30 Ahiya wabamba lengubo lensha lebekayigcokile wayidzabula yaba ticucu letingu-12. 31 Wabese utsi kuJerobowamu:

“Titsatsele ticucu letingu-10 ngobe naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Sengiyamemuka Solomoni umbuso futsi wena ngitakunika tive letingu-10.+

2 Ngako Jerobowamu watsi kumfati wakhe: “Ngicela usukume uhambe uye eShilo, ugcoke ngendlela yekutsi bangakuboni kutsi ungumfati wami. Ahiya umphrofethi ukhona lapho. Nguye lowakhuluma nami ngekutsi ngitawuba yinkhosi yalabantfu.+

6 Ngekushesha nje Ahiya nakeva umsindvo wetinyatselo talomfati nakangena emnyango, watsi kuye: “Ngena mfati waJerobowamu. Utifihlelani kutsi ungubani? Ngitfunywe kutsi ngikutjele umlayeto lobuhlungu.

10 Ngenca yaloko, ngiletsa inhlekelele endlini yaJerobowamu futsi ngitawucotfula* kuJerobowamu bonkhe bantfu labadvuna,* lokufaka ekhatsi ema-Israyeli ladzinga lusito nalabutsakatsaka. Ngitayishanyelisisa indlu yaJerobowamu+ njengobe kwenta umuntfu nakasusa emangcoliso aze aphele!