31 Yaye wahlabela mgama wathi kuYerobhoham:

“Zithabathele iziqwenga ezilishumi; kuba utshilo uYehova uTHIXO kaSirayeli ukuthi, ‘Ndiyabukrazula ubukumkani esandleni sikaSolomon, kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo ndiya kukunika izizwe ezilishumi.+

2 Yaye kwathi kamsinya nje akuba uYerobhoham+ unyana kaNebhati ekuvile oko ngoxa wayeseseYiputa (ngenxa yokuba wayebaleke uKumkani uSolomon, ukuze uYerobhoham ahlale eYiputa),+

32 UYerobhoham wenza umthendeleko ngenyanga yesibhozo ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu lwenyanga, njengomthendeleko owawukwaYuda,+ ukuze enze umnikelo esibingelelweni awayesenze eBheteli, ukuze abingelele kumathole enkomo awayewenzile; ibe wababeka ababingeleli beendawo eziphakamileyo awayezenzile eBheteli+ ukuba bafeze inkonzo.

10 ngenxa yeso sizathu ndiyizisela intlekele indlu kaYerobhoham, yaye ngokuqinisekileyo ndiya kunqumla kwaYerobhoham nabani na ochamela eludongeni,+ lowo ungeloncedo nongento yanto kwaSirayeli;+ yaye ngokuqinisekileyo ndiya kuyitshayela indlu kaYerobhoham,+ kanye njengoko ubani esusa ubulongwe abulahle.+

14 Kuba abaLevi bashiya amadlelo+ abo nelifa+ labo baza beza kwaYuda naseYerusalem,+ ngenxa yokuba uYerobhoham+ noonyana bakhe babayekisa+ ekusebenzeni njengababingeleli kuYehova.

3 Ngoko uAbhiya walwa imfazwe nomkhosi wamajoni angamakhulu amane amawaka amadoda emfazwe anamandla,+ amadoda anyuliweyo. UYerobhoham yena wakha uluhlu lwedabi nxamnye naye namadoda angamakhulu asibhozo amawaka anyuliweyo, angamakroti, amadoda anamandla.+

20 Akaba saba namandla+ uYerobhoham ngemihla ka-Abhiya; kodwa uYehova wambetha ngesibetho,+ ngokokude afe.