Igitabo cya mbere cy’Abami
19 Ahabu+ abwira Yezebeli+ ibyo Eliya yakoze byose n’ukuntu yicishije inkota abahanuzi bose.+ 2 Nuko Yezebeli atuma umuntu ngo abwire Eliya ati: “Nibigera ejo nk’iki gihe ntaragukorera nk’ibyo wakoreye buri wese muri bo,* imana zanjye zizampane bikomeye.” 3 Eliya akimara kubyumva agira ubwoba, arahaguruka arahunga kugira ngo aticwa,*+ ajya i Beri-sheba+ y’i Buyuda.+ Aho ni ho yasize umugaragu we. 4 Hanyuma agenda urugendo rw’umunsi wose mu butayu, aza kwicara munsi y’igiti cy’umurotemu.* Asaba Imana ko yakwipfira avuga ati: “Ndarambiwe! Yehova, ubu noneho nyica*+ birangire kuko nta cyo ndusha ba sogokuruza.”
5 Hanyuma aryama munsi y’icyo giti arasinzira. Ariko mu buryo butunguranye umumarayika araza amukoraho,+ aramubwira ati: “Byuka urye!”+ 6 Arebye ku musego abona umugati ufite ishusho y’uruziga uri ku mabuye ashyushye, hari n’icyo kunyweramo amazi. Ararya kandi aranywa, hanyuma arongera araryama. 7 Umumarayika wa Yehova agaruka ubwa kabiri, amukoraho aramubwira ati: “Byuka urye kuko ugiye gukora urugendo rurerure cyane.” 8 Arahaguruka ararya kandi aranywa, ibyo biryo bituma agira imbaraga ku buryo yagenze iminsi 40 n’amajoro 40, agera ku musozi w’Imana y’ukuri witwa Horebu.+
9 Ahageze yinjira mu buvumo+ araramo. Nuko Yehova aramubaza ati: “Eliya we, urakora iki aha?” 10 Aramusubiza ati: “Yehova nyiri ingabo, nakoranye umwete umurimo wawe+ kuko Abisirayeli bishe isezerano mwagiranye,+ ibicaniro byawe bakabisenya kandi bakicisha inkota abahanuzi bawe+ ku buryo ari njye njyenyine wasigaye. None nanjye barashaka kunyica.”+ 11 Ariko Imana iramubwira iti: “Sohoka ugende uhagarare ku musozi imbere ya Yehova.” Nuko Yehova anyuraho+ maze umuyaga mwinshi usatura imisozi kandi umenagurira ibitare imbere ya Yehova,+ ariko Yehova ntiyari muri uwo muyaga. Nyuma y’umuyaga haza umutingito,+ ariko Yehova ntiyari muri uwo mutingito. 12 Nyuma y’umutingito haza umuriro,+ ariko Yehova ntiyari muri uwo muriro. Nyuma y’umuriro humvikanye ijwi ryo hasi rituje cyane.+ 13 Eliya aryumvise, yitwikira mu maso+ umwenda* yari yambaye arasohoka ahagarara ku muryango w’ubwo buvumo. Nuko ijwi riramubwira riti: “Eliya we, urakora iki hano?” 14 Arasubiza ati: “Yehova nyiri ingabo, nakoranye umwete umurimo wawe kuko Abisirayeli bishe isezerano mwagiranye,+ ibicaniro byawe bakabisenya kandi bakicisha inkota abahanuzi bawe ku buryo ari njye njyenyine wasigaye. None nanjye barashaka kunyica.”+
15 Yehova aramubwira ati: “Subirayo ujye mu butayu bw’i Damasiko, nuhagera usuke amavuta kuri Hazayeli+ abe umwami wa Siriya. 16 Yehu+ umuhungu wa Nimushi uzamusukeho amavuta* abe umwami wa Isirayeli; naho Elisa* umuhungu wa Shafati wo muri Abeli-mehola uzamusukeho amavuta agusimbure abe ari we uba umuhanuzi.+ 17 Uwo Hazayeli atazicisha inkota,+ Yehu azamwica,+ naho uwo Yehu atazicisha inkota, Elisa amwice.+ 18 Icyakora ndacyafite abantu 7.000+ muri Isirayeli batigeze basenga Bayali+ cyangwa ngo basome ibishushanyo byayo.”+
19 Nuko Eliya ava aho aragenda asanga Elisa umuhungu wa Shafati arimo ahingisha ibimasa 24, byahinganaga bibiri bibiri, we ari kumwe n’ibimasa 2 bya nyuma. Eliya aragenda amusanga aho ari amujugunyaho umwenda we.*+ 20 Elisa ahita asiga ibyo bimasa ariruka akurikira Eliya, aramubwira ati: “Mbabarira mbanze njye gusoma ababyeyi banjye mbasezereho, hanyuma nze tujyanye.” Eliya aramusubiza ati: “Genda, subirayo! Nigeze mbikubuza?” 21 Elisa asubirayo maze afata ibimasa bibiri arabitamba, afata ibiti ibyo bimasa byakoreshaga bihinga abitekesha inyama zabyo, azigaburira abantu. Nuko arahaguruka akurikira Eliya atangira kumukorera.+