16 Ngomnyaka wesi-17 wokubusa kukaPhekha indodana kaRemaliya, u-Ahazi+ indodana kaJothamu inkosi yakoJuda waba yinkosi. 2 U-Ahazi wayeleminyaka engu-20 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-16. Kazange enze okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, kenzanga njengoDavida ukhokho wakhe.+ 3 Walandela okwakusenziwa ngamakhosi ako-Israyeli+ waze watshisa indodana yakhe emlilweni,+ elandela izenzo ezenyanyekayo ezazisenziwa yizizwe+ uJehova azixotsha phambi kwabako-Israyeli.