2 Watfumela bo-Eliyakimu, indvuna yasesigodlweni, naShebna, labengumabhalane, kanye nebaholi bebaphristi, bonkhe bagcoke emasaka baya kumphrofethi Isaya, umsa wa-Amose.
Davide wakhuluma kuJowabe nakubo bonkhe bantfu lababelapho, watsi: “Klebhulani timphahla tenu nembatse emasaka, nihambe nendlule embikwa-Abneri.” Davide, inkhosi, naye cobo lwakhe wahamba emvakweluhlaka lwemngcwabo wa-Abneri.
Babetsi bangabona kutsi seyinyenti imali kulelibhokisi, bese bayeta bomabhalane benkhosi nemphristi lomkhulu, bafike bayibale yonkhe lemali leseyiletfwe ethempelini laSimakadze, bese bayiwolela etikhwameni.
Befika lapho babita inkhosi, kwaphuma bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, indvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, umbhalisi, baya kubo.
Bamtjela batsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguHezekiya, utsi: ‘Lelilanga lalamuhla lilanga lenjabhiso, nekutsetsiswa nelihlazo, njenganakufika tikhatsi tekubelekwa kwebantfwana kube kute emandla ekubabeleka.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Uziya, kusukela ekucaleni kuye ekugcineni, ibhalwe ngumphrofethi Isaya, umsa wa-Amose.
Lona ngumbono lowabonwa ngu-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngebakaJuda nangebaseJerusalema ngesikhatsi kusabusa bo-Uziya, naJothamu, na-Ahazi, naHezekiya, emakhosi akaJuda.
Leli livi lelefika ku-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, mayelana nesive sakaJuda nesaseJerusalema:
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Hamba uyewutsenga ludziwo lapha kumbumbi. Tsatsa labanye balabadzala kanye nebebaphristi,
Inkhosi kanye nabo bonkhe lababeyisingatsile, labaweva onkhe lawo mavi, abazange sebakhombise nalokuncane nje kwesaba, futsi abatihluphanga ngekudzabula tingubo tabo ngekutisola.
kuze kugcwaliseke lokwashiwo ngumphrofethi Isaya kutsi:
Njengobe umphrofethi Isaya wabhala encwadzini yakhe watsi: “Livi lalomemeta ehlane litsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkhosi! Nente imikhondvo yayo icondze!