¹ Moab wajika wamelana neIsrael ngemvakwe kufa kwaAhab. ² Wase Ahaziah wawela phansi egumbini leliphakeme eSamaria, walimala. Ngako watfumela bagijimi watsi kubo, ''Hambani, nibute Baal-Zebub, nkulunkulu weEkron, kutsi ngitawelulama yini kulokulimala.'' ³ Kepha ingelozi yaSimakadze watsi kuElijah umTishbi, ''Sukumani, hambani niyohlangabeta labagijimi benkhosi yase Samaria, ubabute, ngabe kutsi ngoba kute Nkulunkulu eIsrael kutsi nitokuta nitohlola kuBaal-Zebub, nkulunkulu wema Ekron? ⁴ Ngako Simakadze utsi, ''Ngeke wehle embhedzeni lolomgibele; kepha, utokufa.'''' Wase Elajah uyahamba. ⁵ Uma lomgijimi yabuyela emuva kuAhaziah, watsi kubo, ''Ubuye leni?'' ⁶ Batsi kuye, ''Kute indvodza yasihlangabeta letse kitsi, 'Buyela emuva enkhosini yakho lekutfumile, utsim kuyo, ''Simakadze utsi: 'Ngabe ngukutsi kute Nkulunkulu kaIsrael kutsi ungatfumela emadvodza kumphenguli Baal-Zebub, nkulunkulu waEkron? Ngako ngeke wehle kulombhedze lowugibele; ke[ppha, utokufa."" ⁷ Ahaziah watsi kubagijimi bakhe, ''Bekuyindvodza lenjani, lona lote kutokuhlangabeta washo lamagama kuwe?'' ⁸ Bamphendvula, ''Abegcoke tembatfo letakhiwe ngetinwele abelibhande lesikhumba likhungwe ekhalo lakhe.'' Ngako inkhosi yaphendvula, ''Loyo nguElijah umTishib.'' ⁹ Inkhosi yatfumela umholi nemasotja langemashumi lasihlanu kuElijah. Lomholi waya kuElajah lebekahlati khona esicongweni seligcuma. Loholi wakhuluma naye, ''Wena, muntfu waNkulunkulu, inkhosi itse, 'yehlela pahnsi.''' ¹⁰ Elijah waphendvula watsi kulomholi, ''Uma ngingumuntfu waNkulunkulu, akwehle umlilo emazulwini anibulale kanye nalamadvodza langemashumi lasihlanu.'' Wase uyedla umlilo emazulwini wabulala yena nalamadvodza langemashumi lasihlanu. ¹¹ Phindze inkhosi Ahaziah watfumela kuElijah lomunye umholi nemasotja langemashumi lasihlanu nasihlanu. Lona umholi waphindze watsi kuElijah, ''Wena, muntfu waNkulunkulu, inkhosi itsi 'yehla ngekuphutfuma.''' ¹² Elijah waphendvula watsi kubo, ''Uma ngiyindvodzana yaNkulunkulu, akwehle umlilo emazulwini anibulale wena nalamadvodza langemashumi lasihlanu. ¹³ Futsi inkhosi yatfumela sicumbi sesitsatfu semachawe langemashumi lasihlanu. Lomholi wenyuka, waguca phambi kwaElija, wacela umusa wase utsi kuye, ''Wena, muntfu waNkulunkulu, ngiyakucela, vumela imphilo yami netisebenti takho tibe tinhle phambi kwakho. ¹⁴ Ngempela, umlilo wehla emazulwini wabulala labaholi lababili nemadvodza abo, kepha nyalo imphilo yami yinhle emehlweni akho.'' ¹⁵ Tingelozi taSimakadze tatsi kuElijah, ''Yehla naye. Ungamesabi.'' Ngako Elijah wasukuma wayaneye enkhosini. ¹⁶ Emvakwesikhatsi Elijah kuAhaziah , ''Loku ngulokushiwo nguSimakadze, 'Utfume titfunywa takho tiyohlola kuBaal-Zebub, nkulunkulu wema Ekron. Ngabe kwentiwa kutsi kute Nkulukulu wema Israel lona lotamubuta imininingwane? Ngako nyalo, ngeke wehle embhedzeni lolomgibele; utokufa.''' ¹⁷ Ngako inkhosi Ahaziah yafa njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze la Elajah akukhuluma. Jehoram wacala wabusa endzaweni yakhe, emnyakeni wesibilimwaJehoram indvodzana yaJehoshaphat inkhosi yema Judah, ngoba Ahaziah bekete indvodzana. ¹⁸ Kuletinye tinkinga taAhaziah, atikabhalwa etincwadzini yemisebenti yemakhosi akaIsrael?