¹ Kulawo malanga Hezekiya wagulela kufa. Ngako Isaka indvodzana ya Amoz, umphrophethi weta kuye, watsi kuye,'' Simakadze utsi,' lungisa kahle indlu yakho; ngoba utawukufa ngeke uphile.'' ² Wase Hezekiya wagucula buso bakhe ngasebondzeni wathandazaku Simakadze , watsi, ³ Ngiyacela Saimakadze, ngyakuncenga, khumbula kutsi inceku yakhe ihambe ngekutsembeka phambi kwakho ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe, futsi nekutsi ngikwentile lokuhle emehlweni akho.'' Wase ulila kakhulu Hezekiya. ⁴ Ngaphambi kwekuba Isaka aphume emkhatsini weligceke , livi laSimakadze lafika kuye latsi, '' ⁵ Jika utsi ku Hezekiya, muholi webantfu bami ,' Naku lokushiwo ngu Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waDavide bokhokho bakho utsi,'' Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho, futsi ngikuvile kukhala kwakho. Ngitakuphilisa ngelilanga lesitsatfu, utawuhamba ukhuphukele endlini yaSimakadze. ⁶ Ngitakungetela iminyaka lelishumi nesihlanu yekuphila, Ngitakusindzisa wena nalelidolobha leli esandleni senkhosi yase Assyria, futsi ngitawuphephisa lelidolobha ngenca yami nangenca yesisebenti sami Davide. ⁷ Ngako Isaka watsi, Tsatsani tihlahla tagomu.'' Benta njalo uyifaka bayifaka kulamatfumbu, wase ubancono. ⁸ Hezekiya watsi ku Isaka, '' Kutawuba yini liphawo lekutsi Simakadze ungiphilisile, kumele ngikhuphukele ethempelini laSimakadze ngelilanga lesittsatfu?'' ⁹ Naku lokutaba liphawu lelibuya kuSimakadze, Kutsi Simakadze utawukwenta lakushilo. Nabe lesitfunti sitawuhamba siyembili tinyatselo letiilishumi, noma kuhambe abuyele emuva tinyatselo letilushumi?'' ¹⁰ Hezekiya waphendvula,'' Kuyintfo lelula kutsi lesitfunti siye embili tinyatselo letilishumi. Cha, yekelani sitfunti sidede tinyatselo letilishumi.'' ¹¹ Ngako Isaka umphrofethi wakhala kuSimakadze, waletsa lesitfunti tinyatselo letilishuni letiya emuva, lapho betisuke khona etitebhisini tase Ahaz. ¹² Ngesikhatsi sa Marduk-Baladan indvodzana ya Baladan inkhosi yase Bhabhiloni yatfumela tincwandzi ne sipho ku Hezekiya, ngoba bekavile kutsi Hezekiya uyagula. ¹³ Hezekiya walalela letincwazi , wabese utjengisa letitfunywa sonkhe sigodlo netintfo takhe letimcoka., lelisiliva, ligolide netinongo tematfutsa lacolekile, nendlu yekubeka tikhali, nakokonkhe lobekulegushede. Bekute lutfo endlini yakhe, noma ebukhosini. Lapho hezekiya akabakhombanga. ¹⁴ Wase Isaka umphrofethi uta enkhosini Hezekiya wambuta, '' atseni kuwe lamadvodza ? Babuyaphi? Hezekiya watsi,'' Basuka kulelive lelidvute i Bhabhilon.'' ¹⁵ Isaka wabuta,'' Baboneni kulelihhashi lakho?'' Hezekiya waphendvula,'' babone konkhe endlini yami. Kute emkhatsini wetintfo tami letimcoka ngibakhombile.'' ¹⁶ Ngako Isaka watsi ku Hezekiya, Lalela livi la Simakadze: ¹⁷ Buka, emalanga asetawukuta lapho konkhe lokusendzaweni yakho, letintfo bokhokhomkhulu labatibeka kute kube nguletinsuku, titawumikiswa eBhabhiloni. Kute lokutawusal, kusho Simakadze. ¹⁸ Labanye betitukulwane lotaba bobabe bato titawususwa kuwe, futsi titawuba tisebenti esigidlweni senkhosi yaseBhabhiloni.'' ¹⁹ Wase Hizekiyeli watsi ku Isaka,'' Livi laSimakadze lolikhulumile likahle.'' Ngoba wacabanga,'' Kutawuba bete yini nekutimele emalangeni ?'' ²⁰ Ngaletinkinga letinye letihambelana na Hezekiya, nawo onkhe emandla, nangalendlela labekakhe ngakhona lelidamu ngalendlela laletsa ngayo emanti kulelidolobha- atikabhalwa encwadzini yemigidvo yemakhosi akaJuda? ²¹ Hezekiya walala phansi nabokhokhomkhulu babo,Manassseh indvodzana yakhe yaba yinkhosi endzaweni yakhe.