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33:1 UManase wayeneminyaka eyishumi nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi wabusa
iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu eJerusalema.
33:2 Kodwa wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, njengoba nje
izinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kukaJehova
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
33:3 Ngoba wabuye wazakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise ayezidilizile
wehla, wamisela oBali ama-altare, wenza o-Ashera, ne
wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lezulu, walikhonza.
33:4 Futhi wakha ama-altare endlini kaJehova, okuyinto uJehova ayenayo
wathi: EJerusalema ibizo lami lizakuba khona kuze kube nininini.
33:5 Wakhela nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini ama-altare emagcekeni omabili kaJehova
indlu kaJehova.
33:6 Futhi wadabulisa abantwana bakhe emlilweni esigodini saseNtabeni
indodana kaHinomu: wagcina izikhathi, wenza imilingo, wasebenzisa imilingo
ubuthakathi, nedlozi, nabathakathi;
wenza okubi okuningi emehlweni kaJehova ukuba amthukuthelise.
33:7 Futhi wamisa isithombe esibaziweyo, isithombe abenzile, endlini ka
uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ayethe ngaye kuDavida lakuSolomoni indodana yakhe: Kulokhu
endlini, naseJerusalema, engiyikhethile phambi kwazo zonke izizwe zalo
Israyeli, ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube phakade;
33:8 Futhi ngeke ngisasusa unyawo luka-Israyeli ezweni
engikumisele oyihlo; ukuze baqaphele
yenzani konke engibayale ngakho, ngokomthetho wonke nangomthetho
izimiso nezahlulelo ngesandla sikaMose.
33:9 Ngakho uManase wadukisa uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema, futhi
wenze okubi kunabezizwe uJehova abachitha phambi kukaJehova
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
33:10 UJehova wakhuluma kuManase nakubantu bakhe, kodwa abavumanga
lalela.
33:11 Ngakho uJehova wehlisela phezu kwabo izinduna zempi
inkosi yase-Asiriya eyabamba uManase emeveni, yambopha
ngezibopho, bamyisa eBhabhiloni.
33:12 Futhi lapho esekuhluphekeni, wancenga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, futhi wazithoba.
yena kakhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wawoyise,
33:13 Wakhuleka kuye, wancengwa nguye, wezwa owakhe
wakhuleka, wambuyisela eJerusalema embusweni wakhe. Khona-ke
UManase wazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu.
33:14 Manje ngemva kwalokho wakha ugange ngaphandle komuzi kaDavide, ngasentshonalanga
eceleni kweGihoni esigodini, kuze kufike ekungeneni kweSango Lezinhlanzi;
walizungeza i-Ofeli, waliphakamisa kakhulu, walibeka
izinduna zempi emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda.
33:15 Futhi wasusa onkulunkulu bezizwe, nesithombe endlini kaJehova
uJehova, nawo wonke ama-altare ayewakhile entabeni yendlu ka
uJehova, naseJerusalema, wabaxosha ngaphandle komuzi.
33:16 Futhi walungisa i-altare likaJehova, futhi wanikela phezu kwalo ukuthula
iminikelo neminikelo yokubonga, wayala uJuda ukuba akhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu
yakwa-Israyeli.
33:17 Nokho abantu babesahlaba ezindaweni eziphakemeyo
nguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo yedwa.
33:18 Manje ezinye izindaba zikaManase, futhi umthandazo wakhe kuNkulunkulu wakhe, futhi
amazwi ababoni abawakhuluma kuye egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu we
Israyeli, bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
33:19 Umkhuleko wakhe futhi, futhi kanjani uNkulunkulu wancengwa kuye, futhi zonke izono zakhe, futhi
nesiphambeko sakhe, nezindawo akha kuzo izindawo eziphakemeyo, wamisa
o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo, ngaphambi kokuba athotshiswe; bheka, zikhona
ebhaliwe phakathi kwamazwi ababoni.
33:20 UManase wayeselala koyise, futhi bammbela endaweni yakhe
u-Amoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
33:21 U-Amoni wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi wabusa
iminyaka emibili eJerusalema.
33:22 Kodwa wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, njengoba nje uManase
uyise, ngokuba u-Amoni wahlabela zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo
UManase uyise wazenza, wabakhonza;
33:23 Futhi akazange azithobe phambi kukaJehova, njengoba nje uManase uyise
wazithoba; kepha u-Amoni wona ngokwandayo.
33:24 Futhi izinceku zakhe ugobe ngokumelene naye, futhi wambulala endlini yakhe.
33:25 Kodwa abantu bezwe bababulala bonke labo ababebenzele ugobe inkosi
u-Amoni; abantu bezwe babeka uJosiya indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.