5 Wesusa tindzawo letiphakeme nemalati emphepho kuwo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda, nembuso waba nekuthula ngesikhatsi kusabusa yena.
Rehobowamu wahlala eJerusalema, wakha emadolobha latinqaba kaJuda:
Wayala sonkhe sive sakaJuda kutsi sifunisise Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise, nekutsi silalele imitsetfo nemiyalo yakhe.
Ngekuyala kwakhe emalati aboBhali abhidlitwa, wagawula nalamalati ekutfuncisela timphepho labesetikwawo, wawajuba aba ticucu, wabhidlita naletinsika ta-Ashera, netithico, netitfombe. Loko wakubhidlita kwaba timvutfu, wakusakatela emadlizeni alabo labebahlabela kuwo imihlatjelo.
wabhidlita lamalati netinsika ta-Ashera, letithico watisila taba yimphuphu, wajuba emalati emphepho, kwaba tincetu kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli. Wesuka lapho wabuyela eJerusalema.
Emalati enu atawubhidlitwa, nemalati enu emphepho atawuphihlitwa, ngitawubulala bantfu benu embikwetithico tenu.
Kwatsi kube kwendlule sikhatsi lesidze naSimakadze asanike ema-Israyeli kuphumula etitseni tawo tonkhe letatiwatungeletile, Joshuwa, labesamdzala akhulile ngeminyaka,