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12 Ubukhosi bukaRehobhowami bathi busanda kuqina+ futhi eselamandla, watshiya uMthetho kaJehova,+ bonke abako-Israyeli labo bamlandela. 2 Ngomnyaka wesihlanu wokubusa kweNkosi uRehobhowami, uShishakhi+ inkosi yeGibhithe wabuya wazohlasela iJerusalema ngoba abako-Israyeli babengasathembekanga kuJehova. 3 Wayelezinqola zempi ezingu-1 200 labagadi bamabhiza abangu-60 000, lamanye amabutho amanengi kakhulu ayengeke abalwe, ayebuye lawo evela eGibhithe. KwakulabeLibhiya labeTopiya+ lamaSukhi. 4 Wathumba amadolobho akoJuda ayevikelwe ngemiduli wacina esefikile eJerusalema.
5 UShemaya+ umphrofethi wabuya kuRehobhowami labakhokheli bakoJuda ababebuthene eJerusalema ngenxa kaShishakhi wathi kubo: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘Lina lingitshiyile yikho lami sengilinikela+ esandleni sikaShishakhi.’” 6 Inkosi labakhokheli bako-Israyeli bathi besizwa lokho bazehlisa+ bathi: “UJehova ulungile.” 7 UJehova wabona ukuthi bazehlisile, ilizwi likaJehova laselifika kuShemaya lathi: “Angisoze ngibatshabalalise+ ngoba bazehlisile, ngizabakhulula masinyane. Angisoze ngithulule ulaka lwami phezu kweJerusalema ngisebenzisa uShishakhi. 8 Kodwa bazakuba zinceku zakhe ukuze bawazi umehluko phakathi kokuba zinceku zami lokuba zinceku zamakhosi amanye* amazwe.”
9 UShishakhi inkosi yeGibhithe wahlasela iJerusalema, wathatha inotho eyayisendlini kaJehova+ leyayisendlini yenkosi.* Wathatha konke kanye lamahawu egolide uSolomoni ayewenzile.+ 10 Ngakho iNkosi uRehobhowami yenza amahawu ekhopha esikhundleni salawo ayethethwe, yasitshela izinduna zabalindi* ezazilinda egedini lesigodlo ukuthi ziwakhangele. 11 Inkosi yayisithi nxa ifika endlini kaJehova, abalindi babuye bawathwale amahawu lawo. Ngemva kwalokho babewabuyisela endlini yabalindi. 12 Ulaka lukaJehova aluzange lwehlele phezu kwenkosi.+ Kazange ayitshabalalise inkosi labantu bayo+ ngoba yazehlisa njalo kukhona okuhle okwatholakala koJuda.+
13 INkosi uRehobhowami yaqinisa isikhundla sayo eJerusalema yaqhubeka ibusa. URehobhowami wayeleminyaka engu-41 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa okweminyaka engu-17 eJerusalema, idolobho uJehova ayelikhethe kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli ukuthi abeke kulo ibizo lakhe. Unina kwakuthiwa nguNahama futhi wayengum-Amoni.+ 14 URehobhowami wenza okubi ngoba wayengazimiselanga enhliziyweni yakhe ukudinga uJehova.+
15 Imbali kaRehobhowami kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kuyefika ekucineni ibhaliwe emibhalweni kaShemaya+ umphrofethi leka-Ido+ umboni esemibhalweni yosendo. Kwakuhlala kulezimpi phakathi kukaRehobhowami loJerobhowami.+ 16 URehobhowami wafa wangcwatshwa edolobheni likaDavida,+ indodana yakhe u-Abhija+ yasisiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.