1 Rehobowamu waya eShekhemu, lapho onkhe ema-Israyeli abebutsene khona ayekumbeka inkhosi.
Abrama wahamba wadzabula live, waze wefika eShekhemu, ngasema-okhini aseMore. EmaKhenani abehlala kulelo live ngaleso sikhatsi.
Inkhosi Solomoni yabusa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
Onkhe lamadvodza abetingwazi letatitinikelele kulwa emabutfweni. Eta eHebroni atimisele ngawo onkhe emandla kubeka Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi etikwa-Israyeli wonkhe. Onkhe lawa lamanye ema-Israyeli nawo abenamcondvo munye wekubeka Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi.
Laba-ke bekuyintalelwane yenkhosi Solomoni: Kusukela kuye kwalandzela Rehobowamu, umsa wakhe, kweta Abiya, umsa wakhe, kweta Asa, umsa wakhe, kweta Jehoshafati, umsa wakhe,
Kwatsi kube Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, akuve loko, aseseGibhithe, lapho abebalekele khona, abalekele Solomoni, wabuya esuka eGibhithe.
Solomoni wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa edolobheni leyise Davide. Rehobowamu, umsa waSolomoni, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Solomoni watala Rehobhowamu; Rehobhowamu watala Abiya; Abiya watala Asafa;
Ngako base bakhetsa iKhedeshi yaseGalile eveni letintsaba kulakaNaftali, neShekhemu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, neKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni, eveni letintsaba kulakaJuda.
Joshuwa wase uhlanganisa tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli eShekhemu. Wabita tonkhe tibondza, nebaholi, nebehluleli kanye netiphatsimandla taka-Israyeli, batetfula bona matfupha embikwaNkulunkulu.
Abimeleki, umsa waJerubhali, waya kubomalume wakhe nakuwo wonkhe umndeni wasekhabonina, watsi: