¹ Rehoboam mejta' Daq Shechem; vaD Hoch Israel were ghoS Daq Shechem Daq chenmoH ghaH joH.

² 'oH qaSta', ghorgh Jeroboam the puqloD vo' Nebat Qoyta' vo' 'oH, ( vaD ghaH ghaHta' Daq Egypt, nuqDaq ghaH ghajta' Haw'ta' vo' the Daq vo' joH Solomon), vetlh Jeroboam cheghta' pa' vo' Egypt.

³ chaH ngeHta' je ja' ghaH; je Jeroboam je Hoch Israel ghoSta', je chaH jatlhta' Daq Rehoboam, ja'ta',

⁴ “ lIj vav chenmoHta' maj yoke grievous: DaH vaj chenmoH SoH the grievous toy'taHghach vo' lIj vav, je Daj 'ugh yoke nuq ghaH lan Daq maH, lighter, je maH DichDaq toy' SoH.”

⁵ ghaH ja'ta' Daq chaH, “ ghoS again Daq jIH after wej jajmey.” The ghotpu departed.

⁶ joH Rehoboam tlhapta' qeS tlhej the qan loDpu', 'Iv ghajta' Qampu' qaSpa' Solomon Daj vav qaStaHvIS ghaH yet yInta', ja'ta', “ nuq qeS ta' SoH nob jIH Daq chegh jang Daq vam ghotpu?”

⁷ chaH jatlhta' Daq ghaH, ja'ta', “ chugh SoH 'oH kind Daq vam ghotpu, je please chaH, je jatlh QaQ mu'mey Daq chaH, vaj chaH DichDaq taH lIj toy'wI'pu' reH.”

⁸ 'ach ghaH forsook the qeS vo' the qan loDpu' nuq chaH ghajta' nobpu' ghaH, je tlhapta' qeS tlhej the Qup loDpu' 'Iv ghajta' grown Dung tlhej ghaH, 'Iv Qampu' qaSpa' ghaH.

⁹ ghaH ja'ta' Daq chaH, “ nuq qeS ta' SoH nob, vetlh maH may chegh jang Daq vam ghotpu, 'Iv ghaj jatlhpu' Daq jIH, ja'ta', ‘ chenmoH the yoke vetlh lIj vav ta'ta' lan Daq maH lighter?'”

¹⁰ The Qup loDpu' 'Iv ghajta' grown Dung tlhej ghaH jatlhta' Daq ghaH, ja'ta', “Thus SoH DIchDaq ja' the ghotpu 'Iv jatlhta' Daq SoH, ja'ta', ‘ lIj vav chenmoHta' maj yoke 'ugh, 'ach chenmoH 'oH lighter Daq maH;' thus SoH DIchDaq jatlh Daq chaH, ‘ wIj mach finger ghaH thicker than wIj vav waist.

¹¹ DaH whereas wIj vav burdened SoH tlhej a 'ugh yoke, jIH DichDaq chel Daq lIj yoke. wIj vav chastised SoH tlhej whips, 'ach jIH DichDaq chastise SoH tlhej scorpions.'”

¹² vaj Jeroboam je Hoch the ghotpu ghoSta' Daq Rehoboam the wejDIch jaj, as the joH tlhobta', ja'ta', “ ghoS Daq jIH again the wejDIch jaj.”

¹³ The joH jangta' chaH roughly; je joH Rehoboam forsook the qeS vo' the qan loDpu',

¹⁴ je jatlhta' Daq chaH after the qeS vo' the Qup loDpu', ja'ta', “ wIj vav chenmoHta' lIj yoke 'ugh, 'ach jIH DichDaq chel Daq 'oH. wIj vav chastised SoH tlhej whips, 'ach jIH DichDaq chastise SoH tlhej scorpions.”

¹⁵ vaj the joH ta'be' 'Ij Daq the ghotpu; vaD 'oH ghaHta' qempu' about vo' joH'a', vetlh joH'a' might establish Daj mu', nuq ghaH jatlhta' Sum Ahijah the Shilonite Daq Jeroboam the puqloD vo' Nebat.

¹⁶ ghorgh Hoch Israel leghta' vetlh the joH ta'be' 'Ij Daq chaH, the ghotpu jangta' the joH, ja'ta', “ nuq portion ghaj maH Daq David? ghobe' ghaj maH inheritance Daq the puqloD vo' Jesse! Hoch loD Daq lIj tents, Israel! DaH legh Daq lIj ghaj tuq, David.” vaj Hoch Israel departed Daq chaj tents.

¹⁷ 'ach as vaD the puqpu' vo' Israel 'Iv yInta' Daq the vengmey vo' Judah, Rehoboam che'ta' Dung chaH.

¹⁸ vaj joH Rehoboam ngeHta' Hadoram, 'Iv ghaHta' Dung the loDpu' subject Daq forced labor; je the puqpu' vo' Israel stoned ghaH Daq Hegh tlhej naghmey. joH Rehoboam chenmoHta' speed Daq tlhap himself Dung Daq Daj chariot, Daq Haw' Daq Jerusalem.

¹⁹ vaj Israel lotlhpu' Daq the tuq vo' David Daq vam jaj.