1 Wen Jeroboam stay king inside Israel eighteen year, Abijah come king inside Judah. 2 He stay da Judah king fo three year. His muddah name, Maakah, she Uriel girl from Gibeah.

Get war, Abijah an Jeroboam an dea armies make war agains each odda. 3 Abijah attack Jeroboam wit 400,000 Judah guys dat he wen pick cuz dey know how fo make war.

4 Abijah stan up on top Mount Zemarayim inside da up country Efraim side. He yell, “Jeroboam an all you Israel guys, lissen, eh?! 5 Fo shua, you Israel guys know dis: Da One In Charge, he da God fo all da Israel peopo. He wen give David an da guys dat come from him da right fo be da king guys fo Israel, foeva. An dat deal, dey make um solid foeva, cuz dey make one sacrifice an put salt on top um jalike da Rules tell fo do. 6 But Jeroboam, Nebat boy, dat befo time wen work fo David boy Solomon, wen go agains his boss. 7 Some good fo notting kine guys wen hang aroun wit Jeroboam. Dey put presha on Rehoboam, Solomon boy. An dat time, Rehoboam still stay kinda young an not strong inside, an no stay strong enuff fo tell um no.

8 “An now you guys make plan fo go agains da peopo dat get Da One In Charge fo dea king—da peopo dat da guys dat come from David get da right fo lead dem. Fo shua, you guys get one big army. You wen bring wit you da gold bebe cow statues dat Jeroboam wen make fo be yoa gods. 9 But you guys wen throw out Aaron boys, dat stay da pries guys fo Da One In Charge, an da Levi ohana guys. You guys make odda guys yoa pries guys, jalike da peopos inside da odda lands stay do. Whoeva show up fo come spesho fo yoa gods, an bring one young boy cow an seven boy sheeps, dat guy can come one pries fo dose statues dat not fo real kine gods!

10 “But us guys, Da One In Charge, he oua God! We no bag from him. Da pries guys dat work fo Da One In Charge ova hea, dey come from Aaron, an da odda Levi ohana guys get da kuleana fo help dem. 11 Ery day, morning time an almos dark, dey make smoke wit da burn up kine sacrifice, an wit incense dat smell nice fo Da One In Charge. Dey put out da breads on top da table dat stay clean in front Da One In Charge. Dey light da olive oil lamps on top da gold lamp stan ery day wen almos dark. Cuz us guys da ones stay do da kuleana oua God, Da One In Charge, give us. But you Israel guys wen bag from him. 12 So den, God stay wit us guys. He oua leada. His pries guys wit dea metal trumpets goin make da signal fo start fo fight you guys. Eh, you Israel guys, no go fight Da One In Charge, da God fo yoa ancesta guys, cuz no way you guys goin win!”

13 But Jeroboam, same time wen sen guys sneak aroun behind da Judah guys, so wen he stay in front da Judah guys, da odda Israel army guys stay in back a dem. 14 Da Judah guys turn aroun an see dat da Israel guys stay attack dem from da front an da back. Dey yell to Da One In Charge fo help dem, an da pries guys stay blow dea trumpets, 15 an da Judah guys yell fo fight dem. Wen dey yell, God wack Jeroboam an all da Israel army guys an make um run away in front Abijah an da Judah army guys. 16 Da Israel guys run away from in front da Judah guys, an God give da Judah guys da powa fo win. 17 Abijah an his guys wack da Israel army plenny, so 500,000 strong Israel guys get kill. 18 Dat time, da Israel guys no win. Da Judah guys, dey strong, cuz dey trus Da One In Charge, da God fo dea ancesta guys.

19 Abijah chase Jeroboam, an take from him dese towns: Bethel, Jeshanah, an Efron, an da small towns aroun um. 20 Jeroboam no mo powa, all da time Abijah stay king. Da One In Charge wack Jeroboam, an he mahke.

21 But Abijah come mo an mo strong. He marry fourteen wifes, an get twenny-two boys an sixteen girls.

22 Da odda stuff dat wen happen wen Abijah stay king, wat he do an tell, Iddo da guy dat talk fo God wen write da story.