16. Ngaleso sikhathi uMenahemu wachitha iThifisa, nakho konke okwakukulo, nemikhawulo yalo, kusukela eTirisa; ngokuba bengamvulelanga, ngalokho walichitha; nabo bonke abesifazane abakhulelweyo abakulo wabaqaqa.
17. Ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye ka-Azariya inkosi yakwaJuda uMenahemu indodana kaGadi waba yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi eSamariya.
18. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, kasukanga zonke izinsuku zakhe ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli.
19. Kwafika ukuhlasela izwe uPhuli inkosi yase-Asiriya; uMenahemu wamnika uPhuli amatalenta* ayinkulungwane esiliva ukuba isandla sakhe sibe naye ukuwuqinisa umbuso esandleni sakhe.
20. UMenahemu wakhiphisa u-Israyeli imali, bonke abantu abacebileyo, kwaba yilowo nalowo amashekeli* angamashumi ayisihlanu esiliva ukuwanika inkosi yase-Asiriya. Yayisibuyela emuva inkosi yase-Asiriya, ayihlalanga khona ezweni.
21. Ezinye izindaba zikaMenahemu nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
22. UMenahemu wayeselala koyise; uPhekaya waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
23. Ngomnyaka wamashumi ayisihlanu ka-Azariya inkosi yakwaJuda, uPhekaya, indodana kaMenahemu, waba yinkosi kwa-Israyeli eSamariya, wabusa iminyaka emibili.
24. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, kasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli.
25. UPheka, indodana kaRemaliya, induna yakhe wamenzela ugobe, wamgenca eSamariya enqabeni yendlu yenkosi kanye no-Arigobi no-Ariye; wayenabantu bakwaGileyadi abangamashumi ayisihlanu; wambulala, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
26. Ezinye izindaba zikaPhekaya nakho konke akwenzayo, bheka, kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
27. Ngomnyaka wamashumi ayisihlanu nambili ka-Azariya inkosi yakwaJuda uPheka indodana kaRemaliya waba yinkosi kwa-Israyeli eSamariya, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili.
28. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, kasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli.
29. Emihleni kaPheka inkosi yakwa-Israyeli kwafika uThigilati Phileseri inkosi yase-Asiriya, wathatha i-Ijoni, ne-Abela Beti Mahakha, neJanowa, neKedeshi, neHasori, neGileyadi, neGalile, lonke izwe lakwaNafetali, wabathumbela e-Asiriya.
30. UHosheya, indodana ka-Ela, wamenzela ugobe uPheka indodana kaRemaliya, wamgenca, wambulala, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili kaJothamu indodana ka-Uziya.
31. Ezinye izindaba zikaPheka nakho konke akwenzayo, bheka, kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
32. Ngomnyaka wesibili kaPheka indodana kaRemaliya, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJothamu indodana ka-Uziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, waba yinkosi.
33. Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguJerusha, indodakazi kaSadoki.
34. Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, wenza njengakho konke akwenzileyo uyise u-Uziya.
35. Nokho izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; abantu babesahlaba, besashisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo. Wakha isango lasenhla endlini kaJehova.