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.

17 Aphindze ashisa emadvodzana awo nemadvodzakati awo emlilweni,*+ abhula, aphengula+ aphindze achubeka nekutinikela* etintfweni letimbi emehlweni aJehova, kuze amvise buhlungu.

18 Ngaleso sizatfu Jehova wawatfukutselela kakhulu ema-Israyeli kangangekutsi wawakhweshisa emehlweni akhe.+ Akavumelanga ngisho namunye kutsi asale ngaphandle kwesive sakaJuda kuphela.

30 Jehova utsi: ‘Labantfu bakaJuda bente tintfo letimbi emehlweni ami. Bangcolise indlu lebitwa ngelibito lami ngekubeka tithico tabo letenyanyekako.+ 31 Bakhe tindzawo letiphakeme taseThofethi eSigodzini seNdvodzana yaHinomu,*+ kuze bashise emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo emlilweni,+ intfo lengingazange ngitsi abayente futsi lengingazange sengiyicabange nekuyicabanga.’*+

20 Cha; kodvwa ngitsi tintfo betive labatinikelako batinikelela emadimoni, hhayi Nkulunkulu;+ ngako angifuni kutsi nine nitihlanganise nemadimoni.+