Iqoqo likaHezekiya
Lesi sahluko sakopishwa ngamadoda kaHezekiya, futhi sigcwele ngendlela engavamile yimifanekiso: ama-apula egolide, iqhwa ngesikhathi sokuvuna, izinyo elibolile, uviniga phezu kwesoda, umuzi ongenazo izindonga. Iseluleko saso sibambekayo, kusukela ekungaziqhubeli phambili phambi kwenkosi kuya ekungahlali isikhathi eside kakhulu kowakhelene naye.
25 1Nalezi futhi ziyizaga zikaSolomoni, ezakopishwa ngamadoda kaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda. 2Kuwudumo lukaBaba wethu ukufihla indaba, kodwa kuwudumo lwamakhosi ukuphenya indaba. 3Njengoba izulu liphakeme nomhlaba ujulile, kanjalo inhliziyo yamakhosi ayiphenyeki. 4Susa amanyele esiliveni, bese kuphuma isitsha somkhandi. 5Susa ababi phambi kwenkosi, besihlalo sayo sobukhosi siyoqiniswa ngokulunga. 6Ungaziphakamisi phambi kwenkosi, ungemi endaweni yabakhulu; 7ngokuba kungcono ukutshelwa kuthiwe: “Yenyukela lapha,” kunokuba ubekwe endaweni ephansi phambi kwesikhulu osibonayo. 8Ungasheshi ukungena ekuxabaneni, ngokuba uyothini ekugcineni lapho umakhelwane wakho ekuhlazisa? 9Phikisana ngecala lakho nomakhelwane wakho uqobo, kodwa ungambuli imfihlo yomunye umuntu, 10funa lowo okuzwayo akuhlazise, negama lakho elibi lingaphindi lisuke. 11Izwi elikhulunywayo ngesikhathi esifanele linjengama-apula egolide afakwe esiliveni. 12Njengendandatho yegolide noma umhlobiso wegolide elicwengekileyo, unjalo ukusola okuhlakaniphileyo endlebeni elalelayo. 13Njengomqando weqhwa ngesikhathi sokuvuna unjalo isithunywa esithembekileyo kulabo abasithumayo; siqabula umphefumulo wamakhosi aso. 14Njengamafu nomoya kungekho mvula, unjalo ozibongayo ngesipho angakaze asinike. 15Ngokubekezela umbusi uyancengeka, nolimi oluthambile luyalwaphula ithambo. 16Uma uthola uju, yidla okwanele kuphela, funa ulidle ngokweqile uhlanze. 17Ungavakasheli endlini yomakhelwane wakho kakhulu, funa akudinwe akuzonde. 18Njengesagila, inkemba, nomcibisholo obukhali, unjalo ofakaza amanga ngomakhelwane wakhe. 19Njengezinyo elibolileyo noma unyawo olwenyeleyo, kunjalo ukwethemba umuntu ongathembekile ngesikhathi senhlupheko. 20Njengokhumula ingubo ngosuku olumakhaza, njengeviniga lithelwa phezu kwesoda, unjalo ohlabelela izingoma enhliziyweni esindiweyo. 21Uma isitha sakho silambile, siphe isinkwa sidle, uma somile, siphe amanzi siphuze; 22ngokuba uyonqwabelanisa amalahle omlilo ekhanda laso, noBaba wethu uyokuvuza. 23Umoya wasenyakatho uletha imvula, nolimi olunyundayo luletha ubuso obuthukuthele. 24Kungcono ukuhlala egumbini lophahla kunokuhlala endlini eyodwa nomfazi othanda ukuxabana. 25Njengamanzi abandayo emphefumulweni okhatheleyo zinjalo izindaba ezinhle ezivela ezweni elikude. 26Njengomthombo odungekileyo noma isiphethu esingcolileyo, unjalo olungileyo onikela indawo phambi kwababi. 27Akukuhle ukudla uju ngokweqile, kungekuhle nokuzifunela udumo lwakho. 28Njengomuzi ofohlelweyo oshiywe ungenazindonga, unjalo umuntu ongenakho ukuzibamba emoyeni wakhe.
