1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. 3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war. 4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it , 5 That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD. 6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. 7 And it was so , when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him. 8 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. 9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. 10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
11 ¶ But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12 Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. 13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad. 14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. 16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon: 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt, 18 Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
1 Mu mwedzi we butendeka, Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya, nkololo wa Elishama ali mmwe we bumambo ne we batungamili be babhayani, kazha ne balume bali gumi kuna Gedaliya nkololo wa Ahikamu ku Mizipa. Ngono bakati batjaja zojiwa bose ku Mizipa, 2 Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya ne balume bali gumi bakabe banaye bakamilika bakabhaya Gedaliya nkololo wa Ahikamu, nkololo wa Shafani nge thumo bakambulaya, iye wakabe abigwa ndi mambo we Bhabhiloni kuti abe nlauli mu shango. 3 Ishimaele kakale kabulaya Bajuta bakabe bana Gedaliya ku Mizipa kose ne babhayani be Bakhaladiya bakabe bali ipapo.
4 Mu zhuba shule kwe kubulayiwa kwa Gedaliya kusathu kukabe ne wakaziba nge kwako, 5 kukaswika balume bali makumi ali zhanakadzi (80), bedwa ku Shekemu ne Shilo ne Samariya bakatesegwa ndendu dzabo ne zwiambalo zwe makandana, bakazwitjeka mibili yabo bezha bowozhisa zwipo zwe mathunde ne motsha kuzwidusila Ng'umba ya Yahwe. 6 Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya kazha kabashangamidza ngono kati kubali, “Izhani kuna Gedaliya nkololo wa Ahikamu.”
7 Ngono bakati basinoswika pakati kwe nzi nkulu, Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya ne balume bakabe banaye bakababulaya bakabalashila mu tshime. 8 Koga kwakabe kuna balume bali gumi mubali bakadwa Ishimaele bakati, “Usitibulaye ngoti tina matula e mathunde e korong ne bhali ne mafuta ne butji gwe nyutji zwakasumbikwa mu minda.” Ndizo kazwidziba kasibabulaye ibo ne bakwinya babo.
9 Tshime Ishimaele laakabe alashila zwitumbu zose zwe balume kose ne tja Gedaliya lakabe lili ilo Mambo Asa laakabe athama lili zila yekuzwibakilila muna Bhaasha mambo we Iziraela. Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya kalizhadza nge zwitumbu.
10 Ipapo Ishimaeli katapa bathu bose bakabe bali ku Mizipa, bakololokadzi ba mambo ne bathu bose bakabe basala ku Mizipa, ibo Nebuzaradani ntungamili we balindi baakabe ababigila Gedaliya nkololo wa Ahikamu kube nlauli wabo. Ishimaeli nkololo wa Nethaniya kabatapa kayenda nabo kutjulukila ku Baamoni.
11 Koga kwakati Johanani nkololo wa Kareya ne batungamili bose be babhayani bakabe banaye behwa bubi gose gwakathamwa ndi Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya, 12 bakatola balume babo bakayenda bakanogwa na Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya. Bakazha kunli ku dziba gulu liku Gibiyoni. 13 Ngono kwakati bathu bose bakabe bana Ishimaele bebona Johanani nkololo wa Kareya ne batungamili bose be balauli be babhayani baakabe anabo bakashatha. 14 Ndizo bathu bose bakabe batapiwa ndi Ishimaele ku Mizipa bakashanduka bakabgwilila bakayenda na Johanani nkololo wa Kareya. 15 Koga Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya kasiya Johanani ana balume bali zhanakadzi etizhila ku Baamoni.
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16 Ipapo Johanani nkololo wa Kareya ne batungamili be balauli be babhayani bakabe banaye bakatola malimbelimbe wose e bathu bakabe batapiwa mu Mizipa ndi Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya shule kwe abulaya Gedaliya nkololo wa Ahikamu; Babhayani ne bakadzi ne bana ne ngomwa ibo Johanani baakabe atola ku Gibiyoni.
17 Bakayenda bakanogala ku Geruti Khimuhamu kubapa ne Bhetelehema, mazwimisilo ili kuyenda ku Egipiti 18 ngekwe Bakhaladiya ngoti bakabe bebatja, ngoti Ishimaele nkololo wa Nethaniya wakabe abulaya Gedaliya nkololo wa Ahikamu iye wakabe abigwa nlauli we shango ndi mambo we Bhabhiloni.