1Ngomnyaka wokufika kukaTharithani e-Ashidodi, ethunywe nguSarigoni, inkosi yase-Asiriya, walwa ne-Ashidodi, walithatha,
2ngaleso sikhathi uJehova wakhuluma ngesandla sika-Isaya indodana ka-Amose, wathi: “Hamba uthukulule indwangu yamasaka okhalweni lwakho, ukhumule izicathulo zakho ezinyaweni zakho.” Wenze njalo, wahamba ze, akafakanga nazicathulo.
3UJehova wathi: “Njengalokhu inceku yami u-Isaya isihambe ze ingafakile nazicathulo iminyaka emithathu, iyisibonakaliso nesimangaliso eGibithe naseKushe,
4kanjalo inkosi yase-Asiriya iyakumukisa abathunjwa baseGibithe nabaxoshiweyo baseKushe, abasha nabadala, behamba ze, bengafakile nazicathulo, izinqe zabo zihlubuliwe, kube yihlazo laseGibithe.
5Bayakuphela amandla, babe namahloni ngeKushe ithemba labo nangeGibithe udumo lwabo.
6Abakhileyo kuleli elingasogwini bayakuthi ngalolo suku: ‘Bheka, linjalo ithemba lethu esabalekela kulo ukuba sisizwe, sophulwe enkosini yase-Asiriya; pho-ke, thina siyakuphunyuka kanjani na?’ ”