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₁Kwase kuvela u-Elija umphrofethi ofana nomlilo, futhi ozwi lakhe lavuthisa okwethoshi. ₂Waletha indlala phezu kwabo, kwathi ngogqozi ayenalo wabenza baba yingcosana. ₃Ngezwi likaNkulunkulu wavala amazulu, futhi kwaba izikhawu ezintathu ehlisa umlilo. ₄Wawumuhle kangakanani Elija emsebenzini yakho yamandla! Ngubani odumo lwakhe lungalinganiswa nolwakho na? ₅Wavusa isidumbu kwabafileyo nasekubhujisweni, ngezwi loPhezukonke. ₆Wachitha amakhosi namadoda adumile, ezinhlakeni zawo zokufa. ₇Wezwa ukuthethiswa eSinayi nesehlulelo sempindiselo eHorebhe. ₈Wagcoba amakhosi ukuze alethe impindiselo, nabaphrofethi ukuba bakulandele. ₉Wahlwithwa ngenqola yomlilo, nangenqola edonswa ngamahashi angumlilo.

₁₀Ngesikhathi esimisiweyo, kulotshiwe ukuthi, umiselwe ukuthulisa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokuba lubhembuluke ngesihluku, ukuphendulela kubantwana izinhliziyo zabazali, nokubuyisa izizwe zikaJakobe. ₁₁Babusisiwe labo abakubonayo futhi bavunuliswa ngothando lwakho! Ngokuba nathi siqinisekile ukuthi siyakuphila.

₁₂Lapho u-Elija egwinywa yinqola yomlilo, u-Elisha wagcwaliswa ngomoya wakhe. Wenza izibonakaliso ngokuphindiwe, nezimangaliso zalandela noma yiliphi izwi eliphume emlonyeni wakhe. Ezinsukwini zakhe kazange aqhaqhazele nakanye naphambi kwamuphi umbusi, futhi akubangakho muntu owayengamfaka itwetwe. ₁₃Kwakungekho lutho olwalulukhuni kuye, futhi lapho esefile isidumbu sakhe saphrofetha.

₁₄Ngesikhathi sakhe wenza izimangaliso, futhi nasekufeni kwakhe izenzo zakhe zazimangalisa. ₁₅Nakuba kwenzeka konke lokhu, abantu kabazange baphenduke, kabazishiyanga izono zabo, baze bathwalwa njengempango ezweni labo, bahlakazelwa emhlabeni wonke. Kwasala insali encane kakhulu, eyasala nomholi wendlu kaDavide. ₁₆Abanye babo benza okwakulungile, kodwa abanye babo baqhubeka nokona.

₁₇UHezekiya wawubiyela ngezingange umuzi, wangenisa amanzi ngaphakathi kwawo; waqopha amatshe wenza imihubhe ngensimbi, wakha izindawo zamanzi. ₁₈Emihleni yakhe uSenakheribi walihlasela izwe; wathumela abakhuzi bempi yakhe waphuma ukuyolwa; waphakamisa inqindi yakhe ekhomba ukumelana kwakhe neZiyoni, futhi ekuphakameni kwakhe wakhuluma amazwi okuzikhukhumeza. ₁₉Zase zithuthumela izinhliziyo zabo nezandla zabo zaqhaqhazela, babesebuhlungwini njengowesifazane enemihelo. ₂₀Kepha balimemeza igama likaNkulunkulu onesihawu, bevulile izandla zabo bazibhekisa kuye. ONgcwele washesha ukuzwa esezulwini, wabakhulula ngo-Isaya.

₂₁INkosi uSimakade yabhubhisa isikhungo sama-Asiriya, kwathi ingelosi yayo yabaqothula. ₂₂Ngokuba uHezekiya wenza okwayithokozisa iNkosi uSimakade, futhi wagxila ezindleleni zikakhokho wakhe uDavide, njengoba wayeyaliwe ngumphrofethi u-Isaya, owayemkhulu futhi ithembekile nemibono yakhe. ₂₃Ngezinsuku zika-Isaya ilanga lahlehla nyovane, futhi welula izinsuku zokuphila kwenkosi. ₂₄Ngesibindi sakhe wabona izinto ezizayo, waduduza abalilayo eZiyoni. ₂₅Wakhuluma ngalokho okwakuzakwenzeka ekupheleni kwesikhathi, nezinto ezifihliweyo ngaphambi kokuba zenzeke.