28. Amaphakathi akhe amthatha ngenqwelo, amsa eJerusalem, aza amngcwaba phakathi kooyise kwingcwaba elikwisixeko sikaDavide.
29. UAhaziya lo waqala ukuba ngukumkani wakwaJuda kunyaka weshumi elinanye elawula uYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi.
30. UYehu waya eYizereli. Akuyiva loo nto ke uJezebhele wahombisa amehlo akhe, walungisa neenwele zakhe, waza wakroba ngefestile.
31. Xa angena esangweni uYehu, uJezebhele wabuza wathi: “Zimri, ngaba uza ngoxolo kodwa, ntondini egebenge inkosi yayo?”
32. Wajonga efestileni ephakamileyo leyo uYehu, wathi: “Ngubani ongakum? Ngubani?” Izicaka ezibini okanye ezithathu zajonga kuye ezantsi,
33. uYehu wathi: “Mphoseni apha!” Zaza ke zamphosa uJezebhele, igazi lakhe lachaphazela olo donga ndawonye naloo mahashe, waza wamnyathelisa ngawo.
34. Ke uYehu wangena endlwini, wafika watya wasela, waza wathi: “Nosenimjonga laa mfazi uqalekisiweyo, nize nimngcwabe, kuba kaloku yintombi yokumkani.”
35. Bathe ke xa baya kumngcwaba, bafumana kuphela ukhakhayi lwakhe, neenyawo nezandla.
36. Babuyela kuYehu bamxelela, waza wathi: “Oku kukuzaliseka kwelizwi elathethwa *nguNdikhoyo ngesicaka sakhe uEliya waseTishbhi esithi: ‘UJezebhele uya kudliwa zizinja entsimini yaseYizereli.
37. Umzimba kaJezebhele uya kuba yinkunkuma entsimini eseYizereli, kungabi sathiwa: Lo nguJezebhele.’ ”