11 Dze, siye Hezekiya anayeatongeya ili mufwe na ndzala na chiru, achikuambirani, “Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlungu wehu andahutivya na mkpwono wa mfalume wa Ashuru?”
Ela yuya mkpwulu wa jeshi achiambira, “Pho kpwani mino nkalagizwa ni tajiri wangu maneno higa nkuambireni mwimwi na mkpwulu wenu bahi? Maneno higa ni mgamanye mwimwi phamwenga na hinyo asegereo ukutani. Aho piya a mashakani phamwenga namwi, andarya mavi gao na kunwa mikodzo yao dza mwimwi.”
“Kamuambire Hezekiya mfalume wa Juda, ‘Usichengbwe ni ye Mlunguo unayemkuluphira akuambaye kukala mudzi wa Jerusalemu taundatiywa mikononi mwa mfalume wa Ashuru.’
Si ni iye-iye Hezekiya ariyebomola mwatu mosi mwa dzulu mwa ibada, mwatumwe mwa kulavira sadaka na achiamurisha atu a Juda na Jerusalemu achiamba, “Mundaabudu mbere za phatu phamwenga tu pha kulavira sadaka na dzuluye ndipho mundalavya sadaka za kuochwa?”
Sambi phahi msichengbwe ni Hezekiya, wala asiachenge-chenge hivyo na wala msiamini manenoge, mana takuna mlungu wa taifa rorosi, wala mfalume yeyesi ariyeweza kuokola atue na mkpwono wangu, wala kula kpwa mkpwono wa akare angu. Ikale ye Mlungu wenu, andaweza kukutivyani kula mwangu mkpwononi!’ ”
Ela yuya mkpwulu wa jeshi achiamba, “Pho kpwani mino nkalagizwa ni tajiri wangu maneno higa nkuambireni mwimwi na mkpwulu wenu bahi? Maneno higa ni mgamanye mwimwi phamwenga na hinyo asegereo ukutani. Aho piya a mashakani phamwenga namwi, andarya mavi gao na kunwa mikodzo yao dza mwimwi.”
“Na musimusikize Hezekiya anaphokuchengani achiamba, ‘Mwenyezi Mlungu andahuokola.’ Kuna yeyesi kahi ya milungu ya mataifa ariyeokola tsi yao kula mikononi mwa mfalume wa Ashuru?