King Jotham of Judah
(2 Kings 15.32-38)1 Jotham was 25 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. Jerushah his mother was the daughter of Zadok.
2 Jotham obeyed the Lord and did right. He followed the example of his father Uzziah, except he never burned incense in the temple as his father had done. But the people of Judah kept sinning against the Lord.
3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple and did a lot of work to repair the wall near Mount Ophel. 4 He built towns in the mountains of Judah and built fortresses and defense towers in the forests.
5 During his rule he attacked and defeated the Ammonites. Then every year for the next three years, he forced them to pay 3.4 tons of silver, 1,000 tons of wheat, and 1,000 tons of barley.
6 Jotham remained faithful to the Lord his God and became a very powerful king.
7 Everything else Jotham did while he was king, including the wars he fought, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 After he had ruled Judah 16 years, he died at the age of 41. 9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became king.
Yahuuda mansa Yotamu
(2 Mansoolu 15:32-38)1 Yotamu siyo be nuŋ sanji muwaŋ niŋ luulu le, biriŋ a be ke la mansa ti. A ye sanji taŋ niŋ wooro le ke maraloo la Yerusalaamu. A baamaa too mu Yerusa le ti, Sadoki dimmusoo. 2 Yotamu baarata kuu betoo le la Yaawe ñaa koto. A bulata a faamaa Usiya sinnoo le nooma fo kuu kiliŋ, ate nene maŋ duŋ Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo* kono ka cuuraayi sadaa* siisindi jee. Bari jamaa moolu, wolu tententa le ka bula kuu kuruŋ kewo nooma. 3 Ate le ye Yaawe Batudulaa dundaŋ daa lookuu, ì ka a fo daameŋ ye Santo Dundaŋ Daa, aduŋ a ye dookuu baa le ke saatee tata sansaŋo to Yerusalaamu maafaŋo la, meŋ too mu Ofeli ti. 4 A ye saatewolu loo Yahuuda konkotundoo* kaŋ, a ye tata jaŋolu loo aniŋ a ye dulaalu tata wuloo kono.
5 A la maraloo waatoo la, a ye Ammoni mansa kele, a ye a noo. Bituŋ a ka ì foriseetoo joorindi kodiforo kilo wuli saba kilo keme naani la, wiiti* siimaŋo tooni wuli kiliŋ aniŋ baali* siimaŋo tooni wuli kiliŋ fo sanji saba.
6 Yotamu tuta bulariŋ Yaawe la siloolu nooma, a la Alla. Bituŋ a keta mansa sembemaa baa ti.
7 A kekuu koteŋolu, a ye keloolu mennu bee ke, aniŋ a taaraŋ siloolu bee be safeeriŋ Banisirayila niŋ Yahuuda Mansoolu la Kitaaboo le kono. 8 A be nuŋ sanji muwaŋ niŋ luulu le, biriŋ a be ke la mansa ti, a ye sanji taŋ niŋ wooro ke maraloo la Yerusalaamu. 9 Yotamu naata bele ka kafu a mumuñolu ma, ì ye a baadee Dawuda la Saatewo* to. Bituŋ a dinkewo Ahasi keta a noo to mansa ti.
