Yesibili YamaKhosi
19 Msinyana iKosi uHezekiya nayizwa lokhu, yarathula izambatho zayo, yambatha umgodla yatjhinga endlini kaJehova.+ 2 Ngemva kwalokho, yathuma u-Eliyakhimu obekamphathi wesigodlo, uTjhebina unobhala nabadala babaphristi, bambethe imigodla, wabathuma ku-Isaya+ umphorofidi indodana ka-Amotsi. 3 Bathi kuye: “UHezekiya uthi, ‘Leli lilanga lokugandeleleka, lokukhalima* nelehlazo; ngombana abantwana balungele ukubelethwa kodwana amandla wokubeletha awekho.+ 4 Mhlamunye uJehova uZimakho uzowezwa woke amezwi kaRabitjhaki, loyo ikosi ye-Asiriya umphathayo emthumele bona azokunyefula uZimu ophilako+ begodu uzomenza aziphendulele ngamezwi uJehova uZimakho awezwileko. Nje-ke sibawa uthandazele+ abaseleko abasindileko.’”
5 Yeke iinsebenzi zeKosi uHezekiya zaya ku-Isaya,+ 6 u-Isaya wathi kizo: Ngilokhu okufuze nikutjele ikosenu, ‘UJehova uthi: “Ungasabi+ ngebanga lamezwi owezwileko, amezwi iinsebenzi zekosi ye-Asiriya ezingihlambalaze ngawo.+ 7 Ngifaka umcabango emkhumbulwenakhe* begodu uzokuzwa umbiko abuyele enarhenakhe; ngizomenza abulawe ngesabula enarhenakhe.”’”+
8 URabitjhaki nakezwa bona ikosi ye-Asiriya ikhambile eLakitjhi,+ wabuyela kiyo wayifumana ilwa neLibhina.+ 9 Nje-ke ikosi yezwa kukhulunywa ngoTirihakha ikosi yeTopiya, kuthiwa: “Uphumele ukuzokulwa nawe.” Yeke yathumela iinthunywa+ godu kuHezekiya, yathi: 10 “Ngilokhu ekufuze nikutjho eKosini yakwaJuda uHezekiya, ‘Ungavumeli uZimakho othembele kuye akukhohlise ngokuthi athi: “IJerusalema angeze yanikelwa esandleni sekosi ye-Asiriya.”+ 11 Qala! Uzwile bona amakhosi we-Asiriya enzeni kizo zoke iinarha ngokuzinikela ekutjhatjalalisweni.+ Ucabanga bona nguwe kwaphela ozokusindiswa? 12 Kghani abozimu beentjhaba abatjhatjalaliswa bokhokho bami bazisindisa na? Iphi iGozani, iHarana,+ iRetsefu nabantu be-Edeni egade baseTelasari? 13 Iphi ikosi yeRhamathi, ikosi ye-Ariphadi nekosi yemadorobheni weSefarivayimu, weHena newe-Ava?’”+
14 UHezekiya wathatha iincwadi ebeziphethwe ziinthunywa wazifunda. Ngemva kwalokho, uHezekiya wakhuphukela endlini kaJehova wazibeka phambi kwakaJehova.+ 15 UHezekiya wathoma ukuthandaza+ kuJehova wathi: “Jehova Zimu ka-Israyeli, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi ngaphezu kwamakherubhi,*+ wena wedwa unguZimu weqiniso wayo yoke imibuso yephasi.+ Wenze izulu nephasi. 16 Lalelisisa Jehova bese uzwe!+ Vula amehlwakho+ Jehova bese ubone! Yizwa amezwi uSanirheribu awathumeleko bona anyefule ngawo uZimu ophilako. 17 Kuliqiniso Jehova ukuthi amakhosi we-Asiriya atjhabalalise iintjhaba neenarha zazo.+ 18 Aphosele nabozimu bazo emlilweni ngombana bebangasibozimu+ kodwana bebamsebenzi wezandla zabantu,+ iingodo namatje. Kungebangelo akghone ukubatjhabalalisa. 19 Nje-ke Jehova Zimethu, sibawa usisindise esandleni sakhe, bona yoke imibuso yephasi yazi bona wena wedwa unguZimu, Jehova.”
20 U-Isaya indodana ka-Amotsi wathumela uHezekiya umlayezo othi: “UJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Ngiwuzwile umthandazwakho+ malungana noSanirheribu ikosi ye-Asiriya.+ 21 Nanti ilizwi uJehova alikhulume ngokujamelene naye:
“Intombi yeZiyoni iyakunyenya, ihlekise ngawe.
Indodakazi yeJerusalema ikunikinela ihloko.
22 Ngubani omnyefulileko bewamhlambalaza?+
Ngubani omphakamisele ilizwi+
Wamphakamisela amehlo azikhakhazisako?
NgoCwengileko ka-Israyeli!+
23 Unyefule uJehova+ ngeenthunywa zakho,+ wathi,
‘Ngeenkarana zami zepi ezinengi
Ngizokukhuphukela phezulu eentabeni,
Eengcenyeni ezikude zeLibhanoni
Ngizokuqunta imisedari yalo emide, nemithalo yomjunipha ekhethekileko.
Ngizokungena eendaweni zalo zokuphumula ezikude khulu, emahlathinayo amahle.
24 Ngizokwemba imithombo, ngisele namanzi wakwezinye iinarha;
Ngizokomisa yoke imilambo yeGibhide* ngeenyawo zami.’
25 Awukezwa na? Ngaqunta kusukela kade.+
Ngakulungiselela kusukela emihleni edlulileko.+
Nje-ke ngizokwenza kwenzeke.+
Uzokutjhabalalisa amadorobho avikelekileko abe liqubi lamarubhi.+
26 Abantu abahlala lapho akunalitho abazolenza;
Bazokusaba bebahlaziswe.
Bazokuba njengeentjalo ezisesimini notjani obuhlaza,+
Njengotjani okufulelwe ngabo obutjhiswa mumoya wepumalanga.
27 Ngazi koke okwenzako: nawuhlalako, nawuphumako, nawungenako,+
Nalokha nawusilingekileko ngebanga lami,+
28 Ngombana ukungibhokela kwakho ngelaka+ nokubhodla kwakho kufikile eendlebeni zami.+
Yeke ngizokufaka iwugwami epumulwenakho netomu lami+ hlangana neendebe zakho,
Ngizokudosa ubuyele emva ngendlela oze ngayo.”+
29 “‘Lokhu kuzokuba litshwayo kuwe:* Umnyaka lo uzokudla okuzimilelako; ngomnyaka wesibili uzokudla iinthoro ezitlhurha lapho;+ ngomnyaka wesithathu uzokutjala imbewu bewuvune, uzokutjala amasimu wamadiribe bewudle iinthelo zawo.+ 30 Bendlu kaJuda abaphunyurhileko, labo abaseleko,+ imirabhabo izokudzimelela phasi begodu bathele iinthelo phezulu. 31 Abaseleko bazokuphuma eJerusalema nabasindileko baphume eNtabeni iZiyoni. Itjiseko kaJehova wamabutho izokwenza lokhu.+
32 “‘Yeke nakhu uJehova akutjhoko malungana nekosi ye-Asiriya:+
“Angekhe ingene edorobheneli+
Namkha idumuze umcibitjholo lapho
Namkha ize kilo iphethe isihlangu
Namkha yenze indunduma yokulisahlela.+
33 Izokubuyela emva ngendlela eze ngayo;
Angekhe ingene edorobheneli,” kutjho uJehova.
34 “Ngizolivikela idorobheli+ begodu ngizolisindisa ngebanga legama lami+
Nangebanga lencekwami uDavida.”’”+
35 Ngobusukobo ingilozi kaJehova yaphuma yabulala amadoda azii-185 000 ekampeni yama-Asiriya.+ Kwathi abantu nabavukako ekuseni, babona zoke iindumbu.+ 36 Nje-ke iKosi uSanirheribu ye-Asiriya yakhamba yabuyela eNiniva+ yahlala khona.+ 37 Kwathi isakhothame endlini kazimayo,* uNisiroki, amadodanayo u-Adrameleki noSaretseri ambulala ngesabula+ begodu abalekela enarheni ye-Ararathi.+ Indodanakhe u-Esari-rhadoni+ yaba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.