18 Kodwana ekosini yakwaJuda enithumele bona nizokubuza uJehova, nakhu ekufuze niyitjele khona, “UJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli uthi: ‘Malungana namezwi owezwileko, 19 ngebanga lokuthi ihliziywakho yathamba bese wazithoba+ phambi kwakaJehova nawuzwa lokho engakukhuluma ngokujamelene nendawo le nezakhamuzi zayo ukuthi zizokwehlakalelwa yinto esabekako begodu ziqalekiswe, warathula izambatho zakho+ walila phambi kwami, nami ngikuzwile, kutjho uJehova.

13 Wasolo athandaza kuZimu bese uZimu wamrhawukela, wasizwa isibawo sakhe, wambuyisela eJerusalema wamnikela ubukhosi+ bakhe. Yeke uManase wazi ukuthi uJehova nguZimu weqiniso.+

Nakalilela isizo kuye, wamuzwa.+

22 Kodwana uyise wathi eensebenzini zakhe, ‘Rhabani nilethe isambatho esihle khulu, nimembathise sona, nimfake idzilamunwana namapatlagwana. 23 Lethani nekonyana elinonileko, nilihlabe, sidle sigidinge, 24 ngombana indodanami le beyifile kodwana iyaphila godu;+ beyilahlekile seyitholakele.’ Bazithabisa-ke.

13 Umthelisi bekajamele kudanyana, angafuni nokuqala ezulwini kodwana asolo azibetha esifubeni, athi, ‘Zimu, ngirhawukela, mina soni.’+ 14 Ngiyanitjela, indoda le yabuyela ekhaya ibonakala ilunge khulu kunomFarisi loya.+ Ngombana woke umuntu oziphakamisako uzokuthotjiswa kodwana ozithobako uzokuphakanyiswa.”+