2 Kings 18

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Ngomnyaka wesithathu kaHoseya unyana kaEla, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waba ngukumkani uHezekiya, unyana ka-Ahazi ukumkani wakwaYuda.

2Ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka emashumi mabini anesithoba engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguAbhi, intombi kaZekariya.

3Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, njengoko wenzayo uDavide uyise.

4Wazisusa iindawo eziphakamileyo waza waqhekeza izimiso zamatye wagawula amatyholo waza wayaphula inyoka yobhedu awayenzayo uMoses, ngenxa yokuba kwada kwayiloo mihla oonyana bakaSirayeli babesenza umsi ophuma kuyo, yaye wayibiza ngokuthi. Nehustan.

5Wakholosa ngoYehova uThixo kaSirayeli; kangangokuba emva kwakhe akuzange kubekho unjengaye kubo bonke ookumkani bakwaYuda nakubo bonke abo babengaphambi kwakhe.

6Ngenxa enokuba wanamathela kuYehova, akatyeka kuye; wayigcina imithetho abethe uYehova wayiwisela uMoses.

7uYehova waba naye; naphi na apho aya khona, waphumelela, wagwilika kukumkani waseAsiriya, akamkhonza.

8Wawaxabela amaFilisti, wada wesa eGaza nasemdeni wayo, ethabathela enqabeni yababoniseli, wesa emzini onqatyisiweyo.

9Ngomnyaka wesine wokumkani uHezekiya, kwaba ngumnyaka wesixhenxe kaHoseya unyana kaEla, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, uShalmanesere, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wayifikela iSamari, wayingqinga.

10Bayithimba ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu, kwathi ngonyaka wesithandathu kaHezekiya, oko kukuthi, umnyaka wesithoba kaHoseya, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, yathinjwa iSamari.

11Wandula ke ukumkani waseAsiriya wabakhokela oonyana bakaSirayeli ukuya kufikelela eAsiriya waza wababeka eHala naseHabhore entlanjeni yomsinga waseGoshan nakwizixeko zamaMedi.

12Ngenxa yokuba bengaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wabo, basuka bawaphula umnqophiso wakhe, nayo yonke into awawisa umthetho ngayo uMoses, umkhonzi kaYehova, abazange bayenze.

13Ngonyaka weshumi elinesine kaKumkani uHezekiya, uSenaribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya wazihlasela zonke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo zakwaYuda waza wazithimba.

14Wathumela uHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda kukumkani waseAsiriya eLakishe, wathi, Ndihlulekile; Jika; oko undibeke khona ndiya kukuthwala. Ukumkani waseAsiriya wamnika uHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda amakhulu amathathu eetalente zesilivere, namashumi omathathu eetalente zegolide.

15uHezekiya wamnika yonke isilivere eyafunyanwa endlwini kaYehova, nasebuncwaneni bendlu yokumkani.

16Ngelo xesha uHezekiya wayikrola igolide kwiingcango zetempile kaYehova nakwimigubasi awayeyigqume uHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, wayinika ukumkani waseAsiriya.

17Ukumkani waseAsiriya wasusa uTartan noRabhesarisi noRabheshe eLakishe, baya kukumkani uHezekiya eYerusalem, benempi enzima. Benyuka, beza eYerusalem. Benyukile ke, bafika, bema emseleni wechibi eliphezulu, endleleni ephambili yentsimi yokuhlambela.

18Bambiza ukumkani, noEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya umgcini wendlu noShebhena unobhala noYowaki unyana ka-Asafu umphathi wenkundla, waphuma waya kubo.

19Bathi ke ababingeleli kubo, Yithini kuHezekiya, Itsho iNkosi enkulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi, Liyintoni na ithemba lakho?

20Uthi (uthetha into engento): Ndinenjongo nobugorha bokulwa. Khona umthembile bani ukuba undijike?

21Uyabona, ukholose ngeYiputa, le ngcongolo evikivekileyo, ethi, othe wayama ngayo, imngene esandleni, imhlabe; uya kuba njalo kuFaro, ukumkani waseYiputa, nakubo bonke abakholose ngaye.

22Ke ukuba nithi kum, Sikholose ngoYehova uThixo wethu, ndithi, Asinguye na uHezekiya owabonayo izibingelelo eziphakamileyo nezibingelelo zakhe, wathi kumaYuda nakwiYerusalem, Ize niqubude phambi kwesi sibingelelo eYerusalem apha?

23Ke kaloku, yenza isivumelwano nokumkani wam, ukumkani waseAsiriya, yaye ndokunika amawaka amabini amahashe ukuba unokukhwelisa abakhweli kuwo.

24Wothini na ke ukufulathela omnye wakubathetheli babakhonzi abancinane benkosi yam, ukholose ngeYiputa ngeenqwelo zokulwa nangabamahashe?

25Ngokunje ndingaphandle koYehova, ukuze ndime kule ndawo ukuba ndiyonakalise? uYehova uthe kum, Nyuka uye kweli lizwe, ulonakalise.

26Ngoko uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya noShebhena noYowaki bathi kuRabheshake: “Thetha kubakhonzi bakho ngesiSiriya; ngokuba siyasiva, anithethi kuthi ngesiYuda, ukuze nive abantu abaseludongeni.

27Wathi uRabheke kubo, Inkosi yam indithume ukuba ndiwathethe la mazwi enkosini yakho na, nakuwe na? Ndathi ke, akandithumanga na kumadoda abehleli eludongeni, ukuze adle ilindle lawo, asele newayini yawo?

28Wasukuma uRabheshake waza wadanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu ngolwimi lwesiYuda wathi: “Liveni ilizwi lokumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya!

29Wathi uYehova, Makanganilukuhli uHezekiya, ngokuba akayi kuba nako ukunihlangula esandleni sakhe.

30Musani ukumvumela uHezekiya ukuba anithembise uYehova, esithi, uYehova uya kusihlangula okunene, nesi sixeko asiyi kunikelwa esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya.

31Musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya, ngokuba uthe ukumkani waseAsiriya, Yenzani umnqophiso nam ngomnikelo; amanzi equla lakhe;

32ndide ndize ndinise kwilizwe elinjengelizwe lenu, ilizwe lengqolowa nelewayini, ilizwe lesonka nezidiliya, ilizwe leoli lomnquma nobusi, ukuze niphile, ningafi; Akanicenga uHezekiya ngokuthi, uYehova uya kusisindisa.

33Bakho na oothixo beentlanga, abalihlanguleyo ilizwe labo esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya?

34Baphi na oothixo baseHamati neArpadi? Baphi na oothixo baseSefarvayim, neHena, neIwa? Balihlangule na elakwaSamari esandleni sam?

35Nguwuphi na koothixo bonke bala mazwe owalihlangulayo ilizwe lakhe esandleni sam, ukuze uYehova ayisindise iYerusalem esandleni sam?

36Bathi tu abantu, abamphendula; ngokuba ilizwi lokumkani belisithi, Ze ningamphenduli.

37Weza uEliyakim, unyana kaHilekiya, umgcini wendlu, noShebhena umbhali, noYowaki unyana ka-Asafu, umphathi, kuHezekiya, benxibe iingubo ezikrazukileyo, bamxelela amazwi kaRabheshake.

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