6 Wamisa abathetheli bemfazwe phezu kwabantu; wababuthela kuye endaweni yembutho yasesangweni lomzi, wathetha kakuhle nabo, wathi,
7 Yomelelani nikhaliphe; musani ukoyika; musani ukuqhiphuka umbilini ngukumkani waseAsiriya, nayingxokolo yonke anayo, ngokuba baninzi abangakuthi, phezu kwabangakuye.
8 Okunaye yingalo yenyama, okunathi nguYehova uThixo wethu, ukuba asincede, alwe amadabi ethu. Abantu bayama emazwini kaHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda.
9 Emveni koko uSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya wathumela eYerusalem abakhonzi bakhe (yena engaseLakishe, enabalawuli bakhe bonke), kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, nakumaYuda onke aseYerusalem, esithi,
10 Utsho uSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi, Nikholosé ngantoni na, nihleli nje ekungqingweni eYerusalem?
11 Àkanilahlekisi uHezekiya yini na, ukuba aninikele ekufeni yindlala nakukunxanwa, ngokuthi oku, UYehova uThixo wenu wonihlangula esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya?
12 AsinguHezekiya na lo uzisusileyo izigànga zakhe nezibingelelo zakhe, wathi kumaYuda nakwiYerusalem, Qubudani phambi kwasibingelelo sinye, niqhumisele phezu kwaso?