1 Roboami alîkûlira e Sikemi, bulya olubaga loshi lwa bene-Israheli lwàli lwamalundûkirayo mpu lumujire mwâmi. 2 Yerobwâmi mugala wa Nebati erhi akuyumva, bulya agôla mango erhi ali e Mîsiri emunda ali ayakire mwâmi Salomoni, arhenga e Mîsiri. 3 Banacirhuma abagendimuhamagala. Okubundi Yerobwâmi n’endêko yoshi ya bene Israheli bayisha banacibwîra Roboami ebîra binwa mpu: 4 «Sho ali amarhuma okushiga kwîrhu kubà kushigalala, ci we oyûla buno, orhulembuhizagye ogwôla mushigo muzirho gwa sho n’ogwôla muzigo sho ali amarhubarhuza, n’aho rhwanakurhumikira.» 5 Anacibabwîra erhi: «mushubigaluka eno munda ndi enyuma lya nsiku isharhu.» Olubaga lwanacigenda.

6 Mwâmi Roboami anacidôsa ihano emwa abashosi bayôrhaga babà boshi n’îshe Salomoni, amango anacirimwo omûka, abadôsa erhi: «Bici mumpanwire nayishishuza olûla lugaba?» 7 Banacimushuza mpu: «Nka wankacîyêrekana mwinjà emunda olûla lubaga luli, nka wankakazibarhumikira n’omurhima mwinjà na nka wakakazibaderheza n’ebinwa by’omurhûla, banakushiga ensiku zoshi». 8 Ci kwônene Roboami alangabula lirya ihano abashosi bamuhâga, ajidôsa ihano emw’emisole yayûshûkaga kuguma boshi naye, eyanayôrhaga ebà boshi naye. 9 Anacibabwîra erhi: «Kurhi mumpanwire, kurhi rhwankayishishuza olûla lubaga lwambwîraga mpu: “Orhulembuhize omushigo sho ali amarhudarhabaliza?”» 10 Balya bâna bayûshûkaga boshi naye, banacimushuza mpu: «Ogendishuza olwôla lubaga lwakubwîraga eyôla nshambâlo erhi: Sho ali amarhuma rhwashigalala; ci woyo, orhulembuhizagye ogwôla mushigo! Oyishibabwîra ntyâla erhi: Akanshanashanwe kani, kwo kanene aha nsiko za larha. 11 Lolagi! Larha ali azidohize omushigo gwinyu, nâni nayûshûla obuzirho bwâgo; larha akazâgimuhanûla n’eminyuli, niono namuhanûla n’ebyûma by’endobo.»

12 Yerobwâmi haguma n’oluhaga lwoshi bajà emunda mwâmi Roboami ali, erhi kugera nsiku isharhu, nk’oku anababwîraga erhi: «Muyishe emunda ndi e nyuma lya nsiku isharhu». 13 Mwâmi Roboami ashuza olubaga n’ebinwa bizibu; abula bwashimba ihano balya bashosi bamuhanûlaga, 14 mwâmi Roboami abashuza omu kushimba birya binwa by’emisole, erhi: «Larha arhumire omushigo gwinyu gwazidoha, nâni nayûshûla obuzirho bwâgo; larha akazâg’imuhanûla n’eminyuli, niono namuhanûla n’ebyûma by’endobo.» 15 Ntyôla, mwâmi arhayumvanyagya n’olubaga, Nyamuzinda wakolaga ebyo mpu lyo kayunjula kalya kanwa Nyamubâho aderhereraga muli Ahiya w’e Silo, kuli Yerobwâmi mugala wa Nebati. 16 Erhi Israheli yêshi abona oku mwâmi arhayumvîrhi, olubaga lwanacishuza mwâmi muli ebîra binwa mpu:

Israheli acîshubirira omu mwâge. 17 Bene Israheli babaga omu bishagala bya Yûda, bônene bayôsire bambali ba Roboami. 18 Okubundi mwâmi Roboami anacirhuma Hadorami, murhambo wâge w’e mikolo, ci abandwa amabuye na bene Israheli, anacifà. Naye mwâmi Roboami anacishonera duba duba omu ngâlè yâge, ayâkira e Yeruzalemu. 19 Ntyo kwo Israheli atwîkaga omulala gwa Daudi kuhika oku lusiku lw’ene.