Isaiah 38

Ukugula kukaHezekhiya

1Ngalezonsuku uHezekhiya wagula waphos'ukufa a. UIsaya indodana kaAmozi umprofethi b wasefika kuye, wathi kuye: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Layezela indlu yakho, ngoba uzakufa, kawuyikuphila. 2UHezekhiya wasephendulela ubuso bakhe ngasemdulini, wakhuleka eNkosini, 3wathi: Ngiyakuncenga, Nkosi, ake ukhumbule ukuthi ngihambe phambi kwakho ngobuqotho langenhliziyo epheleleyo, ngenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho. UHezekhiya wasekhala inyembezi ngokukhala okukhulu.

4Kwasekufika ilizwi leNkosi kuIsaya, lisithi: 5Hamba, uthi kuHezekhiya: Itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaDavida uyihlo: Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho, ngibonile inyembezi zakho; khangela, ngizakwengezelela iminyaka elitshumi lanhlanu ensukwini zakho, 6ngikukhulule wena lalumuzi esandleni senkosi yeAsiriya, ngiwuvikele lumuzi c. 7Lalesi yisibonakaliso kuwe esivela eNkosini, esokuthi iNkosi izayenza le into eyikhulumileyo. 8Khangela, ngizabuyisela emuva isithunzi sezinyathelo d esesehlile ezinyathelweni zelanga zikaAhazi, izinyathelo ezilitshumi emuva. Ilanga laselibuyela emuva izinyathelo ezilitshumi, ngezinyathelo elalehle ngazo.

9Umbhalo kaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda lapho egula, esesile emkhuhlaneni wakhe.

10Mina ngathi: Ekuqunyweni kwezinsuku zami e ngizakuya emasangweni engcwaba f; ngemukiwe insali yeminyaka yami. 11Ngathi: Kangiyikubona uJehova g, uJehova h elizweni labaphilayo i; kangisayikubona muntu labahlali bomhlaba. 12Isizukulwana sami sesisukile, sasuswa kimi njengethente lomelusi j; ngiqume impilo yami njengomeluki k; uzangiquma l njengomkhuhlane ocikizayo
 njengomkhuhlane ocikizayo: Heb  eselukweni.
; kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku uzangiqeda n.
13Ngabalisa kwaze kwaba sekuseni o; njengesilwane p, ngokunjalo uzakwephula amathambo ami wonke; kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku uzangiqeda q. 14Njengenkonjane r kumbe ihemu s, ngokunjalo ngatshiyoza t; ngilila njengejuba u , v; amehlo ami afiphala ngokukhangela phezulu w. Nkosi, ngicindezelwe; woba yisibambiso sami x. 15Ngingathini? Ikhulumile kimi, yona uqobo ikwenzile. Ngizahamba kabuthakathaka y yonke iminyaka yami ebuhlungwini bomphefumulo wami z. 16Nkosi, ngalezizinto bayaphila aa, lakuzo zonke lezizinto kulempilo yomoya wami. Njalo uzangelapha, ungiphilise ab. 17Khangela, kulokuthula ngibe lobuhlungu obukhulu, kodwa wena uwuthandile umphefumulo wami wawukhulula egodini lencithakalo, ngoba uphosele ngemva komhlana wakho zonke izono zami ac , ad. 18Ngoba ingcwaba lingekubonge ae; ukufa kungekudumise; labo abehlela emgodini af bangelithembele iqiniso lakho. 19Ophilayo, ophilayo, yena uzakudumisa, njengami lamuhla; uyise uzakwazisa abantwana iqiniso lakho ag. 20INkosi yayilungele ukungisindisa; ngakho sizahlabelela izingoma zami ngamachacho ah insuku zonke zempilo yethu endlini yeNkosi.

21Ngoba uIsaya ai wayethe: Kabathathe isigaqa somkhiwa, basifake njengomnameko phezu kwethumba, njalo uzasila. 22UHezekhiya aj laye wayethe: Siyini isibonakaliso sokuthi ngizakwenyukela endlini yeNkosi ak?

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