Isilimela 26, 2012, Ukufunda

The Second Book of Kings 19: 9-11, 14-21, 31-36

19:9 Weva ke ngoTiraka, ukumkani wakwaKushi, esithi, “Khangela!, uphumile ukuze alwe nawe,” waphuma waya kuye, wathumela abathunywa kuHezekiya, esithi:
19:10 Wotsho ukuthi kuHezekiya, ukumkani wakwaYuda: Ungamvumeli uThixo wakho, okholose ngaye, ndikulahlekisa. Kwaye akufanele utsho, ‘IYerusalem ayiyi kunikelwa esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya.’
19:11 Ngokuba ukuvile wena abakwenzileyo ookumkani baseAsiriya kumazwe onke, indlela abaye babatshabalalisa ngayo. Ngoko ke, ungakhululeka njani uwedwa?
19:12 Ngaba oothixo beentlanga babakhululile na kwezo zinto zatshatyalaliswa ngoobawo?, njengoGozan, kunye neHaran, kunye neRezefe, nabantwana bakwa-Eden, ababeseTelassar?
19:13 Uphi na ukumkani waseHamati?, nokumkani waseArpadi, nokumkani womzi waseSefarvayim, kunye noHena, kunye noAva?”
19:14 Kwaye, Ekuwamkeleni uHezekiya incwadi esandleni sabathunywa, kwaye ndandiyifundile, wenyuka waya endlwini kaYehova, Wayolula phambi koYehova.
19:15 Wathandaza phambi kwakhe, esithi: "Oh Thixo, UThixo kaSirayeli, Ulohlala phezu kweekerubhi, nguwe wedwa uThixo, kubo bonke ookumkani behlabathi. Wena wenza izulu nomhlaba.
19:16 Thoba indlebe yakho, kwaye uphulaphule. Vula amehlo akho, Owu Nkosi, kwaye ubone. uweve onke amazwi kaSaneribhe, owathumayo ukuze angcikive uThixo ophilileyo phambi kwethu.
19:17 Ngokwenene, Owu Nkosi, ookumkani baseAsiriya baziphanzisile zonke izizwe namazwe.
19:18 Kwaye oothixo bazo babaphose emlilweni. Kuba babengengabo oothixo, kodwa endaweni yoko yayiyimisebenzi yezandla zomntu, ngamaplanga namatye. Kwaye ngoko babatshabalalisa.
19:19 Ngoku ke, Owu Nkosi Thixo wethu, sihlangule esandleni sakhe, ukuze zonke izikumkani zehlabathi zazi ukuba wena unguYehova wedwa.
19:20 Wandula ke uIsaya, unyana ka-Amos, wathumela kuHezekiya, esithi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli: Ndiyivile into ondicenga yona, ngokuphathelele uSaneribhe, ukumkani waseAsiriya.
19:21 Lilo elo ilizwi awalithethayo uYehova ngaye: Intombi enyulu enguZiyon iyakucekisa, iyakugculela. Intombi enguYerusalem ihlunguzela intloko emva kwakho.
19:31 Kanjalo, amasalela aya kuphuma eYerusalem, nabasindiswayo baya kuphuma entabeni yeZiyon. Ubukhwele bukaYehova wemikhosi buya kukwenza oko.
19:32 Ngesi sizathu, utsho uYehova ngokubhekisele kukumkani waseAsiriya: Akayi kungena kulo mzi, ungatoli notolo kuyo, ungawufikeli ngekhaka, kananjalo musa ukuyirhangqa ngeenqaba.
19:33 Ngendlela awafika ngayo, uya kubuya ngokunjalo. Akayi kungena kulo mzi, utsho uYehova.
19:34 Kwaye ndiza kusikhusela esi sixeko, kwaye ndiya kuwusindisa ngenxa yam, nangenxa kaDavide umkhonzi wam.
19:35 Kwaye kwenzeka ukuba, kwangobo busuku, Kweza isithunywa seNkosi, sawabulala, emkhosini wama-Asiriya, ikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesihlanu amawaka. Uye waphakama, ekukhanyeni kokuqala, wazibona zonke izidumbu zabafileyo. Kwaye ukurhoxisa, wahamba.
19:36 NoSaneribhe, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wabuya wahlala eNineve.

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