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18 ¹Shure kwamazuva mazhinji, mugore rechitatu, shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kuna Eria richiti, “Enda, uzviratidze kuna Ahabhi, uye ndichanaisa mvura panyika.”

²Saka Eria vakaenda kundozviratidza kuna Ahabhi. Zvino nzara yakanga yakanyanya muSamaria. ³Ahabhi vakadana Obhadhia, mutariri weimba youmambo. (Zvino Obhadhia vaitya Baba vedu kwazvo. ⁴Pakanga pachiuraya Jezebheri vaprofita vaBaba vedu, Obhadhia vakanga vatora vaprofita zana, vakavavanza makumi mashanu mubako rimwe nerimwe, vakavapa chingwa nemvura.). ⁵Ahabhi vakati kuna Obhadhia, “Famba nenyika uende kuzvitubu zvose nemipata; zvimwe tingawana uswa hwokuraramisa mabhiza nemanyurusi kuti tirege kurasikirwa nezvipfuwo.”

⁶Saka vakagovana nyika kuti vaipinde napo; Ahabhi vakaenda neimwe nzira vari voga, Obhadhia vakaenda neimwe nzira vari voga. ⁷Obhadhia pavakanga vachifamba, Eria vakangoerekana vasangana navo. Vakati vavaziva, vakawira pasi nechiso chavo, vakati, “Ndimi here, ishe wangu Eria?”

⁸Vakapindura vakati kwavari, “Ndini. Endai, mundoudza ishe wenyu kuti, ‘Eria ari pano.’”

⁹Obhadhia vakabvunza vakati, “Ndatadzeiko, zvamunoda kuisa muranda wenyu kuna Ahabhi kuti vandiuraye? ¹⁰NaBaba venyu vapenyu, hakuna rudzi kana umambo kwasina kutuma ishe wangu kuti vatsvake imi. Pavaiti, ‘Haapo,’ vaiita kuti umambo kana rudzi irworwo rupike kuti vakanga vasina kukuwanai. ¹¹Zvino imi munoti, ‘Endai, mundoudza ishe wenyu kuti, “Eria ari pano.”’ ¹²Pandinongokusiyai, Mweya waBaba vedu uchakutakurai muende kwandisingazivi; ipapo ndikasvika kuzoudza Ahabhi, vakakushayai, vagondiuraya—kunyange zvakadaro, ini muranda wenyu ndakatya Baba vedu kubvira paujaya hwangu. ¹³Ishe wangu havana kuudzwa here zvandakaita Jezebheri paakauraya vaprofita vaBaba vedu—kuti ndakavanza sei vaprofita vaBaba vedu zana, varume makumi mashanu mubako rimwe nerimwe, ndikavapa chingwa nemvura? ¹⁴Zvino imi munoti, ‘Endai, mundoudza ishe wenyu kuti, “Eria ari pano”’—uye vachandiuraya!”

¹⁵Eria vakati, “NaBaba vehondo dzokudenga vapenyu, vandinomira pamberi pavo, nhasi ndichazviratidza zvirokwazvo kwavari.”

¹⁶Saka Obhadhia vakaenda kundosangana naAhabhi, vakavaudza, Ahabhi vakaenda kundosangana naEria. ¹⁷Ahabhi pavakaona Eria, vakati kwaari, “Ndimi here, imi mutambudzi weIsraeri?”

¹⁸Vakapindura vakati, “Handina kutambudza Israeri—asi imi neimba yababa venyu ndimi, nokusiya mirairo yaBaba vedu nokutevera vanaBhaari. ¹⁹Saka zvino tumai shoko muunganidze vaIsraeri vose kwandiri paGomo reKarimeri, pamwe chete navaprofita vaBhaari mazana mana namakumi mashanu, navaprofita vaAshera mazana mana, vanodya patafura yaJezebheri.”

²⁰Saka Ahabhi vakatuma shoko pakati pavanhu vose vaIsraeri, vakaunganidza vaprofita paGomo reKarimeri. ²¹Eria vakaswedera kuvanhu vose vakati, “Mucharamba muchidzungaira pakati pendangariro mbiri kusvikira riniko? Kana Baba vedu vari Mwari, vateverei; kana Bhaari ndiye mwari, mumutevere.” Asi vanhu havana kuvapindura kana shoko rimwe.

²²Eria vakati kuvanhu, “Ini ndoga ndasara ndiri muprofita waBaba vedu, asi vaprofita vaBhaari varume mazana mana namakumi mashanu. ²³Tipei hando mbiri. Ngavasarudze imwe, vaicheke-cheke, vaiise pamusoro pehuni, asi varege kuisa moto pasi payo; ini ndichagadzira imwe, ndoiisa pamusoro pehuni, ndisingaisi moto pasi payo. ²⁴Ipapo imi danai kuzita ramwari wenyu, ini ndichadana kuzita raBaba vedu; uye Mwari anopindura nomoto, ndiye Mwari.” Vanhu vose vakati, “Mataura zvakanaka.”

