1 Amakhosi 12:1 URehobowamu waya eShekemi, ngokuba wonke u-Israyeli wayesefikile eShekemi ambeke inkosi. 12:2 Kwathi lapho uJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, owayesephakathi IGibhithe lakuzwa, (ngokuba wayebalekele ubuso benkosi uSolomoni, uJerobowamu wahlala eGibithe;) 12:3 ukuthi bathumela futhi bambiza. noJerobowamu nalo lonke ibandla lase-Israyeli U-Israyeli wafika, wakhuluma kuRehobowamu, wathi: 12:4 Uyihlo walenza laba lukhuni ijoka lethu; inkonzo kayihlo, nejoka lakhe elinzima alibeka phezu kwethu, libe lula; futhi sizokukhonza. 12:5 Wathi kubo: "Hambani futhi izinsuku ezintathu, bese nibuyela kimi." Bahamba-ke abantu. 12:6 Inkosi uRehobowamu yabonisana namadoda amadala, ababemi phambi kukaSolomoni uyise esaphila, wathi: "Nicebisani ukuba ngikhulume." phendula laba bantu? 12:7 Base bekhuluma kuye, bathi: "Uma uthanda ukuba yisigqila salokhu." abantu namuhla, ngibakhonze, ngibaphendule, bakhulume okuhle amazwi kubo, khona-ke bayakuba yizinceku zakho kuze kube phakade. 12:8 Kodwa wasishiya iseluleko amadoda amadala, ababemnike yona, futhi wabonisana nezinsizwa ayekhula nazo, futhi yiziphi wema phambi kwakhe. 12:9 Wathi kubo, Iseluleko bani enisinika ukuze siphendule lokhu? abantu abakhulume kimi, bethi: Yenza ijoka uyihlo wabeka phezu kwethu okulula? 12:10 Futhi izinsizwa ayezikhulele kuye zakhuluma kuye, wathi. Uzakutsho njalo kulababantu abakhulume kuwe besithi: Ngowakho Ubaba wenza ijoka lethu laba nzima, kodwa wena yenza libe lula kithi; kanjalo uthi kubo: ‘Ucikicane wami uyakuba mkhulu kunokababa okhalweni. 12:11 Futhi manje njengoba ubaba wanithwesa ijoka elinzima, mina ngizonezela ijoka lenu: ubaba unishaye ngeziswebhu, kepha mina ngiyakujezisa nawe nawofezela. 12:12 Ngakho uJerobowamu nabo bonke abantu beza kuRehobowamu ngosuku lwesithathu, njengoba nje uJehova inkosi yayimisile, yathi: "Buyelani kimi ngosuku lwesithathu." 12:13 Inkosi yabaphendula kalukhuni abantu, yashiya okwamadoda amadala iseluleko abamnika sona; 12:14 Wakhuluma kubo ngokweseluleko sezinsizwa, wathi: "Baba!" nenza ijoka lenu laba nzima, mina-ke ngiyakwenezela ejokeni lenu; lanishaya ngeziswebhu, kepha mina ngiyakunishaya ngawofezela. 12:15 Ngakho inkosi ayibalalelanga abantu; ngoba imbangela yayivela uJehova, ukuze agcwalise izwi lakhe uJehova alikhulumayo u-Ahiya waseShilo kuJerobowamu indodana kaNebati. 12:16 Kwathi wonke u-Israyeli ebona ukuthi inkosi ayibalalelanga, abantu yaphendula inkosi, yathi: “Sinasabelo sini kuDavide na? kakunjalo siyakudla ilifa endodaneni kaJese; eya emathenteni akho, Israyeli; khangela manje indlu yakho, Davide. Wayesesuka u-Israyeli, waya ematendeni abo. 12:17 Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababehlala emizini yakwaJuda, uRehobowamu waba yinkosi phezu kwabo. 12:18 Inkosi uRehobowamu yathuma u-Adoramu, owayephethe abakhokhiswa intela; no-Israyeli wonke bamkhanda ngamatshe, wafa. Ngakho inkosi uRehobowamu yashesha ukuze akhwele enqoleni yakhe, abalekele eJerusalema. 12:19 Ngakho u-Israyeli wayihlubuka indlu kaDavide kuze kube yilolu suku. 12:20 Kwathi lapho u-Israyeli wonke ezwa ukuthi uJerobowamu ubuyile. bathuma bambizela ebandleni, bambeka inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke; akubangakho owalandela indlu kaDavide, kodwa isizwe sakwaJuda kuphela. 12:21 Futhi lapho uRehobowamu esefikile eJerusalema, wabutha yonke indlu ka uJuda, nesizwe sakwaBenjamini, ikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili lamawaka amadoda akhethiweyo, amaqhawe, ukuba alwe nendlu ka-Israyeli; ukubuyisela umbuso kuRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni. 12:22 Kepha izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuShemaya umuntu kaNkulunkulu, lathi: 12:23 Khuluma kuRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, nakuzo zonke izizwe. endlini yakwaJuda nakwaBenjamini nakuyo insali yabantu, ethi: 12:24 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: "Ningakhuphuki, noma nilwe nabafowenu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: buyelani, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe; ngoba le nto kusuka kimi. Balilalela-ke izwi likaJehova, babuya ukuhamba ngokwezwi likaJehova. 12:25 UJerobowamu wakha iShekemi ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, wahlala kulo. futhi waphuma lapho, wakha iPhenuweli. 12:26 Wathi uJerobowamu enhliziyweni yakhe: "Manje umbuso uzobuyela kuJehova indlu kaDavide: 12:27 Uma laba bantu bekhuphuka ukuyokwenza umhlatshelo endlini kaJehova Jerusalema, khona-ke inhliziyo yalaba bantu iyobuyela kweyabo nkosi, kuRehobowamu inkosi yakwaJuda, futhi bayakungibulala, bahambe futhi kuRehobowamu inkosi yakwaJuda. 12:28 Khona-ke inkosi yacebisana, futhi wenza amathole amabili egolide, futhi wathi wathi kubo: Kunzima kini ukukhuphukela eJerusalema; onkulunkulu, Israyeli, owakukhuphula ezweni laseGibithe. 12:29 Futhi wabeka enye eBethel, futhi enye wayibeka kwaDani. 12:30 Le nto yaba yisono, ngokuba abantu bahamba ukukhuleka phambi kukaJehova eyodwa, kwaze kwaba kwaDani. 12:31 Futhi wenza indlu yezindawo eziphakemeyo, futhi wenza abapristi endaweni ephansi kunazo zonke abantu, ababengebona abantwana bakwaLevi. 12:32 UJerobowamu wamisa umkhosi ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili, ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu. wenyanga njengomkhosi wakwaJuda, wanikela khona i-altare. Wenza njalo eBhetheli, ehlabela amathole ayelawo wabeka eBethele abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo abezenza wayenza. 12:33 Ngakho, wanikela phezu kwe-altare ayelenzile eBethele eleshumi nanhlanu usuku lwenyanga yesishiyagalombili, ngenyanga abeyinqumile eyakhe inhliziyo yakho; wabenzela umkhosi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; wanikela e-altare, washisa impepho.