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.