1 At that time Aviyah Ben Yarov`am fell sick.
2 And Yarov`am said to his isha, Arise, now, and disguise thyself, that thou be not recognized to be eshet Yarov`am; and get thee to Shiloh; hinei, there is Achiyah HaNavi, which told me that I should be melech over this people.
3 And take with thee asarah lechem, and nikkudim (wafers), and a bakbuk (bottle) of devash, and go to him; he shall tell thee what shall become of the na'ar.
4 And eshet Yarov'am did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the bais Achiyah. But Achiyah could not see; for his eyes had ceased by reason of his seiv (old age).
5 And Hashem said unto Achiyah, Hinei, the eshet Yarov`am cometh to seek davar from thee for her ben; for he is choleh (ill); thus and thus shalt thou give davar unto her; for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign to be a stranger woman.
6 And it was so, when Achiyah heard the sound of her raglayim, as she came to the petach, that he said, Come in, thou eshet Yarov`am; why feignest thou to be a stranger woman? For I am sent to thee with kashah (a harsh prophetic foresight).