4 “Uyihlo abesetfwese lijoko lelimatima kakhulu, manje-ke wena sinciphisele lomtfwalo lomatima nalelijoko lelimatima labelibeke etikwetfu, tsine sitakukhonta.”
Ngako kwalandvwa Jerobowamu, yena kanye nalo lonkhe libandla lema-Israyeli lacondza kuRehobowamu, lafike kuye latsi:
Solomoni abephindze abe netikhulu letili-12 letatiphetse etigodzini taka-Israyeli, ngito-ke letatetfula kudla enkhosini nakuso sonkhe sigodlo sayo. Nguleso naleso sikhulu kwakufanele sitekwetfula kudla kwasesigodzini saso ngenyanga yinye njalo ngemnyaka.
Lona ngumlandvo wenkhosi Solomoni ngekubutsekisa kwakhe bantfu nekubasebentisa kwakhe ngenkhani ekwakheni lithempeli laSimakadze, nesigodlo sakhe, nasekwakheni tibebesi, nasekwakheni lubondza lwaseJerusalema, neHasori, neMegido kanye neGezeri.
Babopha imitfwalo lesindzako, bayibeke emahlombe alabanye bantfu, kepha bona abafuni kuyifukula, ngisho nangemuno wabo.
Ngobe kutsandza Nkulunkulu kugcina imiyalo yakhe. Imiyalo yaNkulunkulu ayimatima kitsi.