Bible Reading Plan – Day 190

₁UManase wayeneshumi elinesibini leminyaka ukuqala kwakhe ukuba ngukumkani, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mahlanu anesihlanu. Unina yayinguHefezibha. ₂Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, wasuka wahamba ekhondweni lemikhwa emasikizi yezo zizwe wazigxothayo uNdikhoyo phambi kwamaSirayeli. ₃Iindawo zonqulo eziphakamileyo awazitshitshisayo uyise uHezekiya, yena wabuya wazivusa, kananjalo wakhela noBhali amaqonga, wenza nentsika ka-Ashera, kanye ngendlela awayenze ngayo uAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli. Wayequbuda nakwiindidi zonke zeenkwenkwezi ezinqula. ₄Wakha amaqonga endlwini kaNdikhoyo, nangona uNdikhoyo wayeyalele wathi: “Igama lam ndolimisa eJerusalem.” ₅Kuzo zombini iinkundla endlwini kaNdikhoyo wakhela iinkwenkwezi amaqonga. ₆Unyana wakhe wamfaka emlilweni, esenza idini ngaye. Wayethe phithi yimilingo nokuvumisa, ehamba kumagqirha noosiyazi. Wayegqithisile ukwenza ububi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, emqumbisa.

₇Wathatha intsika ka-Ashera awayeyikrolile, wayifaka endlwini kaThixo, ukanti ke uNdikhoyo wayemyalile uDavide ndawonye noSolomon unyana wakhe, wathi: “Igama lam ndolimisa kude kube ngunaphakade apha kule ndlu eJerusalem, ndawo leyo ndayinyulayo phakathi kwazo zonke izindlu zikaSirayeli. ₈Ukuba amaSirayeli abe nenyameko, akwenza konke endiwayalele kona, awuthobela wonke umthetho awawunikwa sisicaka sam uMosis, mna andisoze ndibuye ndiwenze abhadule emke kweli lizwe ndalinika ooyise.” ₉Kodwa akaphulaphulanga, kuba uManase wawalahlekisa ngangokuba wada wabalasela ekwenzeni ububi kunezo zizwe wazitshabalalisayo uNdikhoyo phambi kwamaSirayeli.

₁₀UNdikhoyo wathetha ngomlomo wezicaka zakhe *abashumayeli, wathi: ₁₁“UManase ukumkani wakwaJuda wenze izono ezilumezayo. Yena ubalasele ekwenzeni okubi kunawo nama-Amori awayelapho ngaphambi kwakhe. Ngale mifanekiso yakhe uJuda umlukuhlele esonweni. ₁₂Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli, utsho ukuthi: ‘Niyabona, iJerusalem ndawonye noJuda ndiza kuyithobela isithwakumbe esiya kubetha zithi nzwii iindlebe zakhe wonke umntu ophulaphuleyo. ₁₃Apha phezu kweJerusalem ndiza kuthoba isohlwayo esifana neso ndayohlwaya ngaso iSamariya kunye nendlu ka-Ahabhi. IJerusalem ndoyitshabalalisa ndiyibhukuqe oku komntu osula isitya aze asiphethule. ₁₄Ndosuka ndiwabukule amasalela alilifa lam; ewe, ndowanikezela ezandleni zeentshaba zawo. Aya kuxhatshazwa abhunculwe ziintshaba zawo. ₁₅Kaloku wona asuke enza okubi emehlweni am, awuxhokonxa umsindo wam, nto leyo ke yenzeka kwamhla bâphuma ooyise eJiputa kude kube namhla.’ ”

₁₆Ngaphezu koko ke uManase waliphalaza gqitha igazi elingenatyala, eqalela kweli cala, athi xhaxhe kweliya icala leJerusalem; nangaphandle kwesono awalukuhlela amaJuda kuso ukuze enze okubi emehlweni kaNdikhoyo.

₁₇Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaManase, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe ikunye neso sono sakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. ₁₈Ke uManase waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa emyezweni wakhe apho ebhotwe – lowo ke ngumyezo kaUza. Unyana wakhe uAmon wangena esikhundleni sakhe wangukumkani.

₁₉Ke kaloku uAmon wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini anambini ezelwe ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula, waza ke walawula iminyaka emibini eJerusalem. Unina yayinguMeshulemete intombi kaHaruze eYotebha. ₂₀KwanjengoManase uyise naye wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. ₂₁Yena wahamba ekhondweni likayise, akanxaxha; naye wanqula imifanekiso *yezithixo njengoyise, equbuda kuyo. ₂₂Wasuka wambukula uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise, akahamba ngendlela yakhe.

