1 Weza uRehabheham eYerusalem, wabizela ndawonye indlu yakwaYuda neyakwaBhenjamin, ikhulu elinamanci asibhozo amawaka amadodana okulwa imfazwe, ukuba aye kulwa namaSirayeli, bubuyiselwe ubukumkani kuRehabheham.
2 Lafika ilizwi likaYehova kuShemaya, umfo wakwaThixo, lisithi,
3 Yitsho kuRehabheham unyana kaSolomon, ukumkani wakwaYuda, nakumaSirayeli onke, kwaYuda nakwaBhenjamin, ukuthi,
4 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ize ningànyuki; ize ningàlwi nabazalwana benu. Buyani, aye elowo endlwini yakhe; ngokuba iphume kum le nto. Baliphulaphula izwi likaYehova, babuya ekuyeni kulwa noYarobheham.
5 Wahlala uRehabheham eYerusalem, wákhe imizi yokunqabisa kwaYuda.
6 Wákha iBhetelehem, ne-Etam, neTekowa,
7 neBhete-tsure, neSoko, neAdulam,