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₁UManase wayeneshumi elinesibini leminyaka ukuqala kwakhe ukuba ngukumkani, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mahlanu anesihlanu. ₂Wenza okukubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, wasuka wahamba ekhondweni lemikhuba emasikizi yezo zizwe wazigxothayo uNdikhoyo phambi kwamaSirayeli. ₃Iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo ezazidilizwe nguyise uHezekiya yena wabuya wazivusa, kananjalo wakhela ooBhali amaqonga, wenza neentsika zika-Ashera. Wayequbuda nakwiindidi zonke zeenkwenkwezi, ezinqula. ₄Wakha amaqonga endlwini kaNdikhoyo, nangona uNdikhoyo wayethe: “Igama lam ndolimisa eJerusalem ngonaphakade.” ₅Kuzo zombini iinkundla zendlu kaNdikhoyo wakhela iinkwenkwezi amaqonga. ₆Oonyana bakhe ncam wabafaka emlilweni, esenza idini ngabo kwintili kaBhen-hinom. Wayethe phithi yimilingo, ukuvumisa, nobugqwirha, ehamba kumagqirha noosiyazi. Wayegqithisile ukwenza ububi emehlweni kaNdikhoyo, emqumbisa.

₇Wathatha umfanekiso oqingqiweyo awayewenzile, wawufaka endlwini kaThixo; ukanti ke uThixo wayemyalile uDavide ndawonye noSolomon unyana wakhe, wathi: “Igama lam ndolimisa kude kube ngunaphakade apha kule ndlu eJerusalem, ndawo leyo ndayinyulayo phakathi kwazo zonke izindlu zikaSirayeli. ₈Ukuba amaSirayeli abe nenyameko, akwenza konke endiwayalele kona, ayithobela yonke imithetho nemimiselo kwanemiqathango endayikhupha ngoMosis, mna andisoze ndibuye ndiwenze abhadule emke kweli lizwe ndalinika ooyise.” ₉Kambe ke yena uManase wamlahlekisa uJuda nabantu baseJerusalem, ngangokuba bade babalasele ekwenzeni ububi kunezo zizwe wazitshabalalisayo uNdikhoyo phambi kwamaSirayeli.

₁₀UNdikhoyo wathetha noManase nabantu bakhe, kodwa zange bakhathale. ₁₁Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wabazisela iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi wokumkani waseAsiriya, owafika wamthimba uManase walibanjwa, wamqhoga impumlo, wambopha ngamakhamandela obhedu, wamsa eBhabheli. ₁₂Kuloo nkxwaleko ke uManase wazicengezela kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe, wazithoba warhuqa phantsi phambi koThixo wooyise. ₁₃Akuthandaza ke, uNdikhoyo wachukumiseka sisikhungo sakhe, wakuphulaphula ukuzibika kwakhe; ngoko ke wambuyisela embusweni wakhe eJerusalem. Watsho waqonda ke uManase ukuba uNdikhoyo nguThixo.

₁₄Emva koko ke walwakha udonga olungaphandle lwesixeko sikaDavide, kwintshona yomthombo waseGihon entilini, wada wee xhaxhe ngeSango leeNtlanzi, wayijikeleza induli yeOfeli, kananjalo ke waluphakamisa. Wamisa iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi kuzo zonke izixeko zakwaJuda ezinqatyisiweyo.

₁₅Wazisusa izithixo zasemzini, kunye nomfanekiso owawusendlwini kaNdikhoyo, kananjalo nawo onke amaqonga awayewakhe kwinduli yendlu kaThixo eJerusalem; xa zizonke ezo zinto wazikhuphela ngaphandle kwesixeko. ₁₆Waza ke walibuyisela iqonga likaNdikhoyo, kulo wenza amadini obudlelwane nawombulelo; uJuda wamyalela ukuba akhonze uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. ₁₇Kambe ke bona abantu bathi rhoqo ukwenza amadini kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo, kodwa bewenzela uNdikhoyo uThixo wabo.

₁₈Ke kaloku ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaManase, kunye nomthandazo wakhe kuThixo wakhe, namazwi awathethwa ngabashumayeli kuye egameni likaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli. ₁₉Ewe, umthandazo wakhe nendlela awachukumiseka ngayo uThixo sisikhungo sakhe, ndawonye nazo zonke izono zakhe nokunganyaniseki kwakhe, nezo ndawo wazakha kuzo iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo, nalapho wazimisa khona iintsika zika-Ashera kwanemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, ngaphambi kokuzithoba kwakhe, yonke loo ngcombolo ibhaliwe kwiinkcukacha zeembongi. ₂₀UManase ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa kwibhotwe lakhe. Esikhundleni sakhe ke kwangena unyana wakhe uAmon.

₂₁Ke kaloku uAmon wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini anesibini ezelwe ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula, waza ke waba ngukumkani iminyaka emibini eJerusalem. ₂₂KwanjengoManase uyise naye wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. UAmon wayeyenzela amadini ayinqule yonke imifanekiso eyayenziwe nguyise uManase. ₂₃Yena zange azithobe phambi koNdikhoyo njengoko wenjenjalo uyise uManase; ndaweni yoko wasuka walandisa ityala lakhe.

₂₄Ke amaphakathi ka-Amon amenzela iyelenqe, ambulalela kwakhe ebhotwe. ₂₅Ke bona abantu belo zwe bababulala bonke abo babenzele ukumkani uAmon iyelenqe, baza babeka unyana wakhe uJosiya wangukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.