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Andũ a Isiraeli Kũremera Rehoboamu
1 Rehoboamu nĩathiire Shekemu, nĩgũkorwo andũ a Isiraeli othe nĩmathiĩte kuo makamũtue mũthamaki. 2 Rĩrĩa Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati aiguire ũhoro ũcio (aarĩ o Misiri, kũrĩa oorĩire eherere Mũthamaki Solomoni), akiuma Misiri, akĩinũka. 3 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Isiraeli magĩtũmanĩra Jeroboamu, nake Jeroboamu hamwe na kĩũngano gĩothe gĩa Isiraeli magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Rehoboamu makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: 4 “Thoguo nĩatũigĩrĩire icooki iritũ, no rĩu tũhũthĩrie wĩra ũcio mũritũ na icooki rĩu iritũ rĩrĩa aatũigĩrĩire, na nĩtũrĩgũtungatagĩra.”
5 Rehoboamu akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Thiĩi mũgaacooka kũrĩ niĩ thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩtatũ.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ magĩĩthiĩra.
6 Thuutha ũcio Mũthamaki Rehoboamu akĩhooya kĩrĩra kũrĩ athuuri arĩa maatungatagĩra ithe Solomoni rĩrĩa aarĩ muoyo. Akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mũngĩndaara njookerie andũ aya atĩa?”
7 Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ũmũthĩ ũngĩĩtĩkĩra gũtuĩka ndungata ya andũ aya na ũmatungatĩre, na ũmacookerie na njĩra njagĩrĩru-rĩ, megũtũũra marĩ ndungata ciaku hĩndĩ ciothe.”
8 No Rehoboamu akĩregana na ũtaaro ũrĩa athuuri acio maamũheire, na akĩhooya kĩrĩra kuuma kũrĩ aanake a riika rĩake, arĩa maamũtungatagĩra. 9 Akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũngĩndaara atĩa? Andũ aya maranjĩĩra atĩ, ‘Tũhũthĩrie icooki rĩrĩa thoguo aatũigĩrĩire’ Ingĩmacookeria atĩa?”
10 Aanake acio a riika rĩake makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Cookeria andũ acio makwĩrĩte atĩ, ‘Thoguo nĩatũigĩrĩire icooki iritũ, nowe tũhũthĩrie icooki rĩu,’ ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘kaara gakwa ka mũira nĩ gatungu gũkĩra njohero ya baba. 11 Baba aamũigĩrĩire icooki iritũ; niĩ nĩngũrĩritũhia makĩria. Baba aamũhũũraga na iboko; no niĩ ndĩrĩmũhũũraga na tũngʼaurũ.’ ”
12 Thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩtatũ Jeroboamu na andũ othe magĩcooka kũrĩ Rehoboamu, o ta ũrĩa mũthamaki oigĩte atĩrĩ, “Mũgaacooka kũrĩ niĩ thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩtatũ.” 13 Mũthamaki agĩcookeria andũ acio ũhoro ehĩte mũno. Akĩregana na ũtaaro ũrĩa aaheetwo nĩ athuuri, 14 akĩrũmĩrĩra ũtaaro wa aanake, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Baba nĩamũritũhĩirie icooki, no niĩ nĩngũrĩritũhia makĩria. Baba aamũhũũraga na iboko; niĩ ndĩrĩmũhũũraga na tũngʼaurũ.” 15 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki ndaigana gũthikĩrĩria andũ acio, tondũ maũndũ macio meekĩkire moimĩte kũrĩ Jehova, nĩguo kiugo kĩhingio kĩrĩa Jehova eerire Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Nebati na kanua ka Ahija ũrĩa Mũshiloni.
16 Rĩrĩa andũ othe a Isiraeli moonire atĩ mũthamaki ũcio nĩarega kũmathikĩrĩria, magĩcookeria mũthamaki atĩrĩ:
“Tũrĩ na igai rĩrĩkũ harĩ Daudi,
na nĩ gĩcunjĩ kĩrĩkũ tũrĩ nakĩo harĩ mũrũ wa Jesii?
Cooka hema-inĩ ciaku wee Isiraeli!
Wee Daudi-rĩ, menyerera nyũmba yaku wee mwene.”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ othe a Isiraeli makĩinũka. 17 No andũ a Isiraeli arĩa maatũũraga matũũra-inĩ ma Juda-rĩ, Rehoboamu agĩthiĩ na mbere kũmathamakĩra.
