¹Zvino Rehobhoamu akati achisvika Jerusaremu, akaunganidza veimba yaJudha naBhenjamini, varume vakatsaurwa vaiva nezviuru zvine zana namakumi masere, vaigona kurwa, kuti varwe navaIsiraeri, kuti vadzosere ushezve kuna Rehobhoamu.

¹ Waato kaŋ Rehobowam kaa Urusalima, a na Yahuda nda Benyamin kundey margu, boro zambar zangu nda wahakku, soojeyaŋ kaŋ suubanante yaŋ no, zama ngey ma wongu nda Israyla ka ye ka kande mayra mo Rehobowam kambe ra.

²Asi shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Shemaya munhu waMwari, richiti,

² Amma Rabbi sanno kaa Irikoy bora Semaya do ka ne:

³Taura naRehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni, mambo waJudha, navaIsiraeri vose paJudha naBhenjamini, uti,

³ «Ma salaŋ Yahuda bonkoono Rehobowam Suleymanu izo da Israyla kulu kaŋ go Yahuda da Benyamin ra mo se ka ne:

⁴zvanzi naJehovha, Hamufaniri kukwira kundorwa nehama dzenyu; mumwe nomumwe ngaadzokere kumba kwake, nekuti chinhu ichi chinobva kwandiri. Naizvozvo vakateerera mashoko aJehovha, vakadzoka pakundorwa naJerobhoami.

⁴ Yaa no Rabbi ci: Araŋ ma si ziji fa! Araŋ ma si wongu mo d'araŋ nya-izey. Boro fo kulu ma ye nga kwaara, zama woone wo, ay do no a fun.» I binde maa Rabbi sanno se. I ye, i mana wongu nda Yerebowam koyne.

⁵Rehobhoamu akagara Jerusaremu, akavaka maguta enhare paJudha.

⁵ Rehobowam binde goro noodin Urusalima ra. A na birniyaŋ cina Yahuda ra laabo kosarayyaŋ se.

⁶Akavaka Bheterehemu, neEtami, neTekoa,

⁶ A na Baytlahami cina, da Etam, da Tekowa,

⁷neBhetizuri, neSoko, neAdhuramu,

⁷ da Bayt-Zur, da Soko, da Adullam,

⁸neGati, neMaresha, neZifi,

⁸ da Gat, da Maresa, da Zif,

⁹neAdhoraimi, neRakishi, neAzeka,

⁹ da Adorayim, da Lacis, da Azeka,

¹⁰neZora, neAijaroni, neHebhuroni, akanga ari maguta akakombwa paJudha neBhenjamini.

¹⁰ da Zora, da Ayyalon, da Hebron, kaŋ yaŋ go Yahuda nda Benyamin ra, galley kaŋ yaŋ gonda wongu cinariyaŋ no.

¹¹Akasimbisa nhare, akaisamo vakuru, nezvokudya zvakaunganidzwamo, namafuta, newaini.

¹¹ A na wongu fu beerey mo gaabandi. A na jine boroyaŋ daŋ i ra, da hindoonay jinay, sanda ji da duvan* no.

¹²Muguta rimwe nerimwe akaisa nhovo namapfumo, akaasimbisa kwazvo kwazvo. Judha naBenjamini vakanga vari vake.

¹² Galley kulu ra a na koray da yaaji yaŋ jisi, a n'i ciya gaabikooniyaŋ da cimi. Yahuda nda Benyamin no ka cindi a se.

¹³Navapristi navaRevhi, vaiva pakati palsiraeri yose, vakaungana kwaari, vachibva panyika yavo yose.

¹³ Alfagey da Lawi borey kulu binde kaŋ go Israyla kulu ra, i kaa a do ka fun ngey kurayey kulu ra.

¹⁴Nekuti vaRevhi vakabva pamafuro avo nefuma yavo, vakaenda kwaJudha neJerusaremu; nekuti Jerobhoami navanakomana vake vakavadzinga, kuti varege kubata basa roupristi pamberi paJehovha.

