Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi
20 Kulawo malanga Hezekiya wahlatjwa kugula futsi besekagulela kufa.+ Umphrofethi Isaya indvodzana ya-Amozi weta kuye watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Niketa umndeni wakho ticondziso, ngobe utakufa; angeke welulame.’”+ 2 Nakeva loko, wagucuka wabuka elubondzeni futsi wacala kuthantaza kuJehova watsi: 3 “Awu Jehova, ngiyakuncenga, ngicela ukhumbule indlela lengihambe ngayo embikwakho ngekwetsembeka nangenhlitiyo lephelele, futsi ngente lokuhle emehlweni akho.”+ Hezekiya wabese ucala kudzindza sililo.
4 Isaya bekasengakafiki ebaleni* lelisemkhatsini nakufika livi laJehova kuye litsi:+ 5 “Buyela emuva ufike utsi kuHezekiya, umholi webantfu bami: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu waDavide khokho wakho: “Ngiwuvile umthantazo wakho. Ngitibonile tinyembeti takho.+ Nyalo ngitakwelapha.+ Ngelilanga lesitsatfu, utakwenyukela endlini yaJehova.+ 6 Ngitakwengetela iminyaka lengu-15 ekuphileni* kwakho, futsi wena ngitakusindzisa kanye nalelidolobha esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya,+ ngiphindze ngilivikele lelidolobha ngenca yelibito lami nangenca yaDavide inceku yami.”’”+
7 Isaya wabese utsi: “Letsani likhekheba lelomisiwe lemakhiwa.” Ngako baliletsa futsi bamtfoba ngalo lelitfumba, wase uyelulama kancane kancane.+
8 Hezekiya abebute Isaya watsi: “Luyini luphawu+ lwekutsi Jehova utangelapha, nelwekutsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngitawukhuphuka ngiye endlini yaJehova?” 9 Isaya waphendvula watsi: “Nalu luphawu loluvela kuJehova lwekukukhombisa kutsi Jehova utaligcwalisa livi lalikhulumile: Wena ufuna kutsi sitfunti sasetitebhisini* siye embili ngetitebhisi letingu-10 yini nobe siye emuva ngetitebhisi letingu-10?”+ 10 Hezekiya watsi: “Kuyintfo lelula kutsi sitfunti siye embili ngetitebhisi letingu-10, kodvwa hhayi kutsi siye emuva ngetitebhisi letingu-10.” 11 Ngako umphrofethi Isaya wathantaza kuJehova, futsi Nkulunkulu wase wenta lesitfunti kuletitebhisi ta-Ahazi kutsi sibuyele emuva ngetitebhisi letingu-10, kantsi besesiye embili ngaletitebhisi letingu-10.+
12 Ngaleso sikhatsi, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona Merodaki-baladani, indvodzana yaBaladani, yatfumela tincwadzi kanye nesipho kuHezekiya ngobe beyivile kutsi bekagula.+ 13 Hezekiya watemukela* letitfunywa futsi watikhombisa yonkhe indlu lehlala umcebo+ lobewufaka ekhatsi lisiliva, ligolide, emafutsa ebhalisamu kanye nalamanye emafutsa laligugu, tikhali takhe kanye nako konkhe lobekukhona etindzaweni takhe tekubeka umcebo. Kute Hezekiya langazange atikhombise kona letitfunywa endlini* yakhe nakuyo yonkhe indzawo lebeyingaphansi kwakhe.
14 Ngemuva kwaloko Isaya umphrofethi wefika eNkhosini Hezekiya, wayibuta watsi: “Atsiteni lamadvodza, futsi bekabuyaphi?” Hezekiya watsi: “Bekabuya eveni lelikhashane, eBhabhulona.”+ 15 Wachubeka wambuta watsi: “Yini layibonile endlini* yakho?” Hezekiya waphendvula watsi: “Abone konkhe lokusendlini* yami. Kute lengingakawakhombisi kona etindzaweni tami letihlala umcebo.”
16 Isaya wabese utsi kuHezekiya: “Lalela nali livi laJehova,+ 17 Jehova utsi: ‘Kuta emalanga lapho konkhe lokusendlini* yakho nako konkhe lobekucongelelwe bokhokho bakho kuze kube ngulamuhla, kuyawutsatfwa kuyiswe eBhabhulona.+ Kute lokuyawusala. 18 Lamanye emadvodzana akho lotawatala ayawutsatfwa+ futsi ayawuba tindvuna tasesigodlweni senkhosi yaseBhabhulona.’”+
19 Hezekiya wabese utsi ku-Isaya: “Livi laJehova lolikhulumile lihle.”+ Wengeta watsi: “Kuhle nangabe kutawuba nekuthula nenhlalakahle nangisaphila.”*+
20 Lomunye umlandvo waHezekiya, yonkhe imisebenti yakhe yemandla, nendlela lakha ngayo lichibi lemanti+ kanye nemsele wemanti, nangendlela langenisa ngayo lamanti edolobheni,+ kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi akaJuda. 21 Hezekiya wabese uyafa, futsi wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe;+ indvodzana yakhe Manase+ yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.+