Jehovah had used a three-and-a-half-year drought to expose the powerlessness of Baal, who was worshipped as a bringer of rain and fertility to the land.
3 Yehovha u endle leswaku ku va ni dyandza leri heteke malembe manharhu ni hafu ku kombisa leswaku Bali loyi a a khongeriwa tanihi munisi wa mpfula ni loyi a a endla leswaku ku va ni ndzalo ya swakudya etikweni a nga ri na wona matimba yo endla sweswo.