22. Ke kaloku uJuda wona kuNdikhoyo. Ngezono abazenzayo uNdikhoyo bamkhweletisa, waza wakhathazeka nangaphezu kokuba babemcaphukisile ngezenzo zabo ooyise.
23. Kaloku bazimisela iinduli ezithile, namatye akhethiweyo, nezibonda eziyimifanekiso ka-Ashera, kuzo zonke iinduli eziphakamileyo, naphantsi kwayo yonke imithi efukufuku.
24. Bada benza nezibingelelo zamahenyu angamadoda apho kwelo lizwe labo. Kaloku bangena bawenza onke amasikizi awayesenziwa zizizwe awazigxothayo uNdikhoyo phambi kokungena kwamaSirayeli.
25. Kunyaka wesihlanu engukumkani uRehobhowam, iJerusalem yahlaselwa nguShishaki ukumkani waseJiputa.
26. Wabuthimba ubutyebi obabusendlwini kaNdikhoyo, kunye nobo babusebhotwe. Wabutha konke kunye namakhaka egolide awayenziwe nguSolomon.
27. Ngoko ke ukumkani uRehobhowam wenza amakhaka obhedu endaweni yawo, waza wawanikela kwiingqwayi-ngqwayi ezazilinda amasango akomkhulu.
28. Ukumkani xa esiya endlwini kaNdikhoyo aba balindi babewathatha la makhaka, baze ke emva koko bawabuyisele kwindlu yabalindi.
29. Ke kaloku ezinye iziganeko zolawulo lukaRehobhowam, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, zikwincwadi yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda.
30. Kwabakho uzenge-zenge lwemfazwe phakathi kukaRehobhowam noJerobhowam.