Isipho Esivela EBhabhilon
Encomwa zizithunywa zaseBhabhilon, uHezekiya uzibonisa yonke into anayo. UIsaya uzisa ilizwi likaBawo wethu lokuba konke oko, noonyana bakhe, kuya kugqibela eBhabhilon. UHezekiya uthi ilizwi lilungile—kuba ilahleko iza emva kobomi bakhe. Loo mpendulo ishiywa injalo kungekho sihlabo.
39 1Ngelo xesha uMerodaki-bhaladan unyana kaBhaladan, ukumkani waseBhabhilon, wathumela iincwadi nesipho kuHezekiya, ekuve ukuba ebehliwe sisifo waza waphila. 2UHezekiya wazamkela ngemihlali, waza wabonisa indlu yobuncwane bakhe, isilivere, negolide, nobulawu, neoli enqabileyo, neziphatho zakhe zonke zemfazwe, konke okusezindlwini zakhe eziphethe ubuncwane. Akubangakho nto endlwini yakhe nasebukumkanini bakhe angazange abenze bayibone uHezekiya. 3Wandula ukufika uIsaya umprofeti kukumkani uHezekiya, wathi kuye: “Athini na la madoda, aze avela phi na kuwe?” Wathi uHezekiya: “Avela ezweni elikude, eBhabhilon.”
4Wathi: “Abonini na endlwini yakho?” Waphendula uHezekiya wathi: “Abone konke okusendlwini yam. Akukho nto isezindlwini zam zobuncwane endingabonisanga yona.”
5Wandula ukuthi uIsaya kuHezekiya: “Live ilizwi likaBawo wemikhosi:
6Yabona, kuza imihla, apho konke okusendlwini yakho, nako konke oobawo bakho abakwqwebayo kude kube kalokunje, kuya kuthwalelwa eBhabhilon. Akuyi kusala nto, utsho uBawo wethu. 7Inxenye yoonyana bakho, imbewu yakho eya kuzalwa nguwe, iya kuthatyathwa, babe ngabathetheli ebhotwe lokumkani waseBhabhilon.”
8Wandula ukuthi uHezekiya kuIsaya: “Lilungile ilizwi likaBawo wethu olithethileyo.” Kuba wathi: “Kuya kubakho uxolo nozinzo ngemihla yam.”
