King Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery
(2 Kings 20.1-112 Chronicles 32.24-26)1 About this time King Hezekiah became sick and almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him and said to him, “The Lord tells you that you are to put everything in order because you will not recover. Get ready to die.”
2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed: 3 “Remember, Lord, that I have served you faithfully and loyally, and that I have always tried to do what you wanted me to.” And he began to cry bitterly.
4 Then the Lord commanded Isaiah 5 to go back to Hezekiah and say to him, “I, the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will let you live fifteen years longer. 6 I will rescue you and this city of Jerusalem from the emperor of Assyria, and I will continue to protect the city.”
21 Isaiah told the king to put a paste made of figs on his boil, and he would get well. 22 Then King Hezekiah asked, “What is the sign to prove that I will be able to go to the Temple?”
7 Isaiah replied, “The Lord will give you a sign to prove that he will keep his promise. 8 On the stairway built by King Ahaz, the Lord will make the shadow go back ten steps.” And the shadow moved back ten steps.
9 After Hezekiah recovered from his illness, he wrote this song of praise:
10 I thought that in the prime of life
I was going to the world of the dead,
Never to live out my life.
11 I thought that in this world of the living
I would never again see the Lord
Or any living person.
12 My life was cut off and ended,
Like a tent that is taken down,
Like cloth that is cut from a loom.
I thought that God was ending my life.
13 All night I cried out with pain,
As if a lion were breaking my bones.
I thought that God was ending my life.
14 My voice was thin and weak,
And I moaned like a dove.
My eyes grew tired from looking to heaven.
Lord, rescue me from all this trouble.
15 What can I say? The Lord has done this.
My heart is bitter, and I cannot sleep.
16 Lord, I will live for you, for you alone;
Heal me and let me live.
17 My bitterness will turn into peace.
You save my life from all danger;
You forgive all my sins.
18 No one in the world of the dead can praise you;
The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.
19 It is the living who praise you,
As I praise you now.
Parents tell their children how faithful you are.
20 Lord, you have healed me.
We will play harps and sing your praise,
Sing praise in your Temple as long as we live.
Hesekiya la kuuraŋo
(2 Mansoolu 20:1-112 Taarika 32:24-26)1 Wo waatoo la, Hesekiya naata kuuraŋ baake, fo a be naa faa la. Amosi dinkewo Annabilayi Yesaya taata a yaa, a ko a ye ko, “Yaawe* ko i ye i la bunkono kuwolu bo ñoo to, kaatu i be faa la le, i te kendeyaa la.” 2 Bituŋ Hesekiya ye a ñaa tiliŋ bumbaloo la, a duwaata ka Yaawe daani ko, 3 “M Maarii Yaawe, ŋa i daani i si ñiŋ juubee ko, n taamata i ñaa koto tiliŋo le la, aniŋ sondome seneyaa, aduŋ m baarata kuwolu le la mennu beteyaata i fee.” Bituŋ a kumboota kendeke. 4 Yaawe la kumoo naata Yesaya kaŋ ka a fo a ye ko, 5 “Taa i ye a fo Hesekiya ye, nte Yaawe, a bonsuŋ Dawuda la Alla ko, ŋa a la duwaa moyi le, aduŋ ŋa a ñaajiyo je le. Saayiŋ, m be sanji taŋ niŋ luulu le lafaa la a siyo kaŋ. 6 M be ate niŋ ñiŋ saatewo bee le tankandi la Asiriya mansa ma. M be loo la ñiŋ saatewo ye le. 7 Nte Yaawe ye meŋ laahidi, m be a ke la le. Ñiŋ ne be ke la i ye taamanseeroo ti: 8 M be niiniyo, tiloo ye meŋ dii, murundi la kooma le fo simfaañaa taŋ, Ahasi la selenselendaŋo kaŋ.” Bituŋ tiloo muruta kooma simfaañaa taŋo la, a jiita nuŋ meŋ na.
9 Hesekiya, Yahuuda mansa la duwaa le mu ñiŋ ti, a ye meŋ ke, kabiriŋ a saasaata, bituŋ a naata kendeyaa a la saasaa to. A ko:
10 Ŋa ñiŋ ne miira m faŋ ma ko,
m be n taŋ niŋ fula waatoo meŋ na,
saayaa be n na daa konkoŋ na le,
ka n na baluwo toomaa bee buusi m bulu.
11 Ŋa a miira le fanaa ko,
n te Yaawe je la kotenke,
baluuriŋolu kono duniyaa jaŋ.
N te hadamadiŋ je la kotenke,
waraŋ n niŋ moolu ye tara ñoo kaŋ,
mennu be baluuriŋ ñiŋ duniyaa kono.
12 Ì ye n na buŋo taa m bulu le,
aduŋ ì ye a kafu ñoo ma le,
ko kantarilaa la jembereŋo.
Ko daarilaa ka a ke ñaameŋ,
ŋa n na baluwo moromoro wo le ñaama ko bayi faanoo.
N kuntuta daarilaŋ dokoo bala le ko bayoo.
Suuto tili, n ka tu a miira la le ko,
Maariyo be naa n na baluwo daŋ na le.
13 N ka tu m miira la le fo fanoo ye ke.
A ye n kuloolu bee kati le ko jatoo.
Suuto tili, n ka tu a miira la le ko,
Maariyo be naa n na baluwo daŋ na le.
14 N woosiita le ko kunoo,
n woosiita ko puraa la woosiyo.
N ñaa korita juubeeroo la saŋo santo le.
Hee Maariyo, m bataata le, naa n deemaa.
15 Bari n si muŋ ne fo noo?
A ye laahidoo dii le,
aduŋ a ye meŋ fo, a ye a ke le.
M buka siinoo noo fereŋ,
kaatu n niyo kuyaata le.
16 Maariyo, i ye baluwo dii mennu la,
ì be baluu la le.
Ñiŋ kuwolu bee kono,
n niyo ye baluwo soto le,
i ye n kendeyandi keseŋ,
aduŋ i si n tentendi ka baluu.
17 Tooñaa, ka dimiŋ baa ñiŋ muña, keta n ye kendeyaa le ti.
I ye i la kanoo yitandi n na le,
ka n tankandi kasaaroo dinkoo ma.
I ye n na junuboolu bee fayi i kooma le.
18 Moolu mennu be kaburoo kono, te i jayi la noo,
moo te i tentu noo la saayaa kono,
kaburukononkoolu te ì jikoo loo noo la i la tiliŋo kaŋ.
19 Baluuriŋolu mennu be baluuriŋ,
ì ka i jayi le ko ŋa a ke ñaameŋ bii,
faalu ka i la tiliŋo seyinkaŋ ì diŋolu ye le.
20 Yaawe be n tankandi la le,
aduŋ m̀ be suukuwolu laa la kooraalu le la,
Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo* to, m̀ baluu tiloolu bee la.
21 Bituŋ Yesaya ko, “Ali sooto diŋ tuuriŋo dadaa, ali ye a ke maadiŋo ñiŋ to fo a si kendeyaa.” 22 Hesekiya ye Yesaya ñininkaa le ko, “Muŋ ne be ke la taamanseeroo ti ko, m be taa Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo to le?”
