Isaiah Speaks the Lord's Message to Hezekiah
(2 Kings 20.12-19)1 Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, was now king of Babylonia. And when he learned that Hezekiah was well, he sent messengers with letters and a gift for him. 2 Hezekiah welcomed the messengers and showed them all the silver, the gold, the spices, and the fine oils that were in his storehouse. He even showed them where he kept his weapons. Nothing in his palace or in his entire kingdom was kept hidden from them.
3 I asked Hezekiah, “Where did these men come from? What did they want?”
“They came all the way from Babylonia,” Hezekiah answered.
4 “What did you show them?” I asked.
Hezekiah answered, “I showed them everything in my kingdom.”
5 Then I told Hezekiah:
I have a message for you from the Lord All-Powerful. 6 One day everything you and your ancestors have stored up will be taken to Babylonia. The Lord has promised that nothing will be left. 7 Some of your own sons will be taken to Babylonia, where they will be disgraced and made to serve in the king's palace.
8 Hezekiah thought, “At least our nation will be at peace for a while.” So he told me, “The message you brought from the Lord is good.”
Ovatumwa vohamba yokuBabilon
1 Mefimbo tuu linya Merodak-Baladan ohamba yaBabilon, okwa tumina Hiskia onhumwafo noshali, eshi a uda, kutya okwa li ta vele, ndele paife a veluka. 2 Ndele Hiskia okwa hafela ovatumwa, ndele te va ulikile ongulu yoipako yaye, oshisiliveli noshingoldo noidimba, nomaadi ondilo, nongulu yoilwifo nakeshe eshi shi li mo mongulu yoipako yaye. Inapa kala nande osha, osho Hiskia ine shi va ulikila, meumbo laye nomouhamba waye aushe. 3 Opo nee omuxunganeki Jesaja okwe uya kohamba Hiskia, ndele te mu lombwele ta ti: “Ovalumenhu ava otava popi shike nova dja peni?” Hiskia okwa tya: “Ova dja kedu lokokule, kuBabilon, nove uya kwaame.” 4 Ndele ye okwa tya: “Ova mona mo shike meumbo loye?” Ndele Hiskia okwa nyamukula: “Keshe eshi shi li meumbo lange, ove shi tala nomesho, nomeengulu doipako yange kamu na nande osha inandi shi va ulikila.” 5 Opo nee Jesaja okwa lombwela Hiskia, ta ti: “Pwilikina ondjovo yOmwene Kalunga komatanga ovakwaita. 6 Tala, omafiku otae uya, keshe eshi shi li mouhamba woye nooxokulu ve shi tuvikila fiyo onena eli, otashi ka twalwa kuBabilon; itapa ka fyaala nande osha; Omwene osho ta ti. 7 Ndele omovana ovamati voye tava di mwoove, to va dala, vamwe otava kwatwa va ka kale ovapiya vohamba vomouhamba wohamba yaBabilon.” 8 Opo nee Hiskia okwa lombwela Jesaja, ndele ta ti: “Ondjovo yOmwene we i tonga oya wapala.” Ndele ye okwa tya vali: Momafiku ange otapa ka kala ombili, pehe na oumbada nokuli.
