Ingelosi Enamandla KaYehova Ikhusela IYerusalem 2 Kumkani 18-19 2 Kumkani 18 1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithathu kaHoseya unyana kaEla, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waba ngukumkani uHezekiya unyana ka-Ahazi, ukumkani wakwaYuda. 2 Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabini anesihlanu ubudala xa wayeqala ukulawula, waza walawula eYerusalem iminyaka engamashumi amabini anesithoba. Igama lonina lalinguAbhi, intombi kaZekariya. 3 Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, njengako konke awakwenzayo uDavide uyise. 4 Wazisusa iindawo eziphakamileyo, waziqhekeza izithixo, wazigawula iiAshera, waqhekeza inyoka yobhedu awayenzayo uMoses; kuba kwada kwayiloo mihla oonyana bakaSirayeli babeqhumisela kuyo, wayibiza ngokuba yiNehushtan. 5 Wakholosa ngoYehova uThixo kaSirayeli; emva kwakhe akubangakho unjengaye phakathi kookumkani bonke bakwaYuda, naphakathi kwabo babekho ngaphambi kwakhe. 6 Wanamathela kuYehova, akatyeka ekumlandeleni; wayigcina imithetho yakhe, awayinikwayo uYehova uMoses. 7 UYehova waba naye, waphumelela naphi na apho wayesiya khona; wavukela ukumkani waseAsiriya, akamkhonza. 8 Yena wawaxabela amaFilisti, wada wesa eGaza nasemideni yayo, wathabathela enqabeni yabalindi, wesa emzini onqatyisiweyo. 9 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesine wokumkani uHezekiya, oko kukuthi, unyaka wesixhenxe kaHoseya unyana kaEla, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, uShalemanesere, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wenyuka waya eSamariya, wayingqinga. 10 Ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu bayithimba; ngomnyaka wesithandathu kaHezekiya, ngumnyaka wesithoba kaHoseya, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, iSamariya yathinjwa. 11 Ukumkani waseAsiriya wawafudusela amaSirayeli eAsiriya, wawabeka eHala, naseHabhore, ngasemlanjeni iGozan, nasemizini yamaMedi. 12 ngenxa yokuba bengaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wabo, kodwa bawugqitha umnqophiso wakhe, nako konke awabawisela umthetho ngako uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova;
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13 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesine wokumkani uHezekiya, uSenaribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya wenyuka waya kuzo zonke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo zakwaYuda, wazithimba. 14 UHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda wathumela kukumkani waseAsiriya eLakishe, esithi: “Ndonile; buya undishiye; nantoni na oyibeka phezu kwam ndiya kuyithwala.” Ukumkani waseAsiriya wabeka kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda amakhulu amathathu eetalente zesilivere neetalente zegolide ezingamashumi amathathu. 15 UHezekiya wamnika yonke isilivere eyafunyanwa endlwini kaYehova, nasebuncwaneni bendlu yokumkani. 16 Ngelo xesha uHezekiya wayinqumla igolide kwiingcango zetempile kaYehova, nakwiinsika awayezigqume uHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, wayinika ukumkani waseAsiriya. 17 Ukumkani waseAsiriya wathumela uTartan, uRabhesarisi, noRabheshake, besuka eLakishe, baya kuKumkani uHezekiya, benomkhosi omkhulu eYerusalem, benyuka baya eYerusalem. Benyuka ke, bafika bema ecaleni komjelo wechibi eliphezulu, elisemendweni wentsimi yomcoci weempahla. 18 Bamemeza kukumkani, kwaphuma kwaya kubo uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya, umphathi wendlu, noShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu. 19 Wathi kubo uRabheshake, Khawuthi kuHezekiya, Utsho ukumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi, Yinkoloseko yani na le uthembele ngayo? 20 Uthi (kodwa ngamazwi angento yanto), ndinecebo namandla okulwa. Kaloku ke, ukholose ngabani na, undivukela nje? 21 Kaloku, khangela, ukholose ngenduku yale ngcongolo ityumkileyo, iYiputa, ethi, ukuba umntu uthe wathembela kuyo, ingene esandleni sakhe, iyihlabe; unjalo uFaro ukumkani waseYiputa kubo bonke abakholose ngaye. 22 Ke ukuba nithi kum, Sikholose ngoYehova uThixo wethu; asinguye na lo uzigánga zakhe nezibingelelo zakhe azisusileyo uHezekiya, wathi kumaYuda naseYerusalem, Niya kuqubuda phambi kwesi sibingelelo eYerusalem? 23 Khawuncede ke ngoko, nikela isibambiso enkosini yam ukumkani waseAsiriya, ndikunike amawaka amabini amahashe, ukuba unako ngecala lakho ukukhupha abakhweli kuwo. 24 Ungathini na ke ukujika ubuso benkosana enye yabakhonzi abancinci benkosi yam, ukholose ngeYiputa ngeenqwelo zokulwa nabamahashe? 25 Ngoku ndinyuke ndeza kuyonakalisa le ndawo, ndingenaye uYehova na? UYehova uthe kum, Nyuka, uye kuyonakalisa le ndawo. 26 UEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya, noShebhena, noYowa, bathi kuRabheshake: “Khawuncede uthethe nabakhonzi bakho ngesiSiriya, kuba siyasiqonda; ungathethi nathi ngesiYuda ezindlebeni zabantu abaseludongeni.” 27 Kodwa uRabheshake wathi kubo: “Inkosi yam indithumile enkosini yakho nakuwe na ukuba ndithethe la mazwi? Ayindithumanga na kumadoda ahleli eludongeni, ukuze adle ubulongwe bawo, asele nomchamo wawo nani?” 28 Wema uRabheshake, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu ngesiYuda, wathetha, esithi, Yivani ilizwi lokumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya. 29 Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, Makanganikhohlisi uHezekiya; ngokuba akayi kuba nako ukunihlangula esandleni sakhe. 30 Makanganivumeli uHezekiya ukuba anikholose ngoYehova, esithi, UYehova uya kusihlangula ngenene; lo mzi awuyi kunikelwa esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya. 31 Musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya; ngokuba utsho ukumkani waseAsiriya ukuthi, Yenzani isivumelwano nam ngesipho, niphume nize kum, nidle elowo umdiliya wakhe, elowo umkhiwane wakhe, nisele elowo amanzi equla lakhe; 32 Ndide ndifike ndinise ezweni elinjengelizwe lenu, ilizwe lengqolowa newayini, ilizwe lesonka nezidiliya, ilizwe leoli yomnquma nobusi, ukuze niphile, ningafi. Musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya, xa enikhohlisayo, esithi, UYehova uya kusihlangula.
