2 Amakhosi
20:1 Ngalezo zinsuku uHezekiya wagula waze wafa. Nomprofethi u-Isaya
indodana ka-Amose yeza kuye, yathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Beka
hlela indlu yakho; ngoba uyakufa, ungaphili.
20:2 Wayesephendulela ubuso bakhe odongeni, wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi:
20:3 Ngiyakuncenga, O Jehova, khumbula manje ukuthi ngihambe phambi kwakho
ngeqiniso nangenhliziyo epheleleyo, wenze okuhle emehlweni akho
ukubona. UHezekiya wakhala kakhulu.
20:4 Kwathi u-Isaya engakaphumi egcekeni eliphakathi.
kwafika kuye izwi likaJehova, lathi.
20:5 Buyelani, nitshele uHezekiya, induna yabantu bami, uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova
Jehova, Nkulunkulu kaDavide uyihlo, ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho, ngiwubonile
izinyembezi zakho; bheka, ngiyakukuphilisa; ngosuku lwesithathu uyakukhuphuka
endlini kaJehova.
20:6 Ngiyakwenezela ezinsukwini zakho iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu; futhi ngizokukhulula futhi
lomuzi esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya; futhi ngizokuvikela lokhu
umuzi ngenxa yami, nangenxa kaDavide inceku yami.
20:7 Wathi u-Isaya, Thatha isigaxa samakhiwane. Base bewuthatha, bawubeka phezu
wabila, wasinda.
" 20:8 UHezekiya wathi ku-Isaya: "Siyini isibonakaliso ukuthi uJehova uyothanda?"
ngiphulukise, futhi ngikhuphukele endlini kaJehova yesithathu
usuku?
20:9 U-Isaya wathi: "Lesi sibonakaliso uyakuba naso kuJehova, ukuthi uJehova
uyakwenza lokho akukhulumile; isithunzi siya phambili eziyishumi
amadigri, noma ubuyele emuva amadigri ayishumi?
20:10 UHezekiya waphendula, "Kuyinto elula ukuthi isithunzi sehle eshumini."
amadigri: cha, kodwa isithunzi masibuyele emuva amadigri ayishumi.
20:11 Futhi u-Isaya umprofethi wakhala kuJehova, futhi waletha ithunzi
izingalo eziyishumi emuva, owehle ngazo edayeleni lika-Ahazi.
20:12 Ngaleso sikhathi uBerodaki-baladan, indodana kaBaladani, inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, wathumela
izincwadi nesipho kuHezekiya, ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi uHezekiya unazo
bengigula.
20:13 UHezekiya wabalalela, futhi wababonisa yonke indlu yakhe
izinto eziyigugu, isiliva, negolide, namakha, kanye
amafutha aligugu, nayo yonke indlu yezikhali zakhe, nakho konke okwakukhona
kwafunyanwa engcebweni yakhe; kwakungekho lutho endlini yakhe nakukho konke eyakhe
umbuso uHezekiya angababonisanga wona.
" 20:14 Khona-ke u-Isaya umprofethi weza enkosini uHezekiya, futhi wathi kuye: "Ini
kusho lamadoda? bevela ngaphi beza kuwe? Wathi uHezekiya:
Bavela ezweni elikude, ngisho naseBhabhiloni.
20:15 Wathi: "Baboneni endlini yakho? UHezekiya waphendula wathi:
Konke okusendlini yami bakubonile; akukho lutho
phakathi kwengcebo yami engingabatshengisanga yona.
" 20:16 U-Isaya wathi kuHezekiya: "Yizwa izwi likaJehova.
20:17 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, lapho konke okusendlini yakho, nalokho
oyihlo abakubekelele kuze kube namuhla, bayakuthwalwa
IBhabhiloni: akuyikusala lutho,” usho uJehova.
20:18 Futhi emadodaneni akho eyophuma kuwe, oyowazala,
bayakususa; bayakuba ngabathenwa esigodlweni sikaJehova
inkosi yaseBhabhiloni.
" 20:19 Khona-ke uHezekiya wathi ku-Isaya: "Lihle izwi leNKOSI olenzayo
ukhulumile. Wathi: "Akukuhle yini, uma kukhona ukuthula neqiniso kimi?"
izinsuku?
20:20 Futhi zonke ezinye izenzo zikaHezekiya, futhi wonke amandla akhe, futhi indlela awenza
iyichibi nomsele ongenisa amanzi emzini, akunjalo?
kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
20:21 UHezekiya wayeselala koyise; uManase, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
esikhundleni.