29 Ngemnyaka wema-38 wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Ahabi, umsa wa-Omri. Wabusa baka-Israyeli iminyaka lengema-22, abusela eSamariya.
Sive saka-Israyeli sase sehlukana ekhatsi, labanye bema ngakuThibni, umsa waGinathi, kutsi nguye inkhosi, labanye bema ngaku-Omri.
Ngemnyaka wema-31 wekubusa kwenkhosi Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Omri, waba yinkhosi. Omri wabusa iminyaka leli-12, iminyaka lesitfupha abebusela eThisa.
Watsenga intsaba yaseSamariya kuShemeri ngemakhilogremu langaba ngema-70 esiliva, wakha lidolobha kulentsaba, waletsa libito watsi yiSamariya, aletsa ngaShemeri, libito lalona bekangumnikati wayo lentsaba kucala.
Omri wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa eSamariya. Ahabi, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Ahabi, umsa wa-Omri, wenta lokubi kakhulu emehlweni aSimakadze kwengca bonkhe lababengembili kwakhe.
Ahabi wemisa nensika ya-Ashera, achubeka nekucunula Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli kutsi atfukutsele; wawengca onkhe emakhosi aka-Israyeli labengembili kwakhe ngekwenta lokubi.
“Yehla uye ku-Ahabi, inkhosi yema-Israyeli, lobusela eSamariya. Manje usesivinini saNabothi, lapho ayele kuyawusenta sakhe.
Ngaleso sikhatsi lamabutfo labesacitfwe ngu-Amasiya, awalela kutsi nawo ayilwe lemphi yabo, abese asuse lolukhulu lutfuli abhidlita emadolobha akaJuda kusukela eSamariya kuyewuma ngeBhethi Horoni. Lamabutfo abulala labati-3 000, abutsa imphango lenyenti ahamba nayo.
kwefika emadvodza langema-80 aphuma eShekhemu, naseShilo, naseSamariya. Abehhule tilevu tawo, aklebhule timphahla tawo, atisika emitimbeni yawo, etfwele iminikelo yalokutinhlavu nenhlaka atewukunikela endlini yaSimakadze.
Abetsi Efrayimu nakakhuluma, kutfutfumele emadvodza; abephakanyisiwe ka-Israyeli. Kodvwa waba nelicala lekukhonta Bhali, wafa.
Loko kuyakwenteka, ngobe nilandzele imikhuba lemibi yenkhosi Omri nendvodzana yakhe Ahabi. Nichubeke nalandzela imitsetfo yabo, ngaloko-ke ngiyawunibhubhisa; bonkhe bantfu bayawunibukela phansi. Bantfu yonkhe indzawo bayawunedzelela ngendzelelo.”