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33 Ngaba kukho oothixo beentlanga abakhe balihlangula na ilizwe labo esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya? 34 Baphi na oothixo baseHamati, nabaseArpadi? Baphi na oothixo baseSefarvayim, nabaseHena, nabaseIva? Bayihlangule na iSamariya esandleni sam? 35 Ngoobani na koothixo bonke bala mazwe, abahlangule ilizwe labo esandleni sam, ukuba uYehova ayihlangule iYerusalem esandleni sam? 36 Bathi cwaka abantu, abamphendulanga ngazwi; kuba umthetho wokumkani wawusithi, Ningamphenduli. 37 Beza ke ooEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya, umphathi wendlu, noShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu, kuHezekiya, iingubo zabo zikrazukile, bamxelela amazwi kaRabheshake. 2 Kumkani 19 1 Kwathi, akukuva oko ukumkani uHezekiya, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wazigquma ngezembatho ezirhwexayo, wangena endlwini kaYehova. 2 Wathuma uEliyakim, umphathi wendlu, noShebhena umbhali, namadoda amakhulu ababingeleli, benxibe iingubo ezirhwexayo, kuIsaya umprofeti unyana ka-Amotsi. 3 Bathi kuye, Utsho uHezekiya ukuthi, Le mini yimini yembandezelo, neyokohlwaya, neyokuhlambalaza; ngokuba abantwana bafikile ekuzalweni, akukho mandla okuzala. 4 Mhlawumbi uYehova uThixo wakho angaweva onke amazwi kaRabheshake, othunywe ngukumkani waseAsiriya inkosi yakhe, ukungcikiva uThixo ophilileyo, aze amohlwaye amazwi awavileyo uYehova uThixo wakho; ngoko ke phakamisa umthandazo wakho ngenxa yamasalela aseleyo. 5 Bafika abakhonzi bokumkani uHezekiya kuIsaya. 6 Wathi uIsaya kubo, Notsho enkosini yenu ukuthi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Musani ukoyikiswa ngamazwi eniwevileyo, abandinyelise ngawo abakhonzi bokumkani waseAsiriya. 7 Yabona, ndiya kumfaka umoya, aze eve udaba, abuyele ezweni lakhe, ndimwise ngekrele ezweni lakhe. 8 Wabuya ke uRabheshake, wamfumana ukumkani waseAsiriya esilwa neLibhena; kuba wayevile ukuba umkile eLakishe. 9 Weva kusithiwa ngoTiraka ukumkani wakwaKushi, Nanko, ephumile esiza kulwa nawe. Wabuya wathumela abathunywa kuHezekiya, esithi, 10 Notsho kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda ukuthi, Makangakukhohlisi uThixo wakho okholose ngaye, esithi, IYerusalem ayiyi kunikelwa esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya. 11 Uyabona, ukuvile oko bakwenzileyo ookumkani baseAsiriya kumazwe onke, ngokuwatshabalalisa; uya kuhlangulwa na ke wena? 12 Oothixo beentlanga bazihlangule na ezo bazitshabalalisayo oobawo, njengeGozan, neHaran, neRetsefe, noonyana baka-Eden ababeseTelasare? 13 Uphi na ukumkani waseHamati, nokumkani waseArpadi, nokumkani womzi waseSefarvayim, nowaseHena, nowaseIva? 14 Wathabatha uHezekiya incwadi esandleni sabathunywa, wayifunda; wenyuka waya endlwini kaYehova, wayitwabulula phambi koYehova. 15 Wathandaza uHezekiya phambi koYehova, wathi, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, ohleli phakathi kweekerubhi, wena unguThixo, wena wedwa, kwizikumkani zonke zehlabathi; wena ulenzile izulu nehlabathi. 16 Thoba indlebe yakho, Yehova, uve; vula amehlo akho, Yehova, ubone; uve amazwi kaSaneribhe, amthume ukuba angcikive uThixo ophilileyo. 17 Inene, Yehova, ookumkani baseAsiriya bazitshabalalisile iintlanga namazwe azo; 18 Babaphosa oothixo babo emlilweni; kuba babengengabo oothixo, babengumsebenzi wezandla zomntu, umthi nelitye; babatshabalalisa ke.
