12:1 [] Kai kaqwV esterewqh h basileia tou Roboam kai enedunamwqh, egkatelipe ton nomon tou Kuriou, kai paV o Israhl met' autou.

12:2 Kai en tw pemptw etei thV basileiaV tou Roboam, Sisak o basileuV thV Aiguptou anebh enantion thV Ierousalhm, epeidh parhnomhsan eiV ton Kurion,

12:3 meta ciliwn diakosiwn amaxwn kai exhkonta ciliadwn ippewn× o de laoV ostiV hlqe met' autou ex Aiguptou hto anariqmhtoV, LibueV, Trwglodutai kai AiqiopeV.

12:4 Kai kurieusaV taV ocuraV poleiV taV en Iouda, hlqen ewV thV Ierousalhm.

12:5 Tote SemaiaV o profhthV hlqe proV ton Roboam kai touV arcontaV tou Iouda, touV sunacqentaV en Ierousalhm dia ton fobon tou Sisak, kai eipe proV autouV, Outw legei KurioV× SeiV me egkatelipete× dia touto saV egkatelipon kai egw eiV thn ceira tou Sisak.

12:6 Kai etapeinwqhsan oi arconteV tou Israhl kai o basileuV, kai elegon, DikaioV o KurioV.

12:7 Kai ote eiden o KurioV oti etapeinwqhsan, egeine logoV Kuriou proV ton Semaian, legwn, Outoi etapeinwqhsan× den qelw exoloqreusei autouV, alla qelw carisei eiV autouV swthrian tina× kai o qumoV mou den qelei ekcuqh epi thn Ierousalhm dia ceiroV tou Sisak×

12:8 all' omwV qelousi geinei douloi autou, dia na gnwriswsi thn douleian thn emhn kai thn douleian twn basileiwn thV ghV.

12:9 Kai anebh Sisak o basileuV thV Aiguptou epi thn Ierousalhm, kai elabe touV qhsaurouV tou oikou tou Kuriou kai touV qhsaurouV tou oikou tou basilewV× ta panta elaben× elaben eti touV qureouV touV crusouV, touV opoiouV ekamen o Solomwn.

12:10 Kai ant' ekeinwn ekamen o basileuV Roboam qureouV calkinouV, kai paredwken autouV eiV taV ceiraV twn arcontwn twn swmatofulakwn, oitineV efulatton thn eisodon tou oikou tou basilewV.

12:11 Kai opote eishrceto o basileuV eiV ton oikon tou Kuriou, oi swmatofulakeV hrconto kai elambanon autouV, kai palin eferon autouV eiV to oikhma twn swmatofulakwn.

12:12 Epeidh loipon etapeinwqh, apestrafh ap' autou o qumoV tou Kuriou, dia na mh afanish autouV oloklhrwV× dioti hsan eti agaqa pragmata en tw Iouda.

12:13 [] Kai enedunamwqh o basileuV Roboam en Ierousalhm kai ebasileuse× dioti o Roboam hto hlikiaV tessarakonta kai enoV etouV ote ebasileuse, kai ebasileuse dekaepta eth en Ierousalhm, th polei thn opoian o KurioV exelexen ek paswn twn fulwn tou Israhl, dia na qesh to onoma autou ekei. ThV de mhtroV autou to onoma hto Naama h AmmwnitiV.

12:14 Kai epraxe ponhra, epeidh den proshlwse thn kardian autou eiV to na ekzhth ton Kurion.

12:15 Ai de praxeiV tou Roboam, ai prwtai kai ai escatai, den einai gegrammenai en tw bibliw Semaiou tou profhtou kai Iddw tou blepontoV, en taiV genealogiaiV; Hsan de pantote polemoi metaxu Roboam kai Ieroboam.