29 “Nxa uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu esetshabalalisa izizwe elizazithathela ilifa lazo+ futhi nxa selihlezi elizweni lazo, 30 nanzelelani lingalandeli indlela zazo nxa sezitshabalalisiwe phambi kwenu njalo lingabuzi ngabonkulunkulu bazo lithi, ‘Kanti vele izizwe lezi bezibakhonza njani onkulunkulu bazo? Lathi sizakwenza okufananayo.’+ 31 Akumelanga lenzele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu into enjalo ngoba abantu bezizwe lezi benzela onkulunkulu babo izinto ezenyanyekayo, uJehova azizondayo, baze batshise amadodana lamadodakazi abo emlilweni, benikela ngawo kubonkulunkulu babo.+

17 Babetshisa amadodana lamadodakazi abo emlilweni,+ behlahlula+ futhi bebhula.* Babezimisele ngenhliziyo yonke ukwenza okubi phambi kukaJehova ukuze bamthukuthelise.

28 U-Ahazi+ wayeleminyaka engu-20 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-16. Kazange enze okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova, kenzanga njengoDavida ukhokho wakhe.+

3 Phezu kwalokho wenza imihlatshelo esigodini sendodana kaHinomi* njalo watshisa lamadodana akhe emlilweni,+ elandela izenzo ezenyanyekayo ezazisenziwa yizizwe+ uJehova azixotsha phambi kwabako-Israyeli.

33 UManase+ wayeleminyaka engu-12 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-55.+

6 Watshisa amadodana akhe+ esigodini sendodana kaHinomi,+ wenza lamasalamusi,+ wahlahlula, wathakatha, futhi wavumela ukuthi kube lezangoma labalomoya wokutshela abantu ngekusasa.+ Wenza izinto ezinengi kakhulu ezimbi phambi kukaJehova wamthukuthelisa.

31 Lakhathesi lilokhu liqhubeka lizingcolisa ngokwenza imihlatshelo kuzo zonke izithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo, langokutshisa amadodana enu ngomlilo.+ Manje libona angani ngingaliphendula yini bantu bako-Israyeli?”’+

“‘Ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova, ‘angisoze ngiliphendule.+