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Elija na ababani ba Baali
Ⅰ Magega y’amatuko amange kaerire, ase omwaka o gatato, ring’ana ri’Omonene rigacha ase Elija rikamoteebia: “Genda bweorokie ase Ahabu, na inche nintome embura etwe igoro ase ense.” Ⅱ Ase ayio Elija akagenda kweorokia ase Ahabu.
Engaki eria enchara nigo yarenge endoro se agwo Samaria. Ⅲ Ahabu akarangeria Obadia, oria orenge omoteneneri igoro ase enyomba yaye. (Obadia nigo asigete Omonene mono. Ⅳ Ekero Yesebeli aitete ababani ba Omonene, Obadia nigo airete ababani rigana erimo, akabaatanana ebiombe bibere, kera ekeombe nigo kiabwate abanto emerongo etano, akababisa ase rikuruma, akaba okobarageria na kobaa amaache bakonywa.) Ⅴ Ahabu agateebia Obadia: “Togende toete ase ense yonsi na ase chinsoko chi’amaache, na ase amagooko onsi; ande nabo torabaise konyora obonyansi, erinde totoorie chibarasi ne chibarasi chibe moyo, na titobaisa gosiria chitugo chinde.” Ⅵ Erio bagaatanana ense eria ase egati yabo, bayetaare. Ahabu akagenda ensemo eyemo ere bweka, na Obadia ensemo ende ere bweka.
Ⅶ Ekero Obadia arenge inchera kogenda, rora, Elija akaumerana nere. Obadia akamomanya, agatugama inse, akaumama, agateeba: “Inee! Oyo naye Elija, omonene one?”
Ⅷ Elija akamoiraneria: “Ee, ninche. Genda otebie omonene oo ng’a inche Elija nao inde aiga.”
Ⅸ Obadia akamoiraneria: “Mbibe ki nakorire goika ondue inche, omosomba oo, na okombeeka ase okoboko kw’Ahabu, ang’ite? Ⅹ Ekeene, buna Omonene, Nyasae oo, are moyo, gesaku kende tikeri, gose oborwoti, aase omonene one ataratoma abanto gochia gokorigia. Na ekero abanto b’aroro baare gokana bagoteeba: Ere tari aiga, omorwoti nigo are kobaboria barie emuma y’ogwetiania, ng’a ekeene tibana gokorora. Ⅺ Na bono aye nigo ogoteeba ng’a ngende ntebie omonene one ng’a aye Elija nao ore aiga. Ⅻ Naende nebe ase obwango ekero narure asore, Omoika bw’Omonene nogotaborie okoire aase inche ntamanyeti. Ekero nagendire goteebia Ahabu, nere ache takonyora, nigo arang’ite, nonya inche, omosomba oo, nabeire inyirogete Omonene korwa obosae bwane. ⅩⅢ Inee! Aye omonene one tikwana goteebigwa eke nakorete ekero Yesebeli aitete ababani ba Omonene, buna nabisete ababani ba Omonene rigana erimo ase ebiombe bi’emerongo etano ase rikuruma ime, naende nkaba nkobarageria na kobaa amaache? ⅩⅣ Na bono aye nigo ogoteeba ng’a ngende ntebie omonene one ng’a aye Elija nao ore aiga. Ere nigo arang’ite.”
ⅩⅤ Elija akairaneria, agateeba: “Ekeene, buna Omonene bw’Emeganda are moyo, oria inche inteneine ase obosio bwaye, reero goika inyeorokie ase Ahabu.”
ⅩⅥ Ase igo Obadia akagenda, agateebia Ahabu amang’ana ayio; erio Ahabu akagenda korotota Elija. ⅩⅦ Ekero Ahabu aroche Elija, akamobooria: “Inee! Naye oyo gwachandire Abaisraeli?”
