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18 sila kaalam kalitthu, adhaavadhu mūndraam varushatthil,+ yegōvaa eliyaavidam, “nī purappattu aagaabidam pō. naan indha mannil malai peiya vaippēn”+ endru sonnaar. 2 adhanaal, aagaabai sandhikka eliyaa purappattu pōnaar. andha samayatthil samaariyaavil panjam kadumaiyaaga irundhadhu.+
3 idharkidaiyē, aagaab thannudaiya aranmanai adhigaariyaana obadhiyaavai kūppittaar. (yegōvaamīdhu obadhiyaa adhiga bayabakthi vaitthirundhaar, 4 yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisigalai yēsabēl+ olitthukkattiya samayatthil, ivar 100 thīrkkadharisigalai paadhugaatthu vandhirundhaar. avargalai aimbadhu aimbadhu pēraaga kugaigalil olitthu vaitthu, avargalukku rottiyum thannīrum kodutthu vandhirundhaar.) 5 aagaab avaridam, “nī pōi dhēsatthilirukkira nīrūtrugalaiyum pallatthaakkugalaiyum* ondruvidaamal paartthuvittu vaa. oruvēlai, nammudaiya kudhiraigalaiyum kōvēru kaludhaigalaiyum kaappaatruvadharku pōdhumaana pul kidaikkalaam. appōdhudhaan, nammudaiya ellaa mirugangalaiyum ilakka vēndiyirukkaadhu” endru sonnaar. 6 thēda vēndiya pagudhigalai irandu pērum thangalukkul piritthukkondaargal. pinbu aagaab oru valiyil pōnaar, obadhiyaa matroru valiyil pōnaar.
7 obadhiyaa pōikkondirundhapōdhu, avarai paarkka eliyaa vandhaar. udanē obadhiyaa avarai adaiyaalam kandukondu, avar munnaal saashtaangamaaga vilundhu, “nīngal en ejamaan eliyaadhaanē?”+ endru kēttaar. 8 adharku eliyaa, “aamaam. nī pōi un ejamaanidam, ‘eliyaa ingēdhaan irukkiraar’ endru sol” endraar. 9 adharku avar, “idhai sonnaal aagaab ennai kondrupōda maattaaraa? naan ungalukku enna paavam seidhēn? ungal adiyēnai ēn avar kaiyil sikka vaikkirīrgal? 10 ungal kadavulaana yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* en ejamaan ungalai thēdaadha idamē illai. ungalai kandupidippadharkaaga ellaa dhēsangalukkum raajyangalukkum aatkalai anuppinaar. ‘eliyaa ingē illai’ endru angirundhavargal sonnapōdhu, adhai satthiyam panni solla sonnaar.+ 11 ippōdhu nīngal, ‘un ejamaanidam pōi, “eliyaa ingēdhaan irukkiraar”’ endru solla solgirīrgalē. 12 naan ingirundhu pōnadhum, yegōvaavin sakthi ungalai vēroru idatthukku kondupōividum.+ naan sonnadhai kēttu aagaab ungalai paarkka varumpōdhu nīngal ingē illaavittaal, avar ennai kandippaaga kondruviduvaar. aanaal, naan chinna vayadhilirundhē yegōvaavukku bayandhu nadappavan. 13 ejamaanē, yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisigalai yēsabēl kondrupōttu kondirundhapōdhu, avargalil 100 pērai kaappaatrinēnē! yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisigalai aimbadhu aimbadhu pēraaga kugaigalil olitthu vaitthu avargalukku rottiyum thannīrum thandhēnē!+ idhaiyellaam yaarum ungalidam sollavillaiyaa? 14 appadiyirukka, ‘un ejamaanidam pōi, “eliyaa ingēdhaan irukkiraar”’ endru solla solgirīrgalē. avar ennai kandippaaga kondruviduvaar” endru sonnaar. 15 adharku eliyaa, “naan sēvai seigira paralōga padaigalin yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* indru naan nichayam aagaab munnaal nirpēn” endru sonnaar.
16 adhanaal obadhiyaa angirundhu pōi aagaabidam vishayatthai sonnaar. appōdhu, eliyaavai sandhikka aagaab vandhaar.
17 eliyaavai paartthadhum, “isravēlargalukku kashtatthukkumēl kashtam kodukkiravan nīdhaanē?” endru aagaab kēttaar.
