31 Loku ningabokwenta kuJehova Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe letive tentela labonkulunkulu bato yonkhe inhlobo yetintfo letenyanyekako, leto Jehova langatitsandzi, tize tishise ngisho nemadvodzana ato nemadvodzakati ato emlilweni, tinikele ngawo kubonkulunkulu bato.+

16 Ngemnyaka wesi-17 wekubusa kwaPhekha indvodzana yaRemaliya, Ahazi+ indvodzana yeNkhosi Jothamu yakaJuda waba yinkhosi.

3 Esikhundleni saloko, wahamba ngendlela yemakhosi aka-Israyeli,+ waze washisa nendvodzana yakhe emlilweni*+ alandzela imikhuba leyenyanyekako yaletinye tive,+ leto Jehova lebekaticoshile emkhatsini wema-Israyeli.

28 Ahazi+ bekaneminyaka lengu-20 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-16 eJerusalema. Akazange ente lokuhle emehlweni aJehova, akazange amlingise khokho wakhe Davide.+

3 Ngetulu kwaloko, wenta iminikelo yekushiswa eSigodzini Sendvodzana yaHinomu,* washisa emadvodzana akhe emlilweni+ alandzela imikhuba leyenyanyekako yaletinye tive,+ leto Jehova bekaticoshile kuma-Israyeli.

35 Ngetulu kwaloko, bakhela Bhali tindzawo letiphakeme eSigodzini seNdvodzana yaHinomu,*+ kuze bashise emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo emlilweni, bentela Moleki umhlatjelo,+ intfo lengingazange ngitsi abayente.+ Angizange sengikucabange nekukucabanga* kutsi ngibacele bente intfo leyenyanyeka kangaka. Ngekwenta loku, emaJuda ona kakhulu.’