1 Wen Pekah, Remaliah boy, stay da Israel king fo seventeen year, Ahaz, Jotam boy, come da Judah king. 2 Ahaz was twenny year ol wen he come king, an he stay king inside Jerusalem town fo sixteen year. But da way his God, Da One In Charge, see um, he no do da right ting erytime. He no do jalike his ancesta guy David, cuz David wen do da right ting. 3  ✡ 16:3: Rules2 12:31Ahaz make jalike da Israel kings. He even burn up his boy fo make one sacrifice fo da god Molek, jalike da pilau kine stuff da odda peopos stay do, da ones dat Da One In Charge wen throw outa da land in front da Israel peopo wen dey come dea from Egypt. 4 Plenny time, Ahaz go by da local sacrifice places an make sacrifice an burn incense dea fo da idol kine gods. Get plenny sacrifice place on top da hills an unda ery big shade tree.

5  ✡ 16:5: Isa 7:1Den Rezin da Aram king an Pekah, Remaliah boy, da Israel king, go up fo make war wit Ahaz. Dey put army guys all aroun Jerusalem town, fo Ahaz peopo no go outside da town. But da two kings no can make da Ahaz guys come outside an fight dem.

6 (Da same time, Rezin da Aram king throw out da Judah guys from Eilat town an take um back fo Aram. Den get Edom peopo move house to Eilat, an dey stay ova dea till today.)

7 Den King Ahaz sen messenja guys fo go by da Assyria king Tiglat-Pileser, fo tell, “You, jalike my boss an my faddah, an I stay tight wit you. Go come help get me outa trouble from da Aram king an da Israel king, cuz dey stay ready fo attack me.” 8 King Ahaz take da silva an gold tings dat get inside da Temple Fo Da One In Charge, an inside his palace too, an sen um to da Assyria king fo one present so da Assyria king no attack Ahaz land. 9 Da Assyria king tell Ahaz, “Shoots!” Den he go attack Damascus town an take um ova. He kill King Rezin an make all da peopo move house Kir side cuz dey his prisonas.

10 Den King Ahaz go Damascus fo meet Tiglat-Pileser da Assyria king. He see one altar dat get ova dea, an sen Uriah da pries guy one picha a da altar, an eryting bout how Uriah can make um. 11 So Uriah da pries guy build da altar Jerusalem side. He make um jalike eryting King Ahaz tell um from Damascus. Uriah pau build um befo King Ahaz come back from ova dea. 12 Wen da king come back from Damascus side, he see da altar, an go dea an go up da steps. 13 He make one burn up kine sacrifice, an one wheat kine sacrifice. He pour out his drink sacrifice, an sprinkle blood on top da altar from da sacrifices he make fo show dat eryting stay good wit him an God. 14  ✡ 16:14: Outa 27:1-2; 2Rec 4:1Den he move da ol bronze altar dat wen stay in front Da One In Charge, wit da new altar one side an da Temple da odda side. He put da ol altar da north side a da new altar.

15 Den King Ahaz tell Uriah da pries guy: “On top da big new altar, make da burn up kine sacrifice fo morning time, an da wheat o barley sacrifice fo evening time, an da sacrifice dat me da king make. Az one burn up kine sacrifice an wheat o barley sacrifice. An make da burn up kine sacrifice fo all da peopo inside da land, an dea wheat o barley sacrifice, an dea drink kine sacrifice. Throw all da blood on da sides a da altar from dose kine sacrifices. But da ol bronze altar, dat goin be ony fo me use fo find out wat Da One In Charge like fo me do.” 16 Uriah da pries do eryting jalike King Ahaz wen tell um fo do.

17  ✡ 16:17: 1Kings 7:23-39; 2Rec 4:2-6King Ahaz hemo da side panels an da watta tanks from da carts dat carry da watta fo wash da sacrifice meat. He move da big roun watta tank from da bronze bulls dat stay unda da tank, an put da big tank on top one stone base. 18 He hemo da shade covering fo da Res Day dat dey wen build inside da palace, an hemo da outside door fo da Judah kings go inside da Temple Fo Da One In Charge, fo da king no lose face wit da Assyria king.

19 All da odda stuff dat Ahaz wen do, stay inside da Record Book Fo Da Judah Kings. 20  ✡ 16:20: Isa 14:28Wen Ahaz mahke, dey bury him nea his ancesta guys inside David big town. An his boy Hezekiah come da nex king.