1 Wa Ẹlaija kw'ofon Tishbẹ, z'ẹbhaakẹ ch'Gilead, obenẹ Ahab bẹ́, "K'ose kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl ọmaana Ibinọkpaabyi kw'kaam mbir mkpobha, orukọ akpen, ifọhng mìtebh, ẹrọng mèbir etebh k'ocho-va z'ititika, oye bẹ́, kk'mbena bẹ́, etebh."

2 Nya o, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben Ẹlaija bẹ́, 3 "Bina m'ibyi nja, ad-atubha z'ekeka ch'Kẹrit, ch'ening ẹnyọma ẹbhaakẹ ch'ewuchen ed-eyin, z'ọraanga kw'Jọrdan. 4 Kọ m'agwo asi p'ekeka ndo. Kaam kk'ntọrikwukwu mbira ntọhma bẹ́, ichen-ọ ọchattọhk nya."

5 Minna kw'Ẹlaija osi k'ose kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben-ẹ. Obina od-obhing z'ekeka ch'Kẹrit, ch'ening ẹnyọma ẹbhaakẹ ch'ewuchen ed-eyin, z'ọraanga kw'Jọrdan. 6 K'ekpebha ọmaana k'ẹsọhka, ntọrikwukwu ichen-ẹ brẹd ọmaana mgbaten. Obir ogwo asi ny'ekeka ch'Kẹrit.

7 Otum k'ogbe wanẹ, ekeka ndo ekwu ẹkka maphyir okurọ ch'ẹrọng ina ọdọk ny'izek njo, etebhẹ. 8 Nya o, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben Ẹlaija bẹ́, 9 "Zọhng bẹ́ kpaar china z'Zarẹphat, z'ẹbhaakẹ ch'Sidon, ad-aninga za. Kaam kk'opokwa wanẹ ntọhma nya bẹ́, ochen-ọ ọchattọhk." 10 Minna kw'obin ochina z'Zarẹphat. K'ose kw'opyirẹ ny'ebhumma ch'obhon, okebha opokwa wanẹ nya ch'od-otobha omenẹ. Oyer-ẹ, oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Ototo, kaabha asi biribirẹ k'ọkkọbh anang-m, mgwo." 11 K'ose kw'ofon bẹ́, ọd-ọkaabha asi mbo, obira oyer-ẹ, oben-ẹ bẹ́, " Ototo, ttara brẹd biribirẹ nya, chen-m."

12 Opokwa nwo ọpọhna bẹ́, "K'ose kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwọ orukọ akpen, brẹd kpenamkpen kinyen. Ọttọhk f'nnyen ma, ode agwubuma p'ayik k'ẹjọ, ọmaana anava p'oliv p'aning k'egbomma. Nd-ntobha amenẹva mba bẹ́, ntima mbhana, ọfha nsi ọchattọhk f'kaam ọmaana nnwa kwaam mm'ochi, pira mope."

13 Ẹlaija oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Oning-ọ ojor. Zọhng bhana, ad-asi k'ose kw'abenẹ nya. Pira afona, chi eden tima ekpo mbyo py'ayen, si brẹd biribirẹ nang-m, pira ad-asi ọchattọhk f'ikọ ọmaana nnwa kwọ mm'achi. 14 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl kk'obena bẹ́, ‘Agwubuma mbo p'ọkkọbh, mmàsa. Ana mbo p'egbomma, mmàbir asa maa, opyirẹ ewu ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi im'otebh ẹrọng m'izek.’ "

15 Opokwa nwo, ofona od-osi k'ose kw'Ẹlaija ikk'ẹ obena. Minna kw'ọchattọhk ozeng oninga k'ewu kpenamkpen f'Ẹlaija, ọmaana kwanọng nwo, ọttara ẹsọhmmọr chẹ, machi. 16 Okwu ode k'ose kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ikk'Ẹlaija otima oben. Agwubuma mbo p'ọkkọbh, ọmaana ana mbo p'egbomma m'ọdọk kasa.

17 Otum k'ogbe, nnwa kw'kwanọng nwo kw'oyen ọsọhm, okwu ọmmẹ-ẹ. Ọkọhmaana mvo opyibh maa, ọdọk iwọhng kọgwọkọ. 18 Kwanọng nwo oben Ẹlaija bẹ́, "O ọgbaak-ettem ch'Ibinọkpaabyi, njọ-ọ mbọng o? Ma, akwu bẹ́, akwu ajim-m epyibha chaam, abir afhọ-m nnwa o?"

19 Ẹlaija oben kwanọng nwo bẹ́, "Nang-m nnwa kwọ." Minna kw'ọtọk-ẹ ny'ọkka k'mbọhk, otim-ẹ ovura z'idongọ s'ẹrọng, za ch'ikẹ Ẹlaija od-oninga. Orur-ẹ ny'ebin. 20 Obhom ọkpẹkẹ Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi k'ẹrọng bẹ́, "O Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwaam. Ma, atọhmọ itamase nja anang opokwa nwoma kw'nning mmaana o, bẹ́, afhọ nnwa kwẹ o?" 21 Minna kw'oyim ọbaaka nnwa nwo ny'ifor igbedim ittaan. Obhom oyerẹ Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bẹ́, "O Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwaam, ototo, tte akpen p'nnwa nwoma akpa nnam!"

22 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọbhaanga ẹmọng ch'Ẹlaija, ogbe nnwa nwo, okwu oninga akpen. 23 Ẹlaija o, otinẹ nnwa nwo ny'idongọ s'ẹrọng, otim-ẹ ọsaka z'izek. Ọtọk-ẹ ọnang ọkka, oben-ẹ bẹ́, "Kirẹ e, nnwa kwọ k'akpen oruka e!"

24 Kwanọng nwo oben Ẹlaija bẹ́, "Menda kk'nzonga bẹ́, ade ọgbaak-ettem ch'Ibinọkpaabyi. Mbira nzonga bẹ́, ọgbaakadik kpenamkpen kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'oyin-ọ ny'ẹmma, ode odik ọkkọkka."