Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi
19 Ngekushesha nje iNkhosi Hezekiya nayiva ngaloku, yadzabula tembatfo tayo, yagcoka indvwangu yelisaka yabese iya endlini yaJehova.+ 2 Yabese itfumela Eliyakimu lobekengamele indlu,* naShebna mabhalane kanye nebaphristi lababaholi, bonkhe bebagcoke tindvwangu temasaka futsi yabatfumela kumphrofethi Isaya+ indvodzana ya-Amozi. 3 Bafike batsi kuye: “Naku lokushiwo nguHezekiya: ‘Leli lilanga lekucindzeteleka, lilanga lekwetfukwa nelelihlazo; ngobe bantfwana sebalungele kutalwa* kodvwa kute emandla ekubabeleka.+ 4 Mhlawumbe Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho utaweva onkhe emavi aRabushake lotfunywe yinkhosi yase-Asiriya kutsi atohlambalata Nkulunkulu lophilako.+ Yena utamenta atiphendvulele ngemavi Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho lawevile. Ngako ngicela uthantazele+ labantfu labasele futsi labasindzile.’”
5 Ngako letinceku teNkhosi Hezekiya taya ku-Isaya,+ 6 Isaya wase utsi kuto: “Naku lokufanele nikusho enkhosini yenu: ‘Nguloku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Ungesabi+ ngenca yalamavi lowevile, emavi tinceku tenkhosi yase-Asiriya letingihlambalate ngawo.+ 7 Ngifaka imicabango engcondvweni yayo,* futsi itawuva umbiko bese ibuyela eveni layo; ngitawubese ngibangela kutsi ibulawe ngenkemba eveni layo.”’”+
8 Ngemuva kwekutsi Rabushake sekavile kutsi inkhosi yase-Asiriya iyekele kuvimbetela iLakhishi,+ wabuyela kuyo wayikhandza ilwa neLibna.+ 9 Lenkhosi yase iyabikelwa ngeNkhosi Thihakha yaseTopiya kwatsiwa: “Nayi, seyifikile itokulwa nawe.” Ngako lenkhosi yase-Asiriya yaphindze yatfumela titfunywa+ kuHezekiya yatsi: 10 “Naku lokufanele nikusho eNkhosini Hezekiya yakaJuda: ‘Ungamvumeli loNkulunkulu wakho lowetsembele kuye kutsi akuyenge ngekutsi atsi: “IJerusalema ngeke inikelwe esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya.”+ 11 Uvile ngaloko emakhosi ase-Asiriya lakwenta kuwo onkhe emave ngekuwabhubhisa.+ Wena wedvwa-ke utawusindziswa yini? 12 Bonkulunkulu baletive letacotfulwa bokhokho bami batisindzisa yini? Iphi iGozani, iHarani,+ iResefu nebantfu base-Edeni lebebaseThelasari? 13 Iphi inkhosi yaseHamathi, inkhosi yase-Aphadi, nenkhosi yasedolobheni laseSefavayimu, laseHena nelase-Iva?’”+
14 Hezekiya watsatsa letincwadzi kuletitfunywa wase uyatifundza. Ngemuva kwaloko, wakhuphukela endlini yaJehova wafike watendlala* embikwaJehova.+ 15 Hezekiya wabese uyathantaza+ embikwaJehova watsi: “Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, wena lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi ngetulu* kwemakherubhi,+ nguwe wedvwa longuNkulunkulu weliciniso kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba.+ Wena wadala emazulu nemhlaba. 16 Beka indlebe yakho, awu Jehova, ulalele!+ Awu Jehova, vula emehlo akho,+ ubone! Lalela emavi Senaheribi lawatfumele kute ahlambalate Nkulunkulu lophilako. 17 Awu Jehova, kuliciniso kona kutsi emakhosi ase-Asiriya aticotfulile tive kanye nemave ato.+ 18 Ajikijele nabonkulunkulu bato emlilweni, ngobe bebangesibo bonkulunkulu+ kodvwa bebayimisebenti yetandla temuntfu,+ batingodvo nematje. Kungako akhonile kubabhubhisa. 19 Kodvwa manje, awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngicela usisindzise esandleni sakhe kuze yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba yati kutsi wena wedvwa unguNkulunkulu, awu Jehova.”+
20 Isaya indvodzana ya-Amozi wabese utfumela umlayeto kuHezekiya lotsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Ngiwuvile umthantazo wakho+ lomayelana neNkhosi Senaheribi yase-Asiriya.+ 21 Nali livi lelikhulunywe nguJehova mayelana nayo:
“Indvodzakati yaseSiyoni leyintfombi ntfo iyakwedzelela, ikuhleka bulima.
