2 Madzimambo 21:1-18

Manase wakatanga kubata ushe ava namakore ane gumi namaviri; akabata ushe makore makumi mashanu namashanu paJerusaremu; zita ramai vake raiva Hefizibha. Akaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, akatevera zvinonyangadza zvavahedheni vakanga vadzingwa naJehovha pamberi pavana vaIsiraeri. Nokuti wakavakazve matunhu akakwirira, akanga aparadzwa nababa vake Hezekia; akamutsira Bhaari aritari, akaisapo danda rokunamata naro, sezvakaita Ahabhi mambo waIsiraeri; akanamata hondo dzose dzokudenga, akadzishumira. Akavaka aritari mumba maJehovha, kunyange Jehovha akanga ati, “PaJerusaremu ndipo pandichaisa zita rangu.” Akavakira hondo dzose dzokudenga aritari muvazhe mbiri dzeimba yaJehovha. Akapinza mwanakomana wake mumoto, akatenda mashura, akaita mazango, akagadza masvikiro navauki; akaita zvakaipa zvizhinji pamberi paJehovha, ndokumutsamwisa nazvo. Akaisa mufananidzo wedanda rokunamata naro raakaveza mumba makanzi naJehovha kuna Dhavhidhi nokuna Soromoni mwanakomana wake, “Ndichaisa zita rangu nokusingaperi paimba ino napaJerusaremu, randakazvitsaurira pakati pamarudzi ose eIsiraeri. Handichazofambisa-fambisa tsoka dzavaIsiraeri kunze kwenyika yandakapa madzibaba avo; kana vachichenjera bedzi kuita zvandakavaraira, nomurayiro wose wavakarairwa naMosesi muranda wangu.” Asi havana kuteerera; Manase akavatsausa vakaita zvakaipa kupfuura zvakaitwa nendudzi dzakaparadzwa naJehovha pamberi pavana veIsiraeri. Jehovha akataura navo navaporofita varanda vake, akati, “Manase mambo waJudha zvaakaita zvinonyangadza izvi, akaita zvakaipa kupfuura zvose zvakaitwa navaAmori vakamutangira, akatadzisawo Judha nezvifananidzo zvake. Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha Mwari weIsiraeri, ‘Tarirai, ndichauyisira Jerusaremu naJudha zvakaipa zvikadai, kuti vose vanozvinzwa nzeve dzavo dzichaunga. Ndichayera Jerusaremu norwozi rwandakayera Samaria narwo, uye norwozi rwandakaruramisa imba yaAhabhi narwo; ndichapisika Jerusaremu somunhu unopisika ndiro, unoipisika akaitsindikira. Ndicharasha vakasara venhaka yangu, ndivaise mumaoko avavengi vavo; vachapedzwa nokuparadzwa navavengi vavo vose; nokuti vakaita zvakaipa pamberi pangu, vakanditsamwisa, kubva pazuva rokubuda kwamadzibaba avo paIjipiti kusvikira zuva ranhasi.’ ” Manase akateurawo ropa rakawanda risine mhosva, kusvikira azadza Jerusaremu kubva kurutivi rumwe kusvikira kuno rumwe rutivi; zvivi zvake zvaakatadzisa Judha nazvo, achiita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, zvisingaverengwi. Zvino mamwe mabasa aManase, nezvose zvaakaita, nezvivi zvake zvaakaita, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku yamakoronike amadzimambo aJudha? Manase akavata namadzibaba ake, akavigwa mumunda weimba yake, mumunda waUza; Amoni mwanakomana wake akamutevera paushe.