2 YEZIGANEKO 27
UYotam ukumkani wakwaJuda
1UYotam waqala ukulawula eneminyaka engamashumi amabini anantlanu, waza ke wangukumkani eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu. Unina yayinguJerusha intombi kaZadoki. 2Naye njengoyise u-Uziya wenza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, kambe akaxelisanga uyise ngokungena endlwini kaNdikhoyo. Kambe ke bona abantu abaziyekanga iindlela zabo zokonakala. 3UYotam wabuya walakha iSango laseNtla lendlu kaNdikhoyo, kananjalo wenza umsebenzi omkhulu eludongeni kwinduli yeOfeli. 4Wakha iidolophu kwiinduli zelakwaJuda, ngokunjalo neenqaba neemboniselo kwimimandla yamahlathi.
5UYotam walwa nabo ookumkani bama-Amon waboyisa. Ngaloo nyaka ke ama-Amon arhuma kuye isiliva ebunzima buziikhilogram ezingamawaka amathathu namakhulu amane, newaka leetoni zengqolowa, kwakunye newaka leetoni zerhasi. Enjenjalo ukurhuma ke ama-Amon iminyaka yada yamithathu.
6UYotam wakhula ngobungangamsha, kuba kaloku wayebambelele ngokupheleleyo kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe.
7Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaYotam, kwakunye neemfazwe awazilwayo, nemisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yookumkani bakwaSirayeli nabakwaJuda. 8Waqala ukulawula enamashumi amabini anantlanu, waza ke walawula ishumi elinesithandathu leminyaka. 9UYotam ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza ke wangcwatyelwa kwisixeko sikaDavide. Ke uAhazi unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe.
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