Ipi hlangana no-Israyeli noJuda
1Ngesikhathi saka-Arhazi, umsa kaJotamu omsa ka-Uziya ikosi yakwaJuda, uRetsini ikosi ye-Aramu noPhekharhi umsa kaRemaliya, ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, bajokola bakhuphuka bona balwe neJerusalema, kodwana akhange bakghone ukuyisahlela.
2Lokha indlu kaDavida nayitjelwako, kwathiwa, “i-Aramu iqheme no-Efrayimu”, u-Arhazi nabantu bakhe bahlengezela ngevalo kwanga mimithi yehlathi lokha nakunommoya.
3Nje-ke, uSomnini wathi ku-Isaya: “Phuma wena nendodanakho uTjheyari-Yatjhubi nihlangabeze u-Arhazi ngemaphelelweni womsele ovela esizibeni esingehla, endleleni eya endaweni lapha kuhlanzwa khona iimpahla. 4Ufese uthi kuye, ‘Yelela, wehlise ummoya, ungesabi begodu ungadani ngenca yemitshwinya emibili yeenkuni nangebanga lobukhali obuvuthako bakaRetsini we-Aramu nomsakaRemaliya. 5Iye, ungesabi i-Aramu, u-Efrayimu nomsakaRemaliya abakusongela ngokuthi: 6Asikhuphukeleni kwaJuda, asethuse iJerusalema, sizihlulele yona besenze nomsa kaThabiyali abe yikosi khonapho. 7Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomandla, uSomnini: Lokho akuzukwenzeka, abe akuzukuphumelela, 8ngombana ihloko ye-Aramu seyiDamaseku nehloko yeDamaseku seyiRetsini kwaphela. (Ngeminyaka ematjhumi asithandathu nahlanu, u-Efrayimu uzabe asele asabalele khulu kobana angaba sisizwe.) 9Ihloko ye-Efrayimu seyiSamariya nehloko yeSamariya seyindodana kaRemaliya kwaphela. Nawungajami uqine ekukholweni kwakho, vele awusoze wajama.’ ”
Isibonakaliso ngo-Imanuweli
10USomnini wakhuluma no-Arhazi godu wathi: 11“Bawa isibonakaliso kuSomnini uZimakho, kungaba phasi ekuzikeni nanyana phezulu ekuphakameni.” 12Kodwana u-Arhazi wathi: “Angizukubawa, abe angizukulinga uSomnini.”
13Yeke u-Isaya wathi: “Lalela la wena ndlu kaDavida! Akukaneli kanti ukukhola umuntu kobana ningabeze nikhole uZimami godu na? 14Ngalokho-ke, uSomandla ngokwakhe uzonenzela isibonakaliso: Qala, iqhakazana lisidisi, lizakubeletha indodana, liyithiye ibizo bona ngu-Imanuweli. 15Izakudla amakghamatha namanembe bekufike lapha yazi khona ukuhlukanisa okuhle nokumbi. 16Kodwana ngaphambi kokobana indodana yazi ukwahlukanisa okuhle nokumbi, inarha yamakhosi amabili owesabako lawo izabe sele itjhiyiwe. 17USomnini uzakuletha phezu kwakho, Arhazi, naphezu kwabantu bakho nendlini kayihlo, isikhathi esingazange khe sibe khona kusukela lapha u-Efrayimu ahlukana khona noJuda, okutjho ikosi ye-Asiriya!”
18Mhlokho uSomnini uzakubetha ipembe abize iimpukani emaphethelweni wemilanjana yeGibhide neenyosi ezisenarheni ye-Asiriya. 19Zizakubuya zoke zibuthane emirhobeni yamawa nemipharwini yamadwala, phezu kweminga yoke nemithonjeni yoke yamanzi. 20Mhlokho uSomandla uzakusebenzisa utjhefana oqatjhwe ngaphetjheya kweYufrathe, okutjho ikosi ye-Asiriya, agude ngaye imizimba yenu yoke. Iye, utjhefana loyo uzakususa neendevu zenu. 21Mhlokho umuntu uzakufuya ithokazi, imbuzi nemvu. 22Ngebanga lobunengi bebisi uzakudla amakghamatha. Iye, boke abasele enarheni bazakudla amakghamatha namanembe. 23Mhlokho, kiyo yoke indawo lapha bekuneenkulungwana zamadiribe abiza iinkulungwana zeempaparwana zesiliva, kuzakuba khona iminga nameva. 24Umuntu uzakuya lapha aphethe umsebe nemisubela ngombana yoke indawo izakuba miminga nameva. 25Emibundwini yoke eyakhe yahlawulwa ngelembe, akusazokuyiwa kiyo ngokwesaba iminga nameva. Izakuba yindawo yokukghaphela iinkomo, lapha izimvu zizazikhambela khona umathanda.
