2 IziKronike 33:1-25
33 UManase+ wayeneminyaka eyishumi nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu eJerusalema.+
2 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova,+ ngokwezinto ezinengekayo+ zezizwe uJehova ayezixoshe phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.+
3 Ngakho waphinde wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo+ uHezekiya uyise ayezidilizile,+ wamisela oBhali+ ama-altare+ wenza izigxobo ezingcwele,+ waqala ukukhothamela+ lonke ibutho lamazulu+ walikhonza.+
4 Wakha ama-altare+ endlini kaJehova, uJehova ayethé ngayo: “Igama lami liyoba seJerusalema kuze kube nini nanini.”+
5 Wakhela lonke ibutho lamazulu+ ama-altare emagcekeni amabili+ endlu kaJehova.+
6 Yena ngokwakhe wadabulisa amadodana akhe emlilweni+ esigodini sendodana kaHinomu,+ wenza imilingo+ wasebenzisa ukubhula+ wenza ubuthakathi+ futhi wenza ukuba kube khona abanemimoya+ nababikezeli bezenzakalo.+ Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova ngezinga elikhulu, emcasula.+
7 Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabeka umfanekiso oqoshiwe+ ayewenzile endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso,+ indlu uNkulunkulu ayethé ngayo kuDavide nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe: “Kule ndlu naseJerusalema, engilikhethileyo+ kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, ngizobeka igama lami+ kuze kube nini nanini.+
8 Futhi ngeke ngiphinde ngilususe unyawo luka-Israyeli emhlabathini engiwabele+ okhokho bakhe,+ kuphela nje uma eqaphela ukwenza konke engimyale ngakho+ ngokuphathelene nawo wonke umthetho+ neziqondiso+ nezinqumo zokwahlulela+ ngesandla sikaMose.”+
9 UManase+ wayelokhu eyenga uJuda+ nabakhileyo eJerusalema ukuba benze okubi kakhulu+ ukwedlula izizwe uJehova ayezibhuqile phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.+
10 UJehova wayelokhu ekhuluma noManase nabantu bakhe, kodwa abanakanga.+
11 Ekugcineni uJehova wabalethela+ izinduna zempi yenkosi yase-Asiriya,+ ngakho zambamba uManase emigodini+ futhi zambopha+ ngezibopho zethusi ezimbili zamyisa eBhabhiloni.
12 Ngokushesha nje lapho kumbangela ukucindezeleka,+ wamncenga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe+ waqhubeka ezithoba+ kakhulu ngenxa kaNkulunkulu wokhokho bakhe.
13 Wayelokhu ethandaza kuYe, kangangokuba wavuma ukuba ancengwe+ nguye futhi wasizwa isicelo sakhe somusa wambuyisela eJerusalema ebukhosini bakhe;+ uManase wazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu weqiniso.+
14 Ngemva kwalokhu wakha udonga lwangaphandle+ loMuzi KaDavide+ entshonalanga yeGihoni+ esigodini sesifufula kuze kufike eSangweni Lezinhlanzi,+ futhi walwakha lwazungeza lwaze lwafika e-Ofeli+ waluphakamisa kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabeka izinduna zebutho lempi kuyo yonke imizi enezivikelo eziqinile kwaJuda.+
15 Wasusa onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe+ nomfanekiso wesithombe+ endlini kaJehova nawo wonke ama-altare+ ayewakhile entabeni yendlu kaJehova naseJerusalema wayeseyaleza ukuba kulahlwe ngaphandle komuzi.
16 Ngaphezu kwalokho, walungisa i-altare likaJehova+ wanikela kulo imihlatshelo yenhlanganyelo+ nemihlatshelo yokubonga+ futhi wabuye watshela uJuda ukuba akhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.+
17 Noma kunjalo, abantu babesayenza imihlatshelo ezindaweni eziphakemeyo;+ kuphela ukuthi babeyenzela uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
18 Ngokuqondene nazo zonke ezinye izindaba zikaManase nomthandazo wakhe+ kuNkulunkulu wakhe namazwi ababoni bemibono+ abakhuluma naye egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, bheka kuphakathi kwezindaba zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.+
19 Kepha umthandazo wakhe+ nendlela anikwa ngayo lokho ayekucela+ naso sonke isono sakhe+ nokungathembeki kwakhe+ nezindawo akha kuzo izindawo eziphakemeyo+ futhi wamisa izigxobo ezingcwele+ nemifanekiso ebaziweyo+ ngaphambi kokuba azithobe,+ bheka kulotshiwe phakathi kwamazwi ababoni bakhe bemibono.
20 Ekugcineni uManase walala nokhokho bakhe,+ bamngcwaba+ endlini yakhe; u-Amoni+ indodana yakhe wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
21 U-Amoni+ wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalema.+
22 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova,+ njengoba nje uManase uyise ayenzile;+ u-Amoni wahlabela+ yonke imifanekiso ebaziweyo+ uManase+ uyise ayeyenzile, waqhubeka eyikhonza.+
23 Akazange azithobe+ ngenxa kaJehova ngendlela uManase uyise azithoba ngayo,+ ngoba u-Amoni nguye owenza ukuba kwande ukuba necala.+
24 Ekugcineni izinceku zakhe zamakhela uzungu+ zambulala endlini yakhe.+
25 Kodwa abantu bezwe bababulala+ bonke abakhela iNkosi u-Amoni+ uzungu,+ abantu+ bezwe base bebeka uJosiya+ indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
