33 U-Ahabi wenza lesithombe sika-Ashera.*+ Wenza okunengi okwathukuthelisa uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukwedlula wonke amakhosi ako-Israyeli ayebuse ngaphambi kwakhe.

4 Ngakho u-Ahabi wabuyela endlini yakhe edanile lobuso bakhe buhlobile ngenxa yokuthi uNabhothi umJeziriyeli wayemphendule wathi: “Angisoze ngikunike ilifa labokhokho bami.” U-Ahabi wafika walala embhedeni wakhe efulathele wakhangela emdulini. Waqhubeka enjalo futhi esala lokudla.

20 U-Ahabi wathi ku-Elija: “Usungitholile wena sitha sami!”+ U-Elija waphendula wathi: “Ye sengikutholile. ‘Ngenxa yokuthi wena uzimisele ukwenza okubi phambi kukaJehova,+ 21 ngizakwehlisela umonakalo, futhi ngemva kwakho ngizathanyela ngiqede bonke abesilisa abendlu ka-Ahabi,+ kugoqele lalabo abangelamandla labazihluphekelayo ko-Israyeli.+ 22 Ngizakwenza indlu yakho ibe njengendlu kaJerobhowami+ indodana kaNebhathi kanye lendlu kaBhahasha+ indodana ka-Ahija ngoba ungithukuthelisile njalo wenza ukuthi abako-Israyeli bone.’

10 U-Ahabi+ wayelamadodana angu-70 ayehlala eSamariya. Ngakho uJehu wabhala izincwadi wazithumela eSamariya. Wabhalela iziphathamandla zeJeziriyeli labadala+ ababelapho lalabo ababegcine abantwana baka-Ahabi, wathi: