2 Midauko

27 Yotamu+ wakaŵa themba wali na vyaka 25, ndipo wakawusa vyaka 16 mu Yerusalemu. Zina la anyina likaŵa Yerusha mwana wa Zadoki.+ 2 Wakachita vyakwenelera pamaso pa Yehova, nga umo wiske Uziya wakachitira,+ kuti waka wakanjiramo yayi mu tempile la Yehova.+ Kweni ŵanthu ŵakaŵa kuti ŵachali kuchita vinthu viheni. 3 Wakazenga chipata chakunena cha nyumba ya Yehova,+ ndipo wakazengapo chomene pa linga la Ofeli.+ 4 Wakazengaso misumba+ mu chigaŵa cha mapiri gha Yuda,+ na malo ghakukhora+ kweniso vigongwe+ mu nkhorongo. 5 Wakarwa nkhondo na themba la Ŵaamoni+ ndipo paumaliro wakaŵathereska, mwakuti mu chaka chira Ŵaamoni ŵakamupa matalente* gha siliva 100, tirigu wakukwana makoro* 10,000 na balere wakukwana makoro 10,000. Ŵaamoni ŵakamupaso vinthu ivi mu chaka chachiŵiri na chachitatu.+ 6 Ntheura Yotamu wakalutilira kuŵa wankhongono, pakuti wakakhozga* nthowa zake pamaso pa Yehova Chiuta wake.

7 Mdauko unyake wose wa Yotamu, nkhondo zake zose kweniso nthowa zake zose, vili kulembeka mu Buku la Mathemba gha Israyeli na Yuda.+ 8 Wakaŵa themba wali na vyaka 25, ndipo wakawusa vyaka 16 mu Yerusalemu.+ 9 Yotamu wakagona na ŵasekuru ŵake, ŵakamusunga mu Msumba wa Davide.+ Mwana wake Ahazi wakaŵa themba mu malo ghake.+