2 Amakhosi
21:1 UManase wayeneminyaka eyishumi nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu.
neminyaka emihlanu eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguHefiziba.
21:2 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, ngemva kwalokho
izinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana
yakwa-Israyeli.
21:3 Ngoba wabuye wazakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise
bhujisiwe; wammisela uBali ama-altare, wenza no-Ashera njengokwenza kwakhe
u-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli; wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lezulu, wakhonza
bona.
21:4 Wakha ama-altare endlini kaJehova, uJehova asho ngayo ukuthi: "Ngaphakathi."
IJerusalema ngiyakubeka igama lami.
21:5 Wakhela nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini ama-altare emagcekeni omabili kaJehova
indlu kaJehova.
21:6 Futhi wadabulisa indodana yakhe emlilweni, futhi wagcina izikhathi, futhi wasebenzisa
wenza imilingo, waphatha abanedlozi nabathakathi;
ububi obuningi emehlweni kaJehova ukuba amcunule.
21:7 Futhi wamisa umfanekiso oqoshiwe we-Ashera ayemenzile endlini, ka
uJehova akukhuluma kuDavide nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe, kule ndlu, na
eJerusalema, engilikhethile kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, ngiyokwenza
beka igama lami kuze kube phakade.
21:8 Futhi ngeke ngenze izinyawo zika-Israyeli ziphinde zinyakaze ezweni
engayinika oyise; kuphela uma bezoqaphela ukwenza ngokuvumelana
konke engibayale ngakho, nangawo wonke umthetho wami engibayale ngakho
inceku uMose yabayala.
21:9 Kodwa abalalelanga, futhi uManase wabayenga ukwenza okubi kakhulu
benza izizwe uJehova azichitha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
21:10 Futhi uJehova wakhuluma ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi, wathi:
21:11 Ngoba uManase, inkosi yakwaJuda, wenze lezi zinengiso, futhi uye
wenza okubi ngaphezu kwakho konke ama-Amori ayengaphambi kwakhe;
wonisa noJuda ngezithombe zakhe.
21:12 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Bheka, Ngiyoletha abanjalo
okubi phezu kweJerusalema noJuda, ukuthi yilowo nalowo ozwa ngakho kokubili owakhe
izindlebe zizonkenketha.
21:13 Futhi ngiyokwelula phezu kweJerusalema intambo yokulinganisa yaseSamariya, futhi umthofu wokumisa
wendlu ka-Ahabi; ngiyakwesula iJerusalema njengomuntu esula isitsha;
esula, futhi eyibhekise phansi.
21:14 Futhi ngiyoyishiya insali yefa lami, futhi ngiyobakhulula
esandleni sezitha zabo; bayakuba yimpango nempango
kuzo zonke izitha zabo;
21:15 Ngoba benze okubi emehlweni ami, futhi baye
bangicunula, kusukela osukwini oyise baphuma ngalo
iGibhithe, kuze kube lamuhla.
21:16 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uManase wachitha igazi elingenacala kakhulu, waze wagcwalisa
iJerusalema kusukela komunye umkhawulo kuya komunye; ngaphandle kwesono sakhe asenza ngaso
uJuda ukuba one, ngokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
21:17 Manje ezinye izindaba zikaManase, futhi konke akwenzayo, nesono sakhe
ukuthi wona, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla
amakhosi akwaJuda na?
21:18 UManase wayeselala koyise, futhi wembelwa ensimini yakhe
u-Amoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
21:19 U-Amoni wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi wabusa
iminyaka emibili eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguMeshulemeti
indodakazi kaHaruzi waseJotiba.
21:20 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, njengoba nje uyise
UManase wenza.
21:21 Wahamba ngayo yonke indlela uyise ahamba ngayo, wakhonza uJehova
izithombe uyise azikhonza, wakhuleka kuzo;
21:22 Futhi wamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, futhi akahambanga endleleni
iNkosi.
21:23 Futhi izinceku zika-Amoni ugobe ngokumelene naye, futhi zabulala inkosi esandleni sakhe
indlu yakhe.
21:24 Futhi abantu bezwe bababulala bonke labo ababebenzele uzungu ngokumelene inkosi
u-Amoni; abantu bezwe babeka uJosiya indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
21:25 Ezinye izindaba zika-Amoni azenzayo, azibhalwanga yini kuyo
Incwadi yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
21:26 Wangcwatshwa ethuneni lakhe ensimini ka-Uza, noJosiya eyakhe
indodana yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.