UManase Uyajikisa uYuda kuBawo wethu

UManase wachitha yonke into: iziganga zabuya zakhiwa, izibingelelo zomkhosi wasezulwini zamiswa phakathi etempileni, unyana wakhe watshiswa, kwacetyiswana nabanemishologu, igazi elingenatyala lazalisa iYerusalem. UBawo wethu wathi uya kuwusula lo mzi njengesitya. UAmon waqhubeka ngeendlela zikayise, waza wabulawa ebhotweni lakhe.

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UManase waba ngukumkani engominyaka elishumi elinamibini, walawula iminyaka emashumi mahlanu anesihlanu eJerusalem. Unina wayenguHefetsibha. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, elandela amasikizi eentlanga awazigqogqa phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli. Wabuya wazakha iziganga uyise uHezekiya awayezitshabalalisile, wamakhela uBhahali izibingelelo, wenza uAshera njengoko wenzayo uAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waqubuda kuwo wonke umkhosi wasezulwini, wakhonza.

Wakha izibingelelo endlwini kaBawo wethu, awathi ngayo: “EJerusalem ndiya kulibeka igama lam.”

Kuzo zombini iintendelezo zendlu kaBawo wethu wakha izibingelelo kuwo wonke umkhosi wasezulwini. Wabingelela unyana wakhe emlilweni, wenza ubugqi nokuhlaba izihlabo, wacebisana nabanemishologu noosiyazi. Wenza okubi okuninzi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, emqumbisa.

UAshera oqingqiweyo awayemenzile wammisa endlwini uBawo wethu awathethe ngayo kuDavide nakunyana wakhe uSolomon, esithi: “Kule ndlu naseJerusalem, endayinyulayo kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli, ndiya kulibeka igama lam ngonaphakade. Andiyi kuphinda ndizibhadulise iinyawo zamaSirayeli, zimke kulo ilizwe endalinika ooyise, ukuba bathe bakugcina ngenyameko konke endabawisela umthetho ngako, begcina wonke umyalelo abawunikwayo ngumkhonzi wam uMoses.”

Kodwa abeva; uManase wabalahlekisa ukuba benze okubi ngaphezu kweentlanga uBawo wethu awazitshabalalisa phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli.

Watsho uBawo wethu ngabakhonzi bakhe abaprofeti, esithi:

“Ngenxa yokuba uManase ukumkani wakwaYuda enze la masikizi, okubi ngaphezu kwako konke abakwenzayo ama-Amori ababengaphambi kwakhe, wawonisa noYuda ngezithixo zakhe, ngako oko, utsho uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli: Ndiza kuzisa intlekele phezu kwiJerusalem noYuda, eya kubetha zithi nzwi iindlebe zombini zabo bonke abaya kuyiva.

Ndiya kweyolulela phezu kwiJerusalem ulutya lokulinganisela lwaseSamari, nentambo yolondo yendlu ka-Ahabhi; ndiya kuyisula iJerusalem njengokuba kusulwa ukhamba, ukusula ndikubhukuqe. Ndiya kulishiya intsalela yelifa lam, ndibanikele esandleni seentshaba zabo; baya kuba ngamaxhoba nokuthinjwa kubo bonke abandibandezelayo, ngenxa yokuba benze okubi emehlweni am, bandiqumbisa, kuselokumini abaphuma ngayo ooyise eYiputa kwada kwaba namhla.”

UManase waphalaza igazi elingenatyala elininzi, wada wayizalisa iJerusalem ukusuka ekupheleni ukuya ekupheleni, ngaphandle kwesono awona ngaso uYuda, esenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu.

Ezinye izinto zikaManase, nako konke awakwenzayo, nesono awona ngaso, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? UManase walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa emyezweni webhotwe lakhe, umyezo ka-Uza. UAmon unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

UAmon Uyalawula Amshiye uBawo wethu

UAmon waba ngukumkani engominyaka emashumi mabini anamibini, walawula iminyaka emibini eJerusalem. Unina wayenguMeshulemeti, intombi kaHarutsi, waseYotebha. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, njengoko wenzayo uyise uManase. Walandela zonke iindlela zikayise, ekhonza equbuda kwizithixo awayezikhonza uyise. Wamshiya uBawo wethu, uThixo wooyise, akahamba ngendlela kaBawo wethu. Abakhonzi baka-Amon bamceba, bambulala ukumkani ebhotweni lakhe. Kodwa abantu belizwe bababulala bonke abamcebileyo ukumkani uAmon, bamenza unyana wakhe uYosiya waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe. Ezinye izinto zika-Amon awazenzayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? Wangcwatyelwa engcwabeni lakhe emyezweni ka-Uza, waza unyana wakhe uYosiya waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.