JEREMIA 41
1Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania ṅwana wa Elishama o vha e wa malofha a vhuhosini nahone e muṅwe wa vhahulwane vha khosi. Ene o ya ha Gedalia ṅwana wa Ahikamu e Mitsipha nga ṅwedzi wa 7 e na vhanna vha fumi. Huno musi vha tshi khou ḽa vhoṱhe henengei, 2Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania na vhaḽa vhanna vha fumi vhe vha vha vhe nae vha mbo ḓi takuwa vha vhulaha Gedalia ṅwana wa Ahikamu ṅwana wa Shafani nga pfumo, vha vhulaha ene we khosi ya Babele ya mu vhea uri a vhuse shango. 3Ishmaele a vhulaha na Majuda vhoṱhe vhe vha vha vhe na Gedalia henefho Mitsipha, a vhulaha na vhahali vha Vhababele vhe vha vha vhe henefho.
Vhaṅwe vhe Ishmaele a vha vhulaha
4Gedalia o ri u vhulawa, ḽi tshi tsha zwi sa athu ḓihwa nga muthu, 5ha ḓa vhanna vha 80 vhe vha vha vho vheula ndebvu vha kherukanya zwiambaro zwavho vha ḓitshetshekanya. Vho ḓa vha tshi bva Shikheme na Shilo na Samaria, vha tshi ḓisa nduvho dza mbeu na zwioro nḓuni ya Muṋe washu. 6Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania a ṱuwa Mitsipha u yo vha ṱanganedza, a enda a tshi lila. A ri u ṱangana navho a ri, “Iḓani ha Gedalia ṅwana wa Ahikamu.” 7Vha tshi dzhena muḓini, Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania na vhanna vhe vha vha vhe nae vha mbo vha vhulaha, vha vha posa dindini. 8Hone vhaṅwe vhavho vha fumi vha amba na Ishmaele vha ri, “Vha songo ri vhulaha! Ri na goroi na baḽi na mapfura na mutoli, zwo dzumbiwa tsimuni.” Zwenezwo a mbo ḓi vha litsha, a si vha vhulahe na vhaḽa. 9Zwino dindi ḽe a posa zwitumbu zwoṱhe zwa vhanna vhe a vha vhulaha khathihi na Gedalia ndi ḽe ḽa vha ḽo bwiwa nga khosi Asa uri ḽi vhe ḽa u ḓitsireledza zwiḽa a tshi lwa na Baasha khosi ya Israele. Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania a tou ḽi ḓadza nga zwitumbu.
Hu tshi vhofhololwa vhathu vhe Ishmaele a vha thuba
10Ishmaele a thuba vhathu vhoṱhe vhe vha vha vhe Mitsipha – vhananyana vha khosi khathihi na vhathu vhoṱhe vhe vha vha vho sala henefho, vhe Nebusaradani mulangammbi a vhea Gedalia ṅwana wa Ahikamu uri a vha vhuse. Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania a vha thuba, a fara lwendo uri a pfukele ha Vhaamoni.
11Musi Johanani ṅwana wa Karia na vhahulwane vhoṱhe vha mmbi vhe vha vha vhe nae vha tshi pfa zwa vhugevhenga hoṱhe ho itwaho nga Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania, 12vha dzhia vhahali vhavho vhoṱhe vha yo lwa na Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania. Vha mu wana tsini ha isha ḽihulu ḽa Gibioni. 13Vhathu vhoṱhe vhe Ishmaele a vha e navho vha tshi vhona Johanani ṅwana wa Karia na vhahulwane vha mmbi vhe vha vha vhe nae, vha takala. 14Vhathu vhoṱhe vhe Ishmaele a vha thuba Mitsipha vha rembuluwa vha ya ha Johanani ṅwana wa Karia. 15Hone Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania na vhahali vhawe vhaṱanu na vhararu vha ponyoka Johanani vha shavhela ha Vhaamoni.
16Ndi hone Johanani ṅwana wa Karia na vhahulwane vha mmbi vhoṱhe vhe vha vha vhe nae vha tshi endedza tsalela dzoṱhe dza vhathu vhe Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania a vha hwala vha tshi bva Mitsipha musi o no vhulaha Gedalia ṅwana wa Ahikamu: vhanna na vhahali na vhasadzi na vhana na vhanna vho luvhedzwaho, vhe Johanani a vha vhuisa vha tshi bva Gibioni. 17Vha tshimbila, vha awela Geruthi Khimihamu tsini ha Betlehema nḓilani i no ya Egipita, 18uri vha shavhe Vhababele. Vho vha vha tshi vha ofha ngauri Ishmaele ṅwana wa Nethania o vha o vhulaha Gedalia ṅwana wa Ahikamu, we khosi ya Babele a vha o mu vhea uri a vhuse iḽo shango.
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