Shishak Attack Jerusalem
Once e don secure, Rehoboam abandon we Papa law, and Shishak of Egypt strip di temple treasures. When dem tell am straight, you abandon me, so I abandon you, di king and im officials humble demself — and di disaster reduce, but e no cancel. Dem replace di gold shields wit bronze ones.
12 1When Rehoboam kingdom don stand well and strong, e comot from our Papa law, and all Israel follow am. 2For Rehoboam fifth year, because dem no faithful to our Papa, Shishak wey be king of Egypt attack Jerusalem. 3E come with 1,200 chariot, 60,000 horse rider, and plenty soldier wey person no fit count from Egypt: Libya people, Sukki people, and Cush people. 4E capture di cities of Judah wey get strong wall, come reach as far as Jerusalem.
5Shemaiah di prophet come meet Rehoboam and di leaders of Judah, wey don gather for Jerusalem because of Shishak: “Na so our Papa talk: Una comot from me, so I don leave una give Shishak.”
6Den di leaders of Israel and di king humble demsef talk say, “Our Papa dey follow di correct-and-holy way.”
7When our Papa see say dem don humble demsef, our Papa word come to Shemaiah: “Dem don humble demsef; I no go destroy dem, but I go give dem small rescue, and my anger no go pour on top Jerusalem through Shishak. 8But dem go be Shishak servant, so dem go sabi wetin e mean to serve me and to serve di kingdoms of dis world.”
9Shishak wey be king of Egypt attack Jerusalem carry everything—di treasures wey dey our Papa house, and di king palace, join di gold shield wey Solomon make. 10Rehoboam use bronze shield replace dem, e hand dem give di commanders of di guard wey dey watch di door of di king house. 11Anytime wey di king enter our Papa house, di guard dem go carry di shield, den return dem back to di guard room. 12When Rehoboam humble imsef, our Papa anger turn comot from am, so e no destroy am finish; and good things still dey for Judah too.
13King Rehoboam make imsef strong for Jerusalem and e rule; e bin dey forty-one years when e become king, and e rule for seventeen years for Jerusalem, di city wey our Papa choose from all di tribes of Israel to put im name for dia. Im mama na Naamah, wey be Ammon woman. 14E do evil, because e no set im heart to look for our Papa.
15Di things wey Rehoboam do, from first to last, dem write dem for di records of Shemaiah di prophet and Iddo di seer, wey list di family line. Rehoboam and Jeroboam bin dey fight war all di time. 16Rehoboam rest with im ancestors, dem bury am for di City of David; and im pikin Abijah rule for im place.
