2 IziKronike
11:1 Futhi lapho uRehobowamu esefikile eJerusalema, wabutha endlini ka
oJuda noBenjamini amadoda akhethiweyo ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili
babengamaqhawe ukulwa no-Israyeli, ukuze alethe umbuso
futhi kuRehobowamu.
11:2 Kepha izwi likaJehova lafika kuShemaya umuntu kaNkulunkulu, lathi:
11:3 Khuluma kuRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, futhi wonke u-Israyeli
kwaJuda nakwaBenjamini, ethi:
11:4 Usho kanje uJehova: "Ningakhuphuki, futhi ngeke ulwe ngokumelene yakho
bazalwane: buyelani, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe, ngokuba lokhu kwenziwe kimi.
Bawalalela amazwi kaJehova, babuya ekulweni
uJerobowamu.
11:5 Futhi uRehobowamu wahlala eJerusalema, futhi wakha imizi eyinqaba kwaJuda.
11:6 Wakha iBetlehema, ne-Etamu, neThekhowa;
11:7 neBethsuri, neShoko, ne-Adulamu,
11:8 neGati, neMareshah, neZifi,
11:9 ne-Adoraim, neLakishi, ne-Azeka,
11:10 Futhi Sora, futhi Ajalon, futhi Hebroni, okuyinto kwaJuda nakwaBenjamini
imizi ebiyelwe.
11:11 Futhi waqinisa izinqaba, futhi wabeka izinduna kuzo, futhi isitolo
lokudla, lamafutha lewayini.
11:12 Futhi kuwo wonke amadolobha amaningana wabeka izihlangu nemikhonto, futhi wazenza
eqinile kakhulu, enoJuda noBenjamini ohlangothini lwakhe.
11:13 Futhi abapristi namaLevi ayekuye wonke u-Israyeli basondela kuye
kuzo zonke izifunda zabo.
11:14 Ngoba amaLevi ashiya amadlelo abo nempahla yabo, futhi beza
uJuda neJerusalema, ngokuba uJerobowamu namadodana akhe babebaxoshile
benze ubupristi kuJehova;
11:15 Futhi wammisela abapristi ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, futhi amademoni, futhi
ngenxa yamathole abewenzile.
11:16 Futhi emva kwabo kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ababeka izinhliziyo zabo
ukuyofuna uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli weza eJerusalema ukuhlabela uJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
11:17 Ngakho baqinisa umbuso wakwaJuda, futhi wamisa uRehobowamu, indodana ka
USolomoni onamandla, iminyaka emithathu, ngokuba iminyaka emithathu bahamba ngendlela yase
UDavide noSolomoni.
11:18 Futhi uRehobowamu wazithathela kuye uMahalati, indodakazi kaJerimoti, indodana kaDavide
umkakhe, no-Abihayili indodakazi ka-Eliyabe indodana kaJese;
11:19 owamzalela abantwana; noJewushe, noShamariya, noZahamu.
11:20 Emva kwakhe wathatha uMahakha indodakazi ka-Abisalomu; owamzalayo
no-Abiya, no-Athayi, noZiza, noShelomoti.
11:21 URehobowamu wathanda uMahakha indodakazi ka-Abisalomu ngaphezu kwabo bonke abafazi bakhe
nezancinza zakhe (ngokuba wathatha abafazi abayishumi nesishiyagalombili namashumi ayisithupha
izancinza; wazala amadodana angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili namadodakazi angamashumi ayisithupha.
11:22 URehobowamu wabeka u-Abiya indodana kaMahakha inhloko, abe ngumbusi phakathi kwabo.
abafowabo, ngokuba wayecabanga ukumbeka inkosi.
11:23 Futhi wenza ngokuhlakanipha, futhi wahlakaza bonke abantwana bakhe phakathi kwabo bonke
amazwe akwaJuda nakwaBenjamini, kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo;
ukudla kwabo kube kuchichima. Wafuna abafazi abaningi.