1 UYowashe ubeminyaka isixhenxe ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka emashumi mané engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguTsibheya waseBher-shebha.
2 UYowashe wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova yonke imihla kaYehoyada umbingeleli.
3 UYehoyada wamzekela abafazi ababini; wazala oonyana neentombi.
4 Kwathi emveni koko kwaba sentliziyweni kaYowashe, ukuba ayihlaziye indlu kaYehova.