18 Kodwa enkosini yakoJuda elithume ukuthi lizobuza kuJehova kumele lithi, “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli mayelana lamazwi owazwileyo: 19 ‘Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho ngenxa yokuthi inhliziyo yakho ikwamukele okuzwileyo, wazehlisa+ phambi kukaJehova ngesikhathi usizwa engikukhulumileyo mayelana lendawo le labantu abahlala kuyo, ukuthi bazaqalekiswa njalo loba ngubani obabonayo uzakwethuka. Ngikuzwile ngoba udabule izigqoko zakho+ wakhala phambi kwami, kutsho uJehova.

13 Waqhubeka ethandaza kuye futhi uNkulunkulu wakuzwa ukuncenga kwakhe, wasizwa lesicelo sakhe sokuthi abe lomusa kuye, wasembuyisela eJerusalema ebukhosini bakhe.+ Ngakho uManase wakwazi ukuthi uJehova nguye uNkulunkulu weqiniso.+

Wathi ekhala kuye ecela uncedo wamuzwa.+

22 Kodwa uyise wathi ezincekwini zakhe, ‘Phangisani! Lethani ijazi elihle kulawo wonke limgqokise, lifake indandatho emunweni wakhe, limgqokise lamanyathela enyaweni. 23 Lethani lethole elinonileyo lilihlabe senze idili sidle 24 ngoba indodana yami le ibifile kodwa isiphila,+ ibilahlekile kodwa isitholakele.’ Basebeqalisa ukuzikholisela.

13 Kodwa umthelisi wayemele khatshana, engafuni lokuphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini. Wayelokhu etshaya isifuba sakhe esithi, ‘Awu Nkulunkulu, woba lomusa* kimi, mina muntu oyisoni.’+ 14 Ngilitshela ukuthi indoda le yabuyela emzini wayo kucacile ukuthi ilungile kulomFarisi+ ngoba wonke umuntu oziphakamisayo uzayangiswa, kodwa loba ngubani ozehlisayo uzaphakanyiswa.”+