4, 5. (a) Ino Hezekiya watondezya buti kuti taciswaangene a Asuri? (b) Nintaamu nzi yakulwana Juda njaatola Sanakeribu, alimwi nzyinzi nzyaacita Hezekiya ikutegwa akwabilile Jerusalemu kukulwanwa kulangilwa? (c) Nkulibambila kuli buti nkwaacita Hezekiya kutegwa akwabilile Jerusalemu kubana Asuri?

⁴ Jerusalemu ulangilwa kunjila mumasunko mapati. Hezekiya wazangila bana Asuri, icilongwe ncaakabambide usyi Ahazi wakanyina lusyomo. Mane wabazunda ba Filisti batangene cilongwe a Asuri. (2 Bami 18:7, 8) Eeci camunyemya kapati mwami wa Asuri. Aboobo tubala kuti: “Mumwaka wakumi aine wabwami bwa-Hezekiya, Sanakeribu mwami wa-Asuri wakeza kuzoolwisya minzi yoonse ya-Juda iili ambaya, waizunda.” (Isaya 36:1) Ambweni kayeeya kuti uyoovwuna Jerusalemu kuti atalwanwi abasikalumamba bana Asuri, Hezekiya wazumina kutela kuli Sanakeribu mweelwe mupati wamatalenta aansiliva aali myaanda yotatwe amatalenta aangolida aali makumi otatwe.a—2 Bami 18:14.

⁵ Mbwaanga tazyikkwani ingolida alimwi ansiliva nzyajisi muziyobwedo zyaŋanda yamwami, Hezekiya wabweza mabwe mayandisi oonse ngaajana mutempele. Alimwi wagwedula zitendele zyatempele izyizilulwidwe ngolida akuzitumizya kuli Sanakeribu. Eeci camukkomanisya imwami wa Asuri, nokuba kuti kwaciindi cisyoonto buyo. (2 Bami 18:15, 16) Kulibonya kuti Hezekiya wazyiba kuti talikoolampa pe, ibana Asuri balamulwana alimwi Jerusalemu. Aboobo weelede kulibambila. Ibantu basinkila tusensa twamaanzi tupa maanzi kubana Asuri basikusaala. Alimwi Hezekiya wayumya malambo aa Jerusalemu akupanga zilwanyo zinji zibikkilizya ‘masumo antobo zinji loko.’—2 Makani 32:4, 5.