19:9 |
Kwathi esezwile eTirhakah, inkosi yaseTopiya, ethi, “Bheka, uphumile ukuze alwe nawe,” nalapho ephuma ukumelana naye, wathuma izithunywa kuHezekiya, ethi: |
19:10 |
“Niyakusho njalo kuHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda: Ungamvumeli uNkulunkulu wakho, omethembayo, uyakudukisa. Futhi akufanele usho, ‘IJerusalema aliyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya.’ |
19:11 |
Ngoba wena ngokwakho uzwile lokho amakhosi ase-Asiriya akwenzile kuwo wonke amazwe, indlela abachithe ngayo kubo. Ngakho-ke, ungakhululeka kanjani uwedwa? |
19:12 |
Ingabe onkulunkulu bezizwe babakhululile labo obaba abachithayo, njengoGozan, naseHarana, kanye neRezef, nabantwana base-Edene, ababeseTelassar? |
19:13 |
Iphi inkosi yaseHamati, nenkosi yase-Aripadi, nenkosi yomuzi waseSefarivayimi, kanye noHena, kanye ne-Ava?” |
19:14 |
Manje, lapho uHezekiya eyamukele incwadi esandleni sezithunywa, futhi wayeseyifundile, wenyukela endlini yeNkosi, wawendlala phambi kukaJehova. |
19:15 |
Wakhuleka phambi kwakhe, ethi: “O Nkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi, wena wedwa unguNkulunkulu, phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba. Wenze izulu nomhlaba. |
19:16 |
Thambekisa indlebe yakho, futhi ulalele. Vula amehlo akho, O Nkosi, futhi bheka. Futhi uzwe wonke amazwi kaSaneheribi, owathuma ukuba ahlambalaze uNkulunkulu ophilayo phambi kwethu. |
19:17 |
Ngempela, O Nkosi, amakhosi ase-Asiriya achitha bonke abantu namazwe. |
19:18 |
Futhi baye baphonsa onkulunkulu babo emlilweni. Ngoba babengebona onkulunkulu, kodwa esikhundleni salokho kwakuyimisebenzi yezandla zabantu, ngokhuni nangetshe. Futhi ngakho bababhubhisa. |
19:19 |
Ngakho-ke manje, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, silethele insindiso esandleni sakhe, ukuze yonke imibuso yomhlaba yazi ukuthi wena wedwa unguJehova uNkulunkulu.” |
19:20 |
Bese kuba u-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, wathumela kuHezekiya, ethi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Ngikuzwile lokho obukuncenga kimi, mayelana noSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya. |
19:21 |
Leli yizwi uJehova alikhulumile ngaye: Indodakazi eyintombi yaseSiyoni ikudelile futhi yakuhleka usulu. Indodakazi yaseJerusalema inikine ikhanda ngemuva kwakho. |
19:31 |
Ngempela, insali iyakuphuma eJerusalema, nabasindiswayo bayakuphuma entabeni yaseSiyoni. Ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakufeza lokho. |
19:32 |
Ngokwalesi sizathu, usho kanje uJehova ngenkosi yase-Asiriya: Kayikungena kulomuzi, futhi ungacibisheli umcibisholo kuwo, futhi ungayifihli ngesihlangu, noma niyihaqe ngezinqaba. |
19:33 |
Ngendlela afika ngayo, kanjalo uyakubuya. Futhi ngeke angene kulo muzi, Isho iNkosi. |
19:34 |
Futhi ngizowuvikela lo muzi, futhi ngizowusindisa ngenxa yami, langenxa yenceku yami uDavida. |
19:35 |
Futhi kwenzeka lokho, ngalobo busuku, ingelosi yeNkosi yahamba, yabulala, ekamu lama-Asiriya, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu. Esesukuma, ekukhanyeni kokuqala, wabona zonke izidumbu zabafileyo. Futhi ukuhoxa, wahamba. |
19:36 |
NoSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, wabuya wahlala eNineve. |
shiya impendulo
Kufanele ube ungene ngemvume ukuthumela amazwana.