ⅩⅧ Elija akamoiraneria: “Inche tinchandeti Abaisraeli, korende naye kwabachandire, aye amo nenyomba ya iso, ekiagera mwatigire amachiiko ’Omonene na mwabwatirie chinyasae chikorokwa Baali. ⅩⅨ Bono toma amang’ana, orangerie Abaisraeli bonsi, erinde baumerane nainche igoro ase egetunwa gia Karimeli. Orangerie na ababani ba Baali amagana ane, na emerongo etano, na ababani b’Asera, enyasae eria enkuungu, amagana ane, abwo bakoragera amo na Yesebeli.”
ⅩⅩ Ase igo Ahabu agatoma abanto bagasangereria Abaisraeli bonsi na ababani bonsi ba Baali amo, agwo ase egetunwa gia Karimeli. ⅩⅪ Elija agaika abanto bonsi ang’e, agakwana: “Ngoika ririri mogochia koba ne chitang’utang’u more nebirengererio bire ara kabere? Onye Omonene nere Nyasae, momobwatie, korende onye Baali, mobwatie ere.”
Abanto bagakira kiri, tibamoiraneria nonya ne ring’ana erimo.
ⅩⅫ Erio Elija agateebia abanto: “Inche ninche bweka natigaire omobani bw’Omonene, korende ababani ba Baali namagana ane, na emerongo etano. ⅩⅩⅢ Renta chieri ibere motoe. Tiga ababani abwo bechorere eeri eyemo, bayenachane ebitari, babibeke igoro ase chinko, korende tibaabaisa gouta omorero aroro. Inche omonyene nindoisie eeri eyio ende, inyebeke igoro ase chinko, korende ting’uta omorero. ⅩⅩⅣ Erio mosabe ase erieta ri’enyasae yaino na inche nsabe ase erieta ri’Omonene one; na Nyasae oria orairanerie ase okorenta omorero, oyio nere Nyasae.”
Abanto bonsi bakairaneria: “Ayio naro amang’ana amaya gwakwanire.”
ⅩⅩⅤ Erio Elija agateebia ababani ba Baali: “Echorere eeri eyemo, erio moyeroisie ritang’ani, ekiagera inwe nabange more; mosabe ase erieta ri’enyasae yaino, korende timobaisa gouta omorero aroro.”
ⅩⅩⅥ Bakaimokia eeri eria baetwe, bakayeroisia, bagasaba Baali ase okorangeria erieta riaye, korwa mambia goika mobaso gati bagaaka eriogi, bagoteeba: “Aye Baali, toigwe, toiranerie!” Korende nonya neriogi rioka tiriarengeo, onde tabairaneretie. Bagachara‐charoka goetanana egesasiimero keria baagachete.
ⅩⅩⅦ Bwachia koba mobaso gati, Elija akabachecheria, akabateebia: “Aka eriogi rinene kobua, ekiagera ere nenyasae. Ande nigo akare namang’ana akorengereria, gose ngotimoka akare, gose norogendo akare, gose nigo araire, goika aturwe.” ⅩⅩⅧ Ase ayio bagaaka eriogi rinene, bagekebia emeyio ne chinsara chi’amatimo, buna engencho yabo yarenge, goika amanyinga agacharaara korwa ase emebere yabo. ⅩⅩⅨ Korigochia kogoroba bakaba bakobaboka goikera omogoroba oyio ekero okoruegwa kw’endagera kware koruegwa, korende riogi tiriaigwetwe, onde tabairaneretie gose kobaigwa.
