1 Ahemfo 12 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

12 ¹Rehoboam kɔɔ Sekem, efisɛ Israelfo nyinaa aba Sekem sɛ wɔrebɛsi no ɔhene. ²Bere a Nebat ba Yeroboam tee eyi no—na ɔda so wɔ Misraim, baabi a oguan fii Ɔhene Salomo anim kɔɔ no, na ɔtenaa hɔ. ³Wɔsomaa obi kɔfrɛɛ no. Yeroboam ne Israel nhyiamu no nyinaa baa bɛka kyerɛɛ Rehoboam se, ⁴“Wʼagya maa yɛn konnua no yɛɛ den. Afei te adwuma den a wʼagya de too yɛn so ne konnua duru a ɔde too yɛn kɔn mu no so ma yɛn, na yɛbɛsom wo.”

⁵Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Monkɔ nkosi nnansa, na afei monsan mmra me nkyɛn.” Enti nnipa no kɔe.

⁶Ɔhene Rehoboam ne mpanyimfo a wɔsom nʼagya Salomo bere a ɔte ase no tuu agyina. Ɔbisaa wɔn se, “Ɔkwan bɛn so na motu me fo sɛ memmua nnipa yi?”

⁷Wɔbuaa no se, “Sɛ ɛnnɛ wosom nnipa yi, na wode ayamye bua wɔn a, wɔbɛyɛ wʼasomfo daa.”

⁸Nanso ɔpoo afotu a mpanyimfo no de maa no no, na ɔne mmerantɛ a wɔne no nyinii na wɔsom no no tuu agyina. ⁹Ɔbisaa wɔn se, “Afotu bɛn na mowɔ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛbua nnipa yi a wɔka kyerɛɛ me se, ‘Te konnua a wʼagya de too yɛn so no so ma yɛn’ no?”

¹⁰Mmerantɛ a wɔne no nyinii no buaa no se, “Ka kyerɛ nnipa yi a wɔka kyerɛɛ wo se, ‘Wʼagya maa yɛn konnua no yɛɛ duru, nanso wo de, te so ma yɛn’ no—ka eyi kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Me nsateaa ketewa no so sen mʼagya asen.’ ¹¹Mʼagya de konnua duru too mo so; mɛma emu ayɛ duru asen saa. Mʼagya de mpire twee mo aso; me de, mede nyankyɛmatwɛre bɛtwe mo aso.”

¹²Nnansa akyi no, Yeroboam ne nnipa no nyinaa san baa Rehoboam nkyɛn, sɛnea ɔhene no kae se, “Nnansa akyi no, monsan mmra me nkyɛn.” ¹³Ɔhene no de abufuw buaa nnipa no. Ɔpoo afotu a mpanyimfo no de maa no no, ¹⁴na ɔkasa kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛnea mmerantɛ no tuu no fo no se, “Mʼagya maa mo konnua yɛɛ duru; mɛma emu ayɛ duru asen saa. Mʼagya de mpire twee mo aso; me de, mede nyankyɛmatwɛre bɛtwe mo aso.”

¹⁵Enti ɔhene no antie nnipa no, efisɛ yɛn Agya na ɔmaa nsɛm yi kɔɔ saa, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a asɛm a yɛn Agya nam Ahiya Silonini so ka kyerɛɛ Nebat ba Yeroboam no bɛba mu.

¹⁶Bere a Israel nyinaa hui sɛ ɔhene no ampɛ sɛ obetie wɔn no, wɔbuaa no se, “Kyɛfa bɛn na yɛwɔ wɔ Dawid mu? Yɛnni agyapade biara wɔ Yese ba no mu! Israel, monkɔ mo ntamadan mu! Dawid, afei hwɛ wo ankasa wo fi!” Enti Israelfo kɔɔ wɔn ntamadan mu.

