King Azariah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 26.1-23)1 Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah in Jeroboam's twenty-seventh year as king of Israel. 2 He was only 16 years old when he became king, and he ruled 52 years from Jerusalem, which was also the hometown of his mother Jecoliah.
3 Azariah obeyed the Lord by doing right, as his father Amaziah had done. 4 But Azariah did not destroy the local shrines, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.
5 The Lord punished Azariah with leprosy for the rest of his life. He wasn't allowed to live in the royal palace, so his son Jotham lived there and ruled in his place.
6 Everything else Azariah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 7 Azariah died and was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem. His son Jotham then became king.
King Zechariah of Israel
8 Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Azariah's rule in Judah, but he ruled only six months from Samaria. 9 Like his ancestors, Zechariah disobeyed the Lord by following the evil ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
10 Shallum son of Jabesh plotted against Zechariah and killed him in public. Shallum then became king. 11-12 So the Lord had kept his promise to Jehu that the next four kings of Israel would come from his family.
Everything else Zechariah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
King Shallum of Israel
13 Shallum became king of Israel in the thirty-ninth year of Azariah's rule in Judah. But only one month after Shallum became king, 14-16 Menahem son of Gadi came to Samaria from Tirzah and killed him. Menahem then became king. The town of Tiphsah would not surrender to him, so he destroyed it and all the surrounding towns as far as Tirzah. He killed everyone living in Tiphsah, and with his sword he even ripped open pregnant women.
Everything else Shallum did while he was king, including his plot against Zechariah, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
King Menahem of Israel
17 Menahem became king of Israel in Azariah's thirty-ninth year as king of Judah, and he ruled Israel ten years from Samaria. 18 He constantly disobeyed the Lord by following the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
19 During Menahem's rule, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria invaded Israel. He agreed to help Menahem keep control of his kingdom, if Menahem would pay him over 34 tons of silver. 20 So Menahem ordered every rich person in Israel to give him at least 50 pieces of silver, and he gave it all to Tiglath Pileser, who stopped his attack and left Israel.
21 Everything else Menahem did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 22 Menahem died, and his son Pekahiah became king.
King Pekahiah of Israel
23 Pekahiah became king of Israel in the fiftieth year of Azariah's rule in Judah, and he ruled two years from Samaria. 24 He disobeyed the Lord and caused the Israelites to sin, just as Jeroboam son of Nebat had done.
25 Pekah son of Remaliah was Pekahiah's chief officer, but he made plans to kill the king. So he and 50 men from Gilead broke into the strongest part of the palace in Samaria and murdered Pekahiah, together with Argob and Arieh. Pekah then became king.
26 Everything else Pekahiah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
King Pekah of Israel
27 Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel in Azariah's fifty-second year as king of Judah, and he ruled 20 years from Samaria. 28 He disobeyed the Lord and followed the evil example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
29 During Pekah's rule, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria marched into Israel. He captured the territories of Gilead and Galilee, including the towns of Ijon, Abel-Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor, as well as the entire territory of Naphtali. Then he took Israelites from those regions to Assyria as prisoners.
30 In the twentieth year of Jotham's rule in Judah, Hoshea son of Elah plotted against Pekah and murdered him. Hoshea then became king of Israel.
31 Everything else Pekah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
King Jotham of Judah
(2 Chronicles 27.1-9)32 Jotham son of Azariah became king of Judah in the second year of Pekah's rule in Israel. 33 Jotham was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled 16 years from Jerusalem. His mother Jerusha was the daughter of Zadok.
34 Jotham followed the example of his father by obeying the Lord and doing right. 35 It was Jotham who rebuilt the Upper Gate that led into the court around the Lord's temple. But the local shrines were not destroyed, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.
36 Everything else Jotham did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 37 During his rule, the Lord let King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel start attacking Judah. 38 Jotham died and was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became king.
