na wakati Jezebeli ariphoaolaga manabii a Mwenyezi Mlungu, Obadiya wahala manabii gana mwenga, achiafwitsa mirongo mitsano-mitsano ndani ya pango na kala achiaphirikira chakurya na madzi.
Phahi nyo maofisaa na atu osi aambira alavyadzi-sadaka na manabii, “Mutu hiyu kafwaha kuhukumiwa chifo, mana akagomba naswi kpwa dzina ra Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlungu wehu.”
Naye mfalume achilagiza mwanawe Jerahimeeli, Seraya mwana wa Azirieli na Shelemia mwana wa Abudeeli akamgbwire muandishi Baruku na nabii Jeremia, ela Mwenyezi Mlungu achikala akaafwitsa.