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₁Ngaleso sikhathi u-Abhiya, indodana kaJerobhowamu, wagula. ₂UJerobhowamu wathi kumkakhe: “Ake usukume, uzifihle, ukuze ungabonakali ukuthi ungumkami; hamba uye eShilo; lapho kunomphrofethi u-Ahiya owangitshela ukuthi ngizokuba yinkosi phezu kwalaba bantu. ₃Phatha ngesandla izinkwa ezilishumi, imiqathane nophiso lwezinyosi, uye nakho kuye. Uyakukutshela ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kumntwana.”

₄UmkaJerobhowamu wenza kanjalo. Wasuka waya eShilo, waze wayofika endlini ka-Ahiya.

U-Ahiya akabonanga ngoba amehlo akhe ayesefiphazekile, engasabonisisi kahle, ngokuba wayesemdala. ₅USimakade wayeshilo ku-Ahiya, wathi: “UmkaJerobhowamu uyeza kuwe ukuzothola izwi mayelana nendodana yakhe egulayo. Uyokhuluma kuye kanje nakanje, ngoba uyofika azishaye omunye umuntu.”

₆Kwathi lapho u-Ahiya ezwa izigi zezinyawo zakhe engena emnyango, wathi: “Ngena mkaJerobhowamu; uzishayelani sengathi ungomunye umuntu? Mina ngithunywe kuwe udaba olulukhuni. ₇Usho kanje uSimakade uNkukulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Hamba utshele uJerobhowamu ukuthi: ngakuphakamisa phakathi kwabantu ngakubeka waba yinkosi phezu kwabantu bami, u-Israyeli, ₈ngahlukanisa umbuso endlini kaDavide, ngawunika wena, kodwa awubanga njengenceku yami uDavide, owagcina imiyalo yami, wangilandela ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe, wenza okulungile emehlweni ami. ₉Kunalokho wenze okubi ukwedlula bonke abakwendulela; uhambile wayozenzela onkulunkulu, nezinye izithombe ezibunjiweyo, wavusa ulaka lwami, wangitshinga nyovane. ₁₀Ngakho-ke ngizokwehlisela indlu kaJerobhowamu okubi, ngibhubhise kuJerobhowamu bonke abesilisa kwa-Israyeli, abancane nabadala; indlu kaJerobhowamu ngiyikhukhulise okobulongwe, ize iphele nya. ₁₁Owomndeni kaJerobhowamu ofela emzini, uyodliwa yizinja, lowo ofela endle, adliwe yizinyoni zezulu, ngokuba uSimakade ukhulumile.’

₁₂“Ngakho-ke suka uye endlini yakho; uyothi lapho unyathela nje ngezinyawo zakho emzini, umntwana afe. ₁₃U-Israyeli wonke uyomlilela, ammbele, ngokuba nguye kuphela owomndeni kaJerobhowamu oyongcwatshwa ethuneni, lokhu uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli efumene okuhle kuye, endlini kaJerobhowamu.

₁₄“USimakade uyakuzivusela inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eyakubhubhisa indlu kaJerobhowamu ngalolo lusuku, namanje. ₁₅USimakade uyakumshaya u-Israyeli njengomhlanga untengantenga emanzini, amsiphule kuleli lizwe elihle alinika okhokho bakhe, abahlakazele phesheya komfula, ngoba benzele o-Ashera babo izingongolo, bamthukuthelisa uSimakade. ₁₆Uyakumlahla u-Israyeli ngenxa yezono zikaJerobhowamu one ngazo, futhi wonisa ngazo u-Israyeli.”

₁₇UmkaJerobhowamu wasuka wahamba waze wayofika eThirisa, kuthe lapho engasembundwini wendlu, umntwana wafa. ₁₈U-Israyeli wonke wamngcwaba, wamlilela njengokuba uSimakade eshilo ngomlomo wenceku yakhe, u-Ahiya umphrofethi.

₁₉Ezinye izindaba zikaJerobhowamu, ukuthi walwa kanjani nokuthi wabusa kanjani, zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli. ₂₀Isikhathi sokubusa kukaJerobhowamu kwaba yiminyaka engama-22; wayesekhothama, walaliswa kokhokho bakhe, kwase kubusa uNadabi, indodana yakhe, esikhundleni sakhe.

₂₁URehobhowamu, indodana kaSolomoni, wabusa kwaJuda. URehobhowamu wayeneminyaka engama-40 eqala ukubusa. Wabusa iminyaka eli-17 eJerusalema, umuzi uSimakade ayewukhethe phakathi kwazo zonke izizwana zakwa-Israyeli, ukuba abeke kuwo iGama lakhe. Igama likanina kwakunguNahama, wakwa-Amoni. ₂₂UJuda wenza okubi phambi kukaSimakade, wamenza waba nesikhwele ngaphezu kwakho konke okwakwenziwe ngokhokho babo, ngezono ababezenzile. ₂₃Nabo bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo, izinsika, no-Ashera emagqumeni wonke aphakemeyo naphansi kwemithi yonke eluhlaza. ₂₄Kwaba khona nezifebe zesilisa zethempeli kulelo lizwe, abantu benza okufana nakho konke okunengisayo kwabezizwe, uSimakade abaxosha phambi kwabakwa-Israyeli.

₂₅Kwathi ngonyaka wesihlanu wokubusa kwenkosi uRehobhowamu, kwenyuka uShishaki, inkosi yaseGibhithe, wazolwa neJerusalema. ₂₆UShishaki wadla ingcebo yendlu kaSimakade nengcebo yesigodlo senkosi, washaqa konke, ngisho nezihlangu zonke zegolide ezazenziwe nguSolomoni. ₂₇Inkosi uRehobhowamu yenza izihlangu zethusi esikhundleni sazo, yazinika izinduna zabaqaphi ababeqapha umnyango wenkosi. ₂₈Kwakuthi njalo uma inkosi ingena endlini kaSimakade, izigijimi zizithwale, zizibuyisele ekamelweni labaqaphi.

₂₉Ezinye izindaba zikaRehobhowamu, nakho konke akwenzayo, akulotshiwe yini encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na? ₃₀Kwakukhona ukulwa njalo phakathi kukaRehobhowamu noJerobhowamu. ₃₁URehobhowamu walaliswa nokhokho bakhe, wembelwa emzini kaDavide. Igama likanina kwakunguNahama wakwa-Amoni. U-Abhiyamu, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.