Jotham's Reign

¹UYotam ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka elishumi elinamithandathu engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina lalinguYerusha intombi kaTsadoki."

²Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, njengako konke awakwenzayo u-Uziya uyise; kodwa akangenanga etempileni kaYehova; ke abantu bona babesabenza ububi."

³Yena walakha isango eliphezulu lendlu kaYehova; wakha kakhulu naseludongeni lwaseOfele."

⁴Wakha imizi kweleentaba lakwaYuda, nasemahlathini wakha iinqaba neemboniselo."

⁵Walwa noonyana baka-Amon, waboyisa. Oonyana baka-Amon bamnika ngaloo mnyaka ikhulu leetalente zesilivere, neshumi lamawaka eekore zengqolowa, neshumi lamawaka erhasi. Oko baphinda bakuzisa kuye oonyana baka-Amon ngomnyaka wesibini nangowesithathu."

⁶Womelela ke uYotam; ngokuba waziqinisela iindlela zakhe phambi koYehova uThixo wakhe."

⁷Ezinye izinto zikaYotam, neemfazwe zakhe zonke, neendlela zakhe, nanzo zibhaliwe encwadini yookumkani bakwaSirayeli nabakwaYuda."

⁸Ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka elishumi elinamithandathu engukumkani eYerusalem."

⁹UYotam walala kooyise; bamngcwabela emzini kaDavide; uAhazi, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe."