1 Kings 18
1 Sometime later, during the third year, a message from the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and appear before Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.”
Bayan dogon lokaci, a cikin shekara ta uku, maganar Ubangiji ta zo wa Iliya, ta ce, “Tafi, ka gabatar da kanka ga Ahab, zan kuwa aika da ruwan sama a ƙasar.”
2 So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. In the meantime the famine had become severe in Samaria.
Saboda haka Iliya ya tafi ya gabatar da kansa ga Ahab. Yanzu dai yunwa ta tsananta a Samariya,
3 Ahab summoned Obadiah, the manager of his palace (Obadiah was a very sincere believer in the Lord.
Ahab kuma ya aika a kawo Obadiya, sarkin fadansa (Obadiya dai cikakken mai gaskata da Ubangiji ne.
4 While Jezebel was busy killing the Lord's prophets, Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty in each of two caves, and had provided them with food and water.)
Yayinda Yezebel tana kisan annabawan Ubangiji, Obadiya ya ɗauki annabawa ɗari ya ɓoye a kogwanni biyu, hamsin a kowanne, ya kuma tanada musu abinci da kuma ruwa.)
5 Ahab told Obadiah, “Go throughout the country and check all the springs and valleys. Perhaps we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not lose any of the animals.”
Ahab ya ce wa Obadiya, “Ka ratsa ƙasar zuwa dukan maɓulɓulai da fadamu. Mai yiwuwa ka sami ciyawa mu ba dawakai da alfadarai don su rayu, don kada mu kashe dabbobinmu.”
6 So they divided the land between them. Ahab went in one direction, and Obadiah the other.
Saboda haka suka raba ƙasar da za su ratsa, Ahab zai tafi gefe ɗaya, Obadiya kuma yă bi gefe ɗaya.
7 As Obadiah went on his way, Elijah came to meet him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
Yayinda Obadiya yana tafiya, sai Iliya ya sadu da shi. Obadiya ya gane shi, ya rusuna har ƙasa, ya ce, “Kai ne, shugabana, Iliya?”
8 “It's me,” Elijah replied. “Go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’”
Iliya ya amsa, ya ce, “I, je ka faɗa wa maigidanka cewa, ‘Iliya yana a nan.’”
9 “How have I sinned that you are handing me, your servant, over to Ahab to be killed?
Obadiya ya yi tambaya, “Me na yi da ba daidai ba, da kake miƙa bawanka ga Ahab don yă kashe?
10 As the Lord your God lives, there's no nation or kingdom where my master hasn't sent someone to search for you. When a nation or kingdom said you weren't there, he made them swear that they couldn't find you.
Na rantse da Ubangiji Allahnka, babu al’umma ko masarauta da mai girma sarki bai aika a nemo ka ba. In suka ce ba ka can, sai yă sa mulkin ko al’ummar su rantse, cewa ai, ba su same ka ba.
11 And now you're telling me to go to my master and announce, ‘Elijah is here!’
Amma yanzu kana faɗa mini in tafi wurin mai girma in ce, ‘Iliya yana a nan.’
12 I have no idea where the Spirit of the Lord will take you after I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab and then he can't find you, he's going to kill me, even though I, your servant, have worshiped the Lord since I was young.
Ban san inda Ruhun Ubangiji zai kai ka sa’ad da na bar ka ba. In na tafi na faɗa wa Ahab bai kuma same ka a nan ba, zai sa a kashe ni. Tuna fa, ni bawanka, na yi wa Ubangiji sujada tun ina saurayi.
13 Didn't you hear, my lord, what I did when Jezebel was busy killing the Lord's prophets? I hid a hundred of the Lord's prophets, fifty in each of two caves, and provided them with food and water.
Ranka yă daɗe, ashe, ba a faɗa maka abin da na yi lokacin da Yezebel ta karkashe annabawan Ubangiji ba? Yadda na ɓoye annabawa ɗari, na sa su hamsin-hamsin a kogwanni biyu, na yi ta ba su abinci da ruwa.
14 And now you're telling me to go to my master and announce, ‘Elijah is here.’ He's going to kill me!”
Yanzu fa, kana ce in tafi wurin mai girma sarki, in ce, ‘Iliya yana a nan.’ Ai, zai kashe ni!”
15 Elijah replied, “As the Lord Almighty lives, the one I serve, I will definitely appear before Ahab today.”
Iliya ya ce, “Na rantse da Ubangiji Maɗaukaki, wanda nake bauta wa, tabbatacce zan gabatar da kaina ga Ahab a yau.”
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
Saboda haka sai Obadiya ya tafi wurin Ahab ya faɗa masa, Ahab kuwa ya tafi wurin Iliya.
17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you—you who are causing trouble for Israel?”
Sa’ad da Ahab ya ga Iliya, sai ya ce masa, “Kai ne wannan, kai mai tā-da-na-zaune-tsaye a Isra’ila?”
18 “I'm not causing trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “It's you and your father's family! You have rejected the Lord's commands and are worshiping the Baals.
