17. Asi vaIsraeri vaigara mumaguta eJudha, Rehobhoamu akaramba achivatonga.
18. Mambo Rehobhoamu akatuma Adhoniramu, aiva mutariri wezvechibharo, asi vaIsraeri vose vakamutaka namabwe akafa. Zvisinei, Mambo Rehobhoamu akakwanisa kupinda mungoro yake akatizira kuJerusarema.
19. Saka Israeri yakapandukira imba yaDhavhidhi kusvikira nhasi.
20. VaIsraeri vose pavakanzwa kuti Rehobhoamu akanga adzoka, vakatuma nhume kuti iuye kwakanga kwakaungana vanhu, vakabva vamuita mambo weIsraeri yose. Rudzi rwaJudha chete ndirwo rwakaramba ruchishandira imba yaDhavhidhi.
21. Rehobhoamu paakasvika muJerusarema, akaunganidza imba yose yaJudha norudzi rwaBenjamini, varume vehondo vaikwana zviuru zana namakumi masere, kuti varwe neimba yaIsraeri uye vadzosere umambo kuna Rehobhoamu mwanakomana waSoromoni.
22. Asi shoko raMwari rakasvika kuna Shemaya munhu waMwari richiti,
23. “Uti kuna Rehobhoamu, mwanakomana waSoromoni, mambo weJudha, nokuimba yose yaJudha neyaBhenjamini, nokuvamwe vanhu vose,
24. ‘Zvanzi naJehovha: Musakwira kumusoro kundorwa nehama dzenyu, vaIsraeri. Endai kumisha yenyu mumwe nomumwe wenyu, nokuti ndini ndaita izvi.’ ” Naizvozvo vakateerera shoko raJehovha vakaenda kumisha yavo zvakare, sezvakanga zvarayirwa naJehovha.