uIsaya
37:1 Kwathi, akukuva ukumkani uHezekiya, wakrazula eyakhe
Wazigquma ngezirhwexayo, wangena endlwini ka
iNkosi.
37:2 Wathuma uEliyakim umphathi wendlu, noShebhena umbhali.
namadoda amakhulu ababingeleli bezigqume ngezirhwexayo, kuIsaya uYehova
unyana ka-Amotsi umprofeti.
37:3 Bathi kuye, Utsho uHezekiya ukuthi, Le mini yimini;
inkathazo, nesohlwayo, nonyeliso; ngokuba abantwana bafikile
kuzala, kungekho mandla okuzala.
37:4 Mhlawumbi uYehova uThixo wakho angaweva amazwi kaRabheshake, lowo uthumileyo
ukumkani waseAsiriya inkosi yakhe ithumele ukungcikiva uThixo ophilileyo;
amohlwaye ngenxa yamazwi lawo awavileyo uYehova uThixo wakho;
Phakamisa umthandazo wakho ngenxa yamasalela asekhoyo.
37:5 Beza ke abakhonzi bokumkani uHezekiya kuIsaya.
37:6 Wathi uIsaya kubo, Nothi enkosini yenu, Yenjenje
utsho uYehova, Musa ukuwoyika amazwi owavileyo;
abandinyelise ngayo abakhonzi bokumkani waseAsiriya.
37:7 Yabona, ndiya kumfaka umoya, ukuba eve udaba olubi
buyela ezweni lakowabo; ndiya kumwisa ngekrele esandleni sakhe
umhlaba wakho.
37:8 Wabuya ke uRabheshake, wamfumana ukumkani waseAsiriya esilwa naye
eLibhena; ngokuba ebevile ukuba undulukile eLakishe.
37:9 Weva kusithiwa ngoTiraka, ukumkani wakwaKushi, Uphumile
ukwenza imfazwe nawe. Wathi ke akuva, wathumela abathunywa
uHezekiya esithi,
37:10 Notsho kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, ukuthi, Musa ukumvumela uThixo wakho.
lowo ukholose ngaye uya kukukhohlisa, esithi, Ayisayi kubakho iYerusalem
unikelwe esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya.
37:11 Uyabona, ukuvile wena abakwenzileyo ookumkani baseAsiriya kumazwe onke
ngokubatshabalalisa; Uya kuhlangulwa na ke wena?
37:12 Oothixo beentlanga babahlangula na ke ezo oobawo
watshabalalisa, njengeGozan, neHaran, neRetsefe, noonyana baka-Eden
ezaziseTelassar?
37:13 Uphi na ukumkani waseHamati, nokumkani waseArpadi, nokumkani waseBhabheli?
Isixeko saseSefarvayim, iHena, neIva?
37:14 Wawathabatha uHezekiya amaphepha encwadi esandleni sabathunywa
wenyuka waya endlwini kaYehova, wayaneka uHezekiya
phambi koYehova.
37:15 Wathandaza uHezekiya kuYehova, esithi,
37:16 Yehova wemikhosi, Thixo kaSirayeli, uhleli phakathi kweekerubhi;
wena unguThixo, wena wedwa, kwizikumkani zonke zehlabathi;
wena ulenzile izulu nehlabathi.
37:17 Thoba indlebe yakho, Yehova, uve; vula amehlo akho, Yehova, ubone;
uweve onke amazwi kaSaneribhe, awathumele ukungcikiva uYehova
uThixo ophilileyo.
37:18 Okunene, Yehova, ookumkani baseAsiriya baziphanzisile zonke iintlanga;
kunye namazwe abo,
37:19 babanikela oothixo bazo emlilweni, kuba babengethixo, bebengathixo
umsebenzi wezandla zomntu, umthi namatye, babatshabalalisa ke.
37:20 Ke ngoko, Yehova Thixo wethu, sisindise esandleni sakhe, ukuze zonke ziphele
zazi izikumkani zehlabathi, ukuba wena unguYehova wedwa.
