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.