1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men , which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 ¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. 6 He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 7 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, 8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. 11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine. 12 And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
13 ¶ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts. 14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD: 15 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. 16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers. 17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
18 ¶ And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; 19 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. 20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.) 22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. 23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
Omaukiro wa Semaja
(1Ozo 12:21-24)1 Ombara Rehabeam tje ya mOjerusalem otja woronganisa ovarwe wovita ovatoororwa 180,000 momuhoko wa Benjamin nowa Juda. Eye we rimana okuyenda kovita okukayarura ko ouhona we komihoko vya Israel mbya turire keyuva kokunene. 2 Nungwari Muhona wa raera komuprofete Semaja 3 kutja a yandje ombuze ndji ku Rehabeam, ombara ya Juda, na kovandu avehe womuhoko wa Juda nowa Benjamin, ama tja: 4 “Amu karwisa Ovaisrael ovakweṋu. Yarukeye konganda amuhe. Avihe mbya tjitwa, ovyo ombango yandje.” Owo va zuva komarakiza wa Muhona nave ha karwisa Jerobeam.
Rehabeam ma zeuparisa ovihuro
5 Rehabeam wa kara mOjerusalem na zeuparisa omatungiro wovihuro mbi vya Juda novya Benjamin: 6 Betlehem na Etam na Tekoa, 7 na Bet-Sur na Soko na Adulam, 8 na Gat na Maresa na Sif, 9 na Adoraim na Lakis na Aseka, 10 na Sora na Ajalon na Hebron. 11 Eye wa zeuparisa ovihuro mbi nomasa na ziki omuhongore motjihuro atjihe na twa mo ombwiko yovikurya noyomaze womiṋinga nomavinu, 12 notuvao nomanga wina. Komuhingo mbwi eye wa ṱakamisira Juda na Benjamin kehi youhona we.
Ovapristeri nOvalevi mave ya kehi ra Juda
13 Ovapristeri nOvalevi ve ya keyuva kokumuho okukara mOjuda, okuza korukondwa aruhe rwehi ra Israel. 14 Ovalevi va isa omahi wawo womaryo nouini wawo nave tjindire kOjuda na Jerusalem, orondu Jerobeam, ombara ya Israel, novemupingene kaave vanga kutja owo ve karere Muhona otja ovapristeri. 15 Jerobeam wa zika ovapristeri ve omuini ve karere poṋa pomerikotameneno kovisenginina kozondunda, nokurikotamena kozombepo ozohakohoke na koviserekarera mbya ungurire mombunikiro yozondwezu zozongombe. 16 Okuza momihoko avihe vyOvaisrael ovandu mbaa ve vanga, tjiri, okurikotamena ku Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel, va kongorera Ovalevi kOjerusalem, kokutja ve kapunguhire Muhona, Ndjambi wooihe mukururume, ozombunguhiro. 17 Komuhingo mbwi owo va zeuparisa ouhona wa Juda; moure wozombura ndatu va vatera Rehabeam, omuzandu wa Salomo, amave horere kovikaro vyombara David novyombara Salomo.
Eṱunḓu ra Rehabeam
18 Rehabeam wa kupire Mahalat, omusuko wa Jerimot, omuzandu wa David. Ina wa ri Abihail, omusuko wa Eliab, omuzandu wa Isai. 19 Owo va ri novazandu vetatu: OoJeus na Semarja na Saham. 20 Kombunda Rehabeam wa kupire Maaka, omusuko wa Absalom; nowo va ri novazandu vane: OoAbija na Atai na Sisa na Selomit. 21 Rehabeam wa ri novakazendu avehe kumwe omurongo na hambondatu, novakazendu ovambanda omirongo hamboumwe; eye wa kwata ovazandu omirongo vivari na hambondatu, novakazona omirongo hamboumwe movakazendu mba. Nungwari mokati kovakazendu ve avehe na imba ovambanda eye wa hurire Maaka tjinene. 22 Eye wa ingoneka Abija, omuzandu wa Maaka, povanatje ve avehe varwe, ne mu toorora kutja e mu pingene okurira ombara. 23 Rehabeam wa yandja nounongo ozondyero kovazandu ve; eye we ve zika mehi arihe ra Juda nora Benjamin movihuro mbya zeuparisiwa. Eye we ve pa oviparure ovingi tjinene ne ve pahere ovakazendu ovengi.
