notuvyo nomangaruvyo otja komuhingo wawo nga ombinḓu tji ya ziza. 29 Owo va kara pokurokoha nokuura nga mapeta, nungwari kapa ri eziriro, nu kapa zuvakere ombosiro.
30 Elia wa tja kotjiwaṋa atjihe: “Indjeye popezu na ami!” Nowo avehe va woronganena pu ye. Eye wa tungurura otjipunguhiro tja Muhona tji tja haṋewa, 31 na toora omawe omurongo na yevari, ewe rimwe komuhoko auhe waimbi omihoko omurongo na vivari vyozondekurona za Jakob, omurumendu Muhona ngwe mu rukire ena Israel. 32 Eye wa tungurura otjipunguhiro tja Muhona nomawe nga. Tjazumba otja sa orurora okukondorokisa tjo ndwa yenena okukambura omahoro wozorita omurongo na ine zomeva. 33 Okuzambo otja twa ozonguṋe kotjipunguhiro, na haṋa indji ondwezu yongombe mozonyama pekepeke, ne ze twa kozonguṋe. 34 Nu Elia wa tja nai: “Uriseye omahoro yane nomeva, nu ye tirireye kombunguhiro oningiririsiwa na kozonguṋe.” Nowo va tjita nao, nu Elia arire tja tja: “Tirireye rukwao!” Nowo va tjita nao. Neye wa hungira otjikando otjitjatatu na tja: “Tirireye rukwao!” Nowo ave tjiti nao! 35 Nomeva ya randatera pehi okukondoroka otjipunguhiro naye urisa orurora.
36 Nu omapeta oruveze ombunguhiro ndu i punguhwa, omuprofete Elia weya kotjipunguhiro na kumbu a tja: “Muhona, Ndjambi wooAbraham na isak na Jakob, nambano raisa kutja oove ngu u ri Ndjambi wa Israel, nokutja ami owami ngu mbi ri omukarere woye ngu mba tjita avihe mbi otja komarakiza woye. 37 Ndji zuvira, Muhona, ndji zuvira, otjiwaṋa hi tji tjiwe kutja ove, Muhona, oove ngu u ri Ndjambi watjiri, nokutja oove ngu mo ve tanaurire kove omuini!”
38 Muhona wa raura omuriro, nowo wa seseta ombunguhiro ndji nozonguṋe nomawe, nau ningiririsa ehi nau pwirisa omeva morurora. 39 Notjiwaṋa tji tja muna otjiṋa hi otji tje riyumba pehi natji ravaere nai: “Muhona eye Ndjambi; Muhona erike onguri Ndjambi!”
40 Tjazumba Elia otja rakiza kotjiwaṋa na tja: “Kambureye ovaprofete va Baal; amu isa umwe a poṋe!” Notjiwaṋa arire tji tje ve kambura avehe, nu Elia we ve twara kokaruronḓu Kison, ne kevezepera ngo.
Omaandero wourumbu
41 Elia wa tja nai kombara Ahab: “Nambano twende, u karye nokunwa! Ami me zuu oruṱuṱumo rwombura ndji mai ya.” 42 Ahab ngunda a i okukarya nokunwa, Elia arire tja rondo kondundu Karmel; neye wa wa onḓurumika, notjiuru tje wa twa pokati kozongoro. 43 Elia wa tja nai komukarere we: “Twende nu u kayevayeve kokuvare!”
Nomukarere wa ya na kotoka na tja: “Ami hi mwine otjiṋa.” Elia we mu raera ovikando hambombari kutja a yende okukayevayeva. 44 Otjikando hi otjitjahambombari omukarere wa kotoka na tja: “Ami mba munu okakamba okaṱiṱi ku ke ṱeki peke romundu, amake zu mokuvare.”
Elia wa rakiza komukarere we na tja: “Twende kombara Ahab u kemuraere kutja a ronde metemba re rovita na yaruke konganda, ombura ngunda ai hiye mu tjaera.”
45 Nu moruveze orusupi eyuru ra pota, nombepo ya uta okuhinga, nu kwa roka ombura onamasa. Ahab wa ronda metemba re rovita na yaruka kOjesreel. 46 Nu Muhona wa zeuparisa Elia. Elia wa pamisa ozombanda ze nekwamo povindeera na tupuka komurungu wa Ahab oure wondjira aihe nga komukuro wa Jesreel.
