4. Kwathi ke ngomhla wesibini emva kokubulawa kukaGedaliya, kungàzi mntu,
5. kwafika amadoda evela kwaShekem naseShilo nakwaSamari, amadoda angamashumi asibhozo, eguye iindevu, ezikrazule iingubo, ezicentile, eneminikelo yokudla nentlaka emhlophe ezandleni zawo, eyizisa endlwini kaYehova.
6. Waphuma eMizpa uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, waya kuwakhawulela, emana ehamba elila. Kwathi, akufika kuwo, wathi kuwo, Yizani kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam.
7. Kwathi, akufika phakathi komzi, wawabulala uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, wawalahlela emhadini phakathi, yena namadoda lawo abenaye.
8. Ke kwafumaneka kuwo amadoda alishumi, awathi kuIshmayeli, Musa ukusibulala, ngokuba sinezisele endle ezinengqolowa, nerhasi, neoli, nobusi. Wawayeka ke, akawabulala phakathi kwabazalwana bawo.
9. Ke kaloku umhadi, apho uIshmayeli wazilahlela kuwo ngakuGedaliya zonke izidumbu zamadoda abewabulele (lowo wawenzayo ukumkani uAsa ngenxa kaBhahesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli), uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya wawuzalisa ngababuleweyo.
10. UIshmayeli wawathimba onke amasalela abantu abaseMizpa, iintombi zokumkani, nabantu bonke ababesele eMizpa, abenziwe umveleli wabo uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam nguNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki; wabathimba ke uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, wahamba, wawelela koonyana baka-Amon.
11. Weva uYohanan unyana kaKareha, nabathetheli bonke bezimpi ezibe zinaye, bonke ububi awabenzayo uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya;
12. bawathabatha onke amadoda, baya kulwa noIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, bamfumana ngasemanzini amakhulu aseGibheyon.
13. Kwathi, bonke abantu abanoIshmayeli, bakumbona uYohanan unyana kaKareha, nabathetheli bezimpi ezinaye, bavuya;