27 UJothamu+ wayeleminyaka engu-25 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-16. Unina kwakunguJerusha indodakazi kaZadokhi.+ 2 UJothamu waqhubeka esenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova njengoyise u-Uziya.+ Yena kazange angene endaweni okwakungafanelanga angene kuyo ethempelini likaJehova.+ Kodwa abantu baqhubeka besenza okubi.