Isaya
37 Ngekushesha nje iNkhosi Hezekiya nayiva ngaloku, yadzabula tembatfo tayo, yagcoka indvwangu yelisaka yabese iya endlini yaJehova.+ 2 Yabese itfumela Eliyakimu lobekengamele indlu,* Shebna mabhalane, kanye nebaphristi lababaholi, bonkhe bebagcoke tindvwangu temasaka futsi yabatfumela kumphrofethi Isaya+ indvodzana ya-Amozi. 3 Bafike batsi kuye: “Naku lokushiwo nguHezekiya: ‘Leli lilanga lekucindzeteleka, lilanga lekwetfukwa* nelelihlazo; ngobe bantfwana sebalungele kutalwa* kodvwa kute emandla ekubabeleka.+ 4 Mhlawumbe Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho utaweva emavi aRabushake lotfunywe yinkhosi yase-Asiriya kutsi atohlambalata Nkulunkulu lophilako.+ Yena utamenta atiphendvulele ngemavi Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho lawevile. Ngako ngicela uthantazele+ labantfu labasele futsi labasindzile.’”+
5 Ngako letinceku teNkhosi Hezekiya taya ku-Isaya,+ 6 yena wase utsi kuto: “Naku lokufanele nikusho enkhosini yenu, ‘Nguloku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Ungesabi+ ngenca yalamavi lowevile, emavi tinceku tenkhosi yase-Asiriya+ letingihlambalate ngawo. 7 Ngifaka imicabango engcondvweni yayo,* futsi itawuva umbiko bese ibuyela eveni layo;+ ngitawubese ngibangela kutsi ibulawe ngenkemba eveni layo.”’”+
8 Ngemuva kwekutsi Rabushake sekevile kutsi inkhosi yase-Asiriya iyekele kuvimbetela iLakhishi, wabuyela kuyo wayikhandza ilwa neLibna.+ 9 Lenkhosi yase ibikelwa ngeNkhosi Thihakha yaseTopiya, kwatsiwa: “Nayi, seyifikile itokulwa nawe.” Ngako lenkhosi yase-Asiriya yatsi nayikuva loko, yaphindze yatfumela titfunywa kuHezekiya+ yatsi: 10 “Naku lokufanele nikusho eNkhosini Hezekiya yakaJuda, ‘Ungamvumeli loNkulunkulu wakho lowetsembele kuye kutsi akuyenge ngekutsi atsi: “IJerusalema ngeke inikelwe esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya.”+ 11 Angitsi sewuvile kutsi entani emakhosi ase-Asiriya kuwo onkhe emave, awabhubhisa.+ Wena wedvwa-ke ungasindza kanjani? 12 Bonkulunkulu baletive letacotfulwa bokhokho bami, batisindzisa yini?+ Iphi iGozani, iHarani,+ iResefu nebantfu base-Edeni lebebaseThelasari? 13 Iphi inkhosi yaseHamathi, inkhosi yase-Aphadi, nenkhosi yasedolobheni laseSefavayimu,+ laseHena nelase-Iva?’”
14 Hezekiya watsatsa letincwadzi kuletitfunywa wase uyatifundza. Ngemuva kwaloko, wakhuphukela endlini yaJehova wafike watendlala* embikwaJehova.+ 15 Hezekiya wabese uyathantaza embikwaJehova+ watsi: 16 “Awu Jehova wemabutfo,+ Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, wena lohleti esihlalweni sebukhosi ngetulu* kwemakherubhi, nguwe wedvwa longuNkulunkulu weliciniso kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlabeni. Wena wadala emazulu nemhlaba. 17 Awu Jehova, beka indlebe yakho futsi ulalele!+ Awu Jehova, vula emehlo akho, ubone!+ Lalela onkhe lamavi Senaheribi lawatfumele kute ahlambalate Nkulunkulu lophilako.+ 18 Awu Jehova, kuliciniso kona kutsi emakhosi ase-Asiriya acotfule onkhe emave+ kanye nelive lawo. 19 Ajikijele nabonkulunkulu balamave emlilweni,+ ngobe bebangesibo bonkulunkulu kodvwa bebayimisebenti yetandla temuntfu,+ batingodvo nematje. Kungako akhonile kubabhubhisa. 20 Kodvwa manje, awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu, sisindzise esandleni sakhe, kuze yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba yati Jehova kutsi wena wedvwa unguNkulunkulu.”+
21 Isaya indvodzana ya-Amozi wabese utfumela umlayeto kuHezekiya lotsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ‘Ngenca yemthantazo lowentile kimi mayelana neNkhosi Senaheribi yase-Asiriya,+ 22 nali livi lelikhulunywe nguJehova mayelana nayo:
“Indvodzakati yaseSiyoni leyintfombi ntfo iyakwedzelela, ikuhleka bulima.
