Ituro rivuye i Babiloni
Ashukwa n'intumwa zavuye i Babiloni, Hezekiya azereka ibyo atunze byose. Ezayi azana ijambo rya Data wa twese ko byose, hamwe n'abahungu be, bizageza i Babiloni. Hezekiya avuga ko iryo jambo ari ryiza—kuko igihombo kizaba nyuma y'igihe cye. Icyo gisubizo gisigara kitavuzweho ikindi.
39 1Muri icyo gihe, Merodaki-Baladani mwene Baladani, umwami wa Babiloni, yumvise ko Hezekiya yari yararwaye akaba yarakize, atuma inzandiko n'ituro kuri Hezekiya. 2Hezekiya abyakirana umunezero, arabereka inzu ye y'ubutunzi: ifeza n'izahabu n'imibavu n'amavuta meza, n'inzu ye yose y'intwaro, na byose byari mu bigega bye. Nta kintu na kimwe mu nzu ye cyangwa mu bwami bwe Hezekiya ataberetse. 3Nuko umuhanuzi Ezayi aza kwa Umwami Hezekiya aramubaza ati: “Aba bantu bavuze iki, kandi baturutse he?” Hezekiya aravuga ati: “Baturutse mu gihugu cya kure, baturutse i Babiloni.”
4Aramubaza ati: “Ni iki babonye mu nzu yawe?” Hezekiya arasubiza ati: “Babonye byose biri mu nzu yanjye. Nta kintu na kimwe mu bigega byanjye ntaberetse.”
5Nuko Ezayi abwira Hezekiya ati: “Umva ijambo rya Data Nyiringabo:
6Dore iminsi iraje ubwo byose biri mu nzu yawe, ibyo ba sekuruza bawe bahunitse kugeza n'ubu, bizajyanwa i Babiloni. Nta kintu na kimwe kizasigara, ni ko Data wa twese avuga. 7Bamwe mu bahungu bawe bwite, abakomoka kuri wowe, bazajyanwa kugira ngo babe abatware mu ngoro y'umwami wa Babiloni.”
8Nuko Hezekiya abwira Ezayi ati: “Ijambo rya Data wa twese wavuze ni ryiza.” Kuko yibwiraga ati: “Hazabaho amahoro n'umutekano mu gihe nkiriho.”
