21 UJehu wathumela ku-Israyeli wonke; zonke izinceku zikaBali zafika, akwaze kwasala muntu ongafikanga; zangena endlini kaBali, indlu kaBali yagcwala yathi swi, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni.
22 Wathi kumphathi wekamelo lezambatho: “Zikhiphele zonke izinceku zikaBali izambatho.” Wazikhiphela izambatho.
23 Wayesengena uJehu noJehonadaba indodana kaRekabi endlini kaBali; wathi ezincekwini zikaBali: “Cingani, nibone ukuba kungabikho kini lapha noyedwa wezinceku zikaJehova, izinceku zikaBali kuphela.”
24 Bangena ukunikela ngemihlatshelo nangeminikelo yokushiswa. UJehu wayezimisele ngaphandle abantu abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, wathi: “Uma kuphunyuka umuntu walaba bantu engibaletha ezandleni zenu, kuyakuba ngukuphila ngokuphila.”
25 Kwathi eseqedile ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, uJehu wathi kubalindi nasezinduneni: “Ngenani, nibabulale, kungaphumi muntu.” Bababulala ngosiko lwenkemba. Abalindi nezinduna babantshinga phandle, bangena ekamelweni eliphakathi lendlu kaBali.
26 Bakhipha izinsika ezazisendlini kaBali, bazishisa.
27 Babhidliza insika kaBali, badiliza indlu kaBali, bazenza izindlu zendle kuze kube namuhla.