Xhosa - 1st Maccabees

ISAHLUKO 1 1 Kwathi, emva kokuba uAlesandire, unyana kaFilipu, umMakedoni, owavela ezweni lamaKetiyim, emxabele uDariyo ukumkani wamaPersi namaMedi, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe, owokuqala kwelaseGrisi; 2 Wenza iimfazwe ezininzi, weyisa iinqaba ezininzi, wababulala ookumkani behlabathi; 3 Wacanda wesa eziphelweni zehlabathi, wathimba iintlanga ezininzi, lazola ihlabathi phambi kwakhe; apho waphakama, yaphakama intliziyo yakhe.

4 Wahlanganisa umkhosi omkhulu onamandla, walawula emazweni, neentlanga, nookumkani ababefakwa uviko kuye.

5 Kwaye emva kwezi zinto wagula, kwaye wabona ukuba uza kufa.

6 Wababiza ke abakhonzi bakhe, ababekekileyo, ababekhuliswe naye kwasebuncinaneni bakhe, wababela ubukumkani bakhe phakathi kwabo edla ubomi.

7 Ngoko uAlesandire walawula iminyaka elishumi elinesibini, waza wafa.

8 Abakhonzi bakhe balawula elowo endaweni yakhe.

9 Kwaye emva kokufa kwakhe bonke babeka izithsaba phezu kwabo; benjenjalo oonyana babo emva kwabo iminyaka emininzi; banda ububi ehlabathini.

10 Kwaye kwaphuma kubo ingcambu ekhohlakeleyo uAntiyochus owayenefani enguEpiphanes, unyana kaAntiyochus ukumkani, owayelibanjwa eRoma, kwaye walawula kowekhulu elinamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe unyaka wobukumkani bamaGrike.

11 Ngaloo mihla kwaphuma amadoda angendawo kwaSirayeli, abeyisela into eninzi, esithi, Masiye senze umnqophiso neentlanga ezingeenxa zonke kuthi; 12 Ngoko esi sixhobo sabakholisa kakuhle.

13 Ke kaloku inxenye yabantu yancamisa, yaya kukumkani owabanika imvume yokwenza ngokwemimiselo yeentlanga.

14 Bazakhela eYerusalem indawo yokuzilolonga ngokwesiko leentlanga; 15 Bazenza abangalukileyo, bawushiya umnqophiso ongcwele, banamathela ezintlangeni; 16 Ngoku bakuba ubukumkani bamiselwa phambi kukaAntiochus, wacinga ukuba alawule phezu kweYiputa ukuze abe nolawulo lwemimandla emibini.

17 Waya eYiputa ke enengxokolo eninzi, eneenqwelo zokulwa, neendlovu, nabamahashe, nomkhosi omkhulu weenqanawa; 18 Wenza imfazwe noToleme ukumkani waseYiputa.

UToleme wamoyika, wasaba; kwaye abaninzi bangxwelerheka bafa.

19 Bazizuza ke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo ezweni laseYiputa, wathimba amaxhoba kulo.

20 Kwaye emva kokuba uAntiochus eyoyisile iYiputa, wabuya kwakhona ngonyaka wekhulu elinamashumi amane anesithathu, wenyuka waya kumaSirayeli neYerusalem, enesihlwele esikhulu.

21 wangena engcweleni eqhayisa, wasithabatha isibingelelo segolide, nesiphatho sezibane, neempahla zaso zonke; 22 netafile yezonka zokubonisa, neempahla zokugalela, neenkamba. neingcedevu zegolide, nomkhusane, nesithsaba, nezihombo zegolide, ezibe ziphambi kwetempile, wazirhola zonke.

23 Wathabatha isilivere, negolide, nezinto ezinqabileyo;

24 Akuba ke ezithabathile zonke izinto, wemka waya kwelakowabo, wenza intlaninge enkulu, wathetha ngokukhukhumala kakhulu.

25 Kwabakho ke isijwili esikhulu kwaSirayeli kuzo zonke iindawo ababekuzo; 26 Benza isijwili abathetheli namadoda amakhulu, zityhafile iintombi neentombi, zantshwenya nobuhle beenkazana.

