3 Hezekiya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wenta njengobe kwakwenta uyisemkhulu Davide.
Nawenta konkhe lengikuyale ngako, uhambe ngetindlela tami, wente lokuhle emehlweni ami ngekugcina timiso tami nemiyalo yami, njengaDavide, inceku yami, ngitawuba nawe. Ngiyawukwakhela luhlanga lwebukhosi loluyakuma njengalolwa lwaDavide, ngikunike sive sema-Israyeli.
Ngesikhatsi Solomoni akhula, emakhosikati akhe abeya ngekuya kuphambukisela inhlitiyo yakhe etithicweni tawo; inhlitiyo yakhe yayingasekatinikeli ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhlitiyo yeyise Davide.
Inkhosi Asa yenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe kwakwenta khokho wakhe Davide.
Ngobe Davide abenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wangete waphambuka kuyo yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze emphilweni yakhe yonkhe, ngaphandle kwendzaba ya-Uriya labengumHethi.
Nawutawuhamba etindleleni tami, uhloniphe netimiso tami nemiyalo yami njengeyihlo Davide, ngiyakukunika nemphilo lendze.”
Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico tatingakesuswa; bantfu bachubeka nekwentela kuto imihlatjelo batfuncisa khona nemphepho.
Wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, kodvwa noko hhayi njengeyisemkhulu Davide. Kuko konkhe walandzela etinyatselweni teyise Jowashi.
“Awu, Simakadze, khumbula kutsi bengihamba ngekwetsembeka lokunjani embikwakho, nekutsi bengitinikele kangakanani embikwakho, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngenta lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wakhala kabuhlungu.
Josaya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wahamba ngato tonkhe tindlela teyise Davide, akazange aphambukele ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
Hezekiya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wenta njengobe kwakwenta uyisemkhulu Davide.
Uyabe sewuya kubantfu, afike atsi: ‘Ngonile, ngagwegwisa loko lobekulungile, kodvwa angikakutfoli loko lebengikufanele.
Ngako-ke tinyatselo tami ngiticondzisa ngato tonkhe timiso takho; ngiyatitondza tindlela letimbi.
Wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Naningilalela, nigcina livi lami, mine Nkulunkulu wenu, nente loko lokulungile, nigcine nemiyalo yami, ngingeke nginijezise ngaletifo lengatehlisela etikwemaGibhithe. Mine nginguSimakadze longumphilisi wenu.”
“Awu, Simakadze, khumbula kutsi bengihamba ngekwetsembeka lokunjani embikwakho, nekutsi bengitinikele kangakanani embikwakho ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngenta lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wakhala kabuhlungu.
Kuyakhanya-ke kutsi umtsetfo ungcwele, nemyalo ungcwele, ulungile, futsi muhle.
Bantfwana, hloniphani batali benu eNkhosini, ngobe loko kulungile.
“Manje-ke, ma-Israyeli, yini lokufunwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kini ngaphandle kwekutsi nesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe tonkhe, nimtsandze nimkhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe, nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe,
Yentani lokulungile nalokuhle ebusweni baSimakadze, khona kutanihambela kahle, nitsi ningangena nilitsatse lelive lelihle Simakadze laletsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho benu,