uIsaya
38:1 Ngaloo mihla wayesifa uHezekiya, eza kufa. noIsaya umprofeti
Waya kuye unyana ka-Amotsi, wathi kuye, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Misa
Lungisa indlu yakho; ngokuba uya kufa, ungaphili.
38:2 Wabubhekisa eludongeni ubuso bakhe uHezekiya, wathandaza kuYehova.
38:3 Khawukhumbule, ndiyakukhunga, Yehova, okokuba ndihambé ngaphambili
ngenyaniso nangentliziyo ephelelisileyo, wenze okulungileyo
emehlweni akho. UHezekiya walila kakhulu.
38:4 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuIsaya, lisithi,
38:5 Yiya uthi kuHezekiya, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaDavide wakho;
bawo, ndiwuvile umthandazo wakho, ndizibonile iinyembezi zakho;
Yongeza kwimihla yakho ishumi elinesihlanu leminyaka.
38:6 Kwaye ndiya kukuhlangula wena nalo mzi esandleni sokumkani
ndiwukhusele lo mzi.
38:7 Nangu ke umqondiso kuwe, uphuma kuYehova, ukuba uya kuwenza uYehova
Lelo lizwi alithethileyo;
38:8 Yabona, ndiyasibuyisa isithunzi sezinyuko, into eyehlayo
esinyukweni sika-Ahazi selanga, ngasemva izinyuko ezilishumi. Labuya ke ilanga lalishumi
Izidanga, zehle ngazo.
38:9 Umbhalo kaHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, oko wayesifa, waba mbalwa
waphila kwisifo sakhe:
38:10 Ndathi mna, yakubon' ukuba ithe cwaka imihla yam, mandimke ndiye emasangweni kaNdikhoyo
bethuna: ndivinjwa intsalela yeminyaka yam.
38:11 Ndathi, Andiyi kumbona uYa, uYa, ezweni laseYiputa
ophilayo: Andiyi kuba samkhangela umntu, ndikubemi belimiweyo.
38:12 Umhla wam uthukile, ufuduswe umke kum, njengentente yomalusi;
Ndibunqamla ubomi bam njengomluki; undinqumle ngeqhiya
Uya kundigqibela ngokususela emini kude kube sebusuku.
38:13 Ndazibala kwada kwasa, njengengonyama, wenjenjalo ukuwaphula onke amathambo am.
Uya kundigqibela ngokususela emini kude kube sebusuku.
38:14 Njengendwe, njengenkonjane, ndenjenjalo ukuthetha; Ndalila njengehobe;
aphelile amehlo kukubheka phezulu; Yehova, ndixinekile; ndenzela mna.
38:15 Ndiya kuthini na? uthethile kum, wakwenza yena;
Ndiya kuhamba kakuhle yonke iminyaka yam ebukrakra bomphefumlo wam.
38:16 Yehova, babuya baphile zezo zinto abantu, Bozizo zonke ezo zinto ubomi
Wondiphilisa ke, ndidlise ubomi.
38:17 Yabona, baba lusindiso kum ubukrakra obukhulu;
Wawuhlangula umphefumlo wam esihogweni sokonakala, Ngokuba izinto zam uzilahlile
izono emva komhlana wakho.
38:18 Kuba elabafileyo alinakukuncoma, ukufa akunakukudumisa;
Abahla baye emhadini abakulindele ukunyanisa kwakho.
38:19 Ophilileyo, ophilileyo nguye owokuncoma, njengam nje namhla
Uyise uya kukwazisa ukunyanisa kwakho kubantwana.
38:20 UYehova uza kundisindisa; Ngoko ke sohlabelela kuYehova iingoma zam
Izinto ezineentambo Yonke imihla yobomi bethu endlwini kaYehova.
38:21 Kuba uIsaya wathi, Mabathabathe isicumba samakhiwane, basibekele isiqhamo.
utyabeka ethumbeni, wophila.
38:22 Wathi uHezekiya, Uyintoni na umqondiso wokuba ndiya kunyuka ndiye endlwini?
kaYehova?