4 Kepha besaba kakhulu impela, bathi: “Bheka, amakhosi amabili awemanga phambi kwakhe; pho, thina singema kanjani na?”
5 Umphathi wendlu nomphathi womuzi kanye namalunga nabondli bathumela kuJehu, bathi: “Siyizinceku zakho, siyakwenza konke oyakusitshela khona; asiyikwenza muntu abe yinkosi; yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.”
6 Wayeseloba incwadi yesibili kubo, ethi: “Uma ninami, nilalela izwi lami, thathani amakhanda alaba bantu, amadodana enkosi yenu, nize kimi eJizreyeli ngalesi sikhathi kusasa.” Amadodana enkosi engabantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa ayekwabakhulu bomuzi ababewondla.
7 Kwathi incwadi isifikile kubo, bawathatha amadodana enkosi, bawabulala, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, babeka amakhanda awo emaqomeni, bawathuma kuye eJizreyeli.
8 Kwafika isithunywa, samtshela ukuthi: “Balethile amakhanda amadodana enkosi.”Wathi: “Wabekeni abe yizinqwaba ezimbili ngasesikhaleni sesango kuze kube sekuseni.”
9 Kwathi ekuseni waphuma, wema, wathi kubantu bonke: “Nina nilungile; bhekani, mina ngenzele inkosi yami ugobe, ngayibulala, kepha ngubani ogence bonke laba na?
10 Qaphelani manje ukuthi akuyikuwela phansi lutho lwezwi likaJehova alikhulumayo uJehova ngendlu ka-Ahabi; uJehova wenzile lokho akukhulumayo ngesandla senceku yakhe u-Eliya.”