Ukugula kwakaHezekhiya
1Emihleni leyo uHezekhiya wagula wabangwa neenzibi. Umphorofidi u-Isaya umsa ka-Amosi waya kuye wafese wathi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Lungisa iindaba zomzakho ngombana uzokufa, awukazukuphola.’ ”
2UHezekhiya waphendulela ubuso bakhe ebodeni wathandaza kuSomnini wathi: 3“Awu Somnini, ngibawa ukhumbule bona ngakhamba phambi kwakho ngokwethembeka nangehliziyo epheleleko, ngenza okulungileko ebusweni bakho.” UHezekhiya walila kabuhlungu.
4Kuthe u-Isaya angakaphumi ngitjho nemabaleni wesigodlo, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuye lathi: 5“Buyela emuva ufese utjele uHezekhiya umrholi wabantu bami bonyana uSomnini uZimu kayise uDavida uthi, ‘Ngiwuzwile umthandazwakho ngabona neenyembezi zakho. Nje-ke ngizokupholisa, kuthi ngelanga lesithathu kusukela nje, ukhuphukele ethempelini lakaSomnini. 6Ngizokungezelelela iminyaka elitjhumi nahlanu epilwenakho. Begodu wena nedorobheli, ngizonisindisa esandleni sekosi ye-Asiriya. Idorobheli ngizolivikela ngenca yami nangenca kaDavida incekwami.’ ”
7Yeke u-Isaya wathi: “Lethani isitjhuba samakhiwani.” Basiletha bafese basibeka ethumbeni lakaHezekhiya, walulama.
8UHezekhiya wabuza u-Isaya wathi: “Siyini isiboniso sokobana uSomnini uzongiphilisa nokobana ngizokhuphukela ethempelini lakaSomnini ngelanga lesithathu na?”
9U-Isaya waphendula wathi: “Isiboniso sakaSomnini kuwe sokobana uzokwenza lokho akuthembisileko nasi: Isithunzi sizakululekeleka phambili namkha sibuyele emuva ngamagadango alitjhumi.”
10UHezekhiya wathi: “Kulula esithunzini bona siluleke amagadango alitjhumi, ngcono sibuyele emuva amagadango alitjhumi.”
11Nje-ke umphorofidi u-Isaya wathandaza kuSomnini, uSomnini wenza isithunzi bona sibuyele emuva amagadango alitjhumi lapha besele sehle khona phezu kwesitepisi saka-Arhazi.
Abazenda ababuya eBhabheli
12Ngesikhatheso uBherodaki-Bhaladani umsa kaBhaladani ikosi yeBhabheli gade athumele incwadi nesipho ngombana ezwile ngokugula kwakaHezekhiya. 13UHezekhiya wamukela umlayezo weenthunywa bewazitjengisa koke okugade kungendlinakhe yamagugu: isiliva, igolide, iinungo namakha. Wabatjengisa nalokho ekugade kusendlini yeenkhali nakho koke okwafunyanwa eendlini zakhe zokubeka ipahla. Akukho angakhange abatjengise khona esigodlweni namkha embuswenakhe woke.
14Nje-ke u-Isaya umphorofidi waya ekosini uHezekhiya wabuza wathi: “Abantwaba bafunani kuwapha? Njekhona, babuyaphi?”
UHezekhiya waphendula wathi: “Bavela khatjhana, eBhabheli.”
15Umphorofidi wabuza wathi: “Alo, ubatjengiseni ngesigodlweni sakho?”
UHezekhiya wathi: “Akukho into engingakhange ngibatjengise yona eendlini zami zokubeka ipahla.”
16Yeke u-Isaya wathi kuHezekhiya: “Lalela-ke bona ilizwi lakaSomnini lithini, 17‘Kwamambala isikhathi siyeza lapha koke okusesigodlweni sakho, nakho koke aboyihlo abakhe bakubulunga bekube namhlanje, kuzakuthathwa khona kusiwe eBhabheli. Akukho okuzakutjhiywa.’
“Godu uSomnini uthe: 18‘Abanye bamadodanakho, abaziingazi nenyamakho, obabelethileko, bazakuba bathunjwa bebalotjhe esigodlweni sekosi yeBhabheli babaphakulwa.’ ”
19UHezekhiya wathi ku-Isaya: “Liyazwakala ilizwi lakaSomnini alikhulumileko.” Gade azibuza athi: “Lokhu kutjho bona kuzakuba nokuthula nokuvikeleka kiso soke isikhathi sepilwami.”
Ukuhlongakala kwakaHezekhiya
20Zoke izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaHezekhiya, koke ukuhlula kwakhe kanye nendlela enza ngayo isiziba nomsele wokuletha amanzi ngaphakathi kweJerusalema, kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwaJuda. 21UHezekhiya wahlongakala. UManase indodanakhe waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
