20. Umlindi ubuye waxela wathi: “Isigidimi sihambe saya kufika, kodwa asibuyi. Ke ukuqhuba ngathi kukuqhuba kukaYehu unyana kaNimshi, ngokuba uqhuba oku kwephambana.”
21. UYoram wathi: “Bopha inqwelo yam.” Ibotshiwe ke inqwelo yakhe yokulwa, baza ukumkani wakwaSirayeli uYoram nokumkani wakwaJuda uAhaziya bakhwela ezinqwelweni zabo, bahlangabeza uYehu. Bahlangana naye kuloo ntsimi yayiyekaNabhoti umYizereli.
22. UYoram, akumbona uYehu, wabuza wathi: “Yehu, ngaba uza ngoxolo na?”UYehu waphendula wathi: “Lungavela phi uxolo xa unyoko uJezebhele esaqhuba inkonzo yezithixo nobu bugqwirha bakhe?”
23. Ke uYoram wajika wabaleka ekhwaza uAhaziya esithi: “Liyelenqe, Ahaziya!”
24. UYehu warhola utolo lwakhe, wajolisa kuYoram, wamchana phakathi kwamagxa, utolo olo ke lwaya kuthi xhokro entliziyweni, watsho wawa apho enqwelweni.
25. UYehu wathetha noBhidekare umqhubi wenqwelo yakhe, wathi: “Mchole umphose kulaa ntsimi yayiyekaNabhoti umYizereli. Khumbula ngokuya mna nawe sasisenqwelweni emva koyise uAhabhi, ngokuya uNdikhoyo wathethayo wathi:
26. ‘Izolo ndilibonile igazi likaNabhoti ndawonye negazi loonyana bakhe, utsho uNdikhoyo, ndaye ke ndiza kukwenza ulihlawule kuyo yona le ntsimi, lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.’ Ngoko ke mchole umphose kuloo ntsimi ngokokutsho kukaNdikhoyo.”
27. Akuyibona loo nto yenzekileyo uAhaziya ukumkani wakwaJuda, wenyuka ngendlela eya eBhete-hagan. UYehu wamsukelisa, ekhwaza esithi: “Bulala!” Baza ke bamngxwelerha apho enqwelweni yakhe endleleni eya eGure ngaseIbheyam. Kambe ke waphuncula, waya kufela eMegido.
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.’ ”