King Amaziah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 25.1-24)1 In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz as king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah 2 at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem. 3 He did what was pleasing to the Lord, but he was not like his ancestor King David; instead, he did what his father Joash had done. 4 He did not tear down the pagan places of worship, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
5 As soon as Amaziah was firmly in power, he executed the officials who had killed his father, the king. 6 However, he did not kill their children but followed what the Lord had commanded in the Law of Moses: “Parents are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their parents; people are to be put to death only for a crime they themselves have committed.”
7 Amaziah killed ten thousand Edomite soldiers in Salt Valley; he captured the city of Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, the name it still has.
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel, challenging him to fight. 9 But King Jehoash sent back the following reply: “Once a thorn bush on the Lebanon Mountains sent a message to a cedar: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ A wild animal passed by and trampled the bush down. 10 Now Amaziah, you have defeated the Edomites, and you are filled with pride. Be satisfied with your fame and stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and your people?”
11 But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash marched out with his men and fought against him at Beth Shemesh in Judah. 12 Amaziah's army was defeated, and all his soldiers fled to their homes. 13 Jehoash took Amaziah prisoner, advanced on Jerusalem, and tore down the city wall from Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, a distance of two hundred yards. 14 He took all the silver and gold he could find, all the Temple equipment and all the palace treasures, and carried them back to Samaria. He also took hostages with him.
15 Everything else that Jehoash did, including his bravery in the war against King Amaziah of Judah, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel. 16 Jehoash died and was buried in the royal tombs in Samaria, and his son Jeroboam II succeeded him as king.
The Death of King Amaziah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 25.25-28)17 King Amaziah of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel. 18 Everything else that Amaziah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah.
19 There was a plot in Jerusalem to assassinate Amaziah, so he fled to the city of Lachish, but his enemies followed him there and killed him. 20 His body was carried back to Jerusalem on a horse and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City. 21 The people of Judah then crowned his sixteen-year-old son Uzziah as king. 22 Uzziah reconquered and rebuilt Elath after his father's death.
King Jeroboam II of Israel
23 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash as king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for forty-one years. 24 He sinned against the Lord, following the wicked example of his predecessor King Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin. 25 He reconquered all the territory that had belonged to Israel, from Hamath Pass in the north to the Dead Sea in the south. This was what the Lord, the God of Israel, had promised through his servant the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath Hepher.
26 The Lord saw the terrible suffering of the Israelites; there was no one at all to help them. 27 But it was not the Lord's purpose to destroy Israel completely and forever, so he rescued them through King Jeroboam II.
28 Everything else that Jeroboam II did, his brave battles, and how he restored Damascus and Hamath to Israel, are all recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel. 29 Jeroboam died and was buried in the royal tombs, and his son Zechariah succeeded him as 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.