Gedalia Kũũragwo kũu Mizipa
Ishumaeli akĩrĩĩanĩra na Gedalia, agĩcooka akĩmũũraga hamwe na andũ oothe arĩa maarĩ naake, akĩũraga ahooi mĩrongo ĩnana makuuĩte maruta, na akĩiyũria irima mĩĩrĩ. Johanani akĩhonokia arĩa maatahĩtwo; Ishumaeli akĩũra. Matigari, meetigĩrĩte ũrĩa Babuloni ĩgeeka nĩ ũndũ ũcio, makĩambĩrĩria rũgendo rũrorete Misiri.
41 1Mweri wa mũgwanja, Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania, mũrũ wa Elishama, wa rũciaro rwa ũthamaki na warĩ ũmwe wa anene a mũthamaki, nĩ ookire hamwe na andũ ikũmi kũrĩ Gedalia mũrũ wa Ahikamu kũu Mizipa. Nao makĩrĩanĩra irio hamwe kũu Mizipa. 2Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania agĩũkĩra, hamwe na andũ acio ikũmi maarĩ nake, makĩũraga Gedalia mũrũ wa Ahikamu, mũrũ wa Shafani, na rũhiũ rwa njora, makĩũraga mũndũ ũcio mũthamaki wa Babuloni aatuĩte mũrũgamĩrĩri wa bũrũri ũcio. 3Ishumaeli ningĩ akĩũraga Ayahudi oothe maarĩ hamwe na Gedalia kũu Mizipa, na thigari cia Ababuloni iria cioonirwo ho—andũ a mbaara.
4Mũthenya wa keerĩ thutha wa Gedalia kũũragwo, mũndũ o na ũmwe atarĩ ũramenyete ũhoro ũcio, 5andũ mĩrongo ĩnana moimĩte Shekemu, na Shilo, na Samaria magĩũka—nĩ menjete nderũ, na magatarũra nguo ciao, na magatihanga mĩĩrĩ yao—makuuĩte maruta ma mũtu na ũbaani ya gũtwara nyũmba ya Ithe witũ. 6Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania akiuma Mizipa agĩthiĩ kũmatũnga, akĩrĩraga o agĩthiĩ. Rĩrĩa aamatũngire akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũkai kũrĩ Gedalia mũrũ wa Ahikamu.” 7Rĩrĩa maatoonyire gatagatĩ ga itũũra inene, Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania na andũ ake makĩmooraga, makĩmaikia gatagatĩ ka irima rĩa maaĩ. 8No andũ ikũmi ao makĩĩra Ishumaeli atĩrĩ, “Ndũgatũũrage—nĩtũrĩ na ngano, na cairi, na maguta, na ũũkĩ, tũhithĩte mũgũnda.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmaatigia, ndaamooragire hamwe na arĩa angĩ.
9Narĩo irima rĩa maaĩ rĩrĩa Ishumaeli aaikirie ciimba ciothe cia andũ arĩa ooragire, nĩrĩo rĩrĩa inene rĩrĩa mũthamaki Asa aathondekete nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra Baasha mũthamaki wa Isiraeli. Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania akĩrĩiyũria ciimba.
10Ishumaeli agĩtaha andũ arĩa angĩ oothe maatigaire Mizipa—airĩĩtu a mũthamaki, na andũ oothe maatigaire Mizipa—arĩa Nebuzaradani, mũnene wa arangĩri, aatĩkĩrĩirie Gedalia mũrũ wa Ahikamu. Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania akĩmataha, akiumagara agĩthiĩ kũringa kũrĩ Aamoni.
11Rĩrĩa Johanani mũrũ wa Karea na anene othe a mbũtũ cia ita arĩa maarĩ nake maaiguire ũũru ũcio wothe Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania eekĩte, 12makĩoya andũ othe, magĩthiĩ kũrũa na Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania, makĩmũkora harĩa haarĩ na karia kanene kũu Gibeoni. 13Rĩrĩa andũ othe a Ishumaeli moonire Johanani mũrũ wa Karea na anene othe a mbũtũ cia ita arĩa maarĩ nake, magĩkena. 14Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ othe arĩa Ishumaeli aatahĩte kuuma Mizipa makĩhũndũka, magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Johanani mũrũ wa Karea. 15No Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania akĩũrĩra Johanani hamwe na andũ anana, agĩthiĩ kũrĩ Aamoni.
16Hĩndĩ ĩyo Johanani mũrũ wa Karea na anene othe a mbũtũ cia ita arĩa maarĩ nake makĩoya kuuma Mizipa andũ arĩa angĩ maatigaire arĩa Johanani aahonokeetie kuuma kũrĩ Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania thutha wa Ishumaeli kũũraga Gedalia mũrũ wa Ahikamu—thigari, na andũ-a-nja, na ciana, na anene arĩa maacooketio kuuma Gibeoni. 17Makiumagara, magĩkĩrũgama Geruthu-Kimihamu hakuhĩ na Bethilehemu, marorete Misiri, 18tondũ nĩ metigĩrĩte Ababuloni, nĩgũkorwo Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania nĩooragĩte Gedalia mũrũ wa Ahikamu, ũrĩa mũthamaki wa Babuloni aatuĩte mũrũgamĩrĩri wa bũrũri ũcio.