30 U-Arhiya wathatha isambatho esitjha asimbetheko wasidabula saba ziingcenye ezili-12. 31 Ngemva kwalokho, wathi kuJerobhowamu:

“Thatha iingcenye ezilitjhumi ngombana uJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli uthi: ‘Ngihluthula umbuso esandleni sakaSolomoni begodu wena ngizokunikela iintjhaba ezilitjhumi.+

2 Ngalokho uJerobhowamu wathi kumkakhe: “Ngibawa uye eTjhilo kodwana uzenze ngasuthi ungomunye umuntu ukuze abantu bangaboni ukuthi umkaJerobhowamu. U-Arhiya umphorofidi ulapho. Nguye owakhuluma ngokuba kwami yikosi ebantwinaba.+

6 Kwathi u-Arhiya nakezwa itjhada leenyawo zomkaJerobhowamu njengombana atjhidela emnyango, wathi: “Ngena mkaJerobhowamu. Kubayini uzenza ngasuthi ungomunye umuntu? Ngithunywe bona ngikunikele umlayezo obuhlungu.

10 Ngebanga lalokho, ngiletha amatlhuwo endlini kaJerobhowamu, ngizokurhayila koke okuduna kuJerobhowamu kuhlanganise abangasililitho nababogabogako kwa-Israyeli, ngizoyithanyela nya indlu kaJerobhowamu,+ njengalapho umuntu asusa ubulongwe kungasali litho!