King Amaziah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 25.1-24)1 Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah in the second year of Jehoash's rule in Israel. 2 Amaziah was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled 29 years from Jerusalem, which was also the hometown of his mother Jehoaddin.
3 Amaziah followed the example of his father Joash by obeying the Lord and doing right. But he was not as faithful as his ancestor David. 4 Amaziah did not destroy the local shrines, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.
5 As soon as Amaziah had control of Judah, he arrested and killed the officers who had murdered his father. 6 But the children of those officers were not killed. The Lord had commanded in the Law of Moses that only the people who sinned were to be punished, not their parents or children.
7 While Amaziah was king, he killed 10,000 Edomite soldiers in Salt Valley. He captured the town of Sela and renamed it Joktheel, which is still its name.
8 One day, Amaziah sent a message to King Jehoash of Israel: “Come out and face me in battle!”
9 Jehoash sent back this reply:
Once upon a time, a small thornbush in Lebanon announced that his son was going to marry the daughter of a large cedar tree. But a wild animal came along and trampled the small bush.
10 Amaziah, you think you're so powerful because you defeated Edom. Go ahead and celebrate—but stay at home. If you cause any trouble, both you and your kingdom of Judah will be destroyed.
11 But Amaziah refused to listen. So Jehoash and his troops marched to the town of Beth-Shemesh in Judah to attack Amaziah and his troops. 12 During the battle, Judah's army was crushed. Every soldier from Judah ran back home, 13 and Jehoash captured Amaziah.
Jehoash then marched to Jerusalem and broke down the city wall from Ephraim Gate to Corner Gate, a section nearly 200 meters long. 14 He took the gold and silver, as well as everything of value from the Lord's temple and the king's treasury. He took hostages, then returned to Samaria.
15 Everything else Jehoash did while he was king, including his brave deeds and how he defeated King Amaziah of Judah, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 16 Jehoash died and was buried in Samaria beside the other Israelite kings. His son Jeroboam then became king.
17 Fifteen years after Jehoash died, 18-20 some people in Jerusalem plotted against Amaziah. He was able to escape to the town of Lachish, but another group of people caught him and killed him there. His body was taken back to Jerusalem on horseback and buried beside his ancestors.
Everything else Amaziah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 21 After his death the people of Judah made his son Azariah king, even though he was only 16 at the time. 22 Azariah was the one who later recaptured and rebuilt the town of Elath.
King Jeroboam the Second of Israel
23 Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel in the fifteenth year of Amaziah's rule in Judah. Jeroboam ruled 41 years from Samaria. 24 He disobeyed the Lord by following the evil example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
25 Jeroboam extended the boundaries of Israel from Lebo-Hamath in the north to the Dead Sea in the south, just as the Lord had promised his servant Jonah son of Amittai, who was a prophet from Gath-Hepher. 26 The Lord helped Jeroboam do this because he had seen how terribly the Israelites were suffering, whether slave or free, and no one was left to help them. 27 And since the Lord had promised that he would not let Israel be completely destroyed, he helped Jeroboam rescue them.
28 Everything else Jeroboam did while he was king, including his brave deeds and how he recaptured the towns of Damascus and Hamath, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 29 Jeroboam died and was buried, and his son Zechariah became king.
Mambo Amaziya we Juda
