17 Ba cheɡɛ o habɔɔ dɛ ɡel Juda kora la che kiŋkiŋ, dɛ cha Kooro Solomɔn bibaa Kooro Rɛhoboam bene atoro, ɡɛ baa ɛa Kooro Devid ne Kooro Solomɔn saŋ la.
Kooro Rɛhoboam mo haah, o sɔne Mahalat. O mɛɛ sɔne Jerimot. Jerimot mɛɛ sɔne Devid, asɛ Jerimot nya ɡe ɛ Abihel. Abihel ɡe nya sɔne Eliab. Abihel nabaa sɔne Jese.
Kooro Rɛhoboam kora aa baa che kiŋkiŋ la, o ne Israel tena bwa vɛh Korowii Mmarare ta teŋa.
Korowii ŋɔ, “Ń ɛ heyaa ɛrɔɔ, Israel ne Juda tena? He nyina haa dɛ nyin mɛ la do kɛŋɔ chɔɔbɔr kɔɔla, ne chɔɔlen mɛn aa wola biɡri la ken.