31. “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,
32. ndide ndize kunithatha, ndinise kwilizwe elifana neli lenu, umhlaba onemveliso yeenkozo newayini, ilizwe lengqolowa nediliya, ilizwe elinemithi yeminquma kunye nobusi. Zikhetheleni ubomi ke, ningakhethi ukufa.’“Sanukulahlekiswa nguHezekiya, kuba uyanilahlekisa xa esithi: ‘UNdikhoyo uza kusihlangula.’
33. *Nguthixo wasiphi isizwe owakhe wasihlangula esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya?
34. Baphi oothixo baseHamati naseArpadi? Baphi oothixo baseSefarvayim, abaseHena, nabaseIva? Ngaba bakha bayihlangula iSamariya esandleni sam?
35. Nguwuphi kwaba thixo bezi zizwe xa bebonke owakha wanako ukuhlangula ilizwe esandleni sam? Ke, uNdikhoyo lowo yena angayihlangula njani iJerusalem esandleni sam?”