Iliya ya amsa, ya ce, “Ban tā-da-na-zaune-tsaye a Isra’ila ba. Amma kai da iyalin mahaifinka, ku kuka tā-da-na-zaune-tsaye. Ka ƙyale umarnai Ubangiji, ka bi Ba’al.
19 Now call together all of Israel and meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who are supported by Jezebel.”
Yanzu ka tara mutane daga dukan Isra’ila su sadu da ni a kan Dutsen Karmel. Ka kuma kawo annabawa ɗari huɗu da hamsin na Ba’al, da kuma annabawa ɗari huɗu na Ashera, waɗanda suke ci a teburin Yezebel.”
20 So Ahab summoned all of Israel and also gathered the prophets on Mount Carmel.
Sai Ahab ya aika a duk fāɗin Isra’ila, ya kuma tattara annabawan a kan Dutsen Karmel.
21 Elijah approached the people and asked them, “How long will you hobble along, hesitating between two opposite beliefs? If the Lord is God, then follow him. But if Baal is God, then follow him.” But the people gave o answer.
Iliya ya je gaban mutane ya ce, “Har yaushe za ku yi ta yawo tsakanin ra’ayoyi biyu? In Ubangiji ne Allah, ku bi shi; amma in Ba’al Allah ne, ku bi shi.” Mutane dai ba su ce uffam ba.
22 Then Elijah told them, “I am the only one left of the Lord's prophets—just me alone—but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
Sai Iliya ya ce musu, “Ni ne kaɗai annabin Ubangiji da ya rage, amma Ba’al yana da annabawa ɗari huɗu da hamsin.
23 Provide us with two bulls. Let the prophets of Baal choose for themselves the one they want, and have them cut it into pieces and place it on the firewood. But don't set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and place it on the firewood but I won't set fire to it.
Ku samo mana bijimai biyu. Bari su zaɓa ɗaya wa kansu, bari kuma su yanka shi kucu-kucu su sa a itace, sai dai, kada su sa wuta a kansa. Ni kuwa zan shirya ɗaya bijimin in sa a kan itace, ni ma, ba zan sa wuta a kansa ba.
24 Then you call on your god by name, and I will call on the Lord by name. The god who replies by sending fire—he is God.” Then all the people said, “We agree to what you say.”
Sa’an nan ku kira bisa sunan allahnku, ni kuwa zan kira bisa sunan Ubangiji. Duk allahn da ya amsa ta wurin wuta, shi ne Allah.” Sai dukan jama’a suka ce, “Abin nan da faɗa yana da kyau.”
25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “You choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, because there are so many of you. Call on your god by name, but don't light the fire.”
Iliya ya ce wa annabawan Ba’al, “Ku ku fara zaɓi bijimi ɗaya, ku shirya, da yake kuna da yawa. Ku kira a bisa sunan allahnku, amma kada ku ƙuna wuta.”
26 So they took the bull provided and prepared it. Then they called on Baal by name from morning until noon. “Baal, answer us!” they pleaded. But no voice was heard, no one answered. They hobbled in a dance around the altar they had made.
Sai suka ɗauki bijimin da aka ba su suka shirya shi. Sa’an nan suka kira bisa sunan Ba’al daga safe har tsakar rana. Suna ihu, “Ya Ba’al, ka amsa mana!” Amma babu wata amsa, babu wani da ya amsa. Suka yi ta rawa kewaye da bagaden da suka yi.
27 At noon Elijah began to mock them. “Shout really loud!” he said. “Isn't he meant to be a god? Maybe he's meditating, or he's gone to the bathroom, or he's away on a trip! Maybe he's asleep and has to be woken up!”
Da tsakar rana, Iliya ya fara yin musu ba’a. Ya ce, “Ku yi ihu da ƙarfi, tabbatacce shi allah ne! Mai yiwuwa yana cikin zurfin tunani, ko dai aiki ya yi masa yawa, ko ya yi tafiya. Mai yiwuwa yana barci ne, dole a tashe shi.”
28 They shouted even louder and cut themselves with swords and spears until they bled. This was their usual way of worshiping.
Sai suka yi ta ihu da ƙarfi suna tsattsaga kansu da takuba da māsu, yadda al’adarsu take, sai da jininsu ya yi ta zuba.
29 Noon came and went, and they went on with their manic “prophesying” until the time of the evening sacrifice. But no voice was heard, no one answered, no one was listening.
Tsakar rana ta wuce, suka ci gaba da ƙoƙari, suna annabci har lokacin miƙa hadayar yamma ya yi. Amma babu wani da ya tanƙa, babu wani da ya amsa, babu wanda ya kula.
30 Then Elijah told everyone, “Come over here to me.” They went over to him, and he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down.
Sa’an nan Iliya ya ce wa dukan mutane, “Ku zo nan wurina.” Suka zo wurinsa, ya kuma shirya bagaden Ubangiji, da ya riga ya zama kufai.
31 Elijah took twelve stones to represent the tribes of the sons of Jacob. (Jacob was the one who received the Lord's message that said, “Israel shall be your name.”)
