Atate Atuma Eliya kwa Ahabu

Eliya akubwerera mu njala kukakumana ndi Ahabu, ndipo akufunsa Isiraeli kuti adzatsimphina pakati pa maganizo awiri mpaka liti. Aneneri a Baala akufuula ndi kudzichekacheka tsiku lonse popanda phindu; moto wochokera kwa Atate wathu ukugwa pa guwa lonyowa, ndipo mvula ikutsatira.

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Patapita masiku ambiri, m'chaka chachitatu, mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa Eliya, nati, “Pita, ukadzionetse kwa Ahabu, ndipo Ine ndidzagwetsa mvula pa dziko.”

Chotero Eliya anapita kukadzionetsa kwa Ahabu. Ndipo njala inali yoopsa mu Samariya. Ahabu anaitana Obadiya, amene anali woyang'anira nyumba yaufumu. (Ndipo Obadiya anaopa Atate wathu kwambiri. Pamene Yezebeli anali kupha aneneri a Atate wathu, Obadiya anatenga aneneri zana limodzi, nawabisa makumi asanu m'phanga lililonse, nawadyetsa buledi ndi madzi.). Ahabu anati kwa Obadiya, “Pita m'dziko, ku akasupe onse ndi zigwa zonse; mwina tidzapeza udzu woti akavalo ndi abulu akhale ndi moyo, kuti tisataye nyama ina iliyonse.”

Chotero anagawana dziko kuti aliyense adutsemo; Ahabu anapita yekha njira ina, ndipo Obadiya anapita yekha njira ina. Pamene Obadiya anali kuyenda, mwadzidzidzi Eliya anakumana naye. Atamzindikira, anagwa chafufumimba, nati, “Kodi ndinu, mbuye wanga Eliya?”

Iye anati kwa iye, “Ndine. Pita, ukauze mbuye wako, ‘Eliya ali pano.’”

Obadiya anafunsa nati, “Ndachimwa chiyani, kuti mupereke mtumiki wanu m'manja mwa Ahabu kuti andiphe? Pali Atate wanu wamoyo, palibe mtundu kapena ufumu umene mbuye wanga sanatumeko munthu kukufunafunani. Ndipo akanena kuti, ‘Iye kulibe kuno,’ iye analumbiritsa ufumuwo kapena mtunduwo kuti sanakupezeni. Ndipo tsopano inu mukuti, ‘Pita, ukauze mbuye wako, “Eliya ali pano.”’ Ndikangochoka kwa inu, Mzimu wa Atate wathu udzakunyamulirani kumene Ine sindingadziwe; ndipo ndikadzauza Ahabu, iye sadzakupezani, ndipo adzandipha—komatu ine mtumiki wanu ndaopa Atate wathu kuyambira ubwana wanga. Kodi mbuye wanga sanauzidwe zimene ndinachita pamene Yezebeli anapha aneneri a Atate wathu—mmene ndinabisira aneneri a Atate wathu zana limodzi, anthu makumi asanu m'phanga lililonse, nawadyetsa buledi ndi madzi? Ndipo tsopano inu mukuti, ‘Pita, ukauze mbuye wako, “Eliya ali pano”’—ndipo iye adzandipha!”

Eliya anati, “Pali Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba wamoyo, amene ndimayima pamaso pake, lero ndidzadzionetsadi kwa iye.”

Chotero Obadiya anapita kukakumana ndi Ahabu, namuuza, ndipo Ahabu anapita kukakumana ndi Eliya. Ahabu ataona Eliya, anati kwa iye, “Kodi ndiwe, iwe wosokoneza Israeli?”

Iye anayankha nati, “Sindinasokoneze Israeli—koma ndinu ndi nyumba ya atate wanu, posiya malamulo a Atate wathu ndi kutsatira Abaala. Chotero tsopano tumizani mau, musonkhanitse Aisraeli onse kwa ine ku phiri la Karimeli, pamodzi ndi aneneri a Baala 450 ndi aneneri a Asera 400, amene amadya pa tebulo la Yezebeli.”

Chotero Ahabu anatumiza mau pakati pa anthu onse a Israeli, nasonkhanitsa aneneri ku phiri la Karimeli. Eliya anayandikira anthu onse, nati, “Kodi mudzakhala mukugwedezeka pakati pa maganizo awiri mpaka liti? Ngati Atate wathu ndiye Mulungu, mutsateni Iye; ngati ndi Baala, mutsateni iye.” Koma anthu sanamuyankhe ngakhale mau amodzi.

Eliya anati kwa anthu, “Ine ndekha ndiye ndatsala mneneri wa Atate wathu, koma aneneri a Baala ndi anthu 450. Mutipatse ng'ombe ziwiri zazimuna. Iwo asankhe imodzi, naidula nthulinthuli, naiika pa nkhuni, koma asayatse moto pansi pake; ndipo ine ndidzakonza inzake, ndidzaiika pa nkhuni, ndipo sindidzayatsa moto pansi pake. Ndipo inu muitane pa dzina la mulungu wanu, ndipo ine ndidzaitana pa dzina la Atate wathu; ndipo Mulungu amene adzayankhe ndi moto, ndiye Mulungu.” Anthu onse anati, “Mwayankhula bwino.”

