Amakhosi Amabili Ahlasela iJerusalema
Amakhosi amabili ahlasela iJerusalema, nenhliziyo ka-Ahazi iyazamazama njengemithi emoyeni. U-Isaya uletha izwi likaBaba wethu lokuthi icebo labo ngeke liphumelele, futhi umnika noma yisiphi isibonakaliso asifunayo. U-Ahazi uyenqaba ngokuzenza ongcwele, ngakho isibonakaliso siyafika noma kunjalo — u-Imanuweli.
7 1Ngezinsuku zika-Ahazi indodana kaJothamu, indodana ka-Uziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, uRezini inkosi yase-Aramu noPheka indodana kaRemaliya inkosi yakwa-Israyeli bahlasela iJerusalema ukuze balwe nayo, kodwa abakwazanga ukuyinqoba. 2Kwathi lapho indlu kaDavide izwa ukuthi, “I-Aramu isihlangene no-Efrayimi,” izinhliziyo zika-Ahazi nezabantu bakhe zathuthumela njengezihlahla zehlathi phambi komoya.
3Khona-ke uBaba wethu wathi ku-Isaya: “Phuma uyohlangabeza u-Ahazi, wena nendodana yakho uSheyari Jashubi, ekupheleni komsele wechibi eliphezulu, endleleni eya eNsimini yoMwashi, a a v3 USheyari Jashubi usho ukuthi “insali iyobuya” — igama lalo mfana ngokwalo laliwumyalezo wethemba owawuyiswe enkosini eyethukile. 4uthi kuye: Qaphela, uthule, ungesabi noma uphelelwe yithemba ngenxa yalezi zikhuni ezimbili ezithuntayo—ngenxa yolaka oluvuthayo luka-Rezini, lwase-Aramu, nolwendodana kaRemaliya. 5Ngokuba i-Aramu, kanye no-Efrayimi nendodana kaRemaliya, baceba okubi ngawe, bethi,
6‘Masihambe siyohlasela izwe lakwaJuda, silithuselise, silidabule silizuzele thina, sibeke indodana kaTabeli ibe yinkosi kulo,’ 7nakhu okushiwo nguBaba oyiNkosi: Ngeke kume, futhi ngeke kwenzeke. 8Ngokuba inhloko yase-Aramu yiDamaseku, nenhloko yaseDamaseku nguRezini. Phakathi neminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu u-Efrayimi uyophahlazwa—angabe esaba yisizwe. 9Inhloko yakwa-Efrayimi yiSamariya, nenhloko yaseSamariya yindodana kaRemaliya. Uma ningaqini ekukholweni, ngeke nime nhlobo.”
UBaba Uphinde Akhulume Ku-Ahazi
10UBaba wethu waphinda wakhuluma ku-Ahazi, wathi,
11“Cela isibonakaliso kuYihlo; senze sibe sekujuleni kwendawo yabafileyo noma sibe sekuphezulu kwamazulu.”
12Kodwa u-Ahazi wathi: “Angiyikucela, futhi angiyikumvivinya uBaba wethu.”
13U-Isaya wathi: “Lalelani, ndlu kaDavide! Akwanele yini ukuthi nidinise abantu? Kumele nidinise ngisho noBaba wami na? 14Ngakho uBaba oyiNkosi ngokwakhe uyoninika isibonakaliso: Bhekani, intombi iyokhulelwa, izale indodana, iyiqambe igama lithi u-Imanuweli. b b v14 UMathewu usebenzisa lesi siprofetho ngqo kuJesu, owazalwa yintombi uMariya (Math 1:22-23). “U-Imanuweli” usho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu unathi” — uBaba wethu esondela eNdodaneni yakhe. 15Uyodla amasi noju lapho esazi ukwala okubi nokukhetha okuhle. 16Ngaphambi kokuba umfana azi ukwala okubi nokukhetha okuhle, izwe owesaba amakhosi alo omabili liyoshiywa.
17UBaba wethu uyokwehlisela phezu kwakho, nabantu bakho, nendlu kayihlo izinsuku ezingafani nezake zaba khona kusukela u-Efrayimi ahlukana noJuda—inkosi yakwa-Asiriya.
18Ngalolo suku uBaba wethu uyoshayela impukane umlozi evela emifuleni ekude yaseGibhithe nenyosi esezweni lakwa-Asiriya, 19zonke ziyofika zihlale emihosheni emile, nasezintungweni zamadwala, kuwo wonke ameva, nasemithonjeni yonke yamanzi.
20Ngalolo suku uBaba oyiNkosi uyophuca—ngempuco eqashwe ngaphesheya koMfula i-Ewufrathe, inkosi yakwa-Asiriya—izinwele zekhanda nezemilenze, aphinde ashephule nentshebe. 21Ngalolo suku umuntu uyogcina kuphila ithokazi lenkomazi nezimvu ezimbili, 22futhi ngenxa yobuningi bobisi, uyodla amasi; bonke abasele ezweni bayodla amasi noju.
23Ngalolo suku, zonke izindawo ezinemivini eyinkulungwane ebiza izinhlamvu zesiliva eziyinkulungwane ziyoba ngameva nezihlahla ezinameva. 24Abantu bayofika lapho benemicibisholo nomnsalo, ngokuba lonke izwe liyoba ngameva nezihlahla ezinameva. 25Ngeke uye emagqumeni ayelinywa ngegeja, ngenxa yokwesaba ameva nezihlahla ezinameva; ayoba lidlelo lezinkomo nendawo yokunyathelwa yizimvu.”