Iliya ya ɗauki duwatsu goma sha biyu, ɗaya don kowace kabila zuriyar Yaƙub, wanda maganar Ubangiji ta zo masa, cewa, “Sunanka zai zama Isra’ila.”
32 With the stones he built an altar in the Lord's name. He dug a ditch around it that could hold two seahs of seed.
Da waɗannan duwatsun ya gina bagade cikin sunan Ubangiji, ya kuma haƙa wuriya kewaye da shi, isashe da zai ci garwa biyu na irin ƙwayar gyada.
33 He put the wood in place, cut the bull into pieces, and laid it on the wood. Then he told them, “Fill up four large jars with water and pour it over the offering and the wood.”
Ya shirya itace, ya yayyanka bijimin kucu-kucu, ya shimfiɗa shi a itacen. Sa’an nan ya ce musu, “Ku cika manyan tuluna da ruwa, ku zuba a kan hadayar da kuma a kan itacen.” Suka zuba.
34 “Do it again,” he said. So they did. “Do it for a third time,” he said. So they did it for the third time.
Ya ce, “Ku sāke yin haka,” sai suka sāke yin haka. Ya umarta, “Ku yi haka sau na uku,” suka kuma yi haka sau na uku.
35 The water ran down all over the altar and even filled the ditch.
Ruwan ya gangara kewaye da bagaden har ma ya cika wuriyar.
36 At the time of the evening sacrifice, the prophet Elijah went over to the altar and prayed: “Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, demonstrate today that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that everything I have done has been at your command.
A lokacin hadaya, sai annabi Iliya ya zo gaba ya yi addu’a, ya ce, “Ya Ubangiji Allah na Ibrahim, na Isra’ila da kuma na Yaƙub, bari a sani a yau cewa kai Allah ne a cikin Isra’ila, a kuma san cewa ni bawanka ne, na kuma yi dukan waɗannan abubuwa bisa umarninka.
37 Answer me, Lord! Answer me, so that these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are bringing them back to you.”
Ka amsa mini, ya Ubangiji, ka amsa mini, saboda waɗannan mutane su san cewa kai, ya Ubangiji, kai ne Allah, su kuma san cewa kana sāke juye zukatansu zuwa gare ka.”
38 Then the fire of the Lord came down and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the soil—it even licked up the water in the ditch!
Sai wutar Ubangiji ya fāɗo, ya cinye hadayar, itacen, duwatsun da kuma ƙasar, ya lashe ruwan da yake cikin wuriyar.
39 When all the people saw this, they fell face down on the ground and shouted, “The Lord, he is God! The Lord, he is God!”
Sa’ad da mutane suka ga wannan, sai suka rusuna, suka sunkuyar da kai suka ce, “Ubangiji, shi ne Allah! Ubangiji, shi ne Allah!”
40 Then Elijah ordered them, “Grab hold of the prophets of Baal. Don't let any escape!” They grabbed them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there.
Sa’an nan Iliya ya umarce su, ya ce, “Ku kama annabawan Ba’al, kada ku bar waninsu yă tsere!” Suka kama su, Iliya kuwa ya sa aka gangara da su zuwa Kwarin Kishon, aka yayyanka su a can.
41 Elijah told Ahab, “Go and eat and drink, for I hear the sound of a heavy rain coming.”
Sai Iliya ya ce wa Ahab, “Ka haura gida, ka ci, ka sha, gama ina jin motsin ruwan sama mai yawa.”
42 So Ahab went to eat and drink, but Elijah went to the top of Carmel. There he bent down to the ground, putting his face between his knees.
Sai Ahab ya ruga don yă ci, yă sha, amma Iliya ya hau kan ƙwanƙolin Karmel, ya rusuna ƙasa, ya sa fuska a tsakanin gwiwarsa.
43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. The man went and looked. “There's nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah told him, “Go and look again.”
Ya ce wa bawansa, “Tafi ka dubi wajen teku.” Sai bawan ya haura ya duba. Ya ce, “Ba kome a can.” Sau bakwai Iliya ya ce, “Koma.”
44 The seventh time the servant came back and said, “I saw a small cloud the size of a man's hand coming up from the sea.” So Elijah said, “Run to Ahab and tell him, ‘Get your chariot ready and go down before the rain stops you.’”
Sau na bakwai, bawan ya ce, “Wani girgije ƙarami kamar hannun mutum yana tasowa daga teku.” Sai Iliya ya ce, “Je ka faɗa wa Ahab, ‘Shirya keken yaƙinka, ka gangara kafin ruwan sama yă tare ka.’”
45 Very quickly the sky grew dark with clouds, the wind blew, heavy rain started falling, and Ahab rode down to Jezreel.
Ana cikin haka, sarari ya ƙara duhunta da girgije, iska ta taso, sai ruwan sama kamar da bakin kwarya ya sauko, Ahab kuwa ya hau zuwa Yezireyel.
46 The Lord gave his power to Elijah—he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Ikon Ubangiji ya sauko a kan Iliya, ya sha ɗamara, ya ruga a guje a gaban Ahab har zuwa Yezireyel.
