Kronika 2 11
1 Esi Rehoboam va ɖo Yerusalem la, eƒo aʋawɔla akpe alafa ɖeka blaenyi nu ƒu hewɔ aʋakɔ tɔxɛ aɖe be wòazi Israel ƒe to bubuawo dzi be woaxɔ ye abe woƒe fia ene.
Kwathi uRehobhowami esefike eJerusalema, wabuthanisa abakoJuda labakoBhenjamini, amadoda empi azinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili ukuba bayekulwa labako-Israyeli ukuze babuyisele uRehobhowami embusweni.
2 Ke Yehowa gblɔ na Nyagblɔɖila Semaya be,
Kodwa ilizwi likaThixo lafika kuShemaya umuntu kaNkulunkulu lisithi:
3 “Yi, nàgblɔ na Yuda fia, Rehoboam, Solomo ƒe vi kple Yuda ƒe viwo kple Benyamin ƒe viwo be,
“Tshela uRehobhowami indodana kaSolomoni inkosi yakoJuda, labo bonke abako-Israyeli koJuda lakoBhenjamini uthi,
4 ‘Yehowa be migawɔ aʋa kple mia nɔviwo o. Miyi miaƒe aƒewo me elabena gbɔnyee woƒe aglãdzedze sia tso.’” Woɖo to Yehowa eye womegawɔ aʋa kple Yeroboam o.
‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo: Lingaphumi ukuthi liyekulwa labafowenu. Buyelani emizini yenu, lina lonke, ngoba lokhu kuyikwenza kwami.’” Ngakho balalela ilizwi likaThixo, babuyela emizini yabo, kabasayanga kulwa loJerobhowamu.
5 Rehoboam nɔ Yerusalem eye wòglã Yuda du aɖewo kple gliwo kple agbowo hena eya ŋutɔ ƒe dedinɔnɔ.
URehobhowami wahlala eJerusalema njalo wakha imizi eyizinqaba koJuda:
6 Du siawoe nye Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa
iBhethilehema, le-Ethamu, leThekhowa,
7 Bet Zur, Soko, Adulam,
leBhethi Zuri, leSokho, le-Adulami,
8 Gat, Maresa, Zif,
leGathi, leMaresha, leZifi,
9 Adoraim, Lakis, Azeka,
le-Adorayimi, leLakhishi, le-Azekha,
10 Zora, Aiyalon kple Hebron.
leZora, le-Ayijaloni, kanye leHebhroni. Le kwakuyimizi ebiyelweyo koJuda lakoBhenjamini.
11 Egbugbɔ mɔwo tu sesĩe wu tsã, tsɔ aʋafiawo kple woƒe asrafowo de wo me eye wòdzra nuɖuɖu, ami kple wain ɖo ɖe wo me.
Waqinisa izinqaba zayo wabeka abalawuli bempi kuyo, wabuthela ezinqabeni ukudla lamafutha omʼoliva lewayini.
12 Edzra akpoxɔnuwo kple akplɔwo ɖo ɖe du ɖe sia ɖe me hena eƒe amewo ƒe dedinɔnɔ elabena Yuda ƒe viwo kple Benyamin ƒe viwo koe nɔ eyome.
Wafaka izihlangu lemikhonto kuyo yonke imizi, wayiqinisa kakhulu. Ngakho-ke wabusa koJuda lakoBhenjamini.
13 Nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo tso woƒe towo me le anyigba blibo la dzi lɔ̃ ɖe eƒe nya la dzi.
Abaphristi labaLevi kulezozabelo kulolonke elako-Israyeli bamsekela.
14 Levitɔwo ɖe asi le woƒe lãnyiƒewo kple nunɔamesiwo gɔ̃ hã ŋu eye wova Yuda kple Yerusalem elabena Yeroboam kple via ŋutsuwo gbe be womaganye nunɔlawo na Yehowa o.
