Yeremiya
41 Ngenyanga yesixhenxe kwafika uIshmayeli+ unyana kaNetaniya unyana kaElishama wenzala yasebukhosini,* ongomnye wamadoda aziintloko kakumkani, weza namadoda alishumi kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam eMizpa.+ Kwathi xa kanye babesitya kunye eMizpa, 2 uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya namadoda alishumi awayekunye naye baphakama bamxabela uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam unyana kaShafan ngekrele. Ngoko wambulala lowo wayemiselwe ngukumkani waseBhabhiloni phezu kwelizwe. 3 UIshmayeli waxabela nawo onke amaYuda awayekunye noGedaliya eMizpa, namajoni amaKhaledi awayelapho.
4 Ngomhla wesibini emva kokubulawa kukaGedaliya, kungekabikho mntu waziyo ngaloo nto, 5 kwafika amadoda ayi-80 akwaShekem+ awayevela eShilo+ naseSamariya.+ Iindevu zawo zazichetyiwe, iimpahla zikrazukile, ezisike emzimbeni,+ yaye ephethe umnikelo wokutya nentlaka yokuqhumisa,+ ezizise endlini kaYehova. 6 Ngoko uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya waphuma eMizpa ewahlangabeza, elila. Xa efika kuwo wathi: “Yizani kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam.” 7 Kodwa athi xa efika esixekweni, uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya namadoda akhe bawaxhaxha bawaphosa equleni.
8 Kodwa kwakukho amadoda alishumi phakathi kwawo, awathi kuIshmayeli: “Sukusibulala, kuba kukho indawo esendle esifihle kuyo ukutya, ingqolowa, irhasi, ioli nobusi.” Ngoko wawayeka, akawabulala wona nabantakwawo. 9 UIshmayeli walahla ezo zidumbu kwiqula elikhulu elalenziwe nguKumkani uAsa ngenxa kaKumkani uBhahasha wakwaSirayeli.+ Wawafumba kwelo qula ke uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya amadoda awayewaxabele.
10 UIshmayeli wabathimba bonke abantu ababeseMizpa,+ neentombi zikakumkani nabo bonke abantu ababeshiyekile eMizpa ababevalelwe ngumphathi woonogada uNebhuzaradan baza baba selugcinweni phantsi kukaGedaliya+ unyana ka-Ahikam. UIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya wabathimba waza wawelela koonyana baka-Amoni.+
11 Xa uYohanan+ unyana kaKareya nazo zonke iintloko zemikhosi ezazikunye naye beva ngezinto ezimbi ezazenziwe nguIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, 12 bathatha onke amadoda, bayokulwa noIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, bamfumana ngasemanzini amaninzi eGibheyon.*
13 Bonke abantu ababekunye noIshmayeli bavuya bakubona uYohanan unyana kaKareya nazo zonke iintloko zomkhosi ezazihamba naye. 14 Emva koko bonke abantu ababethinjwe nguIshmayeli eMizpa+ bajika bahamba noYohanan unyana kaKareya. 15 Kodwa uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya namadoda asibhozo basinda kuYohanan, baya kuma-Amoni.
16 UYohanan unyana kaKareya nazo zonke iintloko zomkhosi ezazikunye naye babathatha bonke abantu baseMizpa ababesindiswe kuIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya emva kokuba exabele uGedaliya+ unyana ka-Ahikam. Bathatha eGibheyon amadoda, amajoni, abafazi, abantwana namagosa endlu kakumkani. 17 Bahlala kwindawo yokulala eKimham engaseBhetelehem,+ bezimisele ukuya eYiputa+ 18 ngenxa yamaKhaledi. Babesoyika kuba uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya wayexabele uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam, owayebekwe ngukumkani waseBhabhiloni ukuba alawule ilizwe.+