2 Amakhosi
19:1 Kwathi lapho inkosi uHezekiya ikuzwile, yaklebhula eyakhe
izingubo, wembatha indwangu yamasaka, wangena endlini ka
iNkosi.
19:2 Wathuma u-Eliyakimi, owayephethe indlu, noShebina
umbhali, namalunga abapristi, bembethe indwangu yamasaka, ku-Isaya
umprofethi indodana ka-Amose.
" 19:3 Bathi kuye: "Usho kanje uHezekiya, 'Lolu suku lungusuku
ukuhlupheka, nokusolwa, nokuhlambalaza; ngoba abantwana sebefikile
ukuzalwa, awekho amandla okubeletha.
19:4 Mhlawumbe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzwa wonke amazwi kaRabishake, ngubani
inkosi yase-Asiriya inkosi yayo ithume ukweyisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo; futhi
uyakusola amazwi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho awezwileyo;
phakamisa umkhuleko wakho ngenxa yensali eseleyo.
19:5 Ngakho izinceku zenkosi uHezekiya zafika ku-Isaya.
" 19:6 U-Isaya wathi kubo: "Niyakusho kanje enkosini yenu, 'Usho kanje
Jehova, ungawesabi amazwi owazwileyo, okhulume ngawo
izinceku zenkosi yase-Asiriya zingithukile.
19:7 Bheka, Ngizothumela umoya phezu kwakhe, futhi uyokuzwa inzwabethi, futhi
uyobuyela ezweni lakubo; futhi ngiyomenza ukuba awe ngenkemba
ezweni lakubo.
19:8 Ngakho uRabishake wabuya, futhi wathola inkosi yase-Asiriya ilwa
eLibina, ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi uphumile eLakishi.
19:9 Futhi lapho ezwa kuthiwa Tirhakah, inkosi yaseTopiya, "Bheka, ufikile
wabuya wathuma izithunywa kuHezekiya;
ethi,
19:10 Niyakusho kanje kuHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, nithi: 'Ungavumeli uNkulunkulu wakho
omethembayo uyakukhohlisa, ethi: IJerusalema aliyikuba khona
wanikelwa esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya.
19:11 Bheka, wena uzwile lokho amakhosi ase-Asiriya akwenzile kubo bonke
amazwe ngokuwaqothula; wena uyakukhululwa yini na?
19:12 Ingabe onkulunkulu bezizwe babakhulula labo obaba
bhujisiwe; njengeGozani, neHarana, neResefi, nabantwana base-Edene
ababeseThelasar?
19:13 Iphi inkosi yaseHamati, futhi inkosi yase-Aripadi, futhi inkosi yase-Aramu
idolobha laseSefarivayimi, neHena, ne-Iva na?
19:14 UHezekiya wayithatha incwadi esandleni sezithunywa, wayifunda
uHezekiya wakhuphukela endlini kaJehova, wayaneka
phambi kukaJehova.
19:15 UHezekiya wakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, wathi: "O Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli!
ohlezi phakathi kwamakherubi, wena unguNkulunkulu, wena wedwa.
kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba; uwenzile izulu nomhlaba.
19:16 Jehova, beka indlebe yakho, uzwe; vula amehlo akho, Jehova, ubone;
yizwa amazwi kaSaneheribi amthume ukuba ahlambalaze uJehova
uNkulunkulu ophilayo.
19:17 Iqiniso, Jehova, amakhosi ase-Asiriya azichithile izizwe futhi
izindawo zabo,
19:18 Futhi abaphonse onkulunkulu bazo emlilweni, ngoba babengebona onkulunkulu, kodwa
umsebenzi wezandla zomuntu, ukhuni namatshe; ngalokho babachitha.
19:19 Manje, O Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, ngiyakuncenga, usisindise esandleni sakhe
isandla, ukuze yonke imibuso yomhlaba yazi ukuthi wena unguJehova
Nkulunkulu, wena wedwa.
