2 IziKronike 10:1 URehobowamu waya eShekemi, ngokuba wonke u-Israyeli wayesefikile eShekemi ambeke inkosi. 10:2 Kwathi lapho uJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, eseGibhithe. lapho ayebalekele khona ebusweni bukaSolomoni inkosi, wezwa; ukuthi uJerobowamu wabuya eGibithe. 10:3 Bathumela futhi bambiza. UJerobowamu naye wonke u-Israyeli beza bakhuluma kuRehobowamu, ethi: 10:4 Uyihlo walenza laba lukhuni ijoka lethu; ubugqila obulukhuni bukayihlo, nejoka lakhe elinzima alibeke phezu kwakhe thina, futhi sizokukhonza. 10:5 Wathi kubo, Nibuye nize kimi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu. Futhi i bahambe abantu. 10:6 Inkosi uRehobowamu wacebisana namadoda amadala ababemi phambi USolomoni uyise esekhona wathi: “Ningangiluleka ngani na? ukubuyisela impendulo kulababantu? 10:7 Bakhuluma kuye, bathi: "Uma unomusa kulaba bantu, futhi." uzithokozise, ukhulume amazwi amahle kubo, bayakuba yizinceku zakho njalo. 10:8 Kodwa wasishiya iseluleko amadoda amadala ayemnike yona, futhi weluleka nezinsizwa ayezikhuliswe naye, ezazimi phambi kwakhe. 10:9 Wathi kubo: "Iseluleko bani nina ukuze siphendule laba bantu abakhulume kimi, bethi: 'Yehlisa ijoka.' ukuthi uyihlo asibeke phezu kwethu? 10:10 Futhi izinsizwa ayekhuliswe naye zakhuluma kuye, wathi. Uzabaphendula njalo abantu ababekhuluma kuwe besithi: Ngowakho Ubaba wenza ijoka lethu laba nzima, kodwa wena yenza libe lula kithi; Uzakusho kanje kubo, uthi: 'Ucikicane wami uyakuba mkhulu kunowami.' izinkalo zikababa. 10:11 Ngoba njengoba ubaba wathwesa ijoka elinzima phezu kwenu, mina ngiyobeka ngaphezu kwakho ijoka: ubaba wanishaya ngeziswebhu kodwa mina ngizonishaya ngazo ofezela. 10:12 UJerobowamu nabo bonke abantu beza kuRehobowamu ngosuku lwesithathu, inkosi yasisithi: Libuyele kimi ngosuku lwesithathu. 10:13 Inkosi yabaphendula kalukhuni; inkosi uRehobowamu yawushiya uJehova iseluleko sabadala, 10:14 Futhi waphendula kubo ngokweseluleko izinsizwa, wathi: "Baba nenza ijoka lenu laba nzima, kepha mina ngiyakwenezela kulo; ubaba wanishaya ngeziswebhu, kepha mina ngiyakunishaya ngawofezela. 10:15 Ngakho inkosi ayibalalelanga abantu, ngoba indaba yayivela kuNkulunkulu. ukuze uJehova agcwalise izwi lakhe alikhuluma ngesandla sakhe u-Ahiya waseShilo kuJerobowamu indodana kaNebati. 10:16 Futhi lapho wonke u-Israyeli ebona ukuthi inkosi yayingafuni ukubalalela, the abantu bayiphendula inkosi, bathi: “Sinasabelo sini kuDavide na? futhi thina ningabi nafa endodaneni kaJese: yilowo nalowo makaye ematendeni akho, O Israyeli; manje-ke, Davide, zikhangelele indlu yakho. Ngakho wonke u-Israyeli waya khona amatende abo. 10:17 Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababehlala emizini yakwaJuda, uRehobowamu waba yinkosi phezu kwabo. 10:18 Inkosi uRehobowamu yathuma uHadoramu, owayephethe izisebenzi; kanye ne abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamkhanda ngamatshe, wafa. Kodwa nkosi URehobowamu washesha wagibela enqoleni yakhe, ukuba abalekele eJerusalema. 10:19 U-Israyeli wayihlubuka indlu kaDavide kuze kube namuhla.