3. UAzariya wênza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo njengoko wenzayo uyise uAmaziya.
4. Ke zona iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo zange zibhangiswe; abantu baqhubela phambili besenza amadini neziqhumiso apho kuzo.
5. Ukumkani lowo ke wabandezelwa *ngeqhenqa nguNdikhoyo, sifo eso samthi nca wada wasweleka, ehlala endlwini yakhe yedwa. Ke uYotam, unyana kakumkani lowo, yaba nguye olawulayo apho komkhulu, inguye nophicotha imicimbi yabantu jikele.
6. Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo luka-Azariya, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda.
7. UAzariya waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikaDavide. Endaweni yakhe kwangena uYotam unyana wakhe.
8. Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu anesibhozo uAzariya engukumkani wakwaJuda, uZakariya unyana kaJerobhowam waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eSamariya isithuba seenyanga ezintandathu.
9. Naye wenza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo kwanjengooyise. Zange ashenxe kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo walukuhlela amaSirayeli kuzo.
10. Ke kaloku uShalum unyana kaYabheshe wamenzela iyelenqe uZakariya. Wamhlasela phambi kwabantu wambulala, waza wangena ezihlangwini zakhe wangukumkani.
11. Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaZakariya nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
12. Lazaliseka ke ilizwi likaNdikhoyo awalithetha kuYehu lisithi: “Indlu yakho iya kumlawula uSirayeli kude kube sisizukulwana sesine.”
13. Ke kaloku uShalum unyana kaYabheshe waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli kunyaka wamashumi amathathu anethoba u-Uziya engukumkani wakwaJuda, walawula inyanga yanye eSamariya.