2 Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lemitsatfu. Libito lenina bekunguMakha, indvodzakati ya-Uriyeli waseGibeya. Kwakunekulwa emkhatsini wa-Abiya naJerobowamu.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJerobowamu netimphi takhe, nekutsi wabusa njani, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
Wabusa iminyaka lengema-22, wabe sewuyakhotsama. Nadabi, umsa wakhe, wase uba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lemitsatfu. Libito lenina bekunguMakha, indvodzakati ya-Absalomu.
Rehobowamu wabe sewutsatsa Makha, indvodzakati ya-Absalomu, lowamtalela bo-Abiya, na-Athayi, naZiza, naShelomithi.
Imininingwane ngekubusa kwaRehobowamu, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, ibhaliwe emilandvweni yaShemaya, umphrofethi, na-Ido, umboniswa, lapho kubhalwe khona tonkhe titukulwane ngekulandzelana kwato. Kwaba nekulwa lokwakungapheli emkhatsini waRehobowamu naJerobowamu.
Abiya wahloma waya emphini anemasotja lati-400 000, tingwazi todvwa, kantsi Jerobowamu abevive ngemiswahla yemasotja lati-800 000.
neSela, ne-Helefu, lidolobha lemaJebhusi, lekuyiJerusalema, neGibeya, neKhiriyathi. Kwaba ngemadolobha lali-14 akanye nemiti yawo. Leli-ke kwaba lifa lelabelwa sive sakaBhenjamini, lusendvo ngelusendvo.
Ngako-ke bachubeka bahamba; lilanga labashonela nabayawungena eGibeya kulakaBhenjamini.
Ngaleyo ntsambama kwachamuka likhehla, lelalilaseveni letintsaba laka-Efrayimu, lalihlala lapha eGibeya, bantfu bakuleyo ndzawo bekubakaBhenjamini. Lelikhehla lalitibuyela emasimini alo.
Sawula naye wabuyela ekhaya kakhe eGibeya asasingatfwe ngemadvodza labalulekile, latinhlitiyo tawo tatitsintfwe nguNkulunkulu.