Sennacherib Invade and Hezekiah Prepare
Sennacherib army full everywhere, so Hezekiah block di springs, rebuild di wall, and tell di people say those wey dey with us plenty pass those wey dey with am. Prayer and one angel answer di way Assyria dey mock our Papa. Later, him own pride over wealth and messengers need humbling too.
32 1After all dis things and dis acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib, wey be Assyria king, invade Judah, surround im strong cities wey get wall, im wan force im way enter dem for imsef. 2Wen Hezekiah see sey Sennacherib don come, and sey im set mind to make war against Jerusalem, 3im talk am wit im officials and im warriors sey make dem block di springs wey dey outside di city, and dem help am. 4Plenty people gada come block all di springs and di stream wey dey flow pass di land, dem dey ask, “Why make Assyria kings come find plenty water?”
5Im work hard to build back all di broken parts of di wall, im raise towers ontop am, im build anoda wall for outside, im make di Millo of David city strong, and im make plenty weapons and shields. a a v5 Di Millo na system of terraced fill and holding walls wey dem build inside di hillside of di City of David. 6Im put war commanders ova di people, gada dem for di square wey dey di city gate, and im encourage dem sey: 7“Make una strong and get liver. No dey fear or dey shake because of Assyria king and all im crowd, because di ones wey dey wit us plenty pass di ones wey dey wit am. 8Na only arm of flesh dey wit am; but our Papa dey wit us, to help us and fight our battles.” And di people lean ontop di words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Sennacherib Dey Mock our Papa
9After dis, wen im dey surround Lachish wit all im forces, Sennacherib king of Assyria send im servants go Jerusalem, go Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah people wey dey dia, dem talk sey: 10“Na dis Sennacherib king of Assyria talk: Wetin una dey trust wey una still dey stay under siege for Jerusalem? 11No be Hezekiah dey deceive una, dey hand una over make una die by hunger and thirst, wen im dey talk sey, ‘Oga our God go save us from di hand of di king of Assyria’? 12No be dis same Hezekiah remove im high places and im altars, wen im tell Judah and Jerusalem sey make dem worship for one altar and burn offerings dia? 13Una no know wetin me and my fathers do to all di people of oda lands? Di gods of dia nations fit save dia lands from my hand? 14Which god among di nations wey my fathers destroy fit save im people from my hand? So how una God fit save una from my hand? 15Make Hezekiah no deceive una or lead una astray like dis, and no believe am: no god of any nation or kingdom fit save im people from my hand or from di hand of my fathers—much less una God no fit save una from my hand!”
16And im servants still talk plenty more against our Papa and against im servant Hezekiah. 17Sennacherib also write letters wey dey insult our Papa, di God of Israel, im talk against am sey: “Di gods of di nations no save dia people from my hand; so Hezekiah God no go save im people from my hand.” 18Dem shout loud for Judah language to di people of Jerusalem wey dey ontop di wall, to make dem fear and shake, so dem fit take di city. 19Dem talk about di God of Jerusalem like di gods of di people of di earth, wey na work of human hands.
20Den King Hezekiah and di prophet Isaiah pikin of Amoz pray about dis matter, dem cry out to heaven. 21So our Papa send angel wey kill evri mighty warrior, commander, and officer for di camp of di Assyrian king. Sennacherib return im house wit shame, and wen im enter di temple of im god, some of im own sons kill am dia wit sword. 22So our Papa save Hezekiah and di people of Jerusalem from di hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from all di odas, and im take care of dem for evri side. 23Plenty people bring gifts to our Papa for Jerusalem, and treasures to Hezekiah king of Judah; after dat all di nations honor Hezekiah well well.
Hezekiah Sickness, Pride, and Prosperity
24For dose days Hezekiah sick reach point wey im wan die; im pray to our Papa, wey answer am, and give am sign. 25But Hezekiah no pay back di good wey dem do am; im heart come dey proud, so anger come ontop am and ontop Judah and Jerusalem. 26Hezekiah humble imsef because of im proud heart, im and di people of Jerusalem, so di wrath of our Papa no reach dem for di days of Hezekiah.
27Hezekiah get plenty wealth and honor. Im build storerooms for silver, gold, gems, spices, shields, and oda valuable things, 28storerooms for di harvest of grain, new wine, and oil; stalls for evri kind of livestock; pens for flocks. 29Im build cities for imsef and im gada plenty plenty flocks and herds, because our Papa give am wealth wey plenty well well. 30Hezekiah block di upper outlet of Gihon and direct di water go down di west side of David city. Im succeed for all wetin im do. 31Wen di rulers of Babylon send envoys come meet am to ask about di sign wey happen for di land, our Papa leave am to imsef, to test am and to know evritin wey dey im heart.
32Di oda things wey Hezekiah do and im faithful deeds, dem write dem inside di vision of Isaiah di prophet, pikin of Amoz, inside di Book of di Kings of Judah and Israel. 33Hezekiah sleep wit im ancestors, dem bury am for di upper tombs of di sons of David. All Judah and di people wey dey live for Jerusalem honor am wen im die. Im son Manasseh come rule after am.
