Manase Vanotsausa Judha Kubva kuna Baba
Manase anoparadza zvose: nzvimbo dzakakwirira dzinovakwazve, aritari dzehondo yenyeredzi mukati metemberi, mwanakomana wake anopiswa, masvikiro anobvunzwa, ropa risina mhosva rinozadza Jerusarema. Baba vedu vanoti vachapukuta guta sendiro. Amoni anoenderera mberi nenzira dzababa vake uye anourayirwa mumuzinda wake.
21 1Manase vakava mambo vaine makore gumi namaviri, vakatonga makore makumi mashanu namashanu muJerusarema. Mai vake vainzi Hefiziba. 2Vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paBaba vedu, vachitevera tsika dzinonyangadza dzendudzi dzavakadzinga pamberi pavanhu vaIsraeri. 3Vakavakazve nzvimbo dzakakwirira dzakanga dzaparadzwa nababa vavo Hezekia, vakavaka aritari dzaBhaari, vakaita danda raAshera sezvavakaita Ahabhi mambo waIsraeri, vakapfugamira hondo yose yokudenga vakaishumira.
4Vakavaka aritari mumba maBaba vedu, avo vakati, “MuJerusarema ndichaisa zita rangu.”
5Muzvivanze zvose zviri zviviri zvemba yaBaba vedu, vakavaka aritari dzehondo yose yokudenga. 6Vakapisa mwanakomana wavo mumoto, vakaita uroyi nokushopera, vakabvunza masvikiro nemidzimu. Vakaita zvakaipa zvizhinji pameso aBaba vedu, vachivatsamwisa.
7Chifananidzo chaAshera chakavezwa chavakanga vaita, vakachimisa mumba imomo, umo Baba vedu vakanga vaudza Dhavhidhi nomwanakomana wavo Soromoni kuti, “Mumba muno nomuJerusarema, mandakasarudza pakati pamarudzi ose aIsraeri, ndichaisa zita rangu nokusingaperi. 8Handichaitizve kuti tsoka dzaIsraeri dzidzungaire dzichibva munyika yandakapa madzitateguru avo, kana vakateerera nokungwarira zvose zvandakavarayira, vachichengeta Mutemo wose wavakapiwa nomuranda wangu Mozisi.”
9Asi havana kuteerera; Manase vakavatsausa kuti vaite zvakaipa kupfuura ndudzi dzakaparadzwa naBaba vedu pamberi pavanhu vaIsraeri.
10Saka Baba vedu vakataura kubudikidza navaranda vavo vaporofita, vachiti:
11“Nokuti Manase mambo waJudha vakaita zvinhu izvi zvinonyangadza, zvakaipa kupfuura zvose zvakaitwa navaAmori vaivapo mberi kwavo, uye vakatungamirira Judha kuti vatadze nezvifananidzo zvavo, 12naizvozvo Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, vanoti: Ndichauyisa njodzi pamusoro peJerusarema neJudha, zvokuti munhu wose achazvinzwa, nzeve dzake mbiri dzicharira.
13“Pamusoro peJerusarema ndichatambanudza rwodzi rwokuyera rweSamaria nechokuyeresa chemba yaAhabhi; ndichapukuta Jerusarema somunhu anopukuta ndiro, ndichiipukuta ndichiipidigura. 14Ndichasiya vakasara venhaka yangu, ndichivaisa mumaoko avavengi vavo, vagova chokupamba nechakapambwa kuvavengi vavo vose, 15nokuti vakaita zvakaipa pamberi pangu, vakanditsamwisa kubvira zuva rakabuda madzitateguru avo muIjipiti kusvikira nhasi.”
16Manase vakateura ropa rizhinji risina mhosva, zvokuti vakazadza Jerusarema kubva kune rumwe rutivi kusvikira kune rumwe, tisingatauri nezvechivi chavakatadzisa Judha nacho, vachiita zvakaipa pameso aBaba vedu.
17Mamwe mabasa aManase, zvose zvavakaita, nechivi chavakaita, hazvina kunyorwa here muBhuku reNhoroondo dzaMadzimambo eJudha? 18Manase vakazorora namadzitateguru avo, vakavigwa mubindu romuzinda wavo, bindu raUza. Amoni mwanakomana wavo vakava mambo panzvimbo yavo.
Amoni Vanotonga Vorasa Baba
19Amoni vakava mambo vaine makore makumi maviri namaviri, vakatonga makore maviri muJerusarema. Mai vake vainzi Meshuremeti mwanasikana waHarusi, wokuJotibha. 20Vakaita zvakaipa pameso aBaba vedu, sezvakanga zvaitwa nababa vavo Manase. 21Vakatevera nzira dzose dzababa vavo, vachishumira nokupfugamira zvifananidzo zvakashumirwa nababa vavo. 22Vakarasa Baba vedu, Mwari wamadzitateguru avo, vakasafamba munzira yaBaba vedu. 23Vabati vaAmoni vakamumukira, vakauraya mambo mumuzinda wavo. 24Asi vanhu venyika vakauraya vose vakanga vamukira Mambo Amoni, vakagadza Josiya mwanakomana wavo kuti ave mambo panzvimbo yavo. 25Mamwe mabasa aAmoni aakaita, hazvina kunyorwa here muBhuku reNhoroondo dzaMadzimambo eJudha? 26Vakavigwa muguva ravo mubindu raUza, Josiya mwanakomana wavo vakatonga panzvimbo yavo.