Nyengo iyo Solomoni wakasopanga Yehova, ŵanthu ŵakakhalanga mwamtende mu Israyeli. Kweni Solomoni wakatora ŵanakazi ŵanandi kufuma mu vyaru vinyake, ndipo ŵanakazi aŵa ŵakasopanga vikozgo. Pachoko na pachoko, Solomoni nayo wakasintha na kwamba kusopa vikozgo. Yehova wakakwiya chomene. Wakamuphalira Solomoni kuti: ‘Nipalurenge ufumu wa Israyeli ku banja lako na kuwugaŵa paŵiri. Chigaŵa chikuru nipelekenge kwa muteŵeti wako, ndipo banja lako liŵenge na mazaza pa chigaŵa chichoko waka.’

Yehova wakachita chinthu chinyake kuti walongore ivyo wachitenge. Yumoza wa ŵateŵeti ŵa Solomoni, zina lake Yerobowamu, wakendanga mu msewu ndipo wakakumana na ntchimi Ahiya. Ahiya wakakelura chakuvwara chake mu vigaŵa 12, ndipo wakaphalira Yerobowamu kuti: ‘Yehova wapokenge ufumu wa Israyeli kwa Solomoni na kuwugaŵa paŵiri. Tora vigaŵa 10 ivi chifukwa uŵenge fumu ya mafuko 10.’ Fumu Solomoni yikapulika ivi ndipo yikakhumbanga kumukoma Yerobowamu! Yerobowamu wakachimbilira ku Eguputo. Pati pajumpha kanyengo, Solomoni wakafwa ndipo mwana wake Rehobowamu ndiyo wakaŵa fumu. Yerobowamu wakawona kuti sono wangaweleraso ku Israyeli.

 Ŵanalume ŵalara mu Israyeli ŵakaphalira Rehobowamu kuti: ‘Para ŵanthu ukhalenge nawo makora, ŵakupulikirenge.’ Kweni ŵabwezi ŵa Rehobowamu awo ŵakaŵa ŵanthanga yake ŵakati: ‘Ukwenera kuŵasuzga chomene ŵanthu! Uŵagwiliskenge ntchito zinonono!’ Rehobowamu wakapulikira ivyo ŵabwezi ŵake ŵakamuphalira. Wakaŵachitiranga nkhaza ŵanthu ndipo ŵakamuwukira. Ŵanthu ŵakasankha Yerobowamu kuŵa fumu ya mafuko 10, ndipo ufumu uwu ukachemekanga kuti ufumu wa Israyeli. Mafuko ghanyake ghawiri ghakachemekanga kuti ufumu wa Yuda, ndipo ghakapulikiranga Rehobowamu. Mafuko 12 gha Israyeli sono ghakagaŵikana.

Yerobowamu wakakhumbanga yayi kuti ŵanthu ŵalutenge ku Yerusalemu kuti ŵakasope, chifukwa ndiko kukaŵa ufumu wa Rehobowamu. Chifukwa wuli wakakhumbanga yayi? Yerobowamu wakawopanga kuti ŵanthu ŵake ŵangamuwukira na kwamba kutemwa Rehobowamu. Sono wakapanga matholi ghaŵiri ghagolide na kuphalira ŵanthu kuti: ‘Ku Yerusalemu nkhutali chomene. Musopenge kwenekuno.’ Ŵanthu ŵakamba kusopa matholi ghagolide ndipo ŵakamuluwaso Yehova.