3 Mina ngokwami ngizamthukuthelela lowomuntu njalo ngizambulala ngenxa yokuthi unikele abanye abantwabakhe kuMolekhi futhi wangcolisa indawo yami engcwele+ kanye lebizo lami elingcwele.

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

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.+

14 Abantu kanye labo bonke abaphristi abakhokhelayo benza okubi kakhulu. Baqhubeka besenza zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo ezazisenziwa ngezinye izizwe. Bangcolisa indlu kaJehova+ eyayiseJerusalema, ayeyenze yaba ngcwele.

34 Bafake izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo endlini ebizwa ngebizo lami ukuze bayingcolise.+