1. UHezekiya wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini anantlanu ukungena kwakhe ebukhosini, waza walawula eJerusalem iminyaka engamashumi amabini anethoba. Unina yayinguAbhiya intombi kaZakariya.
2. Njengoyise-mkhulu uDavide naye wênza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo.
3. Ngenyanga yokuqala yonyaka wakhe wokuqala ekulawuleni, wayivula indlu kaNdikhoyo, wawahlaziya amasango ayo.
4. Ababingeleli nabaLevi wabaqokelela kwinkundla esempuma, wathetha nabo,
5. wathi: “BaLevi, ndiphulaphuleni; zihlambululeni, ze niyihlambulule nayo indlu kaNdikhoyo uThixo wooyihlo. Yisuseni yonke into enomlaza endaweni engcwele.
6. Oobawo zange banyaniseke; benze okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wethu, bakreqa kuye. Ewe, basuka bamfulathela uNdikhoyo ndawonye nendawo ahlala kuyo.
7. Bazivala iingcango zevaranda, bazicima nezibane. Bayeka ukwenza iziqhumiso, kananjalo nokumenzela amadini atshiswayo uThixo kaSirayeli kwindawo engcwele.
8. Ngoko ke ingqumbo kaNdikhoyo iphezu koJuda neJerusalem. Ezi ndawo wazitsho zayinto eyoyikekayo, inyumnyezi nesigculelo, nto leyo ke esizibonelayo ngawethu amehlo.
9. Ngenxa yale nto ke oobawo babulawa ngekrele, bona oonyana neentombi nabafazi bethu basiwa ekuthinjweni.
10. Ngoku ndizimisele ukwenza umnqophiso noNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli, khon' ukuze ithothe ingqumbo yakhe ngakuthi.
11. Bonyana, ngoku musani ukuba ngabangakhathaliyo; kaloku uNdikhoyo uninyulile ukuze nime phambi kwakhe, nimsebenzele, nimlungiselele, nenze iziqhumiso.”