U-Izaya 38 - IsiZulu 2020

Ukugula Nokusinda KukaHezekiya

1Ngalezo zinsuku uHezekiya wagula wabangwa nezibi. Kwase kufika kuye umphrofethi u-Izaya, indodana ka-Amozi, wathi: “Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: ‘Lungisa izindaba zendlu yakho ngokuba uzokufa, ngeke uze usinde.’ ”

2UHezekiya waphendulela ubuso bakhe obondeni, wakhuleka kuSimakade,

3wathi “Ngiyakuncenga Simakade ukuba ukhumbule ukuthi ngihambe phambi kwakho ngeqiniso nangenhliziyo epheleleyo, ngenza okuhle emehlweni akho.”

UHezekiya wayesekhala umunyu.

4Izwi likaSimakade lafika ku-Izaya, lathi:

5“Hamba uye kuHezekiya, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade uNkulunkulu kaDavide, ukhokho wakho, uthi: “Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho, ngizibonile izinyembezi zakho; ngizonezelela iminyaka eli-15 ezinsukwini zakho zokuphila.

6Ngizokusindisa, wena nalo muzi, esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya, ngiwuvikele lo muzi.

7“ ‘ “Yilesi isibonakaliso esivela kuSimakade sokuthi uSimakade uzokwenza lokho akwethembisile kuwe.

8Bheka, ngizokwenza isithunzi selanga sibuyele emuva izinyathelo ezilishumi ebelizehlile ezitebhisini zika-Ahazi.” ’ ”

Ngakho-ke ilanga labuyela emuva izinyathelo ezilishumi, ezinyathelweni elizehlileyo.

Ihubo LikaHezekiya

9Ihubo likaHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, emveni kokugula nokusinda kwakhe:

10Ngathi:

“Ngangiphakathi nempilo yami

ngizongena emasangweni endawo yabafileyo,

ngaphucwe ingxenye yeminyaka yami.”

11Ngathi:

“Angiyukumbona uSimakade,

uSimakade ezweni labaphilayo;

angisayukubona muntu phakathi kwabakhileyo ezweni.

12Idokodo lami lisishuliwe, lasuswa kimi

njengethende lomelusi;

Njengomaluki, ukuphila kwami ngakusonga,

uyanginquma esalukweni,

kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku

uyayiphelisa impilo yami.

13Ngakhala ngifuna usizo kwaze kwasekuseni;

uyawephula wonke amathambo ami njengengonyama;

kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku,

uyayiqeda impilo yami.

14Njengenkonjane noma indwa ngiyatshiyoza,

ngiyakhala njengejuba;

amehlo ami akhathele ukubheka phezulu;

Nkosi, ngicindezelwe, yiba lusizo lwami.”

15Ngingathini na?

Phela ukhulumile kimi,

futhi ukwenzile yena.

Ngiphelelwe ngubuthongo

ngenxa yomunyu emphefumulweni wami.

16Nkosi, abantu baphila ngalezi zinto,

nokuphila komphefumulo wami

kukuzo zonke lezi zinto;

ngiphulukise, ungiphilise.

17Impela, kwakungenxa yami

ukuba ngibe nomunyu omkhulu;

nguwena owawuthanda

umphefumulo wami,

waze wawophula

egodini lokubhujiswa,

ngokuba uzintshinge emuva kwakho

zonke izono zami.

18Ngokuba indawo yabafileyo ayinakukubonga,

nokufa akunakukudumisa;

abehlela egodini abanakuthembela ekulungeni kwakho.

19Abaphilayo,

abaphilayo bayakubonga njengami namuhla;

oyise bayabazisa abantwana

ngokuthembeka kwakho.

20USimakade uyakungisindisa;

ngalokho siyakucula

sisine zonke izinsuku

zokuhamba kwethu endlini kaSimakade.

21U-Izaya wayethe: “Mabathathe isigaxa samakhiwane basibeke ethumbeni, ukuze asinde.”

22NoHezekiya wayethe: “Sibonakaliso sini sokuthi ngiyokwenyukela endlini kaSimakade na?”