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1 Hagi Rehoboamu'a Sekemi kumate vu'ne, na'ankure maka Israeli vahe'mo'za agrira kini azeri oti'naku ana kumate omeri tru hu'nazageno'e.

Rehoboam went to Shechem because that is where the whole of Israel had gone to make him king.

2 Hagi Nebati nemofo Jeroboamu'ma ana nanekema nentahino'a, Solomoninku'ma koro'ma huno Isipima umani'neregatira atreno e'ne.

Jeroboam, son of Nebat, was still in Egypt when he heard about this. (He had run away to Egypt to escape from King Solomon and was living there.)

3 Hagi Israeli kva vahe'mo'za Jeroboamuna ke hazageno ege'za, maka Israeli vahe'tamine vu'za Rehoboamuna amanage hu'za ome asami'naze,

The Israelite leaders sent for him. Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israelites went to talk with Rehoboam.

4 negafa'a ra erizanke'za tamigeta amuho huta eri'zana erita e'none. Hagi menina kagra ana knatia eri oza hugeta fru huta eri'zanka'a erigantamneno.

“Your father placed a heavy burden on us,” they told him. “But now if you lighten the load when we served your father and the heavy demands he put on us, we will serve you.”

5 Anagema hazageno'a, Rehoboamu'a amanage huno kenona hu'ne, vuta eta huta 3'a kna umaniteta ete eho, hige'za vu'za e'za hu'naze.

Rehoboam answered, “Go away and come back in three days time.” So the people left.

6 Hagi vu'za ezama hazageno'a, Rehoboamu'a nefa Solomoni tavaonte'ma mani'nezama antahintahima nemiza ranra vahetami zamavare atru huno amanage huno zamantahige'ne, na'ane hu'na ama vahetmina kenona huzmantegahufi antahintahia namiho.

King Rehoboam asked for advice from the elders who had served his father Solomon when he was alive. “How do you advise me to reply to these people about this?” he asked.

7 Hige'za amanage hu'za kenona hunte'naze, Kagrama menima ama vahe'tmimofo eri'za vahe'ma mani'naku'ma hanunka knare kema hunezaminka zamagrama kantahige'naza zama hananke'za kagri eri'za vahe mani vava hu'za vugahaze.

They replied, “If you are a servant to these people today, if you serve them and answer them, by speaking kindly to them, they will always serve you.”

8 Hianagi Rehoboamu'a ana ranra vahetamimofo kea ontahi erinetreno, magokama fore'ma hu'naza vahetmima agri eri'zama e'neriza vahe'mokizmi antahintahi eri'naku,

But Rehoboam dismissed the advice of the elders. He instead asked advice from the young men who he had grown up with, and who were close to him.

9 amanage huno zamantahige'ne, Tamagra antahintahitmia hinke'na antahineno. Na'ane hu'na ama vahetmimo'zama hu'za negafa'ma knanentake eri'zama tamigetama e'neruna eri'zana eri oza huranto hu'zama haza vahe'tmina kenona huzmantegahufi antahintahia namiho, huno zamantahigege'za,

He asked them, “What response do you advise that we send back to these people who have told me, ‘Lighten the burden your father put on us’?”

10 agri'enema magoka zomare'naza vahe'mo'za amanage hu'za kenona hu'naze, Amanage hunka ana vahe'tmina zamasamio, katre nazamo'a nenfa amora agatere'ne.

The young men who he had grown up with told him, “This is what you have to tell these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our burden heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should answer them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!

11 Hagi nenfa'a tamage huno knanentake eri'za tami'neanagi, anante antegofetu hu'na mago'ane knanentake eri'zana tamigahue. Hagi nenfa'a sefu knonu kema ontahizageno'a tamazeri fatgo hu'neanagi, nagra segintave sefu tamigahue, hunka zamasamio hu'za antahintahia ami'naze.

My father placed a heavy burden on you, and I will make it even heavier. My father punished you with whips; I will punish you with scorpions.’”

12 Hagi kini ne'mo'ma hu'nea kante ante'za 3'a knama evutege'za, Jeroboamu'ene maka Israeli vahetaminena Rehoboamunte e'naze.

