1 Soukohp men me ede Elaisa, mehn Tispe nan Kilead, ahpw patohwanohng Nanmwarki Eihap, “Ni mwaren KAUN-O, Koht ieias en Israel, me I kin patohwan papah, I patohwanohng komwi me e pahn sohla pwoaik oh keteu erein sounpar riau de siluh, lao lel ahnsou me I pahn patohwan.”[a]

2 Eri, KAUN-O ahpw ketin mahsanihong Elaisa, 3 “Kohkohla sang wasa kiset, oh kohla ni palimese; ke ahpw rukla limwahn Piletik Kerid, palimesehn Sordan. 4 Piletik pwoatet pahn kihong uhk nimomw pihl, oh I pil padahkihong menpihr kei re en wadohng uhk omw tungoal wasao.”

5 Elaisa eri kapwaiada kehkehlik en KAUN-O, e ahpw patohla oh kousoanla limwahn kisin Piletik Kerid. 6 E kin nimpil sang ni kisin piletik wet, oh menpihr kan kin patohwando pilawa oh uduk nimenseng koaros oh soutik koaros. 7 Mwurin ehu ahnsou, pwehki eh solahr keteu, kisin piletiko madada.

8 KAUN-O eri ketin mahsanihong Elaisa, 9 “Met kohla nan kisin kahnimw Sarepad, limwahn Saidon, oh mihmi wasao. I pil kehkehlingkihongehr liohdi men me kin koukousoan wasao en kamwengeiuk.”[b] 10 Eri, Elaisa ahpw mwesellahng Sarepad, oh ni eh lelohng ni ewen kelen kahnimwo e ahpw kilangada liohdi men me wesewesei tuwi. E ahpw patohwanohng liho, “Menlau kanimpile ie mahs.” 11 Ni en liho eh kolahng ale pihl, Elaisa ahpw likwerlahng, “Pil menlau iangahkihdo ekis kisin pilawahn.”

12 Liho ahpw sapeng, “Ni mwaren KAUN-O me ieias, omw Koht, I kahukihla me sohte pilawa rehi. Ihte me mie rehi, kisin mehkis me itarete nan pehiet oh e mihmi nan pwohl ehu, oh pil kisin lehn olip kis nan sah ehu. I kodohng wasaht pwe I en ale ei kisin tuwi pwe I en wahla wiahkihda kisin me luhweo ong ngehi oh nei pwutako. Ih met kaimwiseklahn at pahn mwenge, oh se pahn duhpekla oh mehla.”

13 Elaisa ahpw patohwanohng liho, “Ke dehr pahtouki, a kohwei oh kaunopada amwa tungoal. Ahpw wiahda ekis kisin lopwon tikitik mahs sang ni uwen pilawa me mie rehmw; kowe eri wadohng ie, oh mwuri, ke nek wiahda luhwe ko ong kowe oh noumw pwutako. 14 Pwehki ih met me KAUN-O, Koht en Israel mahsanih, ‘Sohte pilawa pahn neksang nan pwohl wet, oh sohte leh pahn neksang nan sah wet, mwohn rahno me ngehi, KAUN-O, pahn kadarodo keteu.’ ”

15 Liho ahpw patohla oh wiahda duwen me Elaisa padahkihong. Eri, rahn koaros mie arail tungoal mwenge me itarohng irail koaros. 16 Oh duwen inou me KAUN-O ketin wiahier sang rehn Elaisa, pwohlo sohte tehnla pil iangahki saho.

17 Mwurin ahnsou ehu, nein liho kisin pwutako ahpw soumwahuda; e ahpw luhluwetala oh mehla. 18 Liho ahpw ndaiong Elaisa, “Komwi ohlen Koht emen, a dahme komw wiahkihong ie soahng wet? Komw ketidohr wasa kiset pwe en katamanki Koht dipei kan, oh kahrehiong nei pwutaket eh mehla?”

19 Elaisa ahpw patohwanohng, “Kidohng ie noumw pwutaken.” E ahpw ale pwutako sang nan pehn liho, ahpw wahdalahng nan perehn powe wasa me e kin patopato ie oh kaunehdiong pohn pehto. 20 Eri, e ahpw kapakap ngihl laud, patohwan, “Maing KAUN, ei Koht, dahme komw ketin wiahkihong lih menet soahng wet? Lih menet me inenen kadek mehlel oh apwahpwalih ie, oh met komw ketin mweidohng nah pwutaket en mehla.” 21 Elaisa ahpw wendiong pohn pwutako pak siluh, ahpw kapakap, “Maing KAUN, ei Koht, komw ketin kapwuredohng mouren pwutaket.” [c] 22 KAUN-O ahpw ketin karonge en Elaisa eh kapakap; eri, serio pwurehng esingekda oh mourda.

23 Elaisa eri pwurehng ale pwutako oh wahdihla pah ong rehn eh nohno, oh patohwandohng liho, “Kilang noumw pwutaken pwe e mourdahr.”

24 Liho ahpw sapeng, “Met I eseier me komwi ohlen Koht emen, oh KAUN-O kin ketin kalokaia komwi.”

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