3 Bese wuthatha umfuma wamafutha, uwathele ekhanda lakhe, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.” ’ Bese wuvula umnyango, ubaleke, ungalibali.”
4 Yayisihamba leyo nsizwa, insizwa engumprofethi, yaya eRamoti Gileyadi.
5 Ekufikeni kwayo, bheka, izinduna zempi zazihlezi; yathi: “Nginendaba kuwe nduna.”Wathi uJehu: “Kubani phakathi kwethu sonke na?”Yathi-ke: “Kuwena nduna.”
6 Yasukuma, yangena endlini; yathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe, yathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi yabantu bakaJehova kwa-Israyeli.
7 Uyakuchitha indlu ka-Ahabi inkosi yakho ukuba ngiphindisele igazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi negazi lezinceku zonke zikaJehova esandleni sika-Izebeli.
8 Yonke indlu ka-Ahabi iyakubhubha; ngiyakunquma ku-Ahabi wonke umlisa, omncane nomkhulu.
9 Ngiyakwenza indlu ka-Ahabi ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati nanjengendlu kaBahasha indodana ka-Ahiya.