Eyesi-2 yooKumkani
18:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithathu kaHoseya unyana kaEla, ukumkani waseAsiriya
kwaSirayeli, waba ngukumkani uHezekiya, unyana ka-Ahazi ukumkani wakwaYuda.
18:2 Ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba ngukumkani yena
iminyaka emashumi mabini anesithoba eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguAbhi
intombi kaZekariya.
18:3 Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, njengoko
konke awakwenzayo uDavide uyise.
18:4 Wazisusa iziganga, waziqhekeza izimiso zamatye, wazigawula iintsika
uAshera, wayityumza inyoka yobhedu awayenzayo uMoses;
kwada kwayiloo mihla oonyana bakaSirayeli beqhumisela kuyo;
wayibiza ngokuba nguNehushtan.
18:5 Wakholosa ngoYehova uThixo kaSirayeli; akwabakho unjengaye emva kwakhe
yena phakathi kookumkani bonke bakwaYuda, kwanabo bonke ababengaphambi kwakhe.
18:6 Ngokuba wanamathela kuYehova, akatyeka ekumlandeleni;
imithetho yakhe, abethe uYehova wayiwisela uMoses umthetho.
18:7 UYehova waba naye; naphi na apho ahamba khona, waba nempumelelo;
wagwilika kukumkani waseAsiriya, akamkhonza.
18:8 Yena wawaxabela amaFilisti, wada wesa eGaza nasemdeni wayo, wada wesa eGaza nasemdeni wayo.
inqaba yababoniseli ukuya emzini onqatyisiweyo.
18:9 Ke kaloku kwathi, ngomnyaka wesine wokumkani uHezekiya, engukumkani
Umnyaka wesixhenxe kaHosheya unyana kaEla, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ukumkani uShalemanesere
UAsiriya wenyuka waya eSamariya, wawungqinga.
18:10 Bayithimba ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu, ngomnyaka wesithandathu weNkosi
UHezekiya, lowo ngumnyaka wesithoba kaHoseya, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waba yiSamariya
ithathiwe.
18:11 Ke ukumkani waseAsiriya wawafudusela amaSirayeli eAsiriya, wawabeka
eHala, naseHabhore, emlanjeni oyiGozan, nasezixekweni zelizwe
amaMedi:
18:12 ngenxa enokuba bengaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wabo;
wawugqitha umnqophiso wakhe, nako konke uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova
wabawisela umthetho, akaziva, akazenzi.
18:13 Ke kaloku ngomnyaka weshumi elinesine wokumkani uHezekiya, waba nguSenaribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya
Wenyuka ke uAsiriya waya kuyo yonke imizi yakwaYuda enqatyisiweyo, wayithimba.
18:14 UHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda wathumela kukumkani waseAsiriya eLakishe;
besithi, Ndonile; buya umke kum: oko undibeke khona
ndiya kuthwala. Ukumkani waseAsiriya wammisela uHezekiya ukumkani waseAsiriya
UYuda ubengamakhulu amathathu eetalente zesilivere, namashumi omathathu eetalente zegolide.
18:15 UHezekiya wamnika yonke isilivere eyafunyanwa endlwini kaYehova
Yehova, nasebuncwaneni bendlu yokumkani.
18:16 Ngelo xesha uHezekiya wayinqamla igolide yeengcango zetempile
EkaYehova, nakuzo iintsika zikaHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda
yayaleka, yayinika ukumkani waseAsiriya.
18:17 Ukumkani waseAsiriya wasusa uTartan, noRabhesarisi, noRabheshake, emkhupha.
eLakishe kukumkani uHezekiya, enempi enzima eYerusalem. Kwaye bona
wenyuka weza eYerusalem. Benyuka ke, beza
wema emjelweni wechibi eliphezulu, osemendweni wechibi eliphezulu
intsimi yomcoci.
18:18 Bambiza ukumkani, waphuma waya kubo uEliyakim umthetheli
unyana kaHilekiya obephethe indlu, noShebhena umbhali, no
uYowa unyana ka-Asafu, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu.
18:19 Wathi kubo uRabheshake, Khanithi kuHezekiya, Utsho uYehova ukuthi.
kumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya, Yeyani na le inkoloseko?
umntu othembekileyo?
18:20 Uthi (uthetha into engento), unecebo namandla
ngenxa yemfazwe. Ukholose ngabani na, ugwilike kuye nje?
mna?
18:21 Uyabona, ukholose ngaloo msimelelo wengcongolo evikivekileyo
IYiputa, ethi othe wayama ngayo, imngene esandleni, imhlabe
unjalo uFaro ukumkani waseYiputa kubo bonke abakholose ngaye.
18:22 Ke ukuba nithi kum, Sikholose ngoYehova uThixo wethu;
iziganga nezibingelelo azisusileyo uHezekiya, waba nazo
Wathi kumaYuda nakwiYerusalem, Ize niqubude phambi kwesi sibingelelo sodwa
eYerusalem?
18:23 Khawubekelane kaloku nenkosi yam ukumkani waseAsiriya;
ndokunika amawaka amabini amahashe, ukuba unako ngecala lakho
ukuba kubekwe abakhweli phezu kwazo.
18:24 Wothini na ukubujika ubuso benkosana enye, yaloo mncinane kwabamncinane?
bakhonzi benkosi yakho, ukholose ngeYiputa ngeenqwelo zokulwa
abakhweli bamahashe?
18:25 Ngokunje ndinyuke ndeza kuyonakalisa le ndawo, ndingenaye uYehova yini na? I
UYehova uthe kum, Nyuka uye kweli lizwe, ulonakalise.
18:26 Wathi uEliyakim, unyana kaHilekiya, noShebhena, noYowa, kumaSirayeli.
Rabheshake, Khawuthethe kubakhonzi bakho ngesiAram, ngokuba sisiAram;
kuba siyasiva; ungathethi nathi ngesiYuda ngesiYuda
iindlebe zabantu abaseludongeni.
18:27 Wathi uRabheshake kubo, Inkosi yam indithume enkosini yakho na?
ndiwathethe kuwe la mazwi? akandithumanga na kumadoda ahleliyo
phezu kodonga, ukuze badle ilindle labo, basele umchamo wabo
nawe?
18:28 Wema ke uRabheshake, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu ngesiYuda.
Wathi, Liveni ilizwi lokumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya.
18:29 Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, Makanganilukuhli uHezekiya, ngokuba akayi kuba
onako ukunihlangula esandleni sakhe;
18:30 Makanganikholosi ngoYehova uHezekiya, esithi, UYehova uya kwenjenjalo
sihlangule okunene, yaye lo mzi awuyi kunikelwa esandleni se
ukumkani waseAsiriya.
18:31 Musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya; ngokuba utsho ukumkani waseAsiriya ukuthi, Zimiseleni.
vumelana nam ngomnikelo, niphume nize kum, nidle
nisele elowo umdiliya wakhe, elowo umkhiwane wakhe, elowo kumkhiwane wakhe;
elowo anamanzi equla lakhe;
18:32 ndide ndize ndinise ezweni elinjengelizwe lenu, ilizwe lenu
Ingqolowa newayini entsha, ilizwe lesonka nezidiliya, ilizwe lomnquma oneoli neleminquma
nobusi, ukuze niphile, ningafi; musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya;
xa athe waninyathela, esithi, UYehova wosihlangula.
18:33 Oothixo beentlanga balihlangula na elowo ezweni lakhe esandleni sabo?
isandla sokumkani waseAsiriya?
18:34 Baphi na oothixo baseHamati neArpadi? baphi na oothixo
iSefarvayim, neHena, neIva? Bayihlangule elakwaSamari esandleni sam
isandla?
18:35 Nguwuphi na koothixo bonke bala mazwe, abahlanguleyo?
ilizwe labo esandleni sam, ukuze uYehova ayihlangule iYerusalem
esandleni sam?
18:36 Bathi tu ke abantu, abamphendula nelizwi elinye
umthetho wokumkani ubusithi, Ize ningamphenduli.
18:37 Kweza uEliyakim, unyana kaHilekiya, umphathi wendlu, no
UShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu, kuHezekiya
zikrazulwe iingubo zabo, bamxelela amazwi kaRabheshake.