U-Isaya 36 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

U-Isaya 36 USaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, uhlasela iJerusalema

¹ Ngomnyaka wetshumi lane wenkosi uHezekhiya, uSaneheribi inkosi yeAsiriya wahlasela yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yakoJuda, wayithumba.

² Inkosi yase-Asiriya yathuma abaphathi baseLakishi eJerusalema enkosini uHezekiya nempi enkulu. Wema ngasemseleni wedamu elingenhla, emendweni wensimu yomhlanzi.

³ U-Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayengamele indlu waphuma waya kuye, noShebina unobhala noJowaki indodana ka-Asafa, umbusi.

⁴ Izikhulu zathi kubo: “Ake nisho kuHezekiya nithi: ‘Isho kanje inkosi enkulu, inkosi yase-Asiriya, ithi: Yithemba lini leli olethembayo na?

⁵ Ngithi wena, (kodwa lawa ngamazwi ayize) nginesu namandla okulwa; Manje nithembele kubani ukuba nihlubuke Kimi na?

⁶ Bheka, wethemba udondolo lwalo mhlanga owaphukileyo eGibithe; okuthi uma umuntu encika kulo, lungene esandleni sakhe, lusihlabe; unjalo uFaro, inkosi yaseGibithe, nabo bonke abamethembayo.

⁷ Kepha uma nithi kimi: ‘Simethemba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, akusiye ozindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama-altare akhe uHezekiya akudilizile, wathi kuJuda neJerusalema: “Niyakukhuleka phambi kwaleli altare na?

⁸ Khathesi-ke yenza isibambiso enkosini yami, inkosi yeAsiriya, njalo ngizakunika amabhiza azinkulungwane ezimbili, uba ungabeka abagadi bamabhiza eceleni kwakho.

⁹ Pho, ungabubuyisela kanjani emuva ubuso besinye sezikhulu zezinceku ezincane zenkosi yami, uthembele eGibithe ukuze uthole izinqola nabamahhashi?

¹⁰ Manje-ke ngenyukele yini ngokumelene naleli zwe ngaphandle kukaJehova ukulibhubhisa? uJehova wathi kimi: “Khuphukela leli zwe, ulichithe.

¹¹ Base bethi o-Eliyakimi noShebina noJowaki kuRabi-sake: “Khuluma ezincekwini zakho e-Aramu; ngoba siyakuzwa, kasikhulumi lathi ngolimi lwesiJuda, ezindlebeni zabantu abasodongeni.

¹² Kodwa induna yathi: Inkosi yami ingithumile yini enkosini yakho lakuwe ukukhuluma lamazwi? Akangithumanga yini kubantu abahlezi phezu komduli ukuba badle ubulongwe bawo, baphuze umchamo wabo kanye nani?

¹³ Khona-ke umlawuli wema, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ngolimi lwesiJuda, wathi: “Yizwani amazwi enkosi enkulu, inkosi yase-Asiriya.

¹⁴ Itsho njalo inkosi: Kangalikhohlisi uHezekhiya, ngoba kayikuba namandla okulisindisa.

¹⁵ Ningamvumeli uHezekiya anenze nithembele kuJehova ngokuthi: ‘UJehova uyakusophula nokusikhulula; lomuzi awuyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya.

¹⁶ Ningamlaleli uHezekiya, ngokuba isho kanje inkosi yase-Asiriya, ithi: Yenzani isivumelwano nami ngesipho, niphume nize kimi; nidle, kube yilowo nalowo emvinini wakhe, kube yilowo nalowo emkhiwaneni wakhe, niphuze, kube yilowo nalowo amanzi omthombo wakhe;

¹⁷ ngize ngifike nginiyise ezweni elinjengezwe lakini, izwe likakolweni nelewayini, izwe lesinkwa nezivini.

¹⁸ Qaphelani ukuba uHezekiya anganiyengi ngokuthi: ‘UJehova uyakusisindisa. Onkulunkulu bezizwe walisindisa yini izwe lakhe esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya na?

¹⁹ Baphi onkulunkulu baseHamati nase-Arfadi na? baphi onkulunkulu baseSefarivayimi na? balikhulule iSamariya esandleni sami na?

²⁰ Ngubani phakathi kwabo bonke onkulunkulu balawa mazwe abasindise izwe labo esandleni sami, ukuba uJehova asindise iJerusalema esandleni sami na?

²¹ Kepha bathula, abamphendulanga ngazwi, ngokuba umyalo wenkosi wawuthi: Ningamphenduli.

²² Khona-ke u-Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya, owayephethe indlu, noShebina unobhala noJowaki indodana ka-Asafa, umbusi, beza kuHezekiya nezingubo eziklebhukile, bamtshela amazwi kaRabishake.