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| 1. | URehobowamu esefikile eJerusalema wabuthanisa indlu yakoJuda leyakoBhenjamini, abakhethiweyo abazinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, abalwa impi, ukuze balwe loIsrayeli ukubuyisela umbuso kuRehobowamu. |
| 2. | Kodwa ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kuShemaya umuntu kaNkulunkulu lisithi: |
| 3. | Khuluma kuRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni, inkosi yakoJuda, lakuIsrayeli wonke koJuda lakoBhenjamini, uthi: |
| 4. | Itsho njalo i Nkosi: Kaliyikwenyuka njalo lingalwi labafowenu. Buyelani ngulowo endlini yakhe, ngoba linto yenziwe yimi. Basebelilalela ilizwi le Nkosi, baphenduka ekuyenimelana loJerobowamu. |
| 5. | URehobowamu wasehlala eJerusalema, wakha imizi eyizinqaba koJuda. |
| 6. | Wasesakha iBhethelehema leEtamu leThekhowa |
| 7. | leBeti-Zuri leSoko leAdulamu |
| 8. | leGathi leMaresha leZifi |
| 9. | leAdorayimi leLakishi leAzeka |
| 10. | leZora leAjaloni leHebroni, eyayikoJuda lakoBhenjamini, imizi ebiyelweyo. |
| 11. | Waseqinisa izinqaba, wabeka abalawulimabutho kizo, leziphala zokudla lamafutha lewayini. |
| 12. | Lakuwo wonke umuzi lomuzi izihlangu ezinkulu lemikhonto, wayiqinisa kakhulukazi. Njalo uJuda loBhenjamini babengabakhe. |
| 13. | Labapristi lamaLevi ababekoIsrayeli wonke bazimisa kuye bevela kuyo yonke imingcele yabo. |
| 14. | Ngoba amaLevi atshiya amadlelo awo lemfuyo yabo, aya koJuda leJerusalema, ngoba uJerobowamu lamadodana akhe bawala ekusebenzeleni i Nkosi njengabapristi; |
| 15. | wasezibekela abapristi bendawo eziphakemeyo, labamadimoni, labamathole ayewenzile. |
| 16. | Lemva kwawo kweza eJerusalema labo ababenikele inhliziyo yabo ukuyidinga i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, bevela kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, ukuyahlabela i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise. |
| 17. | Ngokunjalo bawuqinisa umbuso wakoJuda, benza uRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni waba lamandla iminyaka emithathu; ngoba bahamba endleleni kaDavida loSolomoni iminyaka emithathu. |
| 18. | URehobowamu wasezithathela uMahalathi indodakazi kaJerimothi indodana kaDavida waba ngumka khe, lo Abihayili indodakazi kaEliyabi indodana kaJese, |
| 19. | owamzalela amadodana, oJewushi loShemariya loZahamu. |
| 20. | Langemva kwakhe wathatha uMahaka indodakazi kaAbisalomu, owamzalela oAbhiya loAthayi loZiza loShelomithi. |
| 21. | URehobowamu wasemthanda uMahaka indodakazi kaAbisalomu okwedlula bonke omkakhe labafazi bakhe abancinyane - ngoba wathatha abafazi abalitshumi lesificaminwembili, labafazi abancinyane abangamatshumi ayisithupha, wazala amadodana angamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili lamadodakazi angamatshumi ayisithupha. |
| 22. | URehobowamu wasebeka uAbhiya indodana kaMahaka waba yinhloko ukubusa phakathi kwabafowabo, ngoba kwakuyikumenza inkosi. |
| 23. | Wenza ngokuhlakanipha, wasabalalisa kuwo wonke amadodana akhe emazweni wonke akoJuda lakoBhenjamini, kuwo wonke umuzi obiyelweyo, wawanika ukudla ngobunengi, wadinga inengi labafazi. |
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