28 Ngemva kwalokho uRabhishakhe wama wamemeza ngolimi lwamaJuda wathi: “Zwanini ilizwi lenkosi enkulu, inkosi ye-Asiriya.+ 29 Nanku okutshiwo yinkosi, ‘Lingavumi ukuyengwa nguHezekhiya ngoba ngeke enelise ukulikhulula esandleni sami.+ 30 Lingavumi lokuthi uHezekhiya aliyenge ukuthi lithembe uJehova esithi: “UJehova uzasikhulula loba sekutheni njalo idolobho leli alisoze linikelwe esandleni senkosi ye-Asiriya.”+ 31 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, 32 ngize ngibuye ngizolithatha ngilise elizweni elifanana lelenu,+ ilizwe elilamabele lewayini elitsha, ilizwe elilesinkwa loluju, elilamasimu amagilebisi kanye lezihlahla zama-oliva. Lapho-ke lizaphila, alisoze life. Lingamlaleli uHezekhiya ngoba uyaliyenga esithi, ‘UJehova uzasikhulula.’ 33 Phakathi kwabonkulunkulu bezizwe, ukhona yini oseke wakhulula ilizwe lakhe esandleni senkosi ye-Asiriya? 34 Bangaphi onkulunkulu beHamathi+ labe-Ariphadi? Bangaphi onkulunkulu beSefavayimi+ labeHena labe-Iva? Bayikhulula yini iSamariya esandleni sami?+ 35 Phakathi kwabo bonke onkulunkulu bamazwe la nguphi oseke wakhulula ilizwe lakhe esandleni sami? Pho uJehova yena angenelisa yini ukukhulula iJerusalema esandleni sami?”’”+