¹ Lelo ihafumila huje kati yi mwezi ugwa saba Ishmaeli umwana wa Nethania umwana wa Elishama, afume ifamilia ishi falme, na maafisa bhamo abha falme, hahinza - alume kumi bhali palushimo ana wo - wa Gedalia umwana wa Ahikamu, uwo Mizpa. Bhalilel ishalwe palushimo uwo Mizpa. ² Lelo Ishameli umwana wa Nethania, nalume kumi ambao bhali palushimo anawo bhahinuha nahavhamile Gedalia umwana wa Ahikamu umwana wa Shafan, wipanga. Ishmael abhagojile Gedalia, ambeye ufalme wa Babeli alibhishele asimamile ithi. ³ Ipo Ishmaeli abhagojile Wayahudi bhudti ambao bhali palushimo na Gedalia uwo Mizpa na Wakaldayo alume abhakhomane huweje uwo. ⁴ Ipo palya isiku ilyabhele baada ya hugoje Gedalia, lelo numo hata amo uwamenye. ⁵ Alume bhambo bhahezhele afume Shechem, afume Shiloh, na afume hu Samalia-alume semanini ambao bhazebule amenda gao, na wibhole bhiho-palushimo ni shalye ishi sadaka na ubani kati yi makhono gabho abhale hu nyumba ya Yahwe. ⁶ Basi Ishmaeli umwana wa Nethania abhalile afume Mizpa atangane nao nishi pabhalile, bhajendaga nalile. Ipo ihatokela huje nishi patangene nao, ayanjile nao, "Inza wa Gedalia umwana wa Ahikamu!" ⁷ Ihenza aje uwakati pabhahenzele hu mji, Ishmael umwana wa Nethania abhagojile nabhataje mwilina, umwene nalume ambao bhali palushimo nao. ⁸ Lelo pali nalume kumi miongoni mwao ambao bhayanjile wa Ishameli, " Unganda tugoje, pipo huli riziki zyitu hu ngunda: ingano ni shayiri, amafuta nu woshi" Ipo haga abhagojile palushimo na manyani bhakwe bhamo. ⁹ Ishisima ambasho Ishmaeli atajile amabile gudti agabhabhafyile umwene nu Gedalia bhabhakhomile, shali shashila ambasho ufalme Asa adibile uwakati pahali avamilwa nu falme Baasha wa Israeli. Ishmaeli umwana wa Nethania alimemizye bhala ambao bhahali bhagojile. ¹⁰ Pamandi Ishmaeli abhakhete abhadtu bhamo bhudti ambao bhahali uwo Mizpa, alundu bhafalme na bhadtu bhudti ambao bhahali bhaleshile uwo Mizpa ambao Nebuzaradani ugula ugosi ali abha kabizizye wa Gedalia umwana wa Ahikam. Basi Ishmaeli umwana wa Nethania abhakhete nalobhoshe wadtu bha Amon. ¹¹ Lelo Yonathani umwana awa Karea ni amuri bhudti bhasikali palushimo nao bhamanyishe amadhala gudti ambao Ishmaeli umwana wa Nethania ali abhombile. ¹² Basi bhabhejile alume bhabho nabhale nabhale akhomane juu ya Ishmaeli umwana wa Nethania. Bhakhomine nawo uwo husima sha Gibeoni ¹³ Ipo ihatokela huje uwakati abhadtu bhudti ambao abhabhali nu Ishmaeli awenye Yonathani umwana wa Karea na amuri bhudti abha sikari ambao bhahali palushimo anao, bhali ni laha. ¹⁴ Basi abhadtu bhudti ambao Ishameli ali abhakhete uwo Mizpa bhagaluhine nabhale wa Yonathani umwana wa Karea. ¹⁵ Lelo Ishmaeli umwana wa Nethania atolushe nalume nane afume wa Yonathani. Abhalile wa bhadtu bha Amoni. ¹⁶ Yonathani umwana wa Karea na amuri wasikali palushimo nao bhahejile afume Mizpa abhadtu bhudti ambao ali bhakhomboliwe afume wa Ishmaeli umwana wa Nethania. Ili lya lyahali baada ya Ishmaeli huje ayinuliwe Gedalia umwana wa Ahikam. Yonathan na manyani wakwe bhahejile alume adadamu, alume akhomanaji, abhashi na bhana, na matowashi ambao ali akombushe uwo Gibeoni. ¹⁷ Ipo bhabhalile nasagale hu muda uwo Geruthi Chimham, ambao ili pipe Bethelemu. Bhali bhabhala hu Misri ¹⁸ hu sababu ya Wakaldayo. Bhali bhabhogopa maana Ishmaeli umwana wa Nethania ali agojile Gedarea umwana wa Ahikam, ambao ufalme wa Babeli abhiwilye hu simamizi uwidti.