19 U-Amoni+ wayeleminyaka engu-22 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka emibili.+ Unina kwakunguMeshulemethi indodakazi kaHaruzi weJothibha. 20 Waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova njengalokho okwakwenziwe nguyise uManase.+ 21 Waqhubeka esenza konke okwakusenziwa nguyise futhi ekhonza njalo ekhothamela izithombe ezenyanyekayo ezazikhonzwa nguyise.+ 22 Watshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakhe njalo kazange ahambe ezindleleni zikaJehova.+ 23 Izinceku zika-Amoni zabumba icebo lokumhlamukela, zambulala endlini yakhe. 24 Kodwa abantu belizwe bababulala bonke ababehlamukele iNkosi u-Amoni, basebebeka uJosiya indodana yayo ukuthi abe yinkosi esikhundleni sayo.+