28 U-Arhazi+ bekaneminyaka ema-20 nakaba yikosi, wabusa iminyaka eli-16 eJerusalema. Akhenge enze okuhle emehlweni kaJehova njengombana kwenza ukhokhwakhe uDavida.+ 2 Kunalokho, wakhamba emtlhaleni wamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli,+ wenza neenthombe zesimbi+ zaboBhali. 3 Ngaphezu kwalokho, wathunyisa intuthu yomhlatjelo emRhobeni weNdodana kaHinomu,* wenza nomhlatjelo* ngamadodanakhe.+ Wenza izinto ezinyenyisako ebezenziwa ziintjhaba+ uJehova aziqotha phambi kwama-Israyeli. 4 Waraga nokwenza umhlatjelo, athunyisa intuthu yomhlatjelo eendaweni eziphakemeko,+ emibundwini nangaphasi kwayo yoke imithi ehlaza.+