UYeremiya
41:1 Ke kaloku kwathi ngenyanga yesixhenxe, uIshmayeli, unyana ka-Aron
nguNetaniya unyana kaElishama wasembewini yokumkani, nabathetheli bakomkhulu
Ke ukumkani, enamadoda alishumi, beza kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam, kuye
iMizpa; badla isonka ndawonye eMizpa apho.
41:2 Wesuka uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, namadoda alishumi abenabo;
uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam, unyana kaShafan, wamxabela ngekrele
wambulala ke lowo ukumkani waseBhabheli wayemenze umveleli wabo
umhlaba.
41:3 UIshmayeli wawabulala onke amaYuda abenaye, noGedaliya;
eMizpa, namaKaledi awafunyanwayo khona, namadoda okulwa.
41:4 Kwathi, ngomhla wesibini emxabeleni uGedaliya, akwabakho bani
umntu wayeyazi,
41:5 beza bevela kwaShekem, naseShilo, nakwaSamari;
amadoda angamashumi asibhozo, bezichebile iindevu, neengubo zawo zikrazulwe;
yaye bezicentile, bephethe iminikelo neziqhumiso esandleni sabo, ukuze
bazise endlwini kaYehova.
41:6 Waphuma uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya eMizpa, waya kubakhawulela.
Ekuhambeni kwakhe elila. Kwathi, akubakhawulela
Wathi kubo, Yizani kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam.
41:7 Kwathi, bakungena phakathi komzi, wasuka uIshmayeli
unyana kaNetaniya wababulala, wabaphosa emhadini;
yena namadoda abenaye.
41:8 Ke kwafunyanwa kuwo amadoda alishumi, awathi kuIshmayeli, Musa ukusibulala;
ngokuba sinobutyebi endle, bengqolowa, noberhasi, nobeoli;
kunye nobusi. Wawayeka, akawabulala phakathi kwabazalwana bawo.
41:9 Ke kaloku umhadi, awazilahlela kuwo uIshmayeli zonke izidumbu zamadoda.
abeza kumbulala ngenxa kaGedaliya, abe yena uAsa ukumkani
Wenza ngenxa yokoyika uBhahesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, noIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya
wawuzalisa ngababuleweyo.
41:10 Wawathabatha uIshmayeli onke amasalela abantu, abebathimbile
babeseMizpa, iintombi zokumkani, nabantu bonke ababelapho
wahlala eMizpa, abephethwe nguNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki
wanikela kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam, noIshmayeli unyana ka-Ahikam
Wawafudusa uNataniya, wemka, ukuba awele, aye phambi koThixo
ama-Amon.
41:11 noYohanan unyana kaKareha, nabathetheli bonke bezimpi
ababenaye beva bonke ububi uIshmayeli unyana kaYe
Wenza ke uNetaniya,
41:12 bawathabatha onke amadoda, baya kulwa noIshmayeli unyana ka-Ishmayeli
UNetaniya wamfumana ngasemanzini amakhulu aseGibheyon.
41:13 Kwathi, bonke abantu ababenoIshmayeli
wabona uYohanan unyana kaKareha, nabathetheli bonke bezimpi
baba naye, baba nemihlali.
41:14 Bajula ke bonke abantu abebathimbile uIshmayeli eMizpa
wajika, waya kuYohanan unyana kaKareha.
41:15 Ke uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya wabaleka kuYohanan, enamadoda asibhozo;
waya koonyana baka-Amon.
41:16 Wathabatha uYohanan unyana kaKareha, nabathetheli bonke bezimpi
ababenaye, onke amasalela abantu awabahlangulayo
kwaIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya waseMizpa, emveni kokumbulala
uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam, amagorha okulwa, nabafazi, naba
nabantwana, namathenwa, abebabuyisile eGibheyon;
41:17 Banduluka ke, baya bahlala kwikhaya likaKimham elikufuphi.
eBhetelehem, ukuya kungena eYiputa,
41:18 ngenxa yamaKaledi, ngokuba abewoyika ngenxa kaIshmayeli
unyana kaNetaniya wambulala uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam, abengukumkani
iBhabheli yenza umlawuli ezweni.