3 Esta waphindze wayawukhuluma enkhosini; watilahla etinyaweni tayo, akhala. Wayincenga kutsi isale seyiwuhocisa lomkhankhaso lomubi wekubulala onkhe emaJuda, njengobe bekuhlose Hamani, umtukulu wa-Agagi.
Watsi kube efike kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu entsabeni, wabamba tinyawo ta-Elisha. Gehazi weta kuye wafike wamfuca, amkhweshisa; kodvwa lomuntfu waNkulunkulu watsi: “Myekele! Uselusizini lolukhulu, kodvwa Simakadze ungifihlele loko, futsi nami abesengakangitjeli.”
Ngekuhamba kwetikhatsi, inkhosi Ahashiveroshi yamphakamisa Hamani yamnika sikhundla sekuba ngundvunankhulu. Hamani bekuyindvodzana yaHamedatha, umtukulu wa-Agagi.
Mine nesive sakitsi sitsengisiwe kutsi sibulawe size sife sonkhe siphele. Kube mane bekutsengiswe ngatsi kutsi simane sibe tigcili netigcilikati ngabe ngithulile, ngobe angiboni kutsi loko singaze sikwetfwese inkhosi; kodvwa sitawubhujiswa sonkhe!”
Inkhosi yakhumula indandatho yayo leneluphawu lwayo, yona leyo labeyinike Hamani, wase uyinika Modekhayi. Esta wanika Modekhayi lilungelo lekuphatsa tonkhe timphahla bekutaHamani.
Inkhosi yamphakamisela indvuku yayo yegolide; ngako-ke Esta wasukuma wakhuluma kuyo, watsi:
Hezekiya wagucuka wabheka ngaselubondzeni, wathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi:
Walwa nengilosi, wayehlula. Wakhala ancenga sibusiso sakhe, wakhandzana naye eBetheli, wakhuluma naye khona lapho,
Asesemhlabeni, Jesu wanikela ngekuthandaza, nangekuncusa, nangekukhala lokukhulu, nangetinyembeti, akhala kulowo lonemandla ekumsindzisa ekufeni, wevakala ngenca yekumesaba Nkulunkulu.
Watijika etinyaweni takhe, watsi: “Nkhosi yami, licala alibe setikwami. Ngicela mane uvumele incekukati yakho kutsi seyimane ikhulume; ulalele kutsi incekukati yakho itawutsini.