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.