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1 URehobhowamu esefikile eJerusalema wabuthanisa indlu yakoJuda leyakoBhenjamini, abakhethiweyo abazinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, abalwa impi, ukuze balwe loIsrayeli ukubuyisela umbuso kuRehobhowamu.
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.
2 Kodwa ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuShemaya umuntu kaNkulunkulu lisithi:
Ke Yehowa gblɔ na Nyagblɔɖila Semaya be,
3 Khuluma kuRehobhowamu indodana kaSolomoni, inkosi yakoJuda, lakuIsrayeli wonke koJuda lakoBhenjamini, uthi:
“Yi, nàgblɔ na Yuda fia, Rehoboam, Solomo ƒe vi kple Yuda ƒe viwo kple Benyamin ƒe viwo be,
4 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Kaliyikwenyuka njalo lingalwi labafowenu. Buyelani ngulowo endlini yakhe, ngoba linto yenziwe yimi. Basebelilalela ilizwi leNkosi, baphenduka ekuyenimelana loJerobhowamu.
‘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.
5 URehobhowamu wasehlala eJerusalema, wakha imizi eyizinqaba koJuda.
Rehoboam nɔ Yerusalem eye wòglã Yuda du aɖewo kple gliwo kple agbowo hena eya ŋutɔ ƒe dedinɔnɔ.
6 Wasesakha iBhethelehema leEtamu leThekhowa
Du siawoe nye Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa
7 leBeti-Zuri leSoko leAdulamu
Bet Zur, Soko, Adulam,
8 leGathi leMaresha leZifi
Gat, Maresa, Zif,
9 leAdorayimi leLakishi leAzeka
Adoraim, Lakis, Azeka,
10 leZora leAjaloni leHebroni, eyayikoJuda lakoBhenjamini, imizi ebiyelweyo.
Zora, Aiyalon kple Hebron.
11 Waseqinisa izinqaba, wabeka abalawulimabutho kizo, leziphala zokudla lamafutha lewayini.
Egbugbɔ mɔwo tu sesĩe wu tsã, tsɔ aʋafiawo kple woƒe asrafowo de wo me eye wòdzra nuɖuɖu, ami kple wain ɖo ɖe wo me.
12 Lakuwo wonke umuzi lomuzi wabeka izihlangu ezinkulu lemikhonto, wayiqinisa kakhulukazi. Njalo uJuda loBhenjamini babengabakhe.
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.
13 Labapristi lamaLevi ababekoIsrayeli wonke bazimisa kuye bevela kuyo yonke imingcele yabo.
Nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo tso woƒe towo me le anyigba blibo la dzi lɔ̃ ɖe eƒe nya la dzi.
14 Ngoba amaLevi atshiya amadlelo awo lemfuyo yabo, aya koJuda leJerusalema, ngoba uJerobhowamu lamadodana akhe bawala ekusebenzeleni iNkosi njengabapristi;
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.
15 wasezibekela abapristi bendawo eziphakemeyo, labamadimoni, labamathole ayewenzile.
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.
16 Lemva kwawo kweza eJerusalema labo ababenikele inhliziyo yabo ukuyidinga iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, bevela kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, ukuyahlabela iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise.
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.
17 Ngokunjalo bawuqinisa umbuso wakoJuda, benza uRehobhowamu indodana kaSolomoni waba lamandla iminyaka emithathu; ngoba bahamba endleleni kaDavida loSolomoni iminyaka emithathu.
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.
18 URehobhowamu wasezithathela uMahalathi indodakazi kaJerimothi indodana kaDavida waba ngumkakhe, loAbihayili indodakazi kaEliyabi indodana kaJese,
Rehoboam ɖe Mahalat, ame si nye David ƒe vi Yerimɔt kple David nɔviŋutsu Isai ƒe vi, Eliab ƒe vinyɔnu Abihail ƒe vi.
19 owamzalela amadodana, oJewushi loShemariya loZahamu.
Wodzi viŋutsu etɔ̃; woawoe nye Yeus, Semaria kple Zaham.
20 Langemva kwakhe wathatha uMahaka indodakazi kaAbisalomu, owamzalela oAbhiya loAthayi loZiza loShelomithi.
Emegbe la, Rehoboam gaɖe Maaka, Absalom ƒe vinyɔnu eye wòdzi Abiya, Atai, Ziza kple Selomit nɛ.
21 URehobhowamu wasemthanda uMahaka indodakazi kaAbisalomu okwedlula bonke omkakhe labafazi bakhe abancinyane - ngoba wathatha abafazi abalitshumi lesificaminwembili, labafazi abancinyane abangamatshumi ayisithupha, wazala amadodana angamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili lamadodakazi angamatshumi ayisithupha.
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.
22 URehobhowamu wasebeka uAbhiya indodana kaMahaka waba yinhloko ukubusa phakathi kwabafowabo, ngoba kwakuyikumenza inkosi.
Rehoboam tɔ asi Maaka ƒe vi, Abiya dzi be wòanye gbãtɔ le fiaviŋutsuawo dome ale be wòaɖu fia ɖe ye yome.
23 Wenza ngokuhlakanipha, wasabalalisa kuwo wonke amadodana akhe emazweni wonke akoJuda lakoBhenjamini, kuwo wonke umuzi obiyelweyo, wawanika ukudla ngobunengi, wadinga inengi labafazi.
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.

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