Isiprofetho sika-Isaya ngabase-Asiriya
1Kwathi inkosi uHezekiya ikuzwile lokho, yaklebhula izingubo zayo, yazembesa indwangu yamasaka, yangena endlini kaJehova. 2Yathuma u-Eliyakimi owayephezu kwendlu, noShebina umbhali, namalunga abapristi, bembeswe izindwangu zamasaka, ku-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose. 3Bathi kuye: “Usho kanje uHezekiya, uthi: ‘Lolo suku lungusuku losizi nolokusolwa nolokudelelwa, ngokuba abantwana sebefikile ekuzalweni, kepha amandla okubeletha awakho. 4Mhlawumbe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzwa onke amazwi kaRabi Shake othunywe yinkosi yase-Asiriya, inkosi yakhe, ukweyisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo, asole amazwi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho awezwileyo; ngalokho phakamisela insali esafunyanwayo umkhuleko wakho.’ ”
5Izinceku zenkosi uHezekiya sezifikile ku-Isaya, 6u-Isaya wathi kuzo: “Niyakusho kanje enkosini yenu, nithi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ungesabi lawo mazwi owezwileyo, izinceku zenkosi yase-Asiriya ezingithuke ngawo. 7Bhekani, ngiyakubeka umoya kuyo, izwe amahemuhemu, ibuyele ezweni lakubo, ngiyiwise ngenkemba ezweni lakubo.’ ”
8Wayesebuya uRabi Shake, wafumana inkosi yase-Asiriya ilwa neLibina, ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi isukile eLakishi.
9Kepha isizwile ngoTirahaka inkosi yaseKushe ukuthi: “Bheka, uphumile ukulwa nawe, yabuye yathuma izithunywa kuHezekiya, yathi: 10‘Niyakukhuluma kanje kuHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, nithi: “UNkulunkulu wakho omethembayo makangakukhohlisi ngokuthi iJerusalema aliyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya.” 11Bheka, wena uzwile okwenziwe ngamakhosi ase-Asiriya kuwo onke amazwe ngokuwachitha; pho, wena uyakophulwa na? 12Onkulunkulu balezo zizwe ezachithwa ngobaba, iGozani, neHarana, neResefi, nabantwana base-Edene abaseThelasari, bazophula na? 13Iphi inkosi yaseHamati, nenkosi yase-Aripadi, nenkosi yomuzi waseSefarivayimi, naseHena, nase-Iva, na?’ ”
14UHezekiya wayamukela incwadi esandleni sezithunywa, wayifunda; uHezekiya wayesenyukela endlini kaJehova, wayeneka phambi kukaJehova.
15UHezekiya wakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi,* wena unguNkulunkulu, wena wedwa, wemibuso yonke yomhlaba, wena wenzile izulu nomhlaba. 16Beka, Jehova, indlebe yakho, uzwe; vula amehlo akho, Jehova, ubone, uzwe amazwi kaSaneheribi athume ukweyisa ngawo uNkulunkulu ophilayo.
17“Yiqiniso, Jehova; amakhosi ase-Asiriya achithile izizwe namazwe azo, 18alahlile onkulunkulu bawo emlilweni, ngokuba babengesibo onkulunkulu, babe ngumsebenzi wezandla zomuntu kuphela, umuthi namatshe; ngalokho abachithile. 19Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, ake usisindise esandleni sakhe ukuba yonke imibuso yomhlaba yazi ukuthi wena Jehova unguNkulunkulu, yebo, wena wedwa.”
20U-Isaya indodana ka-Amose wathumela kuHezekiya, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Lokho okukhuleke kimi ngoSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya ngikuzwile.’ 21Nanti izwi uJehova alikhulumile ngaye:
“ ‘Ikudelele yakuhleka usulu intombi,
indodakazi yaseSiyoni;
ikunikinele ikhanda
indodakazi yaseJerusalema.
22Weyise bani, wathuka bani, na?
Uphakamisele bani izwi lakho,
wabhekisa phezulu amehlo akho, na?
NgoNgcwele ka-Israyeli!
23Ngesandla sezithunywa zakho uyijivazile inkosi,
wathi: “Ngobuningi bezinqola zami ngenyuke mina phezulu ezintabeni
ngaphakathi kweLebanoni;
ngigawula imisedari* yalo emide nemisayipuresi* yalo ekhethekileyo
ngangena endaweni yalo yokugcina nasehlathini lalo eliminyeneyo.
24Ngemba, ngaphuza amanzi angaziwayo;
ngomisa ngamathe onyawo lwami yonke imifula yaseGibithe.”
25“ ‘Awuzwanga ukuthi kade ngakuhlela na?
Emihleni yasendulo ngakunquma;
manje sengikulethile ukuba uchithe imizi ebiyelweyo,
ibe yizinqwaba.
26Abakhe kuyo babe namandla amancane,
besaba, bajabha;
baba njengotshani basendle,
nembali notshani obuluhlaza,
nokuluhlaza ezimpahleni zezindlu,
namabele ahamukile engakakhuli.
27“ ‘Kepha ukuhlala kwakho,
nokuphuma kwakho,
nokungena kwakho ngiyakwazi,
nokubhovumula kwakho ngami.
28Ngenxa yokubhovumula kwakho ngami,
nangokuba ukuzidla kwakho kwenyukele ezindlebeni zami,
ngiyakubeka ingwegwe yami emakhaleni akho
netomu lami emlonyeni wakho,
ngikubuyise ngendlela oweza ngayo.’
29“Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe:
Niyakudla ngalo mnyaka okuzikhulelayo,
nangomnyaka wesibili isihlabane,
nangomnyaka wesithathu hlwanyelani, nivune,
nitshale izivini, nidle izithelo zazo.
30Abasindileyo bendlu yakwaJuda
abaseleyo bayakubuye bagxile phansi,
bathele izithelo phezulu.
31Ngokuba kuyakuphuma eJerusalema insali
nasentabeni yaseSiyoni abayakusinda;
ukushisekela kukaJehova kuyakufeza lokho.
32“Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngenkosi yase-Asiriya, uthi:
“ ‘Ayiyikungena kulo muzi,
ayiyikucibishela mcibisholo khona;
ayiyikubhekisa kuwo isihlangu,
ayiyikunqwabela iduli ngakuwo.
33Indlela eyafika ngayo, iyakubuya ngayo;
ayiyikungena kulo muzi, usho uJehova.
34Ngiyakuwuvikela lo muzi ukuba ngiwusindise
ngenxa yami nangenxa yenceku yami uDavide.’ ”
35Kwathi ngalobo busuku kwaphuma ingelosi kaJehova, yabulala ekamu* labase-Asiriya abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayishiyagalombili nanhlanu; sekuvukwa ngakusasa, bheka, kwakuyizidumbu zodwa ezifileyo. 36Wayesesuka uSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya, wahamba, wabuya, wahlala eNineve.
37Kwathi ekhuleka endlini kaNisiroki unkulunkulu wakhe, o-Adirameleki noSareseri bambulala ngenkemba, babalekela ezweni lase-Ararati. U-Esari Hadoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
