Arelemgbunli Mɔɔ Limoa

12 Rilihɔbowam hɔle Hyikɛm, ɔluakɛ ɛnee Yizilayɛma kɔsɔɔti ɛra Hyikɛm+ kɛ bɛbazie ye belemgbunli.+ 2 Mɔɔ Nibate ara Gyɛlɔbowam dele la (ɛnee ɔtɛbɔ Yigyibiti, ɔluakɛ Belemgbunli Sɔlɔmɔn ati, ɔnriandile ɔhɔle Yigyibiti na ɔwɔ ɛkɛ),+ 3 bɛzoanle bɛmaanle bɛhɔvale ye bɛrale. Akee Gyɛlɔbowam nee Yizilayɛma kɔsɔɔti rale Rilihɔbowam ɛkɛ na bɛzele ye kɛ: 4 “Wɔ papa maanle yɛ gyɛnvayile ne yɛle ɛlomboɛ.+ Noko saa ɛte gyima ɛsesebɛ mɔɔ wɔ papa vale maanle yɛ la azo na ɛmaa gyɛnvayile ɛlomboɛ* mɔɔ ɔvale ɔdole yɛ kɔme zo la yɛ felafela a, yɛbazonle wɔ.”

5 Yemɔti ɔzele bɛ kɛ: “Bɛhɔ na ɔdi kenle nsa a, bɛazia bɛara me nwo ɛke.” Ɔti menli ne hɔle.+ 6 Akee Belemgbunli Rilihɔbowam nee mgbanyima mɔɔ zonlenle ye papa Sɔlɔmɔn wɔ mekɛ mɔɔ ɔde aze la zuzule nwolɛ, ɔbizale bɛ kɛ: “Duzu folɛ a bɛbadu me wɔ kɛzi membua menli ɛhye mɔ la anwo a?” 7 Bɛbuale ye kɛ: “Saa ɛnɛ ɛbayɛ ɛ nwo sonvolɛ wɔamaa menli ɛhye mɔ na wɔayɛ mɔɔ bɛlɛka la na wɔamaa bɛ mualɛ kpalɛ a, bɛbayɛ wɔ sonvolɛma dahuu.”

8 “Noko ɔkpole folɛ mɔɔ mgbanyima ne mɔ dule ye la na ɔ nee mgbavolɛ mɔɔ ɔ nee bɛ bɔle nu dule na kɛkala bɛle ye sonvolɛma la zuzule nwolɛ.+ 9 Ɔbizale bɛ kɛ: “Duzu folɛ a bɛbadu me wɔ kɛzi ɔwɔ kɛ mebua menli ɛhye mɔɔ ɛha ɛhile me kɛ, ‘Maa wɔ papa gyɛnvayile ne mɔɔ ɔvale ɔdole yɛ kɔme zo la ɛyɛ felafela’ la ɛ?” 10 Mgbavolɛ ne mɔ mɔɔ ɔ nee bɛ bɔle nu dule la zele ye kɛ: “Edwɛkɛ ɛhye a ɔwɔ kɛ ɛka ɛkile menli mɔɔ ɛha ɛhile wɔ kɛ, ‘Wɔ papa maanle yɛ gyɛnvayile ne yɛle ɛlomboɛ, noko maa ɔyɛ felafela ɔmaa yɛ’ la a; ka kile bɛ kɛ, ‘Me sa ɛrɛlɛsɛka ekyi ne bayɛ ɛlomboɛ adɛla me papa anze. 11 Me papa vale gyɛnvayile ɛlomboɛ zoale bɛ, noko mame, mebava bie meaboka nwo. Me papa vale nyɛma mɔɔ bɛbɛka la bilale bɛ, noko mame, mebava empele meabila bɛ.’”

12 Gyɛlɔbowam nee menli ne amuala rale Rilihɔbowam ɛkɛ wɔ kenle nsa ne azo kɛ mɔɔ belemgbunli ne hanle la, ɔse: “Bɛzia bɛrɛla me nwo ɛke kenle nsa ne azo.”+ 13 Noko belemgbunli ne andendɛ kɛnlɛma angile menli ne, ɔkpole folɛ mɔɔ mgbanyima ne mɔ dule ye la. 14 Ɔdendɛle ɔhilele bɛ kɛ mɔɔ mgbavolɛ ne mɔ dule ye folɛ la kɛ: “Me papa maanle bɛ gyɛnvayile ne yɛle ɛlomboɛ, noko mame, mebava bie meaboka nwo. Me papa vale nyɛma mɔɔ bɛbɛka la bilale bɛ, noko mame, mebava empele meabila bɛ.” 15 Ɔti belemgbunli ne andie menli ne, ɔluakɛ Gyihova a maanle ɔrale ye zɔ a,+ amaa edwɛkɛ mɔɔ Gyihova luale Hyaelonli Ahaegya+ anwo zo hanle hilele Nibate ara Gyɛlɔbowam la ara nu.

16 Mɔɔ Yizilayɛma kɔsɔɔti nwunle kɛ belemgbunli ne andie bɛ la, menli ne buale belemgbunli ne kɛ: “Duzu kyɛfoa a yɛlɛ wɔ Devidi anu a? Yɛnlɛ agyapadeɛ biala wɔ Gyɛsi ara ne anu. O Yizilayɛma, bɛdoa bɛ nyamenle ne mɔ. O Devidi, ɛdawɔ nea wɔ sua ne azo!” Yemɔti Yizilayɛma ziale hɔle bɛ azua* nu.+ 17 Noko Rilihɔbowam hɔle zo lile Yizilayɛma mɔɔ de Dwuda azuamgbole ne mɔ azo la anwo zo belemgbunli.+

18 Akee Belemgbunli Rilihɔbowam zoanle Adɔlam+ mɔɔ nea bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛmaa bɛyɛ akɛlɛ gyima nwo zo la, noko Yizilayɛma amuala zile ye awolɛ hunle ye. Belemgbunli Rilihɔbowam bɔle mɔdenle vole ye ehwili ne nriandile hɔle Gyɛlusalɛm.+ 19 Na Yizilayɛma ɛde Devidi sua nu amra anwo atua+ too badwu ɛnɛ.

