Baba Vanopindura Kutambudzika kwaHezekia

Hezekia anotora tsamba yokutyisidzira oiendesa kumba kwaBaba vedu, oiwaridza pamberi pavo. Isaya anopindura kuti Mutsvene waIsraeri anzwa kusekwa kwacho, uye achadzosera Senakeribhi kumusha kwake nechirauro nehwamba. Usiku ihwohwo musasa unorohwa; Senakeribhi anofira kumusha kwake.

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Mambo Hezekia paakanzwa izvi, akabvarura nguo dzake, akapfeka masaga, akapinda muimba yaBaba vedu. Akatuma Eriakimu mutariri womuzinda, naShebhina munyori, navaprista vakuru, vose vakapfeka nguo dzokuchema, kumuprofita Isaya mwanakomana waAmozi. Vakati kwaari, “Hezekia anoti: Nhasi izuva rokutambudzika, rokutsiurwa, uye rokunyadziswa; vana vasvika panguva yokuberekwa, asi hapana simba rokuvabereka. Zvimwe Baba venyu vachanzwa mashoko ose omukuru wehondo, akatumwa natenzi wake mambo weAsiria kuti ashore Baba vapenyu, uye vachapa mhosva nokuda kwamashoko avakanzwa. Saka nyengetererai vakasara vapenyu.”

Varanda vaMambo Hezekia pavakasvika kuna Isaya,

Isaya akati kwavari, “Udzai tenzi wenyu kuti Baba vedu vanoti: Musatya mashoko amakanzwa, akandituka nawo varanda vamambo weAsiria. Ndiri kuisa mweya maari: achanzwa guhu, agodzokera kunyika yake, uye ikoko ndichaita kuti aurayiwe nomunondo.”

Mukuru wehondo paakanzwa kuti mambo weAsiria akanga abva kuRakishi, akadzoka akamuwana achirwa neRibhina. Zvino mambo akanzwa pamusoro paTirihaka mambo weKushi, zvichinzi, “Tarira, abuda kuzorwa newe.” Saka akatumazve nhume kuna Hezekia, achiti: “Udzai Hezekia mambo weJudha, muti: Mwari wako waunovimba naye ngaarege kukunyengera achiti Jerusarema harizopinzwa muruoko rwamambo weAsiria. Tarira, wakanzwa zvakaitwa namadzimambo eAsiria kunyika dzose, achidziparadza chose. Ko iwe uchanunurwa here? Ko vamwari vendudzi dzakaparadzwa navakanditangira vakadzinunura here—Gozani, Harani, Rezefi, navanhu veEdheni vaiva muTerasari? Aripi mambo weHamati, mambo weArifadhi, namambo weguta reSefarivaimi, neweHena, neweIva?”

Hezekia Anoiwarira pamberi paBaba

Hezekia akatora tsamba kunhume akaiverenga. Ipapo akakwira kuimba yaBaba vedu akaiwarira pamberi pavo. Hezekia akanyengetera pamberi paBaba vedu, achiti: “Mwari waIsraeri, imi makagara pamusoro pamakerubhi, ndimi moga Mwari pamusoro poumambo hwose hwenyika; ndimi makaita matenga nenyika. Rerekerai nzeve yenyu, Baba vedu, munzwe; svinudzai meso enyu muone. Inzwai mashoko aSenakeribhi akatumwa kuzoshora Baba vapenyu. Zvirokwazvo, Baba vedu, madzimambo eAsiria akaparadza ndudzi nenyika dzadzo, akakanda vamwari vavo mumoto; nokuti vakanga vasiri vamwari asi basa ramaoko omunhu, matanda namabwe. Saka akavaparadza. Zvino, Baba vedu, tiponesei muruoko rwake, kuti umambo hwose hwenyika huzive kuti ndimi moga Mwari.”

Baba Vanoderedza Kuzvikudza kwaSenakeribhi

Isaya mwanakomana waAmozi akatuma shoko kuna Hezekia, achiti: “Izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri: Ndanzwa munyengetero wako kwandiri pamusoro paSenakeribhi mambo weAsiria. Iri ndiro shoko rinotaura Baba vedu pamusoro pake: Mhandara Mwanasikana weZioni anokuzvidza achikuseka; Mwanasikana weJerusarema anodzungudza musoro wake shure kwako. Ndiani wawakatuka ukamhura? Ndiani wawakasimudzira inzwi rako ukasimudza meso ako nokuzvikudza? NdiMutsvene waIsraeri! Nenhume dzako wakashora Baba Changamire, uye wakati: Nengoro dzangu zhinji ndakakwira panzvimbo dzakakwirira dzamakomo, kumigumo yokure yeRebhanoni. Ndakatema misidhari yawo mirefure, misipuresi yawo yakaisvonaka. Ndakasvika pakakwirira kwawo kokupedzisira, sango rawo rakapfumba. Ndakachera matsime ndikanwa mvura yavatorwa; netsoka dzangu ndakapwisa hova dzose dzeIjipiti. Hauna kunzwa here? Kare kare ndakazviita; kubva pamazuva akare ndakaronga izvozvo. Zvino ndazviita kuti zviitike, kuti iwe ushandure maguta akakomberedzwa ave mirwi yamatongo. Vagari vawo, vakatorerwa simba, vakavhunduka vakanyadziswa. Vakanga vakaita semiriwo yesango, setumera twunyoro twakasvibira, souswa hunomera pamatenga edzimba, hwakaoma huchigere kukura. Asi ndinoziva kugara kwako pasi, kubuda kwako nokupinda kwako, nokunditsamwira kwako. Nokuda kwokunditsamwira kwako, nokuzvikudza kwako kwakasvika munzeve dzangu, ndichaisa chikokovonho changu mumhino dzako nomatomu angu pamiromo yako, uye ndichakudzosa nenzira yawakauya nayo.

Ichi ndicho chiratidzo chako, Hezekia: gore rino udye zvinozvimera zvoga, gore rinotevera zvinobuda pazviri; gore rechitatu, dzvara ukohwe, sima minda yemizambiringa, udye michero yayo. Zvakare vakasara veimba yaJudha vachadzika midzi pasi vagobereka michero kumusoro. Nokuti muJerusarema muchabuda vakasara, uye muGomo reZioni muchabuda boka ravapukunyuki. Kushingaira kwaBaba vehondo dzokudenga kuchaita izvi.

“Saka izvi ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu pamusoro pamambo weAsiria: Haazopindi muguta rino kana kupfura museve pano, kana kuuya pamberi paro nenhoo, kana kurivakira murwi wevhu wokurirwisa. Nenzira yaakauya nayo achadzokera; haazopindi muguta rino, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu. Ndichadzivirira guta rino ndigoriponesa, nokuda kwangu nokuda kwomuranda wangu Dhavhidhi.”

Usiku ihwohwo mutumwa waBaba vedu akabuda akauraya zviuru zana namakumi masere nezvishanu mumusasa weAsiria. Mangwanani-ngwanani, pavakamuka—onei zvitunha zvose zvakanga zvakavata ipapo. Saka Senakeribhi mambo weAsiria akaputsa musasa akadzoka. Akadzokera kuNinevhe akagara ikoko. Paakanga achinamata mutemberi yamwari wake Nisiroki, vanakomana vake Adhiramereki naSharezeri vakamuuraya nomunondo vakatizira kuArarati. Mwanakomana wake Esarihadhoni akatonga panzvimbo pake.