AmaSirayeli Acela iDyokhwe eLula
USirayeli ucela uRehabheham ukuba enze lula idyokhwe kayise; yena uthatha icebo labahlobo bakhe, athembise ngoonomadudwane endaweni yoko. Izizwe ezilishumi ziyemka zibeke ukumkani uYarobheham — oko kukwenza kukaBawo wethu — othi ke enze amathole egolide amabini eBheteli naseDan ukuze kungabikho namnye obuyela eYerusalem.
12 1Waya eShekem uRehabheham, kuba onke amaSirayeli ayeze eShekem ukuza kumenza ukumkani. 2Kwathi uYarobheham unyana kaNebhati akukuva oku—wayesese eYiputa, apho wayebalekele khona esuka kukumkani uSolomon, wahlala khona. 3Bathumela bambiza. Weza uYarobheham nebandla lonke lamaSirayeli, bathi kuRehabheham: 4“Uyihlo wayenza lukhuni idyokhwe yethu. Kaloku yenza lube lula umsebenzi olukhuni kayihlo nedyokhwe enzima ephezu kwethu, size sikukhonze.”
5Wathi kubo: “Hambani iintsuku ezintathu, nize nibuyele kum.” Bahamba ke abantu.
6Wabhunga ukumkani uRehabheham namadoda amakhulu awayesebenzela uyise uSolomon esadla ubomi. Wathi: “Nindicebisa njani ukuba ndibaphendule aba bantu?”
7Baphendula bathi: “Ukuba namhlanje uthe wabakhonza aba bantu, wabaphendula kakuhle, baya kuba ngabakhonzi bakho ngonaphakade.”
8Kodwa walicekisa icebo lamadoda amakhulu, wabhunga namadodana awayekhule naye, emkhonza. 9Wathi kuwo: “Nicebisa ntoni? Sibaphendule njani aba bantu abathe kum, ‘Yenza lube lula idyokhwe awayibeka phezu kwethu uyihlo’?”
10Aphendula amadodana awayekhule naye, athi: “Uze uthi kwaba bantu bathe kuwe, ‘Uyihlo wayenza yanzima idyokhwe yethu, kodwa wena yenze lula’—uze uthi kubo: ‘Ucikicane wam ushinyene ngaphezu kwesinqe sikabawo.’ 11Ubawo wabeka idyokhwe enzima phezu kwenu; mna ndiya kuyenza ibe nzima ngakumbi. Ubawo waniohlwaya ngeziniya; mna ndiya kuniohlwaya ngoonomadudwane.”
12Emva kweentsuku ezintathu weza uYarobheham nabantu bonke kuRehabheham, njengoko ukumkani wayethe: “Buyelani kum emva kweentsuku ezintathu.” 13Waphendula ukumkani abantu kalukhuni. Walicekisa icebo awayelinikwe ngamadoda amakhulu, 14wathetha kubo ngokwecebo lamadodana, wathi: “Ubawo wayenza yanzima idyokhwe yenu; mna ndiya kuyenza ibe nzima ngakumbi. Ubawo waniohlwaya ngeziniya; mna ndiya kuniohlwaya ngoonomadudwane.”
15Akabaphulaphula ke ukumkani abantu, kuba oku kujika kwezinto kwavela kuBawo wethu, ukuze kuzaliseke ilizwi awalithethayo uBawo wethu ngoAhiya waseShilo kuYarobheham unyana kaNebhati.
16Akubona onke amaSirayeli ukuba ukumkani wala ukuwaphulaphula, amphendula athi: “Sinasabelo sini na kuDavide? Asinalifa kunyana kaYese! Ezintenteni zenu, maSirayeli! Ngoku zibonele indlu yakho, Davide!” Aya ke amaSirayeli ezintenteni zawo.
17Kodwa uRehabheham wayeselawula phezu kwamaSirayeli ayehleli emizini yakwaYuda. 18Wathuma ukumkani uRehabheham uAdoram, owayephethe abafakwa uviko, kodwa onke amaSirayeli amxuluba ngamatye, wafa. Ukumkani uRehabheham wakhawuleza wakhwela enqwelweni yakhe yokulwa, wabalekela eYerusalem. 19Anjalo ke amaSirayeli, asiphakamisa isandla kwindlu kaDavide, kude kube namhla.
20Kwathi onke amaSirayeli akuva ukuba uYarobheham ubuyile, awathumela ambizela ebandleni, amenza ukumkani phezu kwawo onke amaSirayeli. Sasisizwe sakwaYuda sodwa esalandela indlu kaDavide.
21Akufika uRehabheham eYerusalem, wayihlanganisa yonke indlu kaYuda nesizwe sakwaBhenjamin—amadoda alikhulu lamawaka anamanci osibhozo amawaka anyuliweyo, enze imfazwe—ukuba alwe nendlu kaSirayeli, abuyisele ubukumkani kuRehabheham unyana kaSolomon.
22Kodwa lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuShemaya, umfo wakwaBawo wethu, lisithi:
23“Yithi kuRehabheham unyana kaSolomon, ukumkani wakwaYuda, nakuyo yonke indlu kaYuda nakwaBhenjamin, nakubo bonke abaseleyo babantu:
24“Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ize ningenyuki niye kulwa nabazalwana benu, amaSirayeli. Buyelani elowo endlwini yakhe, kuba le nto ivela kum.” Baliphulaphula ke ilizwi lakhe, babuyela emakhaya, njengoko watshoyo.
UYarobheham Wakha Izithixo eBheteli nakwaDan
25Wayakha uYarobheham iShekem kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, wahlala khona. Waphuma apho, waya kwakha iPenuweli. 26Wacinga uYarobheham entliziyweni yakhe, wathi: “Ngoku ubukumkani bunokubuyela kwindlu kaDavide. 27Ukuba aba bantu banyuka besiya kubingelela endlwini kaBawo wethu eYerusalem, ziya kubuyela iintliziyo zabo enkosini yabo, uRehabheham ukumkani wakwaYuda. Baya kundibulala, babuyele kuRehabheham ukumkani wakwaYuda.” 28Emva kokubhunga, ukumkani wenza amathole amabini egolide. Wathi kubantu: “Kuninzi kuni ukunyuka niye eYerusalem. Nanga oothixo benu, maSirayeli, abaninyusa ezweni laseYiputa.” 29Wamisa elinye eBheteli, elinye kwaDan. 30Yaba sisono le nto, kuba abantu baya kunqula phambi kwelinye, kude kuse kwaDan. 31Wakha uYarobheham izindlu zokunqulela ezigangeni, wenza ababingeleli abavela kubantu beentlobo zonke, abangengabaLevi. 32Wamisa uYarobheham umthendeleko ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu lwenyanga yesibhozo, njengomthendeleko wakwaYuda, wanyusa imibingelelo esibingelelweni. Wenjenjalo eBheteli, ebingelela kumathole awayewenzile, wamisa khona ababingeleli beziganga awayezenzile. 33Ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu lwenyanga yesibhozo—inyanga awayeziyilele yena ngokwakhe—wenyuka waya esibingelelweni awayesakhile eBheteli, wamisela amaSirayeli umthendeleko, wenyuka waya esibingelelweni ukuze aqhumisele.