₂₃Ke amaphakathi kakumkani uAmon amenzela iyelenqe, ambulalela kwakhe ebhotwe. ₂₄Bona ke abantu belo zwe bababulala bonke abo babenzele ukumkani uAmon iyelenqe, baza babeka unyana wakhe uJosiya wangukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

₂₅Ezinye ke iziganeko zolawulo luka-Amon, nemisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. ₂₆Wangcwatyelwa engcwabeni lakhe emyezweni kaUza. Unyana wakhe uJosiya waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

₁UManase wayeneshumi elinesibini leminyaka ukuqala kwakhe ukuba ngukumkani, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mahlanu anesihlanu. ₂Wenza okukubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, wasuka wahamba ekhondweni lemikhuba emasikizi yezo zizwe wazigxothayo uNdikhoyo phambi kwamaSirayeli. ₃Iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo ezazidilizwe nguyise uHezekiya yena wabuya wazivusa, kananjalo wakhela ooBhali amaqonga, wenza neentsika zika-Ashera. Wayequbuda nakwiindidi zonke zeenkwenkwezi, ezinqula. ₄Wakha amaqonga endlwini kaNdikhoyo, nangona uNdikhoyo wayethe: “Igama lam ndolimisa eJerusalem ngonaphakade.” ₅Kuzo zombini iinkundla zendlu kaNdikhoyo wakhela iinkwenkwezi amaqonga. ₆Oonyana bakhe ncam wabafaka emlilweni, esenza idini ngabo kwintili kaBhen-hinom. Wayethe phithi yimilingo, ukuvumisa, nobugqwirha, ehamba kumagqirha noosiyazi. Wayegqithisile ukwenza ububi emehlweni kaNdikhoyo, emqumbisa.

₇Wathatha umfanekiso oqingqiweyo awayewenzile, wawufaka endlwini kaThixo; ukanti ke uThixo wayemyalile uDavide ndawonye noSolomon unyana wakhe, wathi: “Igama lam ndolimisa kude kube ngunaphakade apha kule ndlu eJerusalem, ndawo leyo ndayinyulayo phakathi kwazo zonke izindlu zikaSirayeli. ₈Ukuba amaSirayeli abe nenyameko, akwenza konke endiwayalele kona, ayithobela yonke imithetho nemimiselo kwanemiqathango endayikhupha ngoMosis, mna andisoze ndibuye ndiwenze abhadule emke kweli lizwe ndalinika ooyise.” ₉Kambe ke yena uManase wamlahlekisa uJuda nabantu baseJerusalem, ngangokuba bade babalasele ekwenzeni ububi kunezo zizwe wazitshabalalisayo uNdikhoyo phambi kwamaSirayeli.

₁₀UNdikhoyo wathetha noManase nabantu bakhe, kodwa zange bakhathale. ₁₁Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wabazisela iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi wokumkani waseAsiriya, owafika wamthimba uManase walibanjwa, wamqhoga impumlo, wambopha ngamakhamandela obhedu, wamsa eBhabheli. ₁₂Kuloo nkxwaleko ke uManase wazicengezela kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe, wazithoba warhuqa phantsi phambi koThixo wooyise. ₁₃Akuthandaza ke, uNdikhoyo wachukumiseka sisikhungo sakhe, wakuphulaphula ukuzibika kwakhe; ngoko ke wambuyisela embusweni wakhe eJerusalem. Watsho waqonda ke uManase ukuba uNdikhoyo nguThixo.

₁₄Emva koko ke walwakha udonga olungaphandle lwesixeko sikaDavide, kwintshona yomthombo waseGihon entilini, wada wee xhaxhe ngeSango leeNtlanzi, wayijikeleza induli yeOfeli, kananjalo ke waluphakamisa. Wamisa iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi kuzo zonke izixeko zakwaJuda ezinqatyisiweyo.

₁₅Wazisusa izithixo zasemzini, kunye nomfanekiso owawusendlwini kaNdikhoyo, kananjalo nawo onke amaqonga awayewakhe kwinduli yendlu kaThixo eJerusalem; xa zizonke ezo zinto wazikhuphela ngaphandle kwesixeko. ₁₆Waza ke walibuyisela iqonga likaNdikhoyo, kulo wenza amadini obudlelwane nawombulelo; uJuda wamyalela ukuba akhonze uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. ₁₇Kambe ke bona abantu bathi rhoqo ukwenza amadini kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo, kodwa bewenzela uNdikhoyo uThixo wabo.

