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17 kīlēyaath+ pradhēsatthai sērndha thisbiyanaana eliyaa*+ aagaabidam vandhu, “naan sēvai seigira isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* sila varushangalukku indha dhēsatthil paniyō malaiyō peiyaadhu, naan sonna piragudhaan peiyum!”+ endraar.
2 pinbu yegōvaa avaridam, 3 “ingirundhu purappattu kilakku dhisaiyil pō. yōrdhaanukku kilakkē irukkira kērīth pallatthaakku* pakkatthil olindhukol. 4 angē irukkira ōdaiyilirundhu thannīr kudi. unakku unavu kodukka andankaakkaigalai anuppuvēn”+ endru sonnaar. 5 yegōvaa sonnapadi avar udanē purappattu pōnaar; yōrdhaanukku kilakkē irukkira kērīth pallatthaakku* pakkatthil thanginaar. 6 kaalaiyilum maalaiyilum andankaakkaigal rottiyum iraichiyum konduvandhana. avar adhai saappittu, ōdai thannīrai kuditthaar.+ 7 andha dhēsatthil malaiyē peiyaadhadhaal sila naatkalil andha ōdai varandupōnadhu.+
8 pinbu yegōvaa avaridam, 9 “ingirundhu purappattu sīdhōnil irukkira saaribaath nagaratthukku pōi angēyē thangiyiru. andha nagaratthil irukkira oru vidhavai mūlam unakku unavu koduppēn”+ endru sonnaar. 10 adhanaal, eliyaa angirundhu purappattu saaribaath nagaratthukku pōnaar. andha nagaratthin nulaivaasalukku avar vandhapōdhu, angē oru vidhavai viragu porukkikkondirundhaal. avalai kūppittu, “dhayavuseidhu kudikka konjam thannīr konduvaarungal”+ endru sonnaar. 11 aval thannīr konduvara pōnapōdhu avalai kūppittu, “dhayavuseidhu konjam rottiyum konduvaarungal” endru sonnaar. 12 adharku aval, “ungaludaiya kadavulaana yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* ennidam rottiyē illai. periya jaadiyil oru kaippidi maavum, chinna jaadiyil konjam enneyumdhaan irukkiradhu.+ ippōdhu konjam viragu porukkikkondirukkirēn, inimēldhaan enakkum en maganukkum edhaiyaavadhu samaikka vēndum. idhudhaan engalukku kadaisi unavu. adhan pinbu, naanum en maganum saaga vēndiyadhudhaan” endru sonnaal.
13 appōdhu eliyaa, “kavalaippadaadhīrgal. vīttukku pōi nīngal sonnapadiyē samaiyungal. mudhalil, ungalidam iruppadhai vaitthu vattamaana oru chinna rottiyai seidhu enakku konduvaarungal. adhan piragu, ungalukkum ungal maganukkum samaikkalaam. 14 ‘yegōvaa marubadiyum indha dhēsatthil malai peiya vaikkumvarai, periya jaadiyil irukkira maavum kuraindhupōgaadhu, chinna jaadiyil irukkira enneiyum thīrndhupōgaadhu’+ endru isravēlin kadavulaana yegōvaa solgiraar” endraar. 15 aval pōi eliyaa sonnapadiyē seidhaal. adhanaal, avaludaiya kudumbatthaarum eliyaavum pala naatkalukku saappittaargal.+ 16 eliyaa mūlam yegōvaa sonnapadiyē, periya jaadiyil irundha maavum kuraiyavillai, chinna jaadiyil irundha enneiyum thīrndhupōgavillai.
17 pinbu orunaal andha pennin magan, adhaavadhu andha vīttu sondhakkaariyin magan, nōivaaippattaan. avanudaiya udalnilai romba mōsamaagikkondē vandhadhu; kadaisiyil, avan irandhupōnaan.+ 18 appōdhu aval eliyaavidam, “unmai kadavulin ūliyarē, naan ungalukku enna paavam seidhēn? naan seidha kutratthai nyaabagappadutthi, en maganai saagadikkavaa vandhīrgal?”+ endru kēttaal. 19 eliyaa avalidam, “ungal maganai ennidam kodungal” endraar. aval kaiyilirundhu pillaiyai vaangi, thaan thangiyirundha maadi araikku kondupōnaar. avanai thannudaiya kattilil padukka vaitthaar.+ 20 pinbu, “yegōvaavē, en kadavulē,+ naan thanguvadharku idam koduttha indha vidhavaiyin maganai saagaditthu, avalukkum vēdhanai thandhuvittīrgalaa?” endru solli yegōvaavidam jebam seidhaar. 21 adhan pinbu, andha pillaiyin mīdhu mūndru dhadavai padutthu, “yegōvaavē, en kadavulē, dhayavuseidhu indha pillaikku uyir kodungal” endru yegōvaavidam kenjinaar. 22 eliyaa seidha jebatthai yegōvaa kēttaar.+ andha paiyanukku uyir vandhadhu, avan pilaitthukkondaan.+ 23 eliyaa andha pillaiyai maadi araiyilirundhu kūttikkondu vandhu avanudaiya ammaavidam kodutthaar. appōdhu eliyaa, “ingē paarungal, ungal magan uyirōdirukkiraan”+ endru sonnaar. 24 appōdhu andha pen, “nijamaagavē nīngal kadavul anuppiya thīrkkadharisidhaan,+ ungal mūlam yegōvaa solgira vaartthaiyellaam unmai enbadhai ippōdhu purindhukondēn” endru sonnaal.