Look at the little boy in the picture. He looks lonely and afraid, doesn’t he? Have you ever felt that way?— Everyone feels that way sometimes. The Bible talks about friends of Jehovah who also felt lonely and afraid. One of them was Elijah. Let’s learn about him.

Elijah lived in Israel a long time ago, before Jesus was born. Ahab, the king of Israel, was not worshipping the true God, Jehovah. Ahab and his wife, Jezebel, were worshipping the false god Baal. So most of the people in Israel also began worshipping Baal. Queen Jezebel was very mean and wanted to kill all the people who worshipped Jehovah, including Elijah! Do you know what Elijah did?—

Elijah ran away! He went far into the desert and hid in a cave. Why do you  think he did that?— Yes, he was afraid. But Elijah did not need to be afraid. Why? Because he knew that Jehovah could help him. Jehovah had shown his power to Elijah before. Once, Jehovah had answered Elijah’s prayer by sending fire from heaven. So of course Jehovah could help Elijah now!

While Elijah was in the cave, Jehovah spoke to him and asked him: ‘What are you doing here?’ Elijah answered: ‘I am the only one who still worships you. I am all alone, and I am afraid I will be killed.’ Elijah thought that all the other worshippers of Jehovah had been killed. But Jehovah told Elijah: ‘No, that is not true. There are 7,000 other people who still worship me. Be brave. I have more work for you to do!’ Do you think Elijah was happy to hear that?—

What can you learn from what happened to Elijah?— You never have to feel lonely and afraid. You have friends who love Jehovah and who love you. Also, Jehovah has a lot of power, and he will always help you! Are you happy to know that you are never really alone?—

Ghe ọvbokhan okpia nọ rre efoto na. Ọ yevbe ne ohioro kevbe ohan muẹ, ra ẹre erriọ? Ọ he ka sunnu da ruẹ vberriọ ẹdẹ ra?— Ọ zẹdia sunnu da emwa hia vberriọ. E Baibol guan kaẹn avbe ọse ọghe Jehova ne ohioro kevbe ohan vbe gha mu. Ọkpa vbọ ọre Ẹlaija. Gia ruẹ vbekpae Ẹlaija.

Ẹlaija ghaa rre otọe Izrẹl vbe ẹghẹ nọ kpẹre, a te miẹn wẹẹ, a bie Jesu. Ehab ne Ọba ọghe Izrẹl ma gha ga e Jehova ne Osanobua ọghe ẹmwata. Ehab kevbe ọvbokhan rẹn ghe Jezibẹl kegha ga osa ọghe ohoghe na tiẹre Bel. Rhunmwuda ọni, emwa nibun vbe otọe Izrẹl na suẹn gha ga Bel. Ekhọe ọghe Oloi e Jezibẹl keghi wegbe, ọ na gha hoo nọ gbele emwa hia fẹrẹ ni ga e Jehova rua, ya sẹ egbe Ẹlaija. Wẹ rẹn emwi ne Ẹlaija ghi ru ra?—

Ẹlaija na lẹfua! Ọ na wa gha rrie uwe ato fẹfẹfẹ, ya lẹre ye uwe uvun okuta. Vbe uwẹ a roro ghẹ ọ ye irẹn ru vberriọ?— Ẹẹn, te  ohan ghaa muẹn. Sokpan ọ ma te khẹke ne ohan mu Ẹlaija. Vbọzẹ? Rhunmwuda ọ rẹnrẹn wẹẹ, e Jehova gha sẹtin ru iyobọ nẹ. E Jehova ka rhie ẹtin ọghẹe ma Ẹlaija nẹ. Vbe ẹdẹ ọkpa, e Jehova keghi họn erhunmwu ọghe Ẹlaija, lekpae nọ na gie erhẹn ke ẹrinmwi gha dee. Vbe ne ẹmwata, e Jehova gha sẹtin ru iyobọ ne Ẹlaija nia!

Vbe ẹghẹ ne Ẹlaija ya gha rre uwe uvun okuta, e Jehova keghi guẹ guan kevbe ọ na nọ rẹn ọta wẹẹ: ‘Vbua ru vbe mwa?’ Ẹlaija na wanniẹ wẹẹ: ‘Mẹ ọkpa ẹre ọ ghi kẹ nọ ga ruẹ. Mẹ ọkpa ẹre ọ ghi rrọọ, kevbe ohan mu mwẹ wẹẹ, a gha gbe mwẹ ruan.’ Ẹlaija kegha roro wẹẹ, a gbele emwa nikẹre ni ga e Jehova rua nẹ. Sokpan e Jehova keghi tama Ẹlaija wẹẹ: ‘Ẹn o, ẹi re erriọ. Emwa 7,000 ọvbehe ye rrọọ nọ ga mwẹ. Gha mwẹ udinmwẹ. Iwinna ye rrọ nu khian ye ru mẹ!’ Wẹ roro ẹre wẹẹ, Ẹlaija ghaa ghọghọ vbọ họn ẹmwẹ na ra?—

De emwi ne ima khian miẹ ruẹ vbe emwi nọ sunnu da Ẹlaija?— Ọ ma khẹke nẹ ohioro kevbe ohan gha mu ruẹ. U mwẹ avbe ọse ni hoẹmwẹ e Jehova kevbe ni vbe hoẹmwẹ ruẹ. Deba ọni, ẹtin ne Jehova mwẹ, ẹre nekherhe, kevbe wẹẹ, ọ gha ru iyobọ nuẹ vbe ẹghẹ hia! Ọ sọ ruẹ ọyẹnmwẹ nu na rẹn nia wẹẹ, ẹghẹ ọkpa i rrọọ ne uwẹ ọkpa ya gele rrọọ ra?—