1 Mẹ wọ, Elija kw'ofon Tishbe k'ẹkhọma cha Gilead, oben Ahab bi, “Odem nwa kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl kwa kaam mkpobh orukhi akpen, abonisi obiro ode ẹrọng, ka cho p'am-akwu k'itzitzikha k'étzebh, kw'oyongi bi, kaam nkk'ẹmma mmọnga.”

2 Mẹ wọ, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben Elija bi: 3 “Bina ma, arenga achina k'okhubha kwa ewuchen em-eyin, achubha k'ẹttẹri cha Kẹrit, k'okhubha kw'ewuchen em-eyin ka Jọrdan. 4 Kọ ágwo asi m'ekhekha nduma, kaam nkk'ẹtzọrikhukhu ndọhma bi ẹnang-ọ ọchattọhk kẹ.”

5 Mẹ wọ, osi mach'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọgbaakh-ẹ. Ochina k'ẹttẹri cha Kẹrit, k'okhubha kw'ewuchen em-eyin ka Jọrdan, owobha kẹ. 6 Ndọrikhukhu mminchen-ẹ brẹd ọmaana etzen k'ekpebhawu kpenamkpen, ọmaana k'ẹchọhkhawu kpenamkpen, om-obiro ogwo asi m'ekhekha.

7 K'ogbe mẹ, ekhekha nda ẹkka, okhuri da ẹrọng eni m'ẹkhọma nda etzebhi. 8 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọgbaakh-ẹ atzim oben bi: 9 “Kọ rọhng ka Zarẹphat k'ẹkhọma cha Sidon, atza wobha kẹ. Kaam nkk'opopa wani ndọhna kẹ bi, ọnang-ọ ọchattọhk.” 10 Mando kw'ofon ochina ka Zarẹphat. Mada opyiri k'ẹbaakhamma ch'obhon nwa, okhebha opopa wani da om-otzobha ommen. Elija oyeri opopa nwa, oben-ẹ bi, “Tzotzokhaan, nang-m asi ngwo.” 11 Mada ọtza bi, ọtza ọkhaabha asi, oben-ẹ bi, “Chen-m brẹd nchi.”

12 Opopa nwa obhina bi, “K'odem kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwọ orukhi akpen, brẹd manda wani kingaam, oyongi ogbere kw'abubuma bi kọbh, ọmaana ananaa p'oliv k'egbomma. Kaam mmindobha ommen fa ndima mmana, nda nwọhn ọchattọhk fa kaam ọmaana nnwa kwaam, ifha mochi ope e.”

13 Iwa Elija oben-ẹ bi, “Tte oning-ọ ojor. Rọhng abhana atza asi mach'abeni. Yina, tzima f'akhaam asisi brẹd kw'ikhakhari achen-m, yina abira asi ọchattọhk fa kọ ọmaana nnwa kwọ. 14 Da Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl obeni bi, ‘Ọkwakkama kwọ kw'abubuma, abubuma kówor, ana pọ k'egbomma káha maa, opyiri k'ewu ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ótzebh ẹrọng m'ẹkhọma nda.’ ”

15 Kwanọng nwa ofona ọtza osi macha Elija ọkk'ẹ ọgbaakha bi osi. Mẹ wọ, wa ọchattọhk owobha k'ewu kpenamkpen ọnang Elija ọmaana kwanọng nwa ttara ẹhọhmmọr chẹ. 16 Da abubuma anaha k'ọkwakkama kwa bẹ akhe, ana kabira aha k'egbomma, atzor k'atzim p'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oreng k'Elija ọgbaak.

17 K'ogbe mẹ, nnwa kwa kwanọng nwa kw'ọkhaam ọhọhm, okwu ọmmẹ-ẹ. Wa ochina ororo ọmmẹ-ẹ maa, ọkwọbha iwọhng ojiji, ope. 18 Kwanọng nwa oben Elija bi, “O ọsẹjaakhi kw'Ibinọkpaabyi, kaam nsọ-ọ yan kw'attaang-m o?” Ode bi kọ akwu bi, akwu ajim-m ẹkhọngkwuri chaam, abira afhu nnwa kwaam o?”

19 Elija obhina bi, “Nang-m nnwa kwọ.” Ọtzọkh-ẹ ka mbọhk s'ọkka, otzim-ẹ ovura k'ẹmaanggọ ch'ẹnyọng kẹ da om-owobha, ọtzọkh-ẹ oruri k'ebin chẹ. 20 On-ozi njọhm oyeri Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, oben bi, “O Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwaam, ode bi kọ akk'ọmmamma ọbọhk atte anang opopa nwa kwa kaam nwobh ttar o?” 21 Oyima okhubha nnwa nwa igbe ittaan, ozi njọhm oyeri Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, oben bi, “O Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwaam, tte nnwa nwa obiro oruk akpen!”

22 Iwa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọbhaanga njọhm s'Elija, osi nnwa nwa ọphyọbha, obiro oruk akpen. 23 Elija e, otzini nnwa nwa k'ẹmaanggọ otzima ọhakha ẹnyọng ch'ọhọhm. Ọtzọkh-ẹ ọnang ọkka, oben bi, “Kker e, nnwa kwọ ọkk'akpen obiro orukha e!”

24 Mẹ wọ, kwanọng nwa oben Elija bi, “Kaam nkk'nna nnonga bi, kọ ade ọsẹjaakhi kw'Ibinọkpaabyi, ọmaana bi, atzim p'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi p'afon k'ẹmma chọ, bẹ ade odik-ọkka.”