Jeremiya 41:1 Kwathi ngenyanga yesikhombisa, Ishmayeli, indodana ka uNethaniya indodana ka-Elishama, wenzalo yenkosi, nezikhulu zenkosi inkosi, amadoda ayishumi kanye naye, beza kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu iMispa; badla khona isinkwa ndawonye eMispa. 41:2 Khona-ke u-Ishmayeli, indodana kaNethaniya, wasukuma, futhi amadoda ayishumi ababenaye wambulala uGedaliya, indodana ka-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani ngenkemba, wambulala lowo inkosi yaseBabele eyayimenze umbusi phezu kwezwe umhlaba. 41:3 U-Ishmayeli wabulala bonke abaJuda ababenaye, kanye noGedaliya. eMispa, namaKaledi afunyanwa khona, namadoda empi. 41:4 Kwathi ngosuku lwesibili ngemva kokuba ebulele uGedaliya, futhi cha umuntu wayazi, 41:5 Kwafika abathile bevela eShekemi, naseShilo, naseSamariya. amadoda angamashumi ayisihiyagalombili, ephucile, nezingubo zawo ziklebhukile; futhi sebezisikile, bephethe iminikelo nempepho esandleni sabo, ukuze zilethe endlini kaJehova. 41:6 U-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya waphuma eMispa ukubahlangabeza. ekhala njalo ehamba; kwathi ehlangana labo wathi kubo: Wozani kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu. 41:7 Kwathi, lapho befika phakathi komuzi, ukuthi u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya yababulala, yabaphonsa phakathi komgodi; yena namadoda ayenaye. 41:8 Kodwa kwatholakala amadoda ayishumi phakathi kwabo abathi ku-Ishmayeli: "Ungasibulali. ngokuba sinengcebo ensimini, kakolweni, neyebhali, namafutha; kanye noju. Wayeka, akababulalanga phakathi kwabafowabo. 41:9 Manje umgodi u-Ishmayeli ayephonse kuwo zonke izidumbu zabantu. ayeyibulele ngenxa kaGedaliya, yona inkosi u-Asa ayenayo benza ngenxa kaBhahesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, noIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya wawugcwalisa ngababuleweyo. 41:10 Khona-ke u-Ishmayeli wathumba yonke insali yabantu ukuthi babeseMispa, amadodakazi enkosi, nabo bonke abantu ababelapho wahlala eMispa uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wanikela kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu no-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Ahikamu UNethaniya wabathumba, wamuka ukuwelela eNtabeni abakwa-Amoni. 41:11 Kodwa lapho uJohanani, indodana kaKhareya, futhi zonke izinduna zamabutho ababenaye bezwa ngabo bonke ububi u-Ishmayeli indodana ka-Ishmayeli UNethaniya wayekwenzile, 41:12 Khona-ke bathatha wonke amadoda, bahamba ukulwa no-Ishmayeli indodana ka uNethaniya, bamfumana ngasemanzini amakhulu aseGibeyoni. 41:13 Kwathi lapho bonke abantu ababeno-Ishmayeli wabona uJohanani indodana kaKhareya, nazo zonke izinduna zempi ababenaye, basebethokoza. 41:14 Ngakho bonke abantu u-Ishmayeli ayebathumbile eMispa baphonsa waphenduka, waya kuJohanani indodana kaKhareya. 41:15 Kodwa u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya waphunyuka kuJohanani namadoda ayisishiyagalombili. waya kubantwana bakwa-Amoni. 41:16 Khona-ke wathatha uJohanani, indodana kaKhareya, futhi zonke izinduna zamabutho ababenaye, yonke insali yabantu ayeyiphulile ku-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya waseMispa esebulele uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu, amaqhawe empi, nabesifazane, kanye abantwana, nabathenwa, ayebabuyisile eGibeyoni; 41:17 Basuka, bahlala etabernakele likaKimhamu eliseduze. Betlehema, ukuya eGibhithe, 41:18 Ngenxa yamaKaledi, ngoba babesaba, ngenxa ka-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya yayibulele uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu, inkosi waseBabele wenza umbusi ezweni.