1. U-Elisha umprofethi wabiza enye yamadodana abaprofethi, wathi kuyo: “Khwica, uphathe lo mfuma wamafutha esandleni sakho, uye eRamoti Gileyadi.
2. Ekufikeni kwakho khona, wofuna uJehu indodana kaJehoshafati kaNimishi, ungene, umsukumise phakathi kwabafowabo, umyise ekamelweni elingaphakathi.
3. Bese wuthatha umfuma wamafutha, uwathele ekhanda lakhe, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.” ’ Bese wuvula umnyango, ubaleke, ungalibali.”
4. Yayisihamba leyo nsizwa, insizwa engumprofethi, yaya eRamoti Gileyadi.
5. Ekufikeni kwayo, bheka, izinduna zempi zazihlezi; yathi: “Nginendaba kuwe nduna.”Wathi uJehu: “Kubani phakathi kwethu sonke na?”Yathi-ke: “Kuwena nduna.”
6. Yasukuma, yangena endlini; yathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe, yathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi yabantu bakaJehova kwa-Israyeli.
7. Uyakuchitha indlu ka-Ahabi inkosi yakho ukuba ngiphindisele igazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi negazi lezinceku zonke zikaJehova esandleni sika-Izebeli.
8. Yonke indlu ka-Ahabi iyakubhubha; ngiyakunquma ku-Ahabi wonke umlisa, omncane nomkhulu.
9. Ngiyakwenza indlu ka-Ahabi ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati nanjengendlu kaBahasha indodana ka-Ahiya.
10. Izinja ziyakumudla u-Izebeli esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli; akuyikubakho muntu wokummbela.’ ” Yayisivula umnyango, yabaleka.
11. UJehu waphumela ezincekwini zenkosi yakhe; enye yathi kuye: “Konke kusalungile na? Luzeleni lolo hlanya kuwe na?”Wathi kuzo: “Nina niyamazi lowo muntu nakukhulumileyo.”
12. Kepha zathi: “Amanga; ake usitshele.”Wayesethi: “Wakhuluma kimi ukuthi nokuthi, ethi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Sengikugcobile ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.’ ”
13. Zase zishesha, zathatha, kwaba yileyo naleyo ingubo yayo, zazibeka phansi kwakhe esikhwelweni, zabetha icilongo, zathi: “UJehu uyinkosi.”
14. UJehu, indodana kaJehoshafati, kaNimishi, wamenzela ugobe uJoramu -- uJoramu wayelinda eRamoti Gileyadi, yena naye wonke u-Israyeli ngenxa kaHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu;
15. kepha inkosi uJoramu yayibuyele eJizreyeli ukuba yelashwe emanxebeni ayo eyayilinyazwe wona ngama-Aramu ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu, uJehu wathi: “Uma kungumqondo wenu lokhu, makungabaleki muntu, aphume emzini, aye ukubika eJizreyeli.”