1 UManase wayeneshumi elinesibini leminyaka ukuqala kwakhe ukuba ngukumkani, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mahlanu anesihlanu.
2 Wenza okukubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, wasuka wahamba ekhondweni lemikhuba emasikizi yezo zizwe wazigxothayo uNdikhoyo phambi kwamaSirayeli.
3 Iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo ezazidilizwe nguyise uHezekiya yena wabuya wazivusa, kananjalo wakhela ooBhali amaqonga, wenza neentsika zika-Ashera. Wayequbuda nakwiindidi zonke zeenkwenkwezi, ezinqula.
4 Wakha amaqonga endlwini kaNdikhoyo, nangona uNdikhoyo wayethe: “Igama lam ndolimisa eJerusalem ngonaphakade.”
5 Kuzo zombini iinkundla zendlu kaNdikhoyo wakhela iinkwenkwezi amaqonga.
6 Oonyana bakhe ncam wabafaka emlilweni, esenza idini ngabo kwintili kaBhen-hinom. Wayethe phithi yimilingo, ukuvumisa, nobugqwirha, ehamba kumagqirha noosiyazi. Wayegqithisile ukwenza ububi emehlweni kaNdikhoyo, emqumbisa.
7 Wathatha umfanekiso oqingqiweyo awayewenzile, wawufaka endlwini kaThixo; ukanti ke uThixo wayemyalile uDavide ndawonye noSolomon unyana wakhe, wathi: “Igama lam ndolimisa kude kube ngunaphakade apha kule ndlu eJerusalem, ndawo leyo ndayinyulayo phakathi kwazo zonke izindlu zikaSirayeli.
8 Ukuba amaSirayeli abe nenyameko, akwenza konke endiwayalele kona, ayithobela yonke imithetho nemimiselo kwanemiqathango endayikhupha ngoMosis, mna andisoze ndibuye ndiwenze abhadule emke kweli lizwe ndalinika ooyise.”
9 Kambe ke yena uManase wamlahlekisa uJuda nabantu baseJerusalem, ngangokuba bade babalasele ekwenzeni ububi kunezo zizwe wazitshabalalisayo uNdikhoyo phambi kwamaSirayeli.
10 UNdikhoyo wathetha noManase nabantu bakhe, kodwa zange bakhathale.
11 Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wabazisela iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi wokumkani waseAsiriya, owafika wamthimba uManase walibanjwa, wamqhoga impumlo, wambopha ngamakhamandela obhedu, wamsa eBhabheli.
12 Kuloo nkxwaleko ke uManase wazicengezela kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe, wazithoba warhuqa phantsi phambi koThixo wooyise.
13 Akuthandaza ke, uNdikhoyo wachukumiseka sisikhungo sakhe, wakuphulaphula ukuzibika kwakhe; ngoko ke wambuyisela embusweni wakhe eJerusalem. Watsho waqonda ke uManase ukuba uNdikhoyo nguThixo.
14 Emva koko ke walwakha udonga olungaphandle lwesixeko sikaDavide, kwintshona yomthombo waseGihon entilini, wada wee xhaxhe ngeSango leeNtlanzi, wayijikeleza induli yeOfeli, kananjalo ke waluphakamisa. Wamisa iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi kuzo zonke izixeko zakwaJuda ezinqatyisiweyo.
15 Wazisusa izithixo zasemzini, kunye nomfanekiso owawusendlwini kaNdikhoyo, kananjalo nawo onke amaqonga awayewakhe kwinduli yendlu kaThixo eJerusalem; xa zizonke ezo zinto wazikhuphela ngaphandle kwesixeko.
16 Waza ke walibuyisela iqonga likaNdikhoyo, kulo wenza amadini obudlelwane nawombulelo; uJuda wamyalela ukuba akhonze uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli.
17 Kambe ke bona abantu bathi rhoqo ukwenza amadini kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo, kodwa bewenzela uNdikhoyo uThixo wabo.
18 Ke kaloku ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaManase, kunye nomthandazo wakhe kuThixo wakhe, namazwi awathethwa ngabashumayeli kuye egameni likaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
19 Ewe, umthandazo wakhe nendlela awachukumiseka ngayo uThixo sisikhungo sakhe, ndawonye nazo zonke izono zakhe nokunganyaniseki kwakhe, nezo ndawo wazakha kuzo iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo, nalapho wazimisa khona iintsika zika-Ashera kwanemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, ngaphambi kokuzithoba kwakhe, yonke loo ngcombolo ibhaliwe kwiinkcukacha zeembongi.
20 UManase ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa kwibhotwe lakhe. Esikhundleni sakhe ke kwangena unyana wakhe uAmon.
21 Ke kaloku uAmon wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini anesibini ezelwe ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula, waza ke waba ngukumkani iminyaka emibini eJerusalem.
22 KwanjengoManase uyise naye wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. UAmon wayeyenzela amadini ayinqule yonke imifanekiso eyayenziwe nguyise uManase.
23 Yena zange azithobe phambi koNdikhoyo njengoko wenjenjalo uyise uManase; ndaweni yoko wasuka walandisa ityala lakhe.
24 Ke amaphakathi ka-Amon amenzela iyelenqe, ambulalela kwakhe ebhotwe.
25 Ke bona abantu belo zwe bababulala bonke abo babenzele ukumkani uAmon iyelenqe, baza babeka unyana wakhe uJosiya wangukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.