1. Kwathi, akukuva oku ukumkani uHezekiya, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe wazigquma ngezirhwexayo, wangena endlwini kaYehova.
2. Wathuma uEliyakim umphathi wendlu, noShebhena umbhali, namadoda amakhulu ababingeleli, bezigqume ngezirhwexayo, kuIsaya umprofeti, unyana ka-Amotsi.
3. Bathi kuye, Utsho uHezekiya ukuthi, Le mini yimini yembandezelo neyokohlwaya neyogibo; ngokuba abantwana bazé kufika emlonyeni wesizalo, tu ke amandla okuzala.
4. Mhlawumbi uYehova uThixo wakho angaweva amazwi kaRabheshake, othunyiweyo ngukumkani waseAsiriya inkosi yakhe, ukungcikiva uThixo ophilileyo; amohlwaye ngenxa yamazwi lawo awavileyo uYehova uThixo wakho; wena uphakámise umthandazo ngenxa yamasalela asekhoyo.
5. Baya ke abakhonzi bokumkani uHezekiya kuIsaya.
6. Wathi uIsaya kubo, Nothi kwinkosi yenu, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Musa ukoyikiswa ngamazwi owavileyo, abandinyelise ngawo abafana bakwakumkani waseAsiriya.
7. Yabona, ndimfaka umoya, ukuba eve udaba olubi, abuye ke aye ezweni lakhe, ndimwise ngekrele ezweni lakhe.
8. Wabuya ke uRabheshake, wamfumana ukumkani waseAsiriya esilwa neLibhena; ngokuba ebevile ukuba undulukile eLakishe.
9. Weva kusithiwa ngoTiraka ukumkani wakwaKushi, Uphumile esiza kulwa nawe. Weva ke, wathumela abathunywa kuHezekiya esithi,
10. Notsho kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda ukuthi, Makangakulukuhli uThixo wakho, okholose ngaye wena, usithi, Ayisayi kunikelwa iYerusalem esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya.
11. Uyabona, ukuvile wena abakwenzileyo ookumkani baseAsiriya kumazwe onke, ukuba bawaphanzisa; ùya kuhlangulwa na ke wena?