Kodwa wathi : Mina angimhluphanga u -Israyeli, kepha nguwe nendlu kayihlo, ngokuyilahla imiyalo kaJehova, uze ulandele oBali.

Bakhala kuJehova , bathi: S onile, ngokuba simshiyile uJehova , sakhonza oBali no -Ashitaroti; kodwa kalokhu sophule esandleni sezitha zethu , siyakukukhonza.

Abakwa-Israyeli base besusa oBali no -Ashitaroti, bamkhonza uJehova yedwa. Ukukhiwa kwamanzi eMispa

Inkosi yayisiyala uHilikiya umpristi omkhulu , nabapristi besigaba sesibili , nabalindimnyango ukukhipha ethempelini likaJehova zonk e izinto ezazenzelwe oBali , no-Ashera, nebandla lonke lasezulwini , yazishisa ngaphandle kweJerusalema emasimini aseKidroni , yayisa umlotha wazo eBethele.

UJehova wayenaye uJehoshafati , ngokuba wahamba ngezindlela zokuqala zikayise uDavide, akafunanga oBali,

kepha wahamba ngezindlela zamakh osi akwa-Israyeli, wenzela oBali izithombe ezibunjiweyo.

Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise azidilizile; wamisela oBali ama -altare, wenza o -Ashera, wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, walikhonza.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuJehova, bathi: Sonile kuwe, ngokuba simshiyile uNkulunkulu wethu, sakhonza oBali.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova , babakhonza oBali , no-Ashitaroti, nawonkulunkulu base -Aramu, nawonkulunkulu baseSidoni , nawonkulunkulu bakwaMowabi , nawonkulunkulu babantwana bakwa -Amoni, nawonkulunkulu bamaFilisti , bamshiya uJehova, kabamkhonza.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, bakhonza oBali;

Bamshiya-ke uJehova, bakhonza oBali no-Ashitaroti.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova , bamkhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakhonza oBali no-Ashitaroti.

Lapho bebabiza, kwaba yilokhu besuka kubo ; babahlabela oBali, bashisela izithombe ezibaziweyo impepho.

Ungasho kanjani ukuthi : Angingcolile, angilandelanga oBali , na? Bheka indlela yakho esigodini , wazi ukuthi wenzeni : uyikamela lensikazi elinejubane, elizulazula ezindleleni zalo,