UIsaya 37 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

37 ¹Wathi uHezekiya ukumkani akukuva oku, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wabeka iingubo ezirhwexayo, wangena endlwini kaBawo wethu. ²Wathuma uEliyakim umphathi wendlu yasebukhosini, noShebhena umbhali, nababingeleli abakhulu, bebhinqe ezirhwexayo, kuIsaya umprofeti unyana ka-Amotsi. ³Bathi kuye: “Utsho uHezekiya ukuthi: Namhlanje lusuku lokubandezeleka, nolokohlwaywa, nolokucukucezwa. Abantwana sebeza kuzalwa, kodwa akukho mandla okubazala. ⁴Mhlawumbi uBawo wakho uya kuweva amazwi oRabheshake, lowo inkosi yakhe ukumkani waseAsiriya imthumele ukuba acukuceze uBawo ophilayo, awakhalimele amazwi awevayo. Ngoko phakamisa umthandazo ngenxa yaloo masalela asindileyo.” ^a a v4 URabheshake ligama lesithi — yintloko-sijongi-sempi kakumkani waseAsiriya — asilogama lomntu.

⁵Bakufika abakhonzi bokumkani uHezekiya kuIsaya,

⁶wathi uIsaya kubo: “Yitshoni enkosini yenu ukuthi: Utsho uBawo wethu: Musa ukoyika amazwi owevayo, abakhonzi bokumkani waseAsiriya abandinyelise ngawo. ⁷Yabona, ndiya kubeka umoya kuye, athi akuva udaba, abuyele kwelakowabo, ndiya kwenza ukuba awe ngekrele khona apho.”

⁸Wabuya uRabheshake, wayifumana inkosi yaseAsiriya ilwa neLibhena, kuba weva ukuba ukumkani wemkile eLakishe. ⁹Weva ukumkani ngoTirhaka ukumkani waseKushi, kusithiwa: “Uphumile ukulwa nawe.” Akukuva oko, wathuma izithunywa kuHezekiya, esithi: ¹⁰“Yitshoni kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda ukuthi: Makangakukhohlisi uThixo okholose ngaye, esithi, ‘IYerusalem ayiyi kunikwa esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya.’ ¹¹Wena uwevile okwenziwa ngookumkani baseAsiriya emazweni onke, ebatshabalalisa. Ke wena uya kuhlangulwa na? ¹²Zabahlangula na oothixo beentlanga abo oobawo bam ababatshabalalisayo: iGozan, neHaran, neRetsefe, nabantu base-Eden ababeseTelasare? ¹³Uphi na ukumkani waseHamati, nokumkani wase-Arpadi, nokumkani waseSefarivayim, neHena, ne-Iva?”

Kwaneka Phambi KoBawo

¹⁴Wayithabatha uHezekiya incwadi esandleni sezithunywa, wayilesa, wenyuka waya endlwini kaBawo wethu, wayaneka phambi koBawo wethu. ¹⁵Wathandaza uHezekiya kuBawo wethu, esithi: ¹⁶“Bawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, Bawo kaSirayeli, wena uhleli phezu kweekerubhi — nguwe wedwa onguBawo wethu phezu kwazo zonke izikumkani zehlabathi; nguwe owenza amazulu nehlabathi. ¹⁷Thoba, Bawo, uve; vula amehlo akho, Bawo, ubone; uve onke amazwi kaSenakeribhi awathunyelwe ukuba acukuceze uBawo ophilayo. ¹⁸Inyaniso, Bawo, ookumkani baseAsiriya baziphanzisile zonke iintlanga namazwe azo, ¹⁹baza babaphosa emlilweni oothixo bazo — ababenguthixo, kodwa bengumsebenzi wezandla zabantu, imithi namatye; batshabalalisa ke. ²⁰Ngoku, Bawo, sisindise esandleni sakhe, ukuze zazi zonke izikumkani zehlabathi ukuba nguwe wedwa onguBawo wethu.”

