June 26, 2012, Ukufunda

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

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.

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