King Jotham of Judah
(2 Kings 15.32-38)1 Jotham became king at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years. His mother was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2 He did what was pleasing to the Lord, just as his father had done; but unlike his father he did not sin by burning incense in the Temple. The people, however, went on sinning.
3 It was Jotham who built the North Gate of the Temple and did extensive work on the city wall in the area of Jerusalem called Ophel. 4 In the mountains of Judah he built cities, and in the forests he built forts and towers. 5 He fought against the king of Ammon and his army and defeated them. Then he forced the Ammonites to pay him the following tribute each year for three years: four tons of silver, fifty thousand bushels of wheat, and fifty thousand bushels of barley. 6 Jotham grew powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God. 7 The other events of Jotham's reign, his wars, and his policies, are all recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years. 9 He died and was buried in David's City and his son Ahaz succeeded him as king.
Jotam ohamba yaJuda
1 Omido daJotam da li omilongo mbali nanhano, ye eshi a ninga ohamba, nokwa pangela muJerusalem omido omulongo nahamano. Nedina laina la li Jerusa, omona waSadok. 2 Nokwa ninga osho sha yuka momesho Omwene ngaashi xe Ussia a ninga. Ashike ina ya mo motembeli yOmwene. Ndelenee ovanhu va enda natango nokunyona. 3 Ye okwa tunga oshivelo shopombadelela shongulu yOmwene nokwa tunga unene ohotekuma yopuOfel. 4 Nokwa tunga vali oilando keemhunda daJuda nokwa tunga eehotengulu neehoteshungo momifitu. 5 Okwa lwifa yo ohamba yOvaammoni nokwe va ta, onghee ovana vaAmmoni ve mu pa momudo ou oisiliveli yeekilograma omayovi atatu nomafele ane nomahangu eetona eyovi noilyavala eetona eyovi. Ovana vaAmmoni ve i yandja yo kuye momudo omutivali nomomudo omutitatu. 6 Ndele Jotam okwa mona eenghono shaashi eendjila daye e di yukifa koshipala shOmwene Kalunga kaye. 7 Noinima imwe tai hepaululula Jotam, noita yaye aishe noilonga yaye aishe, tala, oya shangwa membo leehamba daIsrael nodaJuda. 8 Omido daye da li omilongo mbali nanhano ye eshi a ninga ohamba, nokwa pangela muJerusalem omido omulongo nahamano. 9 Ndele Jotam okwa ka nangala pooxe nokwa pakwa moshilando shaDavid. Nomona waye Ahas okwa ninga ohamba ponhele yaye.
