Kwathi lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova, u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu, wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi.)
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Kwathi lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova, u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu, wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi.)
U-Izebeli wayesethuma isigijimi ku-Eliya ukuthi: “Mabenze lokhu kimi onkulunkulu, bengezelele kanjalo, uma ngingenzi ukuphila kwakho kube njengempilo yomunye wabo kusasa ngalesi sikhathi.
Wadelela ukubeka izandla kuMoridekayi yedwa; ngoba bamvumela ukuthi abone abantu bakaMoridegayi; ngalokho uHamani wazama ukubhubhisa bonke abaJuda ababesembusweni wonke ka-Ahashiveroshi, abantu bakaMoridegayi.
Njengengonyama ebhongayo nebhere elindizayo; unjalo umbusi omubi phezu kwabantu abampofu.
Ngakho inkosi yathukuthela, yathukuthela kakhulu, yasilaya ukuthi kubhujiswe bonke abahlakaniphileyo beBhabhiloni.
Inkosi yaphendula, yathi kumaKaledi: “Indaba isuke kimi; uma ningangazisi iphupho nencazo yalo, niyakunqunywa, izindlu zenu zenziwe iquba.
Khona uHerode, ebona ukuthi uklolodelwe yizazi, wathukuthela kakhulu; isikhathi ayebuzisise ngaso kwabahlakaniphileyo.
Kwathi uHerode emfuna engamtholi, waphenya abalindi, wayala ukuba babulawe. Wehla eJudiya, waya eKesariya, wahlala khona.
USawule wathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze lokhu, enezele, ngokuba uyakufa nokufa, Jonathani.
Ngokuba izinsuku zonke indodana kaJese isekhona emhlabeni, wena nombuso wakho awuyikuqiniswa. Manje-ke thumela umlethe kimi, ngokuba uzokufa nokufa.
Ngaqala-ke ukumbuzela kuNkulunkulu na? inkosi mayingabaleli lutho encekwini yayo nakuyo yonke indlu kababa, ngokuba inceku yakho ibingazi lutho ngalokhu, nokuncane noma okuncane.
Inkosi yayisithi kwabahamba ngezinyawo ababemi nxazonke: “Phendukani, nibulale abapristi bakaJehova; ngokuba isandla sabo sinoDavide, nangenxa yokuthi bazi ngesikhathi ebaleka, bengangazisanga. Kepha izinceku zenkosi azivumanga ukwelula isandla sazo ukuba zihlasele abapristi bakaJehova.