¹ Panuma yaifi fintu na iyi milimo yacishinka, Sankeribu, imfumu ya ku Asiria, yaishile no kwingila mu Yuda. Apangile inkambi ukusansa imisumba ya malinga, iyo alefwaya apoke umwine. ² Elyo Hisekia amwene ukuti Snkeribu naisa elyo ukuti alefwaya ukulwisha Yerusalemu, ³ ena aipwishe pamo ne ntungulushi shakwe nabaume bamaka yakwe ukulesha amenshi ya mutumfuku mfuku ayali kunse ya musumba; bali mwafwile ukucita ici. ⁴ Awe abantu abengi balikolongene pamo kabili baleseshe utumfuku mfuku tonse no mumana uwapitile pakati ka mpanga. Batile, ''Bushe cinshi ishamfumu sha bena Asiria shaishila no kusanga amenshi ayengi?'' ⁵ Hisekia alikwete amaka no kukula ifibumba fyonse ifya bongolweke panshi akulile impungu ishitali, kabili akulile nefimba fimbi ifyali panse. Kabili akoseshe imisumba yakwa David, kabili apangile ifyanso ifingi nenkwela. ⁶ Asontele abakalamba babashilika abakwa ngalila abantu. Abakolonganike pamo uko ali palubansa lwa mpongolo lya musumba no kulanda icikoseleshi kuli bena. Atile, ⁷ ''Beni abakosa kabili abashipa bwino. Mwitina nangu ukukana shipa pa mulandu wa mfumu yaku Asiria na bashilika bonse ali nabo, pantu ifwe tuli na bengi ukucila abo ali nabo. ⁸ Pamo naena alifye nokuboko kwa buntunse, lelo ifwe tuli na Yawe, Lesa wesu, uwakutwafwa, nokutulwila ubulwi. Elyo abantu bakwe baikoseleshe abene na mashiwi yakwa Hisekia imfumu yaba Yuda. ⁹ Panuma yaici, Sankiribu, imfumu yaku Asiria, atumine ababomfi bakwe mu Yerusalemu (nomba ali pantanshi ya Lachish, na bashika bakwe bonse abo ali nabo pamo), kuli Hesekia, imfumu yaba Yuda, nakuba Yuda bonse abali mu Yerusalemu. Atile, ¹⁰ ''Ifi efyo Senkiribu, imfumu yaku Asiria, yatila: Finshi mulecetekelapo mukuti mukwate ukushinga mu Yerusalemu? ¹¹ Bushe Hisekia alemibepa imwe, ukuti amipele imwe kukufwa ku cipowe na kucilaka, ilyo amwebele, Yawe Lesa wesu akatupokolola ukutufumya mu minwe ya mfumu yaku Asiria? ¹² Bushe teumowine Hisekia asendele incende shakwe isha pamulu na ifipailo fyakwe no kukonkomesha Yuda na Yerusalemu, 'Pacipailo fye cimo epo mufwile ukushinshimwina, kabili pali cena epo mufwile ukulaocela amalambo yenu'? ¹³ Bushe tamwaishiba ifyo ine fikolwe fyandi twacitile ku bantu bonse na mu fyalo fimbi? Bushe tu lesa twa bantu utwashingulwike ifyalo munshila ili yonse twali na maka yakupususha icalo cabo ukufuma mu maka yandi? ¹⁴ Pakati katu lesa tonse utwashilya inko isho ifikolwe fyandi fyaonawile umupwilapo, bushe kwali tu lesa utwingapokolola abantu bakwe ukufuma mu minwe yandi? Cinshi Lesa wenu engamipokolwela ukufuma ku maka yandi? ¹⁵ Nomba mwileka Hisekia amibepe nangu ukumipakasa muli iyi inshila. Mwisumina muli ena, pantu takuli ka lesa aka mu nko iili yonse nangu mubufumu uwapokolwele abantu bakwe ukufuma mu minwe yakwe, nangu mu minwe ya fikolwe fyandi. Miku inga Lesa wenu akamipokolola ukufuma mu minwe yandi?'' ¹⁶ Ababomfi bakwa Sankiribu basosele ifibi pali Yawe Lesa napa mubomfi wakwe Hisekia. ¹⁷ Sankeribu nao alembele ba kalata mukuti apumwe Yawe, Lesa wakwa Israele, nokulanda pali wena. Atile, ''Filya fine