< Yeremiya 41 >

1 Pa mwezi wachisanu ndi chiwiri Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya, mdzukulu wa Elisama amene anali wa banja laufumu ndiponso mmodzi wa atsogoleri a ankhondo a mfumu, anabwera ku Mizipa kwa Gedaliya mwana wa Ahikamu ndi anthu khumi. Pamene ankadya naye kumeneko,
Now it came about in the seventh month that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, having with him ten men, came to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah; and they had a meal together in Mizpah.
2 Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya pamodzi ndi anthu khumi aja anayimirira ndi kupha ndi lupanga Gedaliya mwana wa Ahikamu, mdzukulu wa Safani. Choncho anapha munthu amene mfumu ya ku Babuloni inamusankha kukhala bwanamkubwa wa dzikolo.
Then Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, got up, and attacking Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, put to death him whom the king of Babylon had made ruler over the land.
3 Ismaeli anaphanso Ayuda onse amene anali pamodzi ndi Gedaliya ku Mizipa, kuphatikizanso asilikali a Ababuloni amene anali ku Mizipako.
And Ishmael put to death all the Jews who were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldaean men of war.
4 Mmawa mwake, anthu asanadziwe kuti Gedaliya waphedwa,
Now on the second day after he had put Gedaliah to death, when no one had knowledge of it,
5 kunafika anthu 80 ochekera ku Sekemu, Silo ndi Samariya, amene anali atameta ndevu zawo, atangʼamba zovala zawo ndi kudzichekacheka. Iwowa anatenga chopereka cha ufa ndi lubani kuti adzapereke ku Nyumba ya Yehova.
Some people came from Shechem, from Shiloh and Samaria, eighty men, with the hair of their faces cut off and their clothing out of order, and with cuts on their bodies, and in their hands meal offerings and perfumes which they were taking to the house of the Lord.
6 Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya anachoka ku Mizipa akulira kupita kukakumana nawo. Atakumana nawo, iye anati, “Bwerani mudzaonane ndi Gedaliya mwana wa Ahikamu.”
And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, went out from Mizpah with the purpose of meeting them, weeping on his way: and it came about that when he was face to face with them he said, Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.
7 Atafika pakati pa mzinda, Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya pamodzi ndi anthu amene anali naye anawapha anthuwo ndi kuwaponya mʼchitsime.
And when they came inside the town, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and the men who were with him, put them to death and put their bodies into a deep hole.
8 Koma anthu khumi a gululo anawuza Ismaeli kuti, “Musatiphe! Tili ndi tirigu ndi barele, mafuta ndi uchi, zimene tabisa mʼmunda.” Choncho anawasiya ndipo sanawaphere pamodzi ndi anzawo aja.
But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, Do not put us to death, for we have secret stores, in the country, of grain and oil and honey. So he did not put them to death with their countrymen.
9 Tsono chitsime chimene anaponyamo mitembo ya anthu amene anawaphawo pamodzi ndi mtembo wa Gedaliya chinali chimene mfumu Asa anachikumba poopsedwa ndi Baasa mfumu ya Israeli. Ismaeli mwana wa Netaliya anachidzaza ndi mitembo.
Now the hole into which Ishmael had put the dead bodies of the men whom he had put to death, was the great hole which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha, king of Israel: and Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, made it full of the bodies of those who had been put to death.
10 Pambuyo pake Ismaeli anatenga ukapolo anthu ena onse amene anali ku Mizipa: ana aakazi a mfumu pamodzi ndi ena onse amene anatsalira kumeneko, amene Nebuzaradani mtsogoleri wa asilikali olonda mfumu anapatsa Gedaliya mwana wa Ahikamu kuti akhale bwanamkubwa wawo. Ismaeli mwana wa Netaliya anatenga ukapolo anthuwa ndi kuwoloka nawo kumapita ku dziko la Aamoni.
Then Ishmael took away as prisoners all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people still in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had put under the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam: Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, took them away prisoners with the purpose of going over to the children of Ammon.
11 Pamene Yohanani mwana wa Kareya ndi atsogoleri onse a ankhondo amene anali naye pamodzi anamva zoyipa zonse zimene Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya anachita,
But when Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the armed forces who were with him, had news of all the evil which Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had done,
12 anatenga ankhondo awo onse kupita kukamenyana ndi Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya. Anakamupeza kufupi ndi chidziwe chachikulu cha ku Gibiyoni.
They took their men and went out to make war on Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and they came face to face with him by the great waters in Gibeon.
13 Pamene anthu onse amene Ismaeli anawagwira anaona Yohanani mwana wa Kareya pamodzi ndi atsogoleri a ankhondo amene anali naye, anasangalala.
Now when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces with him, then they were glad.
14 Anthu onse amene Ismaeli anawagwira ukapolo ku Mizipa anabwerera ndi kupita kwa Yohanani mwana wa Kareya.
And all the people whom Ishmael had taken away prisoners from Mizpah, turning round, came back and went to Johanan, the son of Kareah.
15 Koma Ismaeli pamodzi ndi anthu ake asanu ndi atatu, anathawa Yohanani ndi kuthawira kwa Aamoni.
But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, got away from Johanan, with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
16 Kenaka Yohanani mwana wa Kareya pamodzi ndi atsogoleri onse a ankhondo amene anali naye anatsogolera anthu onse otsala a ku Mizipa amene anawapulumutsa kwa Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya atapha Gedaliya mwana wa Ahikamu. Anthu amenewa anali: asilikali, akazi, ana ndi amuna ofulidwa otumikira mfumu amene anawatenga ku Gibiyoni.
Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, took all the rest of the people whom Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had made prisoners, after he had put to death Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the people from Mizpah, that is, the men of war and the women and the children and the unsexed servants, whom he had taken back with him from Gibeon:
17 Ndipo ananyamuka nayima ku Geruti Kimuhamu pafupi ndi Betelehemu pa ulendo wawo wopita ku Igupto
And they went and were living in the resting-place of Chimham, which is near Beth-lehem on the way into Egypt,
18 kuthawa Ababuloni. Iwo anaopa Ababuloniwo chifukwa Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya anapha Gedaliya mwana wa Ahikamu, amene mfumu ya ku Babuloni inamuyika kukhala bwanamkubwa wa dzikolo.
Because of the Chaldaeans: for they were in fear of them because Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had put to death Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made ruler over the land.

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