Baba Asabva mbawangwaza Ezekiya

Pidapangwa iye kuti alinganize nyumba yace, Ezekiya azungunukira ku mpanda mbaphemba Baba wace kuti akumbuke kufamba kwace. Pyaka khumi na pixanu pithimizirwa, na mthunzi mbubwerera nduli ninga cizindikiro. Buluka penepo apangiza amithenga a Bhabhilonya cuma cace consene, mbabva kuti pyonsene pinadzakwatwa kuenda kweneko.

Kapitulu 20.

Mu ntsiku zenezire Ezekiya aduwala mbakhala cifupi na kufa. Mprofeta Izaiya mwana wa Amozi abwera, mbalonga tenepa: “Baba wathu asalonga tenepa: Konza pinthu pya n'nyumba yako; unadzafa, nee unadzakhala m'maso.”

Penepo Ezekiya azungunusa nkhope yace kuna mpanda, mbaphembera kuna Baba wathu: “Baba, kumbukani kuti ndafamba patsogolo panu mwakukhulupirika, na ntima onsene, mbandicita pyadidi pamaso panu.” Na tenepo Ezekiya alira mwakutsukwala kakamwe.

Izaiya mbadzati kubuluka nkati mwa bwalo yapakati, fala ya Baba wathu yabwera kuna iye:

“Bwerera mbukapange Ezekiya, ntsogoleri wa mbumba yanga: Baba wako, Mulungu wa babako Dhavidhi, asalonga tenepa: Ndabva maphembero ako, mbandiona misozi yako. Ndinakuwangwaza. Pa ntsiku yacitatu unadzakwira ku nyumba yanga. Ndinathimizira pyaka khumi na pixanu pa umaso wako, mbandikupulumusa iwe na nzinda uyu m'manja mwa mambo wa Asiriya, mbanditsidzikiza nzinda uyu thangwi ya Ine na thangwi ya ntumiki wanga Dhavidhi.”

Izaiya alonga tenepa: “Bweresani nkate wa makuyu.” Awubweresa, mbawuikha pa cironda, iye mbawanga.

Ezekiya abvundza Izaiya tenepa: “Cidzindikiro ninji cakuti Baba wathu anadzandiwangwaza, na kuti ndinadzakwira ku nyumba ya Baba wathu pa ntsiku yacitatu?”

Izaiya alonga tenepa: “Ici ndi cidzindikiro cako cakubuluka kuna Baba wathu, cakuti Baba wathu anadzakwanirisa pikiro yace: kodi citsidzi cinaenda patsogolo mikhundu khumi, peno cinabwerera nduli mikhundu khumi?”

Ezekiya atawira tenepa: “Ndi pyakukhonda nentsa kuti citsidzi cithalike mikhundu khumi; nkhabe, mbucibwerere nduli mikhundu khumi.”

Na tenepo mprofeta Izaiya acemera kuna Baba wathu, iye mbacitisa citsidzi kubwerera nduli mikhundu khumi, mene cikhadakhuluka pa makwiriro a Akazi.

Ezekiya Atambira Amithumwa a Bhabhiloni

Mu ntsiku zenezire Bherodhaki-baladhani mwana wa Baladhani, mambo wa Bhabhiloni, atumiza matsamba na muoni kuna Ezekiya, thangwi abva kuti akhadaduwala. Ezekiya aatambira, mbaapangiza nyumba yace yonsene ya mpfuma: parata, ouro, pyakununkhira, mafuta adidi, nyumba yace yonsene ya pyombo pya nkhondo, na pinthu pyonsene pikhali m'makithi mwace. Nkhabepo cinthu n'nyumba yace yaumambo peno mu umambo wace wonsene cidakhonda Ezekiya kuapangiza.

Izaiya mprofeta abwera kuna mambo Ezekiya, mbam'bvundza tenepa: “Amuna awa alonganji, pontho abuluka kupi?” Ezekiya atawira tenepa: “Abwera ku dziko yakutali, ku Bhabhiloni.”

“Iwo aona ninji n'nyumba yako yaumambo?” abvundza Izaiya. Ezekiya atawira tenepa: “Pyonsene pya n'nyumba yanga yaumambo. Nkhabepo cinthu mu mpfuma zanga cidandikhonda kuapangiza.”

Penepo Izaiya apanga Ezekiya tenepa: “Bvesera fala ya Baba wathu:

Ntsiku zinabwera zakuti pinthu pyonsene piri n'nyumba yako yaumambo, pyonsene pidakoya ambuya ako mpaka lero, pinadzakwatwa mbapiendeswa ku Bhabhiloni. Nkhabepo cinthu cinadzasala, asalonga Baba wathu. Anango a ana ako ene, mbeu yako, anadzakwatwa toera akhale akuthenwa anatumikira n'nyumba yaumambo ya mambo wa Bhabhiloni.”

Ezekiya alonga tenepa: “Fala ya Baba wathu yaulonga iwe ndi yadidi.” Thangwi akhanyerezera tenepa: “Kodi nkhabe kudzakhala ntendere na citsidzikizo mu ntsiku zanga?”

Pyakucita pinango pya Ezekiya, mphambvu zace zonsene, na kuti acita tani dziwe na mphako ya madzi toera kubweresa madzi n'nzinda—kodi pyenepi nkhabe kulembwa m'bukhu ya mbiri ya amambo a Yuda? Penepo Ezekiya agona na ambuya ace, Manase mwana wace mbakhala mambo m'mbuto mwace.