27 Bonke umyeni wabenza isijwili, yaye lowo uhleli egumbini lomtshato wadandatheka.

28 Lashukuma ilizwe ngenxa yabemi balo, Yagubha yonke indlu kaYakobi.

29 Ke kaloku, ekupheleni kweminyaka emibini, ukumkani wathuma intloko yababuthi berhafu emizini yakwaYuda, eyafika eYerusalem enesihlwele esikhulu.

30 Wathetha kubo amazwi oxolo, kodwa bonke yinkohliso; kuba bathe bakholwa kuye, wawuwisa umzi ngesiquphe, wawubetha wawubulala, wabatshabalalisa abantu abaninzi bakwaSirayeli.

31 Wathabatha amaxhoba aloo mzi, wawutshisa, wazidiliza izindlu neendonga zawo ngeenxa zonke.

32 Bathimba abafazi nabantwana, bazithimba imfuyo.

33 Bakha ke umzi kaDavide ngodonga olukhulu, olunqatyisiweyo, neenqaba ezinde ezinde eziziinqaba, iinqaba zabo.

34 Bamisa khona uhlanga olungaboniyo, abantu abanobubi, abanqabisekileyo kulo.

35 Baligcina ngezikrweqe nokutya, baza bahlanganisana amaxhoba aseYerusalem, bawabeka khona; 36 Kuba indawo yokulalela ingcwele, yaba ngumchasi ombi kuSirayeli.

37 Baphalaza igazi elingenatyala ngeenxa zonke engcweleni, bayenza inqambi; 38 Baza basaba ngenxa yabo abemi baseYerusalem, ngenxa yoko umzi waba likhaya labasemzini, waba yinto engaqhelekanga kwabazalelwe kuwo; bamshiya ke abakhe abantwana.

39 Ithe yaphanziswa yanjengentlango ingcwele yayo, imithendeleko yayo yaba sisijwili, neesabatha zayo zaba lungcikivo lwabayintlekisa.

40 Njengoko bunjalo ubungangamsha bayo, lwakhula ingcikivo yayo, basuka ubungangamsha bayo baba sisijwili.

41 Kananjalo ukumkani uAntiyoku wabhalela kubo bonke ubukumkani bakhe, ukuba bonke babe sisizwe esinye; 42 Baphuma elowo emithethweni yakhe, zavumelana zonke iintlanga ngokomthetho wokumkani.

43 Kananjalo into eninzi koonyana bakaSirayeli yavumelana nenkonzo yakhe, yabingelela kwizithixo, yayihlambela isabatha.

44 Ngokuba ukumkani ubethumele iincwadi ngabathunywa eYerusalem, nasemizini yakwaYuda, ukuba balandele imimiselo yelizwe; 45 akwale nto etempileni, namadini anyukayo, nemibingelelo, nethululwayo; bazihlambele iisabatha nemini yomthendeleko; 46 nenze inqambi ingcwele, nabantu abangcwele; 47 bamiseni izibingelelo, nooAshera, nezithixo ezingento, nibingelele inyama yehagu, namarhamncwa angcolileyo; 48 ukuba babashiye bengalukile oonyana babo, bayenze ibe nezothe imiphefumlo yabo ngobunqambi bonke, nezihlambelo; 49 ukuze bawulibale umyalelo, bawatshintshe onke amasiko.

50 Kwaye nabani na owayengawenzi ngokomthetho wokumkani, wathi, uya kufa.

51 Kwangokunjalo wabubhalela ubukumkani bakhe bonke, wamisa abaveleli abantu bonke, wayimisela imizi yakwaYuda, ukuba kubingelelwe kuyo imizi ngemizi.

52 Kwahlanganisana kubo into eninzi yabantu, yena lowo wawushiyayo umthetho; Benza ububi elizweni; 53 Yaye wawaqhubela amaSirayeli kwiindawo ezifihlakeleyo, naphi na apho ayenokusabela khona ukuze afumane uncedo.

