Pakumvua Yezabele tshivua tshifikile baprofete ba Bâla, wakafiika munda bikole. Yeye kutumina Eliya mukenji ne: ‘Malaba neufue anu mudi baprofete ba Bâla bafue.’ Eliya wakumvua buôwa bua bungi, kunyemenaye mu tshipela. Wakasambila ne: ‘Yehowa, tshiena musue kabidi kuikala ne muoyo to. Mfue nansha kufua.’ Bu muvua Eliya mutshioke bikole, wakalala muinshi mua mutshi.

Muanjelu mukuabu kuluaye kumubisha umuambila ne bulenga buonso ne: ‘Juka udie.’ Eliya kumona diampa dia tshijengu pa mabue a kapia, ne mulondo wa mâyi. Yeye kudia, kunua, kulalaye kabidi. Muanjelu au kumubisha kabidi wamba ne: ‘Diaku. Mbimpe upete bukole bua kuenza luendu.’ Ke Eliya kudia kabidi. Pashishe kuenzaye luendu lua matuku 40, munya ne butuku, too ne ku mukuna wa Holeba. Kuntu aku, Eliya wakabuela mu nyongolo bua kulala. Kadi Yehowa wakayukila nende wamba ne: ‘Eliya, udi wenza tshinyi muaba eu?’ Eliya kumuandamuna ne: ‘Bena Isalele mbabenge kukumbaja tshivuabu bakulaye. Mbupule bioshelu biebe ne mbashipe baprofete bebe. Mpindieu badi bakeba kunshipa panyi.’

Yehowa wakamuambila ne: ‘Ndaku wimane pa mukuna.’ Tshia kumpala, lupepele lukole luakadituta ku nyongolo. Tshibidi, buloba buakakanka bikole, pashishe kapia kutema. Ndekelu wa bionso, Eliya wakumvua dîyi ditekete dia panshi panshi. Yeye kudijika muzabi wende ku mêsu, kupatukaye mu nyongolo. Pashishe Yehowa kumuebeja bua tshinyi uvua munyeme. Eliya wakamuambila ne: ‘Anu meme nkayanyi ke udi mushale.’ Kadi Yehowa wakamuambila ne: ‘Kuena nkayebe to. Kudi bantu 7 000 mu Isalele batshidi bantendelela. Ndaku uteke Elisha muprofete pa muaba webe.’ Diakamue Eliya wakaya kuenza tshivua Yehowa mumuambile. Kuenaku umona ne: wewe wenza tshidi Yehowa ukulomba bua kuenza neakuambuluishe pebe anyi? Eyowa, neakuambuluishe. Tumone bualu buvua buenzeke pavuaku minanga.