16. “Musani ukumphulaphula uHezekiya lo! Ukumkani waseAsiriya uthi: ‘Phumani nize kuzinikezela kum, sivisisane. Ukuba niyayenza loo nto, nonke ngabanye niya konwaba, ibe ngulowo nalowo atye iziqhamo zesidiliya sakhe namakhiwane akhe, esela amanzi equla lakhe,
17. ndide ndize kunithatha, ndinise kwilizwe elifana neli lenu, umhlaba onemveliso yeenkozo newayini, ilizwe lengqolowa neediliya.’
18. “Sanukulahlekiswa nguHezekiya xa esithi: ‘UNdikhoyo uza kusihlangula.’ *Nguthixo wasiphi isizwe owakhe wasihlangula esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya?