1 Abami 18 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

18 ¹Hashize iminsi myinshi, mu mwaka wa gatatu, ijambo rya Data wa twese riza kuri Eliya riti: “Genda, wiyereke Ahabu, nanjye nzagusha imvura ku isi.”

²Nuko Eliya aragenda kugira ngo yiyereke Ahabu. Icyo gihe inzara yari nyinshi i Samariya. ³Ahabu ahamagara Obadiya wari ushinzwe inzu y'umwami. (Obadiya yubahaga Data wa twese cyane. ⁴Ubwo Yezebeli yicaga abahanuzi ba Data wa twese, Obadiya yari yafashe abahanuzi ijana, akabahisha mu buvumo ari mirongo itanu muri buri buvumo, akabagemurira imigati n'amazi.) ⁵Ahabu abwira Obadiya ati: “Nunyure mu gihugu ugere ku masōko yose n'ibibaya byose; ahari twabona ibyatsi byo gukiza amafarasi n'inyumbu, kugira ngo tutabure amatungo.”

⁶Nuko bagabana igihugu kugira ngo bakinyuremo; Ahabu agenda inzira imwe wenyine, Obadiya agenda indi nzira wenyine. ⁷Obadiya akigenda, Eliya aramuhura. Amumenye, yikubita hasi ubugufi ati: “Ese ni wowe, databuja Eliya?”

⁸Aramusubiza ati: “Ni jye. Genda, ubwire databuja wawe uti: ‘Eliya ari hano.’”

⁹Obadiya ati: “Nacumuye nte, ngo ushyire umugaragu wawe mu maboko ya Ahabu ngo anyice? ¹⁰So ariho, nta hanga cyangwa ubwami databuja wanjye atohererejemo abagushaka. Iyo bavugaga bati: ‘Nta ho ari,’ yarahirishaga ubwo bwami cyangwa iryo hanga ko batakubonye. ¹¹None rero uravuga uti: ‘Genda, ubwire databuja wawe uti: “Eliya ari hano.”’ ¹²Nkimara kugenda, Mwuka wa Data wa twese azakujyana aho sinzamenya; maze nze kubwira Ahabu, atakubona, akanyica—nyamara jye mugaragu wawe nubaha Data wa twese kuva mu buto bwanjye. ¹³Mbese databuja wanjye ntiyabwiwe ibyo nakoze ubwo Yezebeli yicaga abahanuzi ba Data wa twese—uko nahishe abahanuzi ijana ba Data wa twese, abantu mirongo itanu muri buri buvumo, nkabagaburira imigati n'amazi? ¹⁴None rero uravuga uti: ‘Genda, ubwire databuja wawe uti: “Eliya ari hano”’—kandi azanyica!”

¹⁵Eliya ati: “Data Nyiringabo ariho, uwo mpagaze imbere ye, uyu munsi rwose nzamwiyereka.”

¹⁶Nuko Obadiya agenda guhura na Ahabu aramubwira, maze Ahabu agenda guhura na Eliya. ¹⁷Ahabu abonye Eliya, aramubwira ati: “Ese ni wowe, wowe uhungabanya Isiraheli?”

¹⁸Arasubiza ati: “Si jye uhungabanya Isiraheli—ahubwo ni wowe hamwe n'abo mu rugo rwa so, kubera ko mwaretse amategeko ya Data wa twese mugakurikira za Bāli. ¹⁹None rero tuma intumwa ukoranye Abisiraheli bose kuri jye ku musozi wa Karumeli, hamwe n'abahanuzi ba Bāli magana ane na mirongo itanu, n'abahanuzi ba Ashera magana ane, barya ku meza ya Yezebeli.”

²⁰Nuko Ahabu atuma intumwa mu Bisiraheli bose, akoranya abahanuzi ku musozi wa Karumeli. ²¹Eliya yegera abantu bose ati: “Muzashidikanya kugeza ryari hagati y'ibitekerezo bibiri? Niba Data wa twese ari we Mana, nimumukurikire; niba ari Bāli, nimukurikire Bāli.” Ariko abantu ntibamusubiza ijambo na rimwe.

²²Eliya abwira abantu ati: “Ni jye jyenyine usigaye ndi umuhanuzi wa Data wa twese, ariko abahanuzi ba Bāli ni abantu magana ane na mirongo itanu. ²³Nimuduhe impfizi z'inka ebyiri. Nibatoranye imwe, bayitemagure, bayishyire ku nkwi, ariko ntibayicane umuriro munsi yayo; nanjye nzategura iyindi, nyishyire ku nkwi, ntinyicane umuriro munsi yayo. ²⁴Nuko muzambaze izina ry'imana yanyu, nanjye nzambaze izina rya Data wa twese; Imana izasubiza iciye ku muriro ni yo Mana.” Abantu bose baravuga bati: “Wavuze neza.”

²⁵Eliya abwira abahanuzi ba Bāli ati: “Muri benshi, nuko nimutoranye impfizi imwe muyitegure mbere; hanyuma muzambaze izina ry'imana yanyu—ariko ntimucane umuriro munsi yayo.”

