2 IziKronike 32
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2 IziKronike 32
USaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, ulwa noJuda
1Ngemva kwalezi zinto nokuqiniswa kwazo, uSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya wafika wangena kwaJuda, wamisa phezu kwemizi ebiyelweyo, ecabanga ukuzithathela yona.
2Lapho uHezekiya ebona ukuthi uSaneheribi ufikile nokuthi uhlose ukulwa neJerusalema,
3Wacebisana nezikhulu zakhe namaqhawe akhe ukuba bavimbe amanzi emithombo eyayingaphandle komuzi, bamsiza.
4Kwabuthana abantu abaningi abavala yonke imithombo nomfudlana odabula izwe, bathi: “Kungani kufanele kufike amakhosi ase-Asiriya athole amanzi amaningi na?
5Waziqinisa, wakha ugange lonke olwaludiliziwe, waluphakamisa kwaze kwaba semibhoshongweni nolunye ugange ngaphesheya, wabuyisela iMilo emzini kaDavide, wenza imicibisholo nezihlangu ukuba zibe ziningi.
6Wamisa amadoda empi phezu kwabantu, wawabuthanisa kuye esigcawini sesango lomuzi, wakhuluma kuwo kahle, wathi:
7Qinani, nime isibindi, ningayesabi, ningathuki ngenkosi yase-Asiriya naso sonke isixuku esinayo, ngokuba abanathi baningi kunabanaye.
8Okunaye ingalo yenyama; kodwa okunathi uJehova unguNkulunkulu wethu ukuba asisize, alwe izimpi zethu. Abantu bema emazwini kaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda.
9Emva kwalokho uSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya wathuma izinceku zakhe eJerusalema (kodwa yena wavimbezela iLakishi nebutho lakhe lonke kanye naye) kuHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda nakuwo wonke uJuda owayeseJerusalema, wathi:
10Usho kanje uSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, uthi: “Nithembani ukuba nihlezi ekuvinjezelweni kweJerusalema na?
11UHezekiya ubengafanele yini ukuniyenga ukuba nizinikele ekubulaweni yindlala nokoma, ethi: ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu uyakusophula esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya?
12Yena lowo Hezekiya akasusanga yini izindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama-altare akhe, wayala uJuda neJerusalema, wathi: “Niyakukhuleka phambi kwe-altare linye, nishise impepho phezu kwalo, na?
13Anazi yini lokho mina nobaba esakwenza kubo bonke abantu bakwamanye amazwe na? Onkulunkulu bezizwe zalawo mazwe babekwazi yini ukusindisa amazwe abo esandleni sami na?
14Ngubani phakathi kwabo bonke onkulunkulu balezo zizwe ezaqalekisa obaba owakwazi ukusindisa abantu bakhe esandleni sami, ukuze uNkulunkulu wenu abe namandla okunisindisa esandleni sami na?
15Ngakho-ke makanganikhohlisi uHezekiya, anikhohlise ngale ndlela, ningakholwa nguye namanje; ngoba akukho nkulunkulu wanoma yisiphi isizwe noma umbuso owakwazi ukusindisa abantu bakhe esandleni sami nasesandleni sabobaba. Kancinyane uNkulunkulu wenu kazalikhulula esandleni sami?
16Izinceku zakhe zakhuluma kakhulu ngoJehova uNkulunkulu nangenceku yakhe uHezekiya.
17Waloba nezincwadi zokuhlambalaza uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, nokukhuluma kuye ngokuthi: “Njengokuba onkulunkulu bezizwe zakwamanye amazwe bengabasindisanga abantu babo esandleni sami, kanjalo uNkulunkulu kaHezekiya akayikusindisa. abantu bakhe esandleni sami.
18Base bememeza ngezwi elikhulu ngolimi lwamaJuda kwabakhileyo eJerusalema ababesogangeni ukuba besabe futhi besabise; ukuze bawuthathe umuzi.
19Bakhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu waseJerusalema njengonkulunkulu bezizwe zomhlaba, ababengumsebenzi wezandla zabantu.
20Ngalokho inkosi uHezekiya no-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose, bakhuleka, babiza ezulwini.
21UJehova wathuma ingelosi yabulala onke amaqhawe anamandla, nezikhulu, nezinduna ekamu lenkosi yase-Asiriya. Ngakho wabuyela ezweni lakubo enamahloni. Lapho engena endlini kankulunkulu wakhe, abaphuma ezibilinini zakhe bambulala lapho ngenkemba.
22Kanjalo uJehova wamophula uHezekiya nabakhileyo eJerusalema esandleni sikaSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya nasesandleni sabo bonke, wabahola nhlangothi zonke.
23Abaningi baletha izipho kuJehova eJerusalema nezipho kuHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, ukuze kusukela manje kuqhubeke waphakanyiswa emehlweni azo zonke izizwe.
24Ngalezo zinsuku uHezekiya wagula waze wafa, wakhuleka kuJehova; wakhuluma kuye, wamnika isibonakaliso.
25Kodwa uHezekhiya kaphindiselanga njengomusa awenzelwe kuye; ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yayiziphakamisile; ngalokho kwaba khona ulaka phezu kwakhe, naphezu kukaJuda, neJerusalema.
26Kepha uHezekiya wamthobisa ngenxa yokuzidla kwenhliziyo yakhe, yena nabakhileyo eJerusalema, ulaka lukaJehova alubehlelanga ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya.
27UHezekiya wayenengcebo nodumo oluningi kakhulu, wazenzela izinqolobane zesiliva nezegolide, namatshe ayigugu, neziqholo, nezihlangu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinto eziyigugu;
28neziphala zamabele, newayini, namafutha; nezibaya zezinhlobo zonke zezilwane, nezibaya zezinkomo.
29Wamnika nemizi nemfuyo yezimvu neyezinkomo ngobuningi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayemnike impahla eningi.
30Yena lowo Hezekiya wavala umsele wamanzi ongaphezulu waseGihoni, wawaqondisa, waqonda ngasentshonalanga komuzi kaDavide. UHezekiya waphumelela emisebenzini yakhe yonke.
31Kodwa endabeni yezithunywa zezikhulu zaseBhabhiloni ezathumela kuye ukubuza ngesimangaliso esenziwa elizweni, uNkulunkulu wamtshiya ukuze amlinge, ukuze azi konke okusenhliziyweni yakhe.
32Ezinye izindaba zikaHezekiya nokulunga kwakhe, bheka, zilotshiwe ebusweni buka-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose, naseNcwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.
33UHezekiya wayeselala koyise, bammbela enhloko yamathuna amadodana kaDavide; wonke uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema bamdumisa ekufeni kwakhe. UManase indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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