8 Ngako Jezebeli wabhala tincwadzi egameni la-Ahabi watifaka luphawu+ lwa-Ahabi, wase utitfumela kulabadzala+ netitatanyiswa lebetihlala edolobheni lakuboNabothi. 9 Naku lakubhala kuletincwadzi: “Memetelani kutsi kuzilwe kudla, bese nibita Nabothi kutsi ayohlala embikwebantfu. 10 Nibobese niletsa emadvodza lamabili langasilo lusito lwalutfo niwahlalise embikwaNabothi, niwatjele etfule bufakazi lobumelene naye+ atsi, ‘Wena wetfuke Nkulunkulu nenkhosi!’+ Ngemuva kwaloko, nimkhiphele ngephandle nimgcobe ngematje aze afe.”+

11 Ngako lamadvodza labekahlala kulelidolobha, emadvodza lamadzala kanye nalatitatanyiswa, enta njengobe kubhaliwe kuletincwadzi letatfunyelwa nguJezebeli.

4 Tindvuna takhuluma nenkhosi Sedekiya tatsi: “Sicela ubulale lomuntfu,+ ngobe letintfo latishoko tiwacedza emandla* emasotja lasele kulelidolobha, futsi tibacedza emandla bonkhe labantfu. Lomuntfu akasifuneli lokuhle lesive, kepha ufuna sehlelwe yinhlekelele.” 5 INkhosi Sedekiya yaphendvula yatsi: “Bonani kutsi nimenta njani, ngobe kute inkhosi lengakwenta kuze inivimbe.”