Isaya 36:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nane wenkosi uHezekiya USaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya wenyuka wamelana nayo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yase-Asiriya uJuda, wabathatha. 36:2 Inkosi yase-Asiriya yathuma uRabishake eJerusalema, esuka eLakishi inkosi uHezekiya enebutho elikhulu. wema ngasemseleni womkhumbi ichibi eliphezulu emgwaqeni omkhulu wensimu yomhlanzi. 36:3 Khona-ke kwaphumela kuye u-Eliyakimi, indodana kaHilikiya, owayephethe phezu endlini, noShebina umbhali, noJowa, indodana ka-Asafa, umabhalana. 36:4 URabishake wathi kubo: “Ake nisho kuHezekiya, nithi: nkosi enkulu, inkosi yase-Asiriya, yithemba elingakanani leli olethembayo othembekile? 36:5 Ngithi, wena uthi, (kodwa amazwi ayize) Ngineseluleko futhi manje uthembela bani ukuba umhlubuke ngokumelene nami? 36:6 Bheka, wena wethemba udondolo lomhlanga ophukile, eGibhithe; lapho uma umuntu oncikayo, siyakungena esandleni sakhe, asihlabe; unjalo uFaro inkosi weGibhithe kubo bonke abathembela kuye. 36:7 Kodwa uma uthi kimi: 'Sithembele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu,' akusiye owakhe izindawo eziphakemeyo nama-altare azo uHezekiya akususile, wathi kuJuda naseJerusalema: Niyakukhuleka phambi kwaleli altare na? 36:8 Ngakho, ake, ake wenze isibambiso enkosini yami, inkosi Asiriya, futhi ngiyokunika amahhashi ayizinkulungwane ezimbili, uma ukwazi ukukhwela isabelo sakho ukubeka abagibeli phezu kwazo. 36:9 Ungabususa kanjani-ke ubuso benduna eyodwa komncinyane wami? izinceku zenkosi, wethembele eGibithe ukuze uthole izinqola nezinqola abagibeli bamahhashi? 36:10 Manje mina ngenyukele ngokumelene naleli zwe ngaphandle kukaJehova ukuze ngilichithe? uJehova wathi kimi: ‘Khuphukela leli zwe, ulichithe. 36:11 Base bethi u-Eliyakimi noShebina noJowa kuRabishake: "Ake ukhulume. wena, ezincekwini zakho ngesi-Aramu; ngoba siyakuqonda; futhi ungakhulumi kithi ngolimi lwesiJuda ezindlebeni zabantu ezisodongeni. 36:12 Kepha uRabishake wathi: “Inkosi yami ingithumile enkosini yakho nakuwe ukuba ngife. ukhulume la mazwi? akangithumanga emadodeni ahlezi phezu kwawo ukuze badle ubulongwe babo, baphuze nomchamo wabo wena? 36:13 Khona-ke uRabishake wema, futhi wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ngolimi lwesiJuda. wathi: “Zwanini amazwi enkosi enkulu, inkosi yase-Asiriya. 36:14 Itsho njalo inkosi: "Makangakukhohlisi uHezekiya, ngoba yena ngeke uyakwazi ukukuletha. 36:15 Futhi ningavumeli uHezekiya alenze nithembele kuJehova, ethi: 'UJehova uyokwenza sikhulule impela; lo muzi awuyikunikelwa esandleni sikaJehova inkosi yase-Asiriya. 36:16 Ningamlaleli uHezekiya, ngokuba isho kanje inkosi yase-Asiriya, ithi: isivumelwano nami ngesipho, niphumele kimi, nidle, kube yilowo nalowo emvinini wakhe, kube yilowo nalowo emkhiwaneni wakhe, niphuze, kube yilowo nalowo amanzi omthombo wakhe; 36:17 Ngize ngifike futhi nginiyise ezweni elinjengezwe lakini, izwe amabele newayini, izwe lesinkwa nezivini. 36:18 Qaphelani funa uHezekiya aniyenge, ethi: 'UJehova uzosikhulula. Ingabe omunye wonkulunkulu bezizwe ukhulule izwe lakhe esandleni? wenkosi yase-Asiriya? 36:19 Baphi onkulunkulu baseHamati nase-Aripadi? baphi onkulunkulu iSefarivayimi? balikhulule iSamariya esandleni sami na? 36:20 Bangobani phakathi kwabo bonke onkulunkulu bala mazwe, abaye bakhulula izwe labo esandleni sami, ukuze uJehova akhulule iJerusalema esandleni sami isandla sami? 36:21 Kodwa bathula, futhi kabamphendulanga ngazwi, ngenxa yenkosi umlayo wawusithi: Lingamphenduli. 36:22 Kwase kufika u-Eliyakimi, indodana kaHilikiya, owayephethe indlu, futhi uShebina umbhali, noJowa, indodana ka-Asafa, umabhalana, kuHezekiya izingubo zabo ziklebhukile, bamtshela amazwi kaRabishake.