‏ Jeremiah 41

1Kwasekusithi ngenyanga yesikhombisa a kwafika b uIshmayeli, indodana kaNethaniya, c indodana kaElishama, d owenzalo yesikhosini, lezinduna zenkosi, lamadoda alitshumi laye, kuGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu eMizipa, e badla isinkwa f khona ndawonye eMizipa. 2UIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya wasesukuma, g lamadoda alitshumi ayelaye, bamtshaya uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu indodana kaShafani ngenkemba, bambulala yena inkosi yeBhabhiloni eyayimbeke phezu kwelizwe. h 3UIshmayeli wabulala lawo wonke amaJuda ayelaye, i eloGedaliya, eMizipa, lamaKhaladiya atholakala khona, j amadoda empi. 4Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesibili esembulele uGedaliya, kungelamuntu okwaziyo, 5kwafika amadoda evela eShekema, k eShilo, l leSamariya, m amadoda angamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, ephucile indevu, n lezigqoko zidatshuliwe, o ezisikile, p elomnikelo wokudla lempepha esandleni sawo, q ukukuletha endlini yeNkosi. r 6UIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya s wasephuma eMizipa t ukuwahlangabeza, ehamba, ehamba ekhala inyembezi. Kwasekuthi lapho ehlangana lawo, wathi kuwo: Wozani kuGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu. 7Kwasekusithi sebefikile phakathi komuzi, uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya wawabulala wawaphosela phakathi u komgodi, v yena lamadoda ayelaye. 8Kodwa kwatholakala amadoda alitshumi phakathi kwawo, athi kuIshmayeli: Ungasibulali, ngoba sileziphala ensimini, w ingqoloyi lebhali* lamafutha loluju. Ngakho wawayekela, kaze awabulala phakathi kwabafowabo. 9Njalo umgodi uIshmayeli ayephosele kuwo zonke izidumbu zabantu ayebatshayile x kanye loGedaliya, wawuyiwo inkosi uAsa eyawenzayo ngenxa kaBahasha inkosi yakoIsrayeli; y lowo uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya wawugcwalisa ngababuleweyo. 10UIshmayeli wasethumba yonke insali yabantu ababeseMizipa, amadodakazi enkosi, z labo bonke abantu ababesele eMizipa, uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi eyayibamisele uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu. aa UIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya wasebathumba, wahamba ukuthi achaphele kubantwana bakoAmoni. ab

11Kwathi uJohanani indodana kaKareya ac lazo zonke induna zamabutho ezazilaye ad besizwa konke okubi uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya ayekwenzile, 12bathatha wonke amadoda, bayakulwa loIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya; bamfica emanzini amanengi ae aseGibeyoni. af 13Kwasekusithi bonke abantu ababeloIshmayeli bebona uJohanani indodana kaKareya lazo zonke induna zamabutho ezazilaye, ag bathokoza. 14Basebetshibilika abantu bonke uIshmayeli ayebathumbe besuka eMizipa, baphenduka baya kuJohanani indodana kaKareya. ah 15Kodwa uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya waphunyuka wasuka phambi kukaJohanani, lamadoda ayisificaminwembili, waya ebantwaneni bakoAmoni. ai 16UJohanani indodana kaKareya aj lazo zonke induna zamabutho ezazilaye ak basebethatha yonke insali yabantu al ayebabuyisile besuka kuIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya am eMizipa, esetshaye uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu, amadoda, amadoda empi, an labafazi, ao labantwana, labathenwa, ayebabuyisile bevela eGibeyoni. ap 17Basebesuka bayahlala eGeruthi-Kimihamu aq eseduze leBhethelehema, ar ukuyangena eGibhithe as 18ngenxa yamaKhaladiya; ngoba babewesaba, ngoba uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya wayebulele uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu, inkosi yeBhabhiloni eyayimmise phezu kwelizwe. at

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