Hezekiah’s illness
1In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.’
2Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3‘Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.’ And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah: 5‘Go and tell Hezekiah, “This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life. 6And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.
7‘ “This is the Lord’s sign to you that the Lord will do what he has promised: 8I will make the shadow cast by the sun go back the ten steps it has gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.” ’ So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had gone down.
9A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
10I said, ‘In the prime of my life
must I go through the gates of death
and be robbed of the rest of my years?’
11I said, ‘I will not again see the Lord himself
in the land of the living;
no longer will I look on my fellow man,
or be with those who now dwell in this world.
12Like a shepherd’s tent my house
has been pulled down and taken from me.
Like a weaver I have rolled up my life,
and he has cut me off from the loom;
day and night you made an end of me.
13I waited patiently till dawn,
but like a lion he broke all my bones;
day and night you made an end of me.
14I cried like a swift or thrush,
I moaned like a mourning dove.
My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens.
I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!’
15But what can I say?
He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this.
I will walk humbly all my years
because of this anguish of my soul.
16Lord, by such things people live;
and my spirit finds life in them too.
You restored me to health
and let me live.
17Surely it was for my benefit
that I suffered such anguish.
In your love you kept me
from the pit of destruction;
you have put all my sins
behind your back.
18For the grave cannot praise you,
death cannot sing your praise;
those who go down to the pit
cannot hope for your faithfulness.
19The living, the living – they praise you,
as I am doing today;
parents tell their children
about your faithfulness.
20The Lord will save me,
and we will sing with stringed instruments
all the days of our lives
in the temple of the Lord.
21Isaiah had said, ‘Prepare a poultice of figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.’
22Hezekiah had asked, ‘What will be the sign that I will go up to the temple of the Lord?’
Ndwari ya Hezekia
138:1 2Sam 17:23Matukũ-inĩ macio Hezekia akĩrwara, hakuhĩ akue. Mũnabii Isaia mũrũ wa Amozu agĩthiĩ kũrĩ we, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Jehova ekuuga ũũ: Thondeka maũndũ ma mũciĩ waku, tondũ nĩũgũkua, ndũkũhona.”
2Hezekia akĩhũgũra ũthiũ wake, akĩrora rũthingo-inĩ, na akĩhooya Jehova, akiuga atĩrĩ, 338:3 1Ath 8:61; Gũcook 6:18“Wee Jehova, ririkana ũrĩa ngoretwo ngĩthiĩ na mĩthiĩre ya kwĩhokeka mbere yaku, na ngeheana na ngoro yakwa yothe, na ngeeka ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ maku.” Nake Hezekia akĩrĩra mũno.
4Hĩndĩ ĩyo kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩgĩkinyĩra Isaia, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, 538:5 2Ath 18:2“Cooka ũkeere Hezekia atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova Ngai wa thoguo Daudi ekuuga ũũ: Nĩnjiguĩte ihooya rĩaku na ngoona maithori maku; nĩngũkuongerera mĩaka ikũmi na ĩtano ya gũtũũra muoyo. 638:6 Isa 31:5Nĩngũkũhonokia hamwe na itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa mũthamaki wa Ashuri. Nĩngũgitĩra itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene.
738:7 Isa 7:11, 14; Kĩam 24:14“ ‘Gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩmenyithia kĩrĩa Jehova egũkũhe atĩ Jehova nĩegwĩka ũndũ ũcio akwĩrĩire: 838:8 Josh 10:13Nĩngatũma kĩĩruru kĩa riũa gĩcooke na thuutha makinya ikũmi marĩa gĩikũrũkĩte ngathĩ-inĩ ya Ahazu.’ ” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ũtheri wa riũa ũgĩcooka na thuutha makinya ikũmi marĩa waikũrũkĩte.
9Maya nĩmo maandĩko ma Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda marĩa aandĩkire thuutha wa kũrũara na kũhona:
1038:10 Thab 102:24; Ayub 17:11, 16 Niĩ ndoigire atĩrĩ, “O rĩrĩa matukũ ma muoyo wakwa magaacĩra-rĩ,
no rĩo ngũthiĩ ndonye ihingo-inĩ cia gĩkuũ,
na ndunywo mĩaka yakwa ĩrĩa ĩtigarĩte?”
