¹ Kodvwa kwenteka kutsi enyanga yesikhombisa Ishimayeli indvodzana ya Nethaniah indvodzana ya Elishama, kusukela emndenini wemakhosi, kanye nalabanye bogadzi benkhosi, kweta-emadvodza lalishumi lebekanye naye-kuya Gedaliah indvodzana ya Ahikam, eMizpah. Badla kudla kanye kanye eMizpah. ² Kodvwa Ishimael indvodzana yaNethaniah, kanye nemadvodza lalishumi beka naye asukuma ahlasela Gedaliah indvodzana ya Ahikam indvodzana yaShaphan, ngenkemba. Ishmael wabulala Gedaliah, lebe ayinkhosi yase Babylon abemubekele kuphatsa lendzawo. ³ Wase Ishmael ubulala onkhe emaJuda labekana Gedaliah eMizpa kanye nemadvodza emphi latfolakala lapho. ⁴ Kwase kulilanga lesibili ngemuva kwekubulawa kwaGedaliah, kodvwa kute bekati. ⁵ Lamanye emadvodza eta asuka eShechem, eShiloh, futsi kusuka eSamariya-emadvodza langemashumi lasiphohlongo labeka hhule tilevu tawo, adzabule timphahla tawo, atijuba-ngekudla kwemnikelo nemakha etandleni tawo aya endlini yaSimakadze. ⁶ Ngako ke Ishmael indvodzana ya Nethaniah waphuma eMipzpah kuyohlangana nabo basaya, bahamba futsi balila. Kwase kwenteka ahlangana nabo, watsi kubo,'' Wotani ku Gedaliah indvodzana ya Ahikam!'' ⁷ kwefuka lapho khona beta kulelidolobha, Ishmael indvodzana ya Nethaniah wababulala wabajika emgodzini, yena kanye nalamadvodza labenaye. ⁸ Kodvwa kwaku nemadvodza lalishumi emkhatsini wawo latsi ku Ishmael, ''Ungasibulali, ngobe kunemcebo wetfu ensimini: Kolo nelisaka lemphuphu, emafutsa kanye ne luju.'' Ngako ke akababulalanga kanye nalabo bebahamba nabo. ⁹ Lendzawo lapho khona Ishmael abelahla yonkhe lemitimba yalabafile labebabulele, bekungumgodzi lomkhulu lowagutjwa inkhosi Asa kutivikela ku Bhaasha inkhosi yaka Israyeli. Ishmael indvodzana yaNethaniah wasigcwalisa ngalabafile. ¹⁰ Lokulandzelako Ishimayeli watfumba bonkhe labanye bantfu labe base Mizipha, emadvodzana enkhosi nabo bonkhe bantfu labebasele eMizipha lapho Nebuzaradan sikhulu sabogadzi lebesitfunywe eGedaliya indvodzana ya Ahikam. Ngako Ishimayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya wabatfumba wawelela ngesheya kubantfwu base Amoni. ¹¹ Kodvwa Johanani indvodzana ya Khariya nato tonkhe tishaya mtsetfo naye umphatsi wakokonkhe lokubi Ishimayeli indvodzana ya Nethaniya lakwentile. ¹² Ngako ke batsatsa onkhe emadvodza baya kuyolwa na Ishimayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya. Bamtfola emfuleni lomkhulu wase Gibeyoni. ¹³ Kwase kuyenteka kutsi bonkhe labantfu labebana Ishimayeli babona Johanani indvodzana ya Kheriya natotonkhe tishaya mtsetfo labetinaye, bebajabule kakhulu. ¹⁴ Ngako ke bonkhe bantfu Ishimayeli labatfumba e Misipha bajika baya ku Johanani indvodzana ya Kheriya. ¹⁵ Kodvwa Ishimayeli indvodzana ya Nethaniya yahamba nemadvodza lasiphohlongo kusuka ku Johanani. Waya kubantfu base Amoni. ¹⁶ Johanani indvodzana ya Kheriya natotonkhe tishaya mtsetfo naye batsatsa bonkhe bantfu labakhululwa ku Ishimayeli indvodzana ya Nethaniya. Loku kwabangemuva Ishimayeli abulale Gedaliya indvodzana ya Ahikhami. Johanani futsi nebapheketeli batsatsa emadvodza lacinile, emadvodza emphi, bafati nebantfwana, nema Anakhi lawasindzisa e Gibeyoni. ¹⁷ Babese bayahamba bahlala sikhashana e Geruti Khimihami, lebeyidvute ne Bhetlehemi. Bebatawu kuya e Gibhithe ¹⁸ ngenca yesive semaKhaledeni. Babewesaba kusukela Ishimayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya yabulala Gedaliya indvodzana ya Ahikhami, labe inkhosi yase Bhabhiloni imubeke esikhundleni salomhlaba.