1 Abagabe 19 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Ahabu ateekyerereza Yezebeeli byona ebi Eliya yaakora, n'oku yaita abarangi boona.

² Bwanyima Yezebeeli atuma entumwa ahari Eliya, naamugira ati: Nyencakare nk'aga magingo, ku ndaabe ntagizire magara gaawe nk'oku ogizire ag'abo bantu; baaruhanga bakinture n'okukiraho.

³ Eliya nikwo kutiina, akaimuka, akahunzya amagara, akaza Beerisheba ey'omuri Buyuda, akatsigayo omugaragwa we.

⁴ Kwonka we akagyenda orugyendo rurikurenzya eizooba, akaza omu ihamba. Akihikayo akashutama ahansi y'omukinga, akeeshabira okufa, naagira ati: Mbwenu, ai Nyakubaho, mperere hi! Haakiri onyite, ahabw'okuba tiinyine ki ndikuhitsa baatatenkuru.

⁵ Atyo abyama, agwejegyerera ahansi y'omukinga. Reero maraika amukoraho, amugira ati: Imuka orye.

⁶ Onu ku amagamaga ati, areeba ahamutwe gwe omugaati guteekirwe aha mabaare garikwotsya n'akanyungu k'amaizi. Nawe arya, anywa, agaruka abyama.

⁷ Maraika wa Mukama agaruka aija omurundi gwa kabiri, amukoraho naamugira ati: Imuka orye, ahabw'okuba orugyendo rukiri ruraingwa, rutakaakurema.

⁸ Nawe aimuka, arya, anywa, agyendera aha mwiguto gw'ebyo byokurya, okumara amazooba makumi ana n'ebiro makumi ana, ahika Horebu aha rushozi rwa Ruhanga.

Ruhanga okubonekyera Eliya ahari Horebu

⁹ Eliya ku yaahikire Horebu, yaataaha omu nyanga, yaaraaramu. Ahonaaho Nyakubaho yaamugira ati: Eliya, nookora ki aha?

¹⁰ Onu amugarukamu ati: Ngizire eihari ringi ahabwawe, Mukama Ruhanga w'amahe; ahabw'okuba Abaisiraeli baitsire endagaano yaawe, baasheenya amatambiro gaawe, baita abarangi baawe. Hati niinye nyenka otsigaireho, mbwenu nibenda kuunyita.

¹¹ Onu amugira ati: Shohora, oyemerere ahari oru rushozi, omu maisho gangye. Ago magingo Nyakubaho arabaho. Omuyaga mwingi gw'amaani gushatura enshozi, gwatagura enkiri, gumwebembeire; kwonka Nyakubaho atagurimu. Handi hakye, harabaho omutsitsa, kwonka nagwo Nyakubaho tagwijamu.

¹² Omutsitsa ku guhingura, haija omuriro, kwonka nagwo Nyakubaho tagubamu. Bwanyima y'omuriro, hakurataho akaraka kakye kabobeire.

¹³ Eliya ku yaakahuriire, yaayehumbika omunagiro gwe aha maisho, yaashohora, yaayemerera aha muryango gw'enyanga. Ahonaaho yaahurira eiraka nirimugira riti: Eliya, nookora ki aha?

¹⁴ Nawe agarukamu ati: Ngizire eihari ringi ahabwawe Mukama Ruhanga w'amahe; ahabw'okuba Abaisiraeli baitsire endagaano yaawe, baasheenya amatambiro gaawe, kandi baita abarangi baawe. Hati niinye nyenka otsigaireho, mbwenu nu nibenda kuunyita.

¹⁵ Nyakubaho amugira ati: Irooko ogarukyeyo, otoore ogurikuza omu ihamba rya Damasiko. Haza ku oraahikyeyo, osiigye Hazaeli amajuta, abe omugabe wa Siriya.

¹⁶ Ogasiigye na Yehu mwene Nimushi, abe omugabe wa Isiraeli, kandi ogasiigye Elisha mwene Shafati owa Abelimehoola, abe omurangi w'okuza omu mwanya gwawe.

¹⁷ Reero orikira Hazaeli, aitwe Yehu, n'orikira Yehu, aitwe Elisha.

¹⁸ Kwonka shi niinyija kwetsigiraho omuri Isiraeli abantu enkumi mushanju, abatakatsimbiraga Baali maju; na boona abatakamunywegyeraga.

Okwetwa kwa Elisha

¹⁹ Eliya atyo arugayo, ashanga Elisha mwene Shafati naahingisa ente makumi abiri na ina, zikomeraine ibiri-ibiri zimuri omu maisho; kandi we aine ikumi na ibiri ezirikuhereerukayo. Eliya ku aba naamurabaho, akwata omunagiro gwe agumujweka.

²⁰ Elisha atyo atsigaho ente, airuka akuratiire Eliya, amugira ati: Ndeka, mbanze nnywegyere tata na maawe, ndagane nabo, haza nkukuratire. Eliya amugira ati: Irooko ogarukyeyo. Mbwenu shi waareeba naakugira nta?

²¹ Elisha atyo areka kumukurata, atwara ezo nte zikomeraine ibiri-ibiri, aziita, aziteekyesa emigamba yaazo, azigaburira abantu, barya. Bwanyima aimuka, akurate Eliya; aba omugaragwa we.