jab rahoobiyam yarooshalem ko aya, tab us ne yahooda aur binyameen ke gharane ko jo milakar aek lakh assee hajar achchhe yoddha the ikattha kiya, ki israaael ke sath yuddh karen jis se rajy rahoobiyam ke vash men fir a jaae.
2 tab yahova ka yah vachan parameshvar ke bhkt shamayah ke pas pahuncha,
3 ki yahooda ke raja sulaaiman ke putra rahoobiyam se aur yahooda aur binyameen ke sab israaaeliyon se kah,
4 yahova yon kahata haai, ki apane bhaiyon par chaddhai karake yuddh n karo. tum apane apane ghar lautt jao, kyonki yah bat meree hee or se hui haai. yahova ke ye vachan manakar, ve yarobam par bina chaddhai kiae lautt gaae.
5 so rahoobiyam yarooshalem men rahane laga, aur yahooda men bachav ke liye ye nagar draddh kia,
6 arthata betalehem, aetam, takoa,
7 betsoor, soko, adullama.
8 gat, maresha, jeepa.
9 adoraaim, lakeesha, ajeka.
10 sora, ayyalot aur hebraen jo yahooda aur binyameen men haai, draddh kiya.
11 aur us ne draddh nagaron ko aur bhee draddh karake un men pradhaan ttharaa, aur bhoejan vastu aur tel aur dakhmadha ke bhndar rakhva diae.
12 fir aek aek nagar men us ne ddhalen aur bhale rakhvakar unako atyant draddh kar diya. yahooda aur binyameen to usake the.
13 aur sare israaael ke yajak aur leveey bhee apane sab desh se uttkar usake pas gaae.
14 yon leveey apanee charaiyon aur nij boomi chhodkar, yahooda aur yarooshalem men aa, kyonki yarobam aur usake putraen ne unako nikal diya tha ki ve yahova ke liye yajak ka kam n karen.
15 aur us ne unche sthanon aur bakaron aur apane banaae huae bachhdon ke liye, apanee or se yajak tthara liae.
16 aur leaviyon ke bad israaael ke sab gotraen men se jitane man lagakar israaael ke parameshvar yahova ke khojee the ve apane pitaron ke parameshvar yahova ko bali chaddhane ke liye yarooshalem ko aae.
17 aur unhon ne yahooda ka rajy sthiar kiya aur sulaaiman ke putra rahoobiyam ko teen varsha tak draddh karaya, kyonaki teen varsha tak ve daud aur sulaaiman kee leek par chalate rahe.
18 aur rahoobiyam ne aek sree ko byah liya, arthata mahalat ko jisaka pita daud ka putra yareemot aur mata yishau ke putra aeleeab kee bettee abeehaail thee.
19 aur us se yoosha, shamaryah aur jaham nam putra utpann huae.
20 aur usake bad us ne abashalom kee bettee maka ko byah liya, aur us se aabiyyah, atte, jeeja aur shalomeet utpann hue.
22 so rahoobiyam ne maka ke bette aabiyyah ko mukhy aur sab bhaiyon men pradhaan is manasa se tthara diya, ki use raja banaae.
23 aur vah samajh boojhkar kam karata tha, aur us ne apane sab putraen ko alag alag karake yahooda aur binyameen ke sab dashaen ke sab gaddhvale nagaron men tthara diya aur unhen bhojan vastu bahutayat se dee, aur unake liye bahut see striayan ddoonddhee.
