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| 1. | URehobowamu wasesiya eShekema ngoba uIsrayeli wonke wayefike eShekema ukumbeka abe yinkosi. |
| 2. | Kwasekusithi uJerobowamu indodana kaNebati, owayelokhu eseGibhithe, e ku zwa lokhu (ngoba wayebaleke esuka phambi kukaSolomoni inkosi, uJerobowamu wahlala eGibhithe), |
| 3. | bathuma bambiza. UJerobowamu lebandla lonke lakoIsrayeli basebesiza bakhuluma loRehobowamu besithi: |
| 4. | Uyihlo wenza ijogwe lethu laba lukhuni; ngakho-ke wena yenza kube lula umsebenzi olukhuni kayihlo, lejogwe lakhe elinzima abesithwalise lona, njalo sizakukhonza. |
| 5. | Wasesithi kibo: Hambani futhi okwensuku ezintathu, libe selibuya kimi. Basebehamba abantu. |
| 6. | Inkosi uRehobowamu yasicebisana labadala ababesima phambi kukaSolomoni uyise esaphila, isithi: Licebisa njani ukubuyisela impendulo kulababantu? |
| 7. | Basebekhuluma kuyo besithi: Uba uzakuba yinceku yalababantu lamuhla ubasebenzele, ubaphendule, ukhulume kibo amazwi amahle, khona bezakuba zinceku zakho zonke izinsuku. |
| 8. | Kodwa wasitshiya iseluleko sabadala ababemeluleke ngaso, wacebisana lamajaha ayeyintanga yakhe, ayemi phambi kwakhe. |
| 9. | Wasesithi kuwo: Lipha seluleko bani ukuthi sibuyisele impendulo kulababantu abakhulume lami besithi: Yenza libe lulanyana ijogwe uyihlo alibeka phezu kwethu? |
| 10. | Amajaha ayeyintanga yakhe asekhuluma kuye esithi: Uzakutsho njalo kulababantu abakhuluma kuwe besithi: Uyihlo wenza ijogwe lethu laba nzima, kodwa wena yenza libe lulanyana kithi; uzakutsho njalo kibo: Ucikilic ane wami uqatha kulokhalo lukababa. |
| 11. | Uba-ke ubaba walethwesa ijogwe elinzima, mina-ke ngizakwengezelela ejogweni lenu. Ubaba walijezisa ngeziswepu, kodwa mina ngizalijezisa ngabofezela. |
| 12. | Ngakho uJerobowamu labo bonke abantu beza kuRehobowamu ngosuku lwesithathu njengokutsho kwenkosi isithi: Libuye kimi futhi ngosuku lwesithathu. |
| 13. | Inkosi yasibaphendula abantu kalukhuni, yatshiya iseluleko sabadala ababeyeluleke ngaso. |
| 14. | Yakhuluma kubo njengokweseluleko samajaha isithi: Ubaba wenza ijogwe lenu laba nzima, kodwa mina ngizakwengezelela ejogweni lenu; ubaba walijezisa ngeziswepu, kodwa mina ngizalijezisa ngabofezela. |
| 15. | Ngalokho inkosi kayibalalelanga abantu; ngoba inguquko yayivela e Nkosi ni ukuze iqinise ilizwi layo eyayilikhulume ngesandla sikaAhiya umShilo kuJerobowamu indodana kaNebati. |
| 16. | Lapho uIsrayeli wonke ebona ukuthi inkosi kayibalalelanga, abantu babuyisela impendulo enkosini besithi: Silesabelo bani kuDavida? Yebo, ka sila lifa endodaneni kaJese. Emathenteni akho, Israyeli! Khathesi, zibonele indlu yakho, Davida. Ngakho uIsrayeli waya emathenteni akhe. |
| 17. | Mayelana labantwana bakoIsrayeli ababehlala emizini yakoJuda, uRehobowamu wabusa phezu kwabo. |
| 18. | Khona inkosi uRehobowamu yathuma uAdoniramu owayephezu kwezibhalwa; uIsrayeli wonke wasemkhanda ngamatshe waze wafa. Ngakho inkosi uRehobowamu yakhwela masinyane inqola yayo, ukubalekela eJerusalema. |
| 19. | Ngokunjalo uIsrayeli wayihlamukela indlu kaDavida kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 20. | Kwasekusithi uIsrayeli wonke esezwile ukuthi uJerobowamu ubuyile, bathuma bambizela enhlanganweni, bamenza inkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke; kakubanga khona olandela indlu kaDavida ngaphandle kwesizwe sakoJuda sodwa. |
| 21. | Kwathi uRehobowamu esefikile eJerusalema wabuthanisa yonke indlu yakoJuda lesizwe sakoBhenjamini, abakhethiweyo abayizinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, abalwa impi, ukulwa lendlu yakoIsrayeli, ukubuyisela umbuso kuRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni. |
| 22. | Kodwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuShemaya umuntu kaNkulunkulu lisithi: |
| 23. | Khuluma kuRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni, inkosi yakoJuda, lakuyo yonke indlu yakoJuda leyakoBhenjamini, lensali yabantu, uthi: |
| 24. | Itsho njalo i Nkosi: Lingenyuki njalo lingalwi labafowenu, abantwana bakoIsrayeli. Buyelani, ngulowo lalowo endlini yakhe; ngoba linto ivela kimi. Basebelilalela ilizwi le Nkosi, babuyela ukuhamba, njengokwelizwi le Nkosi. |
| 25. | UJerobowamu wasesakha iShekema entabeni yakoEfrayimi, wahlala kuyo; wasephuma lapho wakha iPenuweli. |
| 26. | UJerobowamu wasesithi enhliziyweni yakhe: Khathesi umbuso uzabuyela endlini kaDavida. |
| 27. | Uba lesisizwe sisenyukela ukwenza imihlatshelo endlini ye Nkosi eJerusalema, khona inhliziyo yalesisizwe izabuyela enkosini yabo, kuRehobowamu inkosi yakoJuda, njalo bazangibulala babuyele kuRehobowamu inkosi yakoJuda. |
| 28. | Ngakho inkosi yathatha icebo, yenza amathole amabili egolide, yathi kubo: Kunzima kakhulu kini ukwenyukela eJerusalema; khangela, onkulunkulu bakho, Israyeli, abakukhuphula elizweni leGibhithe. |
| 29. | Wasemisa elinye eBhetheli, lelinye walifaka eDani. |
| 30. | Loludaba lwaselusiba yisono; ngoba abantu baya phambi kwelinye kuze kube seDani. |
| 31. | Wasesenza indlu yezindawo eziphakemeyo, wenza abapristi ngabaphansi kakhulu babantu, ababengeyisiwo bamadodana amaLevi. |
| 32. | UJerobowamu wasesenza umkhosi ngenyanga yesificaminwembili ngosuku lwetshumi lanhlanu lwenyanga njengomkhosi owawukoJuda, wanikela phezu kwelathi. Wenza njalo eBhetheli, ehlabela amathole ayewenzile. Wabeka eBhetheli abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo ayezenzile. |
| 33. | Wasenikela phezu kwelathi ayelenzile eBhetheli ngosuku lwetshumi lanhlanu enyangeni yesificaminwembili, enyangeni ayeyiqambile evela enhliziyweni yakhe. Wenzela abantwana bakoIsrayeli umkhosi, wanikela phezu kwelathi etshisa impepha. |
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