54 Ngomhla weshumi elinesihlanu wenyanga enguKaslevu, ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mane anesihlanu, bamisa isikizi lesiphanziso esibingelelweni, bakha izibingelelo ezingento, emizini yakwaYuda ngeenxa zonke.

55 baqhumisela ezingcangweni zezindlu zabo nasezitratweni.

56 bazikrazula iincwadi zomyalelo abawufumanayo, bazitshisa ngomlilo.

57 Bonke abafunyanwa benencwadi yomnqophiso, nokuba ngubani na obebambene nomthetho, umthetho wokumkani wawungowokuthi makabulawe.

58 Benza njalo ke ngokwegunya labo koonyana bakaSirayeli, inyanga nenyanga, kubo bonke abafumaneka emizini.

59 Ke kaloku, ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesihlanu wenyanga leyo, babingelela esibingelelweni esiphezu kwesibingelelo sikaThixo.

60 Ngelo xesha ke ngokomthetho babebulawa abafazi abathile ababebophe oonyana babo.

61 Bazixhoma iintsana ezintanyeni zabo, baziphanga izindlu zabo, bababulala abo babebalusa.

62 Ke kaloku abaninzi kwaSirayeli babezimisele, baqinisela kubo ukuba bangadli nanye into eyinqambi.

63 Ke bona kwaba kanye ukuba bafe, ukuze bangadyobheki ngokudla, bangawuhlambeli umnqophiso ongcwele: bafa ke.

64 Kwaye kwabakho ingqumbo enkulu kakhulu phezu koSirayeli.

ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ngaloo mihla kwesuka uMatatiya, unyana kaYohane, unyana kaSimon, umbingeleli woonyana bakaYowaribhi, evela eYerusalem, ehleli eModin.

2 Wayenoonyana abahlanu, uYohanan, okuthiwa nguKadishe.

3 uSimon; ebizwa ngokuba nguThassi: 4 uYuda, ekuthiwa nguMakabhiyu; 5 UElazare wayebizwa ngokuba nguAvaran, noYonatan, ogama limbi linguAphus.

6 Wathi akuzibona izinyeliso ezenziwa kwaYuda naseYerusalem; 7 Wathi, Athi ke mna! Yini na ukuba ndizalelwe ukuba ndibone olu bubi babantu bam, bomzi ongcwele, ndihlale khona, ekunikelwe esandleni sotshaba, nengcwele esandleni sabasemzini?

8 Itempile yawo isuke yaba njengomntu ongenabuqaqawuli.

9 Iimpahla zayo ezizukileyo zisiwa ekuthinjweni, iintsana zayo zibulewe ezitratweni, amadodana ayo likrele lotshaba.

10 Luluphi na uhlanga obungenasabelo ebukumkanini balo, luzuze amaxhoba alo?

11 Zonke izivatho zayo zithathiwe; waba likhoboka lomfazi okhululekileyo.

12 Yabona, ingcwele yethu, nobuhle bethu, nozuko lwethu, ibhuqiwe, neentlanga ziyalihlambela.

13 Singathini na ke ukuba sibe sadla ubomi?

14 Baza ooMatatiya noonyana bakhe bazikrazula iingubo zabo, babeka ezirhwexayo, benza isijwili esikhulu kunene.

15 Ngelo xesha amagosa kakumkani, awayebanyanzela abantu ukuba bavukele, beza esixekweni saseModin ukuze banikele imibingelelo.

16 Ke kaloku, kwakufika kubo into eninzi yakwaSirayeli, kwabuthelana uMatatiya noonyana bakhe.

17 Baphendula ababusi bokumkani, bathi kuMatatiya, Wena ungumlawuli, ungumntu obekekileyo, omkhulu kulo mzi, womelele ngoonyana nabazalwana; 18 Yiza ke ngoku kuqala, uwuzalise umthetho wokumkani, njengoko zenjenjalo zonke iintlanga, kwanamadoda akwaYuda, namasalela aseYerusalem; woba njalo wena nendlu yakho enanini lokumkani. Niya kuzukiswa ngesilivere nangegolide, wena noonyana bakho, nomvuzo omkhulu.