Three days later, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, because the king had told them, “Come back in three days time.”

13 Hianagi kini ne'mo'a ranra vahe'mo'zama amiza antahintahia eri netreno, ana vahetamina knanentake ke hunezamanteno,

The king answered the people sharply. Dismissing the advice of the elders,

14 kasefa vahe'mo'zama amiza antahintahi avaririno amanage hu'ne. Nenfa'a kna eriza tamami'neanagi, nagra anante antegofetu hu'na mago'ane knanentake eri'za tamigahue. Hagi nenfa'a sefu knonu kema ontahizageno'a tamazeri fatgo hu'neanagi, nagra segintave sefu tamigahue.

he replied using the advice of the young men. He said, “My father placed a heavy burden on you, and I will make it even heavier. My father punished you with whips; I will punish you with scorpions.”

15 Ana nehuno kini ne'mo'a ana vahe'mokizmi nanekea ontahi'ne. Hagi ana'ma hu'neana Ra Anumzamo'ma Silo kumateti ne' Nebati nemofo Ahi'zama asamigeno Jeroboamuma eme asami'nea kemo'a nena rgare'ne.

The king did not listen to what the people said, for this change in circumstances was from the Lord, to fulfill what the Lord had told Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.

16 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'zama kazama kini ne'mo'ma ke'zimima ontahige'za, amanage hu'za kenona hunte'naze. Deviti nagapintira, tagra na'a eri'none? Tagra Jesi nemofo zana erisantia ohare'none. Hagi Israeli vahemota nontamirega vuta eta hiho. Hagi Deviti nagamota tamagra'a kegava hiho, hu'za nehu'za nozimirega vu'za e'za hu'naze.

When all the Israelites saw that the king wasn't listening to them, they told the king: “What share do we have in David, and what part do we have in the son of Jesse? Go home, Israel! You're on your own, house of David!” So all the Israelites went home.

17 Hianagi mago'a Israeli vahe'ma Juda kumatamimpima nemaniza vahete Rehoboamu'a kegava huzmante'ne.

However, Rehoboam still ruled over the Israelites who lived in Judah.

18 Anante Kini ne' Rehoboamu'a eri'za vahete kva ne'a Adoramuna huntegeno vige'za Israeli vahe'mo'za havenknonu ahe fri'naze. Ana'ma hazageno'a Rehoboamu'a ame'ama huno karisi'a erifatgo nehuno, Jerusalemi freno vu'ne.

Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam quickly jumped into his chariot and raced back to Jerusalem.

19 Ana higeno ana knareti'ma eno menima ehanati'neana, Israeli vahe'mo'za Deviti nagapinti'ma fore'ma hu'naza vahe'mo'zama kegavama huzmante'zankura zamavaresra nehu'za ha'rezmante'naze.

As a result, Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

20 Hagi Israeli vahe'mo'zama Jeroboamu'ma Isipiti'ma e'nea kema nentahi'za, ke hazageno atru'ma hu'za mani'nazafi ege'za, maka Israeli vahete kini azeri oti'naze. Ana hazageno Deviti naga'mo'za Juda nagake'za kegava hu'naze.

When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent for him, summoning him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah was left to the house of David.

21 Hagi Solomoni ne'mofo Rehoboamu'a Jerusalemi kumate'ma enehanatino'a, Israeli vahe'ma ha'ma huzmanteno mopama ete erino kegavama huzmante'nakura 180 tauseni'a sondia vahe Juda nagapinti'ene Benzamini nagapintira zamazeri atru hu'ne.

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the men from the households of Judah and Benjamin— 180,000 chosen warriors—to go and fight against Israel to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam, son of Solomon.

22 Hianagi Anumzamo'a amanage huno kasnampa ne' Semaiana asami'ne,

But a message from the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God that said,

23 Juda kini ne' Solomoni nemofo Rehoboamune, maka Juda naga'ene, Benzameni naga'ene mago'a vahetaminena amanage hunka zamasamio,

“Tell Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, to Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people:

24 Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hie, tamagra nagatami'a hara huozmantetma atreta kumitmirega viho. Na'ankure anazama fore'ma nehiana Nagra hugeno fore nehie! Hige'za Ra Anumzamo'ma hiankante ante'za kumazmirega vu'naze.

