Ezekiya Cifupi na Kufa
Pidapangwa iye na Baba wathu kuti hanadzalimuka tayu, Ezekiya asatembenuzira nkhope yace kuna mpanda mbalira. Asathumizirwa magole khumi na mashanu, na mthunzi wa dzuwa usabwerera nduli ninga cipangizo. Phembero yace idalemba iye nkhabe kubisa kuopsa kwa kufa, mbimala na kudziwa kuti akukhala na moyo ndiwo asamutenda.
38 1Pa ntsiku zenezira, Ezekiya aduwala kakamwe mpaka cifupi na kufa. Mprofeta Izaiya, mwana wa Amozi, abwera kuna iye mbampanga kuti: “Baba wathu alonga tenepa: Sasanyira nyumba yako, thangwi unafa; nkhabe kuwanga pontho.”
2Na tenepo Ezekiya atembenusa nkhope yace kuna khoma, mbaphembera kuna Baba wathu, 3mbalonga kuti: “Ndaphata miyendo, Baba wanga, kumbukani kuti ndafamba mwakukhulupirika pamaso panu na ntima wanga onsene, mbandacita pinthu pyadidi pa maso panu.” Ezekiya alira mwakuwawa kakamwe.
4Na tenepo, fala ya Baba wathu yabwera kuna Izaiya, mbalonga kuti:
5“Ndoko ukapange Ezekiya kuti: ‘Baba wathu alonga tenepa, Baba wa ambuya wako Dhavidhi: Ndabva maphembero ako na ndaona misozi yako. Ndinakuthimizira pyaka khumi na pixanu pa umaso wako.’ 6Ndinakupulumusa iwe na nzinda uyu m'manja mwa mambo wa Asiriya; ndinatsidzikiza nzinda uyu.
7“Cidzindikiro cako cakubuluka kuna Baba wathu ndi ici, kuti Iye anacita pidapikira Iye: 8Ona, Ine ndinabwezera citunzi masitepi khumi cidatcita dzuwa pa masitepi a Akazi.” Na tenepo dzuwa yabwerera masitepi khumi akhadatcita.
9Cakulemba ca Ezekiya, mambo wa Yuda, pidaduwala iye mbawanga pontho: 10Ine ndalonga kuti: “Pakati pa ntsiku zanga ndisafunika kupita pa misuwo ya manda; ndapokwa pyaka pyanga pidatsala.” 11Ine ndalonga kuti: “Nkhabe kuona Baba wathu ene mu dziko ya anthu a maso; nkhabe kuona pontho anthu, pakati pa ale anakhala mu dziko ino inapita. 12Nyumba yanga yakwatuka mbaikwatwa kutali na ine ninga nsasa wa nkumbizi. Ndapfinga umaso wanga ninga nyakuluka; Iye asandigwanda ku cakulukira; kubulukira namacibese mpaka namasiku, imwe munandimalisa. 13Ndadikhira mwacete mpaka mangwana, mbwenye ninga nkhalamu, Iye asaswa mafupa anga onsene; kubulukira namacibese mpaka namasiku, imwe munandimalisa. 14Ninga mbalame ya n'thambo peno korongo, ndisalira; ndisagomera ninga njiwa. Maso anga aneta mbayang'ana kudzulu. Imwe Baba, Mbuya wanga, ndiri mu nyatwa; khalani imwe wakunditsidzikiza!” 15Ndinalonganji? Iye alonga na ine, mbacita Iye ene. Ndinafamba mwapang'ono-pang'ono pyaka pyanga pyonsene thangwi ya kuwawa kwa moyo wanga. 16Imwe Baba, Mbuya wanga, na pinthu pyenepi anthu asakhala na umaso, mu pyonsene penepi muna umaso wa nzimu wanga. Na tenepo, ndiwangiseni pontho, mundilekerere ndikhale maso! 17Mwandimomwene, ndathabuka mwakuwawa kweneku toera cididi canga. Mu kufuna kwanu, mwakoya umaso wanga kutali na dindi ya kuonongeka, thangwi mwathusa madawo anga onsene kunyuma kwanu. 18Thangwi manda nkhabe kwanisa kukusimbani imwe; kufa nkhabe kwanisa kuimba nyimbo ya mbiri yanu. Ale anatcita ku dindi nkhabe kudikhira kukhulupirika kwanu. 19Anthu amaso, amaso ene—iwo asakusimbani, ninga ndinacita ine lero; baba asadziwisa ana kukhulupirika kwanu. 20Baba wathu anandipulumusa ine, mbatiimba nyimbo zanga na maseze ntsiku zonsene za umaso wathu, mu nyumba ya Baba wathu.
21Izaiya akhadalonga kuti: “Mbakwate nkate wa makuyu, mbauikhe pa cironda, iye anawanga.” 22Ezekiya akhadabvundza kuti: “Cidzindikiro ndi cinji cakuti ndinakwira ku nyumba ya Baba wathu?”
