2Ch 33 | NdeIBE | STEP | UManase waba yinkosi eleminyaka elitshumi lambili ubudala njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu lanhlanu.

2 Chronicles 33

UManase iNkosi YakoJuda

1 UManase waba yinkosi eleminyaka elitshumi lambili ubudala njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu lanhlanu. 2 Wenza ububi phambi kukaJehova, elandela izenzo zamanyala ezizwe ezasuswa nguJehova mandulo kokufika kwabako-Israyeli. 3 Wavuselela izindawo zokukhonzela ezazibhidlizwe nguyise uHezekhiya; waphinda wakhela oBhali amaalithare kanye lezinsika zika-Ashera. Wakhothamela zonke izinkanyezi zezulu wazikhonza. 4 Wakha ama-alithare ethempelini likaJehova, lona uJehova ayekhulume ngalo wathi: “IBizo lami lizahlala eJerusalema kuze kube nininini.” 5 Emagumeni womabili ethempeli lika-Jehova, wakha ama-alithare ezinkanyezi zezulu. 6 Wanikela amadodana akhe emlilweni eSigodini saseBheni Hinomi, wenza imilingo, ukuvumisa, lokuthakatha njalo wayahlahlula lakwabalemimoya. Wenza okubi kakhulu phambi kukaJehova, wamthukuthelisa.

7 Wathatha isithombe ayesibazile wasibeka ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, lelo uNkulunkulu ayethe kuDavida lakundodana yakhe uSolomoni, “Kulelithempeli kanye laseJerusalema, engilikhethileyo ezizwaneni zako-Israyeli, ngizafaka iBizo lami kuze kube nininini.

8 Angiyikuyekela izinyawo zabako-Israyeli zisuke kulelilizwe engalabela okhokho babo, nxa bezananzelela benze konke engabalaya ngakho okwemithetho, izimiso leziqondiso ezaphiwa uMosi.” 9 Kodwa uManase wakhokhelela abakoJuda labaseJerusalema ekulahlekeni, benza ububi okwedlula izizwe uJehova azibhubhisa mandulo kokufika kwabako-Israyeli.

10 UJehova wakhuluma kuManase labantu bakhe, kodwa kabalalelanga. 11 Ngakho uJehova wabehlisela abalawuli bamabutho enkosi yase-Asiriya, abathumba uManase, bamfaka umkhala emakhaleni, bambopha ngamaketane ethusi bamusa eBhabhiloni. 12 Ekuhlulukelweni kwakhe wacela umusa kaJehova uNkulunkulu waboyise. 13 Ngakho uthe esekhuleka kuJehova, wezwa ukuncenga kwakhe walalela isicelo sakhe; wambuyisela eJerusalema ebukhosini bakhe. Ngalokho uManase wakwazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu.

14 Ngemva kwalokho wakha kutsha umduli wangaphandle owoMuzi kaDavida, entshonalanga kwentombo yesigodini seGihoni, kusiya emangenelweni eSango leNhlanzi kubhoda uqaqa lwe-Ofeli; njalo wawakha waba mude kulakuqala. Wafaka abalawuli bamabutho kuwo wonke amadolobho alezinqaba koJuda.

15 Wasusa bonke onkulunkulu bezizweni wasusa lesithombe ethempelini likaJehova, lawo wonke ama-alithare ayewakhele eqaqeni lwethempeli kanye laseJerusalema; konke lokhu wakulahlela ngaphandle kwedolobho

16 Wavuselela i-alithare likaJehova wenza imihlatshelo yobudlelwano leminikelo yokulunga phezu kwalo njalo watshela uJuda ukumkhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

17 Kodwa abantu baqhubeka benikela imihlatshelo ezindaweni zokukhonzela, kodwa benikela kuphela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.

18 Ezinye izehlakalo ngombuso kaManase, kanye lomkhuleko wakhe kuNkulunkulu wakhe lamazwi akhulunywa ngababoni kuye ngebizo likaJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kulotshiwe embalini yamakhosi ako-Israyeli. 19 Umkhuleko wakhe lokuthi uNkulunkulu wakwamukela njani ukuncenga kwakhe, lokona kwakhe konke, kanye lokungathembeki, lalezozindawo zokukhonzela ayezakhile lezinsika zika-Ashera lezithombe engakazehlisi ngokuzithoba, kulotshiwe konke emibhalweni yababoni.

20 UManase waphumula labokhokho bakhe wangcwatshwa esigodlweni sakhe. U-Amoni indodana yakhe yathatha isikhundla sakhe.

U-Amoni iNkosi YakoJuda

21 U-Amoni wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lambili ubudala esiba yinkosi, njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka emibili.

22 Wenza ububi phambi kukaJehova, njengalokhu okwakwenziwe nguyise uManase. U-Amoni wakhonza njalo wanikela imihlatshelo kuzo zonke izithombe ezazenziwe nguManase. 23 Kodwa kenzanga njengoyise uManase, ngoba yena kazehlisanga phansi kukaJehova; u-Amoni wenza amacala ngokuphindiweyo.

24 Izikhulu zika-Amoni zathama icebo zambulalela esigodlweni sakhe. 25 Kodwa abantu belizwe babulala bonke labo ababethame amacebo ngenkosi u-Amoni, babeka uJosiya indodana yakhe wathatha ubukhosi.