Indvodzakati yaseJerusalema ikunikinela inhloko.
23 Ngubani lona lomedzelele+ nalomhlambalatile?
Ngubani lona lomphakamisele livi lakho,+
Nalombuke ngemehlo lanendzelelo?
NguLongcwele waka-Israyeli!+
24 Ngetinceku takho wedzelele Jehova+ watsi,
‘Ngetincola tami temphi letinyenti
Ngitawukhuphukela eticongweni tetintsaba,+
Etindzaweni letikhashane kakhulu taseLebanoni.
Ngitawujuba imisedari yayo lemidze, nemijunipha yayo yelikhetselo.
Ngitawungena endzaweni yayo yekuphumula lesemajukujukwini, emahlatsini ayo lamnyama.
25 Ngitawugubha imitfombo yemanti, nginatse nemanti;
Ngitakomisa imifudlana* yaseGibhithe ngetinyawo tami.’
26 Awukeva yini? Kwahlelwa* kusukela kadzeni.
Loko ngakulungiselela* kusukela emalangeni lendlula.+
Nyalo ngitakuletsa.+
Wena utawenta emadolobha lavikelekile abe tindzala letingahlali muntfu.+
27 Bantfu labahlala kuwo batawuba bantfu labangenamsiti;
Batakwesatjiswa futsi batselwe ngelihlazo.
Batawufana nalokumila esigangeni kanye netjani lobuluhlata,
Batawufana netjani lobuseluphahleni lobuhangulwa ngumoya wasemphumalanga.
28 Kodvwa mine ngikwati kahle kutsi uhlala nini, kutsi uphuma nini nekutsi ungena nini,+
Nesikhatsi longitfukutselela ngaso,+
29 Ngobe kungitfukutselela kwakho+ nekubhavumula kwakho kufikile etindlebeni tami.+
Ngako ngitawufaka lihhuka lami emphumulweni yakho, ngifake nelitomu+ lami etindzebeni temlomo wakho,
Ngitawubese ngiyakuhola ngikubuyisela emuva ngendlela loweta ngayo.”
30 “‘Nalu luphawu lotawubona ngalo:* Kulomnyaka utakudla tintfo letitimilelako;* emnyakeni wesibili utakudla lokutinhlavu lokutawuhluma kuto; kodvwa emnyakeni wesitsatfu utawuhlanyela inhlanyelo uvune, futsi utawuhlanyela emasimu emagilebisi udle titselo tawo.+ 31 Bantfu bendlu yakaJuda labaphunyulile, lokungulabo labatawusala,+ batawufaka phansi imphandze ivete titselo ngetulu. 32 Ngobe labasele batawuphuma eJerusalema, nalabasindzile baphume eNtsabeni iSiyoni.+ Inshisekelo yaJehova wemabutfo itakwenta loko.+
33 “‘Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova ngenkhosi yase-Asiriya:+
“Angeke ingene kulelidolobha+
Nobe idubule umcibisholo lapho
Nobe ime embikwalo nelihawu
Nobe yente lutsango lwekuyivimbetela.”’+
34 ‘Itawujika ngendlela lete ngayo;
Angeke ingene kulelidolobha,’ kusho Jehova.
35 ‘Ngitalivikela lelidolobha+ futsi ngitalisindzisa ngenca yelibito lami+
Nangenca yenceku yami Davide.’”+
36 Ingilosi yaJehova yaphuma futsi yabulala emadvodza langu-185 000 lapho ema-Asiriya bekamise khona emathende. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi, babona tidvumbu tigcwele yonkhe indzawo.+ 37 Ngako iNkhosi Senaheribi yase-Asiriya yabese iyahamba ibuyela eNineve+ yafike yahlala khona.+ 38 Yatsi isagucile endlini* yankulunkulu wayo Nisroki, emadvodzana ayo, bo-Adrameleki naShareseri, ayibulala ngenkemba+ ase abalekela eveni lase-Ararathi.+ Indvodzana yayo Esahadoni+ yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sayo.