Asaria ohamba yaJuda
1 Momudo omutimilongo mbali nomutiheyali waJerobeam, ohamba yaIsrael, Asaria yaAmasia, ohamba yaJuda, a ninga ohamba. 2 Omido daye da li omulongo nahamano eshi a ninga ohamba, ndele a pangela omido omilongo nhano nambali muJerusalem. Edina laina la li Jekolia wokuJerusalem. 3 Nokwa ninga osho sha yuka momesho Omwene, naanaa ngaashi xe Amasia a ninga. 4 Ndelenee oikulundu yokuyambela ine i hanauna po. Ovanhu va yamba nokutwimina natango koikulundu. 5 NOmwene okwa denga ohamba, onghee yo ya li omunashilundu fiyo okefiku lefyo layo. Yo ya kala mongulu ye likalela, fimbo Jotam, omona wohamba a pangela eumbo lohamba ndele a tokola eendjovo dovanhu vomoshilongo. 6 Noinima imwe tai hepaulula Asaria naaishe e i ninga, inai shangelwa mbela membo lomafimbo eehamba daJuda? 7 Ndele Asaria okwa ka nangala pooxe nokwa pakwa pooxe moshilando shaDavid. Nomona waye Jotam okwa ninga ohamba ponhele yaye.
Sakaria, ohamba yaIsrael
8 Momudo omutimilongo nhatu nomutihetatu waAsaria, ohamba yaJuda, Sakaria yaJerobeam a ninga ohamba yaIsrael muSamaria. Nokwa pangela eehani hamano. 9 Nokwa ninga osho inashi yuka momesho Omwene, ngaashi ooxe va ninga. Ye ina kanduka mo momatimba aJerobeam yaNebat, ou a hongaula Israel okunyona. 10 Ndele Sallum yaJabes naava va li puye ve mu hangakena ndele ve mu dipaa muJibleam. Nokwa ninga ohamba ponhele yaye. 11 Noinima imwe tai hepaulula Sakaria, tala, yoo oya shangelwa membo lomafimbo eehamba daIsrael. 12 Osho ngaha ondjovo oyo yOmwene e i lombwela Jehu, oya twa, nokutya: “Ovana voye ovamati tava ka kala omutumba kolukalwapangelo laIsrael fiyo okepupi etine.” Nosho sha ningwa.
Sallum
13 Sallum yaJabes okwa ninga ohamba nokwa pangela ohani imwe muSamaria momudo omutimilongo nhatu nomutimugoi waUssia, ohamba yaJuda. 14 Opo nee Menahem yaGadi wokuTirsa, a fikama nokwe ya kuSamaria, ndele okwa dipaa Sallum yaJabes muSamaria, nokwa ninga ohamba ponhele yaye. 15 Noinima imwe tai hepaulula Sallum nehangakeno lavo, tala, yo oya shangelwa membo lomafimbo eehamba daIsrael. 16 Opo nee Menahem a hanauna po Tifsak naaveshe va kala mo, nosho yo oshitukulwalongo shasho okudja kuTirsa. Shaashi inave mu yeululila oshivelo. Okwe shi hanauna po, nokwa tandifa ovafimba aveshe.
Menahem
17 Momudo omutimilongo nhatu nomutimugoi waAsaria, ohamba yaJuda, Menahem yaGadi a ninga ohamba yaIsrael muSamaria. Nokwa pangela omido omulongo. 18 Ndele ye okwa ninga osho inashi yuka momesho Omwene, ndele pomafiku aeshe aye ina kanduka mo momatimba aJerobeam yaNebat, ou a hongaula Israel okunyona. 19 Pul, ohamba yaAsiria, okwa homona oshilongo, ndele Menahem okwa yandja kuPul eekilograma omayovi omilongo nhatu nomayovi ane doisiliveli, opo ye e mu kwafe nokupameka epangelo momake aye. 20 Ndele Menahem okwa kufa oimaliwa koipuna aishe yomuIsrael, opo e i yandje kohamba yaAsiria: omulumenhu keshe okwa li e nokufuta eesekeli omilongo nhano doisiliveli. Opo nee ohamba yaAsiria ya shuna ndele inai kala vali moshilongo. 21 Noinima imwe tai hepaulula Menahem naaishe ye i ninga, inai shangelwa mbela membo lomafimbo eehamba daIsrael? 22 Ndele Menahem okwa ka nangala pooxe, nomona waye Pekahja okwa ninga ohamba ponhele yaye.
Pekahja
23 Momudo omutimilongo nhano waAsaria, ohamba yaJuda, Pekahja yaMenahem, okwa ninga ohamba yaIsrael muSamaria. Nokwa pangela omido mbali. 24 Ndele ye okwa ninga osho inashi yuka momesho Omwene. Ye ina kanduka mo momatimba aJerobeam yaNebat, ou a hongaula Israel okunyona. 25 Ndele Peka yaRemalja, elenga laPekahja, pamwe naArgob naArie, ve mu hangakena ndele ve mu dipaa muSamaria mohotengulu yohamba. NOvalumenhu omilongo nhano vomovana vOvagilead va li pamwe naye. Nokwe mu dipaa, ndele a ninga ohamba ponhele yaye. 26 Noinima imwe tai hepaulula Pekahja naaishe e i ninga, tala, yoo oya shangelwa membo lomafimbo eehamba daIsrael.
Peka ohamba yaIsrael
27 Momudo omutimilongo nhano nomutivali waAsaria, ohamba yaJuda, Peka yaRemalja, okwa ninga ohamba yaIsrael muSamaria. Nokwa pangela omido omilongo mbali. 28 Nokwa ninga osho inashi yuka momesho Omwene, ina kanduka mo momatimba aJerobeam yaNebat, ou a hongaula Israel okunyona. 29 Pomafiku enya aPeka, ohamba yaIsrael, Tiglat-Pileser, ohamba yOvaasiria, ye uya ndele tai nangala Ijon naAbel-Bet-Maaka naJanoak naKedes naHasor naGilead naGalilea, oshilongo ashishe shaNaftali. Ndele yo ye va twala moukwatwa kuAsiria. 30 Ndele Hosea yaEla naavo va li puye va hangakena Peka yaRemalja ndele ve mu dipaa, nokwa ninga ohamba ponhele yaye momudo omutimilongo mbali waJotam yaUssia. 31 Noinima imwe tai hepaulula Peka naaishe e i ninga, tala, yoo oya shangelwa membo lomafimbo eehamba daIsrael.
Jotam ohamba yaJuda
32 Momudo omutivali waPeka yaRemalja, ohamba yaIsrael, Jotam yaUssia, ohamba yaJuda, okwa ninga ohamba. 33 Omido daye da li omilongo mbali nanhano, eshi a ninga ohamba, nokwa pangela omido omulongo nahamano muJerusalem. Edina laina la li Jerusa, omona waSadok. 34 Nokwa ninga eshi sha yuka momesho Omwene, ngaashi xe Ussia a ninga. 35 Ashike oikulundu yokuyambela ine i hanauna po. Ovanhu va yamba natango nokutwimina koikulundu. Oye a tunga oshivelo shoketumbo ledu shongulu yOmwene. 36 Noinima imwe tai hepaulula Jotam naaishe e i ninga, inai shangelwa mbela membo lomafimbo eehamba daJuda? 37 Pomafiku enya Omwene okwa hovela okupendula Resin, ohamba yaAram, naPeka yaRemalja, va homone Juda. 38 Ndele Jotam okwa ka nangala pooxe nokwa pakwa pooxe moshilando shaDavid. Nomona waye Ahas okwa ninga ohamba ponhele yaye.
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.
