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₁EBEYIMINYAKA imashumi mabini anamihlanu u‐Yotame ubudala bake, akuba ngukumkani, wapata ubukumkani iminyaka yalishumi elinesitandatu e‐Yerusaleme. Igama lonina belingu‐Yerusha, intombi ka‐Tsadoki. ₂Wayesenza okufaneleyo emehlweni kayehova, njengako konke abekwenzile u‐Huziya uyise; kodwa akangena etempileni kayehova. Bati abantu basakwonakalisa ukwenza kwabo. ₃Yena walaka isango lasentla lendlu kayehova; Lapezu kwodonga lwe‐Hofeli waka ngobuninzi. ₄Waka nezixeko ezintabeni zakwa‐Juda; nasemahlatini waka ingxande ezinqatyisiweyo nenqaba.

₅Kanjako walwa nokumkani wosapo luka‐Hamoni, walweyisa: lwaza usapo luka‐Hamoni lwanika kuye ngalomnyaka ikulu letalente zesilivere, neshumi lamawaka ekore zenqolowa, neshumi lamawaka ezeṙalasi: lwabuya lwamnika okunjalo usapo luka‐Hamoni nangowesibini umnyaka, nangowesitatu. ₆Kwa njalo u‐Yotame wazomeleza; ngokuba ebelungisa indlela zake pambi kwoyehova, utixo wake.

₇Nesisalela semicimbi ka‐Yotame, nazo zonke imfazwe zake, nendlela zake, bona ke, iba̔liwe yona encwadini yabo okumkani bo‐Sirayeli no‐Juda. ₈Ebeyiminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu ubudala bake, akuba ngukumkani, wapata ubukumkani iminyaka yalishumi elinesitandatu e‐Yerusaleme. ₉Wada u‐Yotame walala noyise bake, wancw̔atywa esixekweni sika‐Davide; waza u‐Ahazi unyana wake waba ngukumkani esikundleni sake.