Luo Chronicle 27

1 Jotham el tokosrala ke el yac longoul limekosr, ac el leum in Jerusalem ke yac singoul onkosr. Nina kial pa Jerushah, acn natul Zadok.

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah; she was the daughter of Zadok.

2 Jotham el oru ma LEUM GOD El insewowo kac, oana papa tumal, tuh el tia akosak mwe keng in Tempul, oana papa tumal el tuh oru. Tusruktu, mwet uh elos oru na ma koluk.

He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of his father, Uzziah, in everything. He also refrained from going into the temple of Yahweh. But the people were still behaving in evil ways.

3 Jotham pa musaela Mutunpot Epang lun Tempul, ac el oayapa aksasuye pot ke acn se pangpang Ophel in Jerusalem.

He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the hill of Ophel he built much.

4 El musaela siti ke fineol in acn Judah, ac musaeak tower ac pot ku ke insak uh.

Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

5 El mweuni tokosra lun Ammon ac un mwet mweun lal, ac kutangulosla. Na el akkohsye mwet Ammon in moli takma inge nu sel ke kais sie yac, ke lusen yac tolu: oalkosr tausin paun ke silver, lumngaul tausin bushel in wheat, ac lumngaul tausin bushel in barley.

He fought also with the king of the people of Ammon and defeated them. In that same year, the people of Ammon gave him one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, ten thousand measures of barley. The people of Ammon gave him the same in the second and third years.

6 Jotham el arulana kui mweyen el oaru in akos LEUM GOD lal.

So Jotham became powerful because he walked firmly before Yahweh his God.

7 Ma nukewa ma sikyak ke pacl Jotham el tokosra, ke mweun ac oakwuk pac lal, simla in [Sramsram Matu Ke Tokosra Lun Israel Ac Judah].

As for the other matters concerning Jotham, all his wars, and his ways, see, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

8 Jotham el yac longoul limekosr ke el mutawauk in tokosra, ac el leum in Jerusalem ke yac singoul onkosr.

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

9 El misa ac pukpuki in Siti sel David, ac Ahaz wen natul, el aolul in tokosra.

Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. Ahaz, his son, became king in his place.