(2 Zwiyitikalo 25:1-24)1 Mu gole le bubili la Jehoashi nkololo wa Jehoyazi mambo we Iziraela, Amaziya nkololo wa Joashi mambo we Juda katangisa busa. 2 Wakatangisa busa ana makole ali makumi mabili ana mashanu (25), ngono kabusa makole ali makumi mabili ana ali zhanalume (29) mu Jerusalema. Zina la mmeyabe kuli Jehoyadini bedwa ku Jerusalema. 3 Kathama tjakalulwama mu mesho a Yahwe koga kusi sa tate babe Dafite, mu zwithu zose wakashinga sa tate babe Joashi. 4 Koga magalo akatuthumala kasidusiwe, bathu bakadwilila bedusila zwibhayilo ne kupisila motsha mu magalo akatuthumala. 5 Kwakati simba le bumambo latjidzikama mu maboko awe, kabulaya makombgwa awe akabulaya mambo tate babe. 6 Ngono kasibulaye bana be babulayi kuyendidzana nge tjakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe nlayo gwa Mushe, Yahwe pa bakalaula beti, “Botate basibulawe ngekwe bana, ne bana basibulawe ngekwa botate babo, koga mwe ne mwe afile zwibi zwizwe.” 7 Ndiye wakabulaya Baedomu bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000) ku Nkuku we Mwenyu ngono katapa nzi we Sela mu ngwa, kaudana eti Jokoteli, zina lawo nanasi. 8 Ipapo Amaziya katuma batumwa kuna Jehoashi nkololo wa Jehoyahazi ali nkololo wa Jehu mambo we Iziraela eti, “Buya ti lingisane.” 9 Koga Jehoashi mambo we Iziraela kashandula Amaziya mambo we Juda eti, “Kungubo tjimu Lebanoni tjatumidzila ku nsida umu Lebanoni tjiti, ‘Lobodza nkololokadzi uwo ku nkololo wangu,’ ngono tjibandana tjimu Lebanoni tjakapinda tjikatshamba ikungubo. 10 Nge malebeswa wakakunda Baedomu ngono ngwenu unozwikudza. Uzwikudze nge kukunda kuko koga ugale ku nzi. Ini uzwidanila mbatsha kuti uwe kose ne Juda?” 11 Koga Amaziya kasiteedze, Jehoashi mambo we Iziraela kamilika, ngono iye na Amaziya mambo we Juda bakalingisana mu ngwa ku Bhetishemeshi ye Juda. 12 Juda kakundiwa ne Iziraela ngono mmwe ne mmwe katizhila ku nzi uwe. 13 Jehoyashi mambo we Iziraela katapa Amaziya mambo we Juda kuli nkololo wa Joashi ali nkololo wa Ahaziya ku Bhetishemeshi. Ipapo Joashi kayenda ku Jerusalema ngono kaliga guma le Jerusalema kudwa ku nkoba we Ifureimi kunoti ku Nkoba we Kundzibo kungabe thambo dzili mazana mabili. 14 Katola golide yose ne siliva yose ne zwija zose zwakabe zwili mu ng'umba ya Yahwe ne mu matula e ng'umba ya mambo kose ne batapiwa ngono kabgwilila ku Samariya. 15 Mimwe mishingo ya Jehoyashi ne zwaakathama ne zwaakatubula na sekwa akagwa na Ahaziya mambo we Juda zwakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe Zwiyitikalo gwa bomambo be Iziraela. 16 Jehoyashi kalala na botate babe ngono kabiganyigwa mu Samariya na bomambo be Iziraela, Jeroboamu nkololo uwe kan'gala thaka.
Lufu gwa Mambo Amaziya we Juda
(2 Zwiyitikalo 25:25-28)17 Amaziya nkololo wa Joashi mambo we Juda, wakatjila makole ali gumi lina mashanu (15) shule kwe lufu gwa Jehoyashi nkololo wa Jehoyahazi mambo we Iziraela. 18 Mimwe mishingo ya Amaziya yakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe Zwiyitikalo gwa bomambo be Juda. 19 Ngono bakanlukila gwanga mu Jerusalema, katizhila ku Lakhishi, koga bakantumila balume ku Lakhishi bakambulayila ko. 20 Wakazhisiwa nge mbizi ngono kabiganyigwa mu Jerusalema pana botate babe mu nzi nkulu wa Dafite. 21 Bathu bose be Juda bakatola Azariya wakabe ana makole ali gumi lina matathatu (16) bakambiga mambo mu bumo gwa tate babe Amaziya. 22 Ndiye wakabaka Elati kaibgwilizila Juda, shule kwekuti mambo balale na botate babo.
Mambo Jeroboamu we bubili we Iziraela
23 Mu gole le bugumi lina makole ali mashanu (15) le mbuso wa Amaziya nkololo wa Joashi mambo we Juda, Jeroboamu nkololo wa Joashi mambo we Iziraela katangisa busa mu Samariya, ngono wakabusa makole ali makumi manna ana gole (41). 24 Kathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe, kasiletje zwibi zose zwa Jeroboamu nkololo wa Nebati, izo zwaakathamisa Iziraela tjibi. 25 Ndiye wakabgwilizila Iziraela migathu kudwa ku nkoba we Hamati kunoti tjose ku Gungwa gwe Araba kuyendidzana nge dama la Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela labakaleba nge nlanda wabo Jona nkololo wa Amitayi we nlebesambeli unodwa ku Gatihefa. 26 Ngobe Yahwe bakabe babona kudziyila kwe Baiziraela kugwadza, kwakabe kusina basala, basungwa kene bakasununguka ngono kwakabe kusina ungaba bhatsha. 27 Koga Yahwe bakabe basaleba kuti banowodzimidza zina le Iziraela pasi kwe zhuzhugwi, ndizo bakabatjidza nge luboko gwa Jeroboamu nkololo wa Joashi. 28 Mimwe mishingo ya Jeroboamu na zose zwaakathama ne zwaakatubula ne sekwa akagwa na sekwa akabgwilizila Iziraela Damasiko ne Hamati yakabe ili ye Juda, zwakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe Zwiyitikalo gwa bomambo be Iziraela. 29 Ngono Jeroboamu kalala na botate babe bomambo be Iziraela, Zakhariya nkololo uwe kan'gala thaka.