Indvuna lenkhulu yemphi yafike yakhuluma kubo, yatsi: “Tjelani Hezekiya, nitsi: “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi lenkhulu yase-Asiriya, itsi: Ulibeke kubani litsemba lakho?
Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yatfumela khenela wayo, nendvuna yemabutfo, nendvuna lenkhulu yemphi kanye nalelikhulu libutfo lemphi, lelesuka eLakhishi yaya enkhosini, Hezekiya, eJerusalema. Lemphi yefika eJerusalema yakanekisa emseleni wesitiba lesisenhla, emgwacweni loya eNsimini yeMgezi Wetingubo.
Hezekiya wametsemba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Kute nayinye inkhosi leyaba njengaye kuwo onkhe emakhosi akaJuda, langembili kwakhe nalangasemva kwakhe.
“Tjelani Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, nitsi: ‘Ungayengwa ngulonkulunkulu wakho lometsembako nakatsi: “IJerusalema ngeke inikelwe etandleni tenkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
Shangatsi kufohloteka ematsambo ami titsa natingihheletela lilanga lonkhe, titsi: “Kantsi uphi loNkulunkulu wakho?”
Tinyembeti tami tikudla kwami busuku nemini, ngobe lilanga lonkhe bantfu bangichwephesha batsi: “Kantsi ushonephi loNkulunkulu wakho?”
Kutigcabha kwendvulela kufa, nemoya wekutiphakamisa wendvulela kuwa.
“Ningasho kanjani kutsi: ‘Sitingwazi tsine, emadvodza labokadzebona bemphi’?
yatsi: “Lena akusiyo yini iBhabhulona lenkhulu lengiyakhile yaba sigodlo sekuhlala inkhosi, ngemandla ami lamakhulu ngayakhela ludvumo lwebukhosi bami?”
Labantfu laba bati kukhonona nje nekusola yonkhe intfo, bahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo letimbi, bayatigabatisa, bashaya ticetse, khona kutawuphumelela bona.