30 U-Ahabi indodana ka-Omri wenza okubi kakhulu emehlweni kaJehova kunabo bonke ababengaphambi kwakhe. + 31 Njengokungathi kwakuyinto encane ukuba ahambe ezonweni zikaJerobowamu + indodana kaNebhati, wabuye wathatha uJezebeli + indodakazi ka-Etibhali inkosi yamaSidoni + ukuba abe ngumkakhe, waqala ukukhonza uBhali + nokumkhothamela.

51 U-Ahaziya + indodana ka-Ahabi waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya ngonyaka ka-17 kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli iminyaka emibili.

53 Wakhonza uBhali + emkhothamela, elokhu ecasula uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, + njengoba nje uyise ayenzile.

21 Ngemva kwalokho uJehu wathumela umyalezo kulo lonke elakwa-Israyeli, bonke abakhonza uBhali bafika. Akekho noyedwa ongazange afike. Bangena ethempelini likaBhali, *+ ithempeli lagcwala phama.

4 Inkosi yayala uHilikiya + umpristi ophakeme, abapristi besigaba sesibili nabalindimnyango ukuba bakhiphe zonke izitsha ezazenzelwe uBhali ethempelini likaJehova nezazenzelwe isigxobo esingcwele *+ nezazenzelwe zonke izinkanyezi zezulu. Yazishisa ngaphandle kweJerusalema endaweni eyehlela eKidroni, yathatha umlotha wazo yawuyisa eBhethele. + 5 Yaxosha abapristi bonkulunkulu bezinye izizwe, ababebekwe amakhosi akwaJuda ukuba bashunqise umusi womhlatshelo ezindaweni eziphakeme emadolobheni akwaJuda nasezindaweni eziseduze neJerusalema, nalabo abashunqisa umusi womhlatshelo bewushunqisela uBhali, ilanga, inyanga, imilaza nazo zonke izinkanyezi zamazulu. +