Indvodzakati yaseJerusalema ikunikinela inhloko.
22 Ngubani lona lomedzelele nalomhlambalatile?+
Ngubani lona lomphakamisele livi lakho+
Nalombuka ngemehlo lanendzelelo?
NguLongcwele Waka-Israyeli!+
23 Ngetitfunywa takho+ wedzelele Jehova+ watsi:
‘Ngetincola tami temphi letinyenti
Ngitawukhuphukela eticongweni tetintsaba,
Etindzaweni letikhashane kakhulu taseLebanoni.
Ngitawujuba imisedari yayo lemidze, nemijunipha yayo yelikhetselo.
Ngitawungena nasemajukujukwini emahlatsi ayo lamnyama.
24 Ngitawugubha imitfombo yemanti, nginatse nemanti akulelinye live;
Ngitakomisa yonkhe imifudlana* yaseGibhithe ngetinyawo tami.’
25 Awukeva yini? Kusukela kadzeni, kwahlelwa.*+
Kusukela emalangeni lendlula, loko ngakulungiselela.*+
Nyalo ngitakuletsa.+
Wena utawugucula emadolobha labiyelwe abe tindzala letingahlali muntfu.+
26 Bantfu labahlala kuwo batawuba bantfu labangenamsiti;
Batakwesatjiswa futsi batselwe ngelihlazo.
Batawufana nalokumila esigangeni kanye netjani lobuluhlata,+
Batawufana netjani lobuseluphahleni lobuhangulwe ngumoya wasemphumalanga.
27 Kodvwa mine ngikwati kahle kutsi uhlala nini, kutsi uphuma nini nekutsi ungena nini,+
Nesikhatsi longitfukutselela ngaso,+
28 Ngobe kungitfukutselela kwakho+ nekubhavumula* kwakho kufikile etindlebeni tami.+
Ngako ngitawufaka lihhuka lami emphumulweni yakho nelitomu lami+ emkhatsini wetindzebe temlomo wakho,
Ngitawubese ngiyakuhola ngikubuyisela emuva ngendlela loweta ngayo.”+
29 “‘Nalu luphawu lotawubona ngalo:* Kulomnyaka utawudla tintfo letitimilelako;* emnyakeni wesibili utawudla lokutinhlavu lokutawuhluma kuto;+ kodvwa emnyakeni wesitsatfu utawuhlanyela inhlanyelo uvune, futsi utawuhlanyela emasimu emagilebisi udle titselo tawo.+ 30 Labo bendlu yakaJuda labaphunyukako, lokungulabo labatawusala,+ batawufaka phansi imphandze ivete titselo ngetulu. 31 Ngobe labasele batawuphuma eJerusalema nalabasindzile baphume eNtsabeni iSiyoni. Inshisekelo yaJehova wemabutfo itakwenta loko.+
32 “‘Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova ngenkhosi yase-Asiriya:+
“Angeke ingene kulelidolobha+
Nobe idubule umcibisholo lapho
Nobe ime embikwalo nelihawu
Nobe yente lutsango lwekuyivimbetela.+
33 Itawujika ngendlela lete ngayo;
Angeke ingene kulelidolobha,” kusho Jehova.
34 “Ngitalivikela lelidolobha+ futsi ngitalisindzisa ngenca yelibito lami+
Nangenca yenceku yami Davide.”’”+
35 Ngalobo busuku, ingilosi yaJehova yaphuma futsi yabulala emadvodza langu-185 000 lapho ema-Asiriya+ bekamise khona emathende. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi, babona tidvumbu tigcwele yonkhe indzawo.+ 36 Ngako iNkhosi Senaheribi yase-Asiriya yabese iyahamba ibuyela eNineve+ yafike yahlala khona.+ 37 Yatsi isagucile endlini* yankulunkulu wayo Nisroki, emadvodzana ayo, bo-Adrameleki naShareseri, ayibulala ngenkemba+ ase abalekela eveni lase-Ararathi.+ Indvodzana yayo Esahadoni+ yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sayo.