16. “Musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya lo! Ukumkani waseAsiriya uthi: ‘Phumani nize kuzinikezela kum, sivisisane. Ukuba niyayenza loo nto, nonke ngabanye niya konwaba, ibe ngulowo nalowo atye iziqhamo zesidiliya sakhe namakhiwane akhe, esela amanzi equla lakhe,
17. ndide ndize kunithatha, ndinise kwilizwe elifana neli lenu, umhlaba onemveliso yeenkozo newayini, ilizwe lengqolowa neediliya.’
18. “Sanukulahlekiswa nguHezekiya xa esithi: ‘UNdikhoyo uza kusihlangula.’ *Nguthixo wasiphi isizwe owakhe wasihlangula esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya?
19. Baphi oothixo baseHamati nabaseArpadi? Baphi oothixo baseSefarvayim? Ngaba bakha bayihlangula iSamariya esandleni sam?
20. Nguwuphi kwaba thixo bezi zizwe xa bebonke owakha wanako ukuhlangula ilizwe esandleni sam? Ke, uNdikhoyo lowo yena angayihlangula njani iJerusalem esandleni sam?”
21. Kodwa ke bona abantu abo bathula bathi cwaka, abaphendula, kuba kaloku ukumkani uHezekiya wayebayalile wathi: “Ze ningamphenduli.”
22. Ke kaloku uEliyakim unyana kaHilekiya, umaqhuzu wakomkhulu, noShebhena unobhala wenkundla, kunye noJowa unyana ka-Asafu, usiba-khulu, bakhathazeka bazikrazula izambatho zabo, bahamba baya kuHezekiya, baza bamazisa loo mazwi athethwe yingqwayi-ngqwayi.