10 Zimri wangena wamgalela, wamlahla phansi, wambulala ngemnyaka wema-27 wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda. Wase utibeka yena, waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Bhasha, umsa wa-Ahiya, wendlu yaka-Isakhari, wakha luzungu ngaye, wamjubela eGibhethoni, lidolobha lemaFilisti, ngesikhatsi Nadabi nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli balivimbetela.
Watsi kube acale nje kubusa ahleti esihlalweni sebukhosi, wabulala bantfu bonkhe bendlu yakaBhasha, akazange ashiye ngisho namunye lomdvuna lophilako, ngisho sihlobo, nome umngani.
Ngemnyaka wema-27 wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, Zimri wabusa eThisa emalanga lasikhombisa. Imphi beyimise eceleni kweGibhethoni, lidolobha lemaFilisti.
Lomunye wetindvuna takhe labenguZimri, labephetse incenye yemabutfo akhe etincola temphi, wenta luzungu ngaye. Ngaleso sikhatsi Ela abeseThisa, alibele kutinklinkla ngetjwala ekhaya ka-Arisa, indvuna yesigodlo saseThisa.
Shalumi, umsa waJabeshi, wakhela Zakhariya luzungu, wamenta silo sengubo embikwebantfu, wambulala, wangena esikhundleni sakhe, waba yinkhosi.
Watsi nje Jehu asangena esangweni, wambuta watsi: “Ute ngekuthula yini, Zimri, wena mbulali wenkhosi yakho?”