UHezekhiya ubonana nomphorofidi u-Isaya
1Kuthe lokha ikosi uHezekhiya nayizwa lokhu, yatlebhula izambatho zayo yembatha iinzilo yangena ngethempelini lakaSomnini. 2Yathumela u-Eliyakhimu umphathi wesigodlo, noTjhebina umabhalana kanye nabaphathi babaphristi ku-Isaya umphorofidi, omsa ka-Amosi. Boke bebembethe iinzilo. 3Bafese bathi kuye: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguHezekhiya, ‘Ilanga lanamhlanje lilanga elidanisako lokuhlunguphazwa nokurhubutjhwa. Linjengalokha nakufanele kubelethwe abantwana bese kutlhogeka amandla wokubabeletha. 4Mhlamunye uSomnini uZimakho uwezwile woke amezwi akhulunywe mkhulumeli ogade athunywe mphathakhe ikosi ye-Asiriya bonyana azokuphoqa uZimu ophilako. Kungenzeka bona uSomnini uZimakho uzibuyiselele ngamezwi awezwileko lawo. Yeke wena thandazela abantu abaseleko.’ ”
5Kuthe lokha iinkhulu zakaHezekhiya nazifika ku-Isaya nomlayezo lo, 6u-Isaya wathi kizo: “Tjelani ikosenu bona nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu, ‘Ungethukwa ngalokho okuzwileko, okumamezwi iinkhulu zekosi ye-Asiriya ezingithuke ngawo. 7Qala-ke! Ngizokudlharumisa ikosi ye-Asiriya, izwe amahemuhemu bese ibuyela enarhenayo, ibulawe ngesabula khonapho.’ ”
USanirheribu uthumela omunye umlayezo kuHezekhiya
8Kuthe lokha umkhulumeli nakezwa bona ikosi ye-Asiriya isukile eLakitjhi, naye wajika wafunyana ikosakhe isilwa neLibhina. 9USanirheribu wezwa bonyana uTirihakha ikosi yeKutjhe uyeza ukuzomsahlela. Nje-ke wabuye wathumela godu iinthunywa kuHezekhiya wathi: 10“Tjelani uHezekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda bona angavumeli ukukhohliswa nguzinyanakhe athembele kuye ngokuthi athi, ‘IJerusalema angeze yanikelwa esandleni sekosi ye-Asiriya.’ 11Nginesiqiniseko sokobana uzizwele ngokwakho bona enzeni amakhosi we-Asiriya ngeenarha ezinye lokha nazirhayilako. Alo, wena uzakusinda na? 12Abozinyana bezizwe ezabhujiswa bobamkhulu bakhe bazisindisa na? Ngitjho izizwe zeGozani, zeRharani, zeRetsefu nabantu be-Edeni abagade baseTelasari. 13Iphi ikosi yeRhamathi, ye-Ariphadi neyedorobho leSefarivayimu namkha yeHena nanyana ye-Ava?”
Umthandazo kaHezekhiya
14UHezekhiya wamukela incwadi eenthunyweni wayifunda. Yeke waya ethempelini lakaSomnini wafese wayendlala phambi kwakaSomnini. 15Wathandaza kuSomnini wathi:
“Awu, wena Somnini Zimu wakwa-Israyeli
ohlala phezu kwamakerubhi,
wena wedwa onguZimu
ngaphezu kwemibuso yoke yephasi.
Wena wenze izulu nephasi.
16Awu Somnini, akhese ubeke indlebe ulalele,
uvule namehlwakho Somnini,
bese uyabona.
“Akhese uthi ulalela amezwi uSanirheribu awathumele bona aphoqe uZimu ophilako. 17Iye, kuliqiniso Somnini, amakhosi we-Asiriya, azirhayilile izizwe kanye neenarha zazo. 18Aphosela abozinyana bazo emlilweni ababhubhisa ngombana bebanganabujamo bakaZimu kodwana bebaziingodo namatje, izinto ezibunjwe ngezandla. 19Nje-ke Somnini Zimethu, sisindisa esandleni sekosi ye-Asiriya ukuze yoke imibuso yephasi yazi bona wena Somnini, nguwe wedwa uZimu.”
