18 Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
18 kwa sababu ya Wakaldayo; maana waliwaogopa, kwa sababu Ishmaeli, mwana wa Nethania, amemwua Gedalia, mwana wa Ahikamu, ambaye mfalme wa Babeli amemweka kuwa liwali juu ya nchi.