1 Jothamu abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala, ngesikhatsi acala kubusa. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-16. Libito lenina bekunguJerusha, indvodzakati yaSadoki.
2 Jothamu wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Uziya ebentile, kodvwa yena akazange ashise imphepho ethempelini laSimakadze. Noko bantfu bachubeka ngetindlela tabo temonakalo.
3 Jothamu wakha kabusha LiSango Lelingenhla lasethempelini laSimakadze, waphindze wenta umsebenti lomkhulu elubondzeni egcumeni i-Ofeli.
4 Wakha emadolobha emagcumeni akaJuda, kwatsi tinqaba nemibhoshongo wakwakha etindzaweni letatinemahlatsi.
5Jothamu wahlasela inkhosi yema-Amoni, wayehlula. Kuwona lowo mnyaka ema-Amoni etfula kuye isiliva leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-3 400, nakolo labengemathani labengaba yinkhulungwane, nebhali leyayingemathani labengaba yinkhulungwane. Ema-Amoni loku akwetfula kuye nasemnyakeni wesibili newesitsatfu.
6Jothamu wakhula waba nemandla, ngobe abehamba ngekwetsembeka embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.
7Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJothamu, tonkhe timphi takhe kanye nalokunye lakwenta kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli newakaJuda.
8Abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-16.
9Jothamu wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa eDolobheni laDavide. Ahazi, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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