¹⁴ Zama Lawi borey na ngey nangey da ngey mayray harey naŋ ka kaa Yahuda da Urusalima, zama Yerebowam da nga izey n'i kaa, zama i ma si alfagataray goy te Rabbi se.

¹⁵Iye akazvitsaurira vapristi vapamatunhu akakwirira, navezvifananidzo zvenhongo dzembudzi, navemhuru dzaakaita.

¹⁵ A na alfagayaŋ suuban nga boŋ se mo tudey boŋ sududuyaŋ nangey se, hincin jindey da handayzey kaŋ yaŋ a te tooru se.

¹⁶Zvino vose pakati pamarudzi ose avaIsiraeri, vakanga vachitsvaka Jehovha nomoyo wose, vakavatevera, vakaenda Jerusaremu kuzobayira Jehovha Mwari wamadzibaba avo.

¹⁶ Amma Israyla kundey kulu ra, borey kaŋ yaŋ na ngey biney daŋ Rabbi, Israyla Irikoyo ceeciyaŋ gaa, i kaa Urusalima zama ngey ma sargay salle Rabbi ngey kaayey Irikoyo se.

¹⁷Saizvozvo vakasimbisa ushe hwaJudha, vakasimbisa Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni, makore matatu; nekuti vakafamba panzira yaDhavhidhi naSoromoni makore matatu.

¹⁷ I binde na Yahuda mayra gaabandi. I na Rehobowam Suleymanu izo gaabandi mo, hala jiiri hinza, zama i to jiiri hinza kaŋ i goono ga Dawda da Suleymanu fondey gana.

¹⁸Rehobhoamu akawana mukadzi, Maharati mukunda waJerimoti mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, nowaAbhihairi mukunda waEriabhi mwanakomana waJese.

¹⁸ Rehobowam na wande hiiji kaŋ maa Mahalata, Yeremot ize way no (Yerimot wo Dawda ize fo no), da Abihayel Eliyab ize way (Eliyab wo Yasse ize no).

¹⁹Iye akamuberekera vanakomana, vaiti: Jeushi, naShamaria, naZahami.

¹⁹ Wando na izeyaŋ hay a se: Yeyus, da Semariya, da Zaham.

²⁰Pashure akawanawo Maaka mukunda waAbhusaromu; iye akamuberekera Abhija, naAtai, naZiza, naSheromiti.

²⁰ Wande woodin banda a ye ka Maaka hiiji, Absalom ize way no. A na Abiya hay a se, da Attay, da Ziza, da Selomit.

²¹Rehobhoamu akada Maaka mukunda waAbhusaromu kupfuura vakadzi vake vose navarongo vake; (nokuti akawana vakadzi vane gumi navasere navarongo vana makumi matanhatu, akabereka vanakomana vana makumi maviri navasere navanasikana makumi matanhatu.)

²¹ Rehobowam binde ga ba Maaka Absalom ize wayo ka bisa nga wande cindey da wahayey kulu. (Zama a na wande way cindi ahakku hiiji, da wahay waydu. A hay ize alboro waranka cindi ahakku, da ize wayboro waydu.)

²²Rehobhoamu akagadza Abhija mwanakomana waMaaka ave mukuru nomuchinda pakati pavana vababa vake; nekuti akanga achida kumuita mambo.

²² Rehobowam na Abiya Maaka izo daŋ a ma ciya ibeeri, sanda nga no ga ti jine boro nga nya-izey se, kaŋ ga naŋ a ma may.

²³Akaita nokungwara, akaparadzira vanakomana vake vose panyika dzose dzaJudha naBhenjamini kumaguta ose enhare; akavapa zvokudya zvakawanda. Akavatsvakirawo vakadzi vazhinji.

²³ Rehobowam na laakal goy te, a na nga izey kulu fay-fay Yahuda laabo da Benyamin laabo kulu ra. A n'i daŋ gallu kaŋ gonda wongu cinari kulu ra. A n'i no i kwaara goray hari boobo. A na hiijay wandeyaŋ ceeci i se mo, iboobo.