Kwathi lapho kuyinto elula kuye ukuhamba ezonweni zikaJerobowamu , indodana kaNebati , wathatha u -Izebeli, indodakazi ka -Etibali inkosi yamaSidoni, abe ngumkakhe, waya wakhonza uBali, wakhuleka kuye.

ngokuba kwathi lapho u -Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova , u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu , wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi.

Inkosi yami ayitshelwanga yini lokho engakwenzayo lapho u-Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova , ukuthi ngafihla abantu abayikhulu kubaprofethi bakaJehova ngamashumi ayisihlanu emhumeni , ngabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi, na?

Ngalokho thumela ubuth e kimi u -Israyeli wonke entabeni yaseKarmeli , nabaprofethi bakaBali abangamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu , nabaprofethi baka -Ashera abangamakhulu amane abadla etafuleni lika - Izebeli. U-Eliya nabaprofethi bakaBali eKarmeli

U-Ahabi wamtshela u -Izebeli konke akwenzile u -Eliya, naphakathi kwalokho ukuthi ubulele bonke abaprofethi ngenkemba.

U-Izebeli wayesethuma isithunywa ku -Eliya ngokuthi : Mabenze njalo kimi onkulunkulu, benezele futhi , uma ngingakwenzi wena ube njengomunye wabo ngalesi sikhathi kusasa.

Kepha kwase kufika kuye u -Izebeli umkakhe , wakhuluma kuye , wathi: Uhlunameleni umoya wakho ukuba ungadli lutho na?

Wayesethi kuye u-Izebeli umkakhe: Manje, nguwe ophethe umbuso wakwa - Israyeli na? Vuka udle, inhliziyo yakho ithokoze; mina ngiyakukunika isivini sikaNaboti waseJizreyeli.

Amadoda omuzi wakubo, amalunga nabakhulu ababehlala emzini wakubo, enza njengokuthumela kuka-Izebeli kuwo nanjengokulotshiweyo ezincwadini ayezithume kuwo.

Base bethumela ku-Izebeli, bethi: UNaboti ukhandiwe ngamatshe, wafa.

Kwathi u-Izebeli esezwile ukuthi uNaboti ukhandiwe ngamatshe, wafa, u- Izebeli wathi ku -Ahabi: Suka udle isivini sikaNaboti waseJizreyeli , enqaba ukukunika sona ngesiliva, ngokuba uNaboti kasekho, ufile.

Nango-Izebeli uJehov a wakhuluma , wathi: Izinja ziyakumudla u -Izebeli ngasogangeni lwaseJizreyeli.

Kepha akubangakho onjengo -Ahabi owazithengisa ukwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, edudwa ngu-Izebeli umkakhe.

Uyakuchitha indlu ka -Ahabi inkosi yakho ukuba ngiphindisele igazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi negazi lezinceku zonke zikaJehova esandleni sika- Izebeli.

Izinja ziyakumudla u -Izebeli esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli ; akuyikubakho muntu wokummbela. Yayisivula umnyango, yabaleka.

Kwathi uJoramu esembonile uJehu , wathi: Kusahleziwe kahle , Jehu, na? Wathi: Ukuhlala kahle kuni, kuse kuningi ukufeba nokulumba kukanyoko u - Izebeli, na?

UJehu esefikile eJizreyeli , u-Izebeli wakuzwa, wagqaba amehlo akhe , wahlobisa ikhanda lakhe, walunguza efasiteleni.

Babuya, bamtshela. Wathi: Nanti izwi likaJehova owalikhuluma n gesandla senceku yakhe u-Eliya waseThishibi, ethi: Esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli izinja ziyakuyidla inyama ka-Izebeli;

isidumbu sika-Izebeli siyakuba njengomquba ebusweni bomhlaba esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli ukuba bangasho ukuthi: Nangu u-Izebeli.