uIsaya
36:1 Ke kaloku kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi elinesine wokumkani uHezekiya
wenyuka uSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, waya kuyo yonke imizi enqatyisiweyo
uYuda, wabathabatha.
36:2 Ukumkani waseAsiriya wasusa uRabheshake eLakishe, ukuba aye eYerusalem
ukumkani uHezekiya enempi enkulu. Wema ngakumjelo wendlela
ichibi eliphezulu emendweni wentsimi yomxovuli weengubo.
36:3 Kwaphuma, waya kuye uEliyakim, unyana kaHilekiya, obephethe ibandla
nendlu yakhe, noShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu.
36:4 Wathi kubo uRabheshake, Khanithi kuHezekiya, Utsho uYehova ukuthi.
kumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya, Yeyani na le inkoloseko?
umntu othembekileyo?
36:5 Ndithi mna, lilizwi lomlomo wodwa;
Ukholose ngabani na, ugwilike nje?
ngokuchasene nam?
36:6 Uyabona, ukholose ngaloo msimelelo wengcongolo evikivekileyo, iYiputa; apho ukuba
Umntu obhinqileyo wongena esandleni sakhe, asihlabe; unjalo ukumkani uFaro
iYiputa kubo bonke abakholose ngaye.
36:7 Ke ukuba uthi kum, Sikholose ngoYehova uThixo wethu, asinguye na?
iziganga nezibingelelo azisusileyo uHezekiya, wathi kumaYuda
nakwiYerusalem, Ize niqubude phambi kwesi sibingelelo sodwa?
36:8 Khawubekelane kaloku nenkosi yam ukumkani waseJiputa
Ndokunika amawaka amabini amahashe, eAsiriya, ukuba unako
Isabelo sakho ukubeka abakhweli phezu kwazo.
36:9 Wothini na ukubujika ubuso benkosana enye, yaloo mncinane kwabamncinane?
bakhonzi benkosi yakho, ukholose ngeYiputa ngeenqwelo zokulwa
abakhweli bamahashe?
36:10 Ngokunje ndinyuke ndeza kulonakalisa eli lizwe, ndingenaye uYehova, yini na?
UYehova uthe kum, Nyuka uye kweli lizwe, ulonakalise.
36:11 Wathi uEliyakim noShebhena noYowa kuRabheshake, Khawuthethe.
Wena kubakhonzi bakho, ngesiAram; kuba siyayiqonda;
ungathethi kuthi nathi ngesiYuda, ezindlebeni zabantu
eziseludongeni.
36:12 Wathi uRabheshake, Inkosi yam indithume enkosini yakho nakuwe na?
uwathethe la mazwi? akandithumanga na kumadoda ahleli phezu kwawo
ukuze badle ilindle labo, basele nomchamo wabo
wena?
36:13 Wema ke uRabheshake, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu ngesiYuda.
Wathi, Waveni amazwi okumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya.
36:14 Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, Makanganilukuhli uHezekiya, ngokuba akayi kuba
ndiyakwazi ukukuhlangula.
36:15 Makanganganithembi uHezekiya ngoYehova, esithi, UYehova uya kwenjenjalo
Sihlangule ke; esi sixeko asiyi kunikelwa esandleni sikaYehova
ukumkani waseAsiriya.
36:16 Musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya; ngokuba utsho ukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi, Zimiseleni.
vumelana nam ngomnikelo, niphume nize kum, nidle elowo
nisele elowo umdiliya wakhe, elowo kumkhiwane wakhe, elowo kumkhiwane wakhe
amanzi equla lakhe;
36:17 ndide ndize ndinise ezweni elinjengelizwe lenu, ilizwe lenu
Ingqolowa newayini entsha, ilizwe lesonka nezidiliya.
36:18 Nize nilumke hleze aninyange uHezekiya, esithi, UYehova uya kusihlangula.
Oothixo beentlanga balihlangula na elowo ilizwe lakhe esandleni?
kukumkani waseAsiriya?
36:19 Baphi na oothixo baseHamati neArpadi? baphi na oothixo
eSefarvayim? Balihlangule na elakwaSamari esandleni sam?
36:20 Nguwuphi na koothixo bonke bala mazwe abahlanguleyo?
ilizwe labo esandleni sam, ukuba uYehova ayihlangule iYerusalem esandleni sam
isandla sam?
36:21 Bathi cwaka ke, abamphendula nelizwi eli, ngokuba beli likakumkani
wawusithi, Musani ukumphendula.
36:22 Kweza uEliyakim, unyana kaHilekiya, umphathi wendlu, kunye naye
UShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu, kuHezekiya
zikrazulwe iingubo zabo, bamxelela amazwi kaRabheshake.