18 adharku avar, “isravēlargal padugira kashtatthukku naan kaaranamillai. nīngalum ungal appaa vīttaarumdhaan kaaranam. nīngal yegōvaavin kattalaigalai odhukkitthallivittu paagaalgalai vanangiyadhaaldhaan ivvalavu kashtamum vandhadhu.+ 19 ippōdhu isravēlargal ellaaraiyum karmēl malaiyil+ en munnaal vara sollungal. yēsabēlin mējaiyil saappidugira 450 paagaal thīrkkadharisigalaiyum pūjai kambatthai*+ valipadugira 400 thīrkkadharisigalaiyum varachollungal” endru sonnaar. 20 adhanaal, isravēlargal ellaarukkum aagaab seidhi anuppinaar. avargalaiyum andha thīrkkadharisigalaiyum karmēl malaikku varavalaitthaar.
21 pinbu eliyaa angē kūdivandhirundha makkal ellaaraiyum paartthu, “nīngal innum etthanai naalaikkutthaan irandu manadhaaga iruppīrgal?*+ yegōvaadhaan unmaiyaana kadavul endraal avarai vanangungal;*+ paagaaldhaan unmaiyaana kadavul endraal avanai vanangungal!”* endru sonnaar. aanaal, makkal avarukku endha badhilum sollaamal amaidhiyaaga irundhaargal. 22 pinbu eliyaa avargalidam, “yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisigalil naan mattumdhaan ippōdhu uyirōdu irukkirēn.+ aanaal paagaalin thīrkkadharisigal 450 pēr irukkiraargal. 23 avargalidam irandu ilam kaalaigalai konduvara sollungal. avatril ondrai avargal thērndhedutthu, thundu thundaaga vetti viragugalmēl vaikkattum. aanaal, avatrukku neruppu vaikka kūdaadhu. naanum innoru kaalaiyai thundu thundaaga vetti viragugalmēl vaippēn. aanaal, neruppu vaikka maattēn. 24 nīngal ungaludaiya kadavulin peyarai solli vēndikkollungal.+ naan yegōvaavin peyarai solli vēndikkolvēn. endha kadavul neruppai anuppi badhil tharugiraarō avardhaan unmaiyaana kadavul”+ endru sonnaar. adharku makkal ellaarum, “sari, appadiyē seiyalaam” endru sonnaargal.
25 appōdhu eliyaa paagaal thīrkkadharisigalidam, “nīngal niraiya pēr irukkirīrgal. adhanaal mudhalil nīngal pōi ilam kaalai ondrai thērndhedungal. balikodukka adhai thayaar seidhu, ungaludaiya kadavul peyarai solli vēndikkollungal. aanaal, neruppu vaikka kūdaadhu” endru sonnaar. 26 adhanaal, avargal thaangal thērndheduttha ilam kaalaiyai balikodukka thayaar seidhaargal. pinbu kaalaiyilirundhu matthiyaanamvarai, “paagaalē! badhil thaa” endru vēndikkondē irundhaargal. aanaal endha satthamum varavillai, yaarum badhil tharavumillai.+ thaangal kattiya balipīdatthai sutri avargal kudhitthu kudhitthu aadinaargal. 27 matthiyaanatthil eliyaa avargalai paartthu, “thondai kiliya katthungal! avan oru kadavuldhaanē!+ ēdhaavadhu aalndha yōsanaiyil iruppaan. illai, kalippidatthukku pōyiruppaan,* oruvēlai thūnginaalum thūngiyiruppaan. yaaraavadhu avanai eluppinaaldhaan undu!” endru kēli seidhaar. 28 avargal thondai kiliya katthikkondirundhaargal; thangal valakkappadi, kutthuvaalgalaiyum periya īttigalaiyum vaitthu udambai kīrikkondirundhaargal; adhanaal, avargaludaiya udambu muluvadhum rattham kottiyadhu. 29 matthiyaanammudhal maalaiyil unavu kaanikkai selutthum nēramvarai veritthanamaai katthikkondirundhaargal. aanaal endha satthamum varavillai, yaarum badhil tharavumillai, avargaludaiya vēndudhalai yaarum kētkavumillai.+
30 kadaisiyil eliyaa andha makkal ellaaraiyum paartthu, “ingē vaarungal” endru sonnaar. makkal ellaarum avaridam pōnaargal. iditthu pōdappattirundha yegōvaavin balipīdatthai avar sariseidhaar.+ 31 yaakkōbin magangal mūlam uruvaana kōtthirangalin ennikkaippadi, eliyaa 12 karkalai edutthaar. andha yaakkōbidamdhaan, “unnudaiya peyar isravēl”+ endru yegōvaa solliyirundhaar. 32 andha 12 karkalai vaitthu yegōvaavin peyarukku pugal sērppadharkaaga eliyaa oru balipīdatthai kattinaar.+ pinbu, irandu siyaa alavu* vidhai vidhaikkum alavukku idamvittu, andha balipīdatthai sutri periya vaaikkaalai vettinaar. 33 balipīdatthin mīdhu viragugalai adukkinaar, ilam kaalaiyai thundu thundaaga vetti avatrinmēl vaitthaar.+ pinbu, “naangu periya kudangalil thannīr konduvandhu indha dhagana balimīdhum viragugalmīdhum ūtrungal” endru sonnaar. 34 adhan pinbu, “marubadiyum ūtrungal” endru sonnaar. avargal appadiyē seidhaargal. pinbu, “mūndraavadhu dhadavaiyum ūtrungal” endru sonnaar. avargal mūndraavadhu dhadavaiyum ūtrinaargal. 35 balipīdatthai sutrilum thannīr ōdiyadhu. eliyaa andha vaaikkaalaiyum thannīraal nirappinaar.
