Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 21:1-26
21 Manase+ bekaneminyaka lengu-12 budzala nakaba yinkhosi, futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-55 eJerusalema.+ Libito lamake wakhe bekunguHefsiba.
2 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova, walandzela imikhuba leyenyanyekako yetive+ lebeticoshwe nguJehova embikwema-Israyeli.+
3 Wakha kabusha tindzawo letiphakeme lebetibhidlitwe+ ngubabe wakhe Hezekiya, waphindze wakha nema-al’thare aBhali kanye nensika lengcwele*+ njengobe Ahabi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli bekentile.+ Wakhotsamela lonkhe libutfo lemazulu futsi walikhonta.+
4 Waphindze wakha ema-al’thare endlini yaJehova,+ leyo Jehova lebekatsite ngayo: “Libito lami litawuhlala eJerusalema.”+
5 Wakhela lonkhe libutfo lasemazulwini+ ema-al’thare emabaleni lamabili endlu yaJehova.+
6 Manase washisa indvodzana yakhe emlilweni; bekenta imilingo,+ aphengula, futsi wacasha tangoma kanye nalababhulako.+ Wenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova ngelizinga lelikhulu, kuze amvise buhlungu.
7 Wabeka sithico lesibatiwe sensika lengcwele*+ lasenta endlini yaJehova leyo Nkulunkulu lebekakhulume ngayo kuDavide nakuSolomoni indvodzana yakhe watsi: “Kulendlu naseJerusalema lengiyikhetsile kuto tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli, ngitalibeka khona libito lami kuze kube phakadze.+
8 Ngeke ngiphindze ngente ema-Israyeli azulazule eveni lengalinika bokhokho bawo,+ kuphela nje nakangakugcina ngekucophelela konkhe lengiwayale ngako,+ nawo wonkhe uMtsetfo inceku yami Mosi leyawanika kutsi awulandzele.”
9 Kodvwa ema-Israyeli awazange alalele futsi Manase wachubeka nekuwaphambukisa, awabangela kutsi ente bubi lobukhulu kwendlula tive Jehova labekaticotfulile embikwawo.+
10 Jehova wachubeka akhuluma ngetinceku takhe baphrofethi,+ atsi:
11 “Manase inkhosi yakaJuda wente tonkhe letintfo letenyanyekako; wente lokubi kakhulu kwendlula ngisho nema-Amori+ labakhona kucala kunaye,+ futsi ubangele emaJuda kutsi one ngaletithico takhe letenyanyekako.*
12 Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Ngiletsa inhlekelele lenkhulu eJerusalema+ nakaJuda kangangekutsi wonkhe umuntfu lovako ngayo utawushaceka.*+
13 EJerusalema ngitawubeka intsambo yekukala,+ leyasetjentiswa naseSamariya,+ ngisebentise nelithulusi lekucondzisa* lelasetjentiswa endlini ya-Ahabi,+ ngitawuphindze ngishanyele iJerusalema, kuhle kwemuntfu akhotsa indishi, ayikhotse aze ayibhekise phansi.+
14 Ngitabalahla labasele lebebalifa lami,+ ngibanikele esandleni setitsa tabo, futsi tonkhe titsa tabo titabatfumba, tibatsatsele netintfo tabo+
15 ngobe bente lokubi emehlweni ami futsi bebasolo bangivisa buhlungu kusukela ngelilanga bokhokho babo labaphuma ngalo eGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla.’”+
16 Manase waphindze wacitsa ingati lengenacala ngelizinga lelikhulu kakhulu, waze wayigcwalisa yonkhe iJerusalema kusukela kulenye incenye yayo kuye kulenye,+ ngetulu kwesono labangela emaJuda kutsi asente ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova.
17 Lomunye umlandvo waManase, nako konkhe lakwenta kanye netono latenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi akaJuda.
18 Manase wabese uyafa wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe, ensimini yendlu yakhe, lokuyinsimu ya-Uza;+ futsi indvodzana yakhe Amoni yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
19 Amoni+ bekaneminyaka lengu-22 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lemibili eJerusalema.+ Libito lamake wakhe bekunguMeshulemethi, indvodzakati yaHarusi waseJotbha.
20 Wachubeka nekwenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova njengobe babe wakhe Manase bekentile.+
21 Wachubeka ahamba ngetindlela babe wakhe lebekahambe ngato futsi wachubeka akhonta tithico letenyanyekako lebetikhontwa ngubabe wakhe waphindze watikhotsamela.+
22 Ngako wamshiya Jehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho bakhe futsi akahambanga ngendlela yaJehova.+
23 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, tinceku ta-Amoni tamakhela lisu lekumbulala futsi tambulalela endlini yakhe.
24 Kodvwa bantfu bakuleyo ndzawo bababulala bonkhe labantfu lebebakhe lelisu lekubulala iNkhosi Amoni futsi babeka Josaya indvodzana yayo waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sayo.+
25 Lomunye umlandvo wa-Amoni kanye naloko lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi akaJuda.
26 Ngako bamngcwaba ethuneni lakhe lelisensimini ya-Uza+ futsi indvodzana yakhe Josaya+ yaba yinkhosi ngemuva kwakhe.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Leligama lesiHebheru kungenteka lihlobene neligama lelisho “bulongo” futsi lisetjentiswa nakukhulunywa ngendzelelo.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “tindlebe takhe titawukitateka.”
^ Nobe “ileveli.”