‘This is what the Lord says. Don't fight against your Israelite relatives. Every one of you, go home! For it was me that made this happen.’” So they obeyed what the Lord told them and went home, as the Lord had said.

25 Ana higeno Jeroboamu'a Efraemi agona kokampi vuno Sekemu ku'mamofo kegina ome azeri hankavetino tro nehuno, ana kumapi mani'ne. Hagi anantetira vuno Penueli kuma kegina azeri hanavetino ki'ne.

Jeroboam strengthened the town of Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went and built Penuel.

26 Hagi ana'ma nehuno'a, Jeroboamu'a amanage huno agu'afina antahintahia antahi'ne, Nagrama kvahu so'ema osnugeno'a amama kegavama hu'noa vahe'mo'za ete Deviti nagatega vugahaze.

Jeroboam said to himself, “The kingdom could easily return to the house of David.

27 Hagi ama vahetamimo'za Jerusalemima Ra Anumzamofo mono nontegama ofama ome kresramnama vunaku'ma nevanageno'a, antahintahi zamimo'a rukrahe hinke'za ra zamimofo Juda kini ne, Rehoboamuntega ome ante'za nagrira nahe fri'za agri agiafi umanigahaze huno agu'afina antahi'ne.

When people from here go to offer sacrifices at the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem, they will transfer their loyalty back to Rehoboam, king of Judah. Then they will kill me and go back to King Rehoboam.”

28 Hagi ana antahintahima nentahino'a antahintahima ami vahe'mofo antahintahi erino tare golire bulimaka afu anentatre tro hunenteno, amanage huno vahetmina zamasmi'ne, Hago rama'agna Jerusalemia marerize. Hagi Israeli vahe'ma Isipiti'ma tamavre atiramino'ma e'nea anumzana ama'nagi keho nehuno,

So after taking advice, the king had two golden calves made, and he told the people, “Don't bother going to Jerusalem any more. Look, Israel, here are your gods who led you out of the land of Egypt.”

29 ana golire bulimakao afu anentatrema tro'ma hu'neana magora Beteli kumate nenteno, magora Dani kumate ante'ne.

He placed one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

30 Ana'ma hiana tusi kumi erifore hu'ne, na'ankure Israeli vahe'tmimo'za afeteragi, Dani kumatera vu'za ana kaza osu havi anumzana monora ome hunte'naze.

This action brought about sin, because the people went as far north as Dan to worship the idol there.

31 Hagi Jeroboamu'a agonaramimpina havi anumzamofo mono hunte nontmina kinenteno, Livae nagapintira zamazeri oranotino, ru nagapinti pristi vahe'tmina zamazeri oti'ne.

In addition Jeroboam had shrines built on high places and appointed as priests all kinds of people who were not Levites.

32 Hagi ka'ma kokampima seli noma ki'za mani'zama e'naza zanku'ma antahimi'za ne'zama kre'za nene'za mono'ma nehazazamofo avaharo huno Jeroboamu'a 8ti ikamofo 15ni knazupa Beteli kumatera monora nehuno, ne'zana kreno ne'ne. Ana nehuno bulimakao afutamina aheno golire bulimakao anentama troma hunte'nerera Kresramana vunenteno, havi anumzantmimofo mono kuma'ma tro'ma hunteterema hu'nere'ma kegavamahu vahera, pristi vahetami zamazeri oti'ne.

Jeroboam initiated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, just like the festival held in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. He made this offering in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made, and appointed priests in Bethel for the high places he had built.

33 Hagi Jeroboamu'ma agra agesafinti'ma eri fore'ma hu'neana 8ti ikamofona 15 knazupa Beteli kumate'ma tro'ma hunte'nea kresramna vu itarera mareri'ne. Hagi ne'zama kreno neneno musema huno mono'ma hu kna erifore nehuno, ana itare marerino ofa hu'ne.

So on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month he had chosen himself, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. In this way he instituted a festival for the Israelites, offering sacrifices on the altar and burning incense.