I-Ashdodi Iwela e-Asiriya
UBaba wethu utshela u-Isaya ukuba akhumule indwangu yakhe yosizi nezimbadada zakhe, ahambe enqunu engafakanga zicathulo iminyaka emithathu — isithombe esiphilayo sabathunjwa abaholwa benqunu. Kuqondiswe ekwethembeni kwakwaJuda kulabo balingani. Izwe elisogwini liyabuza ukuthi lingaphunyuka kanjani.
20 1Ngonyaka induna enkulu yempi eyafika e-Ashdodi, ithunywe nguSarigoni inkosi yase-Asiriya, yalwa ne-Ashdodi yayithumba.
2Ngaleso sikhathi uBaba wethu wakhuluma ngo-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi, wathi: “Khulula indwangu yesaka okhalweni lwakho, ukhumule izimbadada ezinyaweni zakho.” Wenze njalo, ehamba enqunu engafakile lutho ezinyaweni. 3UBaba wethu wabe esethi: “Njengoba inceku yami u-Isaya ihambe iminyaka emithathu inqunu, ingafakile lutho ezinyaweni, kuluphawu nesibonakaliso esimelene neGibhithe neKushi, a a v3 IKushi igama lasendulo lesifunda manje esihlanganisa iSudani nenyakatho ye-Ethiyophiya. 4kanjalo inkosi yase-Asiriya iyakuqhuba izithunjwa zaseGibhithe nabadingiswa baseKushi, abasha nabadala, benqunu, bengafakile lutho ezinyaweni, izinqe zembuliwe—kwembulwa ihlazo laseGibhithe. 5Khona-ke bayakuphela amandla babe namahloni ngenxa yeKushi, ithemba labo, neGibhithe, okwakuyindumiso yabo. 6Ngalolo suku, abantu baleli zwe lasogwini bayakuthi: ‘Bhekani okwehlele ithemba lethu, lapho sabalekela khona ukuze sithole usizo, ukuze sophulwe enkosini yase-Asiriya! Pho singaphunyuka kanjani?’”
