U-Isaya 38:1-22
38 Ngalezonsuku uHezekhiya wagula wabangwa lezibi.+ Umphrofethi u-Isaya+ indodana ka-Amozi wasefika kuye wamtshela wathi: “UJehova uthi, ‘Layezela abemuli yakho* ngoba awusoze usile, uzakufa.’”+
2 UHezekhiya wathi ekuzwa lokho watshibilika wakhangela emdulini, wasekhuleka kuJehova wathi:
3 “Awu Jehova, ngiyakuncenga, ngicela ukhumbule+ ukuthi bengihamba phambi kwakho ngenhliziyo yami yonke+ futhi ngithembekile, ngisenza okuhle phambi kwakho.” UHezekhiya wasekhala kabuhlungu.
4 Ngemva kwalokho ilizwi likaJehova lafika ku-Isaya lathi:
5 “Buyela kuHezekhiya uthi kuye,+ ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu kakhokho wakho uDavida: “Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho,+ lenyembezi zakho ngizibonile.+ Ngakho sengisengezelela iminyaka engu-15 empilweni yakho.*+
6 Ngizakukhulula wena ledolobho leli esandleni senkosi ye-Asiriya njalo ngizalilwela idolobho leli.+
7 Nansi isibonakaliso esivela kuJehova esizakutshengisa ukuthi uJehova uzakwenza lokho akukhulumileyo:+
8 Ngizakwenza umthunzi welanga owehla emasitephisini* ka-Ahazi ubuyele emuva ngamasitephisi alitshumi.”’”+ Ngakho umthunzi welanga wabuyela emuva ngamasitephisi alitshumi emasitephisini owawusudlule kuwo.
9 La ngamazwi abhalwa nguHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda aze agule njalo asile emkhuhlaneni wakhe.
10 Ngathi: “Kuzamele ngiye emagedini engcwabaNgingakagugi lokuguga.
Ngizathathelwa iminyaka yami eseleyo.”
11 Ngathi: “Kangisoze ngimbone uJah,* kangisoze ngimbone uJah elizweni labaphilayo.+
Kangisoze ngiphinde ngibakhangele abantuNxa sengilalabo abahlala elizweni elingelampilo.
12 Indawo yami yokuhlala isidiliziwe yasuswa kimi+Njengetende lomelusi.
Sengigoqe impilo yami njengelembu eligoqwe ngumuntu olungisa amalembu,UNkulunkulu uyangiquma njengohali oluqunywa kulokho okuthungwayo.
Kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku, uqhubeka engifikisa ekucineni.+
13 Ngiyazama ukuhlaliseka kuze kube sekuseni.
Uqhubeka evodloza wonke amathambo ami njengesilwane,Kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku, uqhubeka engifikisa ekucineni.+
14 Ngiqhubeka ngitshiyoza njengenyoni ezincane,+Ngiqhubeka ngikhala njengejuba.+
Amehlo ami asediniwe ngokukhangela phezulu:+
‘Awu Jehova, ngikhathazeke kakhulu,Ngicela ungisize.’+
15 Pho kuyini okunye engingakutsho?
Usekhulume lami futhi usekwenzile akutshoyo.
Ngizahamba ngokuzithoba okwempilo yami yonkeNgenxa yobuhlungu obukhulu engiphakathi kwabo.*
16 ‘Awu Jehova wonke umuntu uzaphila ngalezizinto,*Njalo ukuphila kwami kuvela kuzo.*
Wena uzangipha impilakahle, ulondoloze impilo yami.+
17 Bengisizwa ubuhlungu obukhulu kulokuthi ngibe lokuthula,Kodwa ungivikele ukuze ngingangeni egodini lokufa,+Ngenxa yokuthi uyangithanda.
Izono zami zonke usuziphosele ngemva kwakho.*+
18 Ingcwaba ngeke likukhazimulise,+Ukufa ngeke kukudumise.+
Labo abangena phansi egodini ngeke bakubone ukuthembeka kwakho.+
19 Abaphilayo yibo bodwa abenelisa ukukudumisa,Njengoba lami ngisenza lamuhla.
Obaba bayenelisa ukupha amadodana abo ulwazi olumayelana lokuthembeka kwakho.+
20 Awu Jehova, ngisindisa,Ngizahlabela izingoma zami ngitshaya iziginci labanye,+Endlini kaJehova kuzo zonke insuku zokuphila kwethu.’”+
21 U-Isaya wasesithi: “Lethani ikhekhe elenziwe ngamakhiwane awonyisiweyo, beselilininda phezu kwethumba lakhe ukuze asile.”+
22 Phela uHezekhiya wayebuze wathi: “Ngizabona ngani ukuthi ngizakuya endlini kaJehova?”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “abesigodlo sakho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ezinsukwini zakho.”
^ Kumbe, “emakhwelelweni.” Kungenzakala ukuthi la kwakungamasitephisi ayesetshenziswa ukubala isikhathi.
^ Lesi yisifitshaniso sebizo elithi Jehova ngesiHebheru.
^ Kumbe, “yobuhlungu bomphefumulo wami.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo amazwi kaNkulunkulu lezenzo zakhe.
^ Kumbe, “umoya wami uthola ukuphila kuzo.”
^ Kumbe, “usuzisusile phambi kwakho.”
