60。Now，inafewdays，thoseambassadorswhomhehadsent，camebackagainandinformedus，thatthepeopleweregreatlyprovokedatAnanus，andSimonthesonofGamaliel，andtheirfriends；
that，withoutanypublicdetermination，theyhadsenttoGalilee，andhaddonetheirendeavorsthatImightbeturnedoutofthegovernment。Theambassadorssaidfurther，thatthepeoplewerereadytoburntheirhouses。Theyalsobroughtletters，wherebythechiefmenofJerusalem，attheearnestpetitionofthepeople，confirmedmeinthegovernmentofGalilee，andenjoinedJonathanandhiscolleaguestoreturnhomequickly。WhenIhadgottentheseletters，IcametothevillageArbela，whereI
procuredanassemblyoftheGalileanstomeet，andbidtheambassadorsdeclaretothemtheangerofthepeopleofJerusalematwhathadbeendonebyJonathanandhiscolleagues，andhowmuchtheyhatedtheirwickeddoings，andhowtheyhadconfirmedmeinthegovernmentoftheircountry，asalsowhatrelatedtotheordertheyhadinwritingforJonathanandhiscolleaguestoreturnhome。SoIimmediatelysentthemtheletter，andbidhimthatcarriedittoinquire，aswellashecould，howtheyintendedtoact[onthisoccasion。]
61。Now，whentheyhadreceivedthatletter，andweretherebygreatlydisturbed，theysentforJohn，andforthesenatorsofTiberias，andfortheprincipalmenoftheGabarens，andproposedtoholdacouncil，anddesiredthemtoconsiderwhatwastobedonebythem。However，thegovernorsofTiberiasweregreatlydisposedtokeepthegovernmenttothemselves；fortheysaiditwasnotfittodeserttheircity，nowitwascommittedtotheirtrust，andthatotherwiseIshouldnotdelaytofalluponthem；
fortheypretendedfalselythatsoIhadthreatenedtodo。NowJohnwasnotonlyoftheiropinion，butadvisedthem，thattwoofthemshouldgotoaccusemebeforethemultitude[atJerusalem]，thatIdonotmanagetheaffairsofGalileeasIoughttodo；andthattheywouldeasilypersuadethepeople，becauseoftheirdignity，andbecausethewholemultitudeareverymutable。When，therefore，itappearedthatJohnhadsuggestedthewisestadvicetothem，theyresolvedthattwoofthem，JonathanandAnanias，shouldgotothepeopleofJerusalem，andtheothertwo[SimonandJoazar]shouldbeleftbehindtotarryatTiberins。Theyalsotookalongwiththemahundredsoldiersfortheirguard。