UBawo Uyaphendula

²¹Waza uIsaya unyana ka-Amotsi wathumela kuHezekiya, esithi: Utsho uBawo kaSirayeli ukuthi: Ngenxa yokuba undithandazele ngoSenakeribhi ukumkani waseAsiriya,

²²lilo eli ilizwi alithethileyo uBawo wethu ngaye: “Uyakucukuceza, uyakudela, intombi egqibeleleyo yaseZiyon; emva kwakho inikina intloko, intombi yaseYerusalem. ²³Ngubani omcukucezileyo wamnyelisa? Ngubani olenyusele ilizwi lakho waza waphakamisa amehlo akho ngokukhukhumala? Ngakuye oyiNgcwele kaSirayeli! ²⁴Ngabakhonzi bakho umcukucezile iNkosi uBawo, waza wathi, ‘Ngeenqwelo zam ezininzi zokulwa ndinyuke ezincotsheni zeentaba, ezindaweni ezikude zaseLebhanon. Ndayigawula imisedare yayo emide, nemisayipri yayo ekhethekileyo; ndafika encotsheni yayo ekude kakhulu, nasehlathini layo elingqingqwa. ²⁵Ndamba amaqula ndasela amanzi; ngentende yonyawo lwam nditshisile yonke imilanjana yaseYiputa.’ ²⁶Akuvanga na? Kudala ndakwenza oko; kwemihla yamandulo ndakucamanga. Ngoku ndikwenze ukuba kwenzeke, ukuze uyijike imizi enqatyisiweyo ibe ziimfumba zamanxuwa. ²⁷Abemi bayo, behluthwe amandla abo, bakhwankqa badana; babenjengemifuno yasendle, njengotyani obuthambileyo, njengotyani obuphezu kwezindlu, obomayo bungekahlumi. ²⁸Kodwa ndiyakwazi ukuhlala kwakho phantsi, nokuphuma kwakho, nokungena kwakho, nokundivuthela kwakho ngumsindo. ²⁹Ngenxa yokuba undivuthela ngumsindo, nokukhukhumala kwakho kufikile ezindlebeni zam, ndiya kubeka ihuku lam empumlweni yakho, nomkhala wam emlonyeni wakho, ndikubuyisele ngendlela obuze ngayo.

³⁰“Lo ngumqondiso wakho: kulo mnyaka nodla ummilela, ngomnyaka wesibini nodla okuntshula kuwo, ngomnyaka wesithathu nohlwayela nivune, nityale izidiliya nidle iziqhamo zazo. ³¹Amasalela asindileyo endlu yakwaYuda aya kubuya endelisele iingcambu ezantsi, avelise iziqhamo phezulu. ³²Kaloku eJerusalem kuya kuphuma amasalela, naseNtabeni yeZiyon kuphume iqela labasindileyo. Ikhwele likaBawo wethu wemikhosi yasezulwini liya kukwenza oku.

³³Ngoko ke utsho uBawo wethu ngokumkani waseAsiriya: Akayi kungena kulo mzi, akayi kutola nalunye utolo apha, akayi kuza nekhaka phambi kwawo, akayi kuwufumbela udonga lokungqinga. ³⁴Uya kubuya ngendlela awayehamba ngayo; akayi kungena kulo mzi, utsho uBawo wethu. ³⁵Kaloku ndiya kuwukhusela lo mzi ukuze usinde, ngenxa yam nangenxa kaDavide umkhonzi wam.”

³⁶Saza isithunywa sikaBawo wethu saphuma sabulala ikhulu elinamashumi asibhozo anesihlanu lamawaka eminqubeni yase-Asiriya; bavuka abantu kusasa, nanko izidumbu ngeenxa zonke. ³⁷Ngoko ke uSenakeribhi ukumkani waseAsiriya wanduluka wagoduka, waza wahlala eNineve. ³⁸Kwathi, xa aqubuda etempileni kathixo wakhe uNisroki, oonyana bakhe uAdramelekhi noSharetsere bambulala ngekrele, baza babaleka baya kwelase-Ararati. Waza unyana wakhe uEsare-hadon waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.