AbaLevi bahle batshiya amadlelo abo lempahla, baya koJuda laseJerusalema, ngoba uJerobhowamu lamadodana akhe wala ukuthi bangabaphristi bakaThixo.
15 Eɖo nunɔla bubuwo ɖe wo teƒe eye nunɔla siawo do ŋusẽ ameawo be woasubɔ legbawo ɖe Mawu teƒe eye woasa vɔ na gbɔ̃ kple nyivi siwo wokpa kple ati tsɔ da ɖe togbɛawo dzi.
Wasekhetha abakhe abaphristi wababeka ezindaweni zokukhonzela, labezithombe zembuzi lezamathole ayezenzile.
16 Ame aɖewo, siwo menye nunɔlawo o hã de asi ʋuʋu tso Israel ƒe toawo katã me yi Yerusalem, afi si woakpɔ mɔ asubɔ Yehowa, wo fofowo ƒe Mawu eye woasa vɔ nɛ le.
Abezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli ababezimisele ukukhonza uThixo uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, balandela abaLevi eJerusalema ukuyanikela imihlatshelo yabo kuThixo, uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo.
17 Nu sia na Yuda fiaɖuƒe la li ke, ale Fia Rehoboam mekpe fu aɖeke le ƒe gbãtɔ etɔ̃awo me o elabena le ƒe mawo me la, woto David kple Solomo ƒe afɔtoƒe.
Baqinisa umbuso kaJuda basekela uRehobhowami indodana kaSolomoni iminyaka emithathu, belandela indlela kaDavida lekaSolomoni ngalesosikhathi.
18 Rehoboam ɖe Mahalat, ame si nye David ƒe vi Yerimɔt kple David nɔviŋutsu Isai ƒe vi, Eliab ƒe vinyɔnu Abihail ƒe vi.
URehobhowami wathatha uMahalathi, indodakazi kaJerimothi indodana kaDavida, leka-Abhihayili indodakazi ka-Eliyabi indodana kaJese, waba ngumkakhe,
19 Wodzi viŋutsu etɔ̃; woawoe nye Yeus, Semaria kple Zaham.
wamzalela amadodana la: uJewushi loShemariya loZahamu.
20 Emegbe la, Rehoboam gaɖe Maaka, Absalom ƒe vinyɔnu eye wòdzi Abiya, Atai, Ziza kple Selomit nɛ.
Wasethatha njalo uMahakha indodakazi ka-Abhisalomu owamzalela o-Abhija lo-Athayi loZiza loShelomithi.
21 Elɔ̃ Maaka, Absalom ƒe vinyɔnu, wu srɔ̃a bubuawo kple eƒe ahiãviwo. Srɔ̃ wuienyi kple ahiãvi blaade, viŋutsu blaeve-vɔ-enyi kple vinyɔnu blaade nɔ esi.
URehobhowami wathanda kakhulu uMahakha indodakazi ka-Abhisalomu ukwedlula bonke omkakhe labafazi beceleni; wathatha abafazi abalitshumi lasificaminwembili, labafazi beceleni abangamatshumi ayisithupha.
22 Rehoboam tɔ asi Maaka ƒe vi, Abiya dzi be wòanye gbãtɔ le fiaviŋutsuawo dome ale be wòaɖu fia ɖe ye yome.
URehobhowami wabeka u-Abhija indodana kaMahakha ukuba abe yinkosana enkulu kubafowabo ngoba wayeqonde ukumenza inkosi.
23 Edze aye, kaka Via ŋutsu bubuawo ɖo ɖe du siwo woglã la me le Yuda ƒe viwo kple Benyamin ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi. Ena nunɔamesiwo wo fũu eye wòɖe srɔ̃ geɖewo na wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe.
Wenza ngokuhlakanipha, amadodana akhe wawabeka ezindaweni zonke zakoJuda lakoBhenjamini, kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo. Wasebanika ukudla okunengi, wabadingela labafazi abanengi.