36 maalaiyil unavu kaanikkai selutthugira nēratthil,+ balipīdatthukku pakkatthil eliyaa thīrkkadharisi vandhu, “yegōvaavē, aabiragaam,+ īsaakku,+ isravēl aagiyōrin dhēvanē, nīngaldhaan isravēlin kadavul enbadhaiyum, naan ungaludaiya ūliyan enbadhaiyum, nīngal sollitthaan ivai ellaavatraiyum seidhēn+ enbadhaiyum indru ellaarukkum theriyappadutthungal. 37 yegōvaavē, enakku badhil kodungal! nīngaldhaan unmaiyaana kadavul enbadhaiyum, nīngaldhaan avargaludaiya idhayatthai ungal pakkam thiruppugirīrgal enbadhaiyum indha makkal purindhukolla vēndum. adhanaal, yegōvaavē enakku badhil kodungal”+ endru jebam seidhaar.
38 udanadiyaaga, yegōvaa anuppiya neruppu vaanatthilirundhu vandhu, dhagana baliyaiyum viragugalaiyum karkalaiyum mannaiyum sutteritthadhu.+ vaaikkaalil irundha thannīraiyum urinjiyadhu.+ 39 makkal ellaarum adhai paartthavudan saashtaangamaai vilundhu, “yegōvaadhaan unmaiyaana kadavul! yegōvaadhaan unmaiyaana kadavul” endru sonnaargal. 40 appōdhu eliyaa avargalidam, “paagaal thīrkkadharisigalai pidiyungal! oruvanaikkūda vidaadhīrgal!” endru sonnaar. udanē avargalai piditthaargal. eliyaa avargal ellaaraiyum kīsōn nīrōdaikku*+ kondupōi vettippōttaar.+
41 appōdhu eliyaa aagaabai paartthu, “nīngal pōi saappittu kudiyungal. ganamalai peigira sattham kētkiradhu”+ endru sonnaar. 42 adhanaal, aagaab saappidavum kudikkavum pōnaar. eliyaavō karmēl malai uchikku pōi angē tharaiyil mandipōttu, kunindhu than thalaiyai mulangaalgalukku idaiyē vaitthukkondaar.+ 43 pinbu than ūliyanidam, “dhayavuseidhu ērippōi kadal pakkamaai paar” endru sonnaar. avanum ērippōi paartthuvittu vandhu, “ondrumē illai” endru sonnaan. ippadi ēlu dhadavai avanai anuppi, “pōi paar” endru sonnaar. 44 ēlaavadhu dhadavai andha ūliyan vandhu, “adhō, kaiyalavukku siriya mēgam ondru kadalil irundhu mēlē varugiradhu” endru sonnaan. udanē avar, “nī pōi aagaabidam, ‘radhatthai thayaarpadutthi purappadungal. illaiyendraal, balattha malaiyil maattikkolvīrgal’ endru sol” endraar. 45 idharkidaiyē, vaanatthil kaarmēgangal sūlndhana. balattha kaatru vīsiyadhu, malaiyum bayangaramaaga kottiyadhu.+ aagaab thannudaiya radhatthil yesrayēlukku+ pōikkondirundhaar. 46 eliyaavukku yegōvaa visēsha balatthai kodutthadhaal,* avar thannudaiya angiyai iduppil ilutthu kattikkondu aagaabukku munnaal ōdi yesrayēlai adaindhaar.