Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 19:1-37
19 Ngekushesha nje iNkhosi Hezekiya nayiva ngaloku, yadzabula tembatfo tayo, yagcoka indvwangu yelisaka yabese iya endlini yaJehova.+
2 Yabese itfumela Eliyakimu lobekengamele indlu,* naShebna mabhalane kanye nebaphristi lababaholi, bonkhe bebagcoke tindvwangu temasaka futsi yabatfumela kumphrofethi Isaya+ indvodzana ya-Amozi.
3 Bafike batsi kuye: “Naku lokushiwo nguHezekiya: ‘Leli lilanga lekucindzeteleka, lilanga lekwetfukwa nelelihlazo; ngobe bantfwana sebalungele kutalwa* kodvwa kute emandla ekubabeleka.+
4 Mhlawumbe Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho utaweva onkhe emavi aRabushake lotfunywe yinkhosi yase-Asiriya kutsi atohlambalata Nkulunkulu lophilako.+ Yena utamenta atiphendvulele ngemavi Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho lawevile. Ngako ngicela uthantazele+ labantfu labasele futsi labasindzile.’”
5 Ngako letinceku teNkhosi Hezekiya taya ku-Isaya,+
6 Isaya wase utsi kuto: “Naku lokufanele nikusho enkhosini yenu: ‘Nguloku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Ungesabi+ ngenca yalamavi lowevile, emavi tinceku tenkhosi yase-Asiriya letingihlambalate ngawo.+
7 Ngifaka imicabango engcondvweni yayo,* futsi itawuva umbiko bese ibuyela eveni layo; ngitawubese ngibangela kutsi ibulawe ngenkemba eveni layo.”’”+
8 Ngemuva kwekutsi Rabushake sekavile kutsi inkhosi yase-Asiriya iyekele kuvimbetela iLakhishi,+ wabuyela kuyo wayikhandza ilwa neLibna.+
9 Lenkhosi yase iyabikelwa ngeNkhosi Thihakha yaseTopiya kwatsiwa: “Nayi, seyifikile itokulwa nawe.” Ngako lenkhosi yase-Asiriya yaphindze yatfumela titfunywa+ kuHezekiya yatsi:
10 “Naku lokufanele nikusho eNkhosini Hezekiya yakaJuda: ‘Ungamvumeli loNkulunkulu wakho lowetsembele kuye kutsi akuyenge ngekutsi atsi: “IJerusalema ngeke inikelwe esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya.”+
11 Uvile ngaloko emakhosi ase-Asiriya lakwenta kuwo onkhe emave ngekuwabhubhisa.+ Wena wedvwa-ke utawusindziswa yini?
12 Bonkulunkulu baletive letacotfulwa bokhokho bami batisindzisa yini? Iphi iGozani, iHarani,+ iResefu nebantfu base-Edeni lebebaseThelasari?
13 Iphi inkhosi yaseHamathi, inkhosi yase-Aphadi, nenkhosi yasedolobheni laseSefavayimu, laseHena nelase-Iva?’”+
14 Hezekiya watsatsa letincwadzi kuletitfunywa wase uyatifundza. Ngemuva kwaloko, wakhuphukela endlini yaJehova wafike watendlala* embikwaJehova.+
15 Hezekiya wabese uyathantaza+ embikwaJehova watsi: “Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, wena lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi ngetulu* kwemakherubhi,+ nguwe wedvwa longuNkulunkulu weliciniso kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba.+ Wena wadala emazulu nemhlaba.
16 Beka indlebe yakho, awu Jehova, ulalele!+ Awu Jehova, vula emehlo akho,+ ubone! Lalela emavi Senaheribi lawatfumele kute ahlambalate Nkulunkulu lophilako.
17 Awu Jehova, kuliciniso kona kutsi emakhosi ase-Asiriya aticotfulile tive kanye nemave ato.+
18 Ajikijele nabonkulunkulu bato emlilweni, ngobe bebangesibo bonkulunkulu+ kodvwa bebayimisebenti yetandla temuntfu,+ batingodvo nematje. Kungako akhonile kubabhubhisa.
19 Kodvwa manje, awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngicela usisindzise esandleni sakhe kuze yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba yati kutsi wena wedvwa unguNkulunkulu, awu Jehova.”+
20 Isaya indvodzana ya-Amozi wabese utfumela umlayeto kuHezekiya lotsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Ngiwuvile umthantazo wakho+ lomayelana neNkhosi Senaheribi yase-Asiriya.+
21 Nali livi lelikhulunywe nguJehova mayelana nayo:
“Indvodzakati yaseSiyoni leyintfombi ntfo iyakwedzelela, ikuhleka bulima.