Eliya anati kwa aneneri a Baala, “Inu ndinu ambiri, chotero sankhani ng'ombe imodzi, muikonze poyamba; ndipo muitane pa dzina la mulungu wanu—koma musayatse moto pansi pake.”

Chotero anatenga ng'ombe imene anawapatsa, naikonza, naitana pa dzina la Baala kuyambira m'mawa mpaka masana, kuti, “Baala, tiyankheni!” Koma panalibe liwu, palibe amene anayankha. Ndipo anavina mozungulira guwa la nsembe limene anamanga.

Nthawi ya masana Eliya anawanyoza, nati, “Fuwulani kwambiri! Iye ndi mulungu—mwina akulingalira mozama, kapena wapita kuchimbudzi, kapena ali paulendo; kapena wagona ndipo afunika kudzutsidwa.”

Chotero anafuwula kwambiri, nadzicheka ndi malupanga ndi mikondo, monga mwa mwambo wawo, mpaka magazi anawatuluka. Pamene masana apita, iwo anapitiriza kulosera mpaka nthawi ya nsembe yamadzulo, koma panalibe liwu, palibe kuyankha, palibe amene anasamala.

Eliya anati kwa anthu onse, “Yandikirani kwa ine.” Onse anayandikira, ndipo iye anakonza guwa la nsembe la Atate wathu limene linagwetsedwa.

Eliya anatenga miyala khumi ndi iwiri, uliwonse wa fuko limodzi la ana a Yakobo, amene mau a Atate wathu anadza kwa iye, kuti, “Dzina lako lidzakhala Israeli.”

Ndi miyalayo anamanga guwa la nsembe m'dzina la Atate wathu, nakumba ngalande mozungulira guwalo, yayikulu yokwana pafupifupi malita khumi ndi anayi a mbewu. Anakonza nkhuni, nadula ng'ombe nthulinthuli, naiika pa nkhuni. Nati, “Dzazani mitsuko inayi ndi madzi, ndipo muthire pa nsembe yopsereza ndi pa nkhuni.” Anati, “Chitani kachiwiri,” ndipo anachita kachiwiri. Anati, “Chitani kachitatu,” ndipo anachita kachitatu. Madzi anayenda mozungulira guwa la nsembe, ndipo anadzazanso ngalande ndi madzi.

Pa nthawi ya nsembe yamadzulo, Eliya mneneri anayandikira, nati, “Atate wathu, Mulungu wa Abrahamu, Isake, ndi Israeli, lero zidziwike kuti Inu ndinu Mulungu mu Israeli, ndi kuti ine ndine mtumiki wanu, ndi kuti ndachita zinthu zonsezi mwa mau anu. Ndiyankheni, Atate wathu, ndiyankheni, kuti anthu awa adziwe kuti Inu, Atate wathu, ndinu Mulungu, ndi kuti Inu mwatembenuza mitima yawo kubwerera.”

Ndipo moto wa Atate wathu unagwa, nupsereza nsembe yopsereza, nkhuni, miyala, ndi fumbi, nuyamwa madzi amene anali mu ngalande. Anthu onse ataona zimenezi, anagwa chafufumimba, nafuwula, kuti, “Atate wathu, ndiye Mulungu! Atate wathu, ndiye Mulungu!” ^a

Eliya anati kwa iwo, “Gwirani aneneri a Baala; wina aliyense asathawe.” Anawagwira, ndipo Eliya anawatsitsira ku chigwa cha Kisoni, nawapha komweko.

Ndipo Eliya anati kwa Ahabu, “Kwerani, idyani ndi kumwa, pakuti kuli liwu la mkokomo wa mvula yamphamvu.”

Ahabu anakwera kukadya ndi kumwa, pamene Eliya anakwera pamwamba pa phiri la Karimeli. Kumeneko anawerama pansi, nkhope yake pakati pa mawondo ake. Anati kwa mtumiki wake, “Kwera, uyang'ane cha ku nyanja.” Iye anakwera, nayang'ana, nati, “Kulibe kanthu.” Eliya anati kasanu ndi kawiri, “Bwereranso.”

Pa nthawi yachisanu ndi chiwiri, mtumikiyo anati, “Taonani, mtambo wocheperako ngati chikhato cha munthu ukukwera kuchokera ku nyanja.” Eliya anati, “Kwera, ukauze Ahabu, ‘Mangani galeta lanu, mutsike mvula isanakuletseni.’”

Pakadali pomwepo, thambo linada ndi mitambo ndi mphepo, mvula yamphamvu inagwa, ndipo Ahabu anakwera galeta kupita ku Yezireeli. Dzanja la Atate wathu linali pa Eliya; iye anamanga mkanjo wake m'chiuno mwake, nathamanga patsogolo pa Ahabu mpaka kukafika pa khomo la Yezireeli.