Mũthamaki Hezekia kũrũara na kũhona
1 Mahindainĩ o ro macio, Hezekia akĩrũara agĩkuhĩrĩria gũkua. Naake Mũnabii Isaia, mũrũ wa Amozu, agĩthiĩ kũmũrora akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “MWATHANI aroiga, wĩgae tondũ ndũhona nĩũgũkua.”
2 Hezekia kũigua ũguo, akĩĩhũgũra akĩrora na rũthingoinĩ, akĩhooya MWATHANI,
3 akiuga atĩrĩ, “MWATHANI, ndagũthaitha ririkana atĩ ndũire ndĩ mwĩhokeku harĩ we, ngũtungatagĩra na ngoro yakwa yothe, o na njĩkaga maũndũ ma gũgũkenia.” Naake Hezekia akĩrĩra mũno.
4 Naake Isaia akĩmũtiga, na rĩĩrĩ, atoimĩĩte na nja ya thoome kwa mũthamaki biũ-rĩ, MWATHANI akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ,
5 “Cooka harĩ Hezekia mwathi wa andũ aakwa ũkamwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ MWATHANI, o niĩ Ngai wa thooguo Daudi, nĩndaigua ihooya rĩaku, na ndoona maithori maaku. Nĩngũkũhonia, na thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩtatũ nĩũgeetwara Hekaarũinĩ.
6 Ningĩ nĩngũkuongerera mĩaka ikũmi na ĩtaano ya gũtũũra muoyo. Nĩngũkũhonokia na ndute itũũra rĩĩrĩ rĩa Jerusalemu wathaniinĩ wa Aasiria, na nĩngũikara ndĩrĩgitĩire. Ngũtũũra ndĩrĩgitĩire nĩ ũndũ wakwa niĩ mwene, na nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa ndarĩĩkanĩire na Daudi ndungata yakwa.’ ”
7 Isaia agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Oyai kĩmanjĩka kĩa ngũyũ mũcihake ihũha rĩake na nĩekũhona.”
8 Naake Hezekia akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩkĩ gĩkũũmenyithia atĩ MWATHANI nĩekũũhonia, na atĩ thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩtatũ nĩngeetwara Hekaarũinĩ?”
9 Naake Isaia agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ũndũ ũrĩa MWATHANI egũkũmenyithia naguo atĩ nĩekũhingia ũrĩa akwĩrĩire nĩ ũyũ. Ũkwenda rĩu kĩĩruru gĩthiĩ na mbere makinya ikũmi kana gĩcooke na thuutha makinya ikũmi?”
10 Naake Hezekia agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũhũthũ kĩĩruru gũthiĩ na mbere makinya ikũmi. No nĩ kaba ũgĩcookie na thuutha makinya ikũmi.”
11 Naake Isaia akĩhooya MWATHANI, naake MWATHANI agĩtũma kĩĩruru gĩcooke na thuutha makinya ikũmi kũu ngathĩinĩ cia nyũmba ĩrĩa yakĩĩtwo nĩ mũthamaki Ahazu.
Arekio kuuma Babilonia
12 Mahindainĩ macio, mũthamaki wa Babilonia, Merodaki Baladani, mũrũ wa Baladani akĩigua atĩ Hezekia aarĩ mũrũaru na atĩ nĩarĩĩkĩĩtie kũhona. Agĩkĩmũrekeria njaama irĩ na marũa na kĩheeo.
13 Hezekia nĩanyiitire njaama icio ũgeni akeneete na agĩcionia ũtonga wake. Aacionirie betha, thahabu, indo nungi wega, maguta marĩa manungaga wega, o na matharaita maake moothe. Hatirĩ kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩarĩ thitooinĩ ciake kana ũthamakiinĩ wake wothe ataacionirie.
14 Thuutha ũcio mũnabii Isaia 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.”
15 Mũnabii akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ maroonire nyũmbainĩ yaku ya ũthamaki?”
Hezekia agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Maroonire indo ciothe. Gũtirĩ kĩndũ o na kĩmwe kĩrĩ thitoo ciakwa itaanamoonia.”
16 Naake Isaia agĩkĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Taigua ũrĩa MWATHANI Mwene Hinya Wothe ekuuga.
17 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.
18 Ciana imwe ciaku, o iria wĩciarĩire we mwene, nĩigaathaamio, na nĩikaahakũrwo nĩ geetha igaatungataga nyũmbainĩ ya mũthamaki wa Babilonia.”
19 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.”
Mũthia wa ũthamaki wa Hezekia
20 Na rĩĩrĩ, maũndũ marĩa mangĩ Hezekia eekire, ciĩko ciake cia ũcamba, o na ũrĩa aahingĩrĩirie maaĩ o na akĩmatwarithia na mũtaro kũu itũũrainĩ, maandĩkĩtwo Ibukuinĩ rĩa Hisitoria ya Athamaki a Juda.
21 Naake Hezekia agĩkua, naake Manase mũũrũwe agĩthamaka ithenya rĩake.