Usija ma rire ombara mOjuda
(2Eku 26:1-23)1 Mombura oitjamirongo vivari na hambombari youhona wa Jerobeam II, ombara ya Israel, Usija, omuzandu wa Amasja, otja rira ombara mOjuda, 2 e notjiwondo tjozombura omurongo na hamboumwe; neye wa honapara oure wozombura omirongo vitano nambari mOjerusalem. Ina wa ri Jekolja, ngwa zire kOjerusalem. 3 Usija wa tjita imbi mbyaa vi tjata kuMuhona ama horere kotjikaro tjaihe Amasja. 4 Nungwari imba poṋa apehe pomerikotameneno kovisenginina kozondunda kape nyonenwe, novandu va kara pokupunguhira ozombunguhiro nokutwimisira ovyomoro omuwa poṋa mbo. 5 Muhona wa vera Usija nomutjise wongana mbwa kara na wo oure womuinyo we auhe. Eye wa turire mondjuwo ye peke na kuturwa koviungura vye avihe. Omuzandu we Jotam ongwa ri omunane wehi moruveze rwa ihe.
6 Oviṋa avihe vyarwe Usija mbya tjita vya tjangwa mEkuruhungi rOzombara za Juda. 7 Usija wa koka na pakwa momaendo wouhona mOtjihuro tja David, nomuzandu we Jotam we mu pingena mouhona.
Sakaria ma rire ombara mOisrael
8 Mombura oitjamirongo vitatu na hambondatu youhona wa Usija, ombara ya Juda, Sakaria, omuzandu wa Jerobeam II, otja rira ombara ya Israel; neye wa honapara oure womieze hamboumwe mOsamaria. 9 Eye wa tura ondjo komurungu wa Muhona tjimuna imba mba ri po komurungu we. Eye wa horera kotjikaro otjivi tjombara Jerobeam, omuzandu wa Nebat, ngwa porere Ovaisrael ku Muhona. 10 Salum, omuzandu wa Jabes, we rikuta kuna ovandu okusekamena ombara Sakaria, nave mu zepere mOibleam; nu Salum we mu pingena mouhona.
11 Oviṋa avihe vyarwe Sakaria mbya tjita vya tjangwa mEkuruhungi rOzombara za Israel.
12 Komuhingo mbwi omakwizikiro Muhona nga tjitire kombara Jehu otji ya yenenisiwa, inga nga tjere: “Ozondekurona zoye nga komuhoko outjaine maze rire ozombara mOisrael.”
Salum ma rire ombara mOisrael
13 Mombura oitjamirongo vitatu na muvyu youhona wa Usija, ombara ya Juda, Salum, omuzandu wa Jabes, otja rira ombara mOisrael; neye wa honapara oure womueze umwe mOsamaria.
14 Menahem, omuzandu wa Gadi, wa zire mOtirsa na i kOsamaria, a kazepa Salum ne mu pingene mouhona. 15 Oviṋa avihe vyarwe Salum mbya tjita puna inga omerikutirokumwe we novakwao vya tjangwa mEkuruhungi rOzombara za Israel. 16 Menahem ngunda a ri mondjira okuza kOtirsa otja nyona otjihuro Tifsa oparukaze, novature vatjo nehi nda kondoroka tjo, orondu otjihuro hi katji riyandjere ku ye. Eye wina wa urura omazumo wovakazendu ovingundi avehe.
Menahem ma rire ombara mOisrael
17 Mombura oitjamirongo vitatu na muvyu youhona wa Usija, ombara ya Juda, Menahem, omuzandu wa Gadi, otja rira ombara ya Israel; neye wa honapara oure wozombura omurongo mOsamaria. 18 Eye wa tura ondjo komurungu wa Muhona na horere kotjikaro otjivi tjombara Jerobeam, omuzandu wa Nebat, ngwa katukisire Ovaisrael nga keyuva ronḓiro ye. 19 Tiglat-Pileser, ombara ya Asirie, wa rwisa Ovaisrael; nu Menahem we mu pa osilveri yondjinda mangara ozokirograma 34,000, kokutja a mwine po ombatero okuzeuparisa ouhona we mehi. 20 Menahem wa muna ovimariva kovarumendu ovatumbe vOvaisrael mokuṋiṋikiza kutja auhe a yandje ovimariva ovisiliveri omirongo vitano. Tiglat-Pileser otja yaruka kOasirie.
