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| 1. | Emveni kwezi zinto noku kunyanisa, weza uSaneribhe, ukumkani waseAsiriya, walingenela elakwaYuda, wangqinga imizi enqatyisiweyo; wathi uya kuzigqobhozela. |
| 2. | Wathi uHezekiya, akubona ukuba uyeza uSaneribe, ubuso bakhe ebubhekise ekulweni neYerusalem, |
| 3. | wacebisana nabathetheli bakhe namagorha akhe, ukuba bawavale amanzi emithombo engaphandle komzi; bamnceda ke. |
| 4. | Kwabuthelana abantu abaninzi, bawavala onke amaso emithombo, nomlanjana obuqukuqela phakathi kwelizwe; bathi, Yini na ukuba ookumkani baseAsiriya beze bafumane amanzi amaninzi? |
| 5. | Wazomeleza, walwakha lonke udonga olwaludiliziwe, wenyusa iinqaba ezinde phezu kwalo, wakha nolunye udonga ngaphandle, wayiqinisela iMilo yomzi kaDavide, wenza izikhali neengweletshetshe ezininzi. |
| 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, Nikholose ngantoni na, nihleli nje ekungqingweni eYerusalem? |
| 11. | Akanilahlekisi uHezekiya yini na, ukuba aninikele ekufeni yindlala nakukunxanwa, ngokuthi oku, UYehova uThixo wenu wonihlangula esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya? |
| 12. | AsinguHezekiya na lo uzisusileyo iziganga zakhe nezibingelelo zakhe, wathi kumaYuda nakwiYerusalem, Qubudani phambi kwasibingelelo sinye, niqhumisele phezu kwaso? |
| 13. | Aniyazi na into endayenzayo, mna noobawo, ezizweni zonke zamazwe la? Baba nako nokuba nako na oothixo beentlanga zamazwe la, ukuwahlangula amazwe azo esandleni sam? |
| 14. | Nguwuphi na koothixo bonke bezo ntlanga, bazisingela phantsi oobawo, owaba nako ukubahlangula abantu bakhe esandleni sam, ukuba abe nako uThixo wenu ukunihlangula esandleni sam? |
| 15. | Ke ngoko makanganilukuhli uHezekiya, makanganikhohlisi ngokunjalo. Musani ukukholwa nguye; ngokuba akubangakho namnye uthixo wazo zonke iintlanga nezikumkani, owaba nako ukuhlangula abantu bakhe esandleni sam, nasesandleni soobawo; wobeka phi na ke yena uThixo wenu? Akayi kunihlangula esandleni sam. |
| 16. | Babuya bathetha abakhonzi bakhe ngoYehova uThixo, nangoHezekiya umkhonzi wakhe. |
| 17. | Wabhala incwadi yokumngcikiva uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, ethetha ngaye esithi, Njengokuba oothixo beentlanga zamazwe bengabahlangulanga abantu babo esandleni sam, ngokunjalo akayi kubahlangula noThixo kaHezekiya abantu bakhe esandleni sam. |
| 18. | Bamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu ngesiYuda ebantwini baseYerusalem ababeseludongeni, beboyikisa, bebaphelisa amandla, ukuze bawuthimbe loo mzi. |
| 19. | Bathetha ngoThixo weYerusalem njengoothixo bezizwe zehlabathi, umsebenzi wezandla zabantu. |
| 20. | Bathandaza ke uHezekiya ukumkani, noIsaya unyana ka-Amotsi, umprofeti, ngenxa yoko; bakhala, basingisa emazulwini. |
| 21. | UYehova wathuma isithunywa sezulu, sawenza athi shwaka onke amagorha anobukroti, neenganga, nabathetheli, emkhosini wokumkani waseAsiriya. Wabuya, ubuso bakhe buthe khunubembe, waya ezweni lakhe. Wangena endlwini yothixo wakhe; bathi ababephume ezibilinini zakhe bamwisa khona ngekrele. |
| 22. | UYehova wamsindisa ke uHezekiya nabemi baseYerusalem esandleni sikaSaneribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, nasesandleni sabangabambi; wabakhusela ngeenxa zonke. |
| 23. | Baba baninzi abazisa umnikelo kuYehova eYerusalem, nezinto ezinqabileyo kuHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda. Waphakanyiswa emehlweni eentlanga zonke emveni koko. |
| 24. | Ngezo mini wayesifa uHezekiya, wayeza kufa, wathandaza kuYehova; wathetha naye, wamnika umqondiso. |
| 25. | Ke uHezekiya akabuyekezanga njengokuphathwa kwakhe; ngokuba intliziyo yakhe yaphakama. Bafikelwa buburhalarhume, yena namaYuda neYerusalem. |
| 26. | Wazithoba uHezekiya ekuphakameni kwentliziyo yakhe, yena nabemi baseYerusalem; ababafikela ngemihla kaHezekiya uburhalarhume bukaYehova. |
| 27. | UHezekiya ubenobutyebi nozuko olukhulu kunene, wazenzela izindlu zobuncwane besilivere, nobegolide, nobamatye anqabileyo, nobobulawu, nobeengweletshetshe, nobeempahla zonke ezinqwenelekayo, |
| 28. | noovimba bendyebo yengqolowa, neyewayini, neyeoli, nezitali zeentlobo zonke zeenkomo, nezibaya zemihlambi. |
| 29. | Wazenzela imizi yabalusi bemfuyo yempahla emfutshane, neyeenkomo ezininzi; ngokuba uThixo ubemnike impahla eninzi kunene. |
| 30. | UHezekiya lo walivala ithende eliphezulu lamanzi aseGihon, wawahambisa ngaphantsi, esinga ngasentshonalanga komzi kaDavide. UHezekiya waphumelela emsebenzini wakhe wonke. |
| 31. | Kodwa ke emcimbini wabathunywa abangamakhumsha, abathetheli baseBhabheli, ababethunyiwe kuye, bebuzisa ngesimanga esabakho ezweni lakhe, uThixo wamshiya, ukuba amlinge, akwazi konke okusentliziyweni yakhe. |
| 32. | Ezinye izinto zikaHezekiya, nokwenza kwakhe ngenceba, nanko kubhaliwe embonweni kaIsaya unyana ka-Amotsi, umprofeti, encwadini yookumkani bakwaYuda nabakwaSirayeli. |
| 33. | UHezekiya walala kooyise; bamngcwabela endulini yamangcwaba oonyana bakaDavide. Amzukisa ekufeni kwakhe amaYuda nabemi baseYerusalem. UManase, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe. |
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