Esekiya wakalinga kucinkite manungo muMwaami Lesa, Lesa wa bene Isilaeli. Bene Juda tabakwe kubaawo amwaami uli mbuli wooyo kaatana kuba mwaami nabi kuswa ciindi ico.
Mpomunyaawo mutanjilili wa bashilumamba umwi wa bene Asilya wakabaambila kulwiita Esekiya ayi, “Mwaami shinkusu wa bene Asilya waamba ayi, ‘Nciinshi citookupamya?