Jotamu Anoruramisa Nzira Dzake Pamberi paBaba
Jotamu anovaka Suo Rokumusoro, anosimbisa nyika yamakomo, uye anokunda vaAmoni vachimupa mutero unorema. Chikonzero chinopiwa chiri pachena — akaruramisa nzira dzake pamberi paBaba vake — uye haana kudzokorora kudarika kwababa vake kwokupinda mutemberi, kunyange zvazvo vanhu vakaramba vachiita zvakaipa.
27 1Jotamu akanga ava namakore makumi maviri namashanu paakava mambo; akatonga kwamakore gumi namatanhatu muJerusarema. Mai vake vainzi Jerusha, mwanasikana waZadhoki. 2Akaita zvakarurama pamberi paBaba vedu, sezvakanga zvaitwa nababa vake Uziya—asi iye haana kupinda mutemberi yaBaba vedu. Kunyange zvakadaro vanhu vakaramba vachiita zvakaipa. 3Akavaka Suo Rokumusoro reimba yaBaba vedu, uye akavaka zvizhinji parusvingo rweOferi. a a v3 Oferi yaiva chikomo chakakomberedzwa nenhare chiri nechezasi kwegomo retemberi, chaiva chikamu chorusvingo rwomukati rweguta reJerusarema. 4Akavaka maguta munyika yamakomo yeJudha, uye musango akavaka nhare neshongwe. 5Akarwa namambo wavaAmoni akavakunda. Gore iroro vaAmoni vakamupa mapaundi esirivha zviuru zvinomwe namazana mashanu, nemabhusheri egorosi zviuru makumi mashanu, nemabhusheri ebhari zviuru makumi mashanu—zvakadarowo mugore rechipiri nerechitatu. 6Saka Jotamu akava nesimba, nokuti akachengeta mufambiro wake wakarurama pamberi paBaba vake. 7Mamwe mabasa aJotamu ose, hondo dzake dzose nezvaakaita, zvakanyorwa muBhuku raMadzimambo aIsraeri neaJudha. 8Akanga ava namakore makumi maviri namashanu paakava mambo, uye akatonga kwamakore gumi namatanhatu muJerusarema. 9Jotamu akazorora namadzibaba ake; vakamuviga muguta raDhavhidhi, uye Ahazi mwanakomana wake akatonga panzvimbo yake.