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

Wabondla iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane , kabaswelanga lutho ; izingubo zabo aziguganga, nezinyawo azivuvukalanga.