UHezekiya Esondele Ekufeni
Exelelwe nguBawo wethu ukuba akayi kuphila, uHezekiya ubhekisa ubuso bakhe eludongeni alile. Kongezwa iminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu, aze athunzi lelanga libuyele umva njengomqondiso. Umthandazo wakhe obhaliweyo awuthethi mfihlo ngoloyiko lokufa, uphele esazi ukuba abaphilayo bayamdumisa.
38 1Ngaloo mihla uHezekiya wahliwa sisifo esibulalayo. Kweza kuye uIsaya umprofeti, unyana ka-Amotsi, wathi kuye: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Lungisa indlu yakho, kuba uza kufa; akuyi kuphila.”
2Waza uHezekiya wabubhekisa ubuso bakhe eludongeni, wathandaza kuBawo wethu, 3wathi: “Khawukhumbule, Bawo wam, indlela endahamba ngayo ngokuthembeka phambi kwakho ngentliziyo epheleleyo, ndenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho.” UHezekiya walila ngokukrakra.
4Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuIsaya, lisithi:
5“Hamba uye kumxelela uHezekiya, uthi: ‘Utsho uBawo wethu, uBawo kaDavide uyihlo, ukuthi: Ndikuvile ukuthandaza kwakho, ndabona iinyembezi zakho. Yabona, ndongeza ebomini bakho iminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu.’ 6Ndiya kukuhlangula wena nalo mzi esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya; ndiya kuwukhusela lo mzi.
7“Nguwo lo umqondiso wakho ovela kuBawo wethu wokuba uya kukwenza oko akuthembisileyo: 8Yabona, ndiya kulibuyisa umva ithunzi ngezinyuko ezilishumi, oko lihle ngazo ilanga ezinyukweni zika-Ahazi.” Laza ilanga labuyela umva ngezinyuko ezilishumi, obelihle ngazo.
9Umbhalo kaHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, emveni kokugula nokuphila kwakhe: 10Ndathi: “Esiqingatheni semihla yam ndimelwe kungena emasangweni elabafileyo; ndihluthwe iminyaka yam eseleyo.” 11Ndathi: “Andiyi kumbona uBawo wethu ngokwakhe ezweni labaphilayo; andisayi kukhangela abantu, phakathi kwabo bahleli kweli hlabathi lidlulayo. 12Indawo yam yokuhlala incothuliwe yasuka kum njengentente yomalusi. Ndibusongile ubomi bam njengomluki; uyandinqumla ekulukeni; ukususela emini kuse ebusuku uyandiphelisa. 13Ndalinda ngoxolo kwada kwasa, kodwa njengengonyama uwaphule onke amathambo am; ukususela emini kuse ebusuku uyandiphelisa. 14Njengenkonjane okanye indwe ndiyatswina; ndiyancwina njengehobe. Amehlo am aphelile kukukhangela phezulu. Bawo, Nkosi yam, ndicinezelekile; yiba ngummeli wam!” 15Ndingathini na ukuthetha? Uthethile kum, waza ngokwakhe wakwenza. Ndohamba kancinane yonke iminyaka yam, ngenxa yobukrakra bomphefumlo wam. 16Bawo, Nkosi yam, ngezinto ezinjalo abantu bayaphila, kananjalo kuzo zonke kukho ubomi bomoya wam. Ngoko ke ndiphilise, undiyeke ndidle ubomi! 17Inene, kwaba kokulungileyo kum ukuva ubukrakra obungaka. Ngothando lwakho wawunqanda ubomi bam emhadini wentshabalalo, kuba uziphosile emva kwakho zonke izono zam. 18Kuba elabafileyo alinako ukukudumisa; ukufa akunako ukuvuma indumiso yakho. Abo behlela emhadini abanako ukulindela ukuthembeka kwakho. 19Abahleliyo, abahleliyo—bona bayakudumisa, njengoko ndisenza nam namhla; uyise wazisa ukuthembeka kwakho kubantwana. 20UBawo wethu uya kundisindisa, size sibethe iingoma zam ngeehadi yonke imihla yobomi bethu, endlwini kaBawo wethu.
21Ke uIsaya wayethe: “Mabathabathe isicumba samakhiwane, basibeke ethunjeni, aphile ke.” 22Ke uHezekiya ebebuzile: “Nguwuphi na umqondiso wokuba ndiya kunyuka ndiye endlwini kaBawo wethu?”
