24 “‘Lingazingcolisi ngaloba yini ezintweni lezi ngoba izizwe engizazidudula phambi kwenu zizingcolisile ngezinto zonke lezi.+

33 “‘Akumelanga lingcolise ilizwe elihlala kulo ngoba igazi liyalingcolisa ilizwe+ njalo ayikho enye indlela okungahlawulelwa ngayo igazi elichithiweyo elizweni ngaphandle kokuthi kuchithwe igazi lalowo olichithileyo.+ 34 Akumelanga lilingcolise ilizwe elihlala kulo, ilizwe engihlala kulo ngoba mina Jehova ngihlezi phakathi kwabantu bako-Israyeli.’”+

9 UManase waqhubeka edukisa abakoJuda labahlala eJerusalema. Wabangela ukuthi benze okubi kakhulu ukwedlula izizwe uJehova ayezitshabalalise phambi kwabako-Israyeli.+

3 Abantu bayabuza bathi: “Nxa indoda ingaxotsha umkayo abesesuka ayethathwa ngenye indoda, kambe indoda eyamxotshayo ingambuyelela yini?”

Ilizwe lingcoliswe kakhulu.+

Izenzo zabo zimbi futhi bawasebenzisa kubi amandla abo.

11 “Abaphrofethi labaphristi baxhwalile.*+

Lasendlini yami ngithole okubi abakwenzayo,”+ kutsho uJehova.