33 Ahabi waphindze wenta insika lengcwele.*+ Kunyenti lokwentiwa ngu-Ahabi lokwatfukutselisa Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli kwendlula loko lokwentiwa ngemakhosi aka-Israyeli labusa ngaphambi kwakhe.

4 Ngemuva kwaloko, Ahabi wahamba waya ekhaya lakhe akwatile futsi abuhlungu ngemphendvulo yaNabothi waseJezreyeli, leyatsi: “Angeke ngikunike lifa labokhokho bami.” Wafike walala embhedzeni, wafulatselisa buso bakhe futsi wala nekudla.

20 Ahabi watsi ku-Elija: “Sewungitfolile sitsa sami!”+ Elija waphendvula watsi: “Yebo ngikutfolile. Nkulunkulu utsite: ‘Ngesizatfu sekutsi utimisele* kwenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova,+ 21 ngiletsa inhlekelele etikwakho futsi ngitasitsanyelisisa situkulwane sakho ngiphindze ngicotfule wonkhe umuntfu lomdvuna*+ endlini ya-Ahabi lokufaka ekhatsi labangenamsiti kanye nalababutsakatsaka ka-Israyeli.+ 22 Ngitakwenta indlu yakho ifane nendlu yaJerobowamu+ indvodzana yaNebati iphindze ifane nendlu yaBhasha+ indvodzana ya-Ahiya ngoba ungitfukutselisile futsi ubangele ema-Israyeli kutsi one.’

10 Ahabi+ bekanemadvodzana langu-70 eSamariya. Ngako Jehu wabhala tincwadzi watitfumela eSamariya etikhulwini taseJezreyeli, emadvodzeni lamadzala,+ nakulabo labagadza bantfwana ba-Ahabi* watsi: