Jeremiah 41

41 ¹For di seventh month, Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah, wey be di pikin of Elishama, wey come from royal family and na one of di king big officers, come meet Gedaliah di pikin of Ahikam for Mizpah, and e carry ten men come. For dia dem chop food togeda for Mizpah. ²Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah stand up, im and di ten men wey dey wit am, and dem use sword strike Gedaliah di pikin of Ahikam, wey be di pikin of Shaphan, dem kill di man wey di king of Babylon put ova di land. ³Ishmael still kill all di Jew people wey dey wit Gedaliah for Mizpah, and di Babylon soldiers wey dem meet dia—di war men.

⁴For di second day afta dem don kill Gedaliah, before anybody know say e happen, ⁵eighty men from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria come—dem don shave dia beard, tear dia cloth, and cut dia body—dem carry grain offering and incense come our Papa house. ⁶Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah comot from Mizpah go meet dem, e dey cry as e dey go. As e meet dem, e tok say, “Make una come meet Gedaliah di pikin of Ahikam.” ⁷As dem enter inside di town, Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah and im men kill dem, and dem throway dem inside di well. ⁸But ten of dem tok give Ishmael say, “No kill us—we get wheat, barley, oil, and honey wey we hide for di farm.” So e leave dem, e no kill dem wit di rest.

⁹Di well wia Ishmael throway all di dead body of di men wey e kill na di big one wey King Asa bin dig because e dey fear Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah fill am wit dead body.

¹⁰Ishmael catch all di rest of di people wey dey Mizpah—di king daughters, and everybody wey remain for Mizpah—wey Nebuzaradan, di captain of di guard, bin hand ova to Gedaliah di pikin of Ahikam. Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah catch dem and comot go cross to di Ammon people.

¹¹As Johanan di pikin of Kareah and all di army commanders wey dey wit am hear all di bad tin wey Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah do, ¹²dem gada all di men, go fight Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah, and dem meet am for di big water for Gibeon. ¹³As all di people wey dey wit Ishmael see Johanan di pikin of Kareah and all di army commanders wey dey wit am, dem glad. ¹⁴So all di people wey Ishmael bin catch from Mizpah turn back and go meet Johanan di pikin of Kareah. ¹⁵But Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah run comot from Johanan hand wit eight men and continue go meet di Ammon people.

¹⁶Den Johanan di pikin of Kareah and all di commanders of di soldiers wey dey wit am carry from Mizpah di rest of di people wey Johanan bin rescue from Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah afta Ishmael don kill Gedaliah di pikin of Ahikam—soldiers, women, pikin dem, and officials wey dem bring back from Gibeon. ¹⁷Dem comot and stop for Geruth Chimham wey dey near Bethlehem, as dem dey go Egypt, ¹⁸because dem dey fear di Babylon people, since Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah don kill Gedaliah di pikin of Ahikam, wey di king of Babylon bin put ova di land.