5 Umkakhe Jezebeli wangena wambuta, watsi: “Uhlunemeleni kanjena? Awudli ngani?”
Ngako-ke watsi umfati kube abone kutsi lesihlahla sasifanelwe kudliwa, nekutsi sasibukeka sisihle, nekutsi lesihlahla sasifanele kumhlakaniphisa umuntfu, wakha kulesihlahla wadla. Wanika nendvodza yakhe, nayo yadla.
Wabuta Amnoni watsi: “Kwentiwa yini wena, ungumntfwanenkhosi, ubukeke uwombile onkhe emalanga? Ase ungitjele, kwente njani?” Amnoni watsi kuye: “Ngitsandza dzadzewetfu Thamari, wakabomnaketfu Absalomu.”
Akazange agcine ngekutijabulisa ngetono letatentiwe nguJerobowamu kuphela nje, kodvwa yena waze wateka naJezebeli, indvodzakati ya-Etbhali, inkhosi yemaSidoni, wamenta umkakhe; wacala kukhonta nekukhotsamela Bhali.
Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Jezebeli abulala baphrofethi baSimakadze, Obadiya wafihla labalikhulu emigedzeni, baba ngema-50 kulowo nakulowo mgedze, abebapha kudla, abanatsise nemanti.
Jezebeli watfumela sitfunywa ku-Elija, watsi: “Shangatsi bonkulunkulu bangangibulala ngife, nangabe mine kusasa ngalesikhatsi angikakwenti kuwe loko lokwente kulabaphrofethi.”
Kute indvodza lenjenga-Ahabi leyatitsengisa yona ekwenteni bubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ifucwa ngumkayo Jezebeli.
Ngako Ahabi wabuyela ekhaya ahluneme atfukutsele, ngobe Nabothi waseJezreyeli atsite: “Ngingeke ngikunike lifa labobabemkhulu.” Wafike walala embhedzeni wakhe, acumbelene; wadvuba nekudla kudla.
Wamphendvula watsi: “Kungenca ngobe ngitsite ngitsi kuNabothi waseJezreyeli: ‘Ngitsengisele sivini sakho, nome-ke nawutsandza ngikwenanisele ngalesinye sivini esikhundleni saso,’ yena wala watsi: ‘Ngingeke ngikunike sivini sami.’ ”
ngako inkhosi yangibuta yatsi: “Kwentiwa yini kutsi buso bakho bubukeke bukhatsatekile, kantsi awuguli? Loku phela akusilo lutfo ngaphandle kwekudzabuka lokungekhatsi enhlitiyweni.” Ngetfuka kakhulu,
Esta wase ubita Hathaki, labengulomunye wetindvuna letatibekwe yinkhosi kutsi tibe takakhe, wamtfumela kuModekhayi kutsi ayewubuta kutsi kwente njani.