Gedaliya aricwa i Mizipa

Ishimayeli asangira na Gedaliya, hanyuma amwica hamwe n'abo bari kumwe bose, yica abagenzi mirongo umunani bari bitwaje amashikanwa, yuzuza iriba imivyimba. Yohanani arokora abafashwe; Ishimayeli arahunga. Batinye ico Babuloni izobikorako, abasigaye bafata inzira ija mu Egiputa.

Igice 41.

Mu kwezi kw’indwi, Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya, mwene Elishama, wo mu muryango w’abami akaba n’umukuru w’abakuru b’umwami, araza kumwe n’abagabo cumi kuri Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu i Mizipa. Ng’aho bariranira hamwe i Mizipa. Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya arahaguruka, hamwe n’abagabo cumi bari kumwe na we, maze barakubita Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu, mwene Shafani, inkota, bica wa muntu umwami w’i Babiloni yari yashinze ku gihugu. Ishimayeli yongera kwica Abayuda bose bari kumwe na Gedaliya i Mizipa, n’abasoda b’i Babiloni basanzwe ng’aho, ba barwanyi.

Ku musi wa kabiri Gedaliya amaze kwicwa, ata n’umwe akibizi, haza abagabo mirongo umunani bavuye i Shekemu, i Shilo n’i Samariya, bamwoye ubwanwa, basatuye impuzu zabo, bisataguye ku mibiri, baje baremereye amashikanwa y’intete n’imibavu bazana ku nzu ya Data wa twese. Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya ava i Mizipa aja kubasanganira, ariko gira araba. Abahuye na bo, aravuga ati: “Nimuze kuri Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu.” Bashitse hagati mu gisagara, Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya n’abantu bari kumwe na we barabica, babata hagati mw’iriba. Ariko cumi muri bo babwira Ishimayeli bati: “Ntuduhonye, kuko dufise ingano, sayiri, amavuta n’ubuki vyahishwe mu murima.” Aca arabareka, ntababicanye n’abandi.

Iriba Ishimayeli yabamwo imibiri yose y’abantu yishe ni ryo rinini umwami Asa yari yaciye kubera yatinya Baasha umwami wa Isirayeli. Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya araryuzuza abapfuye.

Ishimayeli afata mpiri abasigaye bose bari i Mizipa, abakobwa b’umwami n’abantu bose basigaye i Mizipa, abo Nebuzaradani, umukuru w’abazamu, yari yarajejeye Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu. Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya arabafata maze aja kwambuka ku Bamoni.

Yohanani mwene Kareya n’abakuru b’ingabo bose bari kumwe na we bumvise ivyo vyago vyose Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya yakoze, bafata abagabo bose, baja kurwanya Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya, bamusanga ku kidengeri kinini i Gibeyoni. Abantu bose bari kumwe na Ishimayeli babonye Yohanani mwene Kareya n’abakuru b’ingabo bose bari kumwe na we, baranezerwa. Nuko abantu bose Ishimayeli yari yarafashe mpiri i Mizipa barahindukira baja kwa Yohanani mwene Kareya. Ariko Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya ahunga Yohanani kumwe n’abagabo umunani, maze aja ku Bamoni.

Nuko Yohanani mwene Kareya n’abakuru b’ingabo bose bari kumwe na we bava i Mizipa bafata abantu basigaye Yohanani yari yarakijije kuri Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya, inyuma y’aho Ishimayeli yiciye Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu, ari bo basoda, abagore, abana n’abakuru bavuye i Gibeyoni. Baragenda bahagarara i Geruti-Kimuhamu iri hafi ya Betelehemu, bagiye mu Misiri, kuko batinya Abanyababiloni, kubera ko Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya yishe Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu, umwami w’i Babiloni yari yashinze ku gihugu.