AmaAsiriya Esangweni
Umphathi-mkhosi waseAsiriya wema ngaphandle kodonga waxoxa ngolwimi lwamaYuda ukuze bonke abaphulaphuli beve: iYiputa yingcongolo etyumkileyo, uHezekiya akanakunisindisa, akukho thixo wasizweni usithintele okwangoku. Ude wathi uNdikhoyo wamthuma. Abantu bamthobela ukumkani, abaphenduli nto.
36 1Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesine kaHezekiya ukumkani, uSenaheribhi ukumkani waseAsiriya wayihlasela yonke imizi enqatyisiweyo yakwaYuda, wayithimba. 2Ukumkani waseAsiriya wathuma uRabheshake enomkhosi omkhulu, esuka eLakishe, esiya eYerusalem, kuHezekiya ukumkani. Wema ngasemjelweni wechibi langaphezulu, endleleni eya eNtsimini yoMsuli. a a v2 URabheshake yayisisihloko esiphezulu somkhosi waseAsiriya, esilingana nomphathi-mkhosi okanye intloko yabasemkhosini. 3Kwaphuma kuye uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya, umlawuli webhotwe, noShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu.
4Wathi uRabheshake kubo: “Yithini kuHezekiya: Utsho ukumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi: Yiyiphi na le nkoloseko ukholose ngayo?
5Uthi unecebo namandla emfazwe — kodwa oko kukuthetha nje. Ngoku, ukholose ngabani na, le nto undigwilikileyo? 6Khangela, ukholose ngale ntonga yengcongolo ityumkileyo — iYiputa — ethi, xa umntu eyama ngayo, imhlabe esandleni, isidabule. Unjalo uFaro ukumkani waseYiputa kubo bonke abakholose ngaye. 7Ukuba uthi kum, ‘Sikholose ngoNdikhoyo uThixo wethu’ — akuyena na lowo iziganga nezibingelelo zakhe uHezekiya wazisusa, esithi kuYuda nakwaYerusalem, ‘Nize ninqule phambi kwesi sibingelelo’? b b v7 URabheshake ulibiza igama likaNdikhoyo ngenjongo yokukhohlisa, kungekhona ukunqula. IFHB iligcina igama elithi ‘uNdikhoyo’ endaweni ‘yoBawo wethu’ xa abahlekisi abangamahedeni belisebenzisa igama bengamazi uBawo abamthiyayo. 8Ngoko yenza isibambiso nenkosi yam, ukumkani waseAsiriya: Ndokunika amahashe amawaka amabini — ukuba unako ukubeka abakhwela phezu kwawo. 9Ungathini na ngoko ukubuyisa umbusi omnye, nokuba ngoyena uphantsi kubakhonzi benkosi yam, lo gama ukholose ngeYiputa ngenxa yeenqwelo zokulwa nabamahashe? 10Ngoku, ndinyuke ndalihlasela na eli lizwe ukuba ndilitshabalalise ngaphandle koNdikhoyo? UNdikhoyo wathi kum: Nyuka uhlasele eli lizwe, ulitshabalalise.”
11Wandula ke uEliyakim, noShebhena, noYowa bathi kuRabheshake: “Khawuthethe isiAramu kubakhonzi bakho, kuba siyasiva. Uze ungathethi isiYuda kuthi, besiva abantu abaseludongeni.” c c v11 ‘IsiYuda’ apha sithetha ulwimi lwesiHebhere — intetho yemihla ngemihla yabantu bakwaYuda.
12Waphendula uRabheshake wathi: “Yinkosi yam na endithumele ukuba ndithethe la mazwi enkosini yakho nakuwe, kungekhona emadodeni ahleli eludongeni, athi, kunye nani, adle ilindle lawo asele umchamo wawo?” 13Wandula ke uRabheshake wema, wadanduluka ngesiYuda wathi: “Yivani amazwi okumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya! 14Utsho ukumkani ukuthi: Uze anganikhohlisi uHezekiya; akanako ukunihlangula. 15Uze angenzi uHezekiya ukuba nikholose ngoNdikhoyo, esithi, ‘Inene uNdikhoyo uya kusihlangula; lo mzi awuyi kuwela esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya.’ 16Uze ningamphulaphuli uHezekiya. Utsho ukumkani waseAsiriya ukuthi: Yenzani uxolo nam, niphume nize kum. Wodla elowo emdiliyeni wakhe nasemkhiwaneni wakhe, asele elowo amanzi equleni lakhe, 17ndide ndize ndinithabathe, ndinise ezweni elinjengelizwe lenu, ilizwe lengqolowa newayini entsha, ilizwe lesonka nezidiliya. 18Uze angenzi uHezekiya ukuba anikhohlise, esithi, ‘UNdikhoyo uya kusihlangula.’ Ukho na uthixo wesinye isizwe owalihlangulayo ilizwe laso esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya? 19Baphi na oothixo baseHamati naseArpadi? Baphi na oothixo baseSefarivayim? Bayihlangule na iSamari esandleni sam? 20Nguwuphi na kubo bonke oothixo bala mazwe owalihlangulayo ilizwe lawo esandleni sam, ukuze uNdikhoyo ayihlangule iYerusalem esandleni sam?”
21Bathi tu, abamphendula nalizwi — kuba umyalelo wokumkani wawusithi, “Uze ningamphenduli.”
22Wandula ke uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya, umlawuli webhotwe, noShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu, beza kuHezekiya iingubo zabo zikrazukile, bamxelela amazwi kaRabheshake.
