1 Dimaadua ga helekai mai labelaa gi di au i muli Nebuzaradan, tagi o nia llongo dauwa, ne hagamehede au i Ramah. Au nogo lawalawa i dogu madagoaa ne lahi gi golo, madalia digau huogodoo ala ne laha mai i Jerusalem mo Judah ala ne lawalawa gaa lahi gi Babylonia.

2 Tagi dauwa ga laha mai au ga helekai mai, “Dimaadua, go doo God, gu helekai aga i nia haingadaa huaidu ala gaa tale gi tenua deenei, 3 malaa, dolomeenei, gei Mee gu hagagila aga ana mee ala ne helekai ai bolo gi heia. Nia mee aanei huogodoo ne hai, idimaa i godou daangada ala guu hai di huaidu ang gi Dimaadua, deai tangada ne hagalongo ai. 4 Dolomeenei, gei au gaa wwede nia daula baalanga ala i oo lima, ga haga mehede goe. Maa goe e hiihai e hana madalia au gi Babylonia, go kooe e iloo, gei au e madamada humalia i di goe. Gei maa goe hagalee e hiihai e hana gi golo, go kooe e iloo. Goe e mee hua di noho i nia gowaa huogodoo i lodo tenua deenei i dau gowaa dela e hiihai ginai goe.”

5 Gei di maa au digi helekai gi mee, Nebuzaradan ga helekai mai, “Hana gi muli gi baahi Gedaliah, tama daane Ahikam, go tama daane a Shaphan, dela ne haganoho go di king o Babylonia belee hai di gobinaa o nia waahale o Judah. Goe e mee di noho i baahi o mee mo digau ala i golo, be goe e mee di hana gi dau gowaa dela gu maanadu kooe belee hana ginai.” Gei mee ga gaamai dana kisakis gi di au mo nia meegai ala belee kae ko au, ga dumaalia mai gi di au gii hana. 6 Gei au gaa hana gaa noho i baahi Gedaliah i Mizpah gu moholo mai gi di au dogu noho i baahi o nia daangada ala ne dubu i tenua Israel.

7 Hunu gau aamua o Judah mo di buini dauwa la digi hagau ina ginaadou gi Babylonia. Digaula gu longono bolo di king o Babylonia guu dugu Gedaliah e hai di gobinaa o Israel, mo di haganoho a mee gi madamada humalia i digau ala kaedahi e hagaloale i tenua deelaa.* 2 Kings 25.22-24 8 Deelaa laa, gei Ishmael, tama daane Nethaniah, Johanan tama daane Kareah, Seraiah tama daane Tanhumeth, nia dama daane ni Ephai, tangada o Netophah, mo Jezaniah, tangada mai i Maacah, gaa hula madalia nadau gau dauwa, e hula gi baahi Gedaliah i Mizpah. 9 Gedaliah ga helekai gi digaula, “Au e hagababa adu gi goodou bolo deai tadinga ai bolo goodou ga mmaadagu i digau o Babylonia. Goodou noho gii mau i tenua deenei, hai hegau gi di king o Babylonia, gei goodou ga mouli humalia. 10 Gei au gaa noho i kinei i Mizpah, gaa hai tangada e pono ai goodou gi digau o Babylonia ala ma ga loomoi gi kinei. Gei goodou e mee di benebene godou waini, golee laagau, mono lolo olib, gaa noho i tenua dela nogo noho ai goodou nonua.” 11 I di madagoaa deelaa, gei digau Israel ala nogo noho i tenua Moab, mo Ammon, mo Edom, mo nia gowaa labelaa ala i golo, gaa longo bolo di king o Babylonia la guu dugu ana gau gi noho hua i golo i Judah, mo di haganoho aga a Gedaliah e hai di gobinaa digaula. 12 Gei digaula ga hagatanga mai i nadau guongo ala nogo noho ai ginaadou, ga loomoi gi muli gi Judah. Digaula gaa hula gi baahi o Gedaliah i Mizpah, e hadi nadau hagabae waini mono golee laagau i di gowaa deelaa.

13 I muli hua di mee deenei, Johanan mo nia dagi o di llongo dauwa ala digi wanga ginaadou gi Babylonia, ga lloomoi gi baahi Gedaliah i Mizpah, 14 ga helekai gi mee, “Goe digi iloo bolo di king Baalis o Ammon gu hagau mai Ishmael belee daaligi goe?” Gei Gedaliah hagalee e hagadonu. 15 Johanan ga helekai hagammuni gi mee, “Dugua mai Ishmael gi di au e daaligi gii made hagammuni, deai tangada e iloo ai. Dehee tadinga bolo e dugu a mee e daaligi goe gii made? Di mee deenei dela gaa hidi ai digau o Jew ala nogo i doo baahi ga mooho gi daha, deenei ga hidi mai di haingadaa gi hongo nia daangada huogodoo ala e dubu i Judah.”

16 Gedaliah ga helekai gi mee, “Goe hudee heia di mee deenaa! Idimaa dau helekai i di hai o Ishmael la hagalee e donu!”