2 Kings 20

20 ¹For dat time, Hezekiah come sick well well, e nearly die. Isaiah di prophet, wey be Amoz im pikin, come meet am, e talk say, "Na dis one our Papa talk: Arrange your house well; you go die, you no go live."

²Hezekiah come turn im face face di wall, e pray to our Papa: ³"Papa, remember how I don waka before you wit true-true heart, wit whole heart, di way I dey do wetin good for your eye." Hezekiah come cry sotay im belle pain am.

⁴Before Isaiah comot for di middle court, di word of our Papa come reach am:

⁵"Go back, tell Hezekiah, di leader of my people: Your Papa, di God of your papa David, talk say: I don hear your prayer, I don see your tears. I go heal you. For di third day, you go go up to my house. ⁶I go add fifteen years for your life, I go rescue you and dis city from di hand of Assyria im king, I go defend dis city for my own sake and for di sake of my servant David."

⁷Isaiah talk say, "Bring fig cake." Dem bring am, dem put am for di boil, e come well.

⁸Hezekiah ask Isaiah, "Wetin be di sign say our Papa go heal me and I go go up to our Papa house for di third day?"

⁹Isaiah talk say, "Dis na your sign from our Papa say our Papa go keep im promise: you want make di shadow go forward ten steps, abi make e go back ten steps?"

¹⁰Hezekiah answer, "E easy for di shadow to grow long by ten steps; no, make e go back ten steps."

¹¹So Isaiah di prophet call our Papa, and our Papa bring di shadow back di ten steps wey e don go down for Ahaz im stairway.

Hezekiah Welcome di Messengers from Babylon

¹²For dat time, Berodach-baladan, wey be Baladan im pikin, di king of Babylon, send letters and gift to Hezekiah, becos e hear say Hezekiah don dey sick. ¹³Hezekiah welcome dem, e come show dem im whole treasure house: silver, gold, spices, fine oil, im entire armory, everytin wey dey im store rooms. Notin dey im palace or for im whole kingdom wey Hezekiah no show dem.

¹⁴Isaiah di prophet come meet King Hezekiah, e ask, "Wetin dis men talk, and where dem comot from?" Hezekiah answer, "Dem comot from far country, Babylon."

¹⁵Isaiah ask, "Wetin dem see for your palace?" Hezekiah answer, "Everytin wey dey my palace. Notin dey my treasures wey I no show dem."

¹⁶Isaiah come talk to Hezekiah, "Hear di word of our Papa:

¹⁷Days dey come wey everytin wey dey your palace, everytin wey your ancestors don gather reach now, dem go carry am go Babylon. Notin no go remain, na so our Papa talk. ¹⁸Some of your own sons, your pikin dem wey go born, dem go carry dem go serve as eunuchs for di palace of Babylon im king."

¹⁹Hezekiah talk say, "Di word of our Papa wey you talk good." E dey tink for im mind say, "Abi peace and safety no go dey for my own time?"

²⁰Di oda tins wey Hezekiah do, all im power, and how e make di pool and di tunnel to bring water enter di city—dem no dey inside di book of di history of di kings of Judah? ²¹Hezekiah come rest wit im ancestors, and Manasseh im pikin become king for im place.