Ibuuku lya Bubili Ilya Imilandu
10 Rehoboamu aile ku Shekemu,+ pantu e ko abena Israele bonse baile pa kuti bamubike pa bufumu.+ 2 Ilyo fye Yeroboamu+ umwana wa kwa Nebati aumfwile ifi (ninshi acili mu Egupti pantu alibutwike pa mulandu wa kuti aletiina Imfumu Solomone),+ alibwelele. 3 Lyena batumine aba kuyamwita, kabili Yeroboamu na bena Israele bonse baishile kuli Rehoboamu e lyo balamweba abati: 4 “Wiso alengele ikoli lyesu lyaba ilyafina.+ Nomba iwe nga watwangushishako umulimo wa kwa wiso ne koli ilyafina ilyo abikile pali ifwe, tukalakubombela.”
5 E lyo Rehoboamu abebele ati: “Mukabwele pa numa ya nshiku shitatu.” E ico abantu baliile.+ 6 Lyena Imfumu Rehoboamu yaipwishe abakalamba abalebombela Solomone wishi ilyo ali uwa mweo, yabepwishe aiti: “Bushe aba bantu nkese basuka shani?” 7 Ba-aswike imfumu abati: “Nga mwaba ne cikuuku kuli aba bantu, nga mwabacitila ifyo balefwaya kabili nga mwalabasuka bwino, ninshi bakaba ababomfi benu inshiku shonse.”
8 Lelo yalisuulile amano ayo abakalamba baipandile. Yaileipusha abalumendo abo yakulile nabo abaleibombela.+ 9 Yabepwishe aiti: “Mano nshi mwalampandako pa fyo tulingile ukwasuka aba bantu abanjebele abati, ‘Twangushisheniko ikoli ilyo shinwe abikile pali ifwe’?” 10 Abalumendo abo yakulile nabo bayaswike abati: “Abantu abacimweba abati wiso alengele ikoli lyesu lyafina, lelo imwe mulyangushe mukabasuke amuti, ‘Ine nkamucusha ukucila ifyo tata alemucusha.* 11 Tata abikile ikoli ilyafina pali imwe, lelo ine nkalenga likafinineko. Tata alemuma ifikoti pa ku mukanda, lelo ine nkalamufopaula ifikoti ifikali sana.’”
12 Yeroboamu na bantu bonse babweleele ku Mfumu Rehoboamu pa bushiku bwalenga shitatu, nga filya fine yabebele aiti: “Mukabwele pa numa ya nshiku shitatu.”+ 13 Lelo imfumu yabaswike bukali bukali. E fyo Imfumu Rehoboamu yasuulile amano ayo abakalamba baipandile. 14 Yabebele ukulingana na mano ayo abalumendo baipandile, yabebele aiti: “Nkalenga ikoli lyenu ilyafina, likafinineko. Tata alemuma ifikoti pa kumukanda, lelo ine nkalamufopaula ifikoti ifikali sana.” 15 E ico imfumu tayakutike ku bantu, pantu Lesa wa cine e walengele ukuti ifintu fibe ifi,+ pa kuti Yehova afikilishe ifyo aebele Yeroboamu umwana wa kwa Nebati ukupitila muli Ahiya+ umwina Shilo.
16 Ilyo abena Israele bonse bamwene ukuti imfumu yakaana ukumfwa kuli bena, abantu baebele imfumu abati: “Tatuli bantu ba kwa Davidi! Kabili tapali nangu cimo ico tukanonkelamo mu mwana wa kwa Yese. Mwe bena Israele bonse kabiyeni mu kupepa balesa benu! Nomba iwe Davidi+ wakulaisungila ing’anda yobe.” E lyo abena Israele babweleele ku mayanda* yabo.+
17 Lelo Rehoboamu alitwalilile ukuteka abena Israele abaleikala mu misumba ya kwa Yuda.+
18 Lyena Imfumu Rehoboamu yatumine Hadoramu+ uwaleangalila abo bapeele umulimo wa kulaya mu kubombela imfumu, lelo abena Israele balimupoolele amabwe mpaka afwa. Imfumu Rehoboamu yaninine mwi celeta yafulumukila na ku Yerusalemu.+ 19 Kabili abena Israele balitwalilila ukupondokela aba mu ng’anda ya kwa Davidi ukufika na lelo.