3 Iindawo zonqulo eziphakamileyo awazitshitshisayo uyise uHezekiya, yena wabuya wazivusa, kananjalo wakhela noBhali amaqonga, wenza nentsika ka-Ashera, kanye ngendlela awayenze ngayo uAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli. Wayequbuda nakwiindidi zonke zeenkwenkwezi ezinqula.
4 Wakha amaqonga endlwini kaNdikhoyo, nangona uNdikhoyo wayeyalele wathi: “Igama lam ndolimisa eJerusalem.”
5 Kuzo zombini iinkundla endlwini kaNdikhoyo wakhela iinkwenkwezi amaqonga.
6 Unyana wakhe wamfaka emlilweni, esenza idini ngaye. Wayethe phithi yimilingo nokuvumisa, ehamba kumagqirha noosiyazi. Wayegqithisile ukwenza ububi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, emqumbisa.
7 Wathatha intsika ka-Ashera awayeyikrolile, wayifaka endlwini kaThixo, ukanti ke uNdikhoyo 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, awuthobela wonke umthetho awawunikwa sisicaka sam uMosis, mna andisoze ndibuye ndiwenze abhadule emke kweli lizwe ndalinika ooyise.”
9 Kodwa akaphulaphulanga, kuba uManase wawalahlekisa ngangokuba wada wabalasela ekwenzeni ububi kunezo zizwe wazitshabalalisayo uNdikhoyo phambi kwamaSirayeli.