2 Kings 15

15 ¹For di twenty-seven year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah pikin of Amaziah king of Judah come be king. ²E be king wen e dey sixteen year, and e rule fifty-two years for Jerusalem. Im mama na Jecoliah of Jerusalem. ³E do wetin correct for our Papa eyes, just like im papa Amaziah bin do. ⁴But di high places still dey; di people still dey sacrifice and burn incense for there. ⁵Our Papa strike di king, so e get skin sickness reach di time wey e die, and e dey live for house wey dem separate. Jotham di king pikin dey run di house, e dey govern di people of di land. ⁶Di oda tins wey Azariah do, everytin wey e do—no be inside di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Judah dem write am? ⁷Azariah come rest with im ancestors, and dem bury am with dem for di city of David, and im pikin Jotham rule for im place.

Zechariah Short Rule for Israel

⁸For di thirty-eight year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah pikin of Jeroboam rule ova Israel for Samaria six months. ⁹E do evil for our Papa eyes, just like im ancestors dem bin do. E no turn comot from di sins of Jeroboam pikin of Nebat, wey make Israel sin. ¹⁰Shallum pikin of Jabesh plan bad against am, strike am for front of di people, kill am, and rule for im place. ¹¹Di oda tins wey Zechariah do, dem write am for di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Israel.

¹²Na dis one be di word wey our Papa talk give Jehu: “Your sons go sidon for Israel throne reach di fourth generation.” And na so e happen.

Shallum One Month for Israel

¹³Shallum pikin of Jabesh come be king for di thirty-nine year of Uzziah of Judah, and e rule one month for Samaria. ¹⁴Menahem pikin of Gadi come up from Tirzah go Samaria, strike Shallum pikin of Jabesh for there, kill am, and rule for im place. ¹⁵Di oda tins wey Shallum do, and di bad plan wey e make, dem write am for di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Israel.

¹⁶For dat time Menahem attack Tiphsah with everybody wey dey inside and all im territory, from Tirzah, because dem no gree open for am; e attack am and e tear open all di women wey dey belle.

Menahem Rule Israel

¹⁷For di thirty-nine year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem pikin of Gadi come be king ova Israel, e rule ten years for Samaria. ¹⁸E do evil for our Papa eyes. All im days e no turn comot from di sins of Jeroboam pikin of Nebat, wey make Israel sin. ¹⁹Pul king of Assyria come against di land, and Menahem give am about thirty-eight tons of silver so dat Pul go support am to hold di kingdom well well. ²⁰Menahem collect di money from Israel, from all di rich men—about one-two pounds of silver from each one—to give di king of Assyria. So di king of Assyria turn go back and e no stay for di land. ²¹Di oda tins wey Menahem do, everytin wey e do—no be inside di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Israel dem write am? ²²Menahem come rest with im ancestors, and Pekahiah im pikin rule for im place.

Pekahiah Rule Israel

²³For di fifty year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah pikin of Menahem start to rule ova Israel for Samaria, e rule two years. ²⁴E do evil for our Papa eyes. E no turn comot from di sins of Jeroboam pikin of Nebat, wey make Israel sin. ²⁵Pekah pikin of Remaliah, wey be im officer, plan bad against am and strike am down for Samaria, for di citadel of di king house, with Argob, Arieh, and fifty Gileadite men. E kill am and rule for im place. ²⁶Di oda tins wey Pekahiah do, everytin wey e do, dem write am for di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Israel.

Pekah Rule Israel

²⁷For di fifty-two year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah pikin of Remaliah start to rule ova Israel for Samaria, twenty years. ²⁸E do evil for our Papa eyes. E no turn comot from di sins of Jeroboam pikin of Nebat, wey make Israel sin. ²⁹Wen Pekah dey rule Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria come and take Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee—all di land of Naphtali—and e carry di people go Assyria. ³⁰Den Hoshea pikin of Elah plan bad against Pekah pikin of Remaliah, strike am down, kill am, and rule for im place, for di twenty year of Jotham pikin of Uzziah. ³¹Di oda tins wey Pekah do, everytin wey e do, dem write am for di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Israel.

Jotham Rule Judah

³²For di second year of Israel King Pekah pikin of Remaliah, Jotham pikin of Uzziah start im rule ova Judah. ³³E be king wen e dey twenty-five year, and e rule sixteen years for Jerusalem. Im mama na Jerusha, pikin of Zadok. ³⁴E do wetin correct for our Papa eyes, just like im papa Uzziah bin do. ³⁵But di high places still dey; di people still dey sacrifice and burn incense for there. E build di upper gate of our Papa house. ³⁶Di oda tins wey Jotham do, everytin wey e do—no be inside di Book of di Chronicles of di Kings of Judah dem write am? ³⁷For dem days our Papa start to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah pikin of Remaliah against Judah. ³⁸Jotham come rest with im ancestors, dem bury am with im ancestors for di City of David im papa, and Ahaz im pikin rule for im place.