²⁶Nuko bafata impfizi bahawe barayitegura, bambaza izina rya Bāli kuva mu gitondo kugeza saa sita bati: “Bāli, nudusubize!” Ariko nta jwi ryari riho, nta n'umwe wasubije. Babyina bazenguruka urutambiro bari bubatse.

²⁷Ku saa sita Eliya arabakerensa ati: “Nimurangurure amajwi cyane! Ni imana—ahari aratekereza cyane, cyangwa yagiye kwituma, cyangwa ari mu rugendo; cyangwa arasinziriye akeneye gukangurwa.”

²⁸Nuko bararangurura amajwi cyane, baricisha inkota n'amacumu, nk'uko byari umuco wabo, kugeza ubwo amaraso adudubiza ku mibiri yabo. ²⁹Igihe amanywa y'ihangu ashize, bakomeza gusaragurika kugeza ku gihe cy'ituro ryo ku mugoroba, ariko nta jwi ryariho, nta gusubiza, nta n'uwabyitayeho.

³⁰Eliya abwira abantu bose ati: “Nimunyegere.” Bose baramwegera, maze asana urutambiro rwa Data wa twese rwari rwarasenyutse.

³¹Eliya afata amabuye cumi n'abiri, rimwe rihagarariye buri muryango w'abahungu ba Yakobo, abo ijambo rya Data wa twese ryazaga riti: “Izina ryawe rizaba Isiraheli.”

³²Ayo mabuye ayubakisha urutambiro mu izina rya Data wa twese, acukura umuforongo uruzengurutse washoboraga kwakira imbuto z'ingano zingana n'ibipimo cumi na bine. ³³Ategura inkwi, atemagura impfizi ibice, ayishyira ku nkwi. Aravuga ati: “Nimwuzuze amazi mu bibindi bine, muyasuke ku gitambo cyoswa n'inkwi.” ³⁴Aravuga ati: “Nimwongere mubigenza.” Barongera babigenza. Ati: “Nimubikore ku nshuro ya gatatu.” Babikora ku nshuro ya gatatu. ³⁵Amazi atemba azenguruka urutambiro hose, ndetse yuzuza n'umuforongo amazi.

³⁶Ku gihe cy'ituro ryo ku mugoroba, umuhanuzi Eliya aregera ati: “Data wa twese, Mana ya Aburahamu, na Isaka, na Isiraheli, uyu munsi bimenyekane ko uri Imana muri Isiraheli, ko ndi umugaragu wawe, kandi ko ibi byose nabikoze ku bw'ijambo ryawe. ³⁷Nunsubize, Data wa twese, nunsubize, kugira ngo aba bantu bamenye ko wowe, Data wa twese, uri Imana, kandi ko wahindukije imitima yabo ikagaruka kuri wowe.”

³⁸Nuko umuriro wa Data wa twese uragwa, ukongora igitambo cyoswa n'inkwi n'amabuye n'umukungugu, ndetse umira n'amazi yari mu muforongo. ³⁹Abantu bose babibonye, bikubita hasi ubugufi baranguruye bati: “Data wa twese ni we Mana! Data wa twese ni we Mana!” ^a a v39 Abantu bari baracitse bagakurikira Bāli bikubita hasi bakavuga izina ry'Imana y'ukuri—Data wa twese akūra abana be bayobye akabagarura kuri we.

⁴⁰Eliya arababwira ati: “Nimufate abahanuzi ba Bāli; ntihagire n'umwe urokoka.” Barabafata, maze Eliya abamanura mu kibaya cya Kishoni, ababicira yo.

⁴¹Nuko Eliya abwira Ahabu ati: “Zamuka urye unywe, kuko hari urusaku rw'imvura nyinshi iri hafi kugwa.”

⁴²Ahabu arazamuka kurya no kunywa, naho Eliya azamuka ku mpinga ya Karumeli. Agezeyo yunama hasi, umutwe we uri hagati y'amavi ye. ⁴³Abwira umugaragu we ati: “Zamuka, urebe werekeza ku nyanja.” Arazamuka, areba, aravuga ati: “Nta cyo hariyo.” Eliya aravuga incuro ndwi ati: “Subirayo.”

⁴⁴Ku ncuro ya karindwi, umugaragu aravuga ati: “Dore igicu gito nk'ikiganza cy'umuntu kiva mu nyanja.” Eliya aramubwira ati: “Zamuka ubwire Ahabu uti: ‘Teganya igare ryawe umanuke imvura itaragutangira.’ ”

⁴⁵Hagati aho ijuru ryijima ryuzuye ibicu n'umuyaga, haza imvura nyinshi, maze Ahabu agenda yerekeza i Yezerēli. ⁴⁶Ukuboko kwa Data wa twese kuri kuri Eliya; yikenyeza umwambaro we mu mukandara aratangira kwiruka imbere ya Ahabu kugeza ku irembo rya Yezerēli.