2 IziKronike
32:1 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, futhi ukusungulwa kwalo, uSaneheribi inkosi
I-Asiriya lafika, langena kwaJuda, lamisa maqondana nezinqaba
imizi, futhi wacabanga ukuzizuzela yona.
32:2 Futhi lapho uHezekiya wabona ukuthi uSaneheribi ufikile, nokuthi wayekhona
ihlose ukulwa neJerusalema,
32:3 Wacebisana nezikhulu zakhe namaqhawe akhe ukuvimba amanzi
emithonjeni engaphandle komuzi; bamsiza.
32:4 Ngakho kwabuthana abantu abaningi, bamisa bonke
nemithombo, nomfula owawugeleza phakathi kwezwe, uthi:
Kungani kufanele kufike amakhosi ase-Asiriya, futhi athole amanzi amaningi?
32:5 Waziqinisa, walwakha lonke ugange olwaludiliziwe.
waluphakamisela emibhoshongweni, nolunye ugange ngaphandle, walungisa
iMilo emzini kaDavide, benza imicibisholo nezihlangu ngobuningi.
32:6 Futhi wabeka izinduna zempi phezu kwabantu, futhi wababutha ndawonye
kuye esigcawini sesango lomuzi, wakhuluma kahle kuye
bathi,
32:7 Qinani, nibe nesibindi, ningesabi, ningapheli amandla ngenxa yenkosi yase
i-Asiriya, nangaso sonke isixuku esinaye, ngokuba sisekhona
unathi kunaye.
32:8 Kanye naye kukhona ingalo yenyama; kepha unathi uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuba asisize;
nokulwa izimpi zethu. Abantu basebephumula phezu kwethempeli
amazwi kaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda.
32:9 Ngemva kwalokho uSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya wathumela izinceku zakhe
iJerusalema, (kodwa yena wavimbezela iLakishi kanye nawo wonke amandla akhe
kanye naye,) kuHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda nakubo bonke abakwaJuda ababekhona
eJerusalema, ethi,
32:10 Usho kanje uSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, uthi: Nithembelaphi ukuthi
uhlale ekuvinjezelweni kweJerusalema?
32:11 UHezekiya akaniyengi yini ukuba nizinikele nife ngendlala
nangokoma ngokuthi: 'UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu uyakusophula esandleni.'
wenkosi yase-Asiriya?
32:12 Akasusile yini yena lowo Hezekiya izindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama-altare akhe?
wayala uJuda neJerusalema, wathi: Niyakukhuleka phambi koyedwa
i-altare, nishise impepho phezu kwalo na?
32:13 Anazi yini lokho mina nawobaba esikwenzile kubo bonke abanye abantu
umhlaba? onkulunkulu bezizwe zalawo mazwe babekwazi noma iyiphi indlela
khulula amazwe abo esandleni sami?
32:14 Ngubani phakathi kwabo bonke onkulunkulu balezo zizwe ukuthi obaba
abhujiswe, angakhulula abantu bakhe esandleni sami, lokho
uNkulunkulu wenu anganikhulula esandleni sami na?
32:15 Ngakho-ke, manje uHezekhiya makanganikhohlisi, noma ukukuyenga kulokhu
ningakholwa nguye, ngokuba kwakungekho nkulunkulu wanoma yisiphi isizwe noma umbuso owake waba khona
ekwazi ukukhulula abantu bakhe esandleni sami nasesandleni sami
kakhulu kangakanani uNkulunkulu wenu anganikhulula esandleni sami na?
32:16 Futhi izinceku zakhe zakhuluma kakhulu ngokumelene uJehova uNkulunkulu, futhi ngokumelene yakhe
inceku uHezekiya.
32:17 Wabhala futhi izincwadi ukuthuka uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, futhi ukukhuluma
ngokumelene naye, ethi: Njengoba onkulunkulu bezizwe zakwamanye amazwe bengenzanga
wakhulula abantu babo esandleni sami, kanjalo ngeke uNkulunkulu wabo
UHezekiya khulula abantu bakhe esandleni sami.
32:18 Khona-ke bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ngesiJuda kubantu base
iJerusalema elisogangeni ukubathuse nokubasabisa;
ukuze bawuthathe umuzi.
32:19 Futhi bakhuluma ngokumelene noNkulunkulu waseJerusalema, njengoba ngokumelene onkulunkulu bezizwe
abantu bomhlaba, okwakungumsebenzi wezandla zomuntu.
32:20 Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu uHezekiya inkosi, nomprofethi u-Isaya, indodana ka
U-Amozi wakhuleka wakhala ezulwini.
32:21 Futhi uJehova wathuma ingelosi, wanquma wonke amadoda anamandla.
nezikhulu nezinduna ekamu lenkosi yase-Asiriya. Ngakho yena
wabuyela ezweni lakubo enamahloni. Kwathi uma engena
indlu kankulunkulu wakhe, abaphuma ezibilinini zakhe bambulala
lapho nenkemba.
32:22 Kanjalo uJehova wasindisa uHezekiya nabakhileyo eJerusalema esandleni
esandleni sikaSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya, nasesandleni sabo bonke abanye,
wabaqondisa inhlangothi zonke.
32:23 Futhi abaningi baletha izipho eNkosini eJerusalema, futhi izipho
uHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, waze waphakanyiswa emehlweni abo bonke
izizwe kusukela lapho.
32:24 Ngalezo zinsuku uHezekiya wagulela ukufa, futhi wathandaza kuJehova.
wakhuluma kuye, wamnika isibonakaliso.
32:25 Kodwa uHezekiya akazange abuyisele ngokuvumelana nobuhle abenzelwe kuye;
ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe yazikhukhumeza;
phezu kukaJuda neJerusalema.
32:26 Kepha uHezekiya wazithoba ekuziqhenyeni kwenhliziyo yakhe;
yena nabakhileyo eJerusalema, lwaze lwavutha ulaka lukaJehova
awuzange ube phezu kwabo ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya.
32:27 Futhi uHezekiya wayenengcebo nodumo okuningi kakhulu, futhi wazenza
ingcebo yesiliva, neyegolide, neyetshe eliyigugu, neyegolide
iziqholo, nezihlangu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinto eziyigugu;
32:28 Futhi izinqolobane for okusanhlamvu, newayini, namafutha; kanye nezitebele
kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane, nezihhashi zemihlambi.
32:29 Futhi wazilungiselela imizi, nempahla yezimvu nezinkomo
nenala, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayemnike impahla eningi kakhulu.
32:30 Lo Hezekiya ofanayo wavala umsele wamanzi ongenhla waseGihoni, futhi
wawehlisa waqonda ngasentshonalanga komuzi kaDavide. Futhi
UHezekiya waba nempumelelo kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe.
32:31 Nokho, emsebenzini wezithunywa zezikhulu zaseBhabhiloni.
owathuma kuye ukubuza ngesimangaliso esenziwa ezweni.
UNkulunkulu wamshiya, ukuze amvivinye, ukuze azi konke okwakusenhliziyweni yakhe.
32:32 Manje zonke ezinye izenzo zikaHezekiya, futhi ubuhle bakhe, bheka, kukhona
kulotshwe embonweni ka-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose, nakulo
incwadi yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.
32:33 UHezekiya wayeselala koyise, futhi bammbela endaweni eyinhloko
emathuneni amadodana kaDavide, futhi wonke uJuda kanye
abakhileyo eJerusalema bamdumisa ekufeni kwakhe. NoManase owakhe
indodana yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.