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32 Ngemva kwakho konke lokhu uHezekhiya ayekwenze ngokuthembeka,+ uSenakheribhi inkosi ye-Asiriya wabuya ezohlasela koJuda. Wavimbezela amadolobho avikelweyo ehlose ukudiliza imiduli yawo awathumbe.+
2 UHezekhiya wathi ebona ukuthi uSenakheribhi usefikile lokuthi ufuna ukuhlasela iJerusalema, 3 wabonisana lezikhulu zakhe lamaqhawe akhe, wakhetha ukuthi avimbe amanzi ayempompoza ngaphandle kwedolobho.+ Izikhulu lamaqhawe akhe bamsekela. 4 Kwaqoqwa abantu abanengi bavimba amanzi ayempompoza kanye lamanzi omfula owawudabula elizweni. Bathi: “Kungani kumele amakhosi e-Asiriya athole kulamanzi amanengi?”
5 Phezu kwalokho uHezekhiya wasebenza nzima evuselela wonke umduli wedolobho owawudilikile, wasesakha imiphotshongo phezu kwawo. Wakha lomunye umduli ngaphandle. Waphinda wavuselela loqaqa*+ lwedolobho likaDavida njalo wenza izikhali ezinengi kakhulu kanye lamahawu. 6 Wabeka izinduna zamabutho ukuthi zikhangele abantu futhi bonke wababuthanisa egcekeni elisegedini ledolobho, wabakhuthaza wathi: 7 “Qinani libe lesibindi, lingesabi futhi lingatshaywa luvalo ngenxa yenkosi ye-Asiriya+ labo bonke abantu bayo ngoba abalathi banengi ukwedlula abalayo.+ 8 Yona ithembe amandla abantu kodwa thina siloJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, uzasincedisa futhi asilwele izimpi zethu.”+ Abantu baqina besizwa amazwi kaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda.+
9 USenakheribhi inkosi ye-Asiriya wathi eseLakhishi,+ elebutho lakhe lonke elilamandla kanye lezikhulu zakhe, wathuma izithunywa eJerusalema. Wathi ziye kuHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda lakubo bonke abantu bakoJuda ababeseJerusalema+ zifike zithi:
10 “USenakheribhi inkosi ye-Asiriya uthi, ‘Kanti lithembeni? Kuyini okwenza liqhubeke liseJerusalema yona ivinjezelwe?+ 11 Nxa uHezekhiya esithi kini: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu uzasikhulula esandleni senkosi ye-Asiriya,”+ uyabe engaliqili yini? Kasoze alenze libulawe yindlala lokoma yini? 12 Angithi nguye uHezekhiya owadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo*+ zikaNkulunkulu wenu* lama-alithare akhe,+ wasesithi ebantwini bakoJuda labeJerusalema: “Kufanele likhothame phambi kwe-alithare elilodwa futhi yilo okumele litshisele kulo imihlatshelo.”+ 13 Alikwazi yini lokho mina labokhokho bami esakwenza zonke izizwe?+ Onkulunkulu bezizwe lezo benelisa yini ukukhulula amazwe abantu babo esandleni sami?+ 14 Nguphi phakathi kwabo bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe lezi ezatshabalaliswa ngokhokho bami owenelisa ukukhulula abantu bakhe esandleni sami? Pho uNkulunkulu wenu angenelisa njani ukulikhulula esandleni sami?+ 15 Lingamvumeli uHezekhiya eliqila futhi eliyenga kangaka.+ Lingamkholwa ngoba akulankulunkulu kuloba yiwuphi umbuso loba isizwe owenelisa ukukhulula abantu bakhe esandleni sami lasezandleni zabokhokho bami. Pho uNkulunkulu wenu angenelisa njani ukulikhulula esandleni sami?’”+
16 Izinceku zikaSenakheribhi zakhuluma lokunye okunengi zichothoza uJehova uNkulunkulu weqiniso lenceku yakhe uHezekhiya. 17 Wabhala lezincwadi+ ethethisa uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli+ futhi emchothoza esithi: “UNkulunkulu kaHezekhiya kasoze enelise ukukhulula abantu bakhe esandleni sami,+ njengoba nje onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe behluleka ukukhulula abantu babo esandleni sami.” 18 Izinceku zikaSenakheribhi zaqhubeka zimemeza zikhuluma labantu beJerusalema ababesemdulini ngolimi lwamaJuda zifuna ukubethusela ukuze besabe, zihlose ukuthumba idolobho.+ 19 Zakhuluma kubi ngoNkulunkulu weJerusalema, ngendlela ezazikhuluma ngayo ngabonkulunkulu bezizwe zomhlaba abenziwe ngabantu. 20 Loba kunjalo iNkosi uHezekhiya lomphrofethi u-Isaya+ indodana ka-Amozi baqhubeka bethandaza ngendaba le, bekhalela uncedo+ kuNkulunkulu osezulwini.
