2 iziKronike 32 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 32 USaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, ulwa noJuda

¹ Ngemva kwalezi zinto nokuqiniswa kwazo, uSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya wafika wangena kwaJuda, wamisa phezu kwemizi ebiyelweyo, ecabanga ukuzithathela yona.

² Lapho uHezekiya ebona ukuthi uSaneheribi ufikile nokuthi uhlose ukulwa neJerusalema,

³ Wacebisana nezikhulu zakhe namaqhawe akhe ukuba bavimbe amanzi emithombo eyayingaphandle komuzi, bamsiza.

⁴ Kwabuthana abantu abaningi abavala yonke imithombo nomfudlana odabula izwe, bathi: “Kungani kufanele kufike amakhosi ase-Asiriya athole amanzi amaningi na?

⁵ Waziqinisa, wakha ugange lonke olwaludiliziwe, waluphakamisa kwaze kwaba semibhoshongweni nolunye ugange ngaphesheya, wabuyisela iMilo emzini kaDavide, wenza imicibisholo nezihlangu ukuba zibe ziningi.

⁶ Wamisa amadoda empi phezu kwabantu, wawabuthanisa kuye esigcawini sesango lomuzi, wakhuluma kuwo kahle, wathi:

⁷ Qinani, nime isibindi, ningayesabi, ningathuki ngenkosi yase-Asiriya naso sonke isixuku esinayo, ngokuba abanathi baningi kunabanaye.

⁸ Okunaye ingalo yenyama; kodwa okunathi uJehova unguNkulunkulu wethu ukuba asisize, alwe izimpi zethu. Abantu bema emazwini kaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda.

⁹ Emva kwalokho uSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya wathuma izinceku zakhe eJerusalema (kodwa yena wavimbezela iLakishi nebutho lakhe lonke kanye naye) kuHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda nakuwo wonke uJuda owayeseJerusalema, wathi:

¹⁰ Usho kanje uSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, uthi: “Nithembani ukuba nihlezi ekuvinjezelweni kweJerusalema na?

¹¹ UHezekiya ubengafanele yini ukuniyenga ukuba nizinikele ekubulaweni yindlala nokoma, ethi: ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu uyakusophula esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya?

¹² Yena lowo Hezekiya akasusanga yini izindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama-altare akhe, wayala uJuda neJerusalema, wathi: “Niyakukhuleka phambi kwe-altare linye, nishise impepho phezu kwalo, na?

¹³ Anazi yini lokho mina nobaba esakwenza kubo bonke abantu bakwamanye amazwe na? Onkulunkulu bezizwe zalawo mazwe babekwazi yini ukusindisa amazwe abo esandleni sami na?

¹⁴ Ngubani phakathi kwabo bonke onkulunkulu balezo zizwe ezaqalekisa obaba owakwazi ukusindisa abantu bakhe esandleni sami, ukuze uNkulunkulu wenu abe namandla okunisindisa esandleni sami na?

¹⁵ Ngakho-ke makanganikhohlisi uHezekiya, anikhohlise ngale ndlela, ningakholwa nguye namanje; ngoba akukho nkulunkulu wanoma yisiphi isizwe noma umbuso owakwazi ukusindisa abantu bakhe esandleni sami nasesandleni sabobaba. Kancinyane uNkulunkulu wenu kazalikhulula esandleni sami?

¹⁶ Izinceku zakhe zakhuluma kakhulu ngoJehova uNkulunkulu nangenceku yakhe uHezekiya.

¹⁷ Waloba nezincwadi zokuhlambalaza uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, nokukhuluma kuye ngokuthi: “Njengokuba onkulunkulu bezizwe zakwamanye amazwe bengabasindisanga abantu babo esandleni sami, kanjalo uNkulunkulu kaHezekiya akayikusindisa. abantu bakhe esandleni sami.

¹⁸ Base bememeza ngezwi elikhulu ngolimi lwamaJuda kwabakhileyo eJerusalema ababesogangeni ukuba besabe futhi besabise; ukuze bawuthathe umuzi.

¹⁹ Bakhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu waseJerusalema njengonkulunkulu bezizwe zomhlaba, ababengumsebenzi wezandla zabantu.

²⁰ Ngalokho inkosi uHezekiya no-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose, bakhuleka, babiza ezulwini.

²¹ UJehova wathuma ingelosi yabulala onke amaqhawe anamandla, nezikhulu, nezinduna ekamu lenkosi yase-Asiriya. Ngakho wabuyela ezweni lakubo enamahloni. Lapho engena endlini kankulunkulu wakhe, abaphuma ezibilinini zakhe bambulala lapho ngenkemba.

²² Kanjalo uJehova wamophula uHezekiya nabakhileyo eJerusalema esandleni sikaSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya nasesandleni sabo bonke, wabahola nhlangothi zonke.

²³ Abaningi baletha izipho kuJehova eJerusalema nezipho kuHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, ukuze kusukela manje kuqhubeke waphakanyiswa emehlweni azo zonke izizwe.

²⁴ Ngalezo zinsuku uHezekiya wagula waze wafa, wakhuleka kuJehova; wakhuluma kuye, wamnika isibonakaliso.

²⁵ Kodwa uHezekhiya kaphindiselanga njengomusa awenzelwe kuye; ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yayiziphakamisile; ngalokho kwaba khona ulaka phezu kwakhe, naphezu kukaJuda, neJerusalema.

²⁶ Kepha uHezekiya wamthobisa ngenxa yokuzidla kwenhliziyo yakhe, yena nabakhileyo eJerusalema, ulaka lukaJehova alubehlelanga ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya.

²⁷ UHezekiya wayenengcebo nodumo oluningi kakhulu, wazenzela izinqolobane zesiliva nezegolide, namatshe ayigugu, neziqholo, nezihlangu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinto eziyigugu;

²⁸ neziphala zamabele, newayini, namafutha; nezibaya zezinhlobo zonke zezilwane, nezibaya zezinkomo.

²⁹ Wamnika nemizi nemfuyo yezimvu neyezinkomo ngobuningi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayemnike impahla eningi.

³⁰ Yena lowo Hezekiya wavala umsele wamanzi ongaphezulu waseGihoni, wawaqondisa, waqonda ngasentshonalanga komuzi kaDavide. UHezekiya waphumelela emisebenzini yakhe yonke.

³¹ Kodwa endabeni yezithunywa zezikhulu zaseBhabhiloni ezathumela kuye ukubuza ngesimangaliso esenziwa elizweni, uNkulunkulu wamtshiya ukuze amlinge, ukuze azi konke okusenhliziyweni yakhe.

³² Ezinye izindaba zikaHezekiya nokulunga kwakhe, bheka, zilotshiwe ebusweni buka-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose, naseNcwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.

³³ UHezekiya wayeselala koyise, bammbela enhloko yamathuna amadodana kaDavide; wonke uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema bamdumisa ekufeni kwakhe. UManase indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.