Buku Lakwamba la Mafumu 19:1-21
19 Sonu Ahabu+ wangukambiya Yezebeli+ vosi vo Eliya wanguchita kweniso mo wangubayiya achimi wosi ndi lipanga.+
2 Yezebeli wati wavwa ivi, wangutuma munthu kwaku Eliya kuchimukambiya kuti: “Asani kufika mawa pa nyengu nge yeniyi ndilekengi kukuchitiska kuja nge* achimi wo, mbwenu achiuta andilangi ndipuso asazgiyeku!”*
3 Eliya wanguchita mantha ukongwa. Mwaviyo, wangusoka ndi kuthaŵa kuti wataski umoyu waki.+ Wangufika ku Beresheba+ wa ku Yuda+ ndipu wangusiya mteŵeti waki kweniko.
4 Iyu wangwenda ulendu wa zuŵa limoza ndipu wangufika kuchipululu. Wanguza ndi kuja pasi pa kachimiti ka mweyu ndipu wangupempha kuti wafwi. Iyu wangukamba kuti: “Mbwenu ndavuka navu! Sonu yimwi Yehova, tuzganimu umoyu wangu,+ pakuti ini nde wamampha kuluska apapi ŵangu akali cha.”
5 Pavuli paki, wangugona tulu pasi pa kamiti ka mweyu. Mwamabuchibuchi mungelu wangumukwaska+ ndi kumukambiya kuti: “Yuka uryi.”+
6 Wati walereska, wanguwona kuti kumutu kwaki kwenga chiŵandi chakuzunguliya cho chenga pamya yakufunda kweniso jagi ya maji. Iyu wangurya ndi kumwa ndipu wangugona so.
7 Pavuli paki, mungelu waku Yehova wanguza so kachiŵi, ndipu wangumukwaska ndi kukamba kuti: “Yuka uryi, pakuti ulendu uwu ukufyongi.”
8 Mwaviyo, iyu wangusoka, wangurya ndi kumwa, ndipu chifukwa cha nthazi ya chakurya cho wangurya, wangwenda kwa mazuŵa 40 msana ndi usiku, mpaka wangufika ku Horebu, phiri laku Chiuta wauneneska.+
9 Wati wafika kwenuku, wangusere mumphanji+ ndipu wangugona mwenimo ndi usiku. Awonani! Mazu ngakutuliya kwaku Yehova nganguza kwaku iyu kuti: “Uchitanji kunu Eliya?”
10 Eliya wangumuka kuti: “Ini ndakuteŵetiyani mwaphamphu ukongwa yimwi Yehova Chiuta wa mizinda;+ kweni Ayisirayeli alijowo phanganu linu,+ maguŵa nginu nga sembi angabwanganduliya pasi kweniso achimi ŵinu aŵabaya ndi lipanga,+ ini pe ndini ndajaku wamoyu. Sonu apenja kuti andibayi.”+
11 Kweni Chiuta wangukamba kuti: “Tuwa, ukami paphiri pa masu paku Yehova.” Awonani! Yehova wajumphanga+ ndipu chimphepu chikulu kweniso chanthazi chingwamba kugaŵa mapiri ndipuso kuswa majalawi pa masu paku Yehova,+ kweni Yehova wenga muchimphepu cho cha. Chimphepu chati chamala, panguchitika chidilirisi,+ kweni Yehova wenga muchidilirisi cho cha.
12 Chidilirisi chati chamala, panguza motu,+ kweni Yehova wenga mumotu wo cha. Motu wati wajumpha, pangwamba kuvwika mazu ngakuzika chapasipasi.+
13 Eliya wati wavwa ŵaka mazu yanga, wangubisa chisku chaki muchakuvwala chaki,+ wangutuliya pabwalu ndipu wanguchima pakhomu la mphanji. Sonu panguvwika mazu ngakumufumba kuti: “Uchitanji kunu Eliya?”
14 Eliya wangumuka kuti: “Ini ndakuteŵetiyani mwaphamphu ukongwa yimwi Yehova Chiuta wa mizinda; kweni Ayisirayeli alijowo phanganu linu,+ maguŵa nginu nga sembi angabwanganduliya pasi kweniso achimi ŵinu aŵabaya ndi lipanga, ini pe ndini ndajaku wamoyu. Sonu apenja kuti andibayi.”+
15 Yehova wangumukambiya kuti: “Welere, uluti kuchipululu cha ku Damasiko. Asani wachifika, ukasankhi* Hazayeli+ kuti waje fumu ya ku Siriya.
16 Ukasankhi* so Yehu+ mzuku waku Nimushi kuti waje fumu ya ku Isirayeli, ndipuso ukasankhi* Elisha* mwana waku Shafati wa ku Abelu-mehola kuti waje mchimi yo wazamusere mumalu mwaku yiwi.+
17 Weyosi yo wathaŵengi lipanga laku Hazayeli,+ wabayikengi ndi Yehu,+ ndipu weyosi yo wathaŵengi lipanga laku Yehu, wabayikengi ndi Elisha.+
18 Kweniso mu Isirayeli mweche ŵanthu 7,000+ wo makongonu ngawu ngechendajikamiyepu Bala+ ndipuso milomu yawu yechendamufyofyonthepu.”+
19 Mwaviyo, Eliya wangutuwaku kwenuku ndipu wanguchisaniya Elisha mwana waku Shafati. Pa nyengu iyi, Elisha walimanga mwakugwiriskiya ntchitu pulawu yo angumangiriyaku ng’ombi ziŵi zinthulumi. Penga mapulawu 12 ngo angumangiriyaku ng’ombi ziŵiziŵi zinthulumi, ndipu pulawu yaku Elisha ndiyu yenga kukumaliya. Sonu Eliya wanguluta kwaku iyu ndipu wangumuponye chakuvwala chaki.+
20 Elisha wanguleka ng’ombi, ndipu wangutchimbiriya kwaku Eliya ndi kukamba kuti: “Chondi, ndizomerezeni kuti nkhafyofyonthi ada ndi ama. Pavuli paki, ndikulondoningi.” Eliya wangumuka kuti: “Luta, pakuti ini ndakukaniza cha!”
21 Sonu Elisha wanguwelere, wanguto ng’ombi ziŵi zinthulumi ndipu wanguzipereka sembi. Wanguto so vimiti va pulawu ndipu wanguvigwiriskiya ntchitu pakubikiya nyama ya ng’ombi zo, pavuli paki wangupaska ŵanthu kuti aryi. Pakumaliya, wangusoka ndipu wangwamba kulondo Eliya kweniso kumuteŵete.+
Mazu Ngam'mphata
^ Pamwenga kuti, “kuchitiska umoyu waku kuja nge wa.”
^ Mu Chiheberi, “Achiuta andichitiyi viyo ndipuso asazgiyeku.”
^ Pamwenga kuti, “ukamupunguliyi mafuta.” Wonani Mazu ngo Ngakonkhoskeka.
^ Pamwenga kuti, “Ukamupunguliyi so mafuta.” Wonani Mazu ngo Ngakonkhoskeka.
^ Kung’anamuwa kuti, “Chiuta Mbutaski.”
^ Pamwenga kuti, “ukamupunguliyi mafuta.” Wonani Mazu ngo Ngakonkhoskeka.
