Isibonakaliso sika-Imanuweli
1Kwathi ezinsukwini zika-Ahazi indodana kaJothamu ka-Uziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, uResini inkosi yase-Aramu noPheka indodana kaRemaliya, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, bakhuphukela eJerusalema ukulwa nalo, kepha babengenakulinqoba.
2Kwatshelwa indlu kaDavide ukuthi: “I-Aramu limise kwa-Efrayimi.” Yayisiqhaqhazela inhliziyo yakhe nenhliziyo yabantu bakhe njengemithi yasehlathini ithuthumela ngomoya.
3Kepha uJehova wathi ku-Isaya: “Mawuphume ukuhlangabeza u-Ahazi, wena noSheyari Jashubi* indodana yakho, ngasekugcineni komsele wechibi lasenhla elingasendleleni yeNsimu Yomhlanzi, 4usho kuye ukuthi: ‘Xwaya, uthule; ungesabi, nenhliziyo yakho mayingadangali ngemisila emibili yalezi zikhuni ezithunqayo, ngokuvutha kolaka lukaResini ne-Aramu nolwendodana kaRemaliya. 5Ngokuba i-Aramu no-Efrayimi nendodana kaRemaliya bacebile okubi ngawe, bathi: 6“Masikhuphukele kwelakwaJuda, silikhathaze, sizinqobele lona, sibeke inkosi phakathi kwalo, indodana kaThabeyeli,” 7ngalokho isho iNkosi uNkulunkulu, ithi:
“ ‘Akuyikuma, futhi akuyikwenzeka.
8Ngokuba inhloko yase-Aramu iyiDamaseku,
nenhloko yeDamaseku inguResini;
phakathi kweminyaka engamashumi
ayisithupha nanhlanu
u-Efrayimi uyakwaphulwa angabe esaba yisizwe.
9Inhloko yakwa-Efrayimi iyiSamariya,
inhloko yeSamariya iyindodana kaRemaliya.
Uma ningakholwa,
impela aniyikuma.’ ”
10UJehova waqhubeka ukukhuluma ku-Ahazi, wathi: 11“Zicelele isibonakaliso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, kujule endaweni yabafileyo, noma kuphakame phezulu.”
12Kepha u-Ahazi wathi: “Angiyikucela, futhi angiyikumlinga uJehova.”
13Wayesethi: “Ake uzwe wena ndlu kaDavide! Kuncane kuwe ukukhathaza abantu, ukuze nimkhathaze noNkulunkulu wami futhi na? 14Ngalokho iNkosi uqobo iyakukunika isibonakaliso: bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana, ibize igama layo ngokuthi u-Imanuweli. 15Uyakudla amangqanga nezinyosi aze azi ukwala okubi, akhethe okuhle. 16Ngokuba umntwana engakazi ukwala okubi nokukhetha okuhle, izwe okhathazwa ngamakhosi omabili alo liyakushiywa. 17UJehova uyakuletha phezu kwakho, naphezu kwabantu bakho, naphezu kwendlu kayihlo izinsuku ezingafikanga kusukela osukwini u-Efrayimi asuka ngalo kwaJuda – yinkosi yase-Asiriya.”
18Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku uJehova ahlabele ikhwelo izimpukane ezingasekugcineni kwemifula yaseGibithe nezinyosi ezisezweni lase-Asiriya. 19Ziyakufika, ziphumule zonke ezigodini ezineziwa, nasemifantwini yamadwala, nasemahlanzeni onke, nasemadlelweni onke. 20Ngalolo suku iNkosi iyakuphucula ngensingo eqashiweyo ngaphesheya koMfula* yinkosi yase-Asiriya ikhanda noboya bezinyawo, futhi iyakuqeda nesilevu. 21Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku indoda yondle isithole nezimvu ezimbili, 22bese kuthi ngobuningi bobisi ezilwehlisayo idle amangqanga, ngokuba amangqanga nezinyosi bayakukudla bonke abasele ezweni. 23Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku yonke indawo lapho kukhona imivini eyinkulungwane, elingene nezinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane zesiliva, ibe ngeyamakhakhasi nameva. 24Kuyakuyiwa khona nemicibisholo nomnsalo, ngokuba izwe lonke liyakuba ngamakhakhasi nameva. 25Ezintabeni zonke ezilinywa ngegeja akuyikuyiwa khona ngokwesaba amakhakhasi nameva, kepha ziyakuba ngezokuqhubela izinkabi nezokunyathela kwezimvu.
