Ku ing'inga yukuhaana kisiuviriru cha mbasu, muporofeti Elija yisunda himbi ku vwali nasaara navoora, “O, Yahova, Nyasaye wa Aburahamu, Isaka, na Yakobo, lolekiza kalunu ndi ivi oveeye Nyasaye wa Isiraeli, kandi inzi mbeeye mutumikiri woovo kandi mali kokora yaga goosi kolondekana ku lilaga liilio.
Nyasaye yamuvolera, “Inzi ndava harara nivi, na lwa utuliza avandu yava mu Egebeti mulakasigamiri ku kiguru yiki. Yicho kilava kimanyiru ndi inzi mali kukutuma.”
Navuzwa lilolekiza lia inzi mbeeye nalio liveeye linene kuvita lia Yohana. Kigira miyinzi ja Baba yamba malirizi, nijo miyinzi jimanyia ndi Baba niyie wanduma.
Niiva muporofeti amolomaa mu lieta lia Yahova, na agaavoola gavuli kwekoleka, maku, likuva yilio siliveeye kutura ku yahova mba. Muporofeti oyo umali komoloma ku vunyali vwivwe na munyi mutamutia mba.