Jotham Put Im Ways Correct For Front of our Papa
Jotham build di Upper Gate, fortify di hill country, and defeat di Ammon people come collect heavy tribute. Di reason simple — he arrange him ways before him Papa — and he no repeat him father offence of entering di temple, even though di people still dey do corrupt things.
27 1Jotham na twenty-five years when e become king; e rule for sixteen years for Jerusalem. Im mama na Jerushah, Zadok im pikin. 2E do wetin correct for our Papa im eyes, just as im papa Uzziah bin do—except say e no enter our Papa im temple. But di people still dey do wrongly. 3E build di Upper Gate of our Papa house, and e build plenty for Ophel im wall. a a v3 Ophel na di strong ridge wey dey just for south of di temple mount, wey be part of Jerusalem im inside city wall. 4E build cities for Judah im highlands, and for di forests e build forts and towers. 5E fight di king of di Ammonite people and e conquer dem. For dat year di Ammonite people give am 7,500 pounds of silver, 50,000 bushels of wheat, and 50,000 of barley—na di same thing for di second and third years. 6So Jotham come strong, because e keep im conduct correct for front of im Papa. 7Di other things wey Jotham do, all im wars and im deeds, dem write am for inside di Book of di Kings of Israel and Judah. 8E be twenty-five years old when e become king, and e rule for sixteen years for Jerusalem. 9Jotham come rest with im ancestors; dem bury am for di city of David, and im pikin Ahaz rule for im place.
