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 naahunganeki yaBaal
1 Konima yomathimbo, momumvo omutitatu guulumbu, Omuwa okwa ti kuElia: “Inda, u ka holoke koshipala shomukwaniilwa Ahab, notandi ka lokitha omvula.” 2 Elia nokwa yi.
Ondjala muSamaria oya li ya geya. 3 Ahab okwi ithana Obadia, ngoka a li omutonateli mombala. (Obadia okwa li omusimaneki gwOmuwa omuyuuki. 4 Sho Isebel a li ta dhipaga po aahunganeki yOmuwa, Obadia okwa kutha mo muyo ethele e te ya holeke mekololo moongundu mbali dhomilongo oontano. Okwe ya sile oshimpwiyu te ya pe iikulya nomeya.) 5 Ahab okwa ti kuObadia: “Natu ye, tu ka konge koluthithiya kehe nokokalonga kehe moshilongo, tu tale, ngele otatu vulu okumona omwiidhi tagu gwanene uukambe noomulutiya, dhi kale dhi na omwenyo. Otatu ningi tu lye iimuna yetu ondjala.” 6 Oyu uvathana kutya shaa ngoka a ka shilile ombinga yimwe yoshilongo noyu uka kehe ngoka okombinga ye.
7 Obadia manga a li mondjila ye, ohaluka okwi itsu muElia. Sho e mu dhimbulula, okwe mu inyongamene e ta pula ta ti: “Ongoye tuu shili, tatekulu Elia?”
8 Elia okwa yamukula a ti: “Eeno, ongame Elia. Inda, u ka lombwele mwene gwoye omukwaniilwa kutya ondi li mpaka.”
9 Obadia okwa yamukula a ti: “Onda ningi shike, sho wa hala okutula ndje moshiponga shokudhipagwa komukwaniilwa Ahab? 10 Otandi gana kOmuwa, Kalunga koye omunamwenyo, kutya omukwaniilwa okwa ninga eshililo lyoku ku konga moshilongo kehe. Ngele mwene gwoshilongo okwa tseyitha kutya ku mo moshilongo she, Ahab okwa ganitha omuleli ngoka kutya ino monika. 11 Ngashingeyi owa hala, ndi ye ndi ke mu lombwele kutya ou li huka? 12 Ongiini, ngele Ombepo yOmuwa tayi ku kutha po nziyanziya e tayi ku fala keha inaali tseyika, shampa nda zi mpano? Nena shampa nda lombwele Ahab kutya ou li huka, ye ine ku mona we, ota ka dhipaga ndje. Dhimbulukwa kutya ohandi longele Omuwa nuuyuuki nomanga nda li omumatyona nokuli. 13 Nani ino kundana shoka nda ningi, Isebel sho a li ta dhipaga aahunganeki yOmuwa? Onda holeke po ethele lyomuyo momakololo, moongundu mbali dhomilongo oontano, e tandi ya sile oshimpwiyu tandi ya pe iikulya nomeya. 14 Ongiini ano to vulu okulombwela ndje, ndi ye nondi lombwele omukwaniilwa kutya oko u li huno? Ota ka dhipaga ndje!”
15 Elia okwa yamukula a ti: “Otandi ku uvanekele koshipala shOmuwa Omunankondoawike, ngoka handi mu longele, kutya otandi ka holoka koshipala shomukwaniilwa nena.”
16 Osho ngaaka Obadia a yi komukwaniilwa Ahab e te mu lombwele, naAhab okwa ka tsakaneka Elia. 17 Ahab sho e mu mono, okwa ti: “Ndishi ongoye ngaa — shipongalela shaIsrael!”
18 Elia okwa yamukula a ti: “Kandi shi shiponga. Ongweye — ngweye nezimo lyaho. Ne inamu vulika kiipango yOmuwa nomwa longele iimenka yaBaal. 19 Ngashingeyi lombwela Aaisraeli ayehe, ya tsakaneke ndje kondundu Karmel. Etelela wo aahunganeki yaBaal 450 naahunganeki yoshikalungakiintu Asheera 400 mboka haa li koshililo shomunyekadhi Isebel.”
20 Ahab okwa hiya Aaisraeli ayehe naahunganeki yaBaal, ya tsakanene kondundu Karmel. 21 Elia okwa yi kaantu e ta ti kuyo: “Sigo uunake tamu tengukile koombinga noombinga? Omuwa ngele oye Kalunga, mu longeleni; ihe Baal ngele oye Kalunga, mu longeleni!” Ihe aantu inaa tya sha nande. 22 Nena Elia okwa ti: “Ongame awike omuhunganeki gwOmuwa nda kala po, ihe aahunganeki yaBaal oye li 450. 23 Eteni oontsezi mbali; aahunganeki yaBaal naa kuthe po yimwe, naye yi hahale miintimbu, ye yi tule kiikuni — ihe inaa tema omulilo. Ngame osho wo tii ka ninga ontsezi onkwawo. 24 Nena aahunganeki yaBaal naa galikane kalunga kawo, nangame otandi ka galikana Omuwa. Ngoka ta yamukula mokutuma omulilo — oye Kalunga.”
