3 Wakha kutsha izindawo eziphakemeyo* ezazidilizwe nguyise uHezekhiya,+ wakhela uBhali ama-alithare njalo wenza lesithombe sika-Ashera,*+ njengalokho okwakwenziwe ngu-Ahabi inkosi yako-Israyeli.+ Wakhothamela lonke ibutho elisemazulwini* walikhonza.+

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.+