30 Ahiya afata wa mwenda mushya yari yambaye, awucamo ibitambaro 12. 31 Nuko abwira Yerobowamu ati:

“Fata ibi bitambaro 10, kuko Yehova Imana ya Isirayeli yavuze ati: ‘ngiye kwambura Salomo ubwami kandi nzaguha imiryango 10 uyitegeke.+

2 Nuko Yerobowamu abwira umugore we ati: “Ndakwinginze iyoberanye ku buryo hatagira umuntu umenya ko uri umugore wanjye maze ujye i Shilo aho umuhanuzi Ahiya atuye. Ni we wambwiye ko nzaba umwami w’ubu bwoko bwa Isirayeli.+

6 Uwo mugore ageze mu muryango, Ahiya yumva arimo gutambuka aza, aravuga ati: “Yewe mugore wa Yerobowamu we, injira! Kuki wiyoberanyije kandi Imana yansabye kukugezaho inkuru mbi?

10 Ni yo mpamvu ngiye guteza ibyago umuryango wa Yerobowamu, nkarimbura umuntu wese w’igitsina gabo* wo mu muryango we, ndetse n’udafite kirengera n’ufite intege nke kurusha abandi muri Isirayeli. Nzakuraho umuryango wa Yerobowamu+ nk’uko umuntu akura ahantu amase akayamaraho.