Mukanda wa Kumpala wa Ba nfumu
17 Biabia Eliya* muina Tishebe baadi mushale mu Gileade nkulungula Akabe’shi: “Na bi Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele anfubilaa* binyibinyi na muwa, mu bino bipua takukekala lume sunga mpeshi anka su natumu eyi!”
2 Eyi dia Yehowa nkufika kuadi, nkuakula’shi: 3 “Katuka pano wende lupese lua kutunduka nguba na ofuame mu ebanda dia Kerite,* dia kutunduka nguba kua Yordane. 4 Okatomo mema a mu muela, na nakatumina manganga eyi bua nkutuandilanga bia kudia kuakua.” 5 Mususa umune bayile na akita muyile eyi dia Yehowa; bayile na akashala ku bukunkula bua ebanda dia Kerite,* kutunduka nguba kua Yordane. 6 Na manganga abaadi aamutuadila mukate na muita ku namashika na mukate na muita ku kiolua, na baadi atomo mema a mu muela. 7 Anka kunyima kua mafuku muela nkukama muanda mpeshi tabaadi anoko muiumbo.
8 Akupu eyi dia Yehowa nkufika kuadi’shi: 9 “Ebuee wende ku Sarepta a Sidone, na oshale kuakua. Tala, nakatumina mukashi kilele eyi kuakua bua nkupanga bia kudia.” 10 Biabia aye nkuibua na nkuenda ku Sarepta. Pabafikile ku kituelelo kia kibundi, kubaadi mukashi kilele baadi asangula nteete. Aye nkumuitanyina na nkumulungula’shi: “Ntuadile namu ndambo ya mema muikopo buashi ntome.” 11 Pabaadi ende mu kuiata bamuitanyine amulungula’shi: “Ontuadile namu kipese kia mukate muiyasa diobe.” 12 Nyi aye nkumulungula’shi: “Na bi Yehowa Efile Mukulu oobe binyibinyi na muwa, ntshina mukate, ne na penda eyasa dia bukula muilondo dikata na ndambo ya muimu muilondo dipeela. Binobino nkuete kusangula ndambo ya nteete, na nende nkateekie kantu buande na bua muana ande mulume. Kunyima ku’atue kudia atufu.”
13 Nyi Eliya nkumulungula’shi: “Totshinanga. Nda na okite bibuakula. Anka obande kunkitshina ka mukate kapeela ke kishengu na biabia bi kuanka, na wekantuadile. Akupu we mulombene kuteeka bo’be na bua muana oobe. 14 Muanda Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele bakula bino’shi: ‘Bukula bui muilondo dikata tabupu na muimu wi muilondo dipeela taupu mpa na efuku adinokiesha Yehowa mpeshi pa nsenga.’” 15 Biabia aye nkuenda na nkukita bibaadi Eliya muakule, aye na kifuko kiaye pamune na Eliya nkudia munda mua mafuku ebungi. 16 Bukula bubaadi muilondo dikata tabubaadi bupue na muimu ubaadi muilondo dipeela taubaadi upue muyile eyi dia Yehowa dibaadi muakule kukiila kui Eliya.
17 Kunyima kua ino mianda muana a yawa muana mukashi sha nshibo nkukumba, na mukumbo waye nkukila bukopo na aye nkufua. 18 Yawa muana mukashi nkulungula Eliya’shi: “Muntu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi we nami muanda kinyi? We mufikie mu kuntentekiesha kupiila kuande na bua kuipaa muana ande su? 19 Anka aye nkumulungula’shi: “Mpe muana oobe.” Akupu aye nkumuata muana mu maboko na nkukaamina naye mu kadimbo ka kuiyilu, mubaadi mushale na aye nkumuladisha pa lusala luaye. 20 Aye nkuela musaase kui Yehowa’shi: “Ô Yehowa Efile Mukulu ande, bofuishila mpa na uno mukashi kilele mumpe mbalo ya kushala dikienga pa kutadiila buashi muana aaye afue su? 21 Akupu aye nkutandabala pa mbidi ya muana misusa isatu, na nkuela musaase kui Yehowa’shi: “Ô Yehowa Efile Mukulu ande, kita namu biashi muwa* wa uno muana walukiile muadi.” 22 Yehowa nkuteemesha luteko lua Eliya, na muwa* wa muana nkualukiila muadi na aye nkupetuula muwa.* 23 Eliya nkuata muana, nkukatuka naye mu kadimbo ka kuiyilu, nkuika naye mu nshibo na nkumupa nyinaye; Eliya nkuakula’shi: “Tala, muana oobe e na muwa.” 24 Nyi yawa muana mukashi nkulungula Eliya’shi: “Binobino nauku’shi we binyibinyi muntu a Efile Mukulu, na’shi eyi dia Yehowa dioakula ndia binyibinyi.”