1 Abagabe 18 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Ku haahingwireho ebiro bingi ekyanda kimazire emyaka eshatu, Nyakubaho yaagambira Eliya ati: Irooko oyeyorekye Ahabu; naanye niinyija kugwisiza ensi enjura.

² Eliya atyo aza kweyoreka Ahabu. Obwo enjara eri nyingi omuri Samariya.

³ Reero Ahabu ayeta Obadiya owaabaire ari omureeberezi mukuru w'eby'eka ye. (Obadiya ogwo akaba atiina munonga Nyakubaho.

⁴ Mbwenu obu Yezebeeli yaita abarangi ba Nyakubaho, Obadiya akatwara abarangi igana, yaabashereka, makumi ataano ataano, omu nyanga, yaaguma naabaha ebyokurya n'amaizi).

⁵ Mpaho Ahabu agira Obadiya ati: Irooko ogyendagyende omuri egi nsi, ohikye aha nshuro z'amaizi zoona, n'omu mpanga zoona; obundi tukaashangayo obunyaatsi, tutambira embaraasi n'enyumbu, bireka kufa.

⁶ Batyo beeha ebirari, oku baraarabe omuri egyo nsi. Ahabu atoora ogwe wenka na Obadiya atoora ogundi wenka.

⁷ Obadiya ku yaabaire naakigyenda, Eliya yaamubugana. Obadiya yaamumanya, yaajuumara, yaamugira ati: Niiwe, Eliya mukama wangye?

⁸ Onu amugarukamu ati: Eego, niinye. Mbwenu irooko ogambire mukama waawe oti: Eliya ari aha.

⁹ N'onu yaamugira ati: Ncumwire ki nyowe omwiru waawe, ekyakureetera kunshunikira Ahabu ngu anyite?

¹⁰ Ninkurahira Mukama Ruhanga waawe, ku hatariho ihanga nari obugabe ebi mukama wangye atatumiremu b'okukusherura. Haza ku baakugira bati: Tariyo, akaarahiza ab'eryo ihanga nari ab'obwo bugabe ku batakureebire.

¹¹ Mbwenu hati nongira oti: Irooko ogambire mukama waawe oti: Reeba, Eliya ari aha.

¹² Haza ku ndaabe naakurugaho nti, Mutima wa Ruhanga akutware ei ntarikumanya. Reero ku ndaagambire Ahabu, ataakubona, naija kuunyita; nobu nyowe omwiru waawe okwiha omu buto bwangye ntuura nintiina Nyakubaho.

¹³ Mbwenu shi mukama wangye, tibakakugambiraga eki naakozire, obu Yezebeeli aita abarangi ba Nyakubaho, oku naasherekire abantu igana b'omu barangi ba Mukama, makumi ataano ataano, omu nyanga, nkaguma nimbaha ebyokurya n'amaizi?

¹⁴ Mbwenu hati nongira oti: Irooko ogambire mukama waawe oti: Reeba, Eliya ari aha. Ekiraarugyemu naija kuunyita.

¹⁵ Eliya amugira ati: Nindahira Mukama ow'amahe ou mpeereza, ku buzimazima nyowe eri izooba ndikwija kweyoreka ogwo mugabe.

¹⁶ Atyo Obadiya agyenda, ashanga Ahabu abimuteekyerereza, na Ahabu aza kubugana Eliya.

Eliya na Ahabu ahari Karumeeli

¹⁷ Ahabu ku yaareebire Eliya, yaamugira ati: Niiwe, owaanyangaraize Isiraeli?

¹⁸ Onu amugarukamu ati: Nyowe tinkanyangarazaga Isiraeli, kureka niiwe n'ab'omuryango gwa sho; ahabw'okuba mukanga kukuratira ebiragiro bya Nyakubaho, mwaramya Baabaali.

¹⁹ Mbwenu nu, ntumira aha Baisiraeli boona, bateeranire ahari Karumeeli, n'abarangi ba Baali magana ana na makumi ataano, n'aba Ashera magana ana, abarya na Yezebeeli aha meeza.

²⁰ Ahabu atuma aha Baisiraeli boona, kandi ateeranira abarangi boona aha Rushozi Karumeeli.

²¹ Eliya ahika abo bantu abagira ti: Muryahitsya hi kugira emitima ebiri? Nyakubaho ku araabe niwe ari Ruhanga, mumuramye. Na Baali ku araabe niwe ari Ruhanga mumuramye. Abantu tibaagira ki baamugarukamu.

²² Bwanyima Eliya yaagira abo bantu ati: Nyowe, nyowe nyenka, niinye murangi wa Nyakubaho otsigaireho. Kwonka abarangi ba Baali bo ni magana ana na makumi ataano.

²³ Mbwenu ka batuhe enimi ibiri, bo beetooranireho emwe, bagitememu ebihinju, babitungikye aha nku, haza batabihembamu omuriro. Naanye niinyija kubaaga endiijo, ngite aha nku, ntatairemu muriro.

²⁴ Muhoogyere ruhanga waanyu, naanye mpoogyere Nyakubaho. Reero Ruhanga oraagarukisemu omuriro, biri niwe Ruhanga. Abantu boona baamugarukamu bati: Eki waagamba nikyo.

