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| 1. | Ngalezonsuku uHezekhiya wagula okokufa. UIsaya indodana kaAmozi umprofethi wasefika kuye wathi kuye: Itsho njalo i Nkosi: Laya indlu yakho, ngoba uzakufa, kawuyikuphila. |
| 2. | Wasephendulela ubuso bakhe emdulini, wakhuleka e Nkosi ni esithi: |
| 3. | Ngiyakuncenga Nkosi, ake ukhumbule ukuthi ngihambe phambi kwakho ngobuqotho langenhliziyo epheleleyo, ngenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho. UHezekhiya wasekhala inyembezi ngokukhala okukhulu. |
| 4. | Kwasekusithi uIsaya engakaphumi egumeni elingaphakathi, ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kuye lisithi: |
| 5. | Buyela uthi kuHezekhiya umbusi wabantu bami: Itsho njalo i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaDavida uyihlo: Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho, ngabona inyembezi zakho; khangela, ngizakusilisa; ngosuku lwesithathu uzakwenyukela endlini ye Nkosi. |
| 6. | Njalo ngizakwengezelela iminyaka elitshumi lanhlanu ensukwini zakho; ngikukhulule wena lalumuzi esandleni senkosi yeAsiriya; ngiwuvikele lumuzi ngenxa yami langenxa yenceku yami uDavida. |
| 7. | UIsaya wasesithi: Thathani isigaqa somkhiwa. Basebesithatha, basifaka phezu kwethumba, yasisila. |
| 8. | UHezekhiya wasesithi kuIsaya: Yisiphi isibonakaliso sokuthi i Nkosi izangisilisa, lokuthi ngizakwenyukela endlini ye Nkosi ngosuku lwesithathu? |
| 9. | UIsaya wasesithi: Lesi yisibonakaliso kuwe esivela e Nkosi ni esokuthi i Nkosi izayenza into eyikhulumileyo: Isithunzi sizakuya phambili izinyathelo ezilitshumi, loba siye emuva izinyathelo ezilitshumi yini? |
| 10. | UHezekhiya wasesithi: Kulula esithunzini ukuthi selule izinyathelo ezilitshumi; hatshi, kodwa isithunzi kasibuyele emuva izinyathelo ezilitshumi. |
| 11. | UIsaya umprofethi wasekhala e Nkosi ni, yasibuyisela emuva isithunzi, ngezinyathelo esasehle ngazo esikhwelweni sikaAhazi, izinyathelo ezilitshumi emuva. |
| 12. | Ngalesosikhathi uMerodaki-Baladani indodana kaBaladani, inkosi yeBhabhiloni, wathumela izincwadi lesipho kuHezekhiya, ngoba wayezwile ukuthi uHezekhiya ubekade egula. |
| 13. | UHezekhiya wabalalela, wabatshengisa yonke indlu yakhe yezinto eziligugu, isiliva legolide lamakha lamafutha amahle lendlu yezikhali zakhe, lakho konke okwakutholakala endlini yakhe yokuligugu; kakulalutho endlini yakhe lembusweni wonke wakhe uHezekhiya angabatshengisanga lona. |
| 14. | UIsaya umprofethi wasesiza enkosini uHezekhiya wathi kiyo: Batheni lababantu? Futhi bebevela ngaphi besiza kuwe? UHezekhiya wasesithi: Bebevela elizweni elikhatshana, eBhabhiloni. |
| 15. | Wasesithi: Baboneni endlini yakho? UHezekhiya wasesithi: Babone konke okusendlini yami; kakulalutho phakathi kokuligugu kwami engingabatshengisanga khona. |
| 16. | UIsaya wasesithi kuHezekhiya: Zwana ilizwi le Nkosi. |
| 17. | Khangela, insuku ziyeza lapho konke okusendlini yakho lalokho oyihlo abakubekelelayo kuze kube lamuhla kuzathwalelwa eBhabhiloni; kakuyikusala lutho, itsho i Nkosi. |
| 18. | Njalo bazathatha emadodaneni akho azaphuma kuwe, ozawazala, abe ngabathenwa esigodlweni senkosi yeBhabhiloni. |
| 19. | UHezekhiya wasesithi kuIsaya: Lihle ilizwi le Nkosi olikhulumileyo. Wasesithi: Kaku njalo yini, uba kuzakuba khona ukuthula lokuvikeleka ensukwini zami? |
| 20. | Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaHezekhiya, lawo wonke amandla akhe, lokuthi wenza ichibi, lomgelo, wangenisa amanzi phakathi komuzi, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda? |
| 21. | UHezekhiya waselala laboyise. UManase indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. |
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