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Naizvozvo Ahabhi akatuma vanhu kuvana vaIsiraeri vose, akaunganidza vaporofita pagomo reKarimeri. Zvino Eria akaswedera kuvanhu vose, akati, “Mucharamba muchifunga mifungo miviri kusvikira riniko? Kana Jehovha ari Mwari, mumutevere, kana ari Bhaari, mumutevere iye.” Asi vanhu havana kupindura shoko rimwe. Ipapo Eria akati kuvanhu, “Ini, iyeni ndoga, ndini ndasara kuvaporofita vaJehovha, asi vaporofita vaBhaari vanosvika varume vana mazana mana namakumi mashanu.” Naizvozvo ngavatipe nzombe mbiri, ivo vazvitsaurire nzombe imwe, vaiguranye, vaiise pamusoro pehuni, asi varege kuisa moto pasi payo; neniwo ndichagadzira imwe nzombe, ndichiisa pamusoro pehuni, asi ndisingaisi moto pasi payo. Zvino imi mudane zita ramwari wenyu, ini ndidanewo zita raJehovha; Mwari unopindura nomoto, iye ngaave Mwari. Vanhu vose vakapindura, vakati, “Zvarehwa zvakanaka.” Ipapo Eria akati kuvaporofita vaBhaari, “Chizvitsaurirai nzombe imwe, mutange kuigadzira, nokuti muri vazhinji; mudane zita ramwari wenyu, asi murege kuisa moto pasi payo.” Ivo vakatora nzombe yavakanga vapiwa, vakaigadzira, vakadana zita raBhaari kubva mangwanani kusvikira masikati makuru, vachiti, “Bhaari, tinzwei!” Asi kwakanga kusine zwi kana unopindura. Vakapoteredza aritari yakanga yavakwa vachipembera. Zvino panguva yamasikati makuru Eria akavaseka, akati, “Danidzirai kwazvo; nokuti mwari, zvimwe ari pakufunga, zvimwe waenda kumwe, zvimwe wafamba rwendo, kana zvimwe uvete hake, anofanira kumutswa.” Ipapo vakadanidzira kwazvo, vakazvicheka netsika dzavo neminondo namapfumo, kusvikira ropa richidzutuka kwavari. Masikati makuru akati apfuura, vakaporofita kusvikira panguva yokubayira chipo chamadekwana; asi kwakanga kusina zwi kana unopindura, kana wakanga achiteerera. Ipapo Eria akati kuvanhu vose, “Swederai kwandiri;” vanhu vose vakaswedera kwaari. Zvino wakagadzira aritari yaJehovha yakanga yaputswa. Eria akatora mabwe ane gumi namaviri akaenzana namarudzi avana vaJakobho, iye, wakanga audzwa naJehovha, zvichinzi, “Zita rako richanzi Isiraeri.” Akavaka aritari namabwe iwayo nezita raJehovha, akachera goronga rakakomba aritari rakanga rakaenzana napangadzvarwa zviyero zviviri zvezviyo. Akaronga huni, akaguranya nzombe, akaiisa pamusoro pehuni, akati, “Chizadzai zvirongo zvina nemvura, muidire pamusoro pechipiriso chinopiswa, napamusoro pehuni.” Akati, “Itai izvozvo rwechipiri,” vakazviita rwechipiri. Akati, “Itai izvozvo rwechitatu;” vakazviita rwechitatu. Mvura ikayerera, ikapoteredza aritari; akazadza negorongawo nemvura. Nenguva yokubayira chipo chamadekwana, muporofita Eria akaswedera, akati, “Imi Jehovha, Mwari waAbhurahamu, nowaIsaka, nowaIsiraeri, uye kuti ini ndiri muranda wenyu, uye kuti ndakaita izvi zvose ndarairwa nemi. Ndinzwei Jehovha, ndinzwei, kuti vanhu ava vazive kuti imi Jehovha ndimi Mwari, uye kuti ndimi makadzosazve mwoyo yavo.” Ipapo moto waJehovha wakaburuka, ukapedza chipiriso chinopiswa, nehuni, namabwe, neguruva, ukananzva mvura yakanga iri mugoronga. Vanhu vose vakati vachizviona, vakawira pasi nezviso zvavo, vakati, “Jehovha ndiye Mwari, Jehovha ndiye Mwari!” Eria akati kwavari, “Batai vaporofita vaBhaari, varege kupukunyuka kunyange nomumwe wavo.” Vakavabata. Eria akaburuka navo kurukova Kishoni, akavaurayirapo.