¹ Manase anga ane makore gumi namairi. pakatanga kutonga. ² Yena wakatonga makore anokwana makumi mashano nomakumashano ku Djerusarema. Mai ake aidhaidzuwa Hefziba. Yena wakaita zvakashata pamberi pa Ishe, hinga zviro zvinoshoreka zvai ithuwa kunyika dzakabvisuwa na Ishe pamberi pe anhu eIziraeri. ³ Nokuti yena waka wakisa mbuto dzaka rebha dzanga dzaputsuwa na bhabha ake, Ezequia, yena wakazo waka aritari kuna bahari, wakaita phoo kuna Astaroti, hingana raka uzuwa na Akabi, mambo we Iziraeri, uye yena waka pfukamira nyerdzi dzese dzekudhenga uye wakadzi namata. ⁴ Manase wakaita a aritari omunyika munyumba ya Ishe, kunyangwe Ishe akati kuti: "Ku Djerusarema ndiko kutchagara ne zina Rangu nekusingaperi". ⁵ Yena wakaita ma aritari kune nyeredzi dzese dze kudhenga muruanze we nyumba ya Ishe. ⁶ Yena wakapira mwana wake pamuriro; yena wakaita uroi uye wakaita zvemu fuhira, uyezve waka tswaka aya anobuya ne akafa uye ne aya anobuya ne mweya. Yena wakaita zvakawanda zvokushata pamberi pa Ishe, uye yena waka ambira hasha dza Mwari. ⁷ Tchifananidzo tchakaita tcha Astaroti, yena wakatchikanda mu nyumba ya ishe. Ngondaya ye nyumba yeneyo Ishe wakabuya kuna Davidi uye na Soromoni mwana wake. Yena wakati: "Munyumba yenei uye ne muDjerusarema, mandaka sanangura Inini pama rudzi ese, kuti nditchakanda Zina Rangu nokusinga peri. ⁸ Anditcha sii kuti tsoka dze Iziraeri dzifambe kunza kwe nyika yandakapa madzi tsekuro awo, kana aona akataerera nemhore mhore zvese zvanditchavunza Inini, uye akatere mutemo dzaka buiwa na Mozesi musenzi Wangu kuna aona" ⁹ Asi anhu azi kuzuwa, uye manase wakaatora kuwa itisa zviro zvakashata kupinda nyika dzaka dzingirwa na Ishe pamberi pe Iziraeri. ¹⁰ Nokudharo, Ishe akabuya kubhudhikidza ne asenzi Awo, maporofiti, etchiti: ¹¹ "Ngei Manase mambo waDjuda arikushaisha kudhai, etchita zvitadzo zvakadhai, zvokuti ne ma amoria ese azi kuita zvenezvo , uye futi waita kuti Djuda yese ishaishe ne zvimwari zvawo, ¹² hino, Ishe, Mwari we Iziraeri, warikuti: ´Nangira, Inini ndirikudha ku unzisa kushata pamusoro pe Djerusarema uye Djuda zvokuti munhu wese atchazvizuwa nzee dzake dzitcha rira. ¹³ Inini nditcha tatandza bhote rekupima rakasenzesuwa kuna Samaria, uye bhote rekuzveredza kuna Akabi; Inini nditcha tswaira Djerusarema, nemushobho umweo unosukwa maparatu, kusuka kuri kuphidhimudza musoro kwenda pasi. ¹⁴ Inini nditchakhandira kunza anosara mu nhaka Yangu uye uye nditchapereka munyara dza awengi awo. Aona atcha shuphuwa uye atchaita asari munyara dze awengi ese awo, ¹⁵ ngokuti aona akaita zvakashata pamberi Pangu, uye a ambira hasha Dzangu, kubva zuwa reku madzitsekuru awo akabva ku Ghipita, dzamara nyamasi"". ¹⁶ Kunze kwazvo, Manase wadhurura ngazi yakawanda ye anhu asina mhoswa, dzamara wadzadza Djerusarema ne rufu kubva kumutcheto neku mutcheto. Izvi ngondaya ye kuwanda kwe zvitema zvakaita nazvo kuti Djuda ishaishe, pakaita zvakashata pamberi pa Ishe. ¹⁷ Zviro zvimweni zvinotchokuita na Manase, zvese zvakaita, uye tchitadzo tchakaita, azvizi lkutarwa mubuku rezviito zve madzimambo ekuDjuda? ¹⁸ Manase wakawata ne madzibhabha ake uye waka iguwa pa shango rakarungama repanyumba pake, pashango ra Uza. Amoni mwana wake wakaita mambo pambutopake. ¹⁹ Amom wanga ano makore makumi mairi ne mairi pakatanga kutonga; yena wakatonga makore mairi ku Djerusarema. Zina ramai ake raizwi Mesuremeti; yena anga ari mwana sikana wa Haruz weku Djobta. ²⁰ Yena wakaita zvakashata pamberi pa Ishe, zvimwezvo nezvaka izuwa na Manase, bhabha ake. ²¹ Amoni wakatera gwanza rakafambuwa na bhabha ake uye wakanamata zvimwari zvakanamathuwa na bhabha ake, uye wakazvi pfukamira. ²² Yena wakasiya Ishe, Mwari we madzibhabha ake, uye azi kufamba mu gwanza raIshe. ²³ Asenzi ake Amoni akamu mukira uye akamu uraya panyumba pake. ²⁴ Asi anhu enyika akauraya ese aka uraya mambo Amoni, uye akaita Djosiya, mwana wake, mambo pambuto pake. ²⁵ Zvimweni zviro zvino tchokuita na Amoni, zvaka ita yena Amoni, zvenezvo azvzi kutarwa mubhuku rezvito zve madzimambo eku Djuda? ²⁶ Anhu akamu iga pa bhako rake pashango ra Uza, uye Djosiya mwana wake wakaita mambo pambuto pake.