¹ Rehoboamu aile ku Shekemu, pantu abena Israele bonse baleisa ku Shekemu mukumupanga ena imfumu. ² Ilyo Rehoboamu umwana mwaume wakwa Nebati aumfwile ici (pantu ena ali mu Egypto, uko afulumwike ukufuma ku mfumu Solomoni), ena alibwelele ukufuma ku Egypto. ³ Eico batumine nokuyamwikata ena, elyo Rehoboamu elyo nabena Israele bonse baishile; balandile kuli Rehoboamu nokutila, ⁴ ''Wishinwe apangile ikoli lyesu ukwafya. Eico nomba, pangeni ukuboko kwakwa shinwe kubombe mukwanguka, nokupelula amakoli ayafinine ayo abikile pali ifwe, elyo ifwe tukakubombela iwe.'' ⁵ Rehoboamu atilile kuli bena, ''Mukese kabili kuli ine panuma yanshiku shitatu.'' Eico nabantu balile. ⁶ Imfumu Rehoboamu yaipwishe kubantu abakalamba abo abaleimininako Solomoni wishi wakwe ilyo ali umumi; ena atile, ''Mwalampasha shani ukuleta icasukokuli ba bantu?'' ⁷ Basosele kuli ena nokutila, ''nga mwaliba bwino kuli aba bantu nokubasekesha bena, nokulanda amashiwi ayasuma kuli bena, lyena bakaba lyonse ababomfi benu.'' ⁸ Lelo Rehoboamu asulile kukupandwa kwa mano yabantu abakalamba ayo bamupeleena, elyo aleipusha kubantu abaice abo akulile nabo, abo abali pali ena. ⁹ Ena atile kuli bena, ''Kupandwa nshi ukwamano uko mulempanda ine, pakuti twingasuka abantu abalelanda kuli ine nokutila, 'Angusheni ikoli ilyo shinwe abika pali ifwe'?'' ¹⁰ Abantu abaice abo abakulile pamo na Rehoboamu basosele kuli ena, nokutila, ''Ifi efyo ufwile ukulanda kubantu abakweba ukuti wiso Solomoni apangile ikoli lyabo ukufina, lelo kuli iwe ufwile walipanga lyena ilyayanguka. Ifi efyo ufwile walanda kuli bena, 'Umunwe wandi unono walifinapo ukucila umusana wakwa tata. ¹¹ Eico nomba, nangula tata wandi amyocele imwe na ikoli ilyafina, Ine ndelundako kwikoli lyenu. Tata amikakile ku membya, lelo ine nali nokumikandila kuli bakaling'ongo.'' ¹² Eico Yerobaumu nabonse abantu baishile kuli Rehoboamu pabushiku bwa citatu, ngefyo imfumu yalandile, ''Iseni nokubwelela kuli ine pabushiku bwa citatu.'' ¹³ Rehoboamu asosele kuli bena mukufulwa, ukusula ukupandwa kwa mano yabantu abakalamba. ¹⁴ Ena asosele kuli bena ukukonka ukupandwa kwa mano yabantu abaice, ukutila, ''Tata wandi apangile ikoli lyenu ukufina, lelo ine ndelundapo pali lyena. Tata wandi amikandile imwe namembya, lelo ine ndemikandila kuli bakaling'ongo.'' ¹⁵ Eico imfumu tayakutike kubantu, pantu uwalengele ififintu fifikilishiwe ni Lesa, ukuti Yawe afwile ukusenda ishiwi lyakwe ilyo Ahiya umwina Silo asosele kuli Yeroboamu umwana mwaume wakwa Nabati. ¹⁶ Ilyo abena Israele bonse bamwene ukuti imfumu tailekutika kuli bena, abantu bayaswike yena nokutila, ''Cakaniko nshi tukwete muli Davidi? Tatukwete icakupyana mumwana mwaume wakwa Yesu! Cilaumo muli imwe abwelele kwi tenti lyakwe, Israele. Nomba moneni ku ng'anda yobe, Davidi.'' Eico bonse abena Israele babwelele ku matenti yabo. ¹⁷ Lelo kulubali lwa bantu balya abena Isarele abaikele mu misumba yakwa Yuda, Rehoboamu alebateka bena. ¹⁸ Elyo imfumu Rehoboamu atumine Hadoramu, uwalebomfya abalebomba umulimo wakupatikishiwa, lelo abantu abena Israele bamutobele amabwe ena nokufwa. Imfumu Rehoboamu yafulumwike bwangu mwiceleta lyaiko ku Yerusalemu. ¹⁹ Eico abena Isarele balisangukila ing'anda yakwa Davidi ukufika nalelo.