2 Amakhosi 19
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2 Amakhosi 19
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 wonke amazwi amakhosi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, inkosi yakhe, eyawathumela ukuba ahlambalaze uNkulunkulu ophilayo; futhi uyokhuza amazwi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho awezwileyo.
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.
9Lapho isizwile ngoTirihaka, inkosi yaseKushe, ithi: “Bheka, uphumile ukulwa nawe; waphinda wathuma 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?
12Ingabe onkulunkulu bezizwe ababhubhisa obaba babasindisa; njengeGoshani, neHarana, neResefi, nabantwana base-Edene ababeseThelasari?
13Iphi inkosi yaseHamati, nenkosi yase-Aripadi, nenkosi yomuzi waseSefarivayimi, naseHena, nase-Iwa?
14UHezekiya wayeseyamukela incwadi ebhalwe ngesandla ezithunyweni, wayifunda; uHezekiya wakhuphukela endlini kaJehova, wayeneka phambi kukaJehova.
15UHezekiya wakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ohlezi phakathi kwamakherubi, wena wedwa unguNkulunkulu wemibuso yonke yomhlaba; Wenze izulu nomhlaba.
16Jehova, beka indlebe yakho, uzwe; vula, Jehova, amehlo akho, ubuke, uzwe amazwi kaSaneheribi amthume ukuba ahlambalaze uNkulunkulu ophilayo.
17Impela, Jehova, amakhosi ase-Asiriya azichithile izizwe namazwe azo,
18abaphonsa onkulunkulu bawo emlilweni, ngokuba babengesibo onkulunkulu, babengumsebenzi wezandla zomuntu, ukhuni netshe; ngalokho babachitha.
19Ngakho-ke, Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, sikhulule esandleni sakhe, ukuze yonke imibuso yomhlaba yazi ukuthi wena wedwa unguJehova uNkulunkulu.
20U-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, wathumela kuHezekiya, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Ngikuzwile lokho owakhuleka kimi ngoSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya.
21Yileli izwi uJehova alikhuluma ngaye; Intombi emsulwa, indodakazi yaseSiyoni, iyakudelela, yakuhleka; indodakazi yaseJerusalema yanikina ikhanda phezu kwakho.
22Ngubani omthuke wahlambalaza? Uphakamisele bani izwi lakho, uphakamisele amehlo akho phezulu, na? ngisho ngokumelene noNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
23Ngezithunywa zakho uthukile uJehova, wathi: ‘Ngobuningi bezinqola zami ngenyukele eziqongweni zezintaba kuze kube semikhawulweni yaseLebanoni, ngigawule imisedari yalo emide nemisayipuresi yalo ekhethiweyo. Ngiyakungena ezindaweni zokuhlala zezwe lakhe nasehlathini leKarmeli yakhe.
24Ngemba ngaphuza amanzi angaziwayo, ngomisa ngamathe ezinyawo zami yonke imifula yezindawo ezivinjezelweyo.
25Anizwanga yini endulo ukuthi ngakwenza kanjani lokhu nokuthi ezikhathini zasendulo ngakubumba na? manje ngikwenzile ukuba uchithe imizi ebiyelweyo ibe yincithakalo.
26Ngakho abakhileyo kuyo babeyingcosana, banqotshwa, bajabha; babenjengotshani basendle, nezitshalo eziluhlaza, notshani ophahleni, nokolweni opheshulwayo ungakakhuli.
27Kodwa ngiyakwazi ukuhlala kwakho lokuphuma kwakho lokungena kwakho lokungithukuthelela kwakho.
28Ngokuba intukuthelo yakho ikhuphukele kimi, nokuxokozela kwakho ezindlebeni zami, ngiyakufaka ingwegwe yami ekhaleni lakho netomu lami emlonyeni wakho, ngikubuyisele endleleni oweza ngayo.
29Lokhu kuyakuba-yisibonakaliso kuwe: Niyakudla izimilile zodwa kulo nyaka, nangomnyaka wesibili okumilile kukho; ngomnyaka wesithathu nihlwanyele, nivune, nitshale izivini, nidle izithelo zazo.
30Insali ephunyukileyo yendlu yakwaJuda iyobuye ibe nezimpande ngaphansi, ithele izithelo phezulu.
31Ngokuba kuyakuphuma eJerusalema insali, nababalekayo entabeni yaseSiyoni; ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakukwenza.
32Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngenkosi yase-Asiriya, uthi: “Ayiyikungena kulo muzi, ingacibisheli imicibisholo khona, ingafiki phambi kwawo ngesihlangu, ingajikijeli igoqo kuwo.
33Ngendlela aweza ngayo, uyophindela emuva futhi angangeni kulo muzi, kusho uJehova.
34Ngokuba ngiyakuwuvikela lo muzi ukuba ngiwusindise ngenxa yami nangenxa kaDavide inceku yami.
35Ngalobo busuku kwaphuma ingelosi kaJehova, yabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu ekamu lama-Asiriya; bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, babeyizidumbu zonke.
36USaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya wasuka wahamba, wabuya, wahlala eNineve.
37Kwathi ekhuleka endlini kaNisirogi unkulunkulu wakhe, amadodana akhe u-Adrameleki noSarezeri amshaya ngenkemba, abalekela ezweni lase-Ararati. U-Esarihadoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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