Abarangi ba Baali okuremwa eky'amahano ky'omuriro

²⁵ Bwanyima Eliya akagambira abarangi ba Baali ati: Mwetooranireho enimi emwe, mube niimwe mwabanza kubaaga ahabw'okuba muri baingi. Haza mutakire ruhanga waanyu, kwonka mutagihembamu omuriro.

²⁶ Batyo baihaho enimi ei baabaha, bagibaaga, batakira Baali okwiha omu kasheeshe okuhitsya omu mwabazyo, nibamweshengyereza bati: Ai Baali, otuhurire! Kwonka tibahurira iraka, nari owaabagarukamu. Baaguma nibagurukyeera, nibeehinguririza eitambiro ri baakozire.

²⁷ Omu ihangwe Eliya yaabagaaniiza naagira ati: Nimumwete munonga, ahabw'okuba ni ruhanga; shana akaaba aine ebimuhugize nari aine ahu agiire, nainga shi, azindukire; nari shana agwejegyeire naayenda kusisiimurwa.

²⁸ Nabo baamuza, beeshaza zaarurara n'emisyo, okuhitsya obu eshagama yaabahimintikiremu.

²⁹ Eihangwe ku ryagwisize, baagumizamu nibaamuza, okuhitsya omu bunaku bu batambiramu ekitambo ky'omu mwabazyo. Kwonka tihaabaho iraka, nobu yaakuba ow'okubagarukamu, nari ow'okubeetaho.

Omuriro gwa Ruhanga okwotsya ekitambo kya Eliya

³⁰ Bwanyima Eliya akagambira abantu ati: Nimumpikye haihi. Abantu boona baamuhika haihi. Yaayombeka busya eitambiro rya Nyakubaho eryabaire risheenyirwe.

³¹ Yaihaho amabaare ikumi n'abiri, agarikwingana n'omubaro gw'enganda za beene Yakobo, ou Ruhanga yaagambiire ati: Oryayetwa Isiraeli.

³² Yaagombekyesa eitambiro ry'okuramizaho Nyakubaho. Yaateera oruhazo rurikuhikwamu lita makumi abiri z'amaizi.

³³ Yaatungikirana enku aha itambiro, yaatematema enimi, yaagita aha nku. Reero yaagira ati: Mwijuze enyungu ina amaizi, mugashukye aha kitambo ky'okucwetsya n'aha nku.

³⁴ Kandi yaagira ati: Mukikore mutyo omurundi gwa kabiri. Nabo baakikora batyo omurundi gwa kabiri. Yaagaruka yaagira ati: Mukikore mutyo omurundi gwa kashatu. Baakikora omurundi gwa kashatu.

³⁵ Amaizi gaahimintika, gaayehinguririza eitambiro, gaijuza n'oruhazo.

³⁶ Obunaku bw'okutamba ekitambo ky'omu mwabazyo ku bwahikire, Eliya omurangi yairira haihi eitambiro, yaashaba ati: Ai Mukama Ruhanga wa Aburahamu na Isaaka na Yakobo, eri izooba ka kimanywe ku niiwe Ruhanga wa Isiraeli, naanye ku ndi omuheereza waawe, kandi ku naakora ebi byona ahabw'okuba niiwe wandagiira.

³⁷ Mbwenu, ai Mukama, ngarukamu, ngarukamu; aba bantu babone kumanya ku niiwe, ai Mukama, oba Ruhanga, kandi ku niiwe ohindwire emitima yaabo ekakugarukira.

³⁸ Ahonaaho omuriro gwa Mukama gwahuruutukayo, gwayokyeza kimwe ekitambo ky'okucwetsya, n'enku n'amabaare, n'eitaka; gwakomba n'amaizi g'omuri orwo ruhazo.

³⁹ Abantu boona ku baakireebire, baajumara, baagira bati: Nyakubaho niiwe Ruhanga! Nyakubaho niiwe Ruhanga!

⁴⁰ Mpaho Eliya aragiira abantu ati: Mukwate abarangi ba Baali, hatagira owaabatsiga. Nabo babakwata. Eliya abashuumya aha Kagyera Kishoni, abaitiraho.

Enjura okuhanguka

⁴¹ Reero Eliya agira Ahabu ati: Irooko orye, onywe; ahabw'okuba nimpurira enjura neehoorera.

⁴² Ahabu atyo aza kurya n'okunywa, na Eliya anyegyera, aza aha mutwe gwa Karumeeli, ajuumara aha nsi, omutwe aguta omu maguru.

⁴³ Agambira omugaragwa we ati: Temba ekibungo, oreebe ogurikugarura aha nyanja. N'onu anyegyera, anagayo eriisho, agira ati: Tihariyo kantu. Eliya ayongyera amugira ati: Garukayo emirundi mushanju.

⁴⁴ Aha murundi gwa mushanju amugira ati: Reeba, ekicu kirikushusha omukono gw'omuntu nikiimuka omu nyanja. Eliya amugira ati: Irooko ogambire Ahabu oti: Tebeekanisa ekigaari kyawe, oshuume, enjura etakaakutangira aho.

⁴⁵ Omu kaanya kakye eiguru ryairirimbibwa ebicu n'omuyaga, haagwa enjura nyingi. Ahabu yaatemba omu kigaari, yaaza Yezereeli.

⁴⁶ Ruhanga yaateera Eliya omuhimbo, yaayezirika emyenda ye omunda, yaagyenda nairuka ayebembeire Ahabu, okuhitsya obu yaahikire aha irembo rya Yezereeli.