19 Kanti njalo nxa liphakamisela amehlo enu emazulwini beselibona ilanga lenyanga lezinkanyezi, lonke nje ibutho elisemazulwini, lingahugwa ukuthi likhothamele izinto lezi kumbe lizikhonze.+ UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unike bonke abantu abangaphansi kwamazulu izinto lezi.

16 Baqhubeka bephambuka kuyo yonke imilayo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Benza amathole amabili ngensimbi,+ benza lesithombe sika-Ashera,*+ bakhonza uBhali+ futhi bakhothamela lonke ibutho elisemazulwini.*+

21 UManase+ wayeleminyaka engu-12 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-55.+ Ibizo likanina kwakunguHefizibha.

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.+

13 Izindlu zabantu beJerusalema lezindlu zamakhosi akoJuda zizangcola njengendawo le, iThofethi.+ Zizangcola zonke izindlu ababenikelela kuzo imihlatshelo ababeyenzela lonke ibutho elisemazulwini*+ besephahleni, benikela langeminikelo yokunathwayo kwabanye onkulunkulu.’”+

16 Wasengithatha wangisa egumeni lendlu kaJehova elingaphakathi.+ Emnyango wethempeli likaJehova phakathi laphakathi komphotshongo le-alithare, kwakulamadoda angaba ngu-25 ayefulathele ithempeli likaJehova ekhangele empumalanga, ekhothamele ilanga.+

 4 “Ngizakwelula isandla sami simelane loJuda