Abisiraheli basaba kugabanyirizwa umutwaro
Isiraheli isaba Robowamu kugabanya umutwaro wa se; akurikiza inama y'incuti ze maze asezeranya sitingi ahubwo. Imiryango icumi iragenda yimika Yerobowamu — byakozwe na Data wacu ubwe — maze akora inyana ebyiri z'izahabu i Beteli no i Dani kugira ngo nta muntu usubira i Yeruzalemu.
12 1Robowamu yagiye i Shekemu, kuko Abisiraheli bose bari baje i Shekemu kugira ngo bamwimike. 2Yerobowamu mwene Nebati abyumvise—akiri mu Misiri, aho yari yahungiye Umwami Salomo, agumayo. 3Batuma baramuhamagaza. Nuko Yerobowamu n'ikoraniro ryose ry'Abisiraheli baraza babwira Robowamu bati: 4“So yaduhaye umutwaro muremure. None gabanya imirimo y'agahato n'umutwaro muremure so yadushyizeho, natwe tuzagukorera.”
5Arababwira ati: “Nimugende mumare iminsi itatu, hanyuma mugaruke iwanjye.” Nuko abantu baragenda.
6Umwami Robowamu agisha inama abakuru bakoreraga se Salomo akiriho. Arababaza ati: “Mwangira inama ki yo gusubiza aba bantu?”
7Baramusubiza bati: “Niba uyu munsi ukorera aba bantu, ukabasubiza neza, bazakubera abagaragu iteka ryose.”
8Ariko yanga inama abakuru bamugiriye, agisha inama abasore bakuze bari kumwe na we akabakoresha. 9Arababaza ati: “Mwangira inama ki? Twasubiza dute aba bantu bambwiye bati: ‘Gabanya umutwaro so yadushyizeho’?”
10Abasore bakuze bari kumwe na we baramusubiza bati: “Aba bantu bakubwiye bati: ‘So yaduhaye umutwaro muremure, ariko wowe uwugabanye’—ujye ubabwire uti: ‘Agatoki kanjye gato karusha umukandara wa data ubunini. 11Data yabashyizeho umutwaro muremure, naho njye nzongera uburemere. Data yabahanishije imikoba, naho njye nzabahanisha indyanishamurizo.’”
12Nyuma y'iminsi itatu, Yerobowamu n'abantu bose bagaruka kwa Robowamu, nk'uko umwami yari yarabwiye ati: “Muzagaruke iwanjye nyuma y'iminsi itatu.” 13Umwami asubiza abantu adukanika. Yanga inama abakuru bari baramugiriye, 14ababwira nk'uko abasore bari baramugiriye inama, ati: “Data yabashyizeho umutwaro muremure, naho njye nzongera uburemere. Data yabahanishije imikoba, naho njye nzabahanisha indyanishamurizo.”
15Nuko umwami yanga kumvira abantu, kuko iyo migenzereze yaturutse kuri Data wa twese, kugira ngo hasohore ijambo Data wa twese yavugiye kuri Yerobowamu mwene Nebati abinyujije kuri Ahiya w'i Shilo.
16Abisiraheli bose babonye ko umwami yanze kubumvira, baramusubiza bati: “Mbese dufite umugabane ki muri Dawidi? Nta munani dufite muri mwene Yese! Isiraheli, nimusubire mu mahema yanyu! Wowe Dawidi, none witaho inzu yawe!” Nuko Abisiraheli bataha mu mahema yabo.
17Ariko Robowamu akomeza gutegeka Abisiraheli bari batuye mu mijyi y'u Buyuda. 18Umwami Robowamu yohereza Adoramu wayoboraga imirimo y'agahato, ariko Abisiraheli bose baramutera amabuye arapfa. Umwami Robowamu yurira igare rye bwangu ahungira i Yeruzalemu. 19Nguko uko Abisiraheli bakomeje kwigomeka ku nzu ya Dawidi kugeza n'uyu munsi.
20Abisiraheli bose bumvise ko Yerobowamu yagarutse, baramuhamagaza mu ikoraniro, maze baramwimika aba umwami w'Abisiraheli bose. Nta wundi wakurikiye inzu ya Dawidi uretse umuryango wa Yuda gusa.
21Robowamu ageze i Yeruzalemu, akoranya inzu yose ya Yuda n'umuryango wa Benyamini—abatoranijwe bazi kurwana ibihumbi ijana na mirongo inani—kugira ngo barwanye inzu ya Isiraheli bagarurire ubwami Robowamu mwene Salomo.
22Ariko ijambo rya Data wa twese riza kuri Shemaya umuntu wa Data wa twese, riti:
23“Ubwire Robowamu mwene Salomo, umwami wa Yuda, n'inzu yose ya Yuda na Benyamini, n'abasigaye mu bantu, uti:
24‘Data wa twese aravuze ati: Ntimukazamuke ngo murwane na bene wanyu Abisiraheli. Buri wese ajye iwe, kuko ibi byavuye kuri jye.’” Nuko bumvira ijambo rye, barahindukira barataha, nk'uko yabivuze.
Yerobowamu yubaka ibigirwamana i Beteli n'i Dani
25Yerobowamu yubaka i Shekemu mu gihugu cy'imisozi cya Efurayimu, aratuyeyo. Avuyeyo arasohoka, yubaka i Penuweli. 26Yerobowamu yibwira mu mutima we ati: “None ubwami bushobora gusubira mu nzu ya Dawidi. 27Aba bantu nibazamuka ngo bajye gutamba ibitambo mu nzu ya Data wa twese i Yeruzalemu, imitima yabo izagarukira databuja Robowamu umwami w'u Buyuda. Bazanyica basubire kwa Robowamu umwami w'u Buyuda.” 28Umwami amaze guhabwa inama, akora ibimasa bibiri by'izahabu. Abwira abantu ati: “Kuzamuka mujya i Yeruzalemu birabananiye. Isiraheli, dore imana zanyu zabakuye mu gihugu cya Misiri.” 29Ashyira kimwe i Beteli, ikindi akigisha i Dani. 30Ibyo biba icyaha, kuko abantu bagiye gusenga imbere ya kimwe bakagera no i Dani. 31Yerobowamu yubaka insengero ahasengerwaga ibigirwamana, akora abatambyi bakomoka mu bantu b'ubwoko bwose, atari Abalevi. 32Yerobowamu ashyiraho umunsi mukuru ku itariki ya cumi n'eshanu y'ukwezi kwa munani, nk'umunsi mukuru w'u Buyuda, aratamba ibitambo ku rutambiro. Ni ko yagenje i Beteli, atambira ibimasa yakoze, kandi ashyiraho abatambyi b'ahasengerwaga yakoze. 33Ku itariki ya cumi n'eshanu y'ukwezi kwa munani—ukwezi yiyiteyeho ubwe—azamuka ku rutambiro yari yarubatse i Beteli, ashyiraho umunsi mukuru w'Abisiraheli, azamuka ku rutambiro ngo yosereze imibavu.