2 Madzimambo 21:1-18

Manase akanga ava namakore gumi namaviri paakatangisa kutonga. Akatonga kwamakore makumi mashanu ana mashanu ari muJerusaremu. Zita raamai vake rainzi aHefizibha. Akaita zvakaipa zvisingadiwi naTenzi achitevedzera tsika dzinosemesa kwazvo dzaiitwa namarudzi akadzingirwa vanhu vechiIsiraeri naTenzi nokuti akavakazve nzvimbo dzakatunhumara dzokuteurira dziya dzakanga dzamboparadzwa nababa wake Hezekiya. Iye akavakirawo Bhaari atari akagadzirawo chimufananidzo chokunamata chiAshera sezvakaitwawo naAhabhu mambo wokwaIsiraeri. Akapfugamirawo gurusvusvu rezvinhu zvose zvomudenga achizvinamata. Akavakawo atari mumba yaTenzi yakanga yanzi naTenzi, “PaJerusaremu ndipo pandichaisa zita rangu.” Akavakira atari gurusvusvu rezvinhu zvose zvomudenga muzvivanze zviviri zvemba yaTenzi. Akapisa mwana wake mukomana sechibayiro. Manase akanga apindawo mune zvokufembera namaminimini nezvoun'anga hwokududzira mashura obvunzirawo kumasvikiro nokun'anga. Akaita zvakaipa zvakanyanya kwazvo zvisingadiwi naTenzi akamuvirutsa nehasha. Chifananidzo chokuveza chokunamata chiAshera chacho chaakagadzira chiya akachimisa mumba iya yakanga yanzi naTenzi kuna Dhavhidhi nokumwanakomana wake Soromoni, “Pamba iyi neJerusaremu pandakasarudza mumadzinza ose eIsiraeri ndipo pandichaisa zita rangu narini wose uyewo kuti handizoita kuti tsoka yomuIsiraeri ibude kunze vadzungaire vari kunze kwenyika yandakapa madzibaba avo. Ndokunge chete vachenjerera kutevedza zvose zvandakati vaite uye nezvose zviri pamutemo wavakaudzwa naMosesi muranda wangu.” Asi havana kuteerera uyewo Manase akavafurira kuita zvakaipa zvaitopfuura zvakaitwa namarudzi aye akaparadzwa naTenzi achiadzingira vanhu veIsiraeri. Tenzi akataura nomuromo wavaranda vake vaporofita kuti, “Pamusana pokuti Manase mambo wokwaJudha akaita zvinosemesa kudai achiita zvinhu zvakaipa kupinda zvaiitwa navaAmori vakamutangira kuvapo akapinza vokwaJudha mukutadza nokunamata zvifananidzo zvake izvi, naizvozvo zvanzi naTenzi, Mwari waIsiraeri, ‘Chinzwai, ndava kuzopinza Jerusaremu novokwaJudha munyatwa yokuti ani naani anoinzwa anowunga nzeve. Urefu hwemwero hwandakaranga nahwo Samaria noudzamu hwandakaranga nahwo imba yaAhabhu ndiwo mwero wandicharanga nawo Jerusaremu. Sokukokota kunoita munhu ndiro, kuikokota zvokuti anogona kuitaridza pasi, ndiko kukokotedza kwandichaita Jerusaremu. Chitsama ichochi chenhaka yavanhu vangu chakasara ndichachiti kuche mumaoko avavengi vavo vachave vokuitwa kanyama kanyama nokuva vanhu vokupambwa navavengi vavo vose. Ndinodaro nokuti vakaita zvakaipa zvisingadiwi naTenzi vakandivirutsa nehasha kubvira zuva rakabuda madzibaba avo muIjipiti kusvikira pari nhasi.’ ” Uyewo Manase uyu akadeura ropa rakanyanya kwazvo ravanhu vasina nemhosva yese zvokuti akazadza Jerusaremu naro kunze nokunze kuwedzera pachitadzo chaakapinza nacho vokwaJudha mukutadza vakaita zvakaipa zvisingadiwe naTenzi. Inga dzimwe nyaya dzaManase nezvose zvaakaita nechitadzo chaakapara, zvakanyorwa wani muBhuku reNhoroondo dzeMadzimambo okwaJudha. Manase akazovatawo oenda kwakaenda vamwe, madzitateguru ake. Akavigwa mubindu romumuzinda make mubindu raUza. Mwanakomana wake Amoni ndiye akazotonga panzvimbo pake.