Imindeni yababhali ababehlala eJabesi : ngamaThirati, namaShimeyati, namaSukati. Labo babe ngamaKheni avela kuHamati uyise wendlu kaRekabi.

Esesukile khona wafumana uJehonadaba indodana kaRekabi eza ukumhlangabeza; wambingelela, wathi kuye : Inhliziyo yakho ilungelene nenhliziyo yami njengeyami ilungelene neyakho na ? Wathi uJehonadaba: Yebo. Wathi uJehu: Uma kunjalo , nginike isandla sakho . Wamnika isandla sakhe, wamkhwelisa enqoleni yakhe.

Wayesengena uJehu noJehonadaba indodana kaRekabi endlini kaBali ; wathi ezincekwini zikaBali : Cingani, nibone ukuba kungabikho kini lapha noyedwa wezinceku zikaJehova, izinceku zikaBali kuphela.

Agciniwe amazwi kaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi ayala ngawo amadodana akhe okuba angaphuzi iwayini; kuze kube namuhla awaliphuzanga, ngokuba alalela umyalo kayise. Nami ngikhulume kini, ngikhuluma njalonjalo, kepha kaningilalelanga.

Njengokuba amadodana kaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi egcinile umyalo kayise awayala ngawo, kepha laba bantu bengangilalelanga.

ngalokho us ho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: UJonadaba indodana kaRekabi akayikunqunyelwa muntu wokuma phambi kwami kuze kube phakade.

Kepha bathi : Asiyikuphuza iwayini , ngokuba uJonadaba , indodana kaRekabi ubaba , wasiyala wathi : Aniyikuphuza iwayini , nina namadodana enu, kuze kube nini,

Sililalele izwi likaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi ubaba kukho konke asiyala ngakho ukuba singaphuzi iwayini zonke izinsuku zethu , thina nawomkethu, namadodana ethu, namadodakazi ethu,

ISango Lomquba lalungiswa nguMalikhiya , indodana kaRekabi , umbusi wesifunda saseBeti Hakeremi ; walakha, wamisa izivalo zalo nezihluthulelo zalo nemigoqo yalo.