3 Simakadze wakhuluma ku-Isaya, watsi: “Phuma wena nemsa wakho Sheyari Jashubi niyewuhlangabeta Ahazi ngasemseleni wesitiba lesisenhla, emgwacweni loya eNsimini yeMgezi Wetingubo.
Ngemnyaka weli-17 wekubusa kwaPhekha, umsa waRemaliya, Ahazi, umsa waJothamu, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa.
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.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaHezekiya, nako konkhe kuphumelela kwakhe, nekutsi walakha njani lichibi nemsele labeletsa ngawo emanti ekhatsi edolobheni, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
Eceleni kwakhe bekunguNehemiya, umsa wa-Azbuki, umbusi wencenye yesifundza saseBhethi Suri, lowaluvusa waze wefika macondzana nemadliza akaDavide, nasechibini lekwakhiwa, naseNdlini Yemachawe.
Hamba uye kuFaro ekuseni ngesikhatsi aya emfuleni iNayili, ubommela elusentseni lwayo. Uboyiphatsa lendvuku leyagucuka yaba yinyoka.
Insali iyawubuyela emuva, insali yakaJakobe iyawubuyela kuSomandla longuNkulunkulu.
Nabala tindlu taseJerusalema, nabhidlita tindlu letinye nentela kucinisa lubondza.
Nakha lidamu emkhatsini wetindvonga letimbili, lidamu lekugcina emanti eSitiba Lesidzala, kodvwa anizange nibuke kuLowo lowakwenta nome nimnake Lowo lowakuhlela endvulo.
Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yase itfumela indvuna yayo lenkhulu yemphi kanye nalelikhulu libutfo lemphi lelesuka eLakhishi, laya enkhosini Hezekiya eJerusalema. Kwatsi lendvuna lenkhulu yemphi nayima ngasemseleni wesitiba lesisenhla, emgwacweni loya eNsimini yeMgezi Wetingubo,
Lomubi akayiyekele indlela yakhe lembi, nalokhohlakele ayekele imicabango yakhe lemibi. Akaphendvuke abuyele kuSimakadze, uyawuba nemusa kuye, akabuyele kuNkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe uyawumtsetselela ngenkhululeko.
Nome ngabe kusekhona kwelishumi lokusasele kulo live, nako futsi kuyawulahlwa kungabi namsebenti. Kodvwa-ke njengobe umtherebinte nem-okhi kushiya tiphunti nakugawuliwe, kanjalo nenhlanyelo lengcwele iyawuba siphunti eveni.”
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yehla uye esigodlweni senkhosi yakaJuda ukhulume khona nali livi, utsi:
Na-Isaya wamemeta nga-Israyeli atsi: “Nome bantfu baka-Israyeli bangaba banyenti babe ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle, noko kuyawuba yinsali yabo kuphela leyawusindziswa;