Pavuaku minanga, Yehowa wakambila Eliya ne: ‘Ndaku ku Salefata. Mukaji mukamba udi kuntuaku neakupeshe biakudia.’ Pakafika Eliya ku tshibuelelu tshia tshimenga wakamona mukaji mukamba mupele wangula nkunyi. Yeye kumulomba dikopo dia mâyi. Pavuaye uya bua kumuangatshila mâyi, Eliya wakamubikila wamba ne: ‘Ntuadila koku tshipese tshia diampa.’ Kadi mukaji mukamba au wakamuambila ne: ‘Tshiena ne diampa nansha dimue dia kukupesha to. Ndi anu ne ndambu wa bukula ne ndambu wa mafuta bua kulamba biakudia bikese bianyi ne muananyi.’ Kadi Eliya wakamuambila ne: ‘Yehowa mmulaye ne: wewe mungenzele diampa, bukula buebe ne mafuta biudi nabi kabiakujika too ne paloka mvula kabidi.’

Ke mukaji mukamba au kuya kuende, kuenzelaye muprofete wa Yehowa diampa. Anu mukavua Yehowa mulaye, mukaji mukamba au ne muanende bavua anu ne biakudia mu tshikondo tshia minanga atshi. Dibungu diende dia bukula ne dia mafuta bivua anu tente.

 Pashishe bualu bua dikema buakenzeka. Muana wa mukaji mukamba au wakatuadija kusama bikole, kufuaye. Mamu au kusengelelaye Eliya bua amuambuluishe. Eliya kuangata muana mu maboko ende, kubandaye nende ku nzubu wa kuulu. Yeye kumuladika pa bulalu, kusambilaye ne: ‘Yehowa, pingaja koku muoyo wa muana eu.’ Udi mumanye bua tshinyi bualu buvua Eliya ulomba Yehowa bua kuenza abu buvua bua dikema anyi? Bualu anu mutudi bamanye, tshikondo atshi kakuvua muntu nansha umue ukavua mubike ku lufu to. Kabidi, mamu au ne muanende kabavua bena Isalele to.

Muoyo wa muana wakapingana, kutuadijaye kueyela! Eliya wakambila mukaji mukamba ne: ‘Tangila! Muanebe nyeye eu ne muoyo.’ Mamu au wakasanka bikole, kuambilaye Eliya ne: ‘Udi bushuwa muntu wa Nzambi. Ndi ngamba nanku bualu udi wamba malu anu adi Yehowa ukuambila bua kuamba.’