19 Waphendula ke uMatatiya, wathetha ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Zingamva zonke iintlanga eziphantsi kolawulo lokumkani, zawexuka elowo elukholweni looyise, zayivuma imithetho yakhe; 20 Mna noonyana bam, nabazalwana bam, ndiya kuhamba emnqophisweni woobawo bethu.

21 Makube lee kuthi, ukuba siwushiye umthetho nemimiselo.

22 Asiyi kuwaphulaphula amazwi okumkani, ukuba sisuke enkosini yethu, nokuba siye ekunene, nokuba ngasekhohlo.

23 Ke kaloku akuba ephezile ukuthetha la mazwi, kweza omnye wamaYuda emehlweni abo bonke ukuza kubingelela esibingelelweni esasiseModin, ngokomyalelo kakumkani.

24 Akukubona oko uMatatiya wavutha yinzondelelo, zangcangcazela izintso zakhe, akaba nako ukuwubonakalisa umsindo wakhe ngokwesiko, wesuka wagidima, wambulala esibingelelweni.

25 Nomphathi-mkhosi kakumkani, owayenyanzela abantu ukuba babingelele, wambulala ngelo xesha, nesibingelelo wasidiliza.

26 Wawukhuthalela ke umthetho kaThixo, njengoko uFinehasi wawenzayo kuZamri unyana kaSalom.

27 Wadanduluka uMatatiya ngezwi elikhulu kuwo umzi, esithi, Owuzondeleleyo umthetho, awugcine umnqophiso, makandilandele.

28 Yena noonyana bakhe basabela ezintabeni, bazishiya zonke izinto ababenazo esixekweni.

29 Ke kaloku, abaninzi ababefuna ubulungisa nokusesikweni behla baya entlango, ukuba bahlale khona; 30 Bona, nabantwana babo, nabafazi babo; nemfuyo yawo; ngokuba iimbandezelo zaba mbi phezu kwabo.

31 Ke kaloku, baxelelwa abakhonzi bokumkani, nomkhosi oseYerusalem, emzini kaDavide, ukuba amadoda athile awaphule umthetho wokumkani, ehle aya ezindaweni ezifihlakeleyo entlango; 32 Baphuthuma kubo into eninzi, babafumana, bawangqinga, balwa imfazwe nabo ngomhla wesabatha.

33 Bathi kubo, Yanelani enikwenzileyo unangoku; phumani ke nenze ngokomthetho wokumkani, niphile.

34 Bathi ke bona, Asiyi kuphuma, asiyi kuwenza umthetho wokumkani, ukuba siwuhlambele umhla wesabatha.

35 Baza balwa nabo ngesantya esiphezulu.

36 Ababaphendulanga ke, ababagibisela ngamatye, abazivingca neendawo ababezimele kuzo; 37 wathi, Masife sonke simsulwa; 38 Besuka babavukela ngedabi ngesabatha, babulala bona, nabafazi babo, nabantwana babo, neenkomo zabo, inani lewaka; 39 Ke kaloku, bakukwazi oko uMatatiya nezihlobo zakhe, benza isijwili esikhulu ngenxa yabo.

40 Wathi omnye komnye, Ukuba sithe senza njengabazalwana bethu siphela, asabulwela ubomi bethu, nemithetho yethu ezintlangeni, baya kusincothula ngokukhawuleza emhlabeni.

41 Bawisa umthetho ngelo xesha, besithi, Othe weza kulwa nathi ngomhla wesabatha, siya kulwa naye; kwaye asisayi kufa sonke, njengabazalwana bethu ababulawa kwiindawo ezifihlakeleyo.

42 Ke kaloku kweza kuye ihlokondiba lama-Asiya, amagorha akwaSirayeli, abo bazinikele ngokuzithandela emthethweni.

43 Bazibandakanya nabo bonke abo basabayo ekutshutshisweni, babalulela kubo.

44 Bahlangana ke, bababulala aboni ngomsindo wabo, namadoda angendawo ngomsindo wabo; 45 Baza ooMatatiya nabalingane bakhe bajikeleza, bazidiliza izibingelelo; 46 Bonke ke oonyana babafumana emideni yakwaSirayeli bengalukile, bona babalusa ke ngoko.

