7 Choncho Aisiraeli anayamba kuchita zoipa pamaso pa Yehova ndipo anaiwala Yehova Mulungu wawo. Iwo ankalambiranso Abaala+ ndi mizati yopatulika.*+

6 Aisiraeli anayambanso kuchita zoipa pamaso pa Yehova,+ ndipo anayamba kutumikira Abaala,+ mafano a Asitoreti, milungu ya ku Aramu,* milungu ya ku Sidoni, milungu ya ku Mowabu,+ milungu ya Aamoni+ ndi milungu ya Afilisiti.+ Iwo anasiya Yehova ndipo sankamutumikira.

17 Ahabu atangoona Eliya, anati: “Kodi ndiwe eti? Iwe ndi amene wabweretsa mavuto ambiri mu Isiraeli.”

18 Eliya anayankha kuti: “Ine sindinabweretse mavuto mu Isiraeli, koma inuyo ndi nyumba ya bambo anu. Chifukwa mwasiya kutsatira malamulo a Yehova nʼkuyamba kutsatira Abaala.+