[1] Wa Rahabʼaam gamma macha hillit Chakiim achaan kulla Bani Israaʼiil gaaʼidiin yarjooh hinaak le yidarrujuuh malik.
[2] Wa wakit Yarubaʼaam wileed Nabaat simiʼ al-khabar da, hu lissaaʼ gaaʼid fi Masir al-bakaan al-awwal hu arrad min al-malik Suleymaan. Wa gabbal min Masir.
[3] Wa rassalo naadooh le Yarubaʼaam wa hu ja. Wa hu maʼa kulla Bani Israaʼiil gammo hajjo le Rahabʼaam wa gaalo leyah :
[4] «Abuuk sawwaana misil abiid wa khatta foogna khidme gaasiye misil daami tagiil fi ragabatna. Wa hassaʼ, nidooru minnak inta tikhaffif leena tagalat al-daami al-abuuk khattaah foogna wa aniina nakhdumu tihtak.»
[5] Wa Rahabʼaam gaal leehum : «Gabbulu wa baʼad talaata yoom taʼaalu leyi.» Wa khalaas, al-chaʼab gabbalo buyuuthum.
[6] Wa l-malik Rahabʼaam chaawar al-chuyuukh al-awwal gaaʼidiin maʼa abuuh Suleymaan wakit hu hayy. Wa gaal leehum : «Chunu wasiiyitku leyi fi kalaam al-chaʼab da ?»
[7] Wa l-chuyuukh raddo leyah wa gaalo : «Kan inta tabga zeen maʼa l-chaʼab wa tarda be kalaamhum wa turudd leehum be kalaam halu, khalaas humman yakhdumu daayman tihtak.»
[8] Wa laakin Rahabʼaam aba wasiiyat al-chuyuukh al-antooha leyah. Wa hu chaawar al-subyaan al-kibro maʼaayah sawa wa gaaʼidiin yakhdumu leyah.
[9] Wa hu saʼalaahum le l-subyaan dool wa gaal : «Chunu wasiiyitku fi l-chaʼab al-bidooru nikhaffif leehum tagalat al-daami al-abuuyi khattaah fooghum ?»
[10] Wa l-subyaan al-kibro maʼaayah gaalo : «Al-chaʼab yachku kadar abuuk khatta fooghum daami tagiil wa yidooru inta tikhaffifah leehum. Wa daahu al-kalaam al-tuguulah leehum : ‹Usbaʼi al-sakhayyar da kabiir min sulub abuuyi.
[11] Sahiih abuuyi khatta foogku daami tagiil wa laakin hassaʼ da, ana niziid foogku tagala aakhara ! Abuuyi jaladaaku be soot hana farwa wa laakin ana najlidku be soot al-indah hadiid misil danab al-agrab.›»
[12] Wa baʼad talaata yoom, Yarubaʼaam wa kulla l-chaʼab gabbalo jo le Rahabʼaam misil hu gaalah leehum : «Gabbulu wa baʼad talaata yoom, taʼaalu leyi.»
[13] Wa l-malik Rahabʼaam aba wasiiyat al-chuyuukh wa hajja le l-chaʼab be kalaam gawi.
[14] Wa radda leehum hasab wasiiyat al-subyaan wa gaal leehum : «Abuuyi khatta foogku daami tagiil wa hassaʼ ana niziid foogku tagala aakhara. Abuuyi jaladaaku be soot hana farwa laakin ana najlidku be soot al-indah hadiid misil danab al-agrab.»
[15] Wa l-malik ma simiʼ kalaam al-chaʼab. Wa da jaayi min al-Rabb achaan Allah dawwar yihaggig kalaamah al-gaalah le Yarubaʼaam wileed Nabaat be waasitat al-nabi Akhiiya al-min hillit Chiilooh.
[16] Wa wakit kulla gabaayil Bani Israaʼiil chaafo kadar al-malik ma simiʼ kalaamhum da, gaalo leyah : «Chunu al-yilimmina maʼa zurriiyit Dawuud ? Aniina ma indina warasa maʼa iyaal Yassa ! Yalla, ya gabaayil Israaʼiil, khalli ayyi waahid yigabbil beetah ! Wa hassaʼ da, ya zurriiyit Dawuud, himmu be nufuusku.» Wa khalaas, kulla Bani Israaʼiil chatto wa gabbalo buyuuthum.
[17] Wa be da, Rahabʼaam gaaʼid yahkim fi gabaayil Israaʼiil al-saakniin fi hillaal balad Yahuuza bas.
[18] Wa l-malik Rahabʼaam rassal Aduraam muraakhib hana l-khidme al-ijbaariiye le gabaayil Bani Israaʼiil al-saakniin fi munchaakh al-balad. Laakin humman dool lammo foogah wa rajamooh wa maat. Wa l-malik Rahabʼaam zaatah yalla yalla rikib fi arabatah wa arrad macha Madiinat al-Khudus.
[19] Wa be misil da, gabaayil Israaʼiil al-saakniin fi l-munchaakh atmarrado didd zurriiyit Dawuud lahaddi l-yoom.