1 Ahemfo 18 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

18 ¹Nna bebree akyi, mfe a ɛtɔ so abiɛsa mu no, yɛn Agya asɛm baa Elia nkyɛn se, “Kɔ na kɔda wo ho adi kyerɛ Ahab, na mɛtɔ osu agu asase no so.”

²Enti Elia kɔɔ sɛ ɔrekɔda ne ho adi akyerɛ Ahab. Saa bere no na ɔkɔm no ano yɛ den wɔ Samaria. ³Ahab frɛɛ Obadia a na ɔhwɛ ahemfi no so no. (Na Obadia suro yɛn Agya yiye. ⁴Bere a Yesebel rekunkum yɛn Agya adiyifo no, Obadia faa adiyifo ɔha de wɔn hintaw abodan mu, aduonum aduonum, na ɔde aduan ne nsu maa wɔn). ⁵Ahab ka kyerɛɛ Obadia se, “Fa asase no so kɔ asutiri ne bonhwa nyinaa mu; ebia yɛbɛhunu sare a ɛbɛma apɔnkɔ ne mfurum atena ase, na yɛanhwere mmoa no bi.”

⁶Enti wɔkyɛɛ asase no mu sɛ wɔbɛfa so; Ahab nko ara faa ɔkwan baako so, na Obadia nko ara nso faa ɔkwan foforo so. ⁷Bere a Obadia nam kwan so no, amono mu ara Elia hyiaa no. Obadia hunuu no no, ɔde nʼanim butuw fam bisaa se, “Wo ne me wura Elia anaa?”

⁸Elia ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ɛyɛ me. Kɔ na kɔka kyerɛ wo wura se, ‘Elia wɔ ha.’”

⁹Obadia bisaa se, “Bɔne bɛn na mayɛ a enti wode wo somfo rehyɛ Ahab nsa sɛ onkum me? ¹⁰Sɛ wʼAgya te ase yi, ɔman anaa ahenni biara nni hɔ a me wura ansoma ankɔhwehwɛ wo. Bere a wɔkae se, ‘Onni ha,’ no, ɔmaa ahenni anaa ɔman no kaa ntam se wɔanhunu wo. ¹¹Na afei woka se, ‘Kɔ na kɔka kyerɛ wo wura se, “Elia wɔ ha.”’ ¹²Sɛ mefi wo nkyɛn ara pɛ a, yɛn Agya Honhom bɛfa wo akɔ baabi a merenhunu; afei sɛ meba bɛka akyerɛ Ahab na wanhunu wo a, obekum me—nanso me, wo somfo, mesuro yɛn Agya fi me mmofraase. ¹³Wɔnkaa nea meyɛe bere a Yesebel kunkum yɛn Agya adiyifo no ankyerɛ me wura anaa—sɛnea mede yɛn Agya adiyifo ɔha hintaw abodan mu, mmarima aduonum aduonum, na mede aduan ne nsu maa wɔn no? ¹⁴Na afei woka se, ‘Kɔ na kɔka kyerɛ wo wura se, “Elia wɔ ha”’—na obekum me!”

¹⁵Elia kae se, “Sɛ ɔsoro asraafo Agya a mesi nʼanim no te ase yi, ɛnnɛ ampa ara mɛda me ho adi akyerɛ no.”

¹⁶Enti Obadia kɔhyiaa Ahab ka kyerɛɛ no, na Ahab kɔhyiaa Elia. ¹⁷Bere a Ahab hunuu Elia no, Ahab bisaa no se, “Wo ne nea ɔhaw Israel no anaa?”

¹⁸Elia buaa se, “Menhaw Israel—wo ne wʼagya fi na moahaw no, sɛ moapa yɛn Agya mmaransɛm akyi na moadi Baalnom akyi. ¹⁹Enti afei soma na boaboa Israel nyinaa ano ma wɔmmɛhyia me wɔ Karmel Bepɔ so, ne Baal adiyifo ahanan aduonum ne Asera adiyifo ahanan a wodidi wɔ Yesebel didipon so no.”

²⁰Enti Ahab soma kɔɔ Israelfo nyinaa mu, na ɔboaboaa adiyifo no ano wɔ Karmel Bepɔ so. ²¹Elia bɛn nkurɔfo no nyinaa kae se, “Mobɛkɔ so ahinahina adwene abien ntam akosi da bɛn? Sɛ yɛn Agya ne Onyankopɔn a, monni nʼakyi; sɛ Baal na ɔne no a, monni nʼakyi.” Nanso nkurɔfo no ammua no asɛm baako mpo.

²²Elia ka kyerɛɛ nkurɔfo no se, “Me nko ara na maka sɛ yɛn Agya odiyifo, nanso Baal adiyifo yɛ mmarima ahanan aduonum. ²³Momfa anantwinini baanu mma yɛn. Ma wɔnyi baako, wɔntwitwa mu, na wɔmfa nsi nnyina no so, nanso wɔnnsɔ ogya biara ngu ase; me nso mɛsiesie baako a aka no, de asi nnyina no so, na merensɔ ogya biara ngu ase. ²⁴Afei mofrɛ mo nyame din, na me nso mɛfrɛ yɛn Agya din; Onyankopɔn a ɔde ogya bɛbua no, ɔno ne Onyankopɔn.” Nkurɔfo no nyinaa kae se, “Asɛm pa ara ni.”

