Isaya, Chapter 39

1. Ngaleso sikhathi uMerodaki Baladani indodana kaBaladani inkosi yaseBabele wathuma abanezincwadi nesipho kuHezekiya, lapho ezwile ukuthi kade egula, kepha usesimamile.    2. UHezekiya wathokoza ngabo, wababonisa indlu yengcebo yakhe, isiliva, negolide, namakha, namafutha amahle, nayo yonke indlu yezikhali zakhe, nakho konke okwafunyanwa engcebeni yakhe; akubangakho nto endlini yakhe nasembusweni wakhe wonke uHezekiya angababonisanga yona.    3. Wayesefika u-Isaya, umprofethi, enkosini uHezekiya, wathi kuye: "Batheni labo bantu; beze kuwe bevelaphi na?" Wathi uHezekiya: "Bavela ezweni elikude, iBabele, beze kimi."    4. Wayesethi: "Baboneni endlini yakho na?" UHezekiya wathi: "Babone konke okusendlini yami; akukho nto phakathi kwengcebo yami engingababonisanga yona."    5. U-Isaya wathi kuHezekiya: "Yizwa izwi likaJehova Sebawoti.    6. Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, lapho konke okusendlini yakho nalokho oyihlo abakubekelele khona kuze kube namuhla kuyakuyiswa eBabele; akuyikusala lutho, usho uJehova.    7. Nasemadodaneni akho ayakuphuma kuwe, oyakuwazala, bayakuwathatha abe yizinceku endlini yobukhosi yenkosi yaseBabele."    8. Wayesethi uHezekiya ku-Isaya: "Lihle izwi likaJehova olikhulumileyo." Wathi futhi: "Ngokuba kuyakuba khona ukuthula nokulondeka emihleni yami."