13 Ngemnyaka weli-14 wekubusa kwenkhosi Hezekiya, kwesuka Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wahlasela onkhe emadolobha latinqaba akaJuda, wawatfumba.
“Maye kulo lase-Asiriya, indvuku yelulaka lwami, lelisandla salo sifumbetse sagila selulaka lwami.
“Hamba uyewutjela Hezekiya, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlomkhulu, Davide, utsi: Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho, ngatibona netinyembeti takho. Ngitakwengetela iminyaka leli-15 ebudzeni bemphilo yakho.
Mikha wase utsi: “Ngenca yaloko ngitawukhala ngilile kuze ngikhombise kudzabuka kwami, ngitawuhamba ngcunu ngingafaki ngisho neticatfulo, ngishaye umkhulungwane njengenja, ngikhale njengesahhukulu, ngikekele njengenshi.
Emanceba ekushaywa nguSimakadze, ashaya iSamariya, angeke elapheke; yebo, naJuda utakwehlelwa ngulawo manceba. Kubhujiswa sekusemasangweni eJerusalema, lapho kuhlala khona bantfu bami.”