1 Iri hakaba mu mwezi gwa kalinda, uyo Hishimaheeri mugala Netaniya, mwijukulu Herishama, anagendaga i Misipa. Âli riiri wa mwiꞌkondo lyeꞌkyami, anâli muguma wa mu bimangizi ba mwami. Kwokwo, uyo Hishimaheeri anahikaga imunda Gedaliya, ali naꞌbandu baage ikumi.

Iri bakaba bakiri mu zimaanwa, 2 ulya Hishimaheeri na yabo baabo ikumi banayimuka, banayami yomeka Gedaliya ingooti. Kwokwo, kwo akayitwa, anali ye mwami Abababeeri bâli tooziri, kwo abe mutwali weꞌkihugo. 3 Ulya Hishimaheeri anayitaga naꞌBayuda booshi ábâli ririinwi na Gedaliya i Misipa. Anayita kiri naꞌbasirikaani beꞌBabeeri ábâli riiri ho.

4 Iri bukakya shesheezi, ku kyanya umwazi gwa kirya kiteero gukaba gutazi menyekana, 5 abandu makumi galimunaana bakayija i Misipa bagweti ingano noꞌmubadu gira babitange ituulo mu nyumba ya Nahano. Baguma baabo bâli lyosiri i Shekemu, naꞌbandi i Shiilo, naꞌbandi i Samariya. Yabo booshi, bâli yikurungwiri inyanwa, noꞌkuyibejanga-bejanga. Banâli yambiiti ubusanganira mu kuyerekana umwizingeerwe.

6 Uyo Hishimaheeri, mbu ababonage, anahuluka mu kaaya, anagendi basanganira, iri analira. Anababwira: «E waliha, muyiji lola íbikakoleka ku Gedaliya, mugala Ahikaamu.»

7 Ehee! Mbu bayingirage mu kaaya, ulya Hishimaheeri, kuguma na yabo baabo ikumi, banabayubukira, banabayita. Neꞌbirunda byabo, banabitibulira mu kirimbi-rimbi.

8 Mu yabo bandu, ikumi likabwira Hishimaheeri: «E nahamwitu, utatuyite, we kongwa! Si tuhiiti ingano nyingi, noꞌbulo, naꞌmavuta, kiri noꞌbuuki. Yibyo byoshi, tuki bibishiri mu kishuka.» Kwokwo, Hishimaheeri anabaleka, atanabayitira kuguma naꞌbaabo.

9 Yikyo kirimbi-rimbi, mwami Hasa ye wâli kihumbisiizi. Na mwomwo, mwaꞌBayuda bâli kizi yibisha, ku kyanya bâli kizi lwisa mwami Baasha weꞌHisiraheeri. Kundu kwokwo, uyo Hishimaheeri, anayiji kiyijuza mweꞌbirunda, halinde kyanayijulira.

10 Iyo munda i Misipa, hâli ki sigiiri abandi bandu bo Nebuzaradani âli mali sikiiriza Gedaliya. Yabo booshi, Hishimaheeri anabatwala imbohe, kiri naꞌbaluzi-nyere, anabalengana mu Bahamooni.

11 Haliko, yibyo bitalaalwe byoshi byo Hishimaheeri akagira, umwazi hiꞌgulu lyabyo gwanahikira Yohanani mugala Kareya, kuguma naꞌbakulu booshi baꞌbasirikaani. 12 Kwokwo, banakuumania abasirikaani baabo, gira bagendi lwisa Hishimaheeri, banamúduukira ha kirigo kihamu kyeꞌGibyoni.

13 Balya bandu bo Hishimaheeri âli mali twala imbohe, iri bakalangiiza Yohanani, ali na balya bakulu baꞌbasirikaani, banashambaala ngana-ngana! 14 Yabo booshi banafuushuka, banatondeera ukutabaala Yohanani. 15 Kundu kwokwo, uyo Hishimaheeri anafuushuka mu maboko ga Yohanani, ali naꞌbandu munaana, banatibitira mu Bahamooni.

16 Kwokwo, balya bandu booshi bo Hishimaheeri âli gwasiri i Misipa ku kyanya akayita Gedaliya, Yohanani naꞌbakulu baꞌbasirikaani banabafuusa. Mwâli riiri abasirikaani, naꞌbakazi, naꞌbatungule beꞌbwami. Kwo bâli booshi, anabagalula ukulyoka i Gibyoni. 17 Banagwanwa i Geruti-Kimuhamu, hoofi neꞌBetereheemu, mu kuyibiika ibiringiini, kwo batibitire mu kihugo kyeꞌMiisiri. 18 Mukuba bâli koli yobohiri Abababeeri, bwo Hishimaheeri mugala Netaniya âli mali yita Gedaliya. Noꞌyo Gedaliya, mwami weꞌBabeeri ye kamútoola kwo ye gaaba mutwali weꞌkihugo.