Njaama kuuma Babilonia
1 Mahindainĩ macio mũthamaki wa Babilonia, Merodaki Baladani, mũrũ wa Baladani, nĩaiguire atĩ Hezekia aarĩ mũrũaru na atĩ nĩarĩĩkĩĩtie kũhona. Agĩkĩmũrekeria njaama irĩ na marũa na kĩheeo.
2 Hezekia nĩanyiitire njaama icio ũgeni akeneete na agĩcionia ũtonga wake. Aacionirie betha, thahabu, indo nungi wega, maguta marĩa manungaga wega, na matharaita maake moothe. Hatirĩ kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩarĩ thitooinĩ ciake kana ũthamakiinĩ wake wothe ataacionirie.
3 Thuutha ũcio mũnabii Isaia agĩcooka agĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũthamaki Hezekia akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Andũ acio-rĩ, maroimĩĩte kũ na marakwĩrire atĩa?”
Hezekia agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Marookĩĩte kũrĩ niĩ moimĩĩte bũrũri wa kũraaya wĩtagwo Babilonia.”
4 Mũnabii akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ maronire nyũmbainĩ yaku ya ũthamaki?”
Hezekia agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Maronire indo ciothe. Gũtirĩ kĩndũ o na kĩmwe kĩrĩ thitoo ciakwa itanamoonia.”
5 Naake Isaia agĩkĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Taigua ũrĩa MWATHANI Mwene Hinya Wothe ekuuga.
6 Nĩgũgaakinya ihinda, rĩrĩa kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩrĩ nyũmba yaku ya ũthamaki o na iria maathooguo maacookanĩrĩirie kinya ũũmũũthĩ igaakuuo itwarwo Babilonia. Gũtirĩ o na kĩmwe gĩgaatigwo.
7 Ciana imwe ciaku, o iria wĩciarĩire we mwene, nacio nĩigathaamio, na nĩikaahakũrwo nĩ geetha igaatungataga nyũmbainĩ ya mũthamaki wa Babilonia.”
8 Mũthamaki Hezekia aanyiitire atĩ eerwo nĩgũgũkorwo na thaayũ na ũgaacĩru matukũ moothe ma muoyo wake. Kwoguo agĩgĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ũhoro ũcio wothe wahe kuuma harĩ MWATHANI nĩ mwega.”