²⁵Eria vakati kuvaprofita vaBhaari, “Imi makawanda, saka sarudzai hando imwe muigadzire kutanga; ipapo danai kuzita ramwari wenyu—asi musatungidza moto pasi payo.”

²⁶Saka vakatora hando yavakapiwa vakaigadzira, vakadana kuzita raBhaari kubva mangwanani kusvikira masikati vachiti, “Bhaari, tipindure!” Asi pakanga pasina inzwi, hakuna akapindura. Vakatamba vakakomberedza aritari yavakanga vaita.

²⁷Panguva yemasikati Eria vakavaseka vachiti, “Danidzirai zvikuru! Ndimwari—zvimwe akanyura mundangariro, kana ari kuzvibatsira, kana ari parwendo; kana kuti avete anoda kumutswa.”

²⁸Saka vakadanidzira zvikuru vakazvicheka neminondo nemapfumo, sezvaiva tsika yavo, kusvikira ropa richierera pamusoro pavo. ²⁹Masikati akati apera, vakaramba vachipengereka kusvikira panguva yechipiriso chamadekwana, asi pakanga pasina inzwi, hakuna akapindura, hakuna akava nehanya.

³⁰Eria vakati kuvanhu vose, “Swederai pedyo neni.” Vose vakaswedera pedyo, vakagadzirisa aritari yaBaba vedu yakanga yakoromorwa.

³¹Eria vakatora matombo gumi namaviri, rimwe pamusoro porudzi rumwe norumwe rwavanakomana vaJakobho, avo shoko raBaba vedu rakanga rasvika kwavari richiti, “Zita rako richava Israeri.”

³²Namatombo iwayo vakavaka aritari muzita raBaba vedu, vakacherera mugero wakaipoteredza waigona kukwana mbeu inenge marita gumi namana. ³³Vakaronga huni, vakacheka hando kuita zvidimbu, vakaiisa pamusoro pehuni. Vakati, “Zadzai zvirongo zvina nemvura muidurure pamusoro pechipiriso chinopiswa nepahuni.” ³⁴“Zviitei zvakare,” vakadaro, vakazviita zvakare. “Zviitei kechitatu,” vakadaro, vakazviita kechitatu. ³⁵Mvura yakayerera ichipoteredza aritari, uye vakazadza kunyange mugero nemvura.

³⁶Panguva yechipiriso chamadekwana, Eria muprofita vakaswedera vakati, “Baba vedu, Mwari waAbhurahama, naIsaka, naIsraeri, ngazvizivikanwe nhasi kuti ndimi Mwari pakati paIsraeri, uye kuti ini ndiri muranda wenyu, uye kuti ndaita zvinhu zvose izvi neshoko renyu. ³⁷Ndipindurei, Baba vedu, ndipindurei, kuti vanhu ava vazive kuti imi, Baba vedu, ndimi Mwari, uye kuti ndimi makadzorera mwoyo yavo.”

³⁸Ipapo moto waBaba vedu wakaburuka, ukaparadza chipiriso chinopiswa, nehuni, namatombo, neguruva, ukananzva mvura yaiva mumugero. ³⁹Vanhu vose pavakazviona, vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo vakadanidzira vachiti, “Baba vedu, ndivo Mwari! Baba vedu, ndivo Mwari!” ^a a v39 Vanhu vakanga vatsauka vachitevera Bhaari vanowira pasi vachidana zita raMwari wechokwadi—Baba vachidzosa vana vavo vakarasika kwavari.

⁴⁰Eria vakati kwavari, “Batai vaprofita vaBhaari; ngaparege kuva nomumwe anopunyuka.” Vakavabata, Eria vakavaburutsira kuMupata weKishoni, vakavauraya ikoko.

⁴¹Ipapo Eria vakati kuna Ahabhi, “Kwirai, mudye munwe, nokuti kune mubvumo womutinhiro wemvura huru.”

⁴²Saka Ahabhi vakakwira kundodya nokunwa, Eria vakakwira pamusoro peKarimeri. Ikoko vakakotamira pasi, chiso chavo chiri pakati pamabvi avo. ⁴³Vakati kumuranda wavo, “Kwira utarise kurutivi rwegungwa.” Akakwira, akatarisa, akati, “Hapana chiripo.” Kanomwe Eria vakati, “Dzokera.”

⁴⁴Pakechinomwe, muranda akati, “Tarisai, gore duku rakaita soruoko rwomunhu riri kukwira kubva mugungwa.” Eria vakati, “Kwira undoudza Ahabhi kuti, ‘Sungai ngoro yenyu muburuke mvura isati yakumisai.’”

⁴⁵Pakarepo denga rakasviba namakore nemhepo, mvura huru ikauya, Ahabhi vakatasva vakaenda kuJezireeri. ⁴⁶Ruoko rwaBaba vedu rwakanga ruri pamusoro paEria; vakasungirira nguo yavo muchiuno chavo, vakamhanya vachitungamira Ahabhi kusvikira pamukova weJezireeri.