4 Abiya wemisa eNtsabeni iSemarayimu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, wamemeta watsi: “Jerobowamu nani nonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, lalelani kimi!
nema-Avadi, nemaSemari, nemaHamathi. Emvakwaloko imindeni yemaKhenani yahlakateka yandza,
Abiya wahloma waya emphini anemasotja lati-400 000, tingwazi todvwa, kantsi Jerobowamu abevive ngemiswahla yemasotja lati-800 000.
Wahamba waya kuyawuhlangana nenkhosi Asa, wafike kuye watsi: “Lalela lapha kimi, nkhosi Asa, nani nonkhe nine bakaJuda nebakaBhenjamini. Simakadze unani, uma ninaye. Nanimfuna, nitamtfola, kodvwa nanimlahla, naye uyakunilahla.
neBhethi Arabha, neSemarayimu, neBetheli,
Jothamu watsi kube atjelwe ngaloko, wenyuka waya esicongweni seNtsaba iGerizimu, wafike wamemetela khona watsi: “Lalelani kimi, takhamiti taseShekhemu, kuze Nkulunkulu anilalele.