2 Amakhosi 20
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2 Amakhosi 20
1Ngalezo zinsuku uHezekiya wagula waze wafa. Umprofethi u-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, wafika kuye, wathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Lungisa indlu yakho; ngoba uyakufa, ungaphili.
2Wayesephendulela ubuso bakhe odongeni, wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi:
3Ngiyakuncenga, Jehova, khumbula ukuthi ngihambe phambi kwakho ngeqiniso nangenhliziyo epheleleyo, ngenza okuhle emehlweni akho. UHezekiya wakhala kamunyu.
4U-Isaya engakaphumi egcekeni eliphakathi, izwi likaJehova lafika kuye, lathi:
5Phenduka uthi kuHezekhiya umkhokheli wabantu bami: Utsho njalo uJehova uNkulunkulu kayihlo uDavida: Ngizwile umkhuleko wakho, ngibonile izinyembezi zakho; bheka, ngiyakuphilisa; ngosuku lwesithathu uyakukhuphukela endlini kaJehova.
6Ngiyakwenezela ezinsukwini zakho iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu; ngiyakukusindisa wena nalo muzi esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya; futhi ngizowukhosela lo muzi ngenxa yami nangenxa kaDavide inceku yami.
7Wathi uIsaya: “Thatha isithungu samakhiwane.” Base beyithatha bayibeka esifweni, waphila.
8UHezekiya wathi ku-Isaya: “Siyakuba yini isibonakaliso sokuthi uJehova uyakungiphulukisa, ngikhuphukele endlini kaJehova ngosuku lwesithathu na?
9Wayesethi u-Isaya: “Kumelwe ukuba nalesi sibonakaliso esivela kuJehova, ukuthi uJehova uyakwenza lokho ekushilo: Isithunzi siya phambili izinyathelo eziyishumi noma sibuyele emuva izinyathelo eziyishumi na?”
10UHezekiya wathi: “Kulula ukuba isithunzi sehle izinyathelo eziyishumi; cha, kodwa isithunzi masibuyele emuva amadigri ayishumi.
11Umprofethi u-Isaya wakhuleka kuJehova, wasibuyisela isithunzi izinyathelo eziyishumi esawela ngazo encwadini ka-Ahazi.
12Ngaleso sikhathi uBherodagi-Biladani indodana kaBaladani, inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, wathumela izincwadi nezipho kuHezekiya, ngoba wayezwile ukuthi uHezekiya wayegula.
13UHezekiya wabalalela, wababonisa yonke indlu yezinto zakhe eziyigugu, isiliva, negolide, namakha, namafutha ayigugu, nayo yonke indlu yezikhali zakhe, nakho konke okwakutholakala engcebweni yakhe. Akubangakho lutho endlini yakhe nasekubuseni kwakhe konke uHezekiya angabavumelanga ukuba bakubone.
14Umprofethi u-Isaya wayesefika enkosini uHezekiya, wathi kuye: “Batheni laba bantu na? futhi bevelaphi kuwe? Wathi uHezekiya: “Bavela ezweni elikude, eBabele.”
15Wathi: “Baboneni endlini yakho na?” UHezekiya wathi: “Babone konke okusendlini yami; akukho lutho phakathi kwengcebo yami engingakubonisanga.
16U-Isaya wathi kuHezekiya: “Yizwa izwi likaJehova.
17Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, lapho konke okusendlini yakho nalokho oyihlo abakuqoqile kuze kube namuhla kuyakuthunjelwa eBabele; akuyikusala lutho, usho uJehova.
18Emadodaneni akho ayophuma kuwe, oyowazala, kumelwe uwasuse; futhi bayoba ngabathenwa esigodlweni senkosi yaseBhabhiloni.
19Wayesethi uHezekiya ku-Isaya: “Lihle izwi likaJehova olikhulumile. Wathi: “Akukuhle yini uma kukhona ukuthula neqiniso ezinsukwini zami na?”
20Ezinye izindaba zikaHezekiya nawo wonke amandla akhe, nokuthi ageze ngomsele, wangenisa amanzi emzini, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
21UHezekiya wayeselala koyise; uManase indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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