2 Tikhronike
27 Jothamu+ bekaneminyaka lengu-25 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-16 eJerusalema. Libito lamake wakhe bekunguJerusha indvodzakati yaSadoki.+ 2 Jothamu wachubeka enta lokuhle emehlweni aJehova njengobe bekwente babe wakhe Uziya,+ kodvwa yena akazange angene etindzaweni lebekangakavumeleki kutsi angene kuto ethempelini laJehova.+ Nome kunjalo, bantfu bebasolo benta tintfo letimbi. 3 Wakha ligede lelingenhla lendlu yaJehova,+ futsi wenta umsebenti lomkhulu wekwakha elubondzeni lwase-Ofeli.+ 4 Wakha nemadolobha+ esifundzeni lesinetintsaba sakaJuda,+ waphindze wakha takhiwo leticinile+ nemibhoshongo+ emahlatsini. 5 Walwa nenkhosi yesive sema-Amoni+ wagcine awehlulile, ngako ema-Amoni amniketa emathalenta* langu-100 elisiliva ngaloyo mnyaka, netikali* letingu-10 000 takolo kanye netikali letingu-10 000 tebhali. Ema-Amoni aphindze amniketa loku ngemnyaka wesibili newesitsatfu.+ 6 Ngako Jothamu wachubeka adlondlobala ngobe bekatimisele kuhamba ngetindlela taJehova Nkulunkulu wakhe.
7 Lomunye umlandvo waJothamu, tonkhe timphi latilwa kanye nalokunye lakwenta, kubhaliwe eNcwadzini Yemakhosi aka-Israyeli newakaJuda.+ 8 Bekaneminyaka lengu-25 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-16 aseJerusalema.+ 9 Jothamu wabese uyafa futsi wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe eDolobheni laDavide.+ Indvodzana yakhe Ahazi yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.+