UJothamu ulungisa izindlela zakhe phambi kukaBaba
UJothamu wakha iSango Elingaphezulu, uqinisa izindawo eziphakemeyo, futhi unqoba ama-Amoni athole intela enkulu. Isizathu esinikeziwe silula — wahlela izindlela zakhe phambi kukaBaba wakhe — futhi akaliphindanga icala likayise lokungena ethempelini, nakuba abantu babesaqhubeka nokwenza okonakele.
27 1UJothamu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu lapho eba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha eJerusalema. Unina kwakunguJerusha, indodakazi kaZadoki. 2Wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaBaba wethu, njengoba kwenza uyise u-Uziya—kodwa akangenanga ethempelini likaBaba wethu. Nokho abantu basaqhubeka benza okungalungile. 3Wakha iSango eliphezulu lendlu kaBaba wethu, wakha okuningi odongeni lwase-Ofeli. a a v3 I-Ofeli kwakuyingqolo evikelekile engaseningizimu nje kwentaba yethempeli, eyayiyingxenye yodonga lwangaphakathi lomuzi waseJerusalema. 4Wakha imizi ezintabeni zakwaJuda, emahlathini wakha izinqaba nemibhoshongo. 5Walwa nenkosi yama-Amoni wawanqoba. Ngalowo nyaka ama-Amoni amnika isiliva esingamaphawundi ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu, namabhusheli kakolweni angamashumi amahlanu ezinkulungwane, nawebhali angamashumi amahlanu ezinkulungwane—kwaba njalo nangonyaka wesibili nowesithathu. 6Ngakho uJothamu waqina, ngokuba wagcina ukuziphatha kwakhe kulungile phambi kukaBaba wakhe. 7Ezinye izenzo zikaJothamu, zonke izimpi zakhe nemisebenzi yakhe, kubhaliwe eNcwadini yamaKhosi akwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda. 8Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu lapho eba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha eJerusalema. 9UJothamu walala koyise; bammbela emzini kaDavide, indodana yakhe u-Ahazi yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