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19 Ke ngoko, Yehova Thixo wethu, khawusisindise esandleni sakhe, ukuze zonke izikumkani zehlabathi zazi ukuba wena unguYehova uThixo, wena wedwa. 20 UIsaya unyana ka-Amotsi wathumela kuHezekiya, esithi, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Okuthandazeleyo kum ngoSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, ndikuvile. 21 Lilo eli ilizwi alithethileyo uYehova ngaye, Intombi eyintombi yaseZiyon iyakudela, iyakugculela; intombi yaseYerusalem ihlunguzela intloko emva kwakho. 22 Ngubani na omngcikivileyo, omnyelisileyo, ophakamise ilizwi lakho phezu kwakhe, wawaphakamisa amehlo akho phezulu nje, nxamnye noyiNgcwele kaSirayeli? 23 Ngabathunywa bakho uyingcikivile iNkosi, wathi, Ngobuninzi beenqwelo zam zokulwa ndinyuke ndaya ezincotsheni zeentaba, kwiindawo ezisemacaleni eLebhanon, ndigawule imithi yayo emide yemisedare, nemithi yayo yemisipres ekhethekileyo; ndingene kwiindawo zokuhlala zayo, nasehlathini leKarmele yayo. 24 Ndimbe, ndasela amanzi asemzini; ndomisa ngeentende zeenyawo zam yonke imilambo yasezintabeni. 25 Awuvanga na ukuba ndikwenze oku kwakudala, nokuba ndikuyilile kwamandulo? Ndikufikisile ngoku, ukuze utshabalalise imizi ebiyelweyo ibe yimfumba yamanxuwa? 26 Ngenxa yoko abemi bayo babenamandla amancinci, baqhiphuka umbilini, badana; baba njengotyani basendle, nohlaza, njengotyani obuphezu kwezindlu, nanjengengqolowa etshisiweyo ingekakhuli. 27 Ndiyazi ukuhlala kwakho, nokuphuma kwakho, nokungena kwakho, nokundithukuthelela kwakho. 28 Ngenxa yokuba ukundibhongela kwakho nokundibhongela kwakho kunyuke kweza ezindlebeni zam, ndiya kufaka ikhonkco lam empumlweni yakho, nomkhala wam emlonyeni wakho, ndikubuyisele ngendlela oze ngayo. 29 Nanku ke umqondiso kuwe: Kulo nyaka niya kudla izimilo zazo, nangonyaka wesibini nidle isihluma sazo; ngomnyaka wesithathu nohlwayela, nivune, nityale izidiliya, nidle iziqhamo zazo. 30 Abaseleyo bendlu kaYuda, abo baseleyo, baya kubuya bamile iingcambu phantsi, bavelise iziqhamo phezulu. 31 Kuba kuya kuphuma eYerusalem abaseleyo, nabasindileyo entabeni yeZiyon; ikhwele likaYehova wemikhosi liya kukwenza oku. 32 Ngako oko utsho uYehova ngokubhekisele kukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi, Akayi kungena kulo mzi, akayi kutola lutolo kuwo, akayi kuwuzela enekhaka, akayi kuwufumbela ludonga lokungqinga. 33 Uya kubuya ngendlela aweza ngayo, akasayi kungena kulo mzi; utsho uYehova. 34 Ndiya kuwukhusela lo mzi, ndiwusindise ngenxa yam, nangenxa yomkhonzi wam uDavide. 35 Kwathi ngobo busuku, kwaphuma isithunywa sikaYehova, saxabela emkhosini wama-Asiriya ikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesihlanu lamawaka; bavuka kusasa, nango bonke bezizidumbu ezifileyo. 36 Wanduluka ke uSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, wahamba, wabuya, wahlala eNineve. 37 Kwathi, enqula endlwini kaNisroki uthixo wakhe, uAdrameleki noSharetsere oonyana bakhe bamxabela ngekrele, basabela ezweni laseArmeniya, waza unyana wakhe uEsarhadon waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
2 Kronike 32:1-23 1 Emva kwezi zinto, nokuqina kwazo, weza uSenaribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, wangena kwelakwaYuda, wamisa iintente emizini enqatyisiweyo, wacinga ukuzithimba. 2 Uthe uHezekiya, akubona ukuba uSenaribhe uyeza, ecinga ukulwa neYerusalem, 3 Wacebisana neenkosana zakhe namadoda akhe anamandla ukuba bavale amanzi emithombo eyayingaphandle komzi; bamnceda ke bona. 4 Kwabuthana abantu abaninzi, bavala yonke imithombo yamanzi, nomlambo oqukuqela phakathi kwelizwe, besithi, Yini na ukuba ookumkani baseAsiriya beze bafumane amanzi amaninzi? 4
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5 Waziqinisa, walwakha lonke udonga olwaludilikile, waluphakamisa waya kwiinqaba ezinde, nolunye udonga ngaphandle, walungisa iMilo emzini kaDavide, wenza iintolo ezininzi namakhaka. 6 Wamisa abathetheli bemfazwe phezu kwabantu, wababuthela kuye esitratweni sesango lomzi, wathetha kakuhle nabo, esithi, 7 Yomelelani nikhaliphe; musani ukoyika, musani ukuqhiphuka umbilini ngukumkani waseAsiriya, nayingxokolo yonke anayo; ngokuba baninzi abanathi kunabo banaye. 8 Kuye kukho ingalo yenyama, kodwa kuthi kukho uYehova uThixo wethu ukuba asincede aze alwe iimfazwe zethu.” Abantu bathembela emazwini kaHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda. 9 Emva koko uSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya wathumela abakhonzi bakhe eYerusalem, yena ngokwakhe wayeyingqingile iLakishe, enamandla akhe onke, kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, nakumaYuda onke aseYerusalem, esithi, 10 Utsho uSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya ukuthi, Nikholose ngantoni na, nihleli nje ekungqingweni eYerusalem? 11 Akanikhohlisi na uHezekiya, ukuba aninikele ekufeni yindlala nalunxano, esithi, UYehova uThixo wethu uya kusihlangula esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya? 12 AsinguHezekiya lo na lo uzisusileyo iindawo zakhe eziphakamileyo nezibingelelo zakhe, wayalela uYuda neYerusalem, wathi, Niya kuqubuda phambi kwesibingelelo esinye, niqhumisele isiqhumiso kuso? 13 Anazi na into endiyenzileyo mna noobawo kuzo zonke izizwe zamanye amazwe? Ngaba oothixo beentlanga zala mazwe babe nako na ukuhlangula amazwe abo esandleni sam? 14 Nguwuphi na phakathi koothixo bonke bezo ntlanga bazitshabalalisayo oobawo, owaba nako ukubahlangula abantu bakhe esandleni sam, ukuba uThixo wenu abe nako ukunihlangula esandleni sam? 15 Ke ngoko makanganikhohlisi uHezekiya, anganikhohlisi ngale ndlela, ningakholwa nguye; kuba akukho thixo walo naluphi na uhlanga okanye ubukumkani wayenako ukuhlangula abantu bakhe esandleni sam nasesandleni soobawo; kobeka phi na ke uThixo wenu anganihlanguli esandleni sam? 16 Bathetha kwakhona abakhonzi bakhe ngoYehova uThixo, nangoHezekiya umkhonzi wakhe. 