18 Mũthamaki Rehoboamu agĩtũma Adoniramu ũrĩa warĩ mũrũgamĩrĩri wa andũ arĩa maarutithagio wĩra na hinya, no andũ a Isiraeli makĩmũhũũra na mahiga nyuguto, agĩkua. No Rehoboamu agĩĩthara, akĩhaica ngaari-inĩ yake ya ita, akĩũrĩra Jerusalemu. 19 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Isiraeli matũire maremeire nyũmba ya Daudi nginya ũmũthĩ.
20 Rĩrĩa andũ a Isiraeli othe maaiguire atĩ Jeroboamu nĩacookete kuuma bũrũri wa Misiri, makĩmũtũmanĩra oke kĩũngano-inĩ, na makĩmũtua mũthamaki wa Isiraeli guothe. Mũhĩrĩga wa Juda noguo wiki warũmĩrĩire nyũmba ya Daudi.
21 Rĩrĩa Rehoboamu aakinyire Jerusalemu, akĩũngania andũ othe a nyũmba ya Juda na a mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini andũ 180,000 a kũrũa mbaara nĩgeetha makarũe na nyũmba ya Isiraeli, nĩguo macookerie Rehoboamu mũrũ wa Solomoni ũthamaki.
22 No rĩrĩ, kiugo kĩa Ngai gĩgĩkinyĩra Shemaia mũndũ wa Ngai akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ: 23 “Thiĩ wĩre Rehoboamu mũrũ wa Solomoni mũthamaki wa Juda, na nyũmba ya Juda yothe o na ya Benjamini na andũ arĩa angĩ othe, ũmeere atĩrĩ, 24 ‘Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Tigai kwambata mũkahũũrane na ariũ a ithe wanyu, andũ a Isiraeli. O mũndũ wanyu wothe nĩacooke mũciĩ, nĩgũkorwo nĩ niĩ njĩkĩte ũndũ ũyũ.’ ” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩathĩkĩra kiugo kĩa Jehova, magĩcooka mũciĩ o ta ũrĩa Jehova aathanĩte.
Njaũ cia Thahabu kũu Betheli na Dani
25 Nake Jeroboamu akĩirigĩra itũũra rĩa Shekemu na rũthingo rwa hinya thĩinĩ wa bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu, agĩtũũra kuo. Kuuma kũu agĩthiĩ agĩaka itũũra rĩa Penieli.
26 Jeroboamu agĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Ũthamaki wahota gũcookerera nyũmba ya Daudi. 27 Andũ aya mangĩambata mathiĩ makarute magongona hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova kũu Jerusalemu-rĩ, nĩmagacooka gwathĩkĩra mwathi wao Rehoboamu mũthamaki wa Juda. Nĩmakanjũraga na macookerere Mũthamaki Rehoboamu.”
28 Thuutha wa kũhooya ũtaaro, mũthamaki nĩathondekire mĩhianano ĩĩrĩ ya njaũ cia thahabu. Akĩĩra andũ atĩrĩ, “Ũhoro wa kwambataga Jerusalemu nĩũkũmũritũhĩra mũno. Atĩrĩrĩ Isiraeli, ici ngai cianyu, iria ciamũrutire bũrũri wa Misiri.” 29 Mũhianano ũmwe akĩũiga Betheli, na ũrĩa ũngĩ akĩũiga Dani. 30 Naguo ũndũ ũyũ ũgĩtuĩka mehia; nĩgũkorwo andũ nĩmathiiaga o nginya Dani kũhooya mũhianano ũrĩa warĩ kũu.
31 Jeroboamu nĩaakire mahooero kũndũ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na agĩthuura athĩnjĩri-ngai a kuuma kũrĩ andũ a mĩthemba yothe, o na gũtuĩka matiarĩ Alawii.* 32 Akĩambĩrĩria gĩathĩ mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩtano mweri-inĩ wa ĩnana, ũtuĩke ta gĩathĩ kĩrĩa kĩagomanagwo Juda, na akĩrutĩra magongona kĩgongona-inĩ. Eekire ũguo kũu Betheli, akĩrutĩra mĩhianano ĩyo ya njaũ aathondekete magongona. Ningĩ kũu Betheli akĩiga athĩnjĩri-ngai kũndũ kũu gũtũũgĩru aathondekete. 33 Mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩtano mweri-inĩ wa ĩnana, mweri ũrĩa eethuurĩire we mwene, akĩruta magongona kĩgongona-inĩ kĩrĩa aakĩte kũu Betheli. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩambĩrĩria gĩathĩ kĩu nĩ ũndũ wa andũ a Isiraeli, na akĩambata kĩgongona-inĩ kũruta magongona.
* 12:31 Jeroboamu aamũrire andũ mataarĩ Alawii matuĩke athĩnjĩri-Ngai tondũ athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii nĩmathaamĩte magathiĩ Juda.