5. O me-kwa-ra ndi-nchu-àjà arusi kwusi, bú ndi-eze Juda doro isure ihe-nsure-ọku nēsì ísì utọ n'ebe nile di elu n'obodo Juda nile, na n'ebe di Jerusalem buruburu; o me-kwa-ra ka ndi ahu kwusi, bú ndi nēsurere Beal, na anyanwu, na ọnwa, na kpakpando nējeghari ejeghari, na usu nile nke ihe elu-igwe, ihe-nsure-ọku nēsì ísì utọ.
6. O si-kwa-ra n'ulo Jehova buputa Ashera je n'azu Jerusalem, rue miri-iyi Kidron, sure ya ọku n'akuku miri-iyi Kidron, supia ya me ka ọ di ka uzuzu, kpofue uzuzu-ya n'elu ílì ndi efu.
7. Ọ kwatu-kwa-ra ulo nile nke ndi edoro nsọ ikwa iko, nke di n'ulo Jehova, ebe ndinyom nākpara Ashera ulo-ikwū.
8. O me-kwa-ra ka ndi-nchu-àjà nile si n'obodo Juda nile bia, o meru-kwa-ra ebe nile di elu ebe ndi-nchu-àjà surere ihe-nsure-ọku nēsì ísì utọ, site na Geba rue Bia-sheba; ọ kwatu-kwa-ra ebe nile di elu nke ọnu-uzọ-ama nke di n'oghere ọnu-uzọ-ama Joshua, bú onye-isi obodo, nke di n'aka-ekpe madu n'ọnu-uzọ-ama obodo.
9. Nání na ndi-nchu-àjà nke ebe nile di elu adighi-arigo n'ebe-ichu-àjà Jehova nime Jerusalem, ma ha nēri achicha ekoghi-eko n'etiti umu-nne-ha.
10. O meru-kwa-ra Tofet, nke di na ndagwurugwu umu Hinom, ka nwoke ọ bula we ghara ime ka nwa-ya nwoke ma-ọbu nwa-ya nwayi gabiga nime ọku rue Molek.
11. O me-kwa-ra ka inyinya nile kwusi, bú nke ndi-eze Juda nyere anyanwu, nime nbata ulo Jehova, n'akuku ime-ulo Netan-melek, bú onozi, nke di n'èzí ulo ahu; o sure-kwa-ra ub͕ọ-ala nile nke anyanwu n'ọku.
12. Ebe-ichu-àjà nile nke di n'elu ime-ulo-elu nke Ehaz, nke ndi-eze Juda mere, na ebe-ichu-àjà nile nke Manase mere n'ogige abua nke ulo Jehova, eze kwaturu ha, we si n'ebe ahu b͕a ọsọ, kpofue uzuzu-ha nime miri-iyi Kidron.
13. Ebe nile di elu nke di n'iru Jerusalem, nke di n'aka-nri ugwu nbibi, nke Solomon, bú eze Israel, wuru nye Ashtoret, bú ihe-árú ndi Zaidon, nye kwa Kemosh, bú ihe-árú Moab, nye kwa Milkom, bú ihe-árú umu Amon, eze meru-kwa-ra ha.
14. O tipia-kwa-ra ogidi nile, b͕utu kwa Asherim, were ọkpukpu madu mejue ọnọdu-ha.
15. Ọzọ kwa, ebe-ichu-àjà nke di na Bet-el, na ebe di elu nke Jeroboam nwa Nebat mere, bú onye mere ka Israel mehie, ọbuná ebe-ichu-àjà ahu na ebe ahu di elu ka ọ kwaturu; o sure ebe ahu di elu ọku, supia ya me ka ọ ghọ uzuzu, sure kwa Ashera ọku.
16. Josaia we chigharia onwe-ya, hu ílì nile nke di n'ebe ahu n'ugwu ahu; o we zìe, chipu ọkpukpu n'ílì nile, sure ha ọku n'elu ebe-ichu-àjà ahu, merua ya, dika okwu Jehova si di nke onye nke Chineke ahu kpọsara, bú onye kpọsara ihe ndia.
17. O we si, Gini bu ihe-iriba-ama ahu nke mu onwem nāhu? Ndikom obodo ahu we si ya, Ọ bu ílì onye nke Chineke, onye siri na Juda bia, kpọsa ihe ndia nke i meworo megide ebe-ichu-àjà Bet-el.
18. Ọ si, Ya nọduru onwe-ya; ka nwoke ọ bula ghara ichipu ọkpukpu-ya. Ha we rapu ọkpukpu-ya, ha na ọkpukpu onye-amuma ahu nke siri na Sameria bia.