₁₈Ke kaloku ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaManase, kunye nomthandazo wakhe kuThixo wakhe, namazwi awathethwa ngabashumayeli kuye egameni likaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli. ₁₉Ewe, umthandazo wakhe nendlela awachukumiseka ngayo uThixo sisikhungo sakhe, ndawonye nazo zonke izono zakhe nokunganyaniseki kwakhe, nezo ndawo wazakha kuzo iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo, nalapho wazimisa khona iintsika zika-Ashera kwanemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, ngaphambi kokuzithoba kwakhe, yonke loo ngcombolo ibhaliwe kwiinkcukacha zeembongi. ₂₀UManase ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa kwibhotwe lakhe. Esikhundleni sakhe ke kwangena unyana wakhe uAmon.

₂₁Ke kaloku uAmon wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini anesibini ezelwe ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula, waza ke waba ngukumkani iminyaka emibini eJerusalem. ₂₂KwanjengoManase uyise naye wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. UAmon wayeyenzela amadini ayinqule yonke imifanekiso eyayenziwe nguyise uManase. ₂₃Yena zange azithobe phambi koNdikhoyo njengoko wenjenjalo uyise uManase; ndaweni yoko wasuka walandisa ityala lakhe.

₂₄Ke amaphakathi ka-Amon amenzela iyelenqe, ambulalela kwakhe ebhotwe. ₂₅Ke bona abantu belo zwe bababulala bonke abo babenzele ukumkani uAmon iyelenqe, baza babeka unyana wakhe uJosiya wangukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

₁UJosiya waqalisa ukulawula eneminyaka esibhozo, waza walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mathathu ananye. ₂Ke yena wênza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, ehamba ekhondweni likayise-mkhulu uDavide, enganxaxhi.

₃Kunyaka wesibhozo elawula, nakuba wayeselula, waqalisa ukufunana noThixo kayise-mkhulu uDavide. Kunyaka weshumi elinesibini waqalisa ukuzitshitshisa iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo kwaJuda naseJerusalem, wazisusa neentsika zika-Ashera kunye nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo netyhidiweyo. ₄Wayalela ukuba achithwe namaqonga kaBhali, kunye nalawo eziqhumiso ayephezu kwawo; wazintlekeza iintsika zika-Ashera, kwanemifanekiso eqingqiweyo netyhidiweyo. Ezi zinto wazikroboza waza wazisarhaza emangcwabeni abo babezinqula. ₅Amathambo ababingeleli baloo maqonga wawatshisela phezu kwawo; ngaloo ndlela ke wamhlambulula uJuda neJerusalem. ₆Kwiidolophu zakwaManase, kwaEfrayim, kwaSimon, de kuthi xhaxhe ngoNafetali, nakumabhodlo ajikelezileyo, ₇wawachitha amaqonga, wazisusa neentsika zika-Ashera, imifanekiso wayicola yangumgubo, onke amaqonga eziqhumiso wawadiliza kwaSirayeli ephela. Waza ke wabuyela eJerusalem.

₈Ngonyaka weshumi elinesibhozo elawula uJosiya, ekulihlambululeni kwakhe ilizwe elo kunye nendlu kaThixo, wathumela uShafan unyana ka-Azaliya noMaseya umlawuli-sixeko, kunye noJowa unyana kaYowahazi umgcini-manqaku, ukuze bahlaziye indlu kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe.

₉Baya kumbingeleli omkhulu uHilekiya, baza bamnika imali eyayiziswe endlwini kaThixo, eyayiqokelelwe ngabaLevi ababengabagcini-minyango, baza bayiqokelela kubantu bakwaManase, abakwaEfrayim, nakuwo onke amasalela kaSirayeli, nakubantu bakwaJuda nabakwaBhenjamin, ngokunjalo nakubemi baseJerusalem. ₁₀Bayigcinisa kubafo ababemiselwe ukuvelela umsebenzi wendlu kaNdikhoyo. Aba bafo ke bahlawula abasebenzi ababehlaziya indlu kaThixo. ₁₁Enye imali bayinika abachweli nabakhi ukuze bathenge amatye akroliweyo kunye nomthi wokuhlanganisa nowemiqadi ukuze kulungiswe ezo zakhiwo zayekwa zabhodloka ngookumkani bakwaJuda.

₁₂La madoda awenza ngentembeko loo msebenzi. Ayekhokelwa nguYahati no-Obhadiya, abaLevi abayinzala kaMerari, kunye noZakariya noMeshulam, inzala kaKohati. Aba baLevi bonke babeziingcungela ekudlaleni izikhalisi zengoma; ₁₃ngabo ababevelele abathwali bempahla nabasebenzi kwiinkalo ngeenkalo zomsebenzi. Bambi abaLevi babengoonobhala, namagosa, nabagcini-masango.