5 Wabaphelisa ababingeleli abangengabo, ababethe ookumkani bakwaYuda babamisela ukuqhumisela ezigangeni, emizini yakwaYuda, nangeenxa zonke eYerusalem; nabaqhumisela kuBhahali, nakwilanga, nakwinyanga, nakwiinkwenkwezi, nakumkhosi wonke wezulu.
6 Wamkhupha uAshera endlwini kaYehova, wamsa ngaphandle kweYerusalem, emlanjaneni oyiKidron, wamtshisela emlanjaneni oyiKidron; bamcola waluthuli; waluphosa uthuli lwakhe phezu kwamangcwaba oonyana babantu.
7 Wazidiliza izindlu zamang'awu ezibe zisendlwini kaYehova, apho amankazana abemlukela khona uAshera iintente.
8 Wabathabatha bonke ababingeleli emizini yakwaYuda, wazenza inqambi izigánga, apho babeqhumisela khona ababingeleli, ethabathela eGebha ase eBher-shebha, wazidiliza izigánga zamasango, ezisekungeneni kwesango likaYoshuwa, umphathi womzi, nezisekhohlo komntu ongena esangweni lomzi.
9 Kodwa ke ababingeleli abo bezigánga abenyukanga beze esibingelelweni sikaYehova eYerusalem; banela ukudla izonka ezingenagwele phakathi kwabazalwana babo.
10 Wayenza inqambi iTofete, esemfuleni wakwaBhen-hinom, ukuze kungabikho mntu umcandisa emlilweni kuMoleki* unyana wakhe, nokuba yintombi yakhe.
11 Wawasusa amahashe abemiselwe ilanga ngookumkani bakwaYuda, ekungeneni endlwini kaYehova, ngasegumbini likaNetan-meleki umbusi, elibe lingaphandle; wazitshisa neenqwelo zelanga ngomlilo.