U-Isaya umemezela ukusindiswa kweJerusalema
20Yeke u-Isaya umsa ka-Amosi wathumela umlayezo kuHezekhiya wathi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Iye, ngiwuzwile umthandazwakho mayelana noSanirheribu ikosi ye-Asiriya.’
21“Nanti ilizwi uSomnini alikhulume ngaye wathi,
“Itlawana eliyindodakazi yeZiyoni
liyakunyaza beliyakukhwinyisela wena Sanirheribu.
Indodakazi yeJerusalema ikuthintithela ihloko nawufulatheleko.
22Ngubani omphoqileko bewamthuka na?
Bewurhuwelela bani bewumphakamisele iinhlonze?
Uziphakamise ngoCwengileko wakwa-Israyeli!
23Ngeenthunywa zakho uphoqe uSomandla!
Uzitjele wathi,
‘Ngeenkarana zami ezinengi sengiphakamele eenqongweni zeentaba,
eendaweni ezingangenekiko zeLibhanoni.
Ngiqunte imisedari emide
nemithi ekhethekileko yomsayipurusi;
ngangena erharheni layo
nesiminyaminyeni samahlathayo.
24Ngimi owembe imithombo bengasela namanzi avinyilikileko.
Ngomise yoke imilambo yeGibhide ngebhadulo lami.’
25Awukezwa na?
Ngakuhlela kade lokho.
Ngakujamisa emihleni yekadeni,
nje-ke ngikuphumelelisile,
kobana amadorobho anemithangala,
uwenze aba liqubi lewiliwili,
iye, iinqorho zenyakanyaka.
26Abantu bawo baphelelwe mamandla
begodu bakhenile ngokurhubutjhwa.
Babe njengeentjalo zommango
nanjengamahlumela asathambileko.
Babe njengotjani etatawini
obubuniswa lilanga busahluma.
27Kodwana ngazi ukusuka nokuhlala kwakho
nokuthi ungibhevumulela kangangani.
28Njengombana ungibhevumulela nje
nokuzikhakhazisa kwakho ngikulemukile,
ngizokufaka isikghopholo sami epumulwenakho
netomu lami ngemlonyenakho.
Ngizokwenza ubuyele emuva ngendlela oze ngayo.
29“Nakhu okuzakuba litshwayo kuwe, Hezekhiya:
“Nonyaka uzazidlela amakhakhazela,
ngomnyaka wesibili udle okuzimilelako.
Kodwana ngomnyaka wesithathu uzakutjala uvune,
uzakuhloma iindiribe bewudle iinthelo zazo.
30Abasindileko nabaseleko endlini kaJuda
bazokuba nemirabhu bese bahloma iinthelo.
31Ngambala abaseleko eJerusalema bazakusabalala
nabasinde entabeni yeZiyoni banabe.
Ukutjhisakalela kwakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke kuzakuphelelisa lokhu.
32“Yeke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini mayelana nekosi ye-Asiriya:
“Angekhe yangena edorobheneli
namkha idumuze umsubela la.
Asoze yalisahlela ngokuzivikela ngesihlangu
namkha ilakhele isiqabo esiqhube
magegana nomthangala.
33Izakubuyela emuva ngendlela eze ngayo.
Asoze yangena kilelidorobho.
34Ngizolivikela idorobheli
bengilisindise ngenca yami
nangenca kaDavida incekwami.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
35Ngobusukobo ingilozi kaSomnini yasahlela ekampeni yama-Asiriya yabulala abantu abalikhulu namatjhumi abunane nahlanu weenkulungwana. Kwathi abantu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, iindumbu bezilele ubujadajada!
36Nje-ke uSanirheribu ikosi ye-Asiriya wadiliza ikampa wabuyela eNiniva wayokuhlala khona. 37Kwathi ngelinye ilanga asalotjha ethempelini lakazinyanakhe uNisiroki, amadodanakhe u-Adrameleki noSaretseri bambulala ngesabula bebabalekela enarheni ye-Ararathi. U-Esarirhadoni indodanakhe waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
