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1 UElija umTishibi wabahlali beGileyadi wasesithi kuAhabi: Kuphila kukaJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, engimi phambi kwakhe, kakuyikuba khona lamazolo lezulu kuliminyaka, kuphela njengokwelizwi lami.
Ugbu a, Ịlaịja onye Tishbe, onye si obodo Tishbe, nke dị nʼala Gilead, sịrị Ehab, “Eji m aha Onyenwe anyị Chineke Izrel dị ndụ, onye m na-efe na onye m na-ejere ozi na-agwa gị na igirigi agaghị ada, mmiri agaghị ezo ọzọ nʼafọ ndị a na-abịa karịa ma ọ bụghị naanị site nʼokwu ọnụ m!”
2 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuye lisithi:
Okwu Onyenwe anyị rutere Ịlaịja ntị, sị ya,
3 Suka lapha, wena uphendukele empumalanga, uzicatshise esifuleni iKerithi, esiphambi kweJordani.
“Si nʼebe a pụọ. Soro ụzọ ọwụwa anyanwụ, gaa zoo onwe gị nʼakụkụ iyi Kerit, nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ ya, nke bụ nʼihu Jọdan.
4 Kuzakuthi-ke unathe esifuleni; sengilaye amawabayi ukuthi akondle khona.
Nọdụ nʼebe ahụ ṅụọ mmiri si nʼiyi ahụ, riekwa nri ọbụla ụmụ ugolọma ga-ebutere gị, nʼihi na enyela m ha iwu ka ha nye gị nri.”
5 Wasehamba wenza njengokwelizwi leNkosi, ngoba wayahlala esifuleni iKerithi esiphambi kweJordani.
O mere ihe Onyenwe anyị gwara ya ka o mee. Ọ gara nʼakụkụ iyi nta Kerit nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ Jọdan nọrọ nʼebe ahụ.
6 Amawabayi asemlethela isinkwa lenyama ekuseni, lesinkwa lenyama ntambama; wanatha esifuleni.
Ugolọma na-ebutere ya achịcha na anụ, ụtụtụ na anyasị niile. Ọ na-aṅụkwa mmiri site nʼiyi ahụ.
7 Kwasekusithi emva kwesikhathi isifula satsha, ngoba kwakungelazulu elizweni.
Ma mgbe ụbọchị ụfọdụ gasịrị, mmiri ahụ tara, nʼihi na mmiri adịghị ezokwa nʼala ahụ.
8 Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kuye lisithi:
Okwu Onyenwe anyị bịakwutere ya,
9 Sukuma uye eZarefathi engeyeSidoni, uhlale khona. Khangela, ngilayile owesifazana ongumfelokazi khona ukuthi akondle.
“Bilie, jee Zarefat, obodo dị Saịdọn nso, biri nʼebe ahụ. O nwere otu nwanyị di ya nwụrụ, onye m nyere iwu ka o nye gị nri.”
10 Wasukuma-ke waya eZarefathi. Lapho efika esangweni lomuzi, khangela, owesifazana ongumfelokazi wayelapho etheza inkuni; wasembiza wathi: Ake ungikhele amanzi amalutshwana ngenkezo ukuze nginathe.
Ịlaịja biliri jee Zarefat. Mgbe o ruru ọnụ ụzọ ama e si abanye obodo ahụ, ọ hụrụ otu nwanyị di ya nwụrụ ka ọ nọ na-achịkọta nkụ. Ịlaịja kpọrọ ya oku sị ya, “Biko, kutere m ntakịrị mmiri nʼiko ka m ṅụọ.”
11 Kwathi esahamba ukuyawathatha, wambiza wathi: Ake ungiphathele ucezu lwesinkwa esandleni sakho.
Mgbe nwanyị ahụ na-aga ikute mmiri ahụ, Ịlaịja kpọrọ ya oku ọzọ sị ya, “Biko, wetara m otu iberibe achịcha ka m taa.”
12 Wasesithi: Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, kangilaqebelengwana, kuphela impuphu egcwala isandla embizeni lamafutha ayingcosana esiphisweni; khangela-ke ngitheza izinkuni ezimbili ukuze ngingene ngizilungisele khona mina lendodana yami, ukuze sidle sife.
Ma nwanyị ahụ zara sị ya, “Dịka Onyenwe anyị Chineke na-adị ndụ, enweghị m achịcha ọbụla nʼụlọ m. Naanị ihe m nwere bụ otu njuaka ụtụ ọka dị nʼite, na mmanụ ntakịrị dị na karama. Ugbu a, ana m achịkọta nkụ ka m baa ga siere onwe m siekwara nwa m nri, ka anyị rie, chere ọnwụ ga-abịa egburu anyị.”
13 UElija wasesithi kuye: Ungesabi; hamba wenze njengokwelizwi lakho, kodwa ngenzela kuqala iqebelengwana elincinyane ngakho, ulilethe lapha kimi, ngemva kwalokho-ke wenzele wena lendodana yakho.
