6 Kwathi lapho u-Ahiya ezwa izigqi zezinyawo zakhe ekungeneni kwakhe emnyango, wathi: “Ngena, mkaJerobowamu; uzishayelani omunye; mina ngithunyiwe kuwe nginendaba elukhuni.
7 Hamba umtshele uJerobowamu ukuthi: ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli usho kanje, uthi: Njengokuba ngakuphakamisa phakathi kwabantu, ngakubeka ube ngumbusi wabantu bami u-Israyeli,
8 ngawuhlwitha umbuso endlini kaDavide, ngawunika wena, kepha awubanga njengenceku yami uDavide owagcina imiyalo yami nowangilandela ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe ukwenza okulungile emehlweni ami kuphela,
9 kodwa wenzile okubi kunabo bonke ababe phambi kwakho, wahamba wazenzela abanye onkulunkulu nezithombe ezibunjiweyo ukungivusa ukuba ngithukuthele, wangilahla nyovane,
10 bheka, ngalokho ngiyakwehlisela indlu kaJerobowamu okubi, nginqume kuJerobowamu wonke umlisa, omncane nomkhulu kwa-Israyeli, ngikhukhule indlu kaJerobowamu njengokukhukhulwa komquba, uze uphele.
11 Yena wakwaJerobowamu ofela emzini uyakudliwa yizinja, nofela endle uyakudliwa yizinyoni zezulu, ngokuba uJehova ukukhulumile.’
12 “Ngalokho suka uye endlini yakho; ekungeneni kwezinyawo zakho emzini uyakufa umntwana.