¹ Nyalo emvakwesikhatsi, Naboth umu Jezreelite abekadze anesivandzi semagelebisi eJezreel, eceleni kwesigodlo sase Ahab, inkhosi yase Samariya. ² Ahab wakhuluma ku Naboth, watsi, ''Nginike sivandzi semagelebisi, khona ngitosenta ingadze yami yetibhidvo, ngoba iseceleni kwendlu yami. Kushintjisa , ngitakunika sivandzi semagelebisi lancono, noma, uma ukhetsa, ngitakubhadala sisindvo sayo ngemali. ³ Naboth waphendvula ku Ahab, ''Ngicela Simakadze asuse kutsi nginike lelifa lemadloti ami kuwe.'' ⁴ Ngako Ahab waya esigodlweni sakhe anyanyile ngenca yemphendvulo Naboth umu Jezreelite lamunika yona uma atsi, ''Angeke ngikunike lelifa lemadloti ami.'' Walala phansi embhedzeni wakhe, futsi wala kudla nomayini. ⁵ Jezebel umfati wakhe wefika kuye futsi watsi kuye, ''Leni inhlitiyo yakho ikhatsatekile, ute ungadli nekudla?'' ⁶ Waphendvula kuye, ''Ngikhulume ku Naboth umu Jezreelite ngatsi kuye,'Nginike sivandzi sakho sema gelebisi ngemali, noma uma kukujabulisa wena, ngitakunika lesinye sivandzi semagelebisi kutsi sibe sakho.' Wase yena uyangiphendvula, 'Angeke ngikunike sivandzi sami.''' ⁷ Ngako Jezebel umfati wakhe waphendvula kuye, ''Solo awuholi sive saka Israyeli? Sukuma futsi udle; yekela inhlitiyo yakho ijabule. Ngitakutfolela wena sivandzi sema gelebisi sa Naboth umu Jezreelite.''' ⁸ Ngako Jezebel wabhala tincwadzi egameni la Ahab, wayivala ngemivalo , futsi watitfumela ebantfwini labadzala kanye nalaba hloniphekile labekahlala nabo emihlangweni, kanye nalabebahlala dvute ne Naboth. ⁹ Wabhala kuletincwadzi, watsi, ''Memetela sizilo bese uhlalisa Naboth ngetulu kwebantfu. ¹⁰ Lokunye umubeke nemadvodza lamabili latsandza luchuku, bese uwenta afakaze ngaye, atsi , 'Wacalekisa Simakadze kanye nenkhosi.''' Bese umukhokhela ngephandle umugcobe ngematje ate afe. ¹¹ Ngako lendvodza yasedolobheni lakhe, lalabadzala kanye nalamadvodza lahloniphekile labekahlala edolobheni lase Naboth, wenta njengoba Jezebel abechazile kubo. ¹² Bamemetela ngekushesha base bahlala ngetulu kwebantfu. ¹³ Lama dvodza lamabili langakatsembeki afike angena ase ahlala phambi kwa Naboth; bafakaza nga Naboth ngephambi kwebantfu,batsi,' ''Naboth wacalekisa bobabili Nkulunkulu kanye nenkhosi.'' Base bayomukhipha edolobheni base bamugcoba ngematje wate wafa. ¹⁴ Base labadzala batfumela umlayeto ku Jezebel, batsi, ''Naboti ugcotjwe ngematje futsi ufile. ¹⁵ Ngako uma Jezebel eva kutsi Naboth ugcotjwe ngematje futsi ufile, watsi ku Ahab, ''Phakama bese utsatsa lendzawo yalesivandzi semagelebisi a Naboth umu Jezreelite, lakala kukunika ngemali, ngoba Naboth akasekho, kepha ufile. ¹⁶ Uma Ahab eva Naboth asafile, wavuka kute atohamba aye esivandzini sema gelebisi sa Naboth umu Jezreelite futsi asitsatse sibe sakhe. ¹⁷ Ngakoke livi laSimakadze lafika ku Elijah umu Tishbite , latsi, ¹⁸ ''Sukuma bese uyohlangana na Ahab inkhosi yaka Israyeli, lehlala eSamariya. Use sivandzini sa Naboth, lapho abeye khona kuyoyitsatsa kutsi ibe yakhe. ¹⁹ Kwamele ukhulume naye bese uyasho kutsi Simakadze utsi, 'Ukile wabulala futsi watsatsa indzawo yebantfu?' Ngakoke utamutjela kutsi Simakadze utsi, 'Kulendzawo lapho tinja takhotsa ingati ya Naboth, letinja tikhotsa ingati , yebo, ingati yakho.''' ²⁰ Ahab watsi ku Elijah, ''Ungitfolele, sitsa sami?'' Elijah waphendvula, ''Ngikutfolele, ngoba utsengise umphefumulo wakho kutsi wente lokubi ngaphambi kwaSimakadze. ²¹ Nkulunkulu utsi kuwe: 'Buka, ngitawuletsa inhlekelele kuwe futsi ngitawususa ngalokuphelele e Ahab wonkhe umntfwana wesilisa kanye nesigcila bese ngikhulula bantfu ka Israyeli. ²² Ngitawukwenta umndeni wakho njenge mundeni wa Jeroboam indvodzana ya Nebat, kanye futsi nemndeni waBaasha indvodzana ya Ahijah, ngoba songisukele kutsi ngikwate bese ngihola Israyeli esonweni. ²³ Simakadze waphindze wakhuluma nanga Jezebel, watsi, 'Letinja titawudla Jezebel ngasebondzeni lase Jezreel.' ²⁴ Wonkhe umuntfu wa Ahab futsi lofele edolobheni, letinja titawudla; futsi tinyoni esibhakabhakeni titawudla noma ngumuphi lofele emasimini. ²⁵ Kute bekafana na Ahab, lotitsengise yena kutsi ente lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, lona Jezebel umfati wakhe lamufake kutsi one. ²⁶ Ahab wenta lokubi walandzela tithico, ngengoba onkhe ema Amorites enta, labo Simakadze labasusa ngembili kwe Israyeli. ²⁷ Uma Ahab eva lamagama lawa, wadzabula timphahla takhe wase ufaka ticephu emtimbeni wakhe wase uyatikhunga, futsi wandlala leticephu wase uba buhlungu. ²⁸ Ngakoke livi laSiamakdze lafika ku Elijah umu Tishbite , latsi, ²⁹ ''Umyabona kutsi Ahab utitfoba kanjani ngaphambi kwami, angeke ngiletse leletako imbhubhiso kusenaye; Kungelilanga lendvodzana yakhe lapho ngitoletsa imbhubhiso emndenini wakhe.''