17 Wabhala neencwadi zokumngcikiva uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, ethetha nxamnye naye, esithi, Njengokuba oothixo beentlanga zamazwe bengabahlangulanga abantu babo esandleni sam, ngokunjalo uThixo kaHezekiya akayi kubahlangula abantu bakhe esandleni sam. 18 Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ngesiYuda ebantwini baseYerusalem ababeseludongeni, ukuba boyikise, babaphazamise, ukuze bawuthimbe loo mzi. 19 Bathetha ngoThixo weYerusalem, njengoothixo bezizwe zehlabathi, umsebenzi wezandla zabantu. 20 Ngenxa yesi sizathu uHezekiya ukumkani, noIsaya umprofeti, unyana ka-Amotsi, bathandaza, bakhala ezulwini. 21 UYehova wathumela isithunywa sezulu, satshabalalisa onke amadoda anamandla, neenkosana, neentloko, neentloko zemikhosi, enkampini yokumkani waseAsiriya. Wabuyela ezweni lakhe edanile, wangena endlwini yothixo wakhe, bambulala khona abo baphuma ezibilinini zakhe ngekrele. 22 UYehova wamsindisa ke uHezekiya nabemi baseYerusalem esandleni sikaSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, nasesandleni sabo bonke abanye, wabakhokela ngeenxa zonke. 23 Baninzi abazisa izipho kuYehova eYerusalem, nezinto ezixabisekileyo kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda; waphakanyiswa emehlweni eentlanga zonke ukususela ngoko.
UIsaya 36-37 UIsaya 36 1 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi elinesine wokumkani uHezekiya, wenyuka uSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, waya kuyo yonke imizi yakwaYuda enqatyisiweyo, wayithimba.
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2 Ukumkani waseAsiriya wathumela uRabheshake evela eLakishe ukuya eYerusalem kuKumkani uHezekiya enomkhosi omkhulu, wema ecaleni komjelo wechibi eliphezulu endleleni ebheke kwintsimi yomcoci weempahla. 3 Kwaphuma kwaya kuye uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya, owayephethe indlu, noShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu. 4 Wathi kubo uRabheshake, Khawuthi kuHezekiya, Utsho ukumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi, Yinkoloseko yani na le uthembele ngayo? 5 Ndithi, utsho, (kodwa ngamazwi angento yanto), ndinecebo namandla okulwa; ngoku ke ukholose ngabani na, undivukela nje? 6 Uyabona, ukholose ngenduku yale ngcongolo iphukileyo, iYiputa, ethi, ukuba umntu uthe watyeka kuyo, ingene esandleni sakhe, iyihlabe; unjalo uFaro ukumkani waseYiputa kubo bonke abakholose ngaye. 7 Ke ukuba uthi kum, Sikholose ngoYehova uThixo wethu; asinguye na lo uzigcadileyo iindawo zakhe eziphakamileyo nezibingelelo zakhe uHezekiya azisusileyo, wathi kumaYuda naseYerusalem, Niya kuqubuda phambi kwesi sibingelelo? 8 Khawubeke isibambiso enkosini yam ukumkani waseAsiriya, ndikunike amawaka amabini amahashe, ukuba unako ngecala lakho ukukhupha abakhweli kuwo. 9 Ungathini na ke ukujika ubuso benkosana enye kubakhonzi abancinci benkosi yam, ukholose ngeYiputa ngeenqwelo zokulwa nabamahashe? 10 Ngoku ndinyuke ndeza kulonakalisa eli lizwe, ndingenaye uYehova, ndize kulitshabalalisa; uYehova uthe kum, Nyuka, uye kulonakalisa eli lizwe. 11 Bathi ke uEliyakim noShebhena noYowa kuRabheshake, Khawuthethe nabakhonzi bakho ngesiSiriya, kuba siyasiva; ungathethi nathi ngesiYuda, ezindlebeni zabantu abaseludongeni. 12 Wathi uRabheshake, Inkosi yam indithumile enkosini yakho nakuwe na ukuba ndithethe la mazwi? Ayindithumanga na kumadoda ahleli eludongeni, ukuze adle ilindle lawo, asele nomchamo wawo nani? 13 Wema uRabheshake, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu ngesiYuda, wathi, Waveni amazwi okumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya. 14 Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, Makanganikhohlisi uHezekiya; ngokuba akayi kuba nako ukunihlangula. 15 Makanganithembisi uHezekiya ngoYehova, esithi, UYehova uya kusihlangula ngenene; lo mzi awuyi kunikelwa esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya. 16 Musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya; ngokuba utsho ukumkani waseAsiriya ukuthi, Yenzani isivumelwano nam, niphume nize kum, nidle elowo umdiliya wakhe, elowo umkhiwane wakhe, nisele elowo amanzi equla lakhe; 17 Ndide ndifike ndinise kwilizwe elinjengelizwe lenu, ilizwe lengqolowa newayini, ilizwe lesonka nezidiliya. 18 Lumkani, hleze uHezekiya anikhohlise, esithi, UYehova uya kusihlangula. Ngaba kukho oothixo beentlanga abalihlanguleyo na ilizwe lakhe esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya? 19 Baphi na oothixo baseHamati naseArpadi, baphi na oothixo baseSefarvayim, ukuba bayihlangule na iSamariya esandleni sam? 20 Ngoobani na phakathi koothixo bonke bala mazwe, abalihlanguleyo ilizwe labo esandleni sam, ukuba uYehova ayihlangule iYerusalem esandleni sam? 21 Bathi cwaka, abamphendula nalinye ilizwi; kuba umthetho wokumkani wawusithi, Ningamphenduli. 22 UEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya, owayephethe indlu, noShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana kaAsafu, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakudala, beza kuHezekiya, iingubo zabo zikrazukile, bamxelela amazwi kaRabheshake.