47 Basukela amadoda anekratshi, waphumelela umsebenzi esandleni sabo.

48 Bawuhlangula ke umthetho esandleni seentlanga, nasesandleni sookumkani, abamvumela umoni ukuba avuye.

49 Ke kaloku, lakuba lisondele ixesha lokuba afe uMatatiya, wathi koonyana bakhe, Ngoku ikratshi nokukhalimela kuzuze amandla, nexesha lentshabalalo, nokuvutha komsindo; 50 Ngoko ke, nyana bam, wushineleni umyalelo, niwunikele umphefumlo wenu emnqophisweni wooyihlo.

51 Khumbuzani izenzo zoobawo bethu ngexesha labo; ngokunjalo niya kwamkela imbeko enkulu, negama elingunaphakade.

52 UAbraham akafunyanwanga ethembekile na ekuhendweni, kwaza oko kwabalelwa ebulungiseni kuye?

53 Wawugcina umthetho uYosefu, ngexesha lembandezelo yakhe, waba yinkosi yeYiputa.

54 UFinehasi ubawo wethu ngokuba nenzondelelo nokuvutha wazuza umnqophiso wobubingeleli banaphakade.

55 UYesu wenziwa umgwebi kwaSirayeli ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi.

56 UKalebhi ukuze anikele ubungqina phambi kokuba ibandla lifumane ilifa lelizwe.

57 UDavide, ngenxa yenceba yakhe, waba netrone yobukumkani obungunaphakade.

58 Wanyuselwa emazulwini uEliya, ngenxa yokuzondelela kwakhe umthetho, nokuwuvutha.

59 UAnaniyas, uAzariya, noMishayeli, ngokukholwa basindiswa emlilweni.

60 UDaniyeli wahlangulwa emlonyeni weengonyama, ngenxa yokuba emsulwa.

61 Kwaye njalo qwalaselani kuzo zonke izizukulwana, ukuba akukho namnye ubeka ithemba lakhe kuye oya koyiswa.

62 Musa ukuwoyika ngoko amazwi omoni; Kuba uzuko lwakhe luya kuba ngumgquba neempethu.

63 Namhlanje uya kuphakanyiswa kwaye ngomso akasayi kufunyanwa, ngenxa yokuba ubuyele eluthulini lwakhe, kwaye ingcinga yakhe ayisebenzi.

64 Ngako oko, nina bonyana bam, yibani nobukroti nize nizibonakalise ngokwamadoda egameni lomthetho; kuba nozuko ngayo.

65 Kwaye, yabonani, ndiyazi ukuba uSimon, umzalwana wenu, lindoda ecebisayo, mphulaphuleni ngamaxesha onke; yena uya kuba nguyihlo kuni.

66 UYuda Makabe, womelele, womelele kwasebuncinaneni bakhe; makabe ngumthetheli wenu, alwe imfazwe yabantu.

67 Bathabatheleni kanjalo bonke abawugcinayo umthetho, niphindezele ubugwenxa babantu benu.

68 Babuyekezeni ezintlangeni, nizigcine imithetho yomyalelo; 69 Wabasikelela, wahlanganiselwa kooyise.

70 Wafa ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mane anesithandathu, baza oonyana bakhe bamngcwabela engcwabeni looyise eModin; wamenzela isijwili esikhulu amaSirayeli onke.

ISAHLUKO 3 1 Kwaza kwesuka unyana wakhe uYuda, okuthiwa nguMakabhiyu, esikhundleni sakhe; 2 Bamnceda bonke abazalwana bakhe, benjenjalo bonke ababenoyise, balwa idabi lakwaSirayeli bonwabile.

3 Wabazuzela uzuko olukhulu abantu bakhe, wabanxiba isigcina-sifuba njengendoda eyingxilimbela, wayibhinqisa ingubo yakhe yokulwa, wenza imfazwe, wawukhusela umkhosi ngekrele lakhe.

