1 Iwa Ahab okwu ọgbaak Jẹzẹbẹl odik kpenamkpen kw'Elija ọkk'ọsa, ọmaana odem kw'otzim ọkkangkkaang ofhu asẹjaakhi biphyir. 2 Ofona mẹ, Jẹzẹbẹl ọtzọhm ọkkaabh-ẹkkaabha ọtza oben Elija bi, “Tte akha asi-m k'odem kpenamkpen kw'ọdaakhi bẹ, idikha ophyini nnamanda, kaam nni akpen pọ ndimi mach'ọsẹjaakhi wani, k'ottem kw'asẹjaakhi mba p'afhu.”

3 Iwa ojora osi Elija, ọrọbh ọkkaana akpen pẹ. Mada opyiri ka Beershẹba k'ẹkhọma cha Juda, ofona oji akhaan-nọng pẹ mẹ. 4 Kẹ otzima ewu dani osi orenga opyiri k'ibe s'anọng anarukhi. Okwu opyiri k'odiriji kw'echi dani, owobha ẹwọr mẹ ozi njọhm bi ope, oben bi, “O Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kaam idik ikk'aam ibenga e, tzọkha akpen paam, mgba kaam kinnjibhi nyọhnga abitta paam.” 5 Mando kw'oyim m'echi nduma irekh-irek ọttaabha.

M'ẹbaa mẹ, orenga-eden kw'Ibinọkpaabyi ọttọhm-ẹ, oben bi, “Bina chi ọttọhk.” 6 Otzini chen okkeri okhọri, ore brẹd-duk kwa bẹ abhaabhi k'ekpon, kw'owobh ọbaang-ẹ m'eho, ọmaana ogbere kw'asi. Ochi obiro ogwo, yina on-obiro oyima.

7 Iwa orenga-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkpa nnam, ottong igbe ifa, okwu ọttọhm-ẹ, oben bi, “Bina chi ọttọhk kkeri orenga kw'ási obhiri eden ma.” 8 Mando kw'obin ochi obiro ogwo. Orenga mẹ ọkhaama ẹfa, ch'otzim osi orenga k'iwu arọbh afa, ọmaana nnungi-wu arọbh afa maa, opyiri ka Horẹb, kw'ode egbegbeho ch'Ibinọkpaabyi. 9 Oyima k'ọmma kw'itzakpa m'erungiwu nduma.

Iwa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọgbaak Elija atzim oben bi, “Elija, kọ am-asi mbọng ma?”

10 Elija obhina bi, “Kaam ọkk'aam oyibhi k'idik s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Ẹfa biphyir. Anọng p'Israẹl akk'echekhi chọ abhuma, bẹ avọhkhi ọjafọhnibe fọ, abira atzima ọkkangkkaang afhu asẹjaakhi pọ. Kaam-kaam wọ nna nnikhi, manya, bẹ an-am-akhonga bi, bẹ abira afhu-m.”

11 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben bi, “Yin k'iyaan atza abe k'egbegbeho k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kkeri, kaam Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi nna nnenga nkwọbha.”

Mẹ kwa ọphapha kw'ọgaang-ọgaangi ogwum, ọbhaakha mgbembgeho, obiro ọphaakhi atzakpa k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi. Yina, wa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi m'ọphapha nwa kode. Mada ọphapha ọkk'ọkwọbha, ebum ch'irerek esi, yina, wa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi m'ebum nduma ch'irerek kode. 12 Mada ebum ch'irerek ekwu ẹkwọbha, ekpon eyin. Yina, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi m'ekpon nda kode. Ayongi ekpon nda, on-ode iyaabhi. 13 Mada Elija ọbhaang iyaabhi nna, ọkhọni owura-baba kwẹ obubha itzitzikha, oyin k'iyaan ọtza obe k'ọmma kw'ọmma kw'itzakpa.

Mẹ wọ, ẹmọng eyin ẹbọbh-ẹ bi, “Elija, kọ am-asi mbọng ma?”

14 Obhina bi, “Kaam ọkk'aam oyibhi k'idik s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Ẹfa biphyir, anọng p'Israẹl akk'echekhi chọ abhuma, bẹ avọhkhi ọjafọhnibe fọ, abira atzima ọkkangkkaang afhu asẹjaakhi pọ. Kaam-kaam wọ nna nnikhi, kwa bẹ an-am-akhonga bi, bẹ abira afhu-m.”

15 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben-ẹ bi, “Rọhng akpa nnam, arenga k'eden ch'ira areng akwu, achina k'ibe s'anọng anarukhi sa Damaskọs. Apyiri kẹ, byengi Hazayẹl ana k'eho, asẹ-ẹ ọvaarnọng kw'Aram. 16 Abira abyengi Jehu, kw'ode nnwa kwa Nimshi ana k'eho, asẹ-ẹ ọvaarnọng kw'Israẹl. Abyengi Elisha, kw'ode nnwa kw'ijinọng kwa Shaphat kw'ofon Abẹl-Mẹhola ana k'eho, ifha otzera eho chọ mach'ọsẹjaakhi. 17 Jehu ófhu ọnọng kpenamkpen kw'ọnaanga ọkkangkkaang kwa Hazayẹl, Elisha obiro ófhu ọnọng kpenamkpen kw'ọnaanga ọkkangkkaang kwa Jehu. 18 Yina, kaam nhokhi anọng nnọhna chi obhiri mfa obhiri arọbh jobh k'Israẹl, p'ani ndudungi atzima am-attima anang Baal, bẹ kẹ k'abira abaakha.”

19 Iwa Elija obin mẹ ọtza ore Elisha, kw'ode nnwa kwa Shaphat, da om-otzima abhaam ẹrọbh obhiri anna ọyaabha irerek, kẹ ọkhaam ọm-ọyaar abhaam p'akpong nnam p'attong ẹrọbh obhiri anna. Elija ọtza okhebha Elisha, ọwọra owura-baba kwẹ, ọfọr-ẹ. 20 Elisha obina oji abhaam pẹ, ọrọbh otzor Elija nnam, oben bi, “Tte nda mbaakha otte kwaam, ọmaana ọkka kwaam, mbiri mben bẹ bi, bọng yima e, ifha ńkwu mofona.”

Elija obhina bi, “Kpa nnam arọhng, kaam kọ eden kínmkpa.”

21 Mando kw'Elisha obin ọjẹ-ẹ, ọkpa nnam. Ọtzọkha abhaam pẹ, ofhu. Ọtzọkha ẹtzọhmkpo py'om-otzima ọyaabha irerek ọbaanga ekpon ch'otzim ọwọn nden nna, yina ọn-ọtzọk ọnang anọng pẹ, bẹ achi. Mando kw'obin ọtzọn Elija abẹ, ọtza ode ọtzọhmnọng kwẹ.