Igitabo cya mbere cy’Abami
12 Rehobowamu ajya i Shekemu, kuko i Shekemu+ ari ho Abisirayeli bose bari bahuriye, kugira ngo bamushyireho abe umwami.+ 2 Yerobowamu umuhungu wa Nebati arabimenya. (Icyo gihe yari akiri muri Egiputa yarahunze Umwami Salomo kandi ni ho yabaga.)+ 3 Nuko bamutumaho abantu araza. Hanyuma Yerobowamu n’Abisirayeli bose baraza babwira Rehobowamu bati: 4 “Papa wawe yatumye umutwaro wacu uturemerera cyane,+ ariko wowe nutworohereza imirimo ivunanye papa wawe yadukoreshaga kandi ukoroshya umutwaro uremereye yadukoreye, natwe tuzagukorera.”
5 Umwami arababwira ati: “Nimugende muzagaruke nyuma y’iminsi itatu.” Nuko baragenda.+ 6 Umwami Rehobowamu agisha inama abantu bakuze* bahoze bakorera papa we Salomo igihe yari akiriho. Arababwira ati: “Nimungire inama. Aba bantu mbasubize iki?” 7 Baramusubiza bati: “Uyu munsi niwemera kuba umugaragu wabo ukumva ibyo bagusaba kandi ukabaha igisubizo cyiza, na bo bazahora ari abagaragu bawe.”
8 Ariko yanga kumvira inama abantu bakuze bamugiriye, ajya kugisha inama abasore bakuranye; icyo gihe bari basigaye bamukorera.+ 9 Arababwira ati: “Nimungire inama y’icyo twasubiza abantu bansabye bati: ‘tworohereze umutwaro papa wawe yatwikoreje.’” 10 Abo basore bakuranye baramusubiza bati: “Abo bantu bakubwiye bati: ‘papa wawe yatumye umutwaro wacu uturemerera cyane, none wowe uwutworohereze,’ ubasubize uti: ‘Njye sinzabagirira impuhwe nk’uko papa yazibagiriraga.* 11 Papa yabikorezaga umutwaro uremereye, ariko njye nzabikoreza uremereye kurushaho. Papa yabakubitishaga ibiboko, ariko njye nzabakubitisha ibiboko bibabaza* kurushaho.’”
12 Ku munsi wa gatatu, Yerobowamu n’abantu bose bitaba Rehobowamu, kuko umwami yari yababwiye ati: “Muzagaruke ku munsi wa gatatu.”+ 13 Ariko umwami asubiza abantu ababwira nabi, yirengagiza inama abantu bakuze bari bamugiriye. 14 Abasubiza akurikije inama abasore bari bamugiriye, arababwira ati: “Papa yabikorezaga umutwaro uremereye, ariko njye nzabikoreza uremereye kurushaho. Papa yabakubitishaga ibiboko, ariko njye nzabakubitisha ibiboko bibabaza kurushaho.” 15 Umwami yanze kumva ibyo abaturage bari bamubwiye, kuko ibyabaye byari byatewe na Yehova,+ kugira ngo akore ibihuje n’ibyo yari yaravuze, ibyo Yehova yari yaravuze binyuze kuri Ahiya+ w’i Shilo, abwira Yerobowamu umuhungu wa Nebati.
16 Abisirayeli bose bumvise ko umwami atabumviye, baramubwira bati: “Nta cyo duhuriyeho na Dawidi kandi nta murage umuhungu wa Yesayi azaduha. Isirayeli we, genda usenge imana zawe. Namwe abo mu muryango wa Dawidi, muzibane!” Nuko Abisirayeli bisubirira mu ngo* zabo.+ 17 Icyakora Rehobowamu akomeza gutegeka Abisirayeli babaga mu mijyi y’u Buyuda.+
18 Nuko Umwami Rehobowamu yohereza Adoramu+ wayoboraga abakoraga imirimo y’agahato, ariko Abisirayeli bose bamutera amabuye arapfa. Umwami Rehobowamu ahita yurira igare rye ahungira i Yerusalemu.+ 19 Abisirayeli bakomeje kwigomeka+ ku muryango wa Dawidi kugeza n’uyu munsi.*
20 Abisirayeli bose bakimara kumenya ko Yerobowamu yagarutse, bamutumaho aza aho bari bateraniye bamugira umwami w’Abisirayeli bose.+ Nta wundi muntu wayobotse umuryango wa Dawidi, uretse abakomoka kuri Yuda bonyine.+
21 Rehobowamu ageze i Yerusalemu ahita ateranyiriza hamwe abo mu muryango wa Yuda bose n’abo mu muryango wa Benyamini, ni ukuvuga abasirikare batojwe* 180.000, kugira ngo barwane n’Abisirayeli maze basubize ubwami Rehobowamu umuhungu wa Salomo.+ 22 Nuko Imana y’ukuri ibwira Shemaya+ umuntu w’Imana y’ukuri iti: 23 “Bwira Rehobowamu umuhungu wa Salomo umwami w’u Buyuda n’abakomoka kuri Yuda n’abakomoka kuri Benyamini n’abaturage bose uti: 24 ‘Yehova aravuze ati: “ntimuzamuke ngo mujye kurwana n’abavandimwe banyu b’Abisirayeli. Buri wese nasubire iwe, kuko ibi ari njye wabiteye.”’”+ Nuko bumvira ijambo rya Yehova, basubira mu ngo zabo nk’uko Yehova yabivuze.
25 Yerobowamu yubaka* i Shekemu+ mu karere k’imisozi miremire ya Efurayimu kandi aba ari ho atura. Hanyuma ava aho ajya kubaka* Penuweli.+ 26 Yerobowamu aratekereza ati: “Ubu ubwami bugiye gusubira mu muryango wa Dawidi.+ 27 Aba bantu nibakomeza kujya bazamuka bakajya gutambira ibitambo mu nzu ya Yehova i Yerusalemu,+ bazayoboka shebuja Rehobowamu, umwami w’u Buyuda. Byanze bikunze bazanyica bayoboke Rehobowamu umwami w’u Buyuda.” 28 Umwami amaze kugisha inama abajyanama be, akora ibimasa bibiri muri zahabu,+ abwira abantu ati: “Kuzamuka mujya i Yerusalemu birabavuna. Isirayeli we, iyi ni yo Mana yawe yagukuye mu gihugu cya Egiputa!”+ 29 Nuko ikimasa kimwe agishyira i Beteli,+ ikindi agishyira i Dani.+ 30 Ibyo byatumye abantu bakora icyaha,+ bakajya bajya gusenga ikimasa cyari i Dani.
31 Nuko yubaka amazu yo gusengeramo ahantu hirengeye, ashyiraho n’abatambyi batari abo mu muryango wa Lewi, abavanye mu bantu basanzwe.+ 32 Ku itariki ya 15 z’ukwezi kwa 8, Yerobowamu akoresha umunsi mukuru umeze nk’uwaberaga mu Buyuda.+ Atambira ibitambo ibimasa bibiri yari yarakoze ku gicaniro yari yubatse i Beteli+ kandi aho i Beteli ahashyira abatambyi bo gukorera muri ya mazu yo gusengeramo yari yarubatse ahantu hirengeye. 33 Ku itariki ya 15 z’ukwezi kwa 8 atangira gutambira ibitambo ku gicaniro yari yarubatse i Beteli, uko kukaba ari ukwezi yari yarihitiyemo. Nanone yakoreshereje ibirori Abisirayeli maze atambira ibitambo ku gicaniro, nuko umwotsi wabyo urazamuka.