Ịlaịja sịrị ya, “Atụla egwu! Gaa mee dịka i kwuru. Ma naanị buru ụzọ meere m ogbe achịcha ntakịrị site nʼihe i nwere, wetara m ya. Emesịa, mee nke gị na nwa gị ga-eri.
14 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli: Imbiza yempuphu kayiyikuphela, lesiphiso samafutha kasiyikuswela, kuze kube lusuku iNkosi ezanisa ngalo izulu ebusweni bomhlaba.
Nʼihi na nke a bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel kwuru, ‘Ụtụ ọka dị nʼite ahụ agaghị agwụ, mmanụ ahụ dị nʼite ahụ agakwaghị akọ tutu ruo ụbọchị ahụ Onyenwe anyị ga-ezite mmiri ozuzo nʼala a.’”
15 Wasehamba wenza njengokwelizwi likaElija. Njalo yena kanye laye lendlu yakhe badla okwensuku ezinengi.
Nwanyị ahụ mere dịka Ịlaịja kwuru. Sitekwa nʼụbọchị ahụ gaa nʼihu, ihe oriri akọkwaghị Ịlaịja na nwanyị ahụ, na ezinaụlọ ya.
16 Imbiza yempuphu kayiphelanga lesiphiso samafutha kasiswelanga, njengokwelizwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma ngesandla sikaElija.
Nʼihi na ụtụ ọka ahụ agwụghị, mmanụ akọkwaghị nwanyị ahụ, dịka okwu Onyenwe anyị kwuru site nʼọnụ Ịlaịja, onye amụma.
17 Kwasekusithi emva kwalezizinto, indodana yowesifazana, inkosikazi yendlu, yagula; lomkhuhlane wayo wawulamandla kangangokuthi akwaze kwasala umphefumulo kuyo.
Mgbe ihe ndị a gasịrị, nwa nwanyị ahụ nwe ụlọ rịara ọrịa. Ọrịa a bịara sie ike nke ukwuu na ume afọdụghị nʼime ya.
18 Wasesithi kuElija: Ngilani lawe, muntu kaNkulunkulu? Uze kimi ukuze kukhumbuleke isono sami lokubulala indodana yami na?
Mgbe ahụ, nwanyị ahụ kwaara akwa bịakwute Ịlaịja sị ya, “Ewoo, onye nke Chineke, gịnị ka i nwere megide m? Ị bịara ka i chetara m mmehie m, na igbu nwa m nwoke?”
19 Wasesithi kuye: Nginika indodana yakho. Waseyithatha esifubeni sakhe, wayenyusela endlini ephezulu lapho ayehlala khona, wayilalisa embhedeni wakhe.
Ịlaịja zara sị ya, “Kunye m nwa gị nwoke.” Ịlaịja kuuru ya site nʼaka nne ya rigoo nʼụlọ elu ebe ya onwe ya na-edina, nibe ya nʼelu ihe ndina ya.
20 Wasekhala eNkosini wathi: Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, umehlisele ububi lalo umfelokazi engingenise kwakhe ngokubulala indodana yakhe na?
Ọ kpọkuru Onyenwe anyị sị ya, “Onyenwe anyị Chineke m, gịnị mere i ji wetara nwanyị a m bi nʼụlọ ya ihe mgbu site nʼikwe ka nwa nwoke ya nwụọ?”
21 Wasezelulela phezu komntwana kathathu, wakhala eNkosini wathi: Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, ake ubuyele umphefumulo walumntwana phakathi kwakhe.
Ịlaịja gbatịrị onwe ya nʼahụ nwantakịrị ahụ ugboro atọ, kpọkuo Onyenwe anyị, sị, “Biko, Onyenwe anyị Chineke m, kwere ka mkpụrụobi nwantakịrị a laghachikwute ya.”
22 INkosi yasilizwa ilizwi likaElija, umphefumulo womntwana wasubuyela phakathi kwakhe, wasebuya ephila.
Onyenwe anyị nụrụ ekpere Ịlaịja, ndụ nwantakịrị ahụ laghachikwutere ya, ọ dịkwara ndụ ọzọ.
23 UElija wasemthatha umntwana, wamehlisa esuka endlini ephezulu waya endlini, wamnika unina; uElija wasesithi: Bona, indodana yakho iyaphila.
Mgbe ahụ, Ịlaịja kuuru ya si nʼụlọ elu ahụ rịdata, kunye ya nne ya, gwa ya okwu sị, “Lee, nwa gị dị ndụ!”
24 Owesifazana wasesithi kuElija: Khathesi sengisazi lokhu, ukuthi ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi ilizwi leNkosi elisemlonyeni wakho liliqiniso.
Nwanyị ahụ sịrị Ịlaịja, “Ugbu a, amatala m na ị bụ onye nke chineke, na okwu Onyenwe anyị si nʼọnụ gị apụta bụ eziokwu.”
