U-Isaya 39
1 Ngalesosikhathi uMerodakhi-Bhaladani indodana kaBhaladani inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, wathumela izincwadi lesipho kuHezekhiya, ngoba wayezwile ngokugula kwakhe lokusila kwakhe.
A wannan lokaci Merodak-Baladan ɗan Baladan sarkin Babilon ya aika wa Hezekiya wasiƙu da kuma kyauta, domin ya ji rashin lafiyarsa da kuma warkarwarsa.
2 UHezekhiya wazamukela izithunywa ngokuthaba, wazitshengisa okwakusendlini yakhe yokugcinela impahla, isiliva, igolide, iziyoliso, amafutha acengekileyo, izikhali zakhe zonke, lakho konke okwakukhona enothweni yakhe. Akulalutho esigodlweni sakhe loba embusweni wakhe wonke angazitshengisanga khona.
Hezekiya ya marabci jakadun da murna ya kuma nuna musu abin da gidajen ajiyarsa sun ƙunsa, azurfa, zinariya, yaji, tatsatsen mai, dukan kayan yaƙinsa da kuma kome da yake a ma’ajinsa. Babu abin da yake a cikin fadansa ko cikin dukan masarautarsa da Hezekiya bai nuna musu ba.
3 Ngakho u-Isaya umphrofethi waya kuHezekhiya inkosi wambuza wathi, “Atheni amadoda lawana, njalo avela ngaphi?” UHezekhiya waphendula wathi, “Avela elizweni elikhatshana. Aze kimi evela eBhabhiloni.”
Sai Ishaya annabi ya tafi wurin Sarki Hezekiya ya kuma tambaye shi ya ce, “Mene ne waɗannan mutane suka faɗa, kuma daga ina suka fito?” Hezekiya ya amsa ya ce, “Daga ƙasa mai nisa. Sun zo ne daga Babilon.”
4 Umphrofethi wabuza wathi, “Aboneni esigodlweni sakho?” UHezekhiya wathi, “Abone konke okusesigodlweni sami. Akulalutho phakathi kwempahla zami eziligugu engingawatshengisanga khona.”
Annabi ya yi tambaya ya ce, “Mene ne suka gani a fadanka?” Hezekiya ya ce, “Sun ga kome da kome a fadana. Babu abin da ban nuna musu a cikin ma’ajina ba.”
5 Ngakho u-Isaya wasesithi kuHezekhiya, “Zwana ilizwi likaThixo uSomandla lithi:
Sai Ishaya ya ce wa Hezekiya, “Ka ji maganar Ubangiji Maɗaukaki.
6 Isikhathi sizafika sibili lapho konke okusesigodlweni sakho lakho konke oyihlo abakugcinayo kusiyafika lolosuku, kuzathwalelwa eBhabhiloni. Akuyikusala lutho, kutsho uThixo.
Tabbatacce lokaci yana zuwa sa’ad da kome da yake cikin fadanka, da kuma dukan abin da kakanninka suka ajiye har yă zuwa yau, za a kwashe zuwa Babilon babu abin da za a bari, in ji Ubangiji.
7 Njalo abanye besizukulwane sakho, abenyama legazi lakho, abazazalwa nguwe, bazathathwa bayekuba ngabathenwa esigodlweni senkosi yaseBhabhiloni.”
Waɗansu cikin zuriyarka, nama da jininka waɗanda za a haifa maka, za a kwashe su a tafi, za su zama bābānni a fadan sarkin Babilon.”
8 UHezekhiya waphendula wathi, “Ilizwi likaThixo olikhulumileyo lilungile.” Ngoba wayenakana esithi, “Kuzakuba lokuthula lokuvikeleka ekuphileni kwami.”
Hezekiya ya ce, “Maganar Ubangiji da ka yi tana da kyau.” Gama ya yi tunani a ransa cewa, “Salama da kāriya za su kasance a zamanina.”
