1Ngesikhatheso uMerodaki-Bhaladani umsa kaBhaladani ikosi yeBhabheli wathumela incwadi nesipho kuHezekhiya ngombana gade ezwile ngokugula nangokuphola kwakhe.
2UHezekhiya wamukela iinthekeli ngetokozo bewazitjengisa koke okugade kungendlinakhe yamagugu: isiliva, igolide, iinungo namafutha we-oliva atsengiweko. Wazitjengisa nalokho ekugade kungendlini yeenkhali nakho koke okwafunyanwa ngeendlini zakhe zokubeka. Akunalitho ngesigodlweni sakhe namkha ebukhosini bakhe uHezekhiya angazange alikhombise iinthekelezo.
3Nje-ke umphorofidi u-Isaya waya ekosini uHezekhiya wabuza wathi: “Bathini abantwaba, khisibe babuyaphi khona?”
UHezekhiya waphendula wathi: “Bavela khatjhana, eBhabheli.”
4Umphorofidi wabuza wathi: “Baboneni ngesigodlweni sakho na?”
UHezekhiya wathi: “Babone koke okungesigodlweni sami. Godu akunalitho ngeendlini zami zokubeka engingazange ngibakhombise lona.”
5Yeke u-Isaya wathi kuHezekhiya: “Lalela-ke ilizwi lakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke lithi,
6‘Kwamambala isikhathi siyeza lapha koke okusesigodlweni sakho, nakho koke aboyihlo abakhe bakubulunga bekube namhlanje, kuzakuthathwa khona kusiwe eBhabheli. Akukho okuzakutjhiywa.’
“Godu uSomnini uthe:
7‘Abanye bamadodanakho, abaziingazi nenyamakho, obabelethileko, bazakuba bathunjwa bebalotjhe esigodlweni sekosi yeBhabheli babaphakulwa.’ ”
8UHezekhiya wathi ku-Isaya: “Liyazwakala ilizwi lakaSomnini alikhulumileko.” Gade azibuza athi: “Lokhu kutjho bona kuzakuba nokuthula nokuvikeleka kiso soke isikhathi sepilwami.”
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