Isaiah 37

Ukukhululwa kwelizwe lakoJuda

1Kwasekusithi inkosi uHezekhiya isikuzwile, yadabula izigqoko zayo, yazembesa ngesaka, yangena endlini yeNkosi. 2Yasithuma uEliyakhimi umphathi wendlu, loShebina umabhalane, labadala babapristi bembethe amasaka, kuIsaya umprofethi indodana kaAmozi a. 3Basebesithi kuye: Utsho njalo uHezekhiya: Lolusuku lusuku lohlupho b lolokusolwa lolokweyiswa, ngoba abantwana sebefikile emlonyeni wesizalo c, kanti akulamandla okubeletha. 4Mhlawumbe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, izawezwa amazwi kaRabi-Shake, onkosi yeAsiriya, inkosi yakhe, emthume ukuthuka uNkulunkulu ophilayo, lokusola ngamazwi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ewazwileyo. Ngakho phakamisa umkhuleko ngensali etholakeleyo d. 5Ngakho inceku zenkosi uHezekhiya zafika kuIsaya.

6UIsaya wasesithi kuzo: Lizakutsho njalo enkosini yenu: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ungesabi amazwi owezwileyo, inceku zenkosi yeAsiriya ezingithuke ngawo. 7Khangela, ngizafaka umoya kuyo, njalo izakuzwa ihungahunga e, ibuyele elizweni layo; njalo ngizayenza ukuthi iwe ngenkemba elizweni layo.

8URabi-Shake wasebuyela, wafica inkosi yeAsiriya isilwa imelene leLibhina; ngoba wayezwile ukuthi isisukile eLakishi. 9Wasesizwa ngoTirihaka inkosi yeEthiyophiya f kuthiwa: Uphumile ukuzakulwa lawe. Esekuzwile wathuma izithunywa kuHezekhiya esithi: 10Lizakhuluma kanje kuHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda lithi: UNkulunkulu wakho othembele kuye kangakukhohlisi esithi: IJerusalema kayiyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yeAsiriya. 11Khangela, wena usuzwile ukuthi amakhosi eAsiriya enzeni kuwo wonke amazwe ngokuwatshabalalisa. Wena-ke uzakhululwa yini? 12Onkulunkulu bezizwe bazikhulula yini obaba abazichithayo, iGozani leHarani leRezefi, labantwana beEdeni ababeseTelasari? 13Ingaphi inkosi yeHamathi g, lenkosi yeArpadi h, lenkosi yomuzi weSefavayimi, iHena, leIva?

14UHezekhiya wasesemukela izincwadi esandleni sezithunywa, wazifunda, wenyukela endlini yeNkosi; uHezekhiya wasezichaya phambi kweNkosi. 15UHezekhiya wasekhuleka eNkosini, esithi: 16Nkosi yamabandla, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ohlala phakathi kwamakherubhi*, nguwe wedwa onguNkulunkulu wayo yonke imibuso yomhlaba; wena wenze amazulu lomhlaba i. 17Thoba indlebe yakho, Nkosi, uzwe j, vula amehlo akho, Nkosi, ubone; uzwe wonke amazwi kaSenakheribi awathumele ukuklolodela uNkulunkulu ophilayo. 18Qiniso, Nkosi, amakhosi eAsiriya achithile zonke izizwe lamazwe azo; 19aphosela onkulunkulu bazo emlilweni, ngoba babengeyisibo onkulunkulu, kodwa umsebenzi wezandla zabantu, izigodo lamatshe; ngalokho bababhubhisa. 20Ngakho-ke, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, sisindise esandleni sakhe, ukuze yonke imibuso yomhlaba k yazi ukuthi wena wedwa uyiNkosi.

21UIsaya indodana kaAmozi l wasethumela kuHezekhiya, esithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Lokho okukhuleke kimi ngoSenakheribi inkosi yeAsiriya, 22leli yilizwi iNkosi elikhulume ngaye: Intombi emsulwa, indodakazi yeZiyoni m iyakudelela, iyakuklolodela; indodakazi yeJerusalema inikina ikhanda ngemva kwakho. 23Ngubani omeyisileyo wamhlambaza? Njalo uphakamisele bani ilizwi, waphakamisela amehlo akho phezulu? Umelene loNgcwele kaIsrayeli. 24Uklolodele iNkosi ngesandla sezinceku zakho, wathi: Ngobunengi bezinqola zami mina ngenyukele endaweni ephakemeyo yezintaba, ezinhlangothini zeLebhanoni. Njalo ngizagamula imisedari n yayo emide, ikhethelo lezihlahla zamafiri ayo o, ngingene ekuphakameni kwemingcele yayo, igusu leKharmeli layo p. 25Mina ngagebha, nganatha amanzi, langengaphansi yenyawo zami ngomisa yonke imifula q yendawo evinjelweyo r. 26Kawuzwanga yini ukuthi ngakwenza endulo s, ngakubumba t ensukwini zendulo? Khathesi ngikufikisile, ukuthi ube ngowokudiliza imizi evikelweyo u ibe zinqumbi zamanxiwa. 27Ngakho abahlali bayo babelesandla esifitshane, besaba, baba lenhloni v, baba njengotshani beganga, lemibhida eluhlaza, utshani bempahla, lamabele ahanguliweyo engakami. 28Kodwa ngiyakwazi ukuhlala kwakho, lokuphuma kwakho, lokungena kwakho, lokungithukuthelela kwakho. 29Ngenxa yokungithukuthelela kwakho, lokuthi umsindo w wakho wenyukele endlebeni zami, ngizakufaka umkhala wami emakhaleni akho, letomu lami endebeni zakho x, ngikwenze ubuyele ngendlela oweza ngayo.

30Lokhu-ke kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe; lonyaka uzakudla okuzikhulelayo; langomnyaka wesibili umkhukhuzela; kuthi ngomnyaka wesithathu y lihlanyele, livune, lihlanyele izivini, lidle izithelo zazo. 31Lokuphephileyo kwendlu yakoJuda okuseleyo kuzaphinda kugxumeke impande phansi, kuthele izithelo ngaphezulu z. 32Ngoba kuzaphuma eJerusalema insali aa, lokuphephileyo entabeni yeZiyoni. Ukutshiseka kweNkosi yamabandla kuzakwenza lokhu.

33Ngakho, utsho njalo uJehova ngenkosi yeAsiriya: Kayiyikungena kulumuzi ab, kayiyikutshoka umtshoko khona ac, kayiyikuza phambi kwawo ilesihlangu, kayiyikubuthelela idundulu maqondana lawo ad. 34Ngendlela eyeza ngayo, ngayo izabuyela, njalo kayiyikungena kulo umuzi, itsho iNkosi. 35Ngoba ngizawuvikela lumuzi ukuwusindisa ae, ngenxa yami, langenxa kaDavida inceku yami.

36Khona kwaphuma ingilosi yeNkosi af, yatshaya enkambeni yamaAsiriya ag abazinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lanhlanu. Kwathi bevuka ekuseni kakhulu, khangela-ke, bonke babeyizidumbu ezifileyo.

37Ngakho uSenakheribi inkosi yeAsiriya wasuka, wahamba ebuyela, wahlala eNineve ah. 38Kwasekusithi ekhonza endlini kaNisiroki unkulunkulu wakhe, oAdrameleki loSharezeri amadodana akhe bamtshaya ngenkemba; bona basebephephela elizweni leArarathi. UEsarihadoni indodana yakhe wasebusa esikhundleni sakhe.

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