17, 18. (a) Eliya kʋyaa se ewoki Yizreyɛɛlɩ lɛ, ɛbɛ talɩ-ɩ nʋmɔʋ taa? (b) Ɛbɛ wɛ piti seya wena Eliya sewa kpaɣnɩ Karmɛɛlɩ nɛ ŋwolo Yizreyɛɛlɩ yɔ, a-taa? (Cɔnɩ ɖɔɖɔ pɩ-tɛɛ tɔm.)

¹⁷ Yehowa tɛ nayʋ kpaɣ nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ Ahaabɩ ɖɔɖɔ kaakpaɣ yɔ. Nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ, kɩkaɣ wɛʋ kaɖɛ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ kɩɩɖaɣlaa, cɩkpɛndʋʋ kaawɛɛ nɛ tɛʋ ɖɔɖɔ kaawɛɛ nɛ kɩnɩɣ sakɩyɛ. Ɛlɛ, maamaaci nakʋyʋ la pʋwayɩ.

¹⁸ “[Yehowa] nesi tii Eliya yɔɔ, nɛ ɛta ɛ-kataŋgayɩsɩ tambaɖɛ nɛ eseɣ Ahaabɩ ɛzɩdaa nɛ ewolo ɛtalɩ Yizreyɛɛlɩ.” (1 Aw. 18:46) Pɩnaɣ kaɣlaa se “Yehowa nesi” lakaɣ maamaaci tʋmɩyɛ naɖɩyɛ Eliya yɔɔ. Yizreyɛɛlɩ kaawɛ poliŋ ɛzɩ kilomɛtawaa 30 mbʋ yɔ, nɛ Eliya taatasɩ kɛʋ evebu.a Maɣzɩ nɛ ŋna ɛzɩma nayʋ ɛnʋ eɖiɣni kotuu e-toko kɩɖaɣlʋʋ se ɛhɔkɩ-kʋ ɛ-tɩnaɣ taa nɛ pɩtaapadɩ-ɩ yɔ. Ɛtɛma lɛ, ɛkpaɣ seya, ŋgʋ lɩm kaawɛ habɩyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩ-yɔɔ. Eseɣaɣ lɛɛ lɛɛ nɛ halɩ ɛkɔɔ nɛ ehiɣ wiyaʋ you lɔɔɖɩyɛ nʋmɔʋ taa, nɛ ɛɖɛɛ ɖɩ-yɔɔ.

19. (a) Ðoŋ sɔsɔŋ nɛ tɛyɩŋ weyi Ɛsɔ ha Eliya yɔ, ɩtɔzʋʋ-ɖʋ natʋ tɔm ndʋ yɔɔ? (b) Eliya seɣaɣ se ewolo Yizreyɛɛlɩ lɛ, pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se ndʋ ɛɛsɩma?

¹⁹ Wazaɣ sɔsɔɔ siŋŋ pɩɩkɛnɩ Eliya. Pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se pɩlabɩ-ɩ leleŋ siŋŋ se ɛnɩɩ ɖoŋ sɔsɔŋ, kpekpeka nɛ tɛyɩŋ e-tomnaɣ taa puwiye nɛ halɩ pɩtɩla yɔ, pɩcɛzɩ ɖoŋ weyi ɛɛwɛnɩ e-evebitu taa yɔ. Pɩtɔzʋʋ-ɖʋ natʋ tɔm ndʋ tɩhaɣ lidaʋ mba pɛwɛ siɣsiɣ yɔ se pakaɣ wɛnʋʋ tɔnʋʋ taa alaafɩya nɛ kpekpeka siŋŋ Paradisuu taa tɛtʋ yɔɔ. (Kalɩ Izaayii 35:6.) Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Eliya seɣaɣ habɩyɛ nɖɩ ɖɩ-yɔɔ lɩm taa yɔ, pɩtʋʋ fɛyɩ se ɛɛnawa se ɛ-Caa Yehowa, Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ, sɔɔlɩ ɛ-tɔm.

1, 2. Ɛbɛ kaatalɩ Eliya kɩyakʋ nakʋyʋ e-wezuu caɣʋ taa?

ELIYA ɖiɣni seu tɛʋ taa nɛ ɖoo ñeɖiɣni yuu. Nʋmɔʋ ŋgʋ kɩkazɩnɩ ɛzɩdaa pʋcɔ nɛ ɛtalɩ Yizreyɛɛlɩ yɔ, kɩɖaɣlaa kpem. Ŋgʋ ɛtaatasɩ kɛʋ evebu. Ɛlɛ pɩtɩnɩ-ɩ nɛ seya, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ‘Yehowa maɣmaɣ nesi kaatibi ɛ-yɔɔ.’ Toovenim taa lɛ, ɖoŋ weyi ɛɖɔŋaɣ e-tomnaɣ taa yɔ, ɛtaawɛɛnɩ ɖoŋ ɛnɩ wiɖiyi. Halɩ ɛkɔm nɛ ɛɖɛɛ kpaŋnaŋ weyi ɛhɔŋaɣ Wiyaʋ Ahaabɩ you lɔɔɖɩyɛ yɔ, ɩ-yɔɔ.​—Kalɩ 1 Awiya 18:46.