4 Ngezenzo zakhe wayenjengengonyama, nanjengethole lengonyama egquma ixhoba layo.

5 Ngokuba uya kubasukela abangendawo, ubafune, Abatshise abantu bakhe.

6 Wehla ke ongendawo kukoyika yena, Bakhwankqiswe bonke abasebenzi bobutshinga, Ngokuba lunempumelelo usindiso esandleni sakhe.

7 Wabenza buhlungu ookumkani abaninzi, Wamvuyisa uYakobi ngezenzo zakhe; 8 Wayityhutyha imizi yakwaYuda, ebatshabalalisa abangahloneli Thixo, ebuyisa ubushushu kwaSirayeli; 9 Kangangokuba waye waduma kude kube sekupheleni komhlaba, kwaye wabamkela kuye abo babelungele ukutshabalala.

10 Ke uApoloniyo wazihlanganisa iintlanga, nempi enkulu eSamariya, ukuba ilwe noSirayeli.

11 Uthe ke uYuda, ekwazi oko, waphuma waya kumkhawulela; wenjenjalo ukumbetha, wambulala.

12 Ngako oko uYuda wawathabatha amaxhoba abo, kwanekrele lika-Apoloniyo, waza walwa nalo ubomi bakhe bonke.

13 Ngoku akuba uSeron, inkosana yomkhosi waseSiriya, weva kusithiwa uYudas wayehlanganisele kuye inkitha neqela labathembekileyo ukuba baphume kunye naye ukuya emfazweni; 14 Wathi, Ndiya kuzizuzela igama nembeko ebukumkanini; ngokuba ndiya kulwa noYuda, nabo banaye, bawudelileyo umthetho wokumkani.

15 Wamxhobela ke ukuba anyuke;

16 Ke kaloku, akusondela eqhineni laseBhete-horon, waphuma uYuda, esiya kumkhawulela, eneqela elincinane.

17 Athe ke, akuwubona umkhosi usiza kubakhawulela, wathi kuYuda, Singathini na ukuba nako, thina bambalwa kangaka nje, silwe nengxokolo engakanana, eyomeleleyo nje, singaphela amandla ngokuzila ukudla yonke le mini?

18 Waphendula uYuda wathi kubo, Akukho nto inzima ngabaninzi ukuba bavalelwe ezandleni zabambalwa; nakuThixo wamazulu konke oko, ukuhlangula ngengxokolo eninzi, nangebandla elincinane; 19 Ngokuba usindiso lwedabi alukho phezu kobuninzi bomkhosi; kodwa amandla aphuma ezulwini.

20 Beza kuthi ngokuqhayisa okukhulu nangobugwenxa, ukuze basitshabalalise, thina nabafazi bethu nabantwana bethu, ukuba basiqweqwedise; 21 Kodwa thina silwela ubomi bethu nemithetho yethu.

22 Ngoko ke iNkosi iya kuwabhukuqa phambi kwethu, nize ningawoyiki nina.

23 Ngoku kamsinya nje akuba egqibile ukuthetha, ngequbuliso watsibela phezu kwabo, waza ke uSeron nomkhosi wakhe wabhukuqwa phambi kwakhe.

24 Babasukela, bethabathela ekuhleni kweBhete-horon, besa emathafeni, apho kwabulawa kuwo amadoda angathi amakhulu asibhozo; abaseleyo basabela ezweni lamaFilisti.

25 Ke kaloku kwaqala ukunkwantya ngoYuda nabazalwana bakhe, nokunkwantya okukhulu ngokuncamisileyo ke oko kwabakho kuzo iintlanga ezibajikelezileyo; 26 Lwada lwafikelela udumo lwakhe kukumkani, zaye zonke iintlanga zathetha ngamadabi kaYuda.

27 Ngoku ukumkani uAntiyokhwe waziva ezi zinto, wacaphuka kakhulu; ngako oko wathumela waza wahlanganisa ndawonye yonke imikhosi yobukumkani bakhe, nkqu umkhosi owomeleleyo kakhulu.

