1 Bisa ga umarnin Ubangiji, sai ga annabi ya fito daga Yahuza zuwa Betel. Yerobowam kuwa yana tsaye kusa da bagaden don ya ƙona turare.
2 Bisa ga umarnin Ubangiji, sai annabin ya ta da murya, ya ce, “Ya bagade, bagade, Ubangiji ya ce za a haifi ɗa a gidan Dawuda, sunansa Yosiya wanda zai miƙa firistoci na masujadan tuddai hadaya a kanka, wato firistoci waɗanda suke ƙona turare. Za a ƙone ƙasusuwan mutane a bisa kanka.”
3 Ya kuma ba da alama a wannan rana cewa, “Wannan ita ce alamar da Ubangiji ya faɗa, za a rushe bagaden, a zubar da tokar da take bisansa.”
4 Da sarki ya ji maganar annabin, wato wadda ya yi a kan bagaden da yake Betel, sai ya miƙa hannunsa daga bagaden, ya ce, “Ku kama shi.” Hannun da ya miƙa kuwa ya sage, bai iya komo da shi ba.
5 Aka rushe bagaden, aka kuma zubar da tokar daga bagaden bisa ga alamar da annabin ya faɗa da sunan Ubangiji.