2 Kings - Chapter 21

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

Verse 2: Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengezinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Verse 3: Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise azichithile; wamisela uBali ama-altare, wenza u-Ashera njengokwenza kuka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, walikhonza.

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

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

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

Verse 7: Wabeka isithombe esibaziweyo sika-Ashera asenzileyo endlini asho ngayo uJehova kuDavide nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe ukuthi: “Kule ndlu naseJerusalema engilikhethile ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube phakade;

Verse 8: futhi angisayikuzulisa izinyawo zika-Israyeli, zisuke ezweni engalinika oyise, uma beyakugcina kuphela ukwenza njengakho konke engibayale ngakho nanjengawo wonke umthetho eyabayala ngawo inceku yami uMose.”

Verse 9: Kepha abalalelanga; uManase wabaphambukisa baze benza okubi kunabezizwe abachithayo uJehova phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Verse 10: UJehova wayesekhuluma ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi, wathi:

Verse 11: “Ngokuba uManase inkosi yakwaJuda enzile lezi zinengiso, enze kabi kunakho konke ukwenza kwama-Amori ayephambi kwakhe, wonisa noJuda ngezithombe zakhe,

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

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

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

Verse 15: ngokuba yenzile okubi emehlweni ami, ingicunulile kusukela osukwini oyise abaphuma ngalo eGibithe kuze kube namuhla.’ ”

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

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

Verse 18: UManase wayeselala koyise, wembelwa ensimini yendlu yakhe, insimu ka-Uza; u-Amoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

Verse 19: U-Amoni wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguMeshulemeti, indodakazi kaHarusi waseJothiba.

Verse 20: Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengalokho enzile uManase uyise.

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

Verse 22: washiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, kahambanga ngendlela kaJehova.

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

Verse 24: Kepha abantu bezwe bababulala bonke ababeyenzela inkosi u-Amoni ugobe; abantu bezwe bambeka uJosiya indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

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

Verse 26: Wembelwa ethuneni lakhe ensimini ka-Uza; uJosiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.