Kugula kwenkhosi Hezekiya nekuphiliswa kwakhe
1Kulawo malanga Hezekiya wagula wabangwa netibi. Umphrofethi Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, waya kuye, wafike watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Sale ulungisa kahle tonkhe tintfo tasemndenini wakakho, ngobe sewutakufa, ngeke usindze.”
2Hezekiya wagucuka wabheka ngaselubondzeni, wathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi: 3“Awu, Simakadze, khumbula kutsi bengihamba ngekwetsembeka lokunjani embikwakho, nekutsi bengitinikele kangakanani embikwakho ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngenta lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wakhala kabuhlungu.
4Livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Isaya, latsi: 5“Hamba uyewutjela Hezekiya, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlomkhulu, Davide, utsi: Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho, ngatibona netinyembeti takho. Ngitakwengetela iminyaka leli-15 ebudzeni bemphilo yakho. 6Ngitawukhulula wena kanye nalelidolobha esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya. Ngitalivikela lelidolobha.
7“ ‘Nasi sibonakaliso saSimakadze kuwe, sekutsi Simakadze utakwenta loko lakwetsembisile: 8Ngitakwenta sitfunti lesentiwe lilanga siye emuva tinyatselo letilishumi lese sitewuke etitebhisini tekukala sikhatsi ta-Ahazi.’ ” Ngako-ke kukhanya kwelilanga kwafinyela ngetinyatselo letilishumi lebesekutewukile.
9Umbhalo waHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, emvakwekugula nekusindza kwakhe:
10Ngatsi mine:
“Kantsi kutawutsi nase ngikhulile nginemandla,
ngiyakwendlula emasangweni ekufa,
ngidlelelwe incenye yeminyaka lesasele yemphilo yami?”
11Ngatsi mine:
“Angisayiwuphindze ngimbone Simakadze,
ngibone Simakadze eveni lalabaphilako.
Angisayikuphindze ngibabuke bantfu,
nome-ke ngiphindze ngihlale kanye
nalabo labahleti kulomhlaba.
12Njengelithende lemelusi,
indlu yami ihhihlitelwe phansi yesuswa kimi.
Njengemeluki imphilo yami uyisongile,
ungincamulile emculwini webudze bemphilo,
busuku nemini wetamana nekungicedza.
13Ngilindzile ngekubeketela kwaze kwadzabuka kusa;
kodvwa yena njengelibhubesi
uwabhobabhobe onkhe ematsambo ami.
Busuku nemini wetamana nekungicedza.
14Ngantjilota ngikhalisa kwenkhonjane,
ngabubula ngakhalisa kwelituba,
emehlo ami aba luvitsi,
nangitsi ngibuka etulu emazulwini, ngihluphekile.
Awu Simakadze, wota ungelekelele.”
15Kodvwa ngingatsini nje? Sewungitjelile,
futsi yena cobo lwakhe ukwentile loko.
Ngitawuhamba ngekubonyabonyeka yonkhe iminyaka yami,
ngenca yalobuhlungu bemphefumulo wami.
16Simakadze, bantfu baphila ngetintfo letinje,
nami-ke umoya wami utfola imphilo ngato.
Ubuyisele kuphila kwami kimi,
wangenta ngaphila.
17Empeleni wentele kusita mine
lokutsi ngive tinhlungu letinje.
Elutsandvweni lwakho
wangisindzisa emgodzini wembhubhiso,
utsatse tonkhe tono tami watilahla emvakwakho.
18Ngobe lidliza lingeke likudvumise,
nekufa ngeke kutigambute tibongo takho;
labo labashona phansi emgodzini
bangeke babeke litsemba labo ekwetsembekeni kwakho.
19Ngulabaphilako, labaphilako bodvwa,
labakudvumisako wena,
njengaloku ngenta nje nami lamuhla.
Bobabe batjela bantfwababo ngekwetsembeka kwakho.
20Simakadze utangisindzisa;
siyawuhlabela ngetingubhu letinetintsambo
onkhe emalanga emphilo yetfu
sisethempelini laSimakadze.
21Isaya abeshito watsi: “Futfumetani sitfobo semakhiwa, bese nisifaka kulelitfumba, utabe sewuyaphila.”
22Hezekiya abebute watsi: “Sitawuba yini sibonakaliso sekutsi ngitawukhuphukela ethempelini laSimakadze?”
