U-Ahabi wabiza u -Obadiya owayephezu kwendlu yakhe . U-Obadiya wayemesaba kakhulu uNkulunkulu,

ngokuba kwathi lapho u -Izebeli ebulala abaprofethi bakaJehova , u-Obadiya wathatha abaprofethi abayikhulu , wabafihla emhumeni ngamashumi ayisihlanu, wabondla ngesinkwa nangamanzi.

U-Ahabi wathi ku -Obadiya: Hamba ezwe ni, uye emithonjaneni yonke yamanzi nasemifudlaneni yonke; mhlawumbe singafumana utshani, sisindise amahhashi neminyuzi, izilwane zingabhubhi.

Base bahlukaniselana izwe ukuba balidabule : u-Ahabi wahamba ngenye indlela eyedwa, u-Obadiya naye wahamba ngenye indlela eyedwa.

U-Obadiya esendleleni, bheka, kwahlangana naye u -Eliya, wambona, wawa ngobuso, wathi: Wena uyinkosi yami u-Eliya na?

U-Obadiya wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza u -Ahabi, wamtshela lokho; wayesehamba u-Ahabi ukumhlangabeza u-Eliya.

Amadodana kaHananiya: ngoPhelathiya, noJeshaya, namadodana kaRefaya, namadodana ka -Arinani, namadodana ka -Obadiya, namadodana kaShekaniya.

Amadodana ka -Uzi: nguJizirahiya; amadodana kaJizirahiya : ngoMikayeli, no-Obadiya, noJoweli, noJishiya, beyisihlanu, beyizinhloko bonke.

u-Aseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha; amagama awo yilawa : o-Azirikamu, noBokeru, no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani. Bonke labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aseli.

no-Obadiya kaShemaya kaGalali kaJeduthuni, noBerekiya ka-Asa ka-Elkana owahlala emizaneni yamaNethofa,

u-Aseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha; amagama awo yilawa : o-Azirikamu, noBokeru, no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani; labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aseli.

ngu-Ezeri inhloko, no-Obadiya owesibili, no-Eliyabe owesithathu,

kuZebuloni ngu -Ishmaya indodana ka -Obadiya; kuNafetali nguJeremoti indodana ka-Aziriyeli;

Ngomnyaka wesithath u wokubusa kwakhe wathuma izikhulu zakhe oBeni Hayili, no-Obadiya, noZakariya, noNethaneli, noMikhaya ukuba zifundise emizini yakwaJuda,

Amadoda enza umsebenzi wawo ngokuthembeka ; ababonisi phezu kwabo babe ngoJahati no-Obadiya amaLevi, emadodaneni akwaMerari, noZakariya noMeshulamu emadodaneni amaKohati , ukuba babahole , kanye namaLevi onke ayeqonda izinto zokubethwa.

Kumadodana kaJowabe : ngu-Obadiya indodana kaJehiyeli ; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamakhulu amabili neshumi nesishiyagalombili.

noHarimi, noMeremoti, no-Obadiya,

OMathaniya, noBakibukiya, no-Obadiya, noMeshulamu, noThalimoni, no- Akubi babe ngabalindisango, belinda izindlu zokubekelela ngasemasangweni.

Umbono ka -Obadiya. Isho k anje iNkosi uJehova ngo -Edomi, ithi: Sizwile imibiko evela kuJehova , kuthunyiwe isithunywa phakathi kwabezizwe ngokuthi: Vukani, simvukele ngokulwa.