[1] Wa wakit Rahabʼaam wassal Madiinat al-Khudus, lamma gabiilat Yahuuza wa gabiilat Banyaamiin wa azal minhum 180 000 rujaal muhaaribiin le yamchu yihaarubu gabaayil Israaʼiil fi l-munchaakh wa yigabbulu al-muluk battaan le Rahabʼaam.
[2] Wa laakin Allah hajja le l-nabi Chamaʼya wa gaal leyah :
[3] «Hajji le Rahabʼaam wileed Suleymaan malik Bani Yahuuza wa le kulla Bani Israaʼiil al-gaaʼidiin fi hillaal Yahuuza wa Banyaamiin. Wa guul leehum :
[4] ‹Daahu Allah gaal : “Ma tamchu tihaarubu akhwaanku ! Khalli ayyi waahid yigabbil beetah achaan ana bas assast al-barjala di.”›» Wa be da, khalaas humman simʼo kalaam Allah wa gabbalo ma macho le yihaarubu Yarubaʼaam.
[5] Wa Rahabʼaam sakan fi Madiinat al-Khudus wa gawwa mudun katiiriin fi mamlakat Yahuuza.
[6] Wa humman mudun Beet Laham wa Itaam wa Takhuuʼa
[7] wa Beet Suur wa Suuku wa Adullaam
[8] wa Gaat wa Mariicha wa Ziif
[9] wa Aduraayim wa Lakiich wa Aziikha
[10] wa Saarʼa wa Ayyaluun wa Hibruun. Dool al-mudun al-gawiyiin hana manaatig Yahuuza wa Banyaamiin.
[11] Wa Rahabʼaam hawwagaahum le l-mudun dool be daraadir gawiyiin. Wa khatta fooghum hukkaam wa sawwa makhaazin hana maʼaach wa dihin wa khamar.
[12] Wa fi ayyi waahide min al-mudun dool, fi darag kubaar wa huraab. Wa gawwaahum le l-mudun dool be ziyaada achaan manaatig Yahuuza wa Banyaamiin gaaʼidiin tihit hukmah.
[13] Wa rujaal al-diin wa l-Laawiyiin jo min ayyi mantaga fi kulla balad Israaʼiil wa andammo le Rahabʼaam.
[14] Wa l-Laawiyiin khallo kulla bakaanhum hana l-sarha wa ard warasathum fi l-munchaakh wa macho le balad Yahuuza wa fi Madiinat al-Khudus achaan Yarubaʼaam wa iyaalah daharoohum ma yisawwu khidmit rujaal al-diin le Allah.
[15] Wa laakin Yarubaʼaam darraj leyah rujaal diin aakhariin al-yakhdumu fi l-bakaanaat al-aaliyiin hana ibaadat al-asnaam hana l-tuyuus wa l-ajjaal al-hu sawwaahum.
[16] Wa naas min kulla gabaayil Bani Israaʼiil al-induhum galib waahid le yitaabuʼu Allah Ilaah Bani Israaʼiil, jo fi Madiinat al-Khudus le yigaddumu dahaaya le Allah Rabb juduudhum.
[17] Wa be misil da, humman gawwo mamlakat Yahuuza wa saaʼado Rahabʼaam wileed Suleymaan. Wa humman gaaʼid yitaabuʼu derib Dawuud wa Suleymaan muddit talaata sana.
[18] Wa Rahabʼaam akhad Mahla bineeyit Yarimuut wileed Dawuud. Wa ammaha Abihaayil bineeyit Aliyaab wileed Yassa.
[19] Wa Mahla jaabat leyah awlaad wa humman Yaʼuuch wa Chamarya wa Zaham.
[20] Wa baʼadha, akhad Maʼaaka bineeyit Abchaluum. Wa hi jaabat leyah Abiiya wa Attaay wa Ziiza wa Chaluumit.
[21] Wa Rahabʼaam indah 18 awiin wa 60 sirriiyaat wa wilid 28 wulaad wa 60 banaat wa laakin habbaaha le Maʼaaka bineeyit Abchaluum ziyaada min kulla awiinah wa sirriiyaatah.
[22] Wa Rahabʼaam kabbar Abiiya wileedha le Maʼaaka fi kulla akhwaanah achaan hu yidoor yisawwiih malik baʼadah.
[23] Wa Rahabʼaam bigi faahim wa chattat awlaadah fi kulla l-mudun al-gawiyiin fi balad Yahuuza wa Banyaamiin. Wa antaahum maʼaach katiir wa akhad leehum awiin katiiraat.