22 INkhosi Nebukhadnezari yaseBhabhulona yabeka Gedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu+ loyindvodzana yaShafani+ kutsi aphatse bantfu lebeyibashiye eveni lakaJuda.+

5 Kwatsi Jeremiya asengakahambi, Nebuzaradani watsi kuye: “Buyela emuva kuGedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu+ indvodzana yaShafani,+ lobekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi aphatse emadolobha akaJuda, futsi ufike uhlale naye emkhatsini webantfu bakini, nobe-ke uye lawufuna kuya khona.”

Lendvuna yabogadzi yabese imupha kudla kanye nesipho, futsi yamkhulula wahamba.

2 Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya kanye nalamadvodza langu-10 labehamba nawo, basukuma batsatsa tinkemba tabo babulala Gedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu indvodzana yaShafani. Ishmayeli wambulala kanjalo-ke loyo bekabekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi aphatse lelive.