21 Ngakho uJehova wathumela ingilosi, yafika yabulala wonke amaqhawe alamandla+ labakhokheli lezinduna ezazisenkambeni yenkosi ye-Asiriya. USenakheribhi wabuyela elizweni lakhe eyangekile. Ngemva kwesikhathi wangena endlini kankulunkulu* wakhe futhi amanye amadodana akhe ambulalela khonapho ngenkemba.+ 22 UJehova wamsindisa uHezekhiya labantu ababehlala eJerusalema esandleni sikaSenakheribhi inkosi ye-Asiriya, lasezitheni zabo zonke njalo wabanika ukuphumula kuzo zonke indawo. 23 Abantu abanengi baletha izipho kuJehova eJerusalema, lezinto ezinhle kakhulu kuHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda.+ UHezekhiya wayesehlonitshwa kakhulu yizizwe zonke.
24 Ngalezonsuku uHezekhiya wagula wabangwa lezibi. Wathandaza kuJehova+ futhi yena wamphendula wamnika isibonakaliso.+ 25 Lanxa kunjalo uHezekhiya kazange atshengise ukuthi uyabonga ngokuhle ayekwenzelwe ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yazikhukhumeza. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi uNkulunkulu amthukuthelele yena labantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema. 26 Kodwa uHezekhiya wazithoba, yena labantu beJerusalema bayekela ukuzikhukhumeza.+ Ngakho ulaka lukaJehova aluzange lwehlele kubo ngensuku zikaHezekhiya.+
27 UHezekhiya wanotha kakhulu futhi waba lodumo.+ Wakha izindawo zokugcinela+ isiliva, legolide, lamatshe aligugu, lamafutha ebhalisamu, lamahawu, lazo zonke izitsha eziligugu. 28 Wakha leziphala zokugcinela amabele lewayini elitsha lamafutha. Wakha lezibaya zembuzi lezezimvu kanye lezemihlobo yonke yezifuyo. 29 Waphinda wakha amadolobho futhi waba lezifuyo ezinengi, izimvu lembuzi lenkomo ngoba uNkulunkulu wamupha impahla enengi. 30 UHezekhiya wavimba amanzi omthombo waseGihoni+ ongaphezulu,+ wenza ukuthi ageleze esiya entshonalanga yedolobho likaDavida,+ njalo waphumelela kukho konke ayekwenza. 31 Abakhulumeli beziphathamandla zeBhabhiloni bathi befika bezombuza ngesibonakaliso+ esasenzakale elizweni,+ uNkulunkulu weqiniso wamyekela wazikhethela ayezakwenza ukuze amhlole+ abone konke okwakusenhliziyweni yakhe.+
32 Yonke imbali kaHezekhiya lakho konke akwenzayo okwakutshengisa ukuthi ulothando oluqotho+ kubhaliwe emibonweni yomphrofethi u-Isaya+ indodana ka-Amozi, ebhukwini lamakhosi akoJuda lawako-Israyeli.+ 33 UHezekhiya wafa wangcwatshwa emqansweni oya emangcwabeni amadodana kaDavida,+ njalo bonke abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema bamngcwaba ngenhlonipho. Ngemva kwalokho indodana yakhe uManase yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.