9 Senaheribi watfola umbiko wekutsi Thihakha, inkhosi yaseKushe, nayo iyashuca itewuhlasela yena. Watsi nakeva loku, watfumela tigijimi kuHezekiya nelivi lelitsi:
Watfumela titfunywa edolobheni ku-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Inkhosi Bheni Hadadi itsi:
“Sitawuphendvula sitsini kuletitfunywa letiphuma kulesive? Sitawusho, sitsi: Simakadze sewuyakhile yatinta iSiyoni, ngulapho sive sakhe lebesihlushwa sitawuphephela khona.”
Maye kuwe wena live leligubhutisa timphiko, lingesheya kwemifula yaseSudani,
Simakadze wase utsi: “Njengobe inceku yami, Isaya, beyihamba ngcunu ingakafaki lutfo nasetinyaweni iminyaka lemitsatfu, lokusibonakaliso nemhlolo kwalokutawuvelela iGibhithe neSudani,
Labo lababetsemba iSudani, batigabatisa ngeGibhithe, bayawukwesaba, batseleke ngelihlazo.
Lalelani! Ngitawufaka kuye umoya lotamenta kutsi atsi nakeva umbiko lotsite, ancandzeke abuyele eveni lakhe, ngulapho-ke ngiyawumenta kutsi afele khona ngenkemba.’ ”