Jeremiya
41 Ngenyanga yesi-7, Ishmayeli+ indvodzana yaNethaniya indvodzana ya-Elishama, lobekatalwa ebukhosini* futsi angulenye yetindvuna tenkhosi, weta kuGedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu eMispa+ ahamba nemadvodza langu-10. Batsi basadla ndzawonye khona lapho eMispa, 2 Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya kanye nalamadvodza langu-10 labehamba nawo, basukuma batsatsa tinkemba tabo babulala Gedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu indvodzana yaShafani. Ishmayeli wambulala kanjalo-ke loyo bekabekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi aphatse lelive. 3 Wabulala nawo onkhe emaJuda lebekanaGedaliya eMispa, wabulala nemasotja langemaKhaledi lebekalapho.
4 Ngelilanga lelalandzela kubulawa kwaGedaliya, futsi kusete nalowatiko kutsi kwentekeni, 5 kwefika emadvodza langu-80 lebekasuka eShekhemu,+ eShilo+ naseSamariya.+ Abehhule tilevu tawo, adzabule timphahla tawo, atisike emtimbeni+ futsi aphetse iminikelo yalokutinhlavu, nemakha esihlahla semphepho,+ ayonikela ngako endlini yaJehova. 6 Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya wesuka eMispa wayowahlangabeta, futsi abehamba akhala. Nakefika kuwo watsi: “Wotani kuGedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu.” 7 Kodvwa atsi lamadvodza nakefika kulelidolobha, Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya nalabo lebekahamba nabo bawabulala base bawajikijela emtfonjeni.
8 Kodvwa emkhatsini walamadvodza bekunalangu-10 lakhuluma na-Ishmayeli atsi: “Ungasibulali, ngobe sinekudla lesikufihle esigangeni. Kunakolo, ibhali, emafutsa kanye neluju.” Ngako akazange awabulale lamadvodza ngesikhatsi abulala lawa lamanye. 9 Tonkhe tidvumbu talamadvodza labekawabulele watijika emtfonjeni lomkhulu, lokungumtfombo lowagujwa yiNkhosi Asa ngesikhatsi ilwa neNkhosi Bhasha yaka-Israyeli.+ Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya watigcwalisa kuloyo mtfombo letidvumbu talamadvodza labekawabulele.
10 Ishmayeli wabatfumba bonkhe bantfu lebebaseMispa+ lokufaka ekhatsi emadvodzakati enkhosi kanye nabo bonkhe labantfu labebasele eMispa, labo lebebenganyelwe nguGedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu, lobekabekwe nguNebuzaradani indvuna yabogadzi. Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya wabatfumba futsi wahamba nabo bawelela eveni lema-Amoni.+
11 Ngesikhatsi Johanani+ indvodzana yaKhareya kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna temphi lebetinaye beva ngalentfo lembi leyentiwe ngu-Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya, 12 batsatsa onkhe emadvodza bahamba bayokulwa na-Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya. Bamkhandza ngasemantini lamanyenti* aseGibeyoni.
13 Bonkhe labantfu lebebatfunjwe ngu-Ishmayeli bajabula ngesikhatsi babona Johanani indvodzana yaKhareya akanye nato tonkhe letindvuna temphi lebekahamba nato. 14 Ngemuva kwaloko bonkhe labantfu lebebatfunjwe ngu-Ishmayeli abasusa eMispa,+ bamshiya futsi bahamba naJohanani indvodzana yaKhareya. 15 Kodvwa Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya kanye nemadvodza langu-8 lebekanawo baphunyula kuJohanani futsi babaleka baya ka-Amoni.
16 Johanani indvodzana yaKhareya kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna temphi lebetikanye naye, bahamba nabo bonkhe labantfu baseMispa, lebebabakhulule ku-Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya. Loku kwenteka ngemuva kwekutsi Ishmayeli abulale Gedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu. Babuya nemadvodza, emasotja, tiphatsimandla, bafati, kanye nebantfwana lebebabatsetse eGibeyoni. 17 Bahamba baya endzaweni yekuhlala yaKhimhamu leseceleni kweBhetlehema,+ futsi bebafuna kuya eGibhithe+ 18 babalekele emaKhaledi. Besebawesaba, ngobe Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya bekabulele Gedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu, loyo lobekabekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi engamele lelive.+