1 Mafumu 19 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

19 ¹Ahabu anamuuza Yezebeli zonse zimene Eliya anachita, ndi mmene anaphera aneneri onse ndi lupanga. ²Yezebeli anatumiza mthenga kwa Eliya, nati, “Milungu indichitire motero, ndi kuwonjezerapo, ngati pa nthawi ino mawa sindidzasandutsa moyo wako ngati wa mmodzi wa aneneri aja.”

³Poopa, Eliya ananyamuka nathawa kupulumutsa moyo wake, nafika ku Beeriseba ku Yuda, nasiya mtumiki wake kumeneko. ⁴Analowa m'chipululu ulendo wa tsiku limodzi, nakhala pansi pa mtengo wa sifiri wokha, napempha kuti afe. Anati, “Zakwana, Atate wanga. Tengani moyo wanga; sindiposa makolo anga.”

⁵Anagona natulo pansi pa mtengo wa sifiri. Ndipo mngelo anamkhudza, nati, “Dzuka udye.”

⁶Anayang'ana, ndipo pafupi ndi mutu wake panali mkate wophikidwa pa miyala yotentha, ndi mtsuko wa madzi. Anadya nakumwa, nagonanso. ⁷Mngelo wa Atate wathu anabweranso kachiwiri, namkhudza, nati, “Dzuka udye, pakuti ulendo ndi wotalika kwambiri kwa iwe.”

⁸Choncho anadzuka, nadya nakumwa, ndipo molimbikitsidwa ndi chakudya chija anayenda masiku makumi anai ndi usiku makumi anai, kufikira ku Horebu, phiri la Atate wathu.

Kunong'ona Kofatsa kwa Atate Wathu

⁹Kumeneko analowa m'phanga, nagonamo usiku. Ndipo mau a Atate wathu anafika kwa iye, nati, “Ukuchita chiyani kuno, Eliya?”

¹⁰Anayankha nati, “Ndakhala wachangu kwambiri chifukwa cha Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba. Aisraeli asiya pangano lanu, nagwetsa maguwa anu, napha aneneri anu ndi lupanga. Ndatsala ndekha, ndipo tsopano akufuna moyo wanga, kuti autenge.”

¹¹Atate wathu anati, “Tuluka ukayime pa phiri pamaso panga, pakuti Ine ndatsala pang'ono kudutsa.” Ndipo mphepo yamphamvu yaikulu inang'amba mapiri nakuphwanya miyala pamaso pa Atate wathu, koma Iye sanali mu mphepo imeneyo. Mphepo itatha, kunali chivomerezi, koma Iye sanali mu chivomerezi.

¹²Chivomerezi chitatha, kunali moto, koma Atate wathu sanali mu moto. Moto utatha, kunali liu la kunong'ona kofatsa.

¹³Pakumva izi, Eliya anaphimba nkhope yake ndi mkanjo wake, natuluka, nayima pa khomo la phanga. Ndipo liu linafika kwa iye, nati, “Ukuchita chiyani kuno, Eliya?”

¹⁴Anayankha nati, “Ndakhala wachangu kwambiri chifukwa cha Atate wa magulu ankhondo akumwamba. Anthu a Israeli asiya pangano lanu, nagwetsa maguwa anu, napha aneneri anu ndi lupanga. Ndatsala ndekha, ndipo tsopano akufuna moyo wanga, kuti autenge.”

¹⁵Atate wathu anati kwa iye, “Bwerera njira imene unadzera, kupita ku chipululu cha Damaseko. Ukafika kumeneko udzoze Hazaeli kukhala mfumu ya Aramu. ¹⁶Udzozenso Yehu mwana wa Nimisi kukhala mfumu ya Israeli, ndipo udzoze Elisa mwana wa Safati wa ku Abeli-mehola kukhala mneneri m'malo mwako. ¹⁷Aliyense wopulumuka ku lupanga la Hazaeli, Yehu adzamupha; ndipo aliyense wopulumuka ku lupanga la Yehu, Elisa adzamupha. ¹⁸Komabe ndidzasiya mu Israeli anthu zikwi zisanu ndi ziwiri—bondo lililonse limene silinagwadire Baala, pakamwa paliponse pamene sipanampsompsone iye.”

Atate Wathu Ayitana Elisa

¹⁹Choncho Eliya anachoka, napeza Elisa mwana wa Safati akulima ndi magulu khumi ndi awiri a ng'ombe, iye mwini akutsogolera gulu la khumi ndi chiwiri. Eliya anadutsa pafupi naye, naponya mkanjo wake pa iye. ²⁰Elisa anasiya ng'ombe, nathamangira Eliya, nati, “Mundilole ndikapsompsone bambo anga ndi amayi anga potsanzika, kenaka ndidzakutsatani.” Eliya anayankha nati, “Bwerera. Kodi ndakuchita chiyani?”

²¹Choncho Elisa anabwerera, natenga gulu lake la ng'ombe, nazipha. Anagwiritsa ntchito zida zolimira ngati nkhuni, naphika nyama, naipereka kwa anthu, ndipo anadya. Kenaka anatsatira Eliya, namtumikira.