19:20 U-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, wathumela kuHezekiya, wathi: "Usho kanje uJehova
Jehova, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, lokho oyakukhuleka kimi ngokumelene nawe
USaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya ngizwile.
19:21 Yileli izwi uJehova alikhulumile ngaye. Intombi nto
indodakazi yaseSiyoni iyakudelela, yakuhleka usulu; i
indodakazi yaseJerusalema inikine ikhanda ngenxa yakho.
19:22 Ubani oye wahlambalaza futhi uhlambalaze? njalo umelabani
uphakamisele izwi lakho, uphakamisele amehlo akho phezulu, na? ngisho ngokumelene
oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
19:23 Ngezithunywa zakho uyithukile uJehova, wathi:
ubuningi bezinqola zami ngikhuphukele endaweni ephakeme yezintaba, ukuze
emaceleni aseLebanoni, ngigawule imisedari emide yalo;
nemisayipuresi yalo ekhethiweyo: ngiyakungena ezindlini zokulala
emikhawulweni yakhe, nasehlathini leKarmeli yakhe.
19:24 Ngigebhule ngaphuza amanzi angaziwa, futhi nge ematheni ezinyawo zami
ngomisa yonke imifula yezindawo ezivinjezelweyo.
19:25 Awuzwanga yini kusukela kudala ukuthi ngikwenzile, futhi kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo
ukuthi ngikubumbile? manje ngikwenzile ukuthi wena
kufanele kube ukuchithwa kwemizi ebiyelwe ibe yizinqwaba eziyincithakalo.
19:26 Ngakho abakhileyo kuwo babenamandla amancane, bathuthumela futhi
ukudideka; babenjengotshani basendle nanjengotshani obuluhlaza.
njengotshani phezu kwendlu, nanjengokuvuthela kwamabele engakakhuli
phezulu.
19:27 Kodwa ngiyakwazi ukuhlala kwakho, nokuphuma kwakho, nokungena kwakho, nokufutheka kwakho
ngokumelene nami.
19:28 Ngokuba ukungithukuthelela kwakho kukhuphukele ezindlebeni zami, nokuxokozela kwakho;
ngalokho ngiyakufaka ingwegwe yami emakhaleni akho, netomu lami ezindebeni zakho
ngizokubuyisela emuva ngendlela oze ngayo.
19:29 Futhi lokhu kuyakuba isibonakaliso kuwe: Niyakudla lezi zinto kulo nyaka
ezikhulela ngokwazo, nangomnyaka wesibili okumilayo
okufanayo; ngomnyaka wesithathu nihlwanyele, nivune, nitshale izivini;
nidle izithelo zayo.
19:30 Futhi insali abaphunyukile bendlu yakwaJuda ngeke futhi
nenze izimpande phansi, nithele izithelo phezulu.
19:31 Ngoba kuyophuma eJerusalema insali, futhi labo abaphunyukayo
entabeni yaseSiyoni: ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakwenza lokhu.
19:32 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi mayelana nenkosi yase-Asiriya:
ningangeni kulo muzi, ningacibisheli umcibisholo khona, ningangeni phambi kwawo
nesihlangu, ungabeki uthango ngakulo.
19:33 Ngendlela eze ngayo, ngendlela efanayo uyobuya, futhi ngeke eze
kulo muzi,” usho uJehova.
19:34 Ngoba ngizowuvikela lo muzi, ukuze ngiwusindise, ngenxa yami, futhi ngenxa yami
ngenxa kaDavide.
19:35 Kwathi ngalobo busuku, ingelosi kaJehova waphuma, futhi
wabulala ekamu* lama-Asiriya ikhulu elinamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu
abayizinkulungwane: bavuka ekuseni, bheka, base bekhona
zonke izidumbu.
19:36 Ngakho uSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, wasuka, futhi wabuya, futhi
wahlala eNineve.
19:37 Kwathi ekhuleka endlini kaNisiroki wakhe
ukuthi u-Adrameleki noSharezeri amadodana akhe bambulala ngenkemba;
babalekela ezweni lase-Armenia. no-Esarihadoni indodana yakhe
wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.