¹Zvino nenguva iyo Merodhaki bharadhani mwanakomana wa Bharadhani, mambo weBhabhironi, akatuma tsamba nechipo kuna Hezekia; nekuti akanga anzwa kuti airwara akaporazve.

¹At that time Merodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Hezekiah; for he had heard that he had been sick and had recovered.

²Hezekia akafara pamusoro pavo, akavaratidza imba yakanga ine zvinokosha zvake, sirivha, nendarama, nezvinonhuhwira, namafuta anokosha, neimba yaiva nenhumbi dzake dzose dzokurwa nadzo, nezvose zvakanga zviri pafuma yake; kwakanga kusisina chinhu mumba make, kana muushe hwake hwose, chavasina kuratidzwa naHezekia.

²And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver and the gold, and the spices and the fine oil, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found amongst his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not shew them.

³Zvino muporofita Isaya akasvika kuna mambo Hezekia, akati kwaari, Varume ava vakati kudiniko? Vakasvika kwauri vachibvepi? Hezekia akati, Vakanga vabva kunyika iri kure, Bhabhironi vachiuya kwandiri.

³Then came the prophet Isaiah to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country to me, from Babylon.

⁴Ipapo akati, Vakaonei mumba mako? Hezekia akapindura, akati, Vakaona zvose zviri mumba mangu; hakune chinhu pakati pefuma yangu chandisina kuvaratidza.

⁴And he said, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah said, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewn them.

⁵Ipapo Isaya akati kuna Hezekia, Inzwa shoko raJehovha wehondo,

⁵And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of Jehovah of hosts:

⁶Tarira, mazuva achasvika, nenguva iyo zvose zviri mumba mako, nezvose zvakaunganidzwa namadzibaba ako kusvikira zuva ranhasi, zvichaiswa Bhabhironi, hakuna chinhu chichasiiwa, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

⁶Behold, days come when all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid up until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith Jehovah.

⁷Vamwe vanakomana vako, vachabva kwauri, vauchabereka, vachatapwa; vachava varanda mumba mamambo weBhabhironi.

⁷And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

⁸Ipapo Hezekia akati kuna Isaya, Shoko raJehovha ramataura rakanaka haro. Akatiwo, nekuti rugare nezvokwadi zvichavapo pamazuva angu.

⁸And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. And he said, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.