Indvodzakati yaseJerusalema ikunikinela inhloko.
22 Ngubani lona lomedzelele nalomhlambalatile?+
Ngubani lona lomphakamisele livi lakho+Nalombuka ngemehlo lanendzelelo?
NguLongcwele Waka-Israyeli!+
23 Ngetitfunywa takho+ wedzelele Jehova+ watsi:
‘Ngetincola tami temphi letinyentiNgitawukhuphukela eticongweni tetintsaba,Etindzaweni letikhashane kakhulu taseLebanoni.
Ngitawujuba imisedari yayo lemidze, nemijunipha yayo yelikhetselo.
Ngitawungena nasemajukujukwini emahlatsi ayo lamnyama.
24 Ngitawugubha imitfombo yemanti, nginatse nemanti akulelinye live;Ngitakomisa yonkhe imifudlana* yaseGibhithe ngetinyawo tami.’
25 Awukeva yini? Kusukela kadzeni, kwahlelwa.*+
Kusukela emalangeni lendlula, loko ngakulungiselela.*+
Nyalo ngitakuletsa.+
Wena utawugucula emadolobha labiyelwe abe tindzala letingahlali muntfu.+
26 Bantfu labahlala kuwo batawuba bantfu labangenamsiti;Batakwesatjiswa futsi batselwe ngelihlazo.
Batawufana nalokumila esigangeni kanye netjani lobuluhlata,+Batawufana netjani lobuseluphahleni lobuhangulwe ngumoya wasemphumalanga.
27 Kodvwa mine ngikwati kahle kutsi uhlala nini, kutsi uphuma nini nekutsi ungena nini,+Nesikhatsi longitfukutselela ngaso,+
28 Ngobe kungitfukutselela kwakho+ nekubhavumula* kwakho kufikile etindlebeni tami.+
Ngako ngitawufaka lihhuka lami emphumulweni yakho nelitomu lami+ emkhatsini wetindzebe temlomo wakho,Ngitawubese ngiyakuhola ngikubuyisela emuva ngendlela loweta ngayo.”+
29 “‘Nalu luphawu lotawubona ngalo:* Kulomnyaka utawudla tintfo letitimilelako;* emnyakeni wesibili utawudla lokutinhlavu lokutawuhluma kuto;+ kodvwa emnyakeni wesitsatfu utawuhlanyela inhlanyelo uvune, futsi utawuhlanyela emasimu emagilebisi udle titselo tawo.+
30 Labo bendlu yakaJuda labaphunyukako, lokungulabo labatawusala,+ batawufaka phansi imphandze ivete titselo ngetulu.
31 Ngobe labasele batawuphuma eJerusalema nalabasindzile baphume eNtsabeni iSiyoni. Inshisekelo yaJehova wemabutfo itakwenta loko.+
32 “‘Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova ngenkhosi yase-Asiriya:+
“Angeke ingene kulelidolobha+Nobe idubule umcibisholo laphoNobe ime embikwalo nelihawuNobe yente lutsango lwekuyivimbetela.+
33 Itawujika ngendlela lete ngayo;Angeke ingene kulelidolobha,” kusho Jehova.
34 “Ngitalivikela lelidolobha+ futsi ngitalisindzisa ngenca yelibito lami+Nangenca yenceku yami Davide.”’”+
35 Ngalobo busuku, ingilosi yaJehova yaphuma futsi yabulala emadvodza langu-185 000 lapho ema-Asiriya+ bekamise khona emathende. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi, babona tidvumbu tigcwele yonkhe indzawo.+
36 Ngako iNkhosi Senaheribi yase-Asiriya yabese iyahamba ibuyela eNineve+ yafike yahlala khona.+
37 Yatsi isagucile endlini* yankulunkulu wayo Nisroki, emadvodzana ayo, bo-Adrameleki naShareseri, ayibulala ngenkemba+ ase abalekela eveni lase-Ararathi.+ Indvodzana yayo Esahadoni+ yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sayo.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “sigodlo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bantfwana sebasondzele emlonyeni wesibeletfo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “umoya kuye.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “wayendlala.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “emkhatsini.”
^ Nobe “imisele yeNayili.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “kwentiwa.”
^ Nobe “ngakuhlela.”
^ Nobe “kubhodla.”
^ Nobe “lokumiliswa tinhlavu letiwele phansi.”
^ Lokusho, Hezekiya.
^ Nobe “ethempelini.”
