10 “Tjelani Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, nitsi: ‘Ungayengwa ngulonkulunkulu wakho lometsembako nakatsi: “IJerusalema ngeke inikelwe etandleni tenkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
Hezekiya wametsemba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Kute nayinye inkhosi leyaba njengaye kuwo onkhe emakhosi akaJuda, langembili kwakhe nalangasemva kwakhe.
“Phela lowo wetsembele kuSimakadze, akamkhulule yena-ke, loSimakadze wakhe; amphephise, ngobe phela usime ngaye.”
Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi, itsi: ‘Ningacali niyengwe nguHezekiya. Angeke akhone kunikhulula!
Ningavumi kutsi Hezekiya aniyenge netsembele kuSimakadze, nakatsi: “Simakadze utasephula ngempela, lelidolobha lingeke linikelwe esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya.” ’
Ngumuphi kubo bonkhe labonkulunkulu balamave lowake wakhona kusindzisa live lakhe esandleni sami? Simakadze-ke yena angayisindzisa kanjani iJerusalema esandleni sami?”
Indvuna lenkhulu yemphi yafike yakhuluma kubo, yatsi: “Tjelani Hezekiya, nitsi: “ ‘Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi lenkhulu yase-Asiriya, itsi: Ulibeke kubani litsemba lakho?
Wangichoshela, wakhuluma kabi ngami ngaphandle kwekutibamba, ngakuva loko.
Wetsembele kuNkulunkulu. Akamehlise phela loNkulunkulu wakhe namtsandza! Ngobe watsi: ‘NgiyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.’ ”