16 Johanane, mora wa Karea, le balaodi bohle ba mabotho ba neng ba ena le yena, ba nka masalla a batho ba ileng ba pholoswa motseng wa Misepa, matsohong a Ishemaele, mora wa Netaniya, hoba Ishemaele a bolaye Gedaleya, mora wa Ahikama. E ne e le banna le basadi le bana le bahlanka bao a ba kgutlisitseng Gibeone.
16 Yaba Johanane, mora Karea, le balaodi ba makgotla kaofela ba neng ba le ho yena, ba nka masala wohle a setjhaba ao Ishmaele, mora Nethania, a neng a a tlositse Mitspe, hobane a bolaye Gedalia, mora Akikame, e leng banna ba dinatla tsa ntwa, le basadi le bana, le maqhalaha, ba ba kgutlisa Gibeone;
Ha balaodi bohle ba mabotho, mmoho le bahlabani ba bona, ba utlwa hore kgosi ya Babilona e kgethile Gedaleya hore e be mmusi, batho bana ba ya ho Gedaleya, a le Misepa: Ishemaele, mora wa Netaniya, le Johanane, mora wa Karea, le Seraya, mora wa Tanehumete wa Monetofa, le Jaasanea, mora wa monna ya ahileng Maaka; ba ya le bahlabani ba bona.
Yaba Ishemaele o thopa baradi ba kgosi le masalla wohle a setjhaba a neng a le Misepa, ao Nebusaradane, molaodi wa balebedi ba kgosi, a neng a a beile tlasa bodisa ba Gedaleya, mora wa Ahikama. Ishemaele, mora wa Netaniya, a a thopa, a tsamaya le wona, a tshelela mose ho Baamone.
Yaba Jeremia o bitsa Johanane, mora wa Karea, le balaodi bohle ba mabotho ba neng ba ena le yena, le batho bohle, ho tloha ho ya eisehang ho isa ho ya hlomphehang.