ⅩⅩⅩ Erio Elija agateebia abanto bonsi: “Inchuo ang’e ase ’nde.” Na abanto bonsi bagacha ang’e asare. Ere akaroisia egesasiimero ki’Omonene, keria konya giatagoirwe kiaiyerigwe inse. ⅩⅩⅪ +Elija akabogoria amagena ikomi na abere, koreng’ana nomobaro bw’ebisaku bi’abamura ba Yakobo, oyio ring’ana ri’Omonene riachete asare rigateeba: “Israeli nario rirabe erieta riao.” ⅩⅩⅫ Na ase amagena aria akaagachera egesasiimero ase erieta ri’Omonene; naende akarema omotaro goetanana egesasiimero keria. Omotaro oria nigo orenge nobogare bware goisana kobusurwa ebiee bibere bie chimbusuro. ⅩⅩⅩⅢ Agachoka chinko, akanachana eeri eria ebitari, akabibeeka igoro ase chinko. Erio akabateebia: “Ichoria chinyongo inye namaache, na moyaumore igoro ase ekeng’wanso ki’ogosaambwa, na igoro ase chinko.” ⅩⅩⅩⅣ Naende akabateebia: “Kora boigo eria kabere.” Barabwo bagakora boigo eria kabere. Naende akabateebia: “Kora boigo eria gatato.” Barabwo bagakora boigo eria gatato. ⅩⅩⅩⅤ Amache akaminyoka agaetanana egesasiimero gionsi, na omotaro bwonsi ogaichora amaache.
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ Ase engaki y’okoruegwa gw’ekeng’wanso kia mogoroba, Elija omobani agacha ang’e, agasaba: “Aye Omonene, Nyasae o Aburaamu, na o Isaka, na o Israeli, tiga emanyekane ase rituko ria reero ng’a aye naye Nyasae bw’Abaisraeli, naende ng’a inche nigo inde omosomba oo, naende ng’a nigo ngokora amang’ana aya onsi ase ring’ana riao. ⅩⅩⅩⅦ Ing’iranerie, aye Omonene, ing’iranerie, erio abanto aba bamanye ng’a naye Omonene ore Nyasae, oranyare koonchora chinkoro chiabo chikoiranere.”
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ Erio omorero bw’Omonene okagwa korwa igoro, ogasamba ekeng’wanso ki’ogosaambwa, ne chinko chiria, na amagena, na amaroba, ogakamia amaache aria arenge ase omotaro. ⅩⅩⅩⅨ Ekero abanto bonsi baroche ayio, bagatugama inse bakaumama, bagateeba: “Omonene nere Nyasae! Omonene nere Nyasae!”
ⅩⅬ Erio Elija agateebia abanto: “Bwata ababani aba ba Baali, timotiga nonya noyomo atame.” Na abanto bakababwata, na Elija akabatirimbokia gochia ase akarooche ga Kisoni, akabaitera aroro agwo.
Eguru‐gura ekoera
ⅩⅬⅠ Elija agateebia Ahabu: “Imoka, orie na onywe, ekiagera eriogi ri’embura riaigurwe rikogukura.” ⅩⅬⅡ +Ase ayio Ahabu akaimoka, akaria na akanywa, korende Elija agatiira gochia ase egetunwa gia Karimeli igoro, agatugama inse akaumama, akabeeka obosio bwaye gati‐gati y’amaru aye.
ⅩⅬⅢ Magega y’ayio Elija agateebia omosomba oye: “Tiira gochia igoro, origererie gochia ase enyancha.”
Omosomba oye agatiira, akarigereria, akamoteebia: “Tindochi gento kende.” Ase chintunda isano na ibere Elija akamoteebia: “Genda origererie!” ⅩⅬⅣ Na ase entunda ya gatano na kabere omosomba oria agateeba: “Narorire riire rike buna egesanyi gi’okoboko kw’omonto rikoimoka korwa ase enyancha.”
Erio Elija akamoteebia: “Genda otebie Ahabu abeeke egari yaye ang’e, atirimboke, embura teebaisa komotanga.”
ⅩⅬⅤ Engaki enke egaeta, na amare akamwamia igoro, na omwaga okagusa; embura egatwa enyinge mono. Ahabu akariina egari yaye, akagenda Yesireeli. ⅩⅬⅥ Okoboko kw’Omonene gokaba amo n’Elija, ere agesiba ekenema norokini rwaye, akaminyoka agatang’ana bosio bw’Ahabu goika akagenda ase omochie o Yesireeli.
+ ⅩⅧ:ⅩⅩⅪ Omoch 32:28; 35:10 + ⅩⅧ:ⅩⅬⅡ Yakb 5:18