One Kingdom Split Up

Tings wen go real good fo da Israel peopo az long az Solomon had worship Jehovah. But Solomon wen marry plenny wahines from odda lands. Dese wifes wen worship idols an dis had affeck Solomon. Befoa you kno it, he started fo worship dem too. Jehovah wuz supa mad so he tell Solomon: ‘I goin take away paht of da Israel kingdom from yoa family, an split um up in two. I goin give da big paht to one of yoa worka guys, an yoa family ony goin get one small paht.’

Jehovah wen do someting else fo show dis wuz goin happen. One of Solomon’s worka guys, Jeroboam, wuz walking on da road wen he had meet da prophet Ahijah. Ahijah take off his robe an rip um in 12 pieces, an tell Jeroboam: ‘Jehovah goin take away da Israel kingdom from Solomon’s family an split um up in two. Take ten of da pieces fo you cuz you goin be king ova da ten ohanas.’ King Solomon wen hea about dis an wanted fo kill Jeroboam! So Jeroboam dig out to Egypt side. Some time layta, Solomon wen mahke an his boy Rehoboam had come king. Now Jeroboam figga wuz safe fo go back Israel.

Da olda leada guys tell Rehoboam: ‘If you treat da peopo good, dey goin stick wit you an work fo you.’ But Rehoboam’s young frenz tell: ‘Brah, no go ez on um! Make dem work moa hahd!’ Rehoboam lissen to wat da younga guys tell. He wuz so savage to da peopo, an dat wen make dem go agains him. Dass wen da 12 ohanas wen get split up. Da ten ohanas wen make Jeroboam king, an layta on dey wuz called da Israel kingdom. Da odda two ohanas wen stick to Rehoboam, an dey wuz called da Judah kingdom.

Jerusalem wuz in Rehoboam’s turf an Jeroboam neva like his peopo go worship Jehovah ova dea. You kno how come? Cuz Jeroboam wuz sked dey would jump ship an back up Rehoboam. So he wen make two gold bebe cows an tell da peopo: ‘No need go Jerusalem, az too far. You can stay hea an worship.’ Da peopo had start fo worship da gold bebe cows an foget Jehovah again.