1Ngalezo zinsuku uHezekiya wagula wabangwa nezibi. Kwase kufika kuye umphrofethi u-Izaya, indodana ka-Amozi, wathi: “Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: ‘Lungisa izindaba zendlu yakho ngokuba uzokufa, ngeke uze usinde.’ ”
2UHezekiya waphendulela ubuso bakhe obondeni, wakhuleka kuSimakade,
3wathi “Ngiyakuncenga Simakade ukuba ukhumbule ukuthi ngihambe phambi kwakho ngeqiniso nangenhliziyo epheleleyo, ngenza okuhle emehlweni akho.” UHezekiya wayesekhala umunyu.
4Izwi likaSimakade lafika ku-Izaya, lathi:
5“Hamba uye kuHezekiya, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade uNkulunkulu kaDavide, ukhokho wakho, uthi: “Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho, ngizibonile izinyembezi zakho; ngizonezelela iminyaka eli-15 ezinsukwini zakho zokuphila.
6Ngizokusindisa, wena nalo muzi, esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya, ngiwuvikele lo muzi.
7“ ‘ “Yilesi isibonakaliso esivela kuSimakade sokuthi uSimakade uzokwenza lokho akwethembisile kuwe.
8Bheka, ngizokwenza isithunzi selanga sibuyele emuva izinyathelo ezilishumi ebelizehlile ezitebhisini zika-Ahazi.” ’ ” Ngakho-ke ilanga labuyela emuva izinyathelo ezilishumi, ezinyathelweni elizehlileyo.
9Ihubo likaHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, emveni kokugula nokusinda kwakhe:
10Ngathi: “Ngangiphakathi nempilo yami ngizongena emasangweni endawo yabafileyo, ngaphucwe ingxenye yeminyaka yami.”
11Ngathi: “Angiyukumbona uSimakade, uSimakade ezweni labaphilayo; angisayukubona muntu phakathi kwabakhileyo ezweni.
12Idokodo lami lisishuliwe, lasuswa kimi njengethende lomelusi; Njengomaluki, ukuphila kwami ngakusonga, uyanginquma esalukweni, kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku uyayiphelisa impilo yami.
13Ngakhala ngifuna usizo kwaze kwasekuseni; uyawephula wonke amathambo ami njengengonyama; kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku, uyayiqeda impilo yami.
14Njengenkonjane noma indwa ngiyatshiyoza, ngiyakhala njengejuba; amehlo ami akhathele ukubheka phezulu; Nkosi, ngicindezelwe, yiba lusizo lwami.”
15Ngingathini na? Phela ukhulumile kimi, futhi ukwenzile yena. Ngiphelelwe ngubuthongo ngenxa yomunyu emphefumulweni wami.
16Nkosi, abantu baphila ngalezi zinto, nokuphila komphefumulo wami kukuzo zonke lezi zinto; ngiphulukise, ungiphilise.
17Impela, kwakungenxa yami ukuba ngibe nomunyu omkhulu; nguwena owawuthanda umphefumulo wami, waze wawophula egodini lokubhujiswa, ngokuba uzintshinge emuva kwakho zonke izono zami.
18Ngokuba indawo yabafileyo ayinakukubonga, nokufa akunakukudumisa; abehlela egodini abanakuthembela ekulungeni kwakho.
19Abaphilayo, abaphilayo bayakubonga njengami namuhla; oyise bayabazisa abantwana ngokuthembeka kwakho.
20USimakade uyakungisindisa; ngalokho siyakucula sisine zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwethu endlini kaSimakade.
21U-Izaya wayethe: “Mabathathe isigaxa samakhiwane basibeke ethumbeni, ukuze asinde.”
22NoHezekiya wayethe: “Sibonakaliso sini sokuthi ngiyokwenyukela endlini kaSimakade na?”