20 Mɔɔ Yizilayɛma kɔsɔɔti dele kɛ Gyɛlɔbowam ɛzia ɛra ala la, bɛvɛlɛle ye bɛrale menli ne anyunlu na bɛziele ye belemgbunli wɔ Yizilayɛma kɔsɔɔti anwo zo.+ Menli ne anu biala anli Devidi abozoamra anzi, kyesɛ Dwuda abusua ne ala.+

21 Mɔɔ Rilihɔbowam radwule Gyɛlusalɛm la, ɛkɛ ne ala ɔboɔboale Dwuda abozoamra nee Bɛngyaman abusua ne anu amra 180,000 mɔɔ bɛtete bɛ wɔ konle nu* la kɔsɔɔti anloa kɛ bɛ nee Yizilayɛma kaho amaa bɛazia bɛalie belemgbunlililɛ ne bɛamaa Sɔlɔmɔn ara Rilihɔbowam bieko.+ 22 Na nɔhalɛ Nyamenle ne zele nɔhalɛ Nyamenle sonla Hyɛmaya+ kɛ: 23 “Ka kile Sɔlɔmɔn ara Rilihɔbowam, Dwuda belemgbunli ne nee Dwuda nee Bɛngyaman abozoamra kɔsɔɔti yɛɛ menli mɔɔ ɛha la kɛ, 24 ‘Edwɛkɛ mɔɔ Gyihova ɛha la ɛne: “Ɔnle kɛ bɛkɔ kɛ bɛ nee bɛ mediema Yizilayɛma kaho. Bɛ nuhua ko biala ɛzia ɛhɔ ye sua nu, ɔluakɛ medame a memaa yera ye zɔ a.”’”+ Ɔti bɛdiele Gyihova edwɛkɛ ne na bɛziale bɛhɔle sua nu kɛ mɔɔ Gyihova hanle hilele bɛ la.

25 Akee Gyɛlɔbowam kyekyele Hyikɛm*+ wɔ Yifelaem awoka ne mɔ azo na ɔdɛnlanle ɛkɛ. Ɔvile ɛkɛ ne na ɔhɔkyekyele Pɛnuwɛle.*+ 26 Gyɛlɔbowam hanle wɔ ye ahonle nu kɛ: “Wɔannea a belemgbunlililɛ ne bazia ayɛ Devidi abozoamra ɛdeɛ.+ 27 Saa menli ɛhye mɔ kɔ zo kɔbɔ afɔle wɔ Gyihova sua ne anu wɔ Gyɛlusalɛm a,+ menli ɛhye mɔ ahonle bazia ahɔli bɛ menle Dwuda Belemgbunli Rilihɔbowam anzi. Bɛbahu me na bɛazia bɛahɔ Dwuda Belemgbunli Rilihɔbowam ɛkɛ.” 28 Belemgbunli ne nee ye folɛtuvoma ne zuzule nwolɛ wiele la, ɔyɛle nvutuke nlankɛ mralɛ ananze nwiɔ+ na ɔzele menli ne kɛ: “Ɔle ngyegyelɛ kpole kɛ bɛkɛhɔ Gyɛlusalɛm. O Yizilayɛma, bɛ Nyamenle ne mɔɔ yele bɛ vile Yigyibiti azɛlɛ zo la ɛne.”+ 29 Akee ɔvale ko ɔziele Bɛtɛle+ na ɔvale ko noko ɔziele Dan.+ 30 Na ɛhye maanle bɛyɛle ɛtane,+ na menli ne pɛle adenle too hɔle Dan hɔzonlenle ko ne mɔɔ wɔ ɛkɛ ne la.

31 Na ɔyɛle ɛzonlenlɛ azua wɔ ɛzonlenlɛ ɛleka ne mɔ na ɔkpale menli ɔvile bɛdabɛ mɔɔ bɛnle Livaema la anu na ɔyɛle bɛ ɛsɔfoma.+ 32 Gyɛlɔbowam eza hyehyɛle ɛvoyia wɔ siane mɔtwɛ ne kenle 15 ne azo, kɛ Dwuda ɛvoyia ne la.+ Ɔbɔle afɔle wɔ afɔlemokyea ne mɔɔ ɔzile wɔ Bɛtɛle+ la azo ɔmaanle nlankɛ mralɛ ne mɔ mɔɔ ɔyɛle la, na ɔyele ɛsɔfoma ɔmaanle bɛzonlenle wɔ ɛzonlenlɛ ɛleka ne mɔ mɔɔ ɔyɛle wɔ Bɛtɛle la. 33 Na ɔbɔle ɔ bo kɛ ɔbɔ afɔle wɔ afɔlemokyea ne mɔɔ ɔzile wɔ Bɛtɛle la azo wɔ siane mɔtwɛ ne kenle 15 ne azo, siane ne mɔɔ ɔdaye mumua ne yeva yezie ɛkɛ ne la; na ɔhyehyɛle ɛvoyia ɔmaanle Yizilayɛma, na ɔvole afɔlemokyea ne azo ɔbɔle afɔle ɔmaanle ɔkpunle esike.