7 Wathatha isithombe sika-Ashera*+ ayesibazile wasifaka endlini uJehova ayekhulume ngayo kuDavida lakuSolomoni indodana yakhe wathi: “Ngizafaka ibizo lami endlini le laseJerusalema, idolobho engilikhethileyo kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli, ukuze lihlale khona kokuphela.+ 8 Angisoze ngiphinde ngenze abako-Israyeli basuke elizweni engalinika okhokho babo+ nxa bangenza konke engabatshela khona,+ konke okuseMthethweni inceku yami uMosi eyabatshela ukuthi bawulandele.” 9 Kodwa bona abazange balalele. UManase waqhubeka ebadukisa. Wabangela ukuthi benze okubi kakhulu ukwedlula izizwe uJehova ayezitshabalalise phambi kwabako-Israyeli.+

27 UJehova wathi: “Ngizasusa abakoJuda phambi kwami+ njengoba nje ngisuse abako-Israyeli+ futhi ngizalilahla idolobho leli engalikhethayo, idolobho leJerusalema kanye lendlu yami engakhuluma ngayo ngathi: ‘Ibizo lami lizahlala khona kuze kube nini lanini.’”+

16 Sengikhethe indlu le ngayenza yaba ngcwele ukuze ibizo lami lihlale kuyo kuze kube nini lanini.+ Ngizaqhubeka ngiyikhangele futhi inhliziyo yami izahlala ikuyo zikhathi zonke.+