Verse 1: UManase wayeneminyaka eyishumi nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu nanhlanu eJerusalema.
Verse 2: Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengezinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 3: Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise azidilizile; wamisela oBali ama-altare, wenza o-Ashera, wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, walikhonza.
Verse 4: Wakha ama-altare endlini kaJehova, uJehova asho ngayo ukuthi: “Igama lami liyakuba khona eJerusalema kuze kube phakade.”
Verse 5: Wakhela nalo lonke ibandla lasezukwini ama-altare emagcekeni omabili endlu kaJehova.
Verse 6: Wadabulisa abantwana bakhe emlilweni esigodini sendodana kaHinomu, wahlola imihlola, wenza imilingo, wenza amalumbo, wamisa abanamadlozi, nabathakathi, wenza okubi okuningi emehlweni kaJehova, waze wamcunula.
Verse 7: Wabeka umfanekiso obaziweyo wesithombe awenzileyo endlini kaNkulunkulu asho ngayo uNkulunkulu kuDavide nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe ukuthi: “Kule ndlu naseJerusalema engilikhethile ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube phakade;
Verse 8: futhi angisayikususa unyawo luka-Israyeli ezweni engilimisele oyihlo, uma beyakugcina kuphela ukwenza konke engibayale ngakho, wonke umthetho, nezimiso, nezahlulelo, ngesandla sikaMose.”
Verse 9: UManase wadukisa uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema, baze benza okubi kunabezizwe uJehova abachitha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 10: UJehova wakhuluma kuManase nakubantu bakhe, kepha kabalalelanga.
Verse 11: Ngalokho-ke uJehova wabehlisela izinduna zempi yenkosi yase-Asiriya; zambamba uManase ngamaketanga, zambopha ngawozankosi, zamuyisa eBabele.
Verse 12: Lapho esekuhluphekeni, wanxusa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, wazithoba kakhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wawoyise.
Verse 13: Wakhuleka kuye; wancengwa nguye, wezwa ukunxusa kwakhe, wambuyisela eJerusalema embusweni wakhe. Wayesekwazi uManase ukuthi uJehova nguye onguNkulunkulu.
Verse 14: Emva kwalokho wakha ugange olungaphandle komuzi kaDavide ngasentshonalanga kwaseGihoni esigodini kuze kube sekungeneni kweSango Lezinhlanzi; walihaqa i-Ofeli, waliphakamisa kakhulu; wabeka izinduna ezinamandla emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda.
Verse 15: Wasusa onkulunkulu babezizwe nesithombe endlini kaJehova, nawo onke ama-altare ayewakhile entabeni yendlu kaJehova naseJerusalema, wakulahla ngaphandle komuzi.
Verse 16: Wakha i-altare likaJehova, wanikela phezu kwalo ngemihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula neyokubonga, washo kuJuda ukuba bamkhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
Verse 17: Nokho abantu babesahlaba ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, kodwa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo kuphela.
Verse 18: Ezinye izindaba zikaManase, nomkhuleko wakhe kuNkulunkulu wakhe, namazwi ababoni ababewakhuluma kuye egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, bheka, kulotshiwe ezindabeni zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
Verse 19: Umkhuleko wakhe, nokunxuswa kukaNkulunkulu nguye, nazo zonke izono zakhe, nazo zonke iziphambeko zakhe, nezindawo akha kuzo izindawo eziphakemeyo, amisa kuzo o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo, engakazithobi, bheka, lokho kulotshiwe ezindabeni zikaHozayi.
Verse 20: UManase wayeselala koyise; bammbela endlini yakhe; u-Amoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Verse 21: U-Amoni wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalema.
Verse 22: Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengalokho enzile uManase uyise; u-Amoni wahlabela zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo ayezenzile uManase uyise, wazikhonza.
Verse 23: Akazithobanga phambi kukaJehova njengalokho ebezithobile uManase uyise kepha yena lowo Amoni wenza amacala akhe aba maningi.
Verse 24: Izinceku zakhe zamenzela ugobe, zambulala endlini yakhe.
Verse 25: Kepha abantu bezwe bababulala bonke ababeyenzele inkosi u-Amoni ugobe; abantu bezwe bambeka uJosiya indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.