Isaya 39:1 Ngaleso sikhathi uMerodaki-baladan, indodana kaBaladani, inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, wathumela izincwadi nesipho kuHezekiya, ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi ubekhona egula, wasinda. 39:2 UHezekiya wajabula ngabo, futhi wabonisa kubo indlu yegugu lakhe izinto, isiliva, negolide, namakha, nezinto eziyigugu wamafutha, nendlu yonke yezikhali zakhe, nakho konke okwafunyanwa kuyo ingcebo: kwakungekho lutho endlini yakhe nasembusweni wakhe wonke lokho uHezekiya akababonisanga. 39:3 Khona-ke u-Isaya umprofethi weza enkosini uHezekiya, futhi wathi kuye: "Ini kusho lamadoda? bevela ngaphi beza kuwe? Wathi uHezekiya: Beza kimi bevela ezweni elikude, eBabele. 39:4 Wathi, "Baboneni endlini yakho?" UHezekiya waphendula wathi: Bakubonile konke okusendlini yami; akukho lutho phakathi kwami ingcebo engingababonisanga yona. 39:5 Wayesethi u-Isaya kuHezekiya: "Yizwa izwi likaJehova Sebawoti. 39:6 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, lapho konke okusendlini yakho, futhi yini oyihlo abakubekelele kuze kube namuhla, bayakuthwalwa IBhabhiloni: akuyikusala lutho,” usho uJehova. 39:7 Futhi emadodaneni akho oyophuma kuwe, oyowazala, bayakususa; bayakuba ngabathenwa esigodlweni sikaJehova inkosi yaseBhabhiloni. " 39:8 Wayesethi uHezekiya ku-Isaya: "Lihle izwi leNKOSI olikhulumayo ukhulumile. Wathi futhi: Ngokuba kuyakuba khona ukuthula neqiniso kimi izinsuku.