11 Ngesikhatsi Rehobhowamu efika eJerusalema, ngekushesha wahlanganisa ndzawonye indlu yakaJuda neyakaBhenjamini,+ lokungemasotja langu-180 000 lebekaceceshelwe* imphi kute alwe nema-Israyeli, kuze kubuyiselwe umbuso kuRehobhowamu.+

3 Ngako Abiya waya emphini nemasotja latingwazi, laceceshiwe* langu-400 000.+ Jerobowamu naye wahamba wayohlangana na-Abiya kulemphi, nemasotja akhe latingwazi laceceshiwe* langu-800 000.

8 Asa bekanelibutfo lemasotja akaJuda langu-300 000 labehlome ngemahawu lamakhulu nangetikhali. Esiveni sakaBhenjamini bekunemasotja latingwazi langu-280 000 labekaphetse emahawu lamancane* futsi ahlome ngebutjoki.+

14 Ahlelwa ngemindeni yakubo: KaJuda, indvuna yetinkhulungwane bekungu-Adna futsi bekanemasotja latingwazi langu-300 000.+

5 Amasiya wahlanganisa emaJuda futsi wawahlela ema ngemindeni yawo, ngetindvuna tetinkhulungwane nangetindvuna temakhulu taso sonkhe sive sakaJuda nesakaBhenjamini.+ Wawabhalisa kusukela kulaneminyaka lengu-20 budzala kuya etulu+ futsi watfola kutsi linani lawo bekungemasotja langu-300 000 laceceshelwe* kulwa lebekangaya emphini, labekangakhona kuhloma ngesikhali nelihawu lelikhulu.