18 Wahamba etinyatselweni temakhosi aka-Israyeli, njengobe kwakwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi, yena-ke washada nendvodzakati ya-Ahabi. Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Kute indvodza lenjenga-Ahabi leyatitsengisa yona ekwenteni bubi emehlweni aSimakadze, ifucwa ngumkayo Jezebeli.
Jehoshafati futsi abehlalisene ngekuthula nenkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Wahamba etinyatselweni temakhosi aka-Israyeli, yena-ke wadzimate wanikela nangendvodzana yakhe kutsi ishiswe ngemlilo; alandzela imikhuba lesinengiso yaletive takhona Simakadze labeticoshe ngesikhatsi nakufika ema-Israyeli.
IJerusalema ngiyayijezisa njengeSamariya nanjengobe ngajezisa Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Ngitabashanyela bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema, sincane sendishi lekususwe kuyo konkhe bekungekhatsi, yase ibhekiswa phansi.
Wavusa kabusha tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, letatibhidlitwe nguyise Hezekiya. Waphindze wakha emalati aBhali, wakha nensika ya-Ashera, njengobe na-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, abentile. Wakhotsama wakhonta tonkhe tinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka.
Ahaziya abeneminyaka lengema-22 budzala, nakacala kubusa; wabusela eJerusalema umnyaka waba munye. Libito lenina bekungu-Athaliya, umntfwanemntfwana-Omri, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Wahamba etinyatselweni tebendlu yaka-Ahabi, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe kwakwenta indlu yaka-Ahabi, ngobe abehlobene nemndeni waka-Ahabi ngekwemshado.
kodvwa wabuta kuNkulunkulu weyise, walandzela imiyalo yakhe esikhundleni sekulandzela bubi lobabentiwa baka-Israyeli.
Jehoshafati abenjinge kakhulu futsi advumile, wase utihlobanisa na-Ahabi ngemshado.
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.
Kodvwa usuke wahamba ngetindlela temakhosi aka-Israyeli, uholele sive semaJuda nesaseJerusalema ekutseni siphinge ngekukhonta tithico, njengobe kwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi. Futsi ujabhalate bomnakenu, bantfu bengati yeyihlo, emadvodza labencono kakhulu kunawe.
Wahamba etinyatselweni temakhosi aka-Israyeli, njengobe kwakwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi, yena-ke washada nendvodzakati ya-Ahabi. Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
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.”