UManase uphambukisa uJuda kuBaba
UManase uchitha konke: izindawo eziphakemeyo zakhiwa kabusha, ama-altare amabutho asezulwini ngaphakathi ethempelini, indodana yakhe uqobo ishiswa, kubuzwa kubashopha, igazi elingenacala ligcwala iJerusalema. UBaba wethu uthi uyakuwesula umuzi njengesitsha. U-Amoni uqhubeka ezindleleni zikayise, abulawe esigodlweni sakhe.
21 1UManase waba yinkosi eneminyaka eyishumi nambili, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu eJerusalema. Unina wayenguHefisiba. 2Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, elandela imikhuba enengekayo yezizwe azixosha phambi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli. 3Waphinda wakha izindawo eziphakeme uyise uHezekiya ayezidilizile, wakhela uBhali ama-altare, wenza nesigxobo sika-Ashera njengoba kwenza u-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wakhothamela onke amabutho asezulwini wawakhonza.
4Wakha ama-altare endlini kaBaba wethu, uBaba wethu ayeshilo ngayo wathi: “EJerusalema ngiyakubeka igama lami.”
5Emagcekeni womabili endlu kaBaba wethu wakhela onke amabutho asezulwini ama-altare. 6Wanikela ngendodana yakhe uqobo emlilweni, wenza ubuthakathi nokubhula, wabuza kwabanemimoya nakubahlahli bemilingo. Wenza okubi okuningi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, emvusa ulaka.
7Isithombe sika-Ashera esibaziweyo ayesenzile wasimisa endlini uBaba wethu ayeshilo ngayo kuDavida nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe, wathi: “Kule ndlu naseJerusalema, engalikhetha ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli, ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube phakade. 8Angiyikuphinda ngenze izinyawo zakwa-Israyeli zizulazule ziphume ezweni engalinika okhokho babo, uma beqaphela ukwenza konke engabayala ngakho, begcina wonke uMthetho inceku yami uMose eyabanika wona.”
9Kodwa abalalelanga; uManase wabadukisa ukuba benze okubi kakhulu kunezizwe uBaba wethu azibhubhisa phambi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
10Ngakho uBaba wethu wakhuluma ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi, wathi:
11“Ngenxa yokuthi uManase inkosi yakwaJuda wenze lezi zinto ezinengekayo—ezimbi kunakho konke okwenziwa ngama-Amori ayengaphambi kwakhe—futhi wonisa uJuda ngezithombe zakhe, 12ngakho usho kanje uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Ngiletha inhlekelele phezu kweJerusalema noJuda, eyokwenza ukuba kukhale izindlebe zombili zabo bonke abayizwayo.
13“Ngiyakwelulela phezu kweJerusalema intambo yokulinganisa yaseSamariya nentambo yokuqondisa yendlu ka-Ahabi; ngiyakuyesula iJerusalema njengoba umuntu esula isitsha, esula asiphendule phansi. 14Ngiyakulishiya insali yefa lami, ngibanikele ezitheni zabo—babe yimpango nokuphangwa yizo zonke izitha zabo, 15ngokuba benze okubi emehlweni ami, bangivusa ulaka kusukela osukwini okhokho babo abaphuma ngalo eGibhithe kuze kube namuhla.”
16UManase wachitha igazi elingenacala kakhulu kangangokuba wagcwalisa iJerusalema kusukela komunye umkhawulo kuze kube komunye, ngaphandle kwesono ayenze ngaso uJuda wona, enza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu.
17Ezinye izenzo zikaManase, konke akwenzayo, nesono asenzayo—akulotshiwe yini encwadini yomlando wamakhosi akwaJuda? 18UManase walala koyise, wembelwa ensimini yasesigodlweni sakhe, insimu ka-Uza. U-Amoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
U-Amoni uyabusa, ashiye uBaba
19U-Amoni waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili, wabusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalema. Unina wayenguMeshulemeti, indodakazi kaHaruzi, waseJotibha. 20Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, njengoba kwenza uyise uManase. 21Walandela zonke izindlela zikayise, wakhonza wakhothamela izithombe uyise ayezikhonza. 22Wamshiya uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, akahamba ngendlela kaBaba wethu. 23Izikhulu zika-Amoni zamenzela uzungu, zayibulala inkosi esigodlweni sayo. 24Kodwa abantu bezwe babulala bonke ababenzele inkosi u-Amoni uzungu, benza uJosiya indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 25Ezinye izenzo zika-Amoni—akulotshiwe yini encwadini yomlando wamakhosi akwaJuda? 26Wembelwa ethuneni lakhe ensimini ka-Uza, uJosiya indodana yakhe wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
