Isahluko 21
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UManase wayeneminyaka eyishumi nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu nanhlanu eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguHefisiba.
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Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengezinengiso zabezizwe uJehova abaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
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Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise azichithile; wamisela uBali ama-altare, wenza u-Ashera njengokwenza kuka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, walikhonza.
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Wakha ama-altare endlini kaJehova, uJehova asho ngayo ukuthi: “Ngiyakubeka igama lami eJerusalema.”
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Wakhela nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini ama-altare emagcekeni omabili endlu kaJehova.
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Wadabulisa indodana yakhe emlilweni, wahlola imihlola, wenza imilingo, wamisa abanamadlozi, nabathakathi, wenza okubi okuningi emehlweni kaJehova, waze wamcunula.
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Wabeka isithombe esibaziweyo sika-Ashera asenzileyo endlini asho ngayo uJehova kuDavide nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe ukuthi: “Kule ndlu naseJerusalema engilikhethile ezizweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube phakade;
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futhi angisayikuzulisa izinyawo zika-Israyeli, zisuke ezweni engalinika oyise, uma beyakugcina kuphela ukwenza njengakho konke engibayale ngakho nanjengawo wonke umthetho eyabayala ngawo inceku yami uMose.”
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Kepha abalalelanga; uManase wabaphambukisa baze benza okubi kunabezizwe abachithayo uJehova phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
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UJehova wayesekhuluma ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi, wathi:
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“Ngokuba uManase inkosi yakwaJuda enzile lezi zinengiso, enze kabi kunakho konke ukwenza kwama-Amori ayephambi kwakhe, wonisa noJuda ngezithombe zakhe,
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ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Bheka, ngiletha okubi phezu kweJerusalema naphezu kukaJuda ngangokuthi bonke abakuzwayo, izindlebe zabo zombili ziyakunkeneza ngakho.
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Ngiyakwelula phezu kweJerusalema umucu wokulinganisa waseSamariya, nomthofu wokumisa indlu ka-Ahabi; ngiyakwesula iJerusalema njengalokho umuntu esula isitsha, esesula asigumbuqele.
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Ngiyakushiya insali yefa lami, ngiyinikele esandleni sezitha zayo, ibe yimpango nento ebanjiweyo yazo zonke izitha zayo;
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ngokuba yenzile okubi emehlweni ami, ingicunulile kusukela osukwini oyise abaphuma ngalo eGibithe kuze kube namuhla.’ ”
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Futhi uManase wachitha kakhulu igazi elingenacala, waze wagcwalisa iJerusalema kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni, ngaphandle kwesono sakhe onisa ngaso uJuda ngokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
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Ezinye izindaba zikaManase, nakho konke akwenzayo, nesono sakhe ona ngaso, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
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UManase wayeselala koyise, wembelwa ensimini yendlu yakhe, insimu ka-Uza; u-Amoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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U-Amoni wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguMeshulemeti, indodakazi kaHarusi waseJothiba.
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Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengalokho enzile uManase uyise.
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Wahamba ngezindlela zonke uyise ahamba ngazo, wakhonza izithombe azikhonzayo uyise, wakhuleka kuzo;
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washiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, kahambanga ngendlela kaJehova.
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Izinceku zika-Amoni zamenzela ugobe, zayibulala inkosi endlini yayo.
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Kepha abantu bezwe bababulala bonke ababeyenzela inkosi u-Amoni ugobe; abantu bezwe bambeka uJosiya indodana yakhe inkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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Ezinye izindaba zika-Amoni azenzayo angithi zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
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Wembelwa ethuneni lakhe ensimini ka-Uza; uJosiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.