| 1 ܒܪ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܝܘܬܡ ܟܕ ܩܡ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܫܬܬܥܣܪܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܫܡܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܝܪܘܫܐ ܒܪܬ ܨܕܘܩ | 1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Jerusa, daughter of Zadok. |
| 2 ܘܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܥܘܙܝܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܠܐ ܥܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܥܡܐ ܡܚܒܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ | 2 He pleased the LORD just as his father Uzziah had done, though he did not enter the temple of the LORD; the people, however, continued to act sinfully. |
| 3 ܘܗܘ ܒܢܐ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܒܫܘܪܐ ܕܐܬܓܡܪ ܒܢܐ ܣܓܝ ܛܒ | 3 He built the upper gate of the LORD'S house and had much construction done on the wall of Ophel. |
| 4 ܘܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܢܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܚܪܫܬ ܒܢܐ ܒܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܓ̈ܕܠܐ | 4 Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forest land he set up fortresses and towers. |
| 5 ܘܗܘ ܐܬܟܬܫ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܥܡܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܐܬܬܩܦ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܡܐܐ ܟܟܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܟܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܟܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܣܥܪ̈ܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܠܗ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܚܫܒܘ ܕܩܪܒܘ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܒܫܢܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܘܕܬܠܬ | 5 He fought with the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him one hundred talents of silver, together with ten thousand kors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. They brought the same to him also in the second and in the third year. |
| 6 ܐܬܥܫܢ ܝܘܬܡ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܬܩܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ | 6 Thus Jotham continued to grow strong because he lived resolutely in the presence of the LORD, his God. |
| 7 ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܬܡ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܘܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܥܠ ܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܕܝܗܘܕܐ | 7 The rest of the acts of Jotham, his wars and his activities, can be found written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. |
| 8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. |
| 9 ܘܫܟܒ ܝܘܬܡ ܥܡ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܩܒܪ ܒܩܪܝܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܠܟ ܐܚܙ ܒܪܗ ܒܬܪܗ | 9 Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David, and his son Ahaz succeeded him as king. |
