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.