1Jotamu akatanga kubata ushe asvika makore makumi maviri namashanu; akabata ushe paJerusaremu makore ane gumi namatanhatu; zita ramai vake rakanga riri Jerusha mukunda waZadhoki.
2Akaita zvakarurama pamberi paJehovha, akaita zvose zvakaitwa nababa vake Uziya; asi haana kupinda mutemberi yaJehovha. Vanhu vakaramba vachiita zvakashata.
3Akavaka suwo rokumusoro reimba yaJehovha, akavakawo zvizhinji pamusoro porusvingo rweOferi.
4Wakavakawo maguta panyika yamakomo yaJudha, uye akavaka nhare neshongwe mumatondo.
5Akarwawo namambo wavana vaAmoni, akavakunda. Negore iro vana vaAmoni vakamupa matarenda* esirivha ane zana, nezviyero zvezviyo zvine zviuru zvine gumi, nezviyero zvebhari zvine zviuru zvine gumi. Vana vaAmoni vakamupa zvizhinji zvakadai pagore rechipiri, negore rechitatuwo.
6Naizvozvo Jotamu akasimba, nekuti akagadzira nzira dzake pamberi paJehovha Mwari wake.
7Zvino mamwe mabasa aJotamu, nokurwa kwake kose netsika dzake, tarirai zvakanyorwa mubhuku yamadzimambo aIsiraeri naaJudha.
8Akatanga kubata ushe asvika makore makumi maviri namashanu; akabata ushe paJerusaremu makore gumi namatanhatu.
9Jotamu akavata namadzibaba ake; vakamuviga muguta raDhavhidhi; Ahazi mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.