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11 URehobhowami wathi efika eJerusalema waqoqa wonke amadoda akoJuda lawakoBhenjamini,+ amabutho angu-180 000 ayefundele impi,* ukuze ayekulwa labako-Israyeli abuyisele umbuso kuye.+ 2 Kusenjalo ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuShemaya+ umuntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso lathi: 3 “Khuluma loRehobhowami indodana kaSolomoni inkosi yakoJuda kanye lama-Israyeli wonke akoJuda lakoBhenjamini uthi, 4 ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Akumelanga liyekulwa labafowenu. Ngamunye wenu kabuyele emzini wakhe ngoba yimi engibangele ukuthi konke lokhu kwenzakale.”’”+ Ngakho balilalela ilizwi likaJehova babuyela. Abasamhlaselanga uJerobhowami.

5 URehobhowami wahlala eJerusalema njalo wakha amadolobho avikelwe ngemiduli koJuda. 6 Wakha* iBhethilehema,+ le-Ethami, leThekhowa,+ 7 leBhethi-zuri, leSokho,+ le-Adulamu,+ 8 leGathi,+ leMaresha, leZifi,+ 9 le-Adorayimi, leLakhishi,+ le-Azekha,+ 10 leZora, le-Ayijaloni,+ leHebroni.+ La ngamadolobho akoJuda lakoBhenjamini ayevikelwe ngemiduli. 11 Waphinda wawaqinisa kakhulu amadolobho la avikelweyo njalo wafaka abakhokheli bamabutho kuwo. Wayehambisa ukudla lamafutha lewayini emadolobheni la. 12 Wahambisa lamahawu amakhulu lemikhonto emadolobheni wonke, wawaqinisa kakhulu. Waqhubeka ebusa koJuda lakoBhenjamini.

13 Abaphristi lamaLevi ababeselizweni lonke lako-Israyeli basuka ezindaweni zabo bayasekela uRehobhowami. 14 AmaLevi atshiya amadlelo awo lelifa lawo+ aya koJuda laseJerusalema ngenxa yokuthi uJerobhowami lamadodana akhe bawaxotsha emsebenzini wokuba ngabaphristi bakaJehova.+ 15 UJerobhowami wabeka abakhe abaphristi ezindaweni eziphakemeyo*+ njalo yibo ababezakhokhela nxa kukhonzwa amadimoni anjengembuzi+ lezithombe zamathole ayezenzile.+ 16 Abantu bezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli ababezimisele ngenhliziyo yonke ukukhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, balandela abaphristi lamaLevi eJerusalema besiyanikela imihlatshelo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo.+ 17 Okweminyaka emithathu baqinisa ubukhosi bakoJuda, basekela uRehobhowami indodana kaSolomoni. Balandela indlela kaDavida loSolomoni okweminyaka leyo emithathu.

18 URehobhowami wathatha uMahalathi indodakazi kaJerimothi indodana kaDavida. Unina kaMahalathi kwakungu-Abhihayili indodakazi ka-Eliyabi+ indodana kaJese. 19 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wamzalela amadodana, uJewushi loShemariya loZahamu. 20 URehobhowami waphinda wathatha loMahakha umzukulu ka-Abhisalomu.+ Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wamzalela u-Abhija,+ lo-Athayi, loZiza, loShelomithi. 21 URehobhowami wayethanda uMahakha umzukulu ka-Abhisalomu ukwedlula wonke amanye amakhosikazi akhe labafazi bakhe beceleni.+ Wayelamakhosikazi angu-18 labafazi beceleni abangu-60, njalo waba lamadodana angu-28 lamadodakazi angu-60. 22 URehobhowami wabeka u-Abhija indodana kaMahakha ukuthi abe ngumkhokheli wabafowabo ngoba wayefuna ukumenza inkosi. 23 Kodwa wenza ngokuhlakanipha wathumela amanye amadodana akhe kuzo zonke izabelo zakoJuda lezakoBhenjamini, kuwo wonke amadolobho avikelweyo.+ Wawanika impahla enengi futhi wawadingela abafazi abanengi.