21 Oviṋa avihe vyarwe Menahem mbya tjita vya tjangwa mEkuruhungi rOzombara za Israel. 22 Eye wa koka na pakwa, nomuzandu we Pekakja we mu pingena mouhona.
Pekakja ma rire ombara mOisrael
23 Mombura oitjamirongo vitano youhona wa Usija, ombara ya Juda, Pekakja, omuzandu wa Menahem, otja rira ombara mOisrael; neye wa honapara oure wozombura mbari mOsamaria. 24 Eye wa tura ondjo komurungu wa Muhona na horere kotjikaro otjivi tjombara Jerobeam, omuzandu wa Nebat, ngwa porere otjiwaṋa tjOvaisrael ku Muhona. 25 Pekak, omuzandu wa Remalja, omuhongore wotjimbumba tjovita, we rikuta kumwe novarumendu omirongo vitano votjihuro Gilead, nave zepere Pekah motjiṱunga tjomokuara kwondjuwo youhona mOsamaria; nu Pekah we mu pingena mouhona.
26 Oviṋa avihe vyarwe Pekakja mbya tjita vya tjangwa mEkuruhungi rOzombara za Israel.
Pekah ma rire ombara mOisrael
27 Mombura oitjamirongo vitano na mbari youhona wa Usija, ombara ya Juda, Pekah, omuzandu wa Remalja, otja rira ombara mOisrael; neye wa honapara oure wozombura omirongo vivari mOsamaria. 28 Eye wa tura ondjo komurungu wa Muhona na horere kotjikaro otjivi tjombara Jerobeam, omuzandu wa Nebat, ngwa porere Ovaisrael ku Muhona.
29 Pekah ngunda a ri ombara, Tiglat-Pileser, ombara ya Asirie, wa huura ovihuro ooIjon na Abel-Bet-Maaka na Janoak na Kedes na Hasor, nehi ra Gilead, Galilea nora Naftali, na twara ovandu kOasur otja ovahuurwa.
30 Mombura oitjamirongo vivari youhona wa Jotam, omuzandu wa Usija, ombara ya Juda, Hosea, omuzandu wa Ela, we rikuta kuna ovakwao nave zepa ombara Pekah; nu Hosea we mu pingena mouhona. 31 Oviṋa avihe vyarwe Pekah mbya tjita vya tjangwa mEkuruhungi rOzombara za Israel.
Jotam ma rire ombara mOjuda
(2Eku 27:1-9)32 Mombura oitjavari youhona wa Pekah, omuzandu wa Remalja, ombara ya Israel, Jotam, omuzandu wa Usija, otja rira ombara mOjuda, 33 e notjiwondo tjozombura omirongo vivari nandano; neye wa honapara oure wozombura omurongo na hamboumwe mOjerusalem. Ina wa ri Jerusalem, omusuko wa Sadok. 34 Jotam wa tjita imbi mbyaa vi tjata ku Muhona, ama horere kotjikaro tjaihe Usija. 35 Nungwari poṋa apehe pomerikotameneno kovisenginina kozondunda opo kape nyonenwe, novandu va kara pokupunguhira ozombunguhiro nokutwimisira ovyomoro omuwa poṋa mbo. Jotam ongwa ungura Omuvero wOkombanda wondjuwo ya Muhona mbu ri komukuma wokeyuva kokunene.
36 Oviṋa avihe vyarwe Jotam mbya tjita vya tjangwa mEkuruhungi rOzombara za Juda. 37 Eye ongwa ri ombara, indu Muhona rutenga tja hinda Resin, ombara ya Sirie, na Pekah, ombara ya Israel okukarwisa Juda. 38 Jotam wa koka na pakwa momaendo wouhona mOtjihuro tja David; nomuzandu we Ahas we mu pingena mouhona.
