15 Emva koko uYohanan unyana kaKareya ngokufihlakeleyo wathi kuGedaliya eMizpa: “Ndifuna ukuhamba ndiyokuxabela uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, ibe akukho mntu uza kuyazi le nto. Kutheni efanele akubulale, kutheni bonke abantu bakwaYuda abaqokelelene kuwe nabashiyekileyo befanele batshabalale?”