Aantu oyi igidha ya holola ezimino lyawo.
25 Nena Elia okwa ti kaahunganeki yaBaal: “Oshoka one mu li po oyendji, kutheni ontsezi, mu yi longekidhe tango. Galikaneni kalunga keni, ihe iikuni inamu yi tomeka omulilo.”
26 Oya kutha ontsezi ndjoka ya li ye yi etelwa, oye yi tsele e taa galikana Baal sigo omutenya. Oyi igidha ya ti: “Baal, tu zimina!” Oya dhana taa dhingoloka oshiyambelo shoka ya tungu. Ihe inaku uvika nando eyamukulo.
27 Pokati komutenya Elia okwa tameke oku ya nyekela ta ti: “Galikaneni muule! Ndishi oye ngaa kalunga! Otashi vulika e na uupyakadhi nenge e ki iyakula nenge a za po nenge pamwe ota kotha, mu pendutheni ashike!” 28 Osho ngaaka aahunganeki ya galikana muule shi vule shito yo taa ishata niimbele noomwele opahedhi yawo, sigo ombinzi ya popoka muyo. 29 Oya dhiginine okukudhila yo taa igidha, sigo opokati komutenya; ihe inaku uvika nando eyamukulo; inaku uvika nando ewi.
30 Nena Elia okwa ti kaantu: “Hedheni kungame.” Ayehe noye mu gongalele. Oye nokwa tungulula oshiyambelo shOmuwa shoka sha li sha kumunwa po. 31 Okwa kutha omamanya omulongo nagaali, kehe limwe olyomomazimo omulongo nagaali lya lukilwa aana yaJakob, omulumentu ngoka Omuwa e mu luku Israel. 32 Nomamanya ngaka okwa tungu oshiyambelo shokusimanekela ko Omuwa. Okwa fulu omukanka gwe shi kunduka, gu na uunene wa gwana omayemele gaali gomeya. 33 Nena okwa tula iikuni koshiyambelo e ta tetagula ontsezi miintimbu e te yi tula kiikuni. Okwa ti: “Udhitheni iiyuma ine omeya ne mu ga tile komayambo nokiikuni.” Oye shi ningi. 34 Elia okwa ti: “Shi ningeni ishewe,” — oyo noye shi ningi. Okwa ti: “Shi ningululeni natango,” — oyo noye shi ningi. 35 Omeya oga kunguluka noshiyambelo ashihe nogu udha omukanka.
36 Pethimbo lyiikulyandjambo yokomatango omuhunganeki Elia okwa hedha koshiyambelo e ta galikana ta ti: “Omuwa, Kalunga kaAbraham, Kalunga kaIsak naKalunga kaJakob, iholola ngashingeyi kutya ongoye Kalunga kaIsrael nangame omuntu gwoye nonda longo shika palombwelo lyoye. 37 Yamukula ndje, Omuwa, yamukula ndje, opo aantu mbaka ya tseye kutya ngoye, Omuwa, ongoye Kalunga, nongoye mwene to ya galulile kungoye.”
38 Omuwa okwa kulukitha omulilo e tagu lungunitha po efikilondjambo, iikuni nomamanya e tagu geteke evi nokulatha mo omeya momukanka. 39 Aantu sho ye shi mono, oyi ihata pevi e taa ti: “Omuwa oye Kalunga! Omuwa oye Kalunga!”
40 Elia okwe ya lombwele ta ti: “Kwateni aahunganeki yaBaal; inamu etha po nando ogumwe a hunuke!” Aantu oye ya kwata ayehe, naElia okwe ya fala kokalonga Kishon e te ya dhipagele ko.
Oshikukuta tashi hulu
41 Nena Elia okwa lombwele omukwaniilwa Ahab ta ti: “Ngashingeyi inda, u ka lye. Ondu uvite oshihomo shomvula tayi ya.” 42 Ahab manga a yi a ka lye, Elia okwa londo kondungu yondundu Karmel, nkoka i inyongamene pevi a tula omutse gwe pokati komagulu. 43 Okwa ti komumati gwe: “Inda, u ka tale lwokefuta.”
Omumati okwa yi nokwa galuka ta ti: “Kandi wete ko sha.” Shika osha ningwa luheyali. 44 Olutiheyali okwa galuka ko e ta ti: “Ondi wete ko okakogo ke vule oshikaha shomuntu taka yeluluka mefuta.”
Elia okwa lombwele omumati gwe a ti: “Inda komukwaniilwa Ahab, u mu lombwele, a kutile etembakwiita lye, a ye kegumbo, manga omvula inaayi mu kwata moshipala.”
45 Mokathimbo manga egulu lya li lya zigakana iikogo, ombepo oya tameke okupepa, nomvula onene oya tameke okupuuka. Ahab okwa londo metembakwiita lye e ta yi kuJesreel. 46 Oonkondo dhOmuwa odhe ya muElia; okwa manga oombwetelo dhe nokwa matuka ondjila ayihe kuJesreel a tetekela Ahab.