1138:11 Thab 116:9Ngĩkiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndikona Jehova rĩngĩ,
ndikona Jehova ndĩ bũrũri ũyũ wa arĩa matũũraga muoyo;
gũtirĩ hĩndĩ ĩngĩ ngona mũndũ wa thĩ,
kana ngorwo hamwe na arĩa marĩ gũkũ thĩ.
1238:12 Ahib 1:2; Ayub 7:6Nyũmba yakwa nĩĩtharĩĩtio, ĩkeherio kũrĩ niĩ,
o ta ũrĩa hema ya mũrĩithi yambũragwo.
Nĩngũnjĩte muoyo wakwa ta ũrĩ taama wa mũndũ ũrĩa ũtumaga na mĩtambo,
na rĩu nĩkũndinia ekũndinia anjeherie mũtambo-inĩ ũcio wake;
mũthenya na ũtukũ-rĩ, ũtuĩkĩte o wa kũũniina.
1338:13 Ayub 10:16Ndetereire ngirĩrĩirie nginya gũgĩkĩa,
na akiunanga mahĩndĩ makwa mothe o ta mũrũũthi.
Mũthenya na ũtukũ-rĩ, wee ũtuĩkĩte o wa kũũniina.
1438:14 Isa 59:11; Thab 6:7Ngĩkaya ta hũngũrũrũ kana mũrũaru,
ngĩcaaya o ta ũrĩa ndutura ĩcaayaga.
Maitho makwa makĩaga hinya nĩgũcũthĩrĩria igũrũ.
Ndĩ mũthĩĩnĩku; Wee Mwathani ũka ũndeithie!”
1538:15 1Ath 21:27; Ayub 7:11No ingĩkiuga atĩa?
Nĩanjarĩirie, na nĩwe mwene wĩkĩte ũguo.
Mĩaka yakwa yothe ndĩrĩthiiaga ndĩnyiihĩtie,
tondũ wa ruo rũrũ rwa ngoro yakwa.
16Mwathani, andũ matũũraga moonaga maũndũ ta maya;
o naguo roho wakwa ũtũũraga muoyo wonaga maũndũ o ta macio.
Wanjookeirie ũgima wa mwĩrĩ,
na ũkĩreka ndũũre muoyo.
1738:17 Thab 30:3; Jer 31:34Ti-itherũ ũhoro ũcio warĩ wa kũngʼuna,
nĩkĩo ndaiguire ruo rũnene ũguo.
Nĩ ũndũ wa wendo waku,
nĩwagirĩrĩirie ndoonye irima rĩa mwanangĩko;
mehia makwa mothe nĩũriganĩirwo nĩmo.
1838:18 Koh 9:10; Thab 6:5; Koh 9:10Nĩgũkorwo mbĩrĩra ndĩngĩhota gũkũgooca,
o nakĩo gĩkuũ gĩtingĩkũgooca;
arĩa maharũrũkaga irima rĩu
matingĩgĩa na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩa wĩhokeku waku.
19Arĩa marĩ muoyo, o acio matũũraga muoyo-rĩ, nĩmakũgoocaga,
ta ũrĩa ndĩreka ũmũthĩ;
maithe ma ciana nĩo meraga ciana
ũhoro wa wĩhokeku waku.
2038:20 Thab 33:2; Thab 116:17-19Jehova nĩakahonokia,
na nĩtũkaina tũrĩ na inanda cia mũgeeto
matukũ mothe ma muoyo witũ,
tũrĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova.
21Isaia oigĩte atĩrĩ, “Thondekai ngũmba ya ngũyũ, mũmĩigĩrĩre ihũha-inĩ, na nĩekũhona.”
22Hezekia oorĩtie atĩrĩ, “Kĩmenyithia gĩgaakorwo kĩrĩ kĩrĩkũ atĩ nĩngambata thiĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova?”
