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₁UManase wayeneminyaka eyishumi nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu nanhlanu eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguHefisiba.

₂Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengezinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₃Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise azichithile; wamisela uBali ama-altare, wenza uAshera* njengokwenza kuka-Ahabi inkosi yakwaIsrayeli, wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, walikhonza.

₄Wakha ama-altare endlini kaJehova, uJehova asho ngayo ukuthi: Ngiyakubeka igama lami eJerusalema.

₅Wakhela nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini ama-altare emagcekeni omabili endlu kaJehova.

₆Wadabulisa indodana yakhe emlilweni, wahlola imihlola, wenza imilingo, wamisa abanamadlozi, nabathakathi, wenza okubi okuningi emehlweni kaJehova, waze wamcunula.

₇Wabeka isithombe esibaziweyo sika-Ashera* asenzileyo endlini asho ngayo uJehova kuDavide nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe ukuthi: Kulendlu naseJerusalema engilikhethile ezizweni zonke zakwaIsrayeli ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube-phakade;

₈futhi angisayikuzulisa izinyawo zikaIsrayeli, zisuke ezweni engalinika oyise, uma beyakugcina kuphela ukwenza njengakho konke engibayalé ngakho nanjengawo wonke umthetho eyabayala ngawo inceku yami uMose.

₉Kepha abalalelanga; uManase wabaphambukisa baze benza okubi kunabezizwe abachithayo uJehova phambi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli.

₁₀UJehova wayesekhuluma ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi, wathi:

₁₁Ngokuba uManase inkosi yakwaJuda enzile lezizinengiso, enzé kabi kunakho konke ukwenza kwama-Amori ayephambi kwakhe, wonisa noJuda ngezithombe zakhe,

₁₂ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiletha okubi phezu kweJerusalema naphezu kukaJuda ngangokuthi bonke abakuzwayo, izindlebe zabo zombili ziyakunkeneza ngakho.

₁₃Ngiyakwelula phezu kweJerusalema umucu wokulinganisa waseSamariya, nomthofu wokumisa indlu ka-Ahabi; ngiyakwesula iJerusalema njengalokho umuntu esula isitsha, esesula asigumbuqele.

₁₄Ngiyakushiya insali yefa lami, ngiyinikele esandleni sezitha zayo, ibe-yimpango nento ebanjiweyo yazo zonke izitha zayo;

₁₅ngokuba yenzile okubi emehlweni ami, ingicunulile kusukela osukwini oyise abaphuma ngalo eGibithe kuze kube-namuhla.

₁₆Futhi uManase wachitha kakhulu igazi elingenacala, waze wagcwalisa iJerusalema kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube-sekugcineni, ngaphandle kwesono sakhe onisa ngaso uJuda ngokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

₁₇Ezinye izindaba zikaManase, nakho konke akwenzayo, nesono sakhe ona ngaso, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?

₁₈UManase wayeselala koyise, wembelwa ensimini yendlu yakhe, insimu kaUza; uAmoni indodana yakhe wabayinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

₁₉UAmoni wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguMeshulemeti indodakazi kaHarusi waseJothiba.

₂₀Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengalokho enzile uManase uyise.

₂₁Wahamba ngezindlela zonke uyise ahamba ngazo, wakhonza izithombe azikhonzayo uyise, wakhuleka kuzo;

₂₂washiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, kahambanga ngendlela kaJehova.

₂₃Izinceku zika-Amoni zamenzela ugobe, zayibulala inkosi endlini yayo.

₂₄Kepha abantu bezwe bababulala bonke ababeyenzela inkosi uAmoni ugobe; abantu bezwe bambeka uJosiya indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sayo.

₂₅Ezinye izindaba zika-Amoni azenzayo angithi zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?

₂₆Wembelwa ethuneni lakhe ensimini kaUza; uJosiya indodana yakhe wabayinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.