Isipho Esivela EBabiloni
Ethopheke ngezithunywa zaseBhabhiloni, uHezekiya uzibonisa konke anakho. U-Isaya uletha izwi likaBaba wethu lokuthi konke lokho, namadodana akhe, kuyogcina eBhabhiloni. UHezekiya uthi izwi lihle — ngoba ukulahlekelwa kuyofika emva kokuphila kwakhe. Leyo mpendulo ishiywa injalo ngaphandle kokuphawula.
39 1Ngaleso sikhathi uMerodaki-baladani, indodana kaBaladani, inkosi yaseBabiloni, wathumela izincwadi nesipho kuHezekiya, njengoba wayezwile ukuthi wayegulile wabe eselulama. 2UHezekiya wazamukela ngenjabulo wababonisa indlu yakhe yengcebo—isiliva, igolide, amakha, amafutha amahle, zonke izikhali zakhe, konke okwakusezinqolobaneni zakhe. Akukho lutho endlini yakhe noma embusweni wakhe uHezekiya angazange abaveze lona. 3Khona-ke u-Isaya umprofethi weza enkosini uHezekiya wambuza wathi: “Bathini laba bantu, futhi bavela kuphi na?” UHezekiya wathi: “Bavela ezweni elikude, eBabiloni.”
4Wabuza wathi: “Baboneni endlini yakho na?” UHezekiya waphendula wathi: “Babone konke endlini yami. Akukho lutho ezinqolobaneni zami engingabazanga lona.”
5Khona-ke u-Isaya wathi kuHezekiya: “Zwana izwi likaBaba wamabutho asezulwini:
6Ziyeza izinsuku lapho konke okusendlini yakho, konke okhokho bakho abakubekelela kuze kube manje, kuyothwalelwa eBabiloni. Akukho lutho oluyosala, kusho uBaba wethu. 7Abanye emadodaneni akho, enzalweni yakho uqobo, bayothathwa baye kukhonza njengezikhulu esigodlweni senkosi yaseBabiloni.”
8Khona-ke uHezekiya wathi ku-Isaya: “Izwi likaBaba wethu olikhulumile lihle.” Ngokuba wacabanga wathi: “Kuyoba khona ukuthula nokuvikeleka ezinsukwini zami.”
