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.