Eria Anotizira Upenyu Hwake
Kutyisidzirwa kamwe chete naJezebheri, Eria anotizira kurenje achikumbira kufa. Mutumwa anomupa zvokudya kaviri, uye paHorebhi mhepo, kudengenyeka kwenyika nomoto zvinopfuura Baba vedu vasiri mazviri. Inzwi rakaderera rinomudzosa nevarume vatatu vokuzodza.
19 1Ahabhi akaudza Jezebheri zvose zvakanga zvaitwa naEria, uye kuti akanga auraya sei vaprofita vose nomunondo. 2Jezebheri akatuma nhume kuna Eria achiti, “Vamwari ngavandiitire saizvozvo, uyezve kunyanya, kana nenguva ino mangwana ndikasaita kuti upenyu hwako huite soupenyu hwomumwe wavaprofita.”
3Eria akatya, akasimuka akatizira upenyu hwake, akasvika kuBheerishebha muJudha, akasiya muranda wake ipapo. 4Akafamba rwendo rwezuva rimwe chete akapinda murenje, akagara pasi pegwenzi rimwe chete, akakumbira kuti afe. Akati, “Zvaringana, Baba vangu. Torai upenyu hwangu; handisi nani kupfuura madzibaba angu.”
5Akavata pasi akarara pasi pegwenzi. Mutumwa akamubata akati, “Simuka udye.”
6Akatarisa, uye pedyo nomusoro wake pakanga pane chingwa chakabikwa pamatombo anopisa, nechirongo chemvura. Akadya akanwa akavatazve pasi. 7Mutumwa waBaba vedu akadzoka kechipiri, akamubata, akati, “Simuka udye—rwendo rwakakunyanyira.”
8Saka akasimuka, akadya akanwa, uye asimbiswa nokudya ikoko akafamba mazuva makumi mana nousiku makumi mana achienda kuHorebhi, gomo raBaba vedu.
Kuzevezera Kunyoro kwaBaba
9Ikoko akapinda mubako akavatamo usiku hwose. Zvino shoko raBaba vedu rakasvika kwaari richiti, “Uri kuitei pano, Eria?”
10Akapindura akati, “Ndakashingairira kwazvo Baba vehondo dzokudenga. VaIsraeri vakasiya sungano yenyu, vakaputsa aritari dzenyu, uye vakauraya vaprofita venyu nomunondo. Ini ndoga ndasara, uye zvino vanotsvaka upenyu hwangu, kuti vahutore.”
11Baba vedu vakati, “Buda undomira pagomo pamberi pangu; ndava pedyo nokupfuura napo.” Mhepo huru ine simba yakaputsa makomo ikapwanya matombo pamberi paBaba vedu, asi ivo vakanga vasiri mumhepo. Shure kwemhepo kwakava nokudengenyeka kwenyika, asi ivo vakanga vasiri mukudengenyeka kwenyika.
12Shure kwokudengenyeka kwenyika, kwakava nomoto, asi Baba vedu vakanga vasiri mumoto. Shure kwomoto, kwakava nenzwi rokuzevezera kunyoro.
13Achirinzwa, Eria akafukidza chiso chake nejasi rake, akabuda, akamira pamuromo webako. Inzwi rakasvika kwaari richiti, “Uri kuitei pano, Eria?”
14Akapindura akati, “Ndakashingairira kwazvo Baba vehondo dzokudenga. Vanhu vaIsraeri vakasiya sungano yenyu, vakaputsa aritari dzenyu, uye vakauraya vaprofita venyu nomunondo. Ini ndoga ndasara, uye zvino vanotsvaka upenyu hwangu, kuti vahutore.”
15Baba vedu vakati kwaari, “Dzokera nenzira yawakauya nayo, uende kurenje reDhamasiko. Ikoko uzodze Hazaeri kuti ave mambo weAramu. 16Uyewo uzodze Jehu mwanakomana waNimishi kuti ave mambo weIsraeri, uye uzodze Erisha mwanakomana waShafati weAbheri-mehora kuti ave muprofita panzvimbo yako. 17Ani naani anopunyuka munondo waHazaeri, Jehu achamuuraya; uye ani naani anopunyuka munondo waJehu, Erisha achamuuraya. 18Asi ndichasiya zviuru zvinomwe muIsraeri—mabvi ose asina kupfugamira Bhaari, nemiromo yose isina kumutsvoda.”
Baba Vanodana Erisha
19Saka Eria akabva akawana Erisha mwanakomana waShafati achirima nemajoko gumi namaviri enzombe, iye pachake achishandisa rechigumi namaviri. Eria akaenda kwaari akakanda jasi rake paari. 20Erisha akasiya nzombe, akamhanya achitevera Eria, akati, “Nditendere nditsvode baba namai vangu ndichivaonekera, ipapo ndichakuteverai.” Eria akapindura akati, “Dzokera. Ndakakuitirei?”
21Saka Erisha akadzokera, akatora joko renzombe dzake, akadziuraya. Achishandisa nhumbi dzokurima sehuni, akabika nyama akaipa vanhu, vakadya. Ipapo akatevera Eria akamushandira.