tu lesa twa mu nko sha mufyalo tabapokolwele abantu babo ukubafumya mu minwe yabo, efyo Lesa wakwa Hisekia takapokolole abantu bakwe ukubafumya mu minwe yandi.'' ¹⁸ Balilile mu citundu ca Yuda ku bantu ba mu Yerusalemu abali pamulu wa cibumba, ukubatinya bena na ukubacusha bena, pakuti bengapoka umusumba. ¹⁹ Balandile palwa kwa Lesa wakwa Yerusalemu ngefyo basosele kuli tu lesa twa bantu bambi abapano isonde, abo ababomba neminwe ya bantu. ²⁰ Hisekia, imfumu, na Esaya umwana mwaume wakwa Mose, kasesema, bapepele pamulandu waubu ubwafya nokulila ku mulu. ²¹ Yawe atumine umungeli, uwaipeye abantu abalelwa, abakalamba ba bashilika, ne filolo, fya mfumu mukambi. Awe Sankeribu abwelele ku calo cakwe ne nsoni pa menso yakwe. Ilyo aile mu ng'anda yatu lesa twakwe, bamo pabana bakwe balimwipeye palya no lupanga. ²² Muli iyi nshila, Yawe apuswishe Hisekia nabekashi ba mu Yerusalemu ukufuma mu minwe yakwa Sankeribu, imfumu yakwa Esaya, elyo ukufuma mu minwe yabonse bambi, na ukuba pela ukutusha apali ponse. ²³ Abengi baleleta umutulo kuli Yawe mu Yerusalemu, nama bupe ayasuma kuli Hisekia imfumu ya Yuda, eico alisansabikwe mumenso ya nko shonse ukufuma pali inshita na kutanshi. ²⁴ Muli shilya nshiku Hisekia alilwele ubwakufwa. apepele kuli Yawe, uwasosele kuli ena na ukumupela ena icishibilo cakuti ali nokupola. ²⁵ Lelo Hisekia tabweseshe kuli Yawe pabwafwilisho bwa pelwe kuli ena, pantu umutima wakwe walikalipe. Eico ubukali bwaishile pali ena, napali Yuda naba mu Yerusalemu. ²⁶ Lelo Hisekia pamuma ali icefeshe umwine pa cilumba ca mutima wakwe, ena nabekashi ba mu Yerusalemu, pakuti ubukali bwa kwa Yawe tabwishile pali bena mu nshiku shakwa Hisekia. ²⁷ Hisekia alikwete ifyuma ifingi nanshi kabili alicindeme sana. Alipekanishishe umwine na matala ya silfele, golde, na mabwe ayamutengo, amafuta ayacena icisuma, naya nkwela nayafipe ifisuma fyonse. ²⁸ Kabili alikwete na matala ya ngano, umwangashi uupya, na mafuta, nama cinka ya fitekwa ayalekena lekana. Kabili alikwete imikuni ya ng'ombe mu macinka. ²⁹ Mukulundapofye , alipekanishishe umwine imisumba ne fitekwa ne ng'ombe ishingi, pantu Lesa alimupele ifyuma ifingi. ³⁰ Nimuli uyu umo wine Hisekia ewaleseshe utumfuku mfuku twa menshi ya Gihon, kabili ewaletele panshi ya masamba ya mu sumba yakwa David. Hisekia alitungulwike mu milimo yakwe yonse. ³¹ Kanshi, mu mulandu wa nkombe ya mwana mwanakashi wa mfumu, uwatumine kuli ena ukwipusha ifipusho kuli abo abaishiba palubali lwa fishibilo fya citike mu fyalo, Lesa amushile ena eka, mukuti amwenshe ena, nokwishiba fyonse ifyo fyali mu mutima wakwe. ³² nakumilandu imbi ii kumine Hisekia, ukubikako ne ficitwa fya cikuku fyakwe, kutri mwamona ukuti fyalilembelwe mu cimonwa cakwa kasesema Esaya umwana mwaume wakwa Amose, na mwibuku lya sha mfumu lya Yuda na Israele. ³³ Hisekia alele nefikolwe fyakwe, elyo bamushikile ena pa lupili lwa nshinshi ya mfyalwa yakwa David. Bonse aba Yuda elyo no lupwa lwa Yerusalemu ba mucindike ena pa mfwa yakwe. Umwana mwaume wakwa Manase aishileba imfumu mwi punda yakwe.