Isaya 37:1 Kwathi lapho inkosi uHezekiya ikuzwa, waklebhula eyakhe izingubo, wembatha indwangu yamasaka, wangena endlini ka iNkosi. 37:2 Wathuma u-Eliyakimi owayephezu kwendlu, noShebina umbhali. namalunga abapristi bembethe indwangu yamasaka, ku-Isaya umprofethi indodana ka-Amose. 37:3 Bathi kuye: "Usho kanje uHezekiya, 'Lolu suku lungusuku ukuhlupheka, nokusolwa, nokuhlambalaza, ngokuba abantwana sebefikile ukuzalwa, futhi awekho amandla okubeletha. 37:4 Mhlawumbe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyokuzwa amazwi kaRabishake, ngubani inkosi yase-Asiriya inkosi yayo ithume ukweyisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo uyakusola amazwi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho awezwileyo; phakamisa umkhuleko wakho ngenxa yensali eseleyo. 37:5 Ngakho izinceku zenkosi uHezekiya zafika ku-Isaya. 37:6 U-Isaya wathi kubo: "Niyakusho kanje enkosini yenu, 'Yilokhu.' usho uJehova, ungawesabi amazwi owazwileyo; izinceku zenkosi yase-Asiriya ezingithuke ngazo. 37:7 Bheka, Ngizothumela umoya phezu kwakhe, futhi uyokuzwa inzwabethi, futhi buyela ezweni lakubo; futhi ngiyomenza ukuba awe ngenkemba esandleni sakhe izwe lakho. 37:8 Ngakho uRabishake wabuya, futhi wathola inkosi yase-Asiriya ilwa eLibina, ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi uphumile eLakishi. 37:9 Futhi wezwa mayelana Tirhakah, inkosi yaseTopiya, "Uphumile ukwenza impi nawe. Futhi lapho ekuzwa, wathumela izithunywa UHezekiya wathi, 37:10 Niyakusho kanje kuHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, nithi: 'Ungavumeli uNkulunkulu wakho. othembela kuye, uyakukhohlisa, ethi: IJerusalema aliyikuba khona enikelwe esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya. 37:11 Bheka, wena uzwile lokho amakhosi ase-Asiriya akwenzile kuwo wonke amazwe ngokubabhubhisa ngokuphelele; wena uyakukhululwa na? 37:12 Ingabe onkulunkulu bezizwe babakhulula labo obaba wabhujiswa, njengeGozani, neHarana, neResefi, nabantwana base-Edene ababeseTelassar? 37:13 Iphi inkosi yaseHamati, futhi inkosi yase-Aripadi, futhi inkosi yase-Aramu idolobha laseSefarivayimi, neHena, ne-Iva na? 37:14 Futhi uHezekiya wathola incwadi esandleni sezithunywa, futhi wayifunda, uHezekiya wakhuphukela endlini kaJehova, wayeneka phambi kukaJehova. 37:15 UHezekiya wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: 37:16 O Jehova Sebawoti, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ohlezi phakathi kwamakherubi. wena unguNkulunkulu, wena wedwa, wemibuso yonke yomhlaba; uwenzile izulu nomhlaba. 37:17 Beka indlebe yakho, O Jehova, uzwe; vula amehlo akho, Jehova, ubone; uzwe wonke amazwi kaSaneheribi awathumele ukuthuka uJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo. 37:18 Impela, Jehova, amakhosi ase-Asiriya azichithile zonke izizwe. namazwe abo, 37:19 Futhi abaphonse onkulunkulu bazo emlilweni, ngoba babengebona onkulunkulu, kodwa umsebenzi wezandla zomuntu, ukhuni namatshe; ngalokho babachitha. 37:20 Manje, O Jehova, Nkulunkulu wethu, sisindise esandleni sakhe, ukuze bonke imibuso yomhlaba yazi ukuthi wena unguJehova, wena wedwa. 