UJeremiya Isahluko 41
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Kwathi ngenyanga yesikhombisa u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya ka - Elishama, wozalo lwenkosi nowezikhulu zenkosi, wafika namadoda ayishumi kuGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu eMispa, badla khona isinkwa kanyekanye eMispa.
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Wayesesuka u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya namadoda ayi shumi ayenaye, bamshaya uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu kaShafani ngenkemba , bambulala, yena inkosi yaseBabele ebimenze umbusi ezweni.
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U-Ishmayeli wabulala nabo bonke abaJuda ababe naye uGedaliya eMispa , namaKaledi, amadoda empi ayefunyanwa khona.
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Kwathi ngosuku lwesibili esembulele uGedaliya, kungaziwa muntu,
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kwafika amadoda angamashumi ayisis hiyagalombili evela eShekemi , naseShilo, naseSamariya, izilevu zawo ziphuculiwe nezingubo ziklejuliwe , bezisikile, bephethe iminikelo yempuphu nempepho ezandleni zabo ukuba bakulethe endlini kaJehova.
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U-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya waphuma eMispa ukubah langabeza, ehamba ekhala . Kwathi lapho esehlangana nabo , wathi kubo : Ngenani kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu.
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Kwathi sebengenile phakathi komuzi , u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya wababulala, wabalahla emgodini, yena namadoda ayenaye.
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Kepha kwafunyanwa amadoda ayishumi phakathi kwabo asho ku -Ishmayeli, athi: Ungasibulali, ngokuba sinokolweni , nebhali, namafutha, nezinyosi okubekelelwe endle. Wayesebayeka, akababulalanga kanye nabafowabo.
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Umgodi u -Ishmayeli alahla kuwo zonke izidumbu zabantu ayebabulele wawungumgodi omkhulu owenziwa yinkosi u -Asa ngenxa kaBahasha inkosi ka-Israyeli; u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya wawugcwalisa ngababuleweyo.
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U-Ishmayeli wayesethumba bonke abantu abaseleyo eMispa , amadodakazi enkosi nabo bonke abantu ababesele eMispa , uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi ayebanikele kuGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu, yebo, u-Ishmayeli indodana k aNethaniya wabathumba , wahamba ukuba adlulele kubantwana bakwa-Amoni.
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Kepha lapho uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye sebezwi le konke okubi u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya abekwenzile,
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bathatha bonke abantu, baya ukulwa no-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya, bamfumana ngasemanzini amaningi aseGibeyoni.
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Kwathi lapho bonke abantu ababe no -Ishmayeli bembona uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye, bathokoza.
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Base bephenduka bonke abantu u-Ishmayeli ayebathumbile eMispa, babuya, baya kuJohanani indodana kaKhareya.
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Kepha u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya waphunyuka kuJohanani enamadoda ayisishiyagalombili, waya kubantwana bakwa-Amoni.
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UJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye base bethatha yonke insali yabantu ayeyibuyisile ku -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya eMispa , yena esembulele uGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu, amadoda empi , nabesifazane, nabantwana, nabathenwa ayebabuyisile eGibeyoni.
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Bahamba, bahlala endaweni yokuphumula eKimihamu elingaseBetlehema ukuba bahambe, bangene eGibithe
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ngenxa yamaKaledi , ngokuba babewesaba , lokhu u -Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya ebembulele uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu, inkosi yaseBabele eyamenza umbusi ezweni.