14. Wathi: “Babambeni besaphila.” Babathatha besaphila, bababulala ngasemgodini wendlu yokugunda, abantu abangamashumi amane nambili; kashiyanga muntu kubo.
15. Esesukile khona wafumana uJehonadaba indodana kaRekabi eza ukumhlangabeza; wambingelela, wathi kuye: “Inhliziyo yakho ilungelene nenhliziyo yami njengeyami ilungelene neyakho na?”Wathi uJehonadaba: “Yebo.”Wathi uJehu: “Uma kunjalo, nginike isandla sakho.” Wamnika isandla sakhe, wamkhwelisa enqoleni yakhe.
16. Wayesethi: “Hamba nami, ubone ukushisekela kwami uJehova.” Base bemkhwelisa enqoleni yakhe.
17. Esefike eSamariya wabulala bonke abaseleyo baka-Ahabi eSamariya, waze wamqeda njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma ku-Eliya.
18. UJehu wabutha bonke abantu, wathi kubo: “U-Ahabi wamkhonza uBali kancane, kepha uJehu uyakumkhonza kakhulu.
19. Ngalokho ngibizele bonke abaprofethi bakaBali, zonke izinceku zakhe, nabo bonke abapristi bakhe, kungasali muntu, ngokuba nginomhlatshelo omkhulu kuBali; bonke abafunyaniswa bengekho abayikuphila.” Kepha uJehu wakwenza ngobuqili ukuba abhubhise izinceku zikaBali.
20. Wayesethi uJehu: “Mngcweliseleni uBali umhlangano womkhosi.” Bawumemezela-ke.
21. UJehu wathumela ku-Israyeli wonke; zonke izinceku zikaBali zafika, akwaze kwasala muntu ongafikanga; zangena endlini kaBali, indlu kaBali yagcwala yathi swi, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni.
22. Wathi kumphathi wekamelo lezambatho: “Zikhiphele zonke izinceku zikaBali izambatho.” Wazikhiphela izambatho.
23. Wayesengena uJehu noJehonadaba indodana kaRekabi endlini kaBali; wathi ezincekwini zikaBali: “Cingani, nibone ukuba kungabikho kini lapha noyedwa wezinceku zikaJehova, izinceku zikaBali kuphela.”
24. Bangena ukunikela ngemihlatshelo nangeminikelo yokushiswa. UJehu wayezimisele ngaphandle abantu abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, wathi: “Uma kuphunyuka umuntu walaba bantu engibaletha ezandleni zenu, kuyakuba ngukuphila ngokuphila.”
25. Kwathi eseqedile ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, uJehu wathi kubalindi nasezinduneni: “Ngenani, nibabulale, kungaphumi muntu.” Bababulala ngosiko lwenkemba. Abalindi nezinduna babantshinga phandle, bangena ekamelweni eliphakathi lendlu kaBali.