37:21 Wathumela ke uIsaya, unyana ka-Amotsi, kuHezekiya, esithi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi
Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, uthandaze kum ngokubhekisele kuSaneribhe
ukumkani waseAsiriya:
37:22 Lilo eli ilizwi awalithethayo uYehova ngaye; Intombi enyulu,
Intombi enguZiyon iyakudela, iyakugculela; i
Intombi enguYerusalem, ihlunguzela intloko emva kwakho.
37:23 Ngubani na lo umngcikivileyo, umnyelisileyo? unxamnye nabani na?
Uliphakamisele ilizwi lakho, wawaphakamisela phezulu amehlo akho? nkqu ngokuchasene ne
OyiNgcwele kaSirayeli.
37:24 Uyingcikivile iNkosi ngabakhonzi bakho, wathi, Ngombulelo
Ubuninzi beenqwelo zam zokulwa ndinyuke ndaya ezindulini zeentaba, ukuze
emacaleni eLebhanon; ndiyigawule imisedare yayo emide kakhulu
nemisipres yayo enyuliweyo; ndiya kungena ezindaweni zayo eziphakamileyo
nehlathi leKarmele yayo.
37:25 Ndimbe, ndasela amanzi mna; ndihleli ngentende yeenyawo zam
yayomisa yonke imilambo yeendawo ezingqingiweyo.
37:26 Akuvanga na? Kwakude ndakwenza oku; nakumaxesha amandulo,
ukuba ndiyibumbile? Ndiyakwenza ngoku ukuba wena
izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo ziya kuba yingqushu.
37:27 Ngako oko abemi bayo baphelelwa ngamandla, bakhwankqiswa, baqhiphuka umbilini
Basuka baba yingca yasendle, nanjengomfuno oluhlaza;
Njengotyani obuphezu kwendlu, Njengotshani obutshayelweyo bungekakhuli
phezulu.
37:28 Ke ukuhlala kwakho, nokuphuma kwakho, nokungena kwakho, nokuguguma kwakho, ndiyakwazi
ngokuchasene nam.
37:29 Ngenxa yokuguguma kwakho ngam, nangenxa yokutyesha kwakho okunyuke kweza ezindlebeni zam;
ndiya kufaka ikhonkco lam empumlweni yakho, nomkhala wam emlonyeni wakho;
ndokubuyisa umva ngendlela oweza ngayo.
37:30 Nangu ke umqondiso kuwe, ukuthi, Lo mnyaka kodliwa okunjengesi;
izikhulela ngokwayo; nangomnyaka wesibini intshule kulo.
ngomnyaka wesithathu nohlwayela, nivune, nityale izidiliya, nidle
iziqhamo zayo.
37:31 Kwaye abasindileyo bendlu yakwaYuda baya kubuya bathabathe
iingcambu phantsi, kwaye uvelise isiqhamo phezulu;
37:32 Ngokuba kuya kuphuma eYerusalem abaseleyo, nabasindileyo
Ngentaba yaseZiyon: Ubukhwele bukaYehova wemikhosi buya kukwenza oko.
37:33 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova ngokubhekisele kukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi, Uya kwenjenjalo
ningangeni kulo mzi, ningatoli notolo kuwo, ningangeni kuwo;
nineengweletshetshe, ningayifumbela ngodonga.
37:34 Uya kubuya ngendlela aweza ngayo, angezi;
kulo mzi, utsho uYehova.
37:35 Ndiya kuwukhusela lo mzi, ndiwusindise ngenxa yam, nangenxa yam
umkhonzi uDavide.
37:36 Saphuma ke isithunywa sikaYehova, saya kuxabela eminqubeni kaYehova
ama-Asiriya ikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesihlanu lamawaka; ekusukeni kwawo
Kwavuka kusasa, bezizidumbu ezifileyo bonke.
37:37 Wanduluka ke uSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, wahamba, wabuya
wahlala eNineve.
37:38 Kwathi, enqula endlwini kaNiseroki wakhe
Bamxabela ngekrele ooAdrameleki noSharetsere, oonyana bakhe;
babalekela ezweni laseArabhiya, noEsar-hadon unyana wakhe
waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.