¹Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

¹Huan, Jehosaphat a pi leh pute kiangah a ihmua, a pute lakah a pu David khopi ah a vui uh; huan a tapa Jehoram a sikin a lalta hi.

²He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

²Huan, aman unau, Jehosaphat tapate a neia, Azaria te, Jehiel te, Zekaria te, Azaria te, Mikael te, Sephatia tea hi uh. Hiai tengteng Israel kumpipa Jehosaphat tapate vek ahi uh.

³Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

³Huan, a pa un thil thupi taktak a piaa, dangkasik te, dangkaeng te, thil namtam pite, Juda gama kulh nei khuate toh; himahleh gamte pen Jehoram a piaa, a ta upapen a hih jiakin.

⁴Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.

⁴Huchiin, Jehoramin a pa gam a luahin a hongkihih hattaa, a unaute tengteng namsauin a hihlum veka, Israelte laka intek tampi toh.

⁵Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

⁵Jehoram bel kum sawmthum leh kum niha upa a hihin a lal pana: Jerusalem lem ah kum giat a lal.

⁶He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

⁶Ahab inkote hih bangin Israel kumpipate lampi a jui sam hi: Ahab tanu jiin a nei hi: huchiin TOUPA mitmuhin thil hoih lou tak a hih seka.

⁷However Yahweh would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

⁷Himahleh, TOUPAN David inkote a hihmang nuam keia, David kianga thukhun jiak leh amah leh a suante tana khawnvak neihsak thak kana chiam khit jiakin.

⁸In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

⁸Amah damlaiin Edomte Judate laka kipan a hel ua, kumpipa a kibawl tawm ua.

⁹Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.

⁹Huchiin Jehoram a sepaih heutute leh a kangtalai tengteng toh a vakuan khia a, janin a vakuana, amau leh kangtalai tunga heutute ummi Edomte a vasual hi.

¹⁰So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day: then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.

¹⁰Huchiin Edomte tu tanin Judate laka kipan a hel lailai uhi; huan, huai lai mahin Libna khua leng a laka kipan a hel teia: TOUPA, a pi leh pute uh pathian a lehngatsan jiakin.

¹¹Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.

¹¹Huan, Juda gam teng ah te munsang a bawla, Jerusalem mite a angkawmsaka, Judate a pi mang hi.

¹²A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

¹²Huan, jawlnei Elija akipanin as kiangah lai a hongtunga TOUPA, na pu David Pathianin hichiin a chi, na pa Jehosaphat lempite na tawn keia, Judate kumpipa Asa lempite leng na jui sam keia,

¹³but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, like the house of Ahab did, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than yourself:

¹³Israel kumpipate lampi na jui jawa, Judate leh Jerusalema omte Ahab inkuan bangin ang na kawmsaka, na unau, napa inkuante nang sanga hoihjaw na thah lai jiakin.

¹⁴behold, Yahweh will strike with a great plague your people, and your children, and your wives, and all your substance;

¹⁴Ngadih, TOUPAN na mite, na tate, na jite, na gante hipiin a gawt dinga;

¹⁵and you shall have great sickness by disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.’”

¹⁵Huan, gil natna thupi mahmah na nei dinga, ni tengin natna jiaka na gil a kiakkiaka, a kiak khit vek tanin, chiin.

¹⁶Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians:

¹⁶Huchiin, Ethiopia mite kiang khawnga mi philistiate leh Arabia te lungsim Jehoram sual dingin TOUPAN a tokthou:

¹⁷and they came up against Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

¹⁷Huchiin, Judate bel a vasual ua, a gam uah a lut ua, kumpipa ina thil tengteng a la vek ua, a tapate, a jite uh leng; hichiin a tapa naupangpen Jehoahaz kia loungal a pa leng a nutsiat sak kei uhi.

¹⁸After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

¹⁸Huan, huainungin TOUPAN hihdam theilouh gil natnain a gawta.

¹⁹It happened, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

¹⁹Huan, hichi ahia, a kum nihna a hongbeiin a natna jiakin a gil a kiakia taa, natna mulkimhuai takin a hongsita hi. A miten a pa meipi a seh sak bang un a seh sak tei kei uhi.A lal tungin kum sawnthum leh kum nih ahi a, Jerusalem ah kum giat a lala, kuamah it louhin a sia, David khopiah a vui ua, kumpipate hanah bel ahi kei hi.

²⁰Thirty-two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years: and he departed without being desired; and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

²⁰A lal tungin kum sawnthum leh kum nih ahi a, Jerusalem ah kum giat a lala, kuamah it louhin a sia, David khopiah a vui ua, kumpipate hanah bel ahi kei hi.