U-Isaya 37
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U-Isaya 37
U-Isaya uphendula ngokumelene neNkosi uHezekiya
1Kwathi inkosi uHezekiya isizwile, yaklebhula izingubo zayo, yembatha indwangu yamasaka, yangena endlini kaJehova.
2Yathuma u-Eliyakimi owayengamele indlu, noShebina, umbhali, namalunga abapristi, bembethe indwangu yamasaka, ku-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose.
3Bathi kuye: “Usho kanje uHezekiya, uthi: ‘Namuhla lungusuku losizi nolokujeziswa nolokuhlambalaza, ngokuba abantwana sebezelwe, amandla okubeletha awakho.
4Mhlawumbe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzwa amazwi kaRabishake, inkosi yase-Asiriya, inkosi yakhe, emthumile ukuba ahlambalaze uNkulunkulu ophilayo, asole amazwi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho awezwileyo; ngakho phakamisa umkhuleko wakho ngenxa yensali eseleyo.
5Izinceku zenkosi uHezekiya zafika ku-Isaya.
6U-Isaya wathi kubo: “Niyakusho kanje enkosini yenu: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ungawesabi amazwi owazwileyo, izinceku zenkosi yase-Asiriya ezingihlebe ngawo.
7Bheka, ngiyakuthuma umoya phezu kwakhe, ezwe umbiko, abuyele ezweni lakubo; futhi ngiyomenza awe ngenkemba ezweni lakhe.
8AmaRabi ayesebuya, afumana inkosi yase-Asiriya ilwa neLibina, ngokuba yayizwile ukuthi isukile eLakishi.
9Futhi wezwa ngoThirihaka, inkosi yaseKushe, ethi: Uphumile ukuzokulwa nawe. Futhi lapho ekuzwa lokhu, wathumela izithunywa kuHezekiya ukuthi:
10Ngakho lizakhuluma kuHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda lithi: Kangalikhohlisi uNkulunkulu wakho omethembayo ngokuthi: IJerusalema kayiyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yeAsiriya.
11Bheka, uzwile okwenziwa ngamakhosi ase-Asiriya kuwo onke amazwe ngokuwashaya ngesiqalekiso; futhi ingabe uzosindiswa?
12Onkulunkulu bezizwe abachitha obaba babasindisa yini, iGoshani, neHarana, neRezefi, nabantwana base-Edene ababeseThelasari?
13Iphi inkosi yaseHamati, nenkosi yase-Aripadi, nenkosi yomuzi waseSefarivayimi, naseHena, nase-Iwa?
14UHezekiya wayamukela incwadi esandleni sezithunywa, wayifunda; uHezekiya wakhuphukela endlini kaJehova, wayeneka phambi kukaJehova.
15UHezekiya wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi:
16Jehova Sebawoti, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ohlezi phakathi kwamakherubi, wena wedwa unguNkulunkulu wemibuso yonke yomhlaba; Wena wenza izulu nomhlaba.
17Khothama, Jehova, ulalele; vula amehlo akho, Jehova, ubuke, uzwe onke amazwi kaSaneheribi awathumele ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu ophilayo.
18Impela, Jehova, amakhosi ase-Asiriya azichithile zonke izizwe namazwe azo;
19babaphonsa emlilweni onkulunkulu bawo, ngokuba babengesibo onkulunkulu, babengumsebenzi wezandla zomuntu, ukhuni netshe; ngalokho babachitha.
20Sikhulule manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, esandleni sakhe, ukuze yonke imibuso yomhlaba yazi ukuthi wena wedwa unguJehova.
21U-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, wathumela kuHezekiya, wathi: “Isho kanje iNkosi, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ukuthi ukhulekile kimi ngoSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya:
22Yileli izwi uJehova alikhuluma ngaye; Intombi emsulwa, indodakazi yaseSiyoni, iyakudelela, yakuhleka; indodakazi yaseJerusalema yanikina ikhanda phezu kwakho.
23Ngubani omthukile, wamhleba? Uphakamisele bani izwi lakho, uphakamisele amehlo akho phezulu, na? ngisho ngokumelene noNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
24Ngezinceku zakho uthukile uJehova, wathi: “Ngobuningi bezinqola zami ngenyukela eziqongweni zezintaba emikhawulweni yaseLebanoni; ngiyogawula imisedari yakhe emide nemisayipuresi yakhe ekhethiweyo; futhi ngizongena endaweni ephakeme yemingcele yakhe nasehlathini leKarmeli yakhe.
25Ngemba ngaphuza amanzi; ngomisa ngamathe onyawo lwami yonke imifula yezindawo ezivinjezelwe.
26Kalizwanga yini kudala ukuthi ngakwenza njani lokhu; nasendulo ukuthi ngakubumba na? manje ngikwenzile ukuba uchithe imizi eyinqaba ibe yincithakalo.
27Ngakho-ke babehlala emandleni amancane, bethuka, bajabha, baba njengotshani basendle, nezitshalo eziluhlaza, notshani ophahleni, nanjengokolweni opheshulwayo ungakahlumi.
28Kepha ngiyakwazi ukuhlala kwakho, nokuphuma kwakho, nokungena kwakho, nentukuthelo yakho ngami.
29Ngokuba intukuthelo yakho ikhuphukele kimi, nokuxokozela kwakho ezindlebeni zami, ngiyakufaka ingwegwe yami ekhaleni lakho netomu lami ezindebeni zakho, ngikubuyisele endleleni oweza ngayo.
30Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe: Kulo nyaka niyakudla okuqhamuke kodwa; ngomnyaka wesibili usuka kuwo, ngomnyaka wesithathu nihlwanyele, nivune, nitshale izivini, nidle izithelo zazo.
31Insali eyaphunyuka endlini yakwaJuda iyophinde ibe nezimpande ngaphansi futhi ithele izithelo phezulu.
32Ngokuba kuyakuphuma eJerusalema insali, nababalekayo entabeni yaseSiyoni; ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakukwenza.
33Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngenkosi yase-Asiriya, uthi: ‘Ayiyikungena kulo muzi, ingacibisheli umcibisholo kuwo, ingawufiki inezihlangu, ingawujikijeli igoqo lokugoba.
34Ngendlela aweza ngayo, uyophindela emuva futhi angangeni kulo muzi, kusho uJehova.
35Ngoba ngizawuvikela lumuzi ukuze ngiwusindise ngenxa yami lenceku yami uDavida.
36Kwaphuma ingelosi kaJehova, yabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu ekamu lama-Asiriya; bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, babeyizidumbu zonke.
37Khona uSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya wasuka wahamba, wabuya, wahlala eNineve.
38Kwathi ekhuleka endlini kaNisirogi unkulunkulu wakhe, amadodana akhe u-Adrameleki noSarezeri amshaya ngenkemba; babalekela ezweni lase-Armenia, u-Esarihadoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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