7. Yiya umxelele uJerobhowam ukuba uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli utsho ukuthi: ‘Ndakuphakamisa ndakukhupha ebantwini, ndakwenza inkokheli yabantu bam amaSirayeli.
8. Umbuso ndawukrazula kwindlu kaDavide, ndawunikela kuwe. Kambe ke wena awuziphathanga njengesicaka sam uDavide. Yena wayeyithobela imithetho yam, endilandela ngomxhelo wakhe uphela, kuphela esenza oko kundikholisayo.
9. Ke wena ngokwenza izinto ezimbi ubalasele kubo bonke ababengaphambi kwakho. Usuke wazenzela thixo bambi, imifanekiso eyenziwe ngesinyithi. Ngale nto ke undicaphukisile; kaloku wena usuke wandifulathela.
10. “ ‘Ngenxa yale nto ke ndiza kuyizisela isithwakumbe indlu kaJerobhowam. UJerobhowam ndiza kumbulalela yonke into eyindoda kwaSirayeli, okhululekileyo nekhoboka lembala. Indlu kaJerobowam ndoyivuthulula ngokungathi kukutsha komgquba; ewe, ndoyilenca iphele tu.
11. Abendlu kaJerobhowam abafela esixekweni botyiwa zizinja, kanti ke bona abafela emaphandleni baya kuxhwithwa ziintaka. Etshilo nje ke uNdikhoyo utshilo.’
12. “Ke wena okokwakho goduka! Uya kuthi usathi cakatha nje esixekweni, ife inkwenkwe leyo.
13. USirayeli ephela uya kuyililela, aze ke ayingcwabe. KwaJerobhowam kuphela kwayo eya kungcwatywa. Kaloku kwindlu kaJerobhowam iphela kukuyo yodwa apho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli athe wafumana into elungileyo.
14. “UNdikhoyo uza kuzivelisela ukumkani oya kulawula kwaSirayeli, oya kuyinqamla iphele indlu kaJerobhowam. Uyabona ke ngoku, ngamaqalela ke lawo!
15. UNdikhoyo uza kuqwakanisa uSirayeli, kube ngathi kukuzama-zama kweengcongolo emanzini. Uza kumncothula uSirayeli kweli lizwe lihle kunene walipha ooyise-mkhulu. Uya kumsarhaza phesheya komlambo iEfrati. Kaloku uNdikhoyo bamcaphukise ngokwenza izibonda ezifanekisa uAshera.
16. Ngenxa yezono azenzileyo uJerobhowam, nangenxa yokuba ewexule noSirayeli, uNdikhoyo uza kumncama uSirayeli.”
17. Ke kaloku umka-Jerobhowam waphakama wemka waya eTirza. Wathi nje ukuba athi cakatha kumnyango wendlu yakhe, yasweleka inkwenkwe leyo.
18. Bayingcwaba, waza wonke uSirayeli walila ngenxa yayo ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo kwisicaka sakhe umshumayeli uAhiya.
19. Ke kaloku ezinye iziganeko zolawulo lukaJerobhowam, iimfazwe nokuphatha kwake, nâzo kwincwadi yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
20. Walawula iminyaka emashumi mabini anambini, waza waphumla kooyise. Ezihlangwini zakhe ke kwangena unyana wakhe uNadabhi walawula.
21. Ke kaloku uRehobhowam, unyana kaSolomon, waba ngukumkani kwelakwaJuda. Ukungena kwakhe kwesi sihlalo wayenamashumi amane ananye eminyaka, waza ke walawula iminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe eJerusalem, isixeko esanyulwa *nguNdikhoyo ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli ukuze lihlale kuso igama lakhe. Unina yayinguNahama engumAmonikazi.
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.