2 Kings 14

14 ¹For di second year of Joash pikin of Jehoahaz, wey be King of Israel, Amaziah wey be Joash im pikin become king of Judah. ²Im be twenty-five years wen im become king, and im rule for twenty-nine years for Jerusalem. Im mama na Jehoaddin from Jerusalem. ³Im do wetin correct for our Papa im eye—but no be like David im papa; im do everything wey Joash im papa bin do. ⁴Na only di high places dem still remain; di people still dey offer sacrifice and dey burn incense for dia. ⁵Wen di kingdom don stand strong for im hand, im kill di servants wey bin kill di king, im papa.

⁶But im no kill di children of dem wey do di killing, as e dey written for di Book of di Law of Moses, wia our Papa command say, “Papa no fit die for im children, and children no fit die for dia papa; each person go die for im own sin.”

⁷Im kill 10,000 Edomite people for di Valley of Salt, im take Sela for battle, and im call am Joktheel, wey be im name till today.

⁸Amaziah send messengers go meet Jehoash pikin of Jehoahaz, pikin of Jehu, wey be king of Israel, say, “Come, make we face each other.”

⁹But Jehoash king of Israel send word back to Amaziah king of Judah say, “One thistle for Lebanon send word give one cedar tree for Lebanon, say, ‘Give your daughter to my son make she be im wife.’ Den one wild animal for Lebanon pass and jam di thistle for ground. ¹⁰You don beat Edom, and now your heart don swell. Take joy for dat one, but stay for house. Why you wan cause wahala, so dat you go fall, you and Judah wey dey with you?”

¹¹But Amaziah no gree hear, so Jehoash king of Israel move come, and im and Amaziah king of Judah face each other for Beth-shemesh for Judah. ¹²Israel beat Judah, and everybody run go im own house. ¹³Jehoash king of Israel catch Amaziah king of Judah, pikin of Jehoash pikin of Ahaziah, for Beth-shemesh, im come Jerusalem, and im break down about 600 feet of di city wall from di Ephraim Gate reach di Corner Gate. ¹⁴Im carry all di gold, silver, and di things wey dey for our Papa im house and for di king im storerooms, plus some people wey im take as hostage, and im go back Samaria.

¹⁵Di other things wey Jehoash do, and im power, and how im fight Amaziah king of Judah, no be for di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Israel dem write am? ¹⁶Jehoash rest with im ancestors, dem bury am for Samaria with di kings of Israel; and im pikin Jeroboam rule for im place.

¹⁷Amaziah pikin of Joash, king of Judah, live fifteen years pass Jehoash pikin of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. ¹⁸Di other things wey Amaziah do—no be for di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Judah dem write am? ¹⁹Dem plan bad against am for Jerusalem; im run go Lachish, but dem send men follow am go Lachish and kill am for dia. ²⁰Dem carry am for horse; dem bury am for Jerusalem with im ancestors, for di City of David.

²¹All di people of Judah take Azariah, wey be sixteen years old, and dem make am king for im papa Amaziah im place. ²²Na im rebuild Elath and bring am back to Judah afta di king don rest with im ancestors.

Di Mercy wey our Papa Show Israel

²³For di fifteenth year of Amaziah pikin of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam pikin of Joash king of Israel start to rule for Samaria for forty-one years. ²⁴Im do bad for our Papa im eye, im no comot from all di sins of Jeroboam pikin of Nebat, wey cause Israel make dem sin. ²⁵Im bring back Israel im border from Lebo-hamath reach di Sea of di Arabah, as our Papa, wey be God of Israel, bin talk through im servant Jonah pikin of Amittai, di prophet from Gath-hepher. ²⁶Because our Papa see say Israel im suffer bitter well well, nobody remain, slave or free person, and nobody dey to help Israel. ²⁷But our Papa no bin talk say im go rub Israel im name comot from under heaven, so im save dem through di hand of Jeroboam pikin of Joash. ²⁸Di other things wey Jeroboam do, and im power, how im fight, and how im collect Damascus and Hamath back for Judah wey dey inside Israel—no be for di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Israel dem write am? ²⁹Jeroboam sleep with im ancestors, di kings of Israel; and im pikin Zechariah rule for im place.