10 “Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Senaheribi yase-Asiriya, ‘Netsembeni lolokunenta nihlale eJerusalema ibe ivinjetelwe?+

4 Ngako Rabushake watsi kubo: “Ngicela nitsi kuHezekiya, ‘Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi lenkhulu, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, itsi: “Wena wetsembeni?+ 5 Utsi: ‘Nginelichinga nemandla ekulwa imphi,’ kodvwa lawo mavi alite. Ulibeke kubani litsemba lakho kutsi ungaze ube nesibindzi lesingaka sekungivukela?+ 6 Wetsembele ekusitweni ngulomhlanga lofohlokile, lokuyiGibhithe, lokutsi ngisho umuntfu angatsi ubambelela kuwo angahlabeka sandla alimale. Unjalo-ke Faro inkhosi yaseGibhithe kubo bonkhe labetsembele kuye.+ 7 Naningatsi kimi: ‘Setsembele kuJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu,’ akusuye yini lona Hezekiya lasuse tindzawo takhe letiphakeme nema-al’thare,+ abe atsi kubantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema: ‘Kufanele nikhotsame embikwaleli-al’thare’?”’+ 8 Ngako nyalo ngicela ubheje nenkhosi yami, inkhosi yase-Asiriya,+ ngitakunika emahhashi langu-2 000 nawungakhona kuwatfolela bagibeli. 9 Ungakwenta kanjani-ke kutsi ubuyisele emuva indvuna yembuso lenesikhundla lesiphansi kakhulu etincekwini tenkhosi yami, ube ubeke litsemba lakho eGibhithe kutsi ikunike tincola nebagibeli bemahhashi? 10 Akusuye yini Jehova lokhiphe umyalo wekutsi angikhuphuke ngitoyihlasela? Jehova lucobo lwakhe utsite kimi, ‘Khuphuka uyohlasela lelive uphindze ulincobe.’”