2 Yeziganeko 32 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

32 ¹Emveni kwezo zinto nezo zenzo zokuthembeka, uSenakeribhi, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wangena kwaYuda, wayingqinga imizi yakhe enqatyisiweyo, egqiba ukuba ayigqobhoze ibe yeyakhe. ²Wathi uHezekiya akubona ukuba uSenakeribhi ufikile, egqibe ukulwa neYerusalem, ³wacebisana nezikhulu zakhe namagorha akhe ngokuvingca imithombo yamanzi engaphandle komzi; bamncedisa. ⁴Kwahlangana abantu abaninzi, bayivingca yonke imithombo nalo umlambo owahamba phakathi kwelizwe, besithi: “Yini na ukuba ookumkani baseAsiriya beze bafumana amanzi amaninzi?”

⁵Wazibhokoxa ukuwakha onke amathuba odonga awawudilizileyo, waphakamisa iinqaba phezu kwalo, wakha olunye udonga ngaphandle, waqinisa iMilo esemzini kaDavide, wenza izikhali ezininzi namakhaka. ^a a v5 IMilo yayiyinkqubo yomhlaba ozalisiweyo ngokweenqaba zodonga olwakhelwe eludongeni lwenduli yoMzi kaDavide. ⁶Wamisa abathetheli bokulwa phezu kwabantu, wabahlanganisela esangweni lomzi, wabomeleza, esithi: ⁷“Yomelelani, nikhaliphe. Musani ukoyika, musani ukunkwantya ngenxa yokumkani waseAsiriya nengxokolo yakhe yonke, kuba baninzi abanathi ngaphezu kwabo banaye. ⁸Yena unengalo yenyama kuphela; thina sinoBawo wethu, ukuba asincede, asilwele iimfazwe zethu.” Baxhathisa abantu ngamazwi kaHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda.

USenakeribhi Ugculela uBawo wethu

⁹Emveni koko, ngexa ebeyingqinge iLakishe nemikhosi yakhe yonke, uSenakeribhi ukumkani waseAsiriya wathuma abakhonzi bakhe eYerusalem, kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda nakubo bonke abakwaYuda ababelapho, esithi: ¹⁰“Utsho ukuthi uSenakeribhi ukumkani waseAsiriya: Nikholosile ngantoni na, ukuba nihleli ningqingiwe eYerusalem? ¹¹AkunguHezekiya na onilalanisayo, aninikezele ukuba nife yindlala nalinxano, xa esithi: ‘UNdikhoyo uThixo wethu uya kusihlangula esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya’? ¹²AkunguHezekiya na owazisusayo iindawo zakhe eziphakamileyo nezibingelelo zakhe, waxelela uYuda neYerusalem ukuba banqula esibingelelweni sinye, baqhumisele khona? ¹³Anazi na oko mna noobawo sakwenzayo kubo bonke abantu bamazwe eentlanga? Ingaba oothixo bezo ntlanga baba nako na ukuhlangula amazwe abo esandleni sam? ¹⁴Nguwuphi na uthixo wezo ntlanga, oobawo abazinikela ekubhujisweni, owaba nako ukuhlangula abantu bakhe esandleni sam? Woba nako njani na ke uThixo wenu ukunihlangula esandleni sam? ¹⁵Ze uHezekiya anganilalanisi, anganikhohlisi ngokunje, ningamkholwa; kuba akukho thixo wesizwe nabukumkani owaba nako ukuhlangula abantu bakhe esandleni sam nasesandleni soobawo—wothini ke yena uThixo wenu ukunihlangula esandleni sam!”

¹⁶Baya bethetha abakhonzi bakhe nangakumbi nxamnye noBawo wethu nxamnye nomkhonzi wakhe uHezekiya. ¹⁷Kwakhona uSenakeribhi wabhala iincwadi enyelisa uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, ethetha nxamnye naye, esithi: “Oothixo beentlanga ababanga nako ukubahlangula abantu babo esandleni sam; kwangokunjalo noThixo kaHezekiya akayi kubahlangula abantu bakhe esandleni sam.” ¹⁸Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ngentetho yakwaYuda kubantu baseYerusalem abaphezu kodonga, ukuze babagubhise, babankwantyise, bawuthimba umzi. ¹⁹Bathetha ngoThixo waseYerusalem ngokungathi oothixo babantu bomhlaba, abangumsebenzi wezandla zabantu.

²⁰Waza ukumkani uHezekiya noIsaya umprofeti, unyana ka-Amotsi, bathandaza ngenxa yale nto, bedanduluka ezulwini. ²¹Wathuma uBawo wethu isithunywa esabulala lonke igorha elinobukroti, nomthetheli, nombusi eminqubeni yokumkani waseAsiriya. USenakeribhi wabuyela ekhaya enehlazo, wathi akungena etempileni kathixo wakhe, abanye boonyana bakhe bambulalela khona ngekrele. ²²Wabahlangula ke uBawo wethu uHezekiya nabantu baseYerusalem esandleni sikaSenakeribhi ukumkani waseAsiriya, nasesandleni sabo bonke abanye, wabondla ngeenxa zonke. ²³Baninzi abazisa izipho kuBawo wethu eYerusalem, nobuncwane kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda; emveni koko zonke iintlanga zamnconywa kakhulu uHezekiya.

Isifo sikaHezekiya, Ikratshi, noBuncwane

²⁴Ngaloo mihla uHezekiya wagula wada wacela ukufa; wathandaza kuBawo wethu, owamphendulayo, wamnika umqondiso. ²⁵Kodwa uHezekiya akakubuyekezanga okulungileyo ebekwenzelwe; yaphakama intliziyo yakhe, ngoko wafikelwa ngumsindo phezu kwakhe, kunye noYuda neYerusalem. ²⁶UHezekiya wazithoba ngenxa yentliziyo yakhe ephakamileyo, yena nabantu baseYerusalem, ngoko ingqumbo kaBawo wethu ayabafikela ngemihla kaHezekiya.

²⁷UHezekiya waba nobuncwane obukhulu nozuko. Wazenzela iindawo zokugcina isilivere, negolide, namatye anqabileyo, nobulawu, namakhaka, nezinye izinto ezixabisekileyo, ²⁸nezindlu zokugcina ingeniselo yengqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli; nezitali zayo yonke imfuyo; nezibaya zemihlambi. ²⁹Wazakhela imizi, wazuza imihlambi emininzi neenkomo ezininzi, kuba uBawo wethu wamnika ubuncwane obukhulu kakhulu. ³⁰UHezekiya wawuvingca umthombo waseGihon ophezulu, wawakhokela amanzi ehla ngasentshonalanga komzi kaDavide. Waphumelela kuko konke awakwenzayo. ³¹Ke xa iziphathamandla zaseBhabheli zazithume izigidimi kuye zibuza umqondiso owenziwe elizweni, uBawo wethu wamyekela yedwa, ukuze amlinge, azi konke okusentliziyweni yakhe.

³²Ezinye izinto zikaHezekiya nezenzo zakhe zokuthembeka zibhaliwe embonweni kaIsaya umprofeti, unyana ka-Amotsi, encwadini yookumkani bakwaYuda noSirayeli. ³³UHezekiya walala kooyise, wangcwatywa emangcwabeni aphezulu oonyana bakaDavide. UYuda wonke nabemi baseYerusalem bamzukisa ekufeni kwakhe. Wangena esikhundleni sakhe uManase unyana wakhe.