Eyesibili EyemiLando 33:1-25
33 UManase+ wayeleminyaka engu-12 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-55.+
2 Wenza okubi phambi kukaJehova elandela izenzo ezenyanyekayo zezizwe uJehova ayezixotshe phambi kwabako-Israyeli.+
3 Wakha kutsha izindawo eziphakemeyo* ezazidilizwe+ nguyise uHezekhiya, wakhela oBhali ama-alithare njalo wenza lezithombe zika-Ashera.* Wakhothamela lonke ibutho elisemazulwini* walikhonza.+
4 Wakha lama-alithare endlini kaJehova,+ leyo uJehova ayekhulume ngayo wathi: “Ibizo lami lizakuba seJerusalema kuze kube nini lanini.”+
5 Waphinda wakhela lonke ibutho elisemazulwini* ama-alithare emagumeni womabili endlu kaJehova.+
6 Watshisa amadodana akhe+ esigodini sendodana kaHinomi,+ wenza lamasalamusi,+ wahlahlula, wathakatha, futhi wavumela ukuthi kube lezangoma labalomoya wokutshela abantu ngekusasa.+ Wenza izinto ezinengi kakhulu ezimbi phambi kukaJehova wamthukuthelisa.
7 Wathatha isithombe ayesibazile wasifaka endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso,+ leyo uNkulunkulu ayekhulume ngayo kuDavida lakuSolomoni indodana yakhe wathi: “Ngizafaka ibizo lami+ endlini le laseJerusalema, idolobho engilikhethileyo kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli, ukuze lihlale khona kokuphela.
8 Angisoze ngiphinde ngibasuse abako-Israyeli elizweni engalinika okhokho babo nxa bangenza konke engabatshela khona, konke okuseMthethweni kanye lezimiso lezahlulelo engabanika zona ngisebenzisa uMosi.”
9 UManase waqhubeka edukisa abakoJuda labahlala eJerusalema. Wabangela ukuthi benze okubi kakhulu ukwedlula izizwe uJehova ayezitshabalalise phambi kwabako-Israyeli.+
10 UJehova waqhubeka ekhuluma loManase labantu bakhe kodwa abazange balalele.+
11 Ngakho uJehova wenza ukuthi izinduna zamabutho enkosi ye-Asiriya zibahlasele. Zamthumba uManase zamfaka izingwegwe futhi zambopha ngamaketane ekhopha amabili zasezihamba laye eBhabhiloni.
12 Wathi esesebunzimeni wancenga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe ukuthi abe lomusa kuye, njalo waqhubeka ezehlisa kakhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakhe.
13 Waqhubeka ethandaza kuye futhi uNkulunkulu wakuzwa ukuncenga kwakhe, wasizwa lesicelo sakhe sokuthi abe lomusa kuye, wasembuyisela eJerusalema ebukhosini bakhe.+ Ngakho uManase wakwazi ukuthi uJehova nguye uNkulunkulu weqiniso.+
14 Ngemva kwalokho wakha umduli wangaphandle wedolobho likaDavida,+ esigodini esisentshonalanga yeGihoni.+ Wakha waze wayafika egedini lenhlanzi.+ Waqhubeka ewakha umduli waze wayafika e-Ofeli+ njalo wawakha waba mude kakhulu. Kanti njalo wafaka izinduna zamabutho kuwo wonke amadolobho akoJuda avikelweyo.
15 Wasusa onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe kanye lesithombe esasibaziwe esasisendlini kaJehova,+ lawo wonke ama-alithare ayewakhile entabeni yendlu kaJehova+ laseJerusalema, wasesithi konke lokhu kulahlelwe phandle kwedolobho.
16 Walungisa i-alithare likaJehova+ waqalisa ukunikela kulo imihlatshelo yobudlelwano+ lemihlatshelo yokubonga,+ wasetshela bonke abakoJuda ukuthi bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
17 Lanxa kunjalo, abantu baqhubeka besenza imihlatshelo ezindaweni eziphakemeyo. Kodwa basebeyenzela uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo kuphela.
18 Yonke imbali kaManase, okugoqela umthandazo wakhe ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu wakhe kanye lamazwi abaphrofethi* abakhuluma laye ngebizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ibhaliwe embalini yamakhosi ako-Israyeli.
19 Umthandazo wakhe+ wokuncenga lendlela owaphendulwa ngayo, lazo zonke izono zakhe lokungathembeki kwakhe,+ lalapho ayakha khona izindawo eziphakemeyo wafaka izithombe zika-Ashera*+ lezithombe ezibaziweyo ngesikhathi engakazithobi kuNkulunkulu, kubhaliwe emibhalweni yabantu bakhe ababebona imibono.
20 UManase wafa wangcwatshwa emzini wakhe, indodana yakhe u-Amoni yasisiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.+
21 U-Amoni+ wayeleminyaka engu-22 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka emibili.+
22 Waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova njengalokho okwakwenziwe nguyise uManase.+ Wenza imihlatshelo kuzo zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo ezazenziwe+ nguyise uManase njalo waqhubeka ezikhonza.
23 Kodwa kazange azehlise phambi kukaJehova+ njengoyise uManase owazehlisayo.+ Yena wenza izinto ezinengi kakhulu ezimbi.
24 Izinceku zakhe zabumba icebo lokumhlamukela,+ zambulala endlini yakhe.
25 Kodwa abantu belizwe bababulala bonke ababehlamukele iNkosi u-Amoni,+ basebebeka indodana yayo uJosiya+ ukuthi ibe yinkosi esikhundleni sayo.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Lapha kutshiwo ilanga lenyanga lezinkanyezi.
^ Lapha kutshiwo ilanga lenyanga lezinkanyezi.
^ Kumbe, “abantu ababebona imibono.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
