10. UZimri wangena wambetha wambulala, xa kanye uAsa akunyaka wamashumi amabini anesixhenxe engukumkani kwaJuda. Waza ke wathatha indawo yakhe.
11. Uthe ke uZimri akungena ezintanjeni wayingenela wayibulala indlu kaBhayesha iphela. Wabulala akashiya duna, nditsho isizalwana nesihlobo.
12. Ewe, uZimri wayitshabalalisa yonke indlu kaBhayesha ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo ethetha ngomshumayeli uYehu ngokubhekiselele kuBhayesha.
13. Le nto ke wayenza ngenxa yezono ezenziwa nguBhayesha nonyana wakhe uEla, nangenxa yokuba uSirayeli bamlukuhlela esonweni, ngeso senzo ke bamxhokonxa uNdikhoyo, waza wakhathazeka uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli yimifanekiso yabo ephuthileyo yezithixo.
14. Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaEla, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
15. Ngonyaka wamashumi amabini anesixhenxe uAsa engukumkani wakwaJuda, uZimri walawula eTirza iintsuku ezisixhenxe. Umkhosi wawumi ngakwidolophu yamaFilistiya iGibheton.
16. Athi akuva amaSirayeli asemkhosini ukuba uZimri wenzele ukumkani iyelenqe wambulala, ammisela uOmri, owayeyinjengele yomkhosi, wangukumkani kwangaloo mini phezu koSirayeli ephela.
17. Ke uOmri nawo onke amaSirayeli ahlehla eGibheton, aza angqinga iTirza.
18. Uthe akuqonda uZimri ukuba isixeko sihlaselwe, wasuka waya enqabeni yakomkhulu, waza walintumeka umlilo ikomkhulu elo, naye wafela apho.
19. Le nto yenzeka ngenxa yezono awazenzayo esona *uNdikhoyo, ehamba ekhondweni likaJerobhowam nezono awazenzayo nokulukuhlela kwakhe amaSirayeli esonweni.
20. Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaZimri kunye novukelo lwakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
21. Kwesi sithuba ke amaSirayeli ahlukana kubini, elinye iqela lifuna uTibheni unyana kaGinati abe ngukumkani, laye elinye lixhasa uOmri.
22. Ke abalandeli bakaOmri baboyisa abo bakaTibheni unyana kaGinati. Ke yena uTibheni wafa, waza ke uOmri wangukumkani.
23. Ke kaloku ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu ananye uAsa engukumkani kwaJuda, uOmri waba ngukumkani kwaSirayeli, waza ke walawula iminyaka elishumi elinambini, emithandathu eseTirza.
24. Wathenga induli yaseSamariya kuShemere ngamawaka amathandathu eengqekembe zesiliva, waza ke wakha isixeko apho kuyo, wasibiza ngokuba yiSamariya, igama likaShemere umnini waloo nduli kumaxesha angaphambili.
25. Kambe ke uOmri lo wabalasela ukona kuNdikhoyo kunabo bonke ababengaphambi kwakhe.
26. Wathatha ikhondo likaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, wenza kwaeso sono sakhe, walukuhlela amaSirayeli kuso. Ngaloo mifanekiso iphuthileyo yezithixo wawuxhokonxa umsindo kaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli.
27. Ezinye ke iziganeko zolawulo lukaOmri, imisebenzi ndawonye nemizabalazo yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
28. UOmri ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa eSamariya, esikhundleni sakhe ke kwangena uAhabhi unyana wakhe wangukumkani.