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UIsaya 37 1 Kwathi, akukuva oko ukumkani uHezekiya, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wazigquma ngezembatho ezirhwexayo, wangena endlwini kaYehova. 2 Wathuma uEliyakim, umphathi wendlu, noShebhena umbhali, namadoda amakhulu ababingeleli, benxibe iingubo ezirhwexayo, kuIsaya umprofeti unyana ka-Amotsi. 3 Bathi kuye, Utsho uHezekiya ukuthi, Le mini yimini yembandezelo, neyokohlwaya, neyokuhlambalaza; ngokuba abantwana bafikile ekuzalweni, akukho mandla okuzala. 4 Mhlawumbi uYehova uThixo wakho angaweva amazwi kaRabheshake, othunywe ngukumkani waseAsiriya inkosi yakhe, ukungcikiva uThixo ophilileyo, amohlwaye amazwi awavileyo uYehova uThixo wakho; ngoko ke phakamisa umthandazo wakho ngenxa yamasalela aseleyo. 5 Bafika abakhonzi bokumkani uHezekiya kuIsaya. 6 Wathi uIsaya kubo, Notsho enkosini yenu ukuthi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Musani ukoyikiswa ngamazwi eniwavileyo, abandinyelise ngawo abakhonzi bokumkani waseAsiriya. 7 Yabona, ndiya kumfaka umoya, aze eve udaba, abuyele ezweni lakhe, ndimwise ngekrele ezweni lakhe. 8 Wabuya ke uRabheshake, wamfumana ukumkani waseAsiriya esilwa neLibhena; kuba wayevile ukuba umkile eLakishe. 9 Weva kusithiwa ngoTirhaka ukumkani wakwaKushi, Uphumile eza kulwa nawe. Wakuva oko, wathumela abathunywa kuHezekiya, esithi, 10 Nize nitsho kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda ukuthi, Makangakukhohlisi uThixo wakho okholose ngaye, esithi, IYerusalem ayiyi kunikelwa esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya. 11 Yabona, ukuvile oko ookumkani baseAsiriya bakwenzileyo kuwo onke amazwe ngokuwatshabalalisa; uya kuhlangulwa na ke wena? 12 Oothixo beentlanga abazitshabalalisayo oobawo bazihlangula na ezo, iGozan, neHaran, neRetsefe, noonyana baka-Eden ababeseTelasare? 13 Uphi na ukumkani waseHamati, nokumkani waseArpadi, nokumkani womzi waseSefarvayim, nowaseHena, nowaseIva? 14 Wawathabatha uHezekiya incwadi esandleni sabathunywa, wayifunda; wenyuka waya endlwini kaYehova, wayitwabulula phambi koYehova. 15 UHezekiya wathandaza kuYehova, esithi, 16 Yehova wemikhosi, Thixo kaSirayeli, wena uhleli phakathi kweekerubhi, wena unguThixo wedwa kwizikumkani zonke zehlabathi; wena ulenzile izulu nehlabathi. 17 Thoba indlebe yakho, Yehova, uve; vula amehlo akho, Yehova, ubone; uve onke amazwi kaSaneribhe, awathumele ukungcikiva uThixo ophilileyo. 18 Inene, Yehova, ookumkani baseAsiriya bazichithile zonke iintlanga namazwe azo; 19 Babaphosa oothixo babo emlilweni; kuba babengengabo oothixo, babengumsebenzi wezandla zomntu, umthi nelitye; babatshabalalisa ke. 20 Ke ngoko, Yehova Thixo wethu, sisindise esandleni sakhe, zazi zonke izikumkani zehlabathi ukuba wena unguYehova wedwa. 21 Wathumela ke uIsaya unyana ka-Amotsi kuHezekiya, esithi, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Okuthandazeleyo kum ngoSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, ndikuvile. 22 Lilo eli ilizwi alithethileyo uYehova ngaye, Intombi eyintombi yaseZiyon iyakudela, iyakugculela; intombi yaseYerusalem ihlunguzela intloko emva kwakho. 23 Ngubani na omngcikivileyo, omnyelisileyo, ophakamise ilizwi lakho phezu kwakhe, wawaphakamisa amehlo akho phezulu, nxamnye noyiNgcwele kaSirayeli? 24 Ngabakhonzi bakho uyingcikivile iNkosi, wathi, Ngobuninzi beenqwelo zam zokulwa ndinyuke ndaya ezincotsheni zeentaba, kwiindawo ezisemacaleni zaseLebhanon; Ndiya kuyigawula imisedare yayo emide, nemithi yayo yemisipres ekhethekileyo; Ndingene ekuphakameni komda wayo, nasehlathini leKarmele yayo.
