6 Noko Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, indvuna yaSolomoni, umsa waDavide, wase uvukela inkhosi yakhe.
Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, naye futsi wavukela Solomoni, inkhosi. Yena abengulomunye wetindvuna taSolomoni, awaka-Efrayimu waseSereda, unina bekungulomfelokati lekwakutsiwa nguSeruya.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sive kutsi Jerobowamu sewubuyile, satfumela kutsi akalandvwe ete emhlanganweni, sambeka inkhosi etikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli. Kwasala sive sakaJuda kuphela, lesasala sinamatsele kaDavide.
Nangabe kambe labantfu batawulibala kuhle bakhuphuka bayekwenta imihlatjelo ethempelini laSimakadze leliseJerusalema, tinhlitiyo talabantfu titawuphindze tibuyele enkhosini yabo, Rehobowamu, inkhosi yakaJuda. Batangibulala mine, babuyele enkhosini yabo Rehobowamu.”
Simakadze waba naye, wamphumelelisa kuko konkhe labekwenta. Wayivukela inkhosi yase-Asiriya wangete wayihlehlela.
Ngako ema-Israyeli solomane yesuka ngalelo langa alwisana nendlu yakaDavide kuze kube ngulamuhla.