13 Ngemva kwalokho uRabhishakhe wama wamemeza ngolimi lwamaJuda+ wathi: “Zwanini ilizwi lenkosi enkulu, inkosi ye-Asiriya.+ 14 Nanku okutshiwo yinkosi, ‘Lingavumi ukuyengwa nguHezekhiya ngoba ngeke enelise ukulikhulula.+ 15 Lingavumi lokuthi uHezekhiya aliyenge ukuthi lithembe uJehova+ esithi: “UJehova uzasikhulula loba sekutheni njalo idolobho leli alisoze linikelwe esandleni senkosi ye-Asiriya.” 16 Lingamlaleli uHezekhiya ngoba inkosi ye-Asiriya ithi: “Yenzani ukuthula lami, lizinikele kimi. Lingenza njalo, ngamunye wenu uzakudla izithelo zesihlahla sakhe samagilebisi lezesihlahla sakhe somkhiwa, anathe lamanzi emgodini wakhe, 17 ngize ngibuye ngizolithatha ngilise elizweni elifanana lelenu,+ ilizwe elilamabele lewayini elitsha, ilizwe elilesinkwa kanye lamasimu amagilebisi. 18 Lingavumi uHezekhiya eliyenga esithi, ‘UJehova uzasikhulula.’ Phakathi kwabonkulunkulu bezizwe, ukhona yini oseke wakhulula ilizwe lakhe esandleni senkosi ye-Asiriya?+ 19 Bangaphi onkulunkulu beHamathi labe-Ariphadi?+ Bangaphi onkulunkulu beSefavayimi?+ Bayikhulula yini iSamariya esandleni sami?+ 20 Phakathi kwabo bonke onkulunkulu bamazwe la nguphi oseke wakhulula ilizwe lakhe esandleni sami? Pho uJehova yena angenelisa yini ukukhulula iJerusalema esandleni sami?”’”+