22 Ke ukuba nithi kum, Sikholosé ngoYehova uThixo wethu; ndithi, Àsinguye na lo uzigánga nezibingelelo azisusileyo uHezekiya, watsho kumaYuda nakwiYerusalem ukuthi, Ize niqubude phambi kwesi sibingelelo eYerusalem apha?
23 Khawubekelane kaloku nenkosi yam ukumkani waseAsiriya: ndokunika amawaka amabini amashashe, ukuba ùnako ukundinika abakhweli bokukhwela kuwo.
24 Wòthini na ukubujika ubuso benkosana enye, yakubo abancinane babakhonzi benkosi yam, ukholose nje ngeYiputa ngeenqwelo zokulwa, nangabamahashe?
25 Ngokunje ndinyuké ndeza kuyonakalisa le ndawo, ndingenaye uYehova yini na? NguYehova lo uthe kum, Nyuka, uye kulonakalisa eli lizwe.
26 Wathi uEliyakim, unyana kaHilekiya, noShebhena, noYowa, kuRabheshake, Khawuthethe kubakhonzi bakho ngesiAram,* kuba sisiva. Musa ukuthetha nathi ngesiYuda ezindlebeni zabantu abaseludongeni.
27 Wathi uRabheshake kubo, Inkosi yam indithumé ukuba ndiwathethe la mazwi enkosini yakho na, nakuwe na? Àsikula madoda ahleliyo eludongeni yini na, ukuze adle ilindle lawo, asele umchamo wawo nani?
28 Wema uRabheshake, wadanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu ngesiYuda, wathetha, wathi, Yivani ilizwi lokumkani omkhulu, lokumkani waseAsiriya: