AmaSirayeli Avukela uRehabheham
URehabheham ucelwa ukuba enze lula idyokhwe kayise. Uthabatha icebo labahlobo bakhe kunelamadoda amakhulu, athembisa ngookatsi endaweni yeentsontelo, aza amazwe alishumi emka. Umbali uphawula ukuba olu tshintsho luvela kuBawo wethu, luzalisekisa ilizwi elathethwa kuYarobheham.
10 1URehabheham waya kwaShekem; ngokuba onke amaSirayeli abeye kumenza ukumkani kwaShekem. 2Kwathi uYarobheham, unyana kaNebhati, akuva oku—wayeseYiputa, ebebalekele kukumkani uSolomon—wabuya uYarobheham evela eYiputa. 3Bathumela ke, bambiza; weza uYarobheham namaSirayeli onke, bathi kuRehabheham: 4Uyihlo wasithwalisa idyokhwe enzima. Ngoku ke khawusenzele lula umsebenzi olukhuni kayihlo, nedyokhwe enzima awayibekayo emagxeni ethu, ukuze sikukhonze.
5Wathi kubo: “Buyani nize kum emva kweentsuku ezintathu.” Bemka ke abantu.
6Waza ukumkani uRehabheham wabuza amacebo kumadoda amakhulu, awayekhonza kuSolomon uyise ngemihla yobomi bakhe, wathi: “Nindicebisa ukuba ndibaphendule ngantoni na aba bantu?”
7Athetha kuye, athi: “Ukuba uthe waba nobubele kwaba bantu, wabakholisa, wathetha kakuhle kubo, boba ngabakhonzi bakho yonke imihla.”
8Kodwa walicekisa icebo awayelinikwe ngamadoda amakhulu, waza wabuza kumadodana awayekhule kunye naye, esebenza kuye. 9Wathi kuwo: “Ninika cebo lini na nina? Siya kubanika lizwi lini na aba bantu bathetha kum, besithi, Yenza lula idyokhwe awayibeka phezu kwethu ubawo?”
10Athetha kuye amadodana awayekhule naye, esithi: “Baphendule aba bantu abathe kuwe, Uyihlo wasenzela idyokhwe yethu yaba nzima; wena usenzele yona lula—uze uthi kubo: ‘Ucikicane wam ungqindilili ngaphezu kwesinqe sikabawo.’ 11Ubawo wanithwalisa idyokhwe enzima; ke mna ndiya kuyongezelela. Ubawo wanithethisa ngeentsontelo; ke mna ndiya kunithethisa ngeekatsi.’” a a v11 Iikatsi: luhlobo lwesabhokhwe esinameva okanye esiphela ngentsimbi, esibuhlungu kakhulu kunesabhokhwe esiqhelekileyo.
12Beza ke uYarobheham nabo bonke abantu kuRehabheham ngosuku lwesithathu, kanye njengoko wayetshilo ukumkani, esithi: “Nobuya nize kum ngosuku lwesithathu.” 13Ukumkani wabaphendula kalukhuni. Ukumkani uRehabheham walishiya icebo lamadoda amakhulu, 14wasuka wathetha kubo ngokwelicebo lamadodana, esithi: “Ubawo wayenza yanzima idyokhwe yenu; ke mna ndiya kuyongeza ngaphezulu. Ubawo wanithethisa ngeentsontelo; ke mna ndiya kunithethisa ngeekatsi.”
15Akabaphulaphula ke ukumkani ebantwini; kuba le nguqu yavela kuBawo wethu, ukuze azalisekise ilizwi abelithethile uBawo wethu ngoAhiya waseShilo kuYarobheham, unyana kaNebhati.
16Kuthe xa onke amaSirayeli ebona ukuba ukumkani akafuni kuwaphulaphula, abantu bamphendula ukumkani, bathi: “Yeyiphi na indawo yethu kuDavide? Akukho lifa esinalo kunyana kaYese! Yiyani ezintenteni zenu, maSirayeli! Ngoku zikhangelele eyakho indlu, Davide!” Aya ke ezintenteni zawo onke amaSirayeli. b b v16 “Ezintenteni zenu” ibe lisibongo lamandulo lokubizela abantu, lisithi, “Godukani niyeke ukunamathela kukumkani.”
17Kodwa uRehabheham wahlala engukumkani koonyana bakaSirayeli ababehleli emizini yakwaYuda. 18Waza ukumkani uRehabheham wathuma uHadoram, obephethe abafakwa uviko, kodwa oonyana bakaSirayeli bamgibisela ngamatye, wafa. Ukumkani uRehabheham ngokwakhe wakhawuleza wakhwela enqwelweni yakhe, wasabela eYerusalem. 19Akreqa ke amaSirayeli endlwini kaDavide unanamhla.
