2 Chronicles 25

25 ¹Amaziah come be king wen im dey twenty-five years, and e rule for twenty-nine years for Jerusalem. Im mama na Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. ²E do wetin correct for our Papa eye, but no be with im whole heart. ³Wen di kingdom don stand strong for im hand, e kill di servants wey bin don kill im papa wey be di king.

⁴But e no kill dia pikin dem, as e dey write for di Law, di book of Moses, wia our Papa command say, "Papa and mama no go die because of dia pikin, and pikin no go die because of dia papa and mama; everybody go die for im own sin."

⁵Amaziah gada Judah togeda, arrange dem by dia family houses under di commanders of thousands and hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin. E count dem wey be twenty years and up: 300,000 pikin wey dem pick, wey fit fight war, wey sabi hold spear and shield. ⁶E also pay 100,000 strong soja from Israel with silver wey reach about 7,500 pounds. ⁷Wan man of our Papa come meet am: "King, no let Israel army waka with you, because our Papa no dey with Israel—all dis Ephraim people dem. ⁸Even if you fight with strong heart, our Papa go throw you down for front of di enemy, because our Papa get power to help or to throw down."

⁹Amaziah ask di man of our Papa, "But wetin about di silver wey reach about 7,500 pounds wey I give Israel soja dem?" E answer say, "Our Papa fit give you plenty pass dis one."

¹⁰So Amaziah send back di soja dem wey come meet am from Ephraim make dem go house. Dem vex well well against Judah, and dem go house with anger dey burn dem belle.

¹¹But Amaziah take courage, lead im people go di Valley of Salt, and e kill 10,000 men of Seir. ¹²Judah men also catch 10,000 alive, carry dem go di top of di cliff, and throw dem down, so dat all of dem scatter into pieces. ¹³Meanwhile di soja dem wey Amaziah bin send back, wey e no let dem join di battle, come raid Judah towns from Samaria go reach Beth-horon, kill 3,000 people, and carry plenty loot go.

¹⁴After Amaziah beat di Edom people, e bring back di gods of Seir people, set dem up as im own gods, bow down give dem, and burn offering give dem. ¹⁵So our Papa anger burn against Amaziah, and e send prophet, wey ask, "Why you dey find dis people gods, wey no fit even save dia own people from your hand?"

¹⁶As e still dey talk, di king say, "Abi we make you di king adviser? Stop! Why you wan make dem kill you?" Di prophet stop but e talk say, "I know say our Papa don decide to destroy you, because you do dis thing and you no gree hear my advice."

¹⁷Amaziah king of Judah consult im advisers, then e send message go Joash pikin of Jehoahaz, pikin of Jehu, king of Israel: "Come, make we face each oda for battle."

¹⁸Joash king of Israel answer Amaziah king of Judah: "Wan Lebanon thistle send message go wan Lebanon cedar say, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife.' But wan wild Lebanon animal waka pass and trample di thistle. ¹⁹You talk say, 'See, I don beat Edom,' and your heart come dey proud, dey boast. Stay for house. Why you wan look for wahala and fall—you and Judah wey dey with you?"

²⁰But Amaziah no gree hear—dis one na from our Papa, so dat E go hand dem over because dem bin dey find Edom gods. ²¹So Joash king of Israel march go up, and e and Amaziah king of Judah face each oda for Beth-shemesh wey dey Judah. ²²Israel beat Judah, and everybody run go im own house.

²³Joash king of Israel catch Amaziah king of Judah, pikin of Joash, pikin of Jehoahaz, for Beth-shemesh, carry am go Jerusalem, and e break down im wall from di Ephraim Gate go reach di Corner Gate—about 600 feet. ²⁴E take all di gold, silver, and di things wey dem find for di house of our Papa wey Obed-edom bin dey take care of, plus di treasures for di palace and di people wey e take as hostage, and e go back to Samaria.

²⁵Amaziah pikin of Joash, king of Judah, live for fifteen years after Joash pikin of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, die. ²⁶Di oda things wey Amaziah do, from di first go reach di last, no be for di Book of di Kings of Judah and Israel dem write am? ²⁷After Amaziah turn comot from following our Papa, dem plan bad against am for Jerusalem, and e run go Lachish. But dem send men follow am go dia and kill am. ²⁸Dem carry am come back on top horse and bury am with im ancestors for di City of Judah.