1 Kwathi ngonyaka wamashumi amabini anesixhenxe uJerobhowam engukumkani kwaSirayeli, uAzariya unyana ka-Amaziya waqalisa ukulawula kwaJuda.
2 Ukungena kwakhe ebukhosini wayeneminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu, walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mahlanu anambini. Unina yayinguYekoliya, intombi yaseJerusalem.
3 UAzariya wênza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo njengoko wenzayo uyise uAmaziya.
4 Ke zona iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo zange zibhangiswe; abantu baqhubela phambili besenza amadini neziqhumiso apho kuzo.
5 Ukumkani lowo ke wabandezelwa *ngeqhenqa nguNdikhoyo, sifo eso samthi nca wada wasweleka, ehlala endlwini yakhe yedwa. Ke uYotam, unyana kakumkani lowo, yaba nguye olawulayo apho komkhulu, inguye nophicotha imicimbi yabantu jikele.
6 Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo luka-Azariya, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda.
7 UAzariya waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikaDavide. Endaweni yakhe kwangena uYotam unyana wakhe.
8 Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu anesibhozo uAzariya engukumkani wakwaJuda, uZakariya unyana kaJerobhowam waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eSamariya isithuba seenyanga ezintandathu.
9 Naye wenza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo kwanjengooyise. Zange ashenxe kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo walukuhlela amaSirayeli kuzo.
10 Ke kaloku uShalum unyana kaYabheshe wamenzela iyelenqe uZakariya. Wamhlasela phambi kwabantu wambulala, waza wangena ezihlangwini zakhe wangukumkani.
11 Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaZakariya nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
12 Lazaliseka ke ilizwi likaNdikhoyo awalithetha kuYehu lisithi: “Indlu yakho iya kumlawula uSirayeli kude kube sisizukulwana sesine.”
13 Ke kaloku uShalum unyana kaYabheshe waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli kunyaka wamashumi amathathu anethoba u-Uziya engukumkani wakwaJuda, walawula inyanga yanye eSamariya.
14 Kwasuka uMenahem unyana kaGadi eTirza, waya eSamariya, wafika wahlasela uShalum, unyana kaYabheshe, wambulala, waza wangena esikhundleni sakhe.
15 Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaShalum, neyelenqe awaliqulunqayo, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
16 Ngelo xesha ke uMenahem wasuka eTirza, wahlasela iTifesa nabo bonke ababekweso sixeko nemimandla. Kaloku bona basuka bala ukuvula amasanga abo bezinikezela kuye. Wavuthulula bonke apho, wada wagrabhuza nabafazi abakhulelweyo.
17 Kwathi ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu anethoba uAzariya elawula kwaJuda, uMenahem unyana kaGadi waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waza walawula eSamariya ishumi leminyaka.
18 Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. Ngalo lonke ithuba lombuso wakhe akashenxanga kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo walukuhlela uSirayeli kuzo.
19 Ke kaloku uPuli ukumkani waseAsiriya wahlasela uSirayeli, waza ke uMenahem wamnika amashumi amathathu anesine amawaka eekhilogram zesiliva ukuze amxhase, futhi abe nokumila embusweni wakhe.
20 Le mali ke uMenahem wayibiza ebantwini abazizityebi. Wonke umntu omi kakuhle wayekhupha amashumi amahlanu eesiliva ukuze kurhunywe kukumkani waseAsiriya. Ngoko ke ukumkani waseAsiriya warhoxa emhlabeni wakwaSirayeli.
21 Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaMenahem nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
22 UMenahem waya kuphumla nooyise, kwaza ke esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uPekaya.
23 Ngonyaka wamashumi amahlanu elawula kwaJuda uAzariya, uPekaya unyana kaMenahem waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eSamariya, waza walawula iminyaka emibini.
24 Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo uPekaya. Akashenxanga kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo walukuhlela amaSirayeli kuzo.
25 Elinye lamaphakathi akhe injengele uPeka unyana kaRemaliya wamenzela iyelenqe. Wathatha amashumi amahlanu kumadoda aseGiliyadi, waza wambulala uPekaya ndawonye noArgobhi noAriye enqabeni yebhotwe lakomkhulu eSamariya. Ewe, uPeka wambulala uPekaya, waza ke wangena esikhundleni sakhe.
26 Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaPekaya nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
27 Ngonyaka wamashumi amahlanu anambini elawula uAzariya kwelakwaJuda, uPeka unyana kaRemaliya waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waza walawula eSamariya iminyaka emashumi mabini.
28 Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo; zange ashenxe kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo wawalukuhlela kuzo amaSirayeli.
29 Ngexesha likaPeka, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ukumkani waseAsiriya uTigelate-pilezere weza wafika wathimba i-Iyon, iAbhele-bhete-mahaka, iYanowa, iKedeshe, neHazore. Wayithimba neGiliyadi ndawonye neGalili (lonke elikaNafetali), waza abemi wabafudusela eAsiriya.
30 Ke uHosheya unyana kaEla wamenzela iyelenqe uPeka unyana kaRemaliya. Suka wamhlasela wambulala, waza wangukumkani esikhundleni sakhe xa uYotam unyana kaUziya wayekunyaka wamashumi amabini elawula kwaJuda.
31 Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaPeka, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
32 Ngonyaka wesibini kaPeka unyana kaRemaliya ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, uYotam unyana kaUziya wakwaJuda waqalisa ukulawula.
33 Ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini anantlanu, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu. Unina yayinguJerusha intombi kaZadoki.
34 Naye njengoyise u-Uziya wenza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo.
35 Kambe ke zona iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo zange zibhangiswe, abantu baqhubela phambili besenza amadini neziqhumiso apho kuzo. UYotam wabuya walakha iSango laseNtla lendlu kaNdikhoyo.
36 Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaYotam, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda.
37 Ngaloo mihla uNdikhoyo waxhokonxa uRezin ukumkani waseSiriya, ndawonye noPeka unyana kaRemaliya, baza bahlasela uJuda.
38 UYotam ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikaDavide uyise. Ke uAhazi unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe.