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Nakefika Rehoboam eKJerusalema, wahlanganisa indlu yakaJuda kanye neyakaBenjamini, kwakhetfwa emadvodza la 180,000 kutsi abe ngemabutfo, kutsi bayolwa na-Izrayeli, kuze kubuyele umbuso waRehoboam.
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Kodvwa livi laSimakadze lefika kuShemaiah indvodza kaNkulunkulu, latsi, ''Hamba utsi kuRehoboam indvodzana yaSolomon, inkhosi yemaJuda, nakuwowonkhe ema-Izrayeli akaJuda newakaBenjamini., Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, ''Ungahlaseli nome ucale imphi nabomnakenu. Wonkhe umuntfu akabuyele kakhe, ngoba lolokwentekako kuyintsandvo yami.'''' Ngakoke balilalela livi laSimakadze bayekela kuhlasela Jeroboam.
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Rehoboam wahlala eJerusalema wakha emadolobha kaJuda. Wakha iBethlehem, ne-Etam, neTekoa, neBeth Zur, neSoko, ne-Adullam, neGath, neMareshah, neZiph, ne-Adoraim, neLachish, ne-Azekah, neZorah, neAijalon, kanye neHebron. Lawa ngemadolobha lakhiwe avikelwa kaJuda kanye nakaBenjamini.
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Watakha waticinisa letincaba wabeka netindvuna tato, netitolo tekudla, nemafutsa, kanye neliwayini. Wabeka emahawu netikhali kuwo onkhe lamadolobha wawenta acina. BakaJuda nebakaBenjamini bebangebakhe Jeroboam.
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Bapristi nemaLevi onkhe laka-Izrayeli asuka ayakuye ashiya emadolobha awo. Ngoba emaLevi ashiya emadlelo awo nemafa awo kuze aye kaJuda naseJerusalema, ngoba Jeroboam nemadvodzana akhe abekakadze awacoshile, kuze bangasasebenti njengebapristi baSimakadze. Jeroboam watibekela yena bapristi betindzawo letiphakeme nasetithicweni ketifana nembuti kanye nalesifana nelitfole.
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Bantfu bebeta kuto basuka kutotonkhe tive taka-Izrayeli, labo labafuna Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wa-Izrayeli; bebeta eJerusalema kutokwenta imihlatjelo kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise babo. Ngako-ke bacinisa umbuso wakaJuda benta Rehoboam indvodzana yaSolomoni yabanemandla kuleminya lemitsatfu, lapho khona baphila iminyaka lemitsatfu ngendlela yaDavide naSolomoni.
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Rehoboam watsatsa umfati: Mahalath, indvodzakati yaJerimoth, indvodzana yaDavide, kanye na-Abihail, indvodzana ya-Eliab, indvodzana yaJesse. Wamtalela emadvodzana: Jeush, Shemariah, kanye naZaham.
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Emva kwaMahalath, Rehoboam watsatsa Maakah, indvodzana ya-Absalom; wamutalela Abijah, na-Attai, naZiza kanye naShelomith. Rehoboam watsandza Maakah, indvodzakati ya-Absalom, kakhulu kunalabafati bakhe labanye kanye nemaphovela akhe (watsatsa bafati lasiphohlongo nemaphovela lasitfupha, wabanemadvodzana lengemashumi lamabili nesiphohlongo nemadvodzakati lasitfupha).
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Rehoboam wabeka Abijah indvodzana yaMaakah kutsi abe sikhulu, abengumholi kubomnakakhe; bekanemcabango wekumenta inkhosi. Rehoboam wabusa kahle; wacitsa onkhe emadvodzana akhe kulolonkhe lakaJuda nakaBenjamini kulolonkhe lidolobha lencaba. Wawanika nekudla lokunyenti kakhulu waphindze wababukela bafati labanengi.