1 Ɔhene Yehu adedie wɔ Israel no mfeɛ nson so, na Yoas*Ne din wɔ Hebri kasa mu yɛ Yehoas nso dii adeɛ wɔ Yuda. Ɔdii adeɛ wɔ Yerusalem mfeɛ aduanan. Na ne maame Sibia firi Beer-Seba. 2 Yoas asetena mu nyinaa, ɔyɛɛ deɛ ɛsɔ Awurade ani, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada kyerɛkyerɛ no. 3 Na Yoas yɛ ɔhene papa a ɔdii nʼagya Asa anammɔn akyi. Ɔyɛɛ adeɛ a ɛsɔ Awurade ani. Nanso, nʼahennie mu no, wantumi ammubu abosonnan enti, nnipa kɔɔ so bɔɔ afɔdeɛ, hyee aduhwam wɔ hɔ.

4 Ɛda bi, ɔhene Yoas ka kyerɛɛ asɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Mommoaboa sika a wɔde ba Awurade asɔredan mu sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron no, sɛ ɛyɛ daa daa toɔ tua, aboadeɛ anaa akyɛdeɛ a ɛfiri ɔpɛ mu no. 5 Momma asɔfoɔ no mfa sika no bi nkɔtua asɔredan no nsiesie ho ka biara.” 6 Nanso, ɔhene Yoas dii adeɛ mfeɛ aduonu mmiɛnsa no, na asɔfoɔ no nsiesiee Asɔredan no. 7 Enti, ɔhene Yoas†Saa berɛ no na Yoas adi mfeɛ aduasa. soma kɔfrɛɛ Yehoiada ne asɔfoɔ a aka no, bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Adɛn enti na monsiesiee asɔredan no? Mommfa akyɛdeɛ no nhyɛ mo ho bio. Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekɔ, ɛsɛ sɛ mode ne nyinaa siesie asɔredan no.” 8 Enti, asɔfoɔ no penee so sɛ wɔrennyegye sika mfiri nnipa no nkyɛn bio. Wɔpenee so nso sɛ, wɔn ankasa rensiesie Asɔredan no.

9 Na ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada tuu tokuro wɔ adaka kɛseɛ bi atifi, de sii afɔrebukyia no nifa so wɔ Awurade Asɔredan no kwan ano. Asɔfoɔ a wɔwɛn ɛkwan no ano no de nnipa no ntoboa nyinaa guu adaka no mu. 10 Ɛberɛ biara a adaka no bɛyɛ ma no, asɔre twerɛfoɔ ne ɔsɔfopanin no kan sika a wɔde aba Awurade Asɔredan no mu no nyinaa, de gu nkotokuo mu. 11 Afei, wɔde sika no ma dwumadie hwɛsofoɔ no, ma wɔde tua nnipa a wɔresiesie Awurade Asɔredan no ka, nnua adwumfoɔ, adansifoɔ, 12 abohyehyɛfoɔ ne abotwafoɔ. Wɔde sika no bi nso tɔ nnua ne aboɔ a wɔatwa, a wɔde bɛsiesie Awurade asɔredan no. Na ɛka biara a ɛba Asɔredan no nsiesie ho no, wɔtua.

13 Na wɔamfa sika a wɔde bɛba Asɔredan mu hɔ no anyɛ dwetɛ nkuruwa, nkanea akapɛ, nkyɛnsee akɛseɛ, ntotorobɛnto anaa nneɛma a wɔde sikakɔkɔɔ anaa dwetɛ yɛ ma Awurade Asɔredan no. 14 Na wɔde tuaa adwumayɛfoɔ no ka, ma wɔde siesiee asɔredan no. 15 Na adwuma no hwɛfoɔ akontabuo biara ho anhia, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔyɛ adwumayɛfoɔ nokwafoɔ. 16 Nanso, afɔdie ne bɔneyɛ ho afɔrebɔdeɛ no deɛ, na wɔmfa nkɔ Awurade Asɔredan mu hɔ. Na wɔde ma asɔfoɔ no sɛ wɔn kyɛfa.

17 Ɛbɛyɛ saa ɛberɛ yi, Aramhene Hasael kɔko tiaa Gat faeɛ. Afei, ɔdanee ne ho kɔto hyɛɛ Yerusalem so. 18 Ɔhene Yoas boaboaa akronkronneɛ a Yehosafat, Yehoram ne Ahasia a na wɔyɛ Yuda ahemfo a wɔatwam no ato edin ama Awurade ne deɛ ɔno ankasa nso ato edin ama Awurade no nyinaa ano. Ɔde ne nyinaa a sikakɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ akoraeɛ a ɛwɔ Awurade asɔredan mu hɔ ne ahemfie no ka ho no kɔmaa Aramhene Hasael. Enti, ɛmaa Hasael gyaee to a anka ɔrekɔto ahyɛ Yerusalem soɔ no.

19 Nsɛm a ɛsisii wɔ Yoas ahennie mu ne deɛ ɔyɛeɛ no nyinaa, wɔatwerɛ wɔ Yuda Ahemfo Abakɔsɛm Nwoma no mu. 20 Nanso, ne mpanimfoɔ pam ne tiri so, kumm no wɔ Bet-Milo ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Sila no so. 21 Awudifoɔ no yɛ Simeat babarima Yosabad ne Somer babarima Yehosabad a na wɔn nyinaa yɛ afotufoɔ nokwafoɔ. Wɔsiee Yoas wɔ nʼagyanom nkyɛn wɔ Dawid kurom. Na ne babarima Amasia na ɔdii nʼadeɛ sɛ ɔhene foforɔ.

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