28 Wayivula nobutyebi bakhe, wawanika amasoldati akhe intlawulo kamnyaka, wathi makahlale elungile xa asukuba efuneka.

29 Nangona kunjalo, akuba ebona ukuba imali yobuncwane bakhe yasilela nokuba irhafu yayincinane elizweni, ngenxa yeyantlukwano nesibetho, awathi wasizisa phezu kwelizwe ekuthabatheni imithetho eyayikho yamandulo; 30 Woyika ukuba angabi saba nako ukuthwala amatyala, nokuba aphinde aphiwe ngesisa, njengangaphambili; ngokuba ubezele ngaphezu kookumkani ababengaphambi kwakhe.

31 Uthe ke yena wathingaza kakhulu entliziyweni yakhe, wagqiba kwelokuba aye ePersi, athabathe khona uviko emazweni, aqokelele imali eninzi.

32 Wamshiya uLisiya, igosa lakomkhulu, ukuba avelele ukumkani, athabathele emlanjeni ongumEfrati, ase emideni yaseYiputa; 33 Nokumnyusa unyana wakhe uAntiyochus, ade abuye kwakhona.

34 Wamnika nesiqingatha somkhosi wakhe, neendlovu, wammisela zonke izinto abeza kuzenza, kwanakwabahlala kwaYuda naseYerusalem; 35 ukuba awathumele impi, ukuze atshabalalise, azinyothule iinqaba zamaSirayeli namasalela aseYerusalem, asisuse kuloo ndawo isikhumbuzo sawo; 36 abamise abasemzini ezindaweni zabo zonke, abahlule ilizwe labo ngamaqashiso.

37 Ngoko ukumkani wasithabatha isiqingatha semikhosi eseleyo, wemka kwa-Antiyokwe emzini wobukumkani bakhe, iminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mane anesixhenxe; wawuwela umlambo ongumEfrati, wacanda ezindulini.

38 ULisiya wanyula uToleme unyana kaDorimene, noNikanore, noGorgia, amagorha kubahlobo bokumkani; 39 Wathuma nabo amashumi amane amawaka angumqikela, namawaka asixhenxe abamahashe, ukuba baye ezweni lakwaYuda, balitshabalalise, njengoko ukumkani abemwisele umthetho.

40 Baphuma ke ngoko ngamandla abo onke, bafika bamisa ngase-Emawusi kuloo mmandla.

41 Bathi ke abarhwebi belizwe, baluva udaba lwabo, bathabatha isilivere negolide eninzi kunene, ndawonye nabakhonzi, beza emkhosini, ukuba babathengele oonyana bakaSirayeli ukuba babe ngamakhoboka, kwanelizwe lama-Aram nelizwe lamaFilisti. wanamathela kubo.

42 Ke kaloku uYuda nabazalwana bakhe bakubona ukuba ububi buyanda, nokuba umkhosi umise iintente emideni yabo; 43 Bathetha omnye komnye besithi, Masiyibuyise iingxingongo zabantu bakowethu, sibalwele abantu bakowethu nengcwele.

44 Lahlanganisana ke ibandla, ukuze balungelwe ukulwa, nokuze bathandaze, bacele inceba nemfesane.

45 Ke kaloku iYerusalem ilinxuwa njengentlango, akwabikho namnye ophuma koonyana bayo, owaphumayo nongenayo. Izizwe zahlala kuloo ndawo; lwaphela uvuyo kuYakobi, lwaphela ugwali ngohadi.

46 Bahlanganisana ke oonyana bakaSirayeli, beza eMispa malunga neYerusalem; ngokuba kuseMispa indawo ababethandaza kuyo ngenxa engaphambili kwaSirayeli.

47 Bazila ukudla ngaloo mini, banxiba ezirhwexayo, bazigalela ngothuthu entloko, bazikrazula iingubo zabo.

48 Wayivula incwadi yomyalelo, ezo iintlanga zazifune ukuwukrola umfanekiso wemifanekiso yazo eqingqiweyo.

49 Bazizisa ke iingubo zababingeleli, neentlahlela, nezishumi, babaxhokonxa ababeyigqibile imihla yabo.

50 Badanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu emazulwini, besithi, Masenze ntoni na ngezi, sithabathe siye phi na?