37:21 U-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, wathumela kuHezekiya, wathi: "Usho kanje uJehova Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, lokhu ukhulekile kimi ngoSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya: 37:22 Leli yizwi uJehova alikhulumile ngaye. Intombi, indodakazi yaseSiyoni iyakudelela, ikuhlekile; i indodakazi yaseJerusalema inikine ikhanda ngenxa yakho. 37:23 Ubani oye wahlambalaza futhi uhlambalaze? njalo umelabani uphakamisele izwi lakho, uphakamisele amehlo akho phezulu, na? ngisho ngokumelene oNgcwele ka-Israyeli. 37:24 Ngezinceku zakho uye wahlambalaza iNkosi, futhi wathi, 'Ngezwi ubuningi bezinqola zami ngikhuphukele endaweni ephakeme yezintaba, ukuze izinhlangothi zeLebanoni; futhi ngiyogawula imisedari yayo emide, futhi imisayipuresi yalo ekhethiweyo, ngiyakungena endaweni yayo ephakemeyo umngcele, nehlathi laseKarmeli yakhe. 37:25 Ngimbe, futhi ngiphuze amanzi; futhi ngiphethe ngamathe ezinyawo zami yomisa yonke imifula yezindawo ezivinjezelwe. 37:26 Awuzwanga yini kusukela kudala ukuthi ngenzile; nasezikhathini zasendulo, ukuthi ngikubumbile? manje ngikwenzile ukuthi wena kufanele kube yincithakalo imizi ebiyelweyo ibe yizinqwaba eziyincithakalo. 37:27 Ngakho abakhileyo kuwo babenamandla amancane, bathuthumela futhi baduma njengotshani basendle nanjengotshani obuluhlaza; njengotshani ophahleni lwezindlu, nanjengotshani obusha ngaphambi kokuba bukhule phezulu. 37:28 Kodwa ngiyakwazi ukuhlala kwakho, nokuphuma kwakho, nokungena kwakho, nokufutheka kwakho ngokumelene nami. 37:29 Ngoba ukubhoka kwakho ngokumelene nami, futhi ukuxokozela kwakho kukhuphukele ezindlebeni zami. ngalokho ngiyakufaka ingwegwe yami ekhaleni lakho, netomu lami ezindebeni zakho ngizokubuyisela emuva ngendlela oze ngayo. 37:30 Futhi lokhu kuyakuba isibonakaliso kuwe: Niyodla kulo nyaka ikhule ngokwayo; nangomnyaka wesibili isimila kuwo; ngomnyaka wesithathu nihlwanyele, nivune, nitshale izivini, nidle izithelo zalo. 37:31 Futhi insali abaphunyukile bendlu yakwaJuda bayophinde bathathe impande phansi, ithele izithelo phezulu; 37:32 Ngoba kuyophuma eJerusalema insali, futhi labo abaphunyukayo entabeni yaseSiyoni: ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakwenza lokhu. 37:33 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi mayelana nenkosi yase-Asiriya: ningangeni kulo muzi, ningacibisheli umcibisholo khona, ningangeni phambi kwawo ngezihlangu, ningabumbi uthango ngakulo. 37:34 Ngendlela afika ngayo, ngendlela efanayo uyobuya, futhi ngeke eze kulo muzi,” usho uJehova. 37:35 Ngoba ngizowuvikela lo muzi ukuze ngiwusindise ngenxa yami, futhi ngenxa yami ngenxa kaDavide. 37:36 Khona-ke ingelosi kaJehova waphuma, futhi wabulala ekamu ama-Asiriya izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu; ekuseni, bheka, babeyizidumbu bonke. 37:37 Ngakho uSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, wasuka, futhi wabuya, futhi wahlala eNineve. 37:38 Kwathi ekhuleka endlini kaNisiroki wakhe ukuthi u-Adrameleki noSharezeri amadodana akhe bambulala ngenkemba; babalekela ezweni lase-Armenia, no-Esarihadoni indodana yakhe wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.