1. Ndipo caka cakhumi mphambu zisanu ndi zitatu ca mfumu Yerobiamu mwana wa Nebati, Abiya analowa ufumu wa Yuda.
2. Anakhala mfumu zaka zitatu m'Yerusalemu, ndipo dzina la amace linali Maaka mwana wa Abisalomu.
3. Nayenda iye m'zoipa zonse za atate wace, zimene iye adacita asanalowe ufumu Abiyayo; ndipo mtima wace sunali wangwiro ndi Yehova Mulungu wace monga mtima wa Davide kholo lace.
4. Koma cifukwa ca Davideyo Yehova Mulungu wace anampatsa nyali m'Yerusalemu, kumuikira mwana wace pambuyo pace, ndi kukhazikitsa Yerusalemu;
5. cifukwa kuti Davide adacita colungama pamaso pa Yehova, osapambuka masiku ace onse pa zinthu zonse adamlamulira iye, koma cokhaco cija ca Uriya Mhiti.