Bamenzela ugobe eJerusalema ; wabalekela eLakishi , kepha bathumela bamlanda eLakishi, bambulala khona.

UHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda wathumela enkosini yase -Asiriya eLakishi , wathi: Ngonile; buya kimi; okubeka kimi ngiyakukwenza. Inkosi yase-Asiriya yamnqumela uHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda amatalenta angamakhulu amathathu esiliva namatalenta angamashumi amathathu egolide.

Inkosi yase -Asiriya yathuma oTharithani , noRabi Sarisi , noRabi Shake ukuba basuke eLakishi , baye enkosini uHezekiya eJerusalema , benempi enkulu. Benyuka bafika eJerusalema. Sebenyukile bafika, bema ngasemseleni wechibi lasenhla elingasendleleni yeNsimu yoMhlanzi.

Wayesebuya uRabi Shake , wafumana inkosi yase -Asiriya ilwa neLibina , ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi isukile eLakishi.

Kusukela esikhathini u -Amasiya aphambuka ngaso ekumlandeleni uJehova bamenzela ugobe eJerusalema ; wabalekela eLakishi , kepha bat humela bamlanda eLakishi, bambulala khona.

Inkosi yase-Asiriya yathuma uRabi Shake , asuke eLakishi, aye eJerusalema enkosini uHezekiya , enempi enkulu , wema ngasemseleni wechibi lasenhla , elingasendleleni yeNsimu Yomhlanzi.

Wayesebuya uRabi Shake , wafumana inkosi yase -Asiriya ilwa neLibina , ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi isukile eLakishi.

UJoshuwa wasuka eLi bina nabo bonke abakwa -Israyeli benaye , waya eLakishi, wamisa malungana nalo, walwa nalo;

UJoshuwa wasuka eLakishi, bonke abakwa-Israyeli benaye, waya e-Egiloni; bamisa malungana nalo, balwa nalo.

Bophelani enqoleni ihhashi elinejubane , nina enakhileyo eLakishi ; lona lalingukuqala kwezono kuyo indodakazi yaseSiyoni , ngokuba iziphambeko zakwa-Israyeli zafunyanwa kuwe.