1Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, umsa wa-Elishama, labewendlu yasebukhosini, kantsi futsi abengulomunye wetindvuna tenkhosi, wefika nemadvodza lalishumi kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, eMispa. Batsi basadla ndzawonye lapho, 2Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, kanye nalamadvodza lalishumi labenawo asukuma akhipha tinkemba tawo abulala Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani. Gedaliya abebekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kutsi abe ngumbusi welive. 3Ishmayeli wachubeka wabulala onkhe emaJuda labenaGedaliya eMispa kanye nemadvodza emphi yemaBhabhulona labelapho.
4Ngakusasa, kusengakatiwa nekutsi Gedaliya ubulewe, 5kwefika emadvodza langema-80 aphuma eShekhemu, naseShilo, naseSamariya. Abehhule tilevu tawo, aklebhule timphahla tawo, atisika emitimbeni yawo, etfwele iminikelo yalokutinhlavu nenhlaka atewukunikela endlini yaSimakadze. 6Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, waphuma eMispa kuyakuwahlangabeta, ahamba akhala; nasahlangane nawo, wafike watsi kuwo: “Wotani kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu.” 7Atsi kube angene ngekhatsi edolobheni, Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, nalabehamba nabo wawabulala, tidvumbu tawo watijikijela emgodzini wemanti.
8Kodvwa kwaba khona emkhatsini wawo emadvodza lalishumi lacela Ishmayeli, atsi: “Sicela kutsi mane ungasibulali! Siphetse kolo nebhali, nemafutsa kanye neluju lwetinyosi lesikufihle lena esikhotseni.” Ngako wabayekela, wangete wababulala kanye nalaba labanye. 9Lomgodzi lapho alahla khona tonkhe letidvumbu talamadvodza labesawabulele kanye naGedaliya, bekungiwo lowo mgodzi lomkhulu lowawentiwe yinkhosi Asa, nakativikela ekuhlaselweni nguBhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Nguwo-ke Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, lawugcwalisa ngaletidvumbu.
10Ishmayeli wabe sewutfumba bonkhe labantfu lababeseMispa, emakhosatana kanye nabo bonkhe labanye lababesele lapho, Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni labebeke Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, kutsi abe ngumbusi wabo. Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, wabatfumba, washuca nabo wacondza ngesheya eveni laka-Amoni.
11Watsi kube Johanani, umsa waKhareya, netindvuna tonkhe temabutfo letatinaye beve ngayo yonkhe lenhlekelele leyase yentiwe ngu-Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, 12bahlomisa onkhe emadvodza abo, bahamba bayawuhlasela Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya; bamkhandza ngasesitibeni lesikhulu eGibeyoni. 13Batsi kube bonkhe bantfu lababena-Ishmayeli babone Johanani, umsa waKhareya, nebaholi balemphi banaye, bajabula. 14Bonkhe lababetfunjwe ngu-Ishmayeli eMispa bancandzeka baya kuJohanani, umsa waKhareya. 15Kodvwa Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, kanye nalamadvodza akakhe lasiphohlongo babalekela Johanani, bacondza ngesheya eveni lema-Amoni.
Kubalekelwa eGibhithe
16Johanani, umsa waKhareya, kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna temphi letatinaye bahola yonkhe imisalela leyayiphuma eMispa lababeyemuke Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, emvakwekubulala kwakhe Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu: emasotja, nebafati, nebantfwana, nebatsenwa, Johanani labebuye nabo eGibeyoni. 17Bachubeka, baze bayakuma eGeruthi Khimhamu lengaseceleni kweBhetlehema bacondze eGibhithe, 18babalekela emaBhabhulona. Babewesaba, ngobe Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, abesabulele Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, labesabekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi abe ngumbusi welive.
