Jeremiya 41
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1 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, umsa wa-Elishama, labewendlu yasebukhosini, kantsi futsi abengulomunye wetindvuna tenkhosi, wefika nemadvodza lalishumi kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, eMispa. Batsi basadla ndzawonye lapho, 2Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, kanye nalamadvodza lalishumi labenawo asukuma akhipha tinkemba tawo abulala Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani. Gedaliya abebekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kutsi abe ngumbusi welive. 3Ishmayeli wachubeka wabulala onkhe emaJuda labenaGedaliya eMispa kanye nemadvodza emphi yemaBhabhulona labelapho.
4Ngakusasa, kusengakatiwa nekutsi Gedaliya ubulewe, 5 kwefika emadvodza langema-80 aphuma eShekhemu, naseShilo, naseSamariya. Abehhule tilevu tawo, aklebhule timphahla tawo, atisika emitimbeni yawo, etfwele iminikelo yalokutinhlavu nenhlaka atewukunikela endlini yaSimakadze. 6Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, waphuma eMispa kuyakuwahlangabeta, ahamba akhala; nasahlangane nawo, wafike watsi kuwo: “Wotani kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu.” 7Atsi kube angene ngekhatsi edolobheni, Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, nalabehamba nabo wawabulala, tidvumbu tawo watijikijela emgodzini wemanti.
8Kodvwa kwaba khona emkhatsini wawo emadvodza lalishumi lacela Ishmayeli, atsi: “Sicela kutsi mane ungasibulali! Siphetse kolo nebhali, nemafutsa kanye neluju lwetinyosi lesikufihle lena esikhotseni.” Ngako wabayekela, wangete wababulala kanye nalaba labanye. 9 Lomgodzi lapho alahla khona tonkhe letidvumbu talamadvodza labesawabulele kanye naGedaliya, bekungiwo lowo mgodzi lomkhulu lowawentiwe yinkhosi Asa, nakativikela ekuhlaselweni nguBhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Nguwo-ke Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, lawugcwalisa ngaletidvumbu.
10Ishmayeli wabe sewutfumba bonkhe labantfu lababeseMispa, emakhosatana kanye nabo bonkhe labanye lababesele lapho, Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni labebeke Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, kutsi abe ngumbusi wabo. Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, wabatfumba, washuca nabo wacondza ngesheya eveni laka-Amoni.
11Watsi kube Johanani, umsa waKhareya, netindvuna tonkhe temabutfo letatinaye beve ngayo yonkhe lenhlekelele leyase yentiwe ngu-Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, 12 bahlomisa onkhe emadvodza abo, bahamba bayawuhlasela Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya; bamkhandza ngasesitibeni lesikhulu eGibeyoni. 13Batsi kube bonkhe bantfu lababena-Ishmayeli babone Johanani, umsa waKhareya, nebaholi balemphi banaye, bajabula. 14Bonkhe lababetfunjwe ngu-Ishmayeli eMispa bancandzeka baya kuJohanani, umsa waKhareya. 15Kodvwa Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, kanye nalamadvodza akakhe lasiphohlongo babalekela Johanani, bacondza ngesheya eveni lema-Amoni.
Kubalekelwa eGibhithe
16Johanani, umsa waKhareya, kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna temphi letatinaye bahola yonkhe imisalela leyayiphuma eMispa lababeyemuke Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, emvakwekubulala kwakhe Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu: emasotja, nebafati, nebantfwana, nebatsenwa, Johanani labebuye nabo eGibeyoni. 17 Bachubeka, baze bayakuma eGeruthi Khimhamu lengaseceleni kweBhetlehema bacondze eGibhithe, 18babalekela emaBhabhulona. Babewesaba, ngobe Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, abesabulele Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, labesabekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi abe ngumbusi welive.
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