¹⁷Nanso Rehoboam kɔɔ so dii Israelfo a na wɔte Yuda nkurow mu no so. ¹⁸Ɔhene Rehoboam somaa Adoram a ɔhwɛ nnwuma a wɔhyɛ nnipa ma wɔyɛ no so, nanso Israel nyinaa sii no abo kum no. Ɔhene Rehoboam yɛɛ ntɛm foroo ne teaseɛnam mu, na oguan kɔɔ Yerusalem. ¹⁹Enti Israel atew atua atia Dawid fi de besi nnɛ.

²⁰Bere a Israel nyinaa tee sɛ Yeroboam asan aba no, wɔfrɛɛ no baa nhyiamu no ase, na wɔsii no Israel nyinaa so hene. Yuda abusuakuw nkutoo na wɔdii Dawid fi akyi.

²¹Bere a Rehoboam duu Yerusalem no, ɔboaboaa Yuda fi nyinaa ne Benyamin abusuakuw ano—akofo a wɔapaw wɔn 180,000—sɛ wɔne Israel fi nko, na wɔnsan mfa ahenni no mma Salomo ba Rehoboam.

²²Nanso yɛn Agya asɛm baa Semaia a ɔyɛ yɛn Agya nipa no nkyɛn se:

²³“Ka kyerɛ Salomo ba Rehoboam, Yuda hene, ne Yuda ne Benyamin fi nyinaa, ne nnipa a aka no se:

²⁴“Sɛɛ na yɛn Agya se: Mommforo nkɔko ntia mo nuanom Israelfo. Mo mu biara nsan nkɔ ne fi, efisɛ eyi fi me.” Enti wɔtiee nʼasɛm, na wɔsan kɔɔ fie, sɛnea ɔkae no.

Yeroboam Yɛ Ahoni wɔ Betel ne Dan

²⁵Yeroboam kyekyeree Sekem wɔ Efraim bepɔw asase so, na ɔtenaa hɔ. Ofii hɔ kɔkyekyeree Penuel. ²⁶Yeroboam dwennwen ne mu se, “Afei ahenni no betumi asan akɔ Dawid fi. ²⁷Sɛ nnipa yi foro kɔbɔ afɔre wɔ yɛn Agya fi wɔ Yerusalem a, wɔn koma bɛsan akɔ wɔn wura Yuda hene Rehoboam nkyɛn. Wobekum me, na wɔasan akɔ Yuda hene Rehoboam nkyɛn.” ²⁸Ɔhene no tuu agyina wiei no, ɔyɛɛ sika nantwi mma abien. Ɔka kyerɛɛ nnipa no se, “Foro a mobɛforo akɔ Yerusalem no ayɛ den ama mo dodo. Israel, mo anyame ni, wɔn a wɔde mo fii Misraim asase so baa ha no.” ²⁹Ɔde baako sii Betel, na ɔde baako nso sii Dan. ³⁰Eyi bɛyɛɛ bɔne, efisɛ nnipa no kɔɔ baako no anim kosii Dan sɛ wɔrekɔsom no. ³¹Yeroboam sisii abosonnan wɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea so, na ɔfaa nnipa ahorow nyinaa mu yɛɛ wɔn asɔfo, a na wɔnyɛ Lewifo. ³²Yeroboam hyɛɛ afahyɛ ase wɔ ɔsram a ɛto so awotwe no da a ɛto so dunum, te sɛ afahyɛ a ɛwɔ Yuda no, na ɔbɔɔ afɔre wɔ afɔremuka no so. Saa ara na ɔyɛɛ wɔ Betel, ɔbɔɔ afɔre maa nantwi mma a ɔyɛe no, na ɔde asɔfo a wɔbɛsom wɔ sorɔnsorɔmmea a ɔyɛe no so sisii hɔ. ³³Ɔsram a ɛto so awotwe no da a ɛto so dunum—ɔsram a ɔno ankasa na ɔpaw no—ɔforo kɔɔ afɔremuka a ɔsii wɔ Betel no so, na ɔhyɛɛ afahyɛ ase maa Israelfo, na ɔforo kɔɔ afɔremuka no so kɔhyew aduhuam.