17 A ba tua Yuda, nɛ a ha ní ngɛ matsɛ we ɔ. A nuu matsɛ ɔ yi ɔmɛ, kɛ e binyumu ɔmɛ tsuo nyɔguɛ kɛ je. Matsɛ ɔ binyumu sekpɛ ɔ nɛ a tsɛɛ lɛ Ahazia a pɛ ji nɔ nɛ piɛ ngɛ se.
Arabia bi komɛ ya gbe Matsɛ Yehoram binyumu ɔmɛ tsuo pɛpɛɛpɛ, nɛ a si jokuɛyo ɔ nɛ a tsɛɛ lɛ Ahazia a pɛ. Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, Yerusalem ma mi bi ɔmɛ wo Ahazia matsɛ konɛ e ye e tsɛ ɔ se.
Israel matsɛ, Yehoash nu Yuda matsɛ Amazia, nɛ e kɛ lɛ ba Yerusalem. Benɛ a ba su Yerusalem ɔ, Yehoash ha nɛ a ku Yerusalem gbogbo ɔ gugue lafa ngɔ pue si kɛ je Efraim agbo ɔ nya, kɛ ya si kɔ nya agbo ɔ nya.
e kɛ Yuda matsɛ, Ahazia nyɛmimɛ ɔmɛ kpe. E bi mɛ ke, “Mɛnɔmɛ ji nyɛ?” A he nɔ ke, “Ahazia nyɛmimɛ ji wɔ. Wa yaa nɛ wa ya slaa matsɛ binyumu ɔmɛ, kɛ manyɛ binyumu ɔmɛ.”
Yawɛ ke, “Gaza ma mi bi ɔmɛ pee yayamihi nɔtonɔto babauu; a nuu kɔpehi fuu a mi bi kɛ ho, nɛ a ya jua mɛ kaa nyɔguɛhi kɛ ha Edom bi. Enɛ ɔ he je ɔ, ja i gbla a tue kokooko.