¹ Jotamu nakali aminyaka iili makumi aabili amusanu wakazyalwa eelyo nakatalika kweendelezya; wakeendelezya kwaminyaka iili kkumi amusanu awumwi mu-Jelusalemu. Izina lyabanyina bakali Jelusa; wakali mwana musimbi wa- Zadoki. ² Wakali kuchita ziluleme kumeso a- Jehova, kutobelezya chitondezyo chawisi, Uziya, muzintu zyoonse. Alubo wakalikasya kunjila mung'ánda ya-Jehova. Pesi bantu bakachili kupona munzila imbi. ³ Wakayaka mulyango wejulu zisi munyika yezilundu zya- Jehova, aatala lyachilundu cha- Ofeli wakayaka loko. ⁴ Alubo wakayaka zisi munyika yezilundu zya- Juda aamulusaka wakayaka maandamayumu aamaanda malamfu. ⁵ Wakalwana lubo amwami wabantu ba- Amoni alimwi wakabazunda. Mumunyaka nguwo, bantu ba-Amoni bakamupa zipo zilimwaanda omwe wamatalenta wensiliva, azyuulu zilikkumi mumyelwe wawiiti, azyuulu zilikkumi mumyelwe wabbali. Bantu ba- Amoni bakamupa zikozyene mumunyaka wabili awatatu. ⁶ Aboobo Jotamu wakabasinguzu nkaambo walikweenda kabotu kunembo lya- Jehova Leza wakwe. ⁷ Aalimwi makani a- Jotamu, nkondo zyakwe zyoonse, anzila zyakwe, bona, zililembedwe mubbuku lyabaami ba- Izilayeli a- Juda. ⁸ Wakali aminyaka yakuzyalwa iili kkumi abili amusanu eelyo nakatalika kweendelezya; wakeendelezya kwaminyaka iili kkumi amusanu awumwi mu- Jelusalemu. ⁹ Jotamu wakalazikwa aamwi abasikale bakwe, alimwi bakamuzikka muchisi cha- Davida. Ahazi mwana mulombe wakwe, wakaba mwami abusena bwakwe.