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17 Eliya*+ w’i Tishibe yaba mu karere ka Gileyadi+. Igihe kimwe abwira Ahabu ati: «Ndakurahiye Yehova Imana nzima, Imana ya Isirayeli nkorera*, yuko ata rume ruzoboneka canke ngo hagire imvura igwa muri iyi myaka, atari jewe ndabivuze+.»
2 Yehova abwira Eliya ati: 3 «Va ng’aha ugende werekeza mu buseruko maze winyegeze mu mwonga Keriti mu buseruko bwa Yorodani. 4 Uzoze uranywa amazi yo muri uwo mwonga kandi nzotegeka ibikona bize birakuzanira ibifungurwa+.» 5 Ubwo nyene Eliya aca aragenda akora ivyo Yehova yamubwiye, aja mu mwonga Keriti agumayo. Uwo mwonga wari mu buseruko bwa Yorodani. 6 Mu gitondo no ku mugoroba ibikona vyamuzanira umukate n’inyama kandi yanywa amazi yo muri uwo mwonga+. 7 Mugabo haheze imisi, uwo mwonga urakama+ kuko ata mvura yagwa mu gihugu.
8 Yehova aca amubwira ati: 9 «Haguruka uje mu gisagara ca Zarefati co mu karere ka Sidoni maze ugumeyo. Nzotegeka umupfakazi abayo aze arakuronsa ibifungurwa+.» 10 Nuko arahaguruka aja i Zarefati. Ashitse kw’irembo ry’igisagara abona umugore w’umupfakazi ariko atoragura udukwi. Aca aramuhamagara amubwira ati: «Ndagusavye umfashishe utuzi two kunywa+.» 11 Agiye kumuzanira amazi amubwira ati: «Ndagusavye uze unzaniye n’agakate.» 12 Na we avuga ati: «Ndakurahiye Yehova Imana nzima, yo Mana yawe, nta mukate mfise. Mfise gusa agafu gakeyi cane* kari mu mubindi munini n’utuvuta dukeyi mu gakarabo+. Ubu ndiko ntoragura udukwi dukeyi kugira nje gutegura akantu twe n’umuhungu wanje dufungura. Nta bindi tuzoronka, tuzoca dupfa.»
13 Maze Eliya amubwira ati: «Ntutinye. Genda ukore nk’uko ubivuze. Ariko ubanze utore ako gafu ufise unkorere agakate*, uce ukanzanira. Uraheza utegure ivyo wewe n’umuhungu wawe mufungura. 14 Kuko Yehova Imana ya Isirayeli avuze ati: “Ifu iri muri uwo mubindi munini ntizohera, n’amavuta ari muri ako gakarabo ntazohera gushika umusi jewe Yehova nzotuma imvura igwa mu gihugu+.”» 15 Nya mugore aragenda, akora ivyo Eliya amubwiye. We n’umuryango wiwe na Eliya bamara imisi myinshi baronka ivyo bafungura+. 16 Wa mubindi munini ntiwigeze uburamwo ifu, na ka gakarabo ntikigeze kaburamwo amavuta, nk’uko Yehova yari yabivuze biciye kuri Eliya.
17 Mu nyuma umuhungu w’uyo mugore yari amuhaye indaro* ararwara araremba maze arapfa*+. 18 Aca abwira Eliya ati: «Dupfa iki* ga muntu w’Imana y’ukuri? Mbega waje iwanje kunyibutsa ivyaha vyanje no kunyicira umwana+?» 19 Mugabo Eliya amubwira ati: «Mpa uwo muhungu wawe.» Maze aramuterura amuha Eliya. Eliya aca amudugana mu cumba co hejuru yararamwo, amuryamika ku buriri bwiwe+. 20 Atakambira Yehova, avuga ati: «Ewe Yehova Mana yanje+, kubera iki uteje ivyago n’uyu mupfakazi ampaye indaro mu kumwicira umwana?» 21 Maze yubama kuri nya mwana incuro zitatu atakambira Yehova, avuga ati: «Ewe Yehova Mana yanje, ndakwinginze utume uyu mwana asubira kuba muzima.» 22 Yehova araheza yumva ivyo Eliya amusavye+ maze uwo mwana asubira kuba muzima+. 23 Eliya aca atora uwo mwana, amukura muri ico cumba co hejuru, amuha nyina amubwira ati: «Ehe raba umuhungu wawe ni muzima+.» 24 Uwo mugore aca yishura Eliya ati: «Ubu ndamenye ko uri umuntu w’Imana vy’ukuri+ kandi ko ivyo Yehova avuga biciye kuri wewe ari ukuri.»