1. Ke kaloku eSamariya kwakukho amashumi asixhenxe oonyana bendlu ka-Ahabhi. Ke uYehu wabhala iileta, wazithumela eSamariya kumaphakathi aseYizereli, nakumadoda amakhulu, nakubagcini babantwana baka-Ahabhi. Zazisithi:
2. “Ngoku ke, xa ifikileyo kuni le ncwadi, bekuni nje oonyana benkosi yenu, zikuni nje iinqwelo zokulwa, namahashe, nesixeko esinqatyisiweyo, nezixhobo,
3. khethani oyena ufanelekileyo nongenakukhalazelwa koonyana benkosi yenu, nimbeke esihlalweni sikayise, nize niyilwele indlu yenkosi yenu ke.”
4. Kambe ke basuka bangcangcazela kukoyika, besithi: “Xa oyise ookumkani ababini, sobeka phi ke thina?”
5. Ngoko ke umlawuli wakomkhulu, nonolali wesixeko, amadoda amakhulu nabagcini, bathumela lo myalezo kuYehu: “Sizizicaka zakho; sizimisele ukwenza ukuthanda kwakho; asizimiselanga kumisa mntu abe ngukumkani. Nawe ke ungenza ngendlela obona ngayo.”
6. Wababhalela eyesibini incwadi uYehu, esithi: “Kaloku xa ningakum, nizimisele ukundithobela, banqumleni iintloko oonyana benkosi yenu, nize nazo, sibonane eYizereli ngomso ngeli xesha.”Amatshawe lawo ke ayengamashumi asixhenxe ekumadoda aziinkokheli zesixeko awayewakhulisa.
7. Ithe ke yakufika loo leta amadoda lawo awathatha onke loo matshawe angamashumi asixhenxe awabulala. Iintloko zawo azifaka ezibhaskitini, azithumela kuYehu eYizereli.
8. Isigidimi eso ke safika samxelela uYehu sathi: “Nazi, bazizisile iintloko zamatshawe.”UYehu wayalela wathi: “Zibekeni zibe ziinqumba ezimbini phaya esangweni lesixeko kude kube ngomso kusasa.”
9. Ngentsasa elandelayo ke uYehu waphuma, wema phambi kwabo bonke abantu, wathi: “Aninatyala; ndim lo oyenzele iyelenqe inkosi yenu, ndayibulala; kambe ke, ngubani lo ubulele aba?
10. Yazini ke kodwa ukuba akukho nalinye ilizwi elathethwa *nguNdikhoyo ngendlu ka-Ahabhi eliya kulambatha. UNdikhoyo ukwenzile konke awakuthethayo ngesicaka sakhe uEliya.”