3 Uziya abeneminyaka leli-16 budzala, ngesikhatsi abekwa kuba yinkhosi yakaJuda, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-52. Libito lenina bekunguJekoliya waseJerusalema.
Nguye lowakha kabusha i-Elathi wayibuyisela kaJuda, emvakwekufa kweyise Amasiya.
Uziya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Amasiya abentile.
Lona ngumbono lowabonwa ngu-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngebakaJuda nangebaseJerusalema ngesikhatsi kusabusa bo-Uziya, naJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya, emakhosi akaJuda.
Kwatsi ngemnyaka wekufa kwenkhosi Uziya, ngabona Simakadze ahleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi, naso lesisetulu futsi siphakeme, umsila wesembatfo sakhe ugcwalise lonkhe lithempeli.
Livi laSimakadze lelefika kuHoseya, umsa waBheri, ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwemakhosi bo-Uziya, naJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya, emakhosi akaJuda, nakubusa inkhosi Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli:
Lawa ngemavi a-Amose, lomunye webantfu lababefuye timvu eThekhowa, ngaloko lakuboniswa lokumacondzana nema-Israyeli iminyaka lemibili umhlaba ungakatamatami, ngesikhatsi Uziya ayinkhosi yakaJuda, Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, ayinkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Niyawubalekela ngasesigodzini sentsaba yami, ngobe lesigodzi siyawufikela e-Aseli. Yebo, niyawubaleka njengamhlazane nibalekela kutamatama kwemhlaba ngesikhatsi sa-Uziya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Simakadze-ke longuNkulunkulu wami uyawube sewuyefika kanye nabo bonkhe labangcwele bakhe.