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25 Ndimbe, ndasela amanzi, ndaza ngomphantsi weenyawo zam ndomisa yonke imilambo yasezintabeni. 26 Akuvanga na ukuba ndikwenze oku kwakudala, namandulo, ukuba ndikumisile? Ngoku ndikufikisile, ukuze utshabalalise imizi enqatyisiweyo, ibe yimfumba yamanxuwa? 27 Ngenxa yoko abemi bayo babenamandla amancinci, baqhiphuka umbilini, badana; baba njengotyani basendle, nohlaza, njengotyani obuphezu kwezindlu, nanjengengqolowa etshisiweyo ingekakhuli. 28 Ndiyazi ukuhlala kwakho, nokuphuma kwakho, nokungena kwakho, nokundithukuthelela kwakho. 29 Ngenxa yokuba ukundibhongela kwakho, nokundibhongela kwakho, kunyuke kweza ezindlebeni zam, ndiya kufaka ikhonkco lam empumlweni yakho, nomkhala wam emlonyeni wakho, ndikubuyise ngendlela oze ngayo. 30 Nanku ke umqondiso kuwe: Kulo nyaka niya kudla okumilayo, nangonyaka wesibini nidle isihluma saso; ngomnyaka wesithathu nohlwayela, nivune, nityale izidiliya, nidle iziqhamo zazo. 31 Abasindileyo bendlu kaYuda, abaseleyo, baya kubuya bendelisele iingcambu phantsi, bavelise iziqhamo phezulu. 32 Kuba kuya kuphuma eYerusalem abaseleyo, nabasindileyo entabeni yeZiyon; ikhwele likaYehova wemikhosi liya kukwenza oku. 33 Ngako oko utsho uYehova ngokubhekisele kukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi, Akayi kungena kulo mzi, akayi kutola lutolo kuwo, akayi kuza ephethe iingweletshetshe, akayi kuwufumbela ludonga lokungqinga. 34 Uya kubuya ngendlela aweza ngayo, akasayi kungena kulo mzi; utsho uYehova. 35 Ndiya kuwukhusela lo mzi, ndiwusindise ngenxa yam, nangenxa yomkhonzi wam uDavide. 36 Kwaphuma ke isithunywa sikaYehova, saxabela emkhosini wama-Asiriya ikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesihlanu lamawaka; bavuka kusasa, nango bonke bezizidumbu ezifileyo. 37 Wanduluka ke uSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, wemka, wabuya, wahlala eNineve. 38 Kwathi, enqula endlwini kaNisroki uthixo wakhe, uAdrameleki noSharetsere oonyana bakhe bamxabela ngekrele; basabela ezweni laseArmeniya; waza uEsarhadon unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
Ulwahlulo lwevesi ngevesi Ibali lembali likaHezekiya, uIsaya, uSenaribhe, kunye noRabheshake libhalwe kwiindawo ezintathu eziphambili kwiTestamente eNdala: eyesi-2 yooKumkani 18–19 , uIsaya 36–37 , kunye neyesi-2 yeziKronike 32 . Apha ngezantsi kukho ulwahlulo lwevesi ngevesi oluhambelana neziqendu ezifanayo kwiKing James Version , kulandele izifundo ezibalulekileyo. 1. Ukuthembeka kukaHezekiya kunye noHlaziyo lwangaphambili 2 Kumkani 18:1–3 – UHezekiya uqala ubukumkani bakhe kwaYuda eneminyaka engama-25 ubudala kwaye wenza “oko kuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova.” 2 Kumkani 18:4 – Ususa iindawo eziphakamileyo, aqhekeze imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, anqumle iiAshera, aze aqhekeze inyoka yobhedu (uNehushtan) eyenziwe nguMoses, kuba uSirayeli wayeqale ukuyitshisa isiqhumiso. 2 Kumkani 18:5–7a – “Wayekholose ngoYehova uThixo kaSirayeli; kangangokuba emva kwakhe akubangakho unjengaye phakathi kookumkani bonke bakwaYuda...” UYehova unaye, kwaye uyaphumelela naphi na apho aya khona.
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2 Kumkani 18:7b–8 – Uvukela ukumkani waseAsiriya (engavumi ukumkhonza) aze abulale amaFilisti ukuya eGaza. 2 IziKronike 32:1–8 – Ebona uSenaribhe esondela, uHezekiya ucebisana neenkosana zakhe ukuba bavale imithombo yamanzi ngaphandle kweYerusalem, bakhe iindonga neenqaba, benze izixhobo, kwaye bakhuthaze abantu: “Yomelelani nibe nesibindi... okukuye yingalo yenyama; kodwa okunathi nguYehova uThixo wethu ukuba asincede, alwe iimfazwe zethu” (2 IziKronike 32:7–8). 2. Ukuwa kweSamariya nokuhlasela kweAsiriya 2 Kumkani 18:9–12 – Kunyaka wesine wolawulo lukaHezekiya, ukumkani waseAsiriya uShalimanesere ungqinga iSamariya (uBukumkani baseMantla bakwaSirayeli), eyithimba kunyaka wesithandathu wolawulo lukaHezekiya kuba uSirayeli “akazange alithobele ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wawo.” 2 Kumkani 18:13 / Isaya 36:1 – Ngonyaka we-14 wolawulo lukaHezekiya, uSenaribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya wenyuka waya kulwa nazo zonke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo zakwaYuda waza wazithimba. 2 Kumkani 18:14–16 – Ngethutyana loloyiko, uHezekiya uthumela irhafu kuSenaribhe eLakishe, esithi, “Ndonile; buya kum; oko ukubeke phezu kwam ndiya kukuthwala.” Uhlawula iitalente ezingama-300 zesilivere kunye neetalente ezingama-30 zegolide, ethabatha negolide kwiingcango nakwiintsika zetempile kaYehova. 3. Iingcikivo zikaRabshake kunye neMfazwe Yengqondo 2 Kumkani 18:17–18 / Isaya 36:2–3 – USaneribhe uthumela uTartan, uRabhesarisi, noRabheshake besuka eLakishe kunye nomkhosi omkhulu ukuya eYerusalem. Bema ecaleni komjelo wechibi eliphezulu. UEliyakim, uShebna, noJowa bayaphuma ukuya kubahlangabeza. 2 Kumkani 18:19–21 / Isaya 36:4–6 – URabheshake udlulisela umyalezo kaSenaribhe: “Ukholose ngantoni na?” Uhlekisa ngoYuda ngokuthembela kwiYiputa, esithi iYiputa “ingcongolo ephukileyo” eya kuhlaba isandla sakhe nabani na oxhomekeke kuyo. 2 Kumkani 18:22 / Isaya 36:7 – URabheshake uzama ukugqwetha utshintsho lukaHezekiya kunqulo, esithi uHezekiya wamcaphukisa uThixo ngokususa iindawo eziphakamileyo kunye nezibingelelo. 2 Kumkani 18:23–25 / Isaya 36:8–10 – URabheshake ngokugculela uthembisa amahashe angama2,000 ukuba uYuda unako nokubanika abakhweli. Emva koko uthi uYehova ngokwakhe umthumile ukuba atshabalalise uYuda: “UYehova uthe kum, Nyuka uye kulwa neli lizwe, ulonakalise.” 2 Kumkani 18:26 / Isaya 36:11 – UEliyakim, uShebhena, noJowa bacela uRabheshake ukuba athethe ngesiSiriya (isiAramaic) kunolwimi lwamaYuda (isiHebhere) ukuze abantu abaqhelekileyo abaludongeni bangoyiki. 2 Kumkani 18:27–35 / Isaya 36:12–20 – URabheshake uyala, ekhwaza ngesiHebhere kumadoda aseludongeni. Uyawabongoza ukuba angavumeli uHezekiya awakhohlise ngezithembiso zokuba uThixo uza kuwahlangula. Uqhayisa ngokuba akukho thixo waseHamati, waseArpadi, waseSefarvayim, okanye waseSamariya owasindisa amazwe abo kwiAsiriya—ngoko ke “ngoobani phakathi koothixo bonke bala mazwe, abahlangule ilizwe labo esandleni sam, ukuba uYehova angalihlangula iYerusalem esandleni sam?” (2 Kumkani 18:35). 2 Kumkani 18:36–37 / Isaya 36:21–22 – Abantu bathula baza abamphendula ngazwi, njengoko uHezekiya wayalelayo (“Musani ukumphendula”). Izikhulu zibuyela kuHezekiya zikrazule iingubo zazo.
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4. UHezekiya Ufuna UIsaya Nesithembiso Sokuqala SeNkosi 2 Kumkani 19:1–5 / Isaya 37:1–5 – UKumkani uHezekiya ukrazula iingubo zakhe, uzigquma ngelaphu elirhwexayo, uya endlwini kaYehova, aze athumele uEliyakim, uShebna, kunye namadoda amakhulu ababingeleli kumprofeti uIsaya . Bathi: “Le mini yimini yembandezelo, neyokukhalimela, neyokuhlambalaza... ngoko ke phakamisa umthandazo wakho ngenxa yamasalela aseleyo.” 2 Kumkani 19:6–7 / Isaya 37:6–7 – UIsaya uphendula ngelizwi likaThixo: “Musa ukoyika amazwi owavileyo, andinyelise ngawo abakhonzi bokumkani waseAsiriya. Yabona, ndiya kumfaka umoya, eve iindaba, abuye aye ezweni lakhe; ndimwise ngekrele ezweni lakhe.” 5. Ileta KaRabheshake Enyelisayo Nomthandazo KaHezekiya 2 Kumkani 19:8–13 / Isaya 37:8–13 – URabheshake ubuya aze afumane uSenaribhe elwa neLibhena. Esiva ukuba ukumkani waseTirhaka waseTopiya uphumile ukuza kulwa naye, uSenaribhe uthumela iileta kwakhona kuHezekiya, emlumkisa ukuba uThixo akanakuyihlangula iYerusalem kwaye udwelisa iintlanga ezitshatyalalisiweyo (iGozan, iHaran, iRezef, iTelassar). 2 Kumkani 19:14 / Isaya 37:14 – UHezekiya wamkela ileta evela kumthunywa, wayifunda, wenyuka waya endlwini kaYehova, wayitwabulula phambi koYehova . 2 Kumkani 19:15–19 / Isaya 37:15–20 – UHezekiya uthandaza athi: “Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, ohleli phakathi kweekherubhi, wena unguThixo, wena wedwa, kuzo zonke izikumkani zehlabathi... Thoba indlebe yakho, Yehova, uve: vula amehlo akho, Yehova, ubone; uve amazwi kaSenaribhe, amthumileyo ukuba angcikive uThixo ophilileyo.” Uyavuma ukuba iAsiriya yatshabalalisa ezinye iintlanga kuba oothixo bazo babengumthi namatye nje, kwaye uthandaza athi: “Ke ngoko, Yehova, Thixo wethu, ndiyakubongoza, sisindise esandleni sakhe, ukuze zonke izikumkani zehlabathi zazi ukuba wena unguYehova, wena wedwa.” 6. Impendulo kaThixo ngoIsaya 2 Kumkani 19:20 / Isaya 37:21–22 – UIsaya uthumela umyalezo kuHezekiya esithi: “Oko ukuthandazele kum ngoSenaribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya ndikuvile.” 2 Kumkani 19:21–28 / Isaya 37:22–29 – INKOSI ikhalimela ikratshi likaSenaribhe: “Umngcikivile, wamthuka nabani na?... nxamnye noNgcwele kaSirayeli.” UThixo uqaphela ukuba uloyiso lweAsiriya lwaluvunyelwe kuphela bubungqina bakhe bobuthixo (“Awuzange uve kudala ukuba ndenze ntoni na?”). Ngenxa yomsindo kaSenaribhe, uThixo uthi: “Ndiya kufaka ikhonkco lam empumlweni yakho, nomkhala wam emlonyeni wakho, ndikubuyisele ngendlela oze ngayo.” 2 Kumkani 19:29–31 / Isaya 37:30–32 – UThixo unika uYuda umqondiso wokusinda nokukhula: intsalela yendlu kaYuda iya kuphinda imile iingcambu phantsi ize ivelise iziqhamo phezulu. 2 Kumkani 19:32–34 / Isaya 37:33–35 – UThixo uthembisa ngokumkani waseAsiriya: “Akayi kungena kulo mzi, akayi kutola lutolo kuwo, akayi kuza phambi kwawo enekhaka, akayi kuwufumbela ludonga lokuwurhawula… Kuba ndiya kuwukhusela lo mzi, ndiwusindise, ngenxa yam, nangenxa yomkhonzi wam uDavide.” 7. Ukungenelela KukaThixo Nokuwa KukaSenaribhe 2 Kumkani 19:35 / Isaya 37:36 / 2 IziKronike 32:21 – Ngabo busuku, iNgelosi yeNkosi yaphuma yaza yabulala amadoda angama-185 000 kwinkampu yama-Asiriya . Xa abantu bevuka kusasa, “babona, bonke bezizidumbu ezifileyo.” 2 Kumkani 19:36 / Isaya 37:37 – USaneribhe uyemka, ubuyela eNineve, wahlala apho.
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Ingelosi Enamandla KaYehova Ikhusela IYerusalem
2 Kumkani 19:37 / Isaya 37:38 / 2 Kron. 32:21 – Njengoko uSenaribhe wayenqula endlwini kaNisroki uthixo wakhe, oonyana bakhe uAdrameleki noSharezere bamxabela ngekrele, babalekela kwilizwe laseArmenia. UEsarhadon unyana wakhe walawula esikhundleni sakhe.
Izifundo Eziphambili Ezivela Kwibali Umahluko Phakathi Kokuvumelana Komntu Nokukhululwa NguThixo Ekuqaleni uHezekiya wazama ukuthenga uSenaribhe ngokuthatha igolide eTempile (2 Kumkani 18:14–16), kodwa iAsiriya yabuya ukuze yoyise ngokupheleleyo. Ukuzifihla njengotshaba lukaThixo akwenzeki rhoqo; uxolo oluhlala luhleli lwafika kuphela xa uHezekiya wayeka ukuthembela kwisilivere waza wathandaza ngokupheleleyo. Ukulungiselela Okusebenzayo Kudityaniswe Nokuthembana Ngokomoya Ngaphambi kokuba kuqale ukungqingwa, uHezekiya wavala amanzi, waqinisa iindonga, waza walungiselela ukuzikhusela (2 Kron. 32:2–5). Ukholo kuThixo aluthethi ukungawunanzi uxanduva olusebenzayo, kodwa uHezekiya waseka ukuthembela kwakhe ngokupheleleyo kuSomandla endaweni yeenqaba zakhe. Ukuqonda Ngokomoya Ukuchasana Nokugculelwa Nokukhohliswa URabheshake wasebenzisa amaqhinga engqondo—egqwetha iZibhalo, esasaza uloyiko, ethandabuza amandla kaThixo, kwaye ezama ukwahlula ubunkokeli ebantwini (2 Kumkani 18:22, 28–35). Umyalelo kaHezekiya wokuba “Musa ukumphendula” ufundisa ubulumko bokwala ukuphikisana nezigculelo ezinyelisayo, endaweni yoko ekhetha ukuyisa ngqo kuThixo le ngxaki. Ukusasaza Iingxaki Zethu Phambi KweNkosi Xa uHezekiya wafumana ileta eyoyikisayo kaSenaribhe, wayithatha wayiyisa ngqo etempileni waza “wayitwabulula phambi koYehova” (2 Kumkani 19:14). Oku kubonelela ngomzekelo womthandazo: ukuthatha izoyikiso eziphathekayo, uloyiko, kunye namaxhala ngqo phambi koThixo aze awazibeke phambi kwakhe. Uzuko lukaThixo njengowona uphambili emthandazweni UHezekiya akazange athandazele nje ukuba umntu asinde; wathandaza ukuba uThixo enze into “ukuze zonke izikumkani zehlabathi zazi ukuba wena unguYehova uThixo, wena wedwa” (2 Kumkani 19:19). Imithandazo egxile ekuzukisweni kukaThixo ihambelana ngokusondeleyo nentando yaKhe. Ikratshi Lomntu vs. Ubukhosi BukaThixo USaneribhe wayekholelwa ukuba uloyiso lwakhe lomkhosi lwalubangelwa ngamandla akhe (2 Kumkani 19:23–24). UThixo wamkhumbuza ukuba wayesisisixhobo nje kwisicwangciso sikaThixo esiphezulu (2 Kumkani 19:25–28). UThixo uyabachasa abanekratshi, kwaye akukho gunya lehlabathi elinokoyisa iinjongo zakhe zobukhosi.
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