12 Zimri wabhubhisa yonkhe indlu yakaBhasha, njengekwelivi laSimakadze lelemelana naBhasha lalikhuluma ngemphrofethi Jehu,
Bamngcwaba, sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli samlilela, kwaya njengobe Simakadze abeshito ngenceku yakhe Ahiya, umphrofethi.
Kwakunekulwa emkhatsini wabo-Asa naBhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kuko konkhe kubusa kwabo.
Kwase kufika livi laSimakadze kuJehu, umsa waHanani, lemelana naBhasha,
Ngako sengitakucedza, wena Bhasha, kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yakho, ngitakwenta indlu yakho ifanane neyaJerobowamu, umsa waNebati.
Kwefika livi laSimakadze ngemphrofethi Jehu, umsa waHanani, kuBhasha nakuyo yonkhe indlu yakhe ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi labekabentile emehlweni aSimakadze, amcunula kuze atfukutseliswe tintfo latenta, waba njengendlu yakaJerobowamu layibhubhisa.
Ngobe esitjeni safulaha akazange aphele fulaha, naseludziweni lwemafutsa akazange aphele emafutsa; kwenteka njengobe livi laSimakadze lelalikhulunywe ngu-Elija lishito.
Nguye lowabuyisela iminyele yaka-Israyeli kusukela eLebo Hamathi kuye eLwandle lwase-Arabha, njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, lalikhuluma ngenceku yakhe Jona, umsa wa-Amithayi, umphrofethi waseGathi Heferi.
Ngako inkhosi ayizange isilalele sive, ngobe kwakuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu kutsi kwenteke ngalendlela, kuze kugcwaliseke livi laSimakadze labelikhulume kuJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, nga-Ahiya waseShilo.
Jehu, umboniswa, umsa waHanani, waphuma wafike wakhuluma enkhosini, watsi: “Wena ukubona kulungile yini kutsi usite lababi nekutsi utsandze labo labatondza Simakadze? Ngenca yaleso sento sakho intfukutselo yaSimakadze isetikwakho.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwenkhosi Jehoshafati kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, ibhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yaJehu, umsa waHanani, lapho kubhalwe khona imilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
Nangabe utfumela umbiko ngesilima, utiletsela inhlupheko, ngobe kufanana nekutsi ujuba tinyawo takho.