1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. 2He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.13.3 Abijah set: Heb. Abijah bound together
4¶ And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel; 5Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? 6Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord. 7And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them. 8And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods. 9Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.13.9 to consecrate…: Heb. to fill his hand 10But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business: 11And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him. 12And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
13¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. 14And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. 15Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. 16And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand. 17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. 18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers. 19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof. 20Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
21¶ But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 22And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
Abiya Kabaka wa Yuda
1Awo mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’omunaana ogw’obufuzi bwa Yerobowaamu, Abiya n’afuuka kabaka wa Yuda, 213:2 a 2By 11:20 b 1Bk 15:6era n’afugira mu Yerusaalemi emyaka esatu. Erinnya lya nnyina yali Mikaaya muwala wa Uliyeri ow’e Gibea. 3Ne waba olutalo wakati wa Abiya ne Yerobowaamu. Abiya n’agenda mu lutalo ng’alina eggye lya basajja emitwalo amakumi ana, ate Yerobowaamu ng’alina abasajja emitwalo kinaana. 413:4 a Yos 18:22 b 1By 11:1Awo Abiya n’ayimirira ku Lusozi Zemalayimu mu nsi ey’ensozi eya Efulayimu, n’ayogera nti, “Yerobowaamu ne Isirayiri yenna, mumpulirize! 513:5 a 2Sa 7:13 b Lv 2:13; Kbl 18:19Temumanyi nga Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri, yagabula obwakabaka bwa Isirayiri eri Dawudi ne zadde lye emirembe gyonna olw’endagaano ey’omunnyo? 613:6 1Bk 11:26Naye Yerobowaamu mutabani wa Nebati, omuddu wa Sulemaani mutabani wa Dawudi, n’amugolokokerako n’amujeemera. 713:7 Bal 9:4Era waaliwo abasajja abalalulalu abamu abeegatta ku Yerobowaamu ne bajeemera Lekobowaamu mutabani wa Sulemaani bwe yali omuto, nga talina kyayinza kusalawo, nga n’amaanyi ag’okubaziyiza tagalina.
813:8 1Bk 12:28; 2By 11:15“Kaakano mulowooza nti muyinza okwaŋŋanga obwakabaka bwa Mukama obuli mu mikono gy’abazzukulu ba Dawudi, kubanga muli ekibiina kinene, abalina n’ennyana eza zaabu Yerobowaamu ze yabakolera okuba bakatonda bammwe abalala? 913:9 a 2By 11:14-15 b Kuv 29:35-36 c Yer 2:11Mwagoba bakabona ba Mukama, batabani ba Alooni, n’Abaleevi, ne mussaawo bakabona abammwe ng’amawanga ag’omu nsi endala bwe gakola. Buli aleeta ente ennume ento n’endiga ennume musanvu ayinza okwewaayo okufuuka kabona wa bakatonda abalala.
10“Naye ffe, Mukama ye Katonda waffe, era tetumuvangako. Bakabona abaweereza Mukama, batabani ba Alooni, era bayambibwako Abaleevi. 1113:11 a Kuv 29:39; 2By 2:4 b Lv 24:5-9Buli nkya na buli kawungeezi bawaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa n’obubaane obwa kawoowo eri Mukama, ne bategeka n’emigaati egy’okulaga ku mmeeza eya zaabu omwereere, ne bakoleeza n’ettaala eziri ku bikondo ebya zaabu buli kawungeezi. Tugondera Mukama Katonda waffe nga tukola bye yatukuutira, naye mmwe mwamuvaako. 1213:12 a Kbl 10:8-9 b Bik 5:39Laba, Katonda ali naffe, era ye mukulembeze waffe, era ne bakabona be banaafuuwa amakondeere mu maloboozi ag’olutalo, okuggulawo okulwana nammwe. Abasajja Abayisirayiri temulwanyisa Mukama, Katonda wa bajjajjammwe, temujja kuwangula.”
1313:13 Yos 8:9Naye mu kiseera kye kimu Yerobowaamu yali asindise abaserikale be okutaayiza emabega ne mu maaso ga Yuda. 1413:14 2By 14:11Laba Yuda bwe baakyuka ne balaba nga balumbiddwa okuva mu maaso n’emabega, ne bakaabira Mukama, ne bakabona ne bafuuwa amakondeere. 1513:15 2By 14:12Awo abasajja ba Yuda olwa wowogganira waggulu n’eddoboozi ery’olutalo, Katonda n’awangula Yerobowaamu ne Isirayiri yenna mu maaso ga Abiya ne Yuda. 1613:16 2By 16:8Abayisirayiri ne badduka okuva mu maaso ga Yuda, naye Mukama n’abawaayo mu mukono gwa Yuda. 17Abiya n’abasajja be ne batta bangi nnyo ku Bayisirayiri, ne waba emitwalo amakumi ataano ku abo abaafa. 1813:18 1By 5:20; 2By 14:11; Zab 22:5Mu kiseera ekyo abasajja Abayisirayiri ne bawangulwa; abasajja ba Yuda ne baba bawanguzi kubanga beesiga Mukama, Katonda wa bajjajjaabwe.
19Abiya n’agoba Yerobowaamu, n’amutwalako Beseri, ne Yesana, ne Efulooni wamu n’ebyalo ebiriraanye ebibuga ebyo. 20Yerobowaamu n’ataddamu nate kuba na buyinza mu mirembe gya Abiya, Mukama n’alwaza Yerobowaamu n’afa.
21Awo Abiya n’aba w’amaanyi n’awasa abakazi kkumi na bana, n’abeera n’abaana aboobulenzi amakumi abiri mu babiri n’abaana aboobuwala kkumi na mukaaga.
22Ebyafaayo ebirala ebyomumirembe gya Abiya, ne bye yakola ne bye yayogera, byawandiikibwa mu ngero za nnabbi Iddo.