51 Kuba ingcwele yakho inyathelwe phantsi, ihlanjelwe, ababingeleli bakho bathe khunubembe, bayathotywa.

52 Yabona, iintlanga zibuthelene phezu kwethu, ukuba zisitshabalalise; 53 Siya kuba nako njani na ukumelana nabo, ngaphandle kokuba wena, Owu Thixo, ube ngumncedi wethu?

54 Baza bavuthela izigodlo, bedanduluka ngezwi elikhulu.

55 Emveni koko uYuda wabamisela abathetheli-waka, nabamakhulu, nabangamashumi ngamahlanu, nabalishumi.

56 Ke abakha izindlu, nokuba ngabagane abafazi, nokuba batyala izidiliya, okanye boyikayo, wabawisela umthetho wokuba babuyele elowo endlwini yakhe, ngokomthetho.

57 Yanduluka ke iminquba, yamisa ngasezantsi kweEmawusi.

58 Wathi uYuda, xhobani, nibe ngamadoda anobukroti, nikhangele ukuba nilungele intsasa, nilwe nezi ntlanga zibuthelene phezu kwethu, ukuba zisitshabalalise, nengcwele yethu; 59 Kuba kusilungele kanye ukuba sife emfazweni, kunokuba sikhangele ububi babantu bakowethu nengcwele yethu.

60 Noko ke, njengoko ukuthanda kukaThixo kusemazulwini, makenze ngokunjalo.

ISAHLUKO 4 1 UGorgi wathabatha amawaka amahlanu omqikela, newaka lamahashe abalaseleyo, awafudusa eminqubeni ebusuku; 2 ade awuthi hlasi umkhosi wamaYuda, awuxabele ngequbuliso. Amadoda akomkhulu ayengabaphathi bakhe.

3 Ke kaloku, akuva uYuda, wemka yena namadoda anobukroti ukuba aye kuwuxabela umkhosi wokumkani owawuse-Emawusi; 4 Yathi saa imikhosi, imka eminqubeni.

5 Ngelo xesha, uGorgiya wangena ebusuku emkhosini kaYudas. Akuba engafumani mntu khona, wabafuna ezintabeni; kuba ubesithi, Aba basabileyo kuthi.

6 Kwathi kwakuba semini, wathi uYuda wathi gqi emathafeni, enamadoda angamawaka amathathu, awayengenazikhali nakrele ezingqondweni zawo.

7 Ayibona iminquba yeentlanga, ukuba yomelele, ibhinqiwe kakuhle, ijikelezwe ngabamahashe; aba ke babeziingcali zokulwa.

8 Wathi ke uYuda kumadoda abenaye, Musani ukuyoyika ingxokolo yabo, ningaloyiki ugonyamelo lwabo.

9 Khumbula ukuhlangulwa koobawo eLwandle oluBomvu, oko uFaro wabasukela ngempi.

10 Masikhale ngoku ngoko sisemazulwini, ukuba mhlawumbi uYehova angaba nenceba kuthi, akhumbule umnqophiso woobawo bethu, awonakalisa lo mkhosi phambi kwethu namhla; 11 ukuze zazi zonke iintlanga ukuba ukho uMhlanguli nowasindisa amaSirayeli.

12 Bawaphakamisa ke amehlo abo abasemzini, bababona, beza kubakhawulela.

13 Baphuma ke emkhosini, besiya kulwa; kodwa abo babekunye noYuda bavuthela amaxilongo abo.

14 Bahlohla imfazwe, zadubadubeka iintlanga, zabalekela emathafeni.

15 Noko ke bonke abasemva kwabo babulawa ngekrele, babasukela kwada kwesa eGazera, kwesa ezinkqantosini zakwaIdume, neAshdoti, neYamniya, kwabulawa kuwo amawaka amathathu amadoda.

16 Akuba ekwenzile oko, wabuya uYuda nempi yakhe, engabasukeli.

17 Wathi ebantwini, Musani ukubawayela amaxhoba, njengokuba kukho imfazwe phambi kwethu; 18 Ke uGorgia nomkhosi wakhe balapha ngakuthi entabeni; ke ngoku yimani ngoku nichasa iintshaba zethu, nizoyise; 19