Amambo Wakutoma
17 Eliya*+ wa ku Tisbhe, adabuluka ku Jiliyadhi+ apanga Akabu: “Ndiri kudumbira mu dzina ya Yahova wa m’maso, Mulungu wa Izraeli ule anatumikira* ine kuti mu pyaka pinatowera nee kunadzaoneka bume nee kubvumba kwa madzi mpaka kutonga kwanga kuti pyenepi picitike!”+
2 Eliya apangwa tenepa na Yahova: 3 “Buluka kweneko, ndoko kumabulukiro a dzuwa, mbubisala n’Gowa ya Kerite, inagumanika kumabulukiro a dzuwa a Yordani. 4 Usafunika kumwa madzi a mu nkulo, pontho kweneko ine ndinadzaphatisira makhungubwe toera kukupasa cakudya.”+ 5 Mwakukhonda dembuka, Eliya acita mwakubverana na mafala a Yahova; iye aenda mbakhala n’Gowa ya Kerite, inagumanika kumabulukiro a dzuwa a Yordani. 6 Makhungubwe akham’bweresera mikate na nyama namacibese namaulo, pontho iye akhamwa madzi a mu nkulo.+ 7 Mbwenye pidapita ntsiku zingasi, nkulo wauma,+ thangwi madzi nee akhabvumba mu dziko ineyi yonsene.
8 Iye apangwa tenepa na Yahova: 9 “Lamuka, ndoko ku Sarefati mu dziko ya Sidhoni, pontho khala kweneko. Ine ndinadzaphatisira nkazi wa nzice kweneko toera akupase cakudya.”+ 10 Natenepa iye alamuka mbaenda ku Sarefati. Pidafika iye pansuwo wa nzinda, aona nkazi wa nzice mbakalokotera nkhuni. Penepo iye ancemera mbampanga: “Ndaphata miyendo, ndipasembo madzi pang’ono n’khomitco toera ndimwe.”+ 11 Mu ndzidzi ukhaenda iye katunga madzi, Eliya ancemera pontho mbampanga: “Ndaphata miyendo, ndibwereserembo phindi ya nkate.” 12 Penepo iye atawira: “Ndiri kudumbira mu dzina ya Yahova Mulungu wako wa m’maso, ine nkhabe nkate, basi ene ndiri na djanja ibodzi ya ufa mu nkhali ikulu na mafuta pang’ono mu nkhali ing’ono.+ Cincino ndiri kulokotera nkhuni, ndingamala ndinaenda kunyumba kaphika toera ine na mwananga tidye. Ceneci ndi cakudya cathu cakumalisa, buluka penepo tinafa.”
13 Penepo Eliya ampanga: “Leka gopa. Ndoko kacite pidalonga iwe. Mbwenye pakutoma ndicitire nkate ung’ono wakubulungika na pire piri na iwe, mbubwera nawo kuna ine. Buluka penepo, unaenda kaphika toera udye na mwanako. 14 Thangwi Yahova Mulungu wa Izraeli alonga tenepa: ‘Ufa uli mu nkhali yako ikulu nee unamala, pontho mafuta ali mu nkhali yako ing’ono nee anamala mpaka ntsiku inafuna kubvumbisa Yahova madzi pa dziko.’”+ 15 Natenepa iye aenda mbacita ninga mukhadalonga Eliya, pontho iye pabodzi na Eliya kuphatanizambo anthu a panyumba pace akhala na cakudya toera kudya mu ntsiku zizinji.+ 16 Ufa ukhali mu nkhali ikulu nee wamala, pontho mafuta akhali mu nkhali ing’ono nee amala mwakubverana na mafala adalonga Yahova kubulukira kuna Eliya.
17 Buluka penepo, mwana wa nzice unoyu aphatwa na utenda, utenda wace watekera kakamwe mbafa.*+ 18 Penepo iye apanga Eliya: “Imwe ntumiki wa Mulungu wandimomwene, ndakudawiraninji ine? Kodi imwe mwabwera panyumba panga toera kudzandikumbusa madawo anga mbamupha mwananga?”+ 19 Mbwenye Eliya ampanga: “Ndipase mwanako.” Natenepa iye akwata mwana kuna mai wace mbaenda naye nkwartu yandzulu idafikira iye, mban’gonesa patalimba pace.+ 20 Iye acita phembero mwakugaluza kuna Yahova, mbalonga: “Yahova Mulungu wanga,+ kodi imwe mukuonesambo nyatwa nzice uyu adanditambira, mbamupha mwanace?” 21 Penepo iye akhumbatira mwana katatu, acita phembero mwakugaluza kuna Yahova, mbalonga: “Ndaphata miyendo Yahova Mulungu wanga, citisani kuti mwana uyu akhale pontho na umaso.” 22 Yahova abvesera phembero ya Eliya,+ mwana mbakhala pontho na umaso.+ 23 Eliya akwata mwana, atcita naye buluka nkwartu yandzulu mbampereka kuna mai wace; pontho Eliya alonga: “Ona, mwanako ali m’maso.”+ 24 Penepo nkazi unoyu apanga Eliya: “Cincino ndisadziwa kuti mwandimomwene imwe ndimwe ntumiki wa Mulungu,+ pontho mafala a Yahova analonga imwe ndi andimomwene.”