2 Chronicles 33

Ukubusa kukaManase

1UManase wayeleminyaka elitshumi lambili esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu lanhlanu eJerusalema a. 2Kodwa wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi, njengamanyala ezizwe iNkosi eyazixotsha elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli. 3Ngoba wabuya wakha indawo eziphakemeyo uyise uHezekhiya ayezidilizile, wamisela oBhali amalathi, wenza izixuku, wakhothamela ibutho lonke lamazulu, walikhonza. 4Wasesakha amalathi endlini yeNkosi, iNkosi eyayithe ngayo: EJerusalema ibizo lami lizakuba khona phakade. 5Wasesakhela ibutho lonke lamazulu amalathi emagumeni womabili endlu yeNkosi. 6Yena wenza abantwana bakhe badabule emlilweni esihotsheni sendodana kaHinomu b; wasechasisa izibonakaliso, wenza imilingo, wenza ubuthakathi, wasebenza labalamadlozi labalumbayo. Wenza okubi kakhulu emehlweni eNkosi, ukuyithukuthelisa c. 7Wasebeka isifanekiso esibaziweyo sesithombe ayesenzile endlini kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu owayethe ngayo kuDavida lakuSolomoni indodana yakhe: Kulindlu, leJerusalema engiyikhethe kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, ngizabeka ibizo lami kuze kube nininini d. 8Kangisayikususa unyawo lukaIsrayeli luphume elizweni engalimisela oyihlo, kuphela uba bezananzelela ukwenza konke engibalaya khona, ngokomlayo wonke lezimiso lezimiselo ngesandla sikaMozisi. 9Ngakho uManase waduhisa uJuda labahlali beJerusalema, ukwenza okubi okwedlula izizwe iNkosi eyazichitha phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

10INkosi yasikhuluma kuManase lebantwini bakhe, kodwa kabalalelanga. 11Ngakho iNkosi yabehlisela abaphathi bebutho inkosi yeAsiriya eyayilabo e; basebethumba uManase ngameva f, bambopha ngamaketane ethusi, bamusa eBhabhiloni g. 12Kwathi esecindezelwe wancenga ubuso beNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe h, wazithoba kakhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu waboyise i. 13Wasekhuleka kuye, njalo wancengeka ngaye, wezwa ukuncenga kwakhe, wambuyisela eJerusalema embusweni wakhe j. Ngakho uManase wazi ukuthi iNkosi yiyo enguNkulunkulu k.

14Lemva kwalokho wakha umduli ongaphandle komuzi kaDavida ngentshonalanga kweGihoni esihotsheni l, kwaze kwaba sekungeneni kwesango lenhlanzi m, wabhoda iOfeli, wawenza waphakama kakhulu. Wabeka labaphathi bamabutho kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo koJuda. 15Wasesusa onkulunkulu bezizweni n lesithombe endlini yeNkosi, lawo wonke amalathi ayewakhile entabeni yendlu yeNkosi, laseJerusalema, wakuphosela ngaphandle komuzi o. 16Wasesakha ilathi leNkosi, wahlabela phezu kwalo iminikelo yokuthula leminikelo yokubonga. Wathi kuJuda kakhonze iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli p. 17Loba kunjalo abantu babelokhu behlaba endaweni eziphakemeyo, kuphela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo q.

18Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaManase, lomkhuleko wakhe kuNkulunkulu wakhe r, lamazwi ababoni abawakhuluma kuye ngebizo leNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli s, khangela, kusezindabeni zamakhosi akoIsrayeli t. 19Umkhuleko wakhe-ke u, lokuncenga kwakhe kuNkulunkulu, lesono sakhe sonke, lesiphambeko sakhe v, lezindawo akha kuzo indawo eziphakemeyo, njalo wamisa izixuku lezithombe ezibaziweyo w, engakazithobi x, khangela, kubhaliwe emazwini ababoni y.

20UManase waselala laboyise; basebemngcwaba endlini yakhe. UAmoni indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe z.

Ukubusa kukaAmoni

21UAmoni wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lambili esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalema aa. 22Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza kukaManase uyise; ngoba uAmoni wahlabela zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo uManase uyise ayezenzile, wazikhonza ab. 23Kodwa kazithobanga phambi kweNkosi njengokuzithoba kukaManase uyise ac, kodwa uAmoni lo wandisa icala. 24Inceku zakhe zasezimenzela ugobe, zambulala endlini yakhe.

25Kodwa abantu belizwe batshaya bonke labo ababenzele inkosi uAmoni ugobe; abantu belizwe basebebeka uJosiya indodana yakhe ukuba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

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