Isaya
38 Kulawo malanga Hezekiya wahlatjwa kugula futsi besekagulela kufa.+ Umphrofethi Isaya+ indvodzana ya-Amozi weta kuye watsi, “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Niketa umndeni wakho ticondziso, ngobe utawufa; angeke ululame.’”+ 2 Nakeva loko, Hezekiya wagucuka wabuka elubondzeni futsi wacala kuthantaza kuJehova watsi: 3 “Awu Jehova, ngiyakuncenga, ngicela ukhumbule+ indlela lengihambe ngayo ngekwetsembeka embikwakho nangenhlitiyo lephelele,+ futsi ngente lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wabese ucala kudzindza sililo.
4 Kwabese kufika livi laJehova ku-Isaya, latsi: 5 “Buyela emuva ufike utsi kuHezekiya,+ ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu waDavide khokho wakho: “Ngiwuvile umthantazo wakho.+ Ngitibonile netinyembeti takho.+ Ngitakwengetela iminyaka lengu-15 ekuphileni kwakho,*+ 6 futsi ngitakusindzisa kanye nalelidolobha esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya, ngiphindze ngilivikele lelidolobha.+ 7 Nasi sibonakaliso lesivela kuJehova sekukukhombisa kutsi Jehova utalifeza livi lalikhulumile:+ 8 Ngitakwenta sitfunti kuletitebhisi* ta-Ahazi kutsi sibuyele emuva ngetitebhisi letingu-10.”’”+ Ngako lilanga labuyela emuva ngetitebhisi letingu-10 kantsi beseliye embili ngesigaba lesingako.
9 Lawa ngemavi* labhalwa yiNkhosi Hezekiya yakaJuda ngalesikhatsi igula futsi yelulama ekuguleni kwayo.
10 Ngatsi: “Nangisengakagugi
Ngitawungena emagedeni eliThuna.*
Ngeke ngisachubeka ngiphila leleminye iminyaka yami lesele.”
11 Ngatsi: “Angeke ngimbone Jehova, angeke ngimbone Jehova eveni lalabaphilako.+
Angeke ngisababona bantfu
Nasengikulendzawo lapho khona konkhe kungasaphili.
12 Indzawo yami yekuhlala ikhweshisiwe futsi yasuswa kimi+
Njengelithende lemelusi.
Ngigocote imphilo yami njengemeluki;
Kukhona lochubeka angijuba njengemtiya wembongolo yekweluka.
Kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku, uyangicedzela.+
13 Angesabi kuze kube sekuseni.
Njengelibhubesi, uchubeka angephula onkhe ematsambo ami;
Kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku, uyangicedzela.+
Emehlo ami abuka etulu aze adzinwe:+
15 Ngingatsini nje?
Yena ukhulumile nami futsi watsatsa sinyatselo.
Ngitawuhlala ngitfobekile kuphila kwami konkhe
Ngenca yekucindzeteleka kwami lokukhulu.*
16 ‘Awu Jehova, bonkhe bantfu baphila ngaletintfo,*
Futsi kuto, kunekuphila kwemoya wami.
Wena utangenta ngelulame futsi ungigcine ngiphila.+
17 Esikhundleni sekuthula ngikhubeke kakhulu;
Kodvwa ngenca yekutsi uyangitsandza,*
Wangisindzisa emgodzini wekufa.+
Tonkhe tono tami, utijike ngemuva kwakho.*+
Labo labehlela emgodzini, angeke babeke litsemba labo ekwetsembekeni kwakho.+
19 Ngulabaphilako kuphela labangakudvumisa,
Njengobe nami ngikhona kukudvumisa lamuhla.
Babe angawafundzisa emadvodzana akhe mayelana nekwetsembeka kwakho.+
20 Awu Jehova ngisindzise,
Sitawudlala tingoma tami ngetinsimbi temculo letinetintsambo+
Onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwetfu sisendlini yaJehova.’”+
21 Isaya wabese utsi: “Letsani likhekheba lemakhiwa lomisiwe nimtfobe ngalo lelitfumba kute elulame.”+ 22 Hezekiya abebutile watsi: “Siyini sibonakaliso sekutsi ngitawukhuphuka ngiye endlini yaJehova?”+