U-Isaya 37 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

U-Isaya 37 U-Isaya uphendula ngokumelene neNkosi uHezekiya

¹ Kwathi inkosi uHezekiya isizwile, yaklebhula izingubo zayo, yembatha indwangu yamasaka, yangena endlini kaJehova.

² Yathuma u-Eliyakimi owayengamele indlu, noShebina, umbhali, namalunga abapristi, bembethe indwangu yamasaka, ku-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose.

³ Bathi kuye: “Usho kanje uHezekiya, uthi: ‘Namuhla lungusuku losizi nolokujeziswa nolokuhlambalaza, ngokuba abantwana sebezelwe, amandla okubeletha awakho.

⁴ Mhlawumbe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzwa amazwi kaRabishake, inkosi yase-Asiriya, inkosi yakhe, emthumile ukuba ahlambalaze uNkulunkulu ophilayo, asole amazwi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho awezwileyo; ngakho phakamisa umkhuleko wakho ngenxa yensali eseleyo.

⁵ Izinceku zenkosi uHezekiya zafika ku-Isaya.

⁶ U-Isaya wathi kubo: “Niyakusho kanje enkosini yenu: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ungawesabi amazwi owazwileyo, izinceku zenkosi yase-Asiriya ezingihlebe ngawo.

⁷ Bheka, ngiyakuthuma umoya phezu kwakhe, ezwe umbiko, abuyele ezweni lakubo; futhi ngiyomenza awe ngenkemba ezweni lakhe.

⁸ AmaRabi ayesebuya, afumana inkosi yase-Asiriya ilwa neLibina, ngokuba yayizwile ukuthi isukile eLakishi.

⁹ Futhi wezwa ngoThirihaka, inkosi yaseKushe, ethi: Uphumile ukuzokulwa nawe. Futhi lapho ekuzwa lokhu, wathumela izithunywa kuHezekiya ukuthi:

¹⁰ Ngakho lizakhuluma kuHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda lithi: Kangalikhohlisi uNkulunkulu wakho omethembayo ngokuthi: IJerusalema kayiyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yeAsiriya.

¹¹ Bheka, uzwile okwenziwa ngamakhosi ase-Asiriya kuwo onke amazwe ngokuwashaya ngesiqalekiso; futhi ingabe uzosindiswa?

¹² Onkulunkulu bezizwe abachitha obaba babasindisa yini, iGoshani, neHarana, neRezefi, nabantwana base-Edene ababeseThelasari?

¹³ Iphi inkosi yaseHamati, nenkosi yase-Aripadi, nenkosi yomuzi waseSefarivayimi, naseHena, nase-Iwa?

¹⁴ UHezekiya wayamukela incwadi esandleni sezithunywa, wayifunda; uHezekiya wakhuphukela endlini kaJehova, wayeneka phambi kukaJehova.

¹⁵ UHezekiya wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi:

¹⁶ Jehova Sebawoti, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ohlezi phakathi kwamakherubi, wena wedwa unguNkulunkulu wemibuso yonke yomhlaba; Wena wenza izulu nomhlaba.

¹⁷ Khothama, Jehova, ulalele; vula amehlo akho, Jehova, ubuke, uzwe onke amazwi kaSaneheribi awathumele ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu ophilayo.

¹⁸ Impela, Jehova, amakhosi ase-Asiriya azichithile zonke izizwe namazwe azo;

¹⁹ babaphonsa emlilweni onkulunkulu bawo, ngokuba babengesibo onkulunkulu, babengumsebenzi wezandla zomuntu, ukhuni netshe; ngalokho babachitha.

²⁰ Sikhulule manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, esandleni sakhe, ukuze yonke imibuso yomhlaba yazi ukuthi wena wedwa unguJehova.

²¹ U-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, wathumela kuHezekiya, wathi: “Isho kanje iNkosi, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ukuthi ukhulekile kimi ngoSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya:

²² Yileli izwi uJehova alikhuluma ngaye; Intombi emsulwa, indodakazi yaseSiyoni, iyakudelela, yakuhleka; indodakazi yaseJerusalema yanikina ikhanda phezu kwakho.

²³ Ngubani omthukile, wamhleba? Uphakamisele bani izwi lakho, uphakamisele amehlo akho phezulu, na? ngisho ngokumelene noNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

²⁴ Ngezinceku zakho uthukile uJehova, wathi: “Ngobuningi bezinqola zami ngenyukela eziqongweni zezintaba emikhawulweni yaseLebanoni; ngiyogawula imisedari yakhe emide nemisayipuresi yakhe ekhethiweyo; futhi ngizongena endaweni ephakeme yemingcele yakhe nasehlathini leKarmeli yakhe.

²⁵ Ngemba ngaphuza amanzi; ngomisa ngamathe onyawo lwami yonke imifula yezindawo ezivinjezelwe.

²⁶ Kalizwanga yini kudala ukuthi ngakwenza njani lokhu; nasendulo ukuthi ngakubumba na? manje ngikwenzile ukuba uchithe imizi eyinqaba ibe yincithakalo.

²⁷ Ngakho-ke babehlala emandleni amancane, bethuka, bajabha, baba njengotshani basendle, nezitshalo eziluhlaza, notshani ophahleni, nanjengokolweni opheshulwayo ungakahlumi.

²⁸ Kepha ngiyakwazi ukuhlala kwakho, nokuphuma kwakho, nokungena kwakho, nentukuthelo yakho ngami.

²⁹ Ngokuba intukuthelo yakho ikhuphukele kimi, nokuxokozela kwakho ezindlebeni zami, ngiyakufaka ingwegwe yami ekhaleni lakho netomu lami ezindebeni zakho, ngikubuyisele endleleni oweza ngayo.

³⁰ Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe: Kulo nyaka niyakudla okuqhamuke kodwa; ngomnyaka wesibili usuka kuwo, ngomnyaka wesithathu nihlwanyele, nivune, nitshale izivini, nidle izithelo zazo.

³¹ Insali eyaphunyuka endlini yakwaJuda iyophinde ibe nezimpande ngaphansi futhi ithele izithelo phezulu.

³² Ngokuba kuyakuphuma eJerusalema insali, nababalekayo entabeni yaseSiyoni; ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakukwenza.

³³ Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngenkosi yase-Asiriya, uthi: ‘Ayiyikungena kulo muzi, ingacibisheli umcibisholo kuwo, ingawufiki inezihlangu, ingawujikijeli igoqo lokugoba.

³⁴ Ngendlela aweza ngayo, uyophindela emuva futhi angangeni kulo muzi, kusho uJehova.

³⁵ Ngoba ngizawuvikela lumuzi ukuze ngiwusindise ngenxa yami lenceku yami uDavida.

³⁶ Kwaphuma ingelosi kaJehova, yabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu ekamu lama-Asiriya; bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, babeyizidumbu zonke.

³⁷ Khona uSaneheribi inkosi yase-Asiriya wasuka wahamba, wabuya, wahlala eNineve.

³⁸ Kwathi ekhuleka endlini kaNisirogi unkulunkulu wakhe, amadodana akhe u-Adrameleki noSarezeri amshaya ngenkemba; babalekela ezweni lase-Armenia, u-Esarihadoni indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.