U-Isaya

20 Ngomnyaka inkosi yase-Asiriya uSagoni eyathuma ngawo uTharithani* e-Ashidodi,+ uTharithani wafika walihlasela idolobho lelo walithumba.+ 2 Ngalesosikhathi ilizwi likaJehova lafika ku-Isaya+ indodana ka-Amozi, lathi: “Hamba uyekhipha isembatho sesaka esisekhalweni lwakho, ukhiphe lamanyathela asenyaweni zakho.” Ngakho wakwenza lokhu wasehamba enqunu futhi engagqokanga lutho enyaweni.

3 UJehova wasesithi: “Njengoba nje inceku yami u-Isaya ibihamba nqunu njalo ingagqokanga lutho enyaweni okweminyaka emithathu ukuze kube yisixwayiso+ lesibonakaliso salokho okuzakwenzakala eGibhithe+ laseTopiya,+ 4 inkosi yase-Asiriya izakhokhela abaseGibhithe abathunjiweyo+ labaseTopiya abaxotshwe elizweni labo, abadala labafana. Bazahamba benqunu njalo bengagqokanga lutho enyaweni, izihlalo zisegcekeni, ubunqunu beGibhithe busegcekeni.* 5 Labo abathemba iTopiya labazigqaja ngeGibhithe bazabanjwa ngumhedehede bayangeke. 6 Ngalelolanga abantu abahlala eduze kolwandle bazakuthi, ‘Khangelani ukuthi sekwenzakaleni ethembeni lethu, lapho ebesibalekela khona nxa sifuna uncedo kanye lokukhululwa enkosini yase-Asiriya! Pho sesizaphephela ngaphi?’”