Aisraeli Awukira Rehabiamu
Rehobowamu apemphedwa kupeputsa goli la abambo ake. Atsata uphungu wa abwenzi ake m'malo mwa wa akulu, alonjeza zinkhanira m'malo mwa zikoti, ndipo mafuko khumi achoka. Wolemba nkhani anena kuti kusintha kumeneku kunachokera kwa Atate wathu, kukwaniritsa mawu amene ananenedwa kwa Yerobowamu.
10 1Rehabiamu anapita ku Sekemu, pakuti Aisraeli onse anali atabwera ku Sekemu kudzamuika kukhala mfumu. 2Pamene Yerobiamu mwana wa Nebati anamva zimenezi—iye anali ku Igupto, atathawa mfumu Solomoni—Yerobiamu anabwerera kuchokera ku Igupto. 3Chotero anatumiza kukamuitana, ndipo Yerobiamu ndi Aisraeli onse anabwera, nati kwa Rehabiamu, 4“Atate anu anapanga goli lathu kukhala lolemera. Tsopano pepusani ntchito yolemera ya atate anu ndi goli lolemera limene anatisenzetsa, ndipo tidzakutumikirani.”
5Iye anati kwa iwo, “Bwererani kwa ine patatha masiku atatu.” Chotero anthu anachoka.
6Ndipo mfumu Rehabiamu anafunsa akuluakulu amene anatumikira atate wake Solomoni pa moyo wake, nati: “Kodi mungandilangize bwanji kuti ndiyankhe anthuwa?”
7Iwo anayankha nati, “Ngati muwachitira zabwino anthuwa, muwakondweretse, ndi kulankhula nao mokoma mtima, adzakhala atumiki anu nthawi zonse.”
8Koma iye anakana malangizo a akuluakulu, nafunsa anyamata amene anakula naye pamodzi ndipo anamutumikira. 9Iye anawafunsa nati, “Kodi inu mukulangiza chiyani? Tiwayankhe bwanji anthu amene akundipempha kuti ndipepuse goli limene atate anga anatisenzetsa?”
10Anyamata amene anakula naye pamodzi anayankha nati, “Muwawuze anthu amene anakuwuzani kuti, ‘Atate anu anapanga goli lathu kukhala lolemera; mulipepuse kwa ife’—muwawuze kuti: ‘Chala changa chaching’ono ndi chonenepa kuposa chiuno cha atate anga.’ 11Atate anga anakusenzetsani goli lolemera; ine ndidzawonjezera pamenepo. Atate anga anakulangani ndi zikwapu; ine ndidzakulangani ndi zinkhanira.’” a a v11 Zinkhanira: mtundu wa chikwapu cha minga kapena chokhala ndi nsonga za chitsulo, chowawa kwambiri kuposa chikwapu cha chizolowezi.
12Chotero Yerobiamu ndi anthu onse anabwera kwa Rehabiamu pa tsiku lachitatu, monga mfumu inanenera kuti, “Bwererani kwa ine pa tsiku lachitatu.” 13Mfumu inawayankha mwankhanza. Mfumu Rehabiamu anakana malangizo a akuluakulu, 14nalankhula nao monga anyamata analangizira kuti: “Atate anga anapanga goli lanu kukhala lolemera; ine ndidzalichititsa lolemera kwambiri. Atate anga anakulangani ndi zikwapu; ine ndidzakulangani ndi zinkhanira.”
15Chotero mfumu sinamvere anthu, pakuti kutembenuka kumeneku kunachokera kwa Atate wathu, kuti akwaniritse mau amene Atate wathu ananena kudzera mwa Ahiya Msiloni kwa Yerobiamu mwana wa Nebati.
16Pamene Aisraeli onse anaona kuti mfumu sidzawamvera, anthu anamuyankha kuti: “Kodi tili ndi gawo lanji mwa Davide? Tilibe cholowa mwa mwana wa Yese! Kumatenti anu, Aisraeli! Dziyang’ane nyumba yako, Davide!” Chotero Aisraeli onse anapita kwawo kumatenti awo. b b v16 “Kumatenti anu” unali mfuu wakale wosonkhanitsa anthu, wotanthauza kuti “pitani kwanu ndipo musiye kumvera mfumu.”
17Koma Rehabiamu anapitirizabe kulamulira Aisraeli amene anakhala m’mizinda ya Yuda. 18Ndipo mfumu Rehabiamu anatumiza Hadoramu, amene anali woyang’anira ntchito yakukakamiza, koma Aisraeli anamugenda ndi miyala mpaka anafa. Mfumu Rehabiamu iyemwini analumphira m’galeta lake, nathawira ku Yerusalemu. 19Chotero Aisraeli akhala akuwukira nyumba ya Davide mpaka lero.
