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27 UJothamu+ bekaneminyaka ema-25 nakaba yikosi, wabusa iminyaka eli-16 eJerusalema. Igama lakanina bekunguJerutjha indodakazi kaTsadokhi.+ 2 Waraga nokwenza okuhle emehlweni kaJehova njengombana kwenza uyise u-Uziya+ kodwana yena akhenge akatelele ukungena ngethempelini lakaJehova.+ Abantu bebaraga nokwenza okumbi. 3 Wakha isango eliphezulu lendlu kaJehova,+ wavuselela neboda le-Ofeli.+ 4 Wakha namadorobho+ esifundeni seentaba sakwaJuda,+ wakha neendawo ezivikelekileko+ nemibhotjhongo+ ehlathini. 5 Walwa nekosi yama-Amoni,+ ekugcineni wayihlula, yeke lokho kwabangela bona ama-Amoni amnikele amatalende* wesiliva ali-100 ngomnyaka loyo, amakhori* wekoroyi azii-10 000 nazii-10 000 webhali. Ama-Amoni ambhadela lokhu nangomnyaka wesibili nowesithathu.+ 6 Nje-ke uJothamu wasolo akhula aba namandla ngombana bekazimisele ukukhamba eendleleni zakaJehova uZimakhe.
7 Malungana nawo woke omunye umlando kaJothamu, izipi zakhe zoke neendlela zakhe, kutloliwe eNcwadini yamaKhosi wakwa-Israyeli newakwaJuda.+ 8 Bekaneminyaka ema-25 nakaba yikosi, wabusa iminyaka eli-16 eJerusalema.+ 9 Ngemva kwalokho, uJothamu wahlongakala, wabulungwa nabokhokho bakhe eDorobheni lakaDavida.+ Indodanakhe u-Arhazi yaba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.+