UBawo Uyamva Aze Amphilise uHezekiya
Ekuxelelweni ukuba alungise indlu yakhe, uHezekiya wabubhekisa ubuso bakhe eludongeni, wacela kuBawo wakhe ukuba akhumbule indlela ahambe ngayo. Kwongezwa iminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu, isithunzi sibuyela umva njengobungqina. Emva koko wabonisa izigidimi zaseBhabhilon lonke ubutyebi bakhe, waza weva ukuba konke kuya kuthwalwa kusiwe khona.
20 1Ngaloo mihla uHezekiya wahliwa sisifo, waba sel' esiza kufa. Weza uIsaya umprofeti, unyana ka-Amotsi, wathi: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Yilungise indlu yakho; uza kufa, akuyi kuphila.”
2Waza uHezekiya wabubhekisa ubuso bakhe eludongeni, wathandaza kuBawo wethu: 3“Bawo, khumbula indlela endihamba ngayo phambi kwakho ngokunyaniseka, ngentliziyo epheleleyo, ndisenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho.” Waza uHezekiya walila ngokukrakra.
4Engekaphumi uIsaya kwintendelezo ephakathi, lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuye, lisithi:
5“Buya umxelele uHezekiya, inkulu yabantu bam: Utsho uBawo wakho, uThixo kaDavide uyihlo, ukuthi: Ndikuvile ukuthandaza kwakho, ndabona iinyembezi zakho. Ndiya kukuphilisa. Ngomhla wesithathu uya kunyuka uye endlwini yam. 6Ndiya kongeza iminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu ebomini bakho, ndikuhlangule wena nalo mzi esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya, ndiwukhusele lo mzi ngenxa yam nangenxa kaDavide umkhonzi wam.”
7Wathi uIsaya: “Zisani isicumba samakhiwane.” Basizisa, basibeka ethunjeni, waza waphila.
8Wathi uHezekiya kuIsaya: “Ngumqondiso wani oza kuba sisiqinisekiso sokuba uBawo wethu uza kundiphilisa, ndinyuke ndiye endlwini kaBawo wethu ngomhla wesithathu?”
9Wathi uIsaya: “Ngulo umqondiso kuwe ovela kuBawo wethu wokuba uBawo wethu uya kuligcina ilizwi lakhe: ithunzi liya kuhamba liye phambili amabanga alishumi, kungenjalo libuyele umva amabanga alishumi?”
10Waphendula uHezekiya wathi: “Kulula ukuba ithunzi lolule amabanga alishumi; hayi, malibuyele umva amabanga alishumi.”
11Wakhala ke uIsaya umprofeti kuBawo wethu, waza walibuyisa ithunzi amabanga alishumi, lawo libe sel' ehle ngawo ezinyukweni zika-Ahazi.
UHezekiya Wamkela Izithunywa zaseBhabhilon
12Ngelo xesha uBherodaki-bhaladan, unyana kaBhaladan, ukumkani waseBhabhilon, wathumela iincwadi nomnikelo kuHezekiya, kuba wayevile ukuba ebehliwe sisifo. 13Wabamkela uHezekiya, wabatyhilela yonke indlu yakhe yobuncwane: isilivere, negolide, nobulawu, neoli enqabileyo, nendlu yakhe yonke yeentonga zokulwa, nako konke okwakuseevimbeni zakhe. Kwakungekho nto ebhotwe lakhe nakuwo wonke umbuso wakhe awangabatyhilelanga yona uHezekiya.
14Weza uIsaya umprofeti kukumkani uHezekiya, wathi kuye: “Athini na la madoda, aye evela phi na?” Wathi uHezekiya: “Avela ezweni elikude, eBhabhilon.”
15Wathi uIsaya: “Aboneni ebhotwe lakho?” Waphendula uHezekiya wathi: “Abone konke okusebhotwe lam. Akukho nto ebuncwaneni bam endingabatyhelanga yona.”
16Waza uIsaya wathi kuHezekiya: “Live ilizwi likaBawo wethu:
17Nanzo iintsuku zisiza, apho konke okusebhotwe lakho, into abayiqwebele ookhokho bakho kude kube ngoku, kuya kuthwalwa kusiwe eBhabhilon. Akuyi kusala nto, utsho uBawo wethu. 18Abanye koonyana bakho, inzala yakho eya kuphuma kuwe, baya kuthatyathwa, babe ngamathenwa ebhotwe lokumkani waseBhabhilon.”
19Wathi uHezekiya: “Lilungile ilizwi likaBawo wethu olithethileyo,” esithi: “Angayi kubakho na uxolo nonqabiseko ngemihla yam?”
20Ezinye izinto zikaHezekiya, nobugorha bakhe bonke, nendlela awenza ngayo ichibi nomsele wokuzisa amanzi emzini, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? 21Walala ke uHezekiya kooyise, waza uManase unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
