UManase uba yikosi kwaJuda
1UManase gade aneminyaka elitjhumi nambili lokha naba yikosi. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka ematjhumi amahlanu nahlanu. 2Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini, walandela izenzo ezinyenyisako zezizwe uSomnini aziqotjhako phambi kwama-Israyeli. 3Wavuselela iindunduma ezarhirizwa nguyise uHezekhiya. Godu wakhela naboBhali ama-aldari bewajamisa nemifanekiso yabo-Atjhera. Wakhothamela zoke iinkwekwezi zomkayi wazilotjha. 4Wakha ama-aldari ngethempelini lakaSomnini phezu kobana uSomnini wathi: “Ibizo lami lizakuhlala eJerusalema isiphelani.” 5Kizo zombili iinrhodlo zethempeli lakaSomnini wakhela zoke iinkwekwezi zomkayi ama-aldari. 6Wanikela ngamadodanakhe bona abe mihlabelo emrhobeni weBheni-Hinomu, waba ngophengulako, ofuniselako, owenza ubuloyi, ubungoma nobunyanga. Wakhambelela ekwenzeni ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini, wamthukuthelisa.
7Wathatha isithombesibazwa agade asenzile wayosibeka ethempelini lakaZimu phezu kobana uZimu wayethe kuDavida nendodanenakhe uSolomoni: “Ethempelineli neJerusalema engiyikhethe hlangana nazo zoke iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli le, ngizakujamisa ibizo lami isiphelani. 8Angeze bengisathoma ngivumele bonyana iinyawo zama-Israyeli zigadunge inarha engayinikela aboyihlomkhulu, kwaphela nangabe bazakulonda koke engabayala ngakho malungana nawo woke umyalo okutjho iimiso nemithetho abayifumana ngoMosi.”
9Kodwana uManase wadurhisa uJuda nabantu beJerusalema kobana bakhambelele ngokwenza ubumbi kunezizwe ezinye uSomnini azirhayilako ngaphambi kwama-Israyeli. 10USomnini wakhuluma kuManase nabantu bakhe, kodwana azange bamlalele. 11Yeke uSomnini wabanikelela ngeenduna zamabutho wekosi ye-Asiriya ezathumba uManase zamfaka isikghopholo epumulweni, zambopha ngamakhamandela wekoporo zamusa eBhabheli. 12Ekutshwenyekeni kwakhe wafuna umusa kaZimakhe wazithoba khulu phambi kwakaZimu waboyisemkhulu. 13Kwathi lokha nathandaza kuye, uZimu wathinteka ngokuzisola kwakhe walalela ukurabhela kwakhe; wambuyisela eJerusalema nembuswenakhe. Kusukela mhlokho uManase walemuka bonyana uSomnini unguZimu.
14Ngemva kwalapho wakha umthangala omunye wangaphandle koMuzi kaDavida ngetjingalanga yomthombo weGirhoni ngemrhobeni bekwaba sesangweni leHlambi ukuzombeleza umbundu we-Ofeli; wayenza yaba mide. Wabeka iinduna zamabutho kiwo woke amadorobho anemithangala kwaJuda.
15Wasusa abosingazimu nesithombe ethempelini lakaSomnini kanye nama-aldari agade awakhe entatjaneni yethempeli lakaSomnini neJerusalema; wakulahlela ngaphandle kwedorobho. 16Yeke wavuselela i-aldari lakaSomnini bewenzela kilo imihlabelo yetjhebiswano neyokuthokoza kilo. Watjela uJuda bonyana alotjhe uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli. 17Nokho abantu baragela phambili ukwenza imihlabelo eendundumeni kodwana bebayenzela uSomnini uZimabo.
18Ezinye izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaManase nomthandazwakhe kuZimakhe kanye namezwi womboni awakhulume kuye ebizweni lakaSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, kutlolwe emilandweni yamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli. 19Umthandazwakhe nendlela uZimu athintwa kuzisola kwakhe, nazo zoke izono nokungathembeki kwakhe, neziza lapha akha khona iindunduma bewahloma nemifanekiso yabo-Atjhera neenthombembazwa ngaphambi kobana azithobe, koke kutlolwe emitlolweni yakaRhozayi. 20UManase wahlongakala bewabulungwa esigodlweni sakhe. U-Amoni indodanakhe waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
U-Amoni uba yikosi yakwaJuda
21U-Amoni gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili nambili lokha naba yikosi. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka emibili. 22Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini njengokwenza kwakayise uManase. U-Amoni walotjha bewenzela umhlabelo zoke iinthombembazwa uyise uManase agade azenzile. 23Kodwana yena-ke azange azithobe nokuzithoba phambi kwakaSomnini njengombana kwenza uyise. Kunalokho wandisa umlandwakhe.
24Iinkhulu zakhe zamakhela ubukhwebetjhana, zambulalela esigodlweni sakhe. 25Yeke abantu bendawo babulala boke abantu abakhela ikosi u-Amoni ubukhwebetjhana, babeka indodanakhe uJosiya bona abe yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