²⁵Elia ka kyerɛɛ Baal adiyifo no se, “Moyɛ bebree, enti monyi nantwinini baako na monsiesie no kan; afei momfrɛ mo nyame din—nanso monnsɔ ogya biara ngu ase.”

²⁶Enti wɔfaa nantwinini a wɔde maa wɔn no siesiee no, na wɔfrɛɛ Baal din fi anɔpa kosii owigyinae se, “Baal, bua yɛn!” Nanso nne biara amma, obiara ammua. Na wɔsaw twaa afɔremuka a wɔasi no ho hyiae.

²⁷Owigyinae no, Elia dii wɔn ho fɛw se, “Monteɛm denneennen! Ɔyɛ nyame—ebia ɔredwennwen ade bi ho, anaa wakɔ tiafi, anaa ɔretu kwan; anaa ɔda, na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkanyan no.”

²⁸Enti wɔteɛɛm denneennen, na wɔde nkrante ne mpea twitwaa wɔn ho sɛnea na wɔn amanne te, kosii sɛ mogya bɔɔ wɔn so. ²⁹Bere a owigyinae twaa mu no, wɔkɔɔ so yɛɛ basabasa kosii anwummere afɔrebɔ bere, nanso nne biara amma, obiara ammua, na obiara antie.

³⁰Elia ka kyerɛɛ nkurɔfo no nyinaa se, “Mommɛn me.” Wɔn nyinaa bɛnee no, na ɔsiesiee yɛn Agya afɔremuka a wɔabubu no.

³¹Elia faa abo dumienu, baako ma Yakob mma abusuakuw biara—Yakob a yɛn Agya asɛm baa ne nkyɛn se, “Wo din bɛyɛ Israel.”

³²Ɔde abo no sii afɔremuka wɔ yɛn Agya din mu, na ɔtuu kudum twaa ho hyiae a ɛso bɛyɛ sɛ aba kwat dunan. ³³Ɔhyehyɛɛ nnyina no, twitwaa nantwinini no mu asinasin, na ɔde sii nnyina no so. Ɔkae se, “Momfa nsu nhyɛ nsuhina anan ma, na monhwie ngu ɔhyew afɔre no ne nnyina no so. ³⁴Monyɛ bio,” ɔkae, na wɔyɛɛ bio. “Monyɛ no ne mprɛnsa so,” ɔkae, na wɔyɛɛ no ne mprɛnsa so. ³⁵Nsu no sen twaa afɔremuka no ho hyiae, na ɔde nsu hyɛɛ kudum no mpo ma.

³⁶Anwummere afɔrebɔ bere no, odiyifo Elia bɛnee hɔ kae se, “Yɛn Agya, Abraham, Isak ne Israel Nyankopɔn, ma ɛnnɛ wɔnhunu sɛ wo ne Onyankopɔn wɔ Israel, na me ne wo somfo, na wʼasɛm so na mayɛ eyinom nyinaa. ³⁷Bua me, yɛn Agya, bua me, na ama nkurɔfo yi ahunu sɛ wo, yɛn Agya, wo ne Onyankopɔn, na wode wɔn koma asan aba bio.”

³⁸Afei yɛn Agya ogya tɔe, na ɛhyew ɔhyew afɔre no, nnyina no, abo no ne mfutuma no, na ɛtaforoo nsu a ɛwɔ kudum no mu no. ³⁹Bere a nkurɔfo no nyinaa hunuu no no, wɔde wɔn anim butuw fam teɛɛm se, “Yɛn Agya, ɔno ne Onyankopɔn! Yɛn Agya, ɔno ne Onyankopɔn!” ^a a v39 Nkurɔfo a wɔayera akodi Baal akyi no hwe ase bɔ Onyankopɔn nokware no din — Agya no retwe ne mma a wɔayera no aba ne nkyɛn bio.

⁴⁰Elia ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monkyere Baal adiyifo no; mma wɔn mu baako mpo nguan.” Wɔkyeree wɔn, na Elia de wɔn sianee kɔɔ Kison Bon mu, na okunkum wɔn wɔ hɔ.

⁴¹Afei Elia ka kyerɛɛ Ahab se, “Foro kɔ na kodidi na nom, efisɛ osutɔ kɛse bi nnyigyei reba.”

⁴²Ahab foro kɔɔ sɛ ɔrekodidi na wanom, na Elia foro kɔɔ Karmel bepɔ atifi. Ɔbɔɔ ne mu ase wɔ hɔ de nʼanim hyɛɛ ne nkotodwe ntam. ⁴³Ɔka kyerɛɛ ne somfo se, “Foro kɔ na kɔhwɛ po no fam.” Ɔforo kɔɔ, hwɛe, na ɔkae se, “Hwee nni hɔ.” Elia kae mprɛnson se, “San kɔ.”

⁴⁴Ne mprɛnson so no, somfo no kae se, “Hwɛ, omununkum ketewa bi a ne kɛse te sɛ onipa nsa refi po no mu aforo.” Elia kae se, “Foro kɔ na kɔka kyerɛ Ahab se, ‘Siesie wo teaseɛnam na sian kɔ ansa na osu no asiw wo kwan.’”

⁴⁵Mmere no mu na ewiem yɛɛ sum de omununkum ne mframa, osu kɛse tɔe, na Ahab tenaa ne teaseɛnam mu kɔɔ Yesreel. ⁴⁶Yɛn Agya nsa baa Elia so; ɔde nʼatade hyɛɛ nʼabɔso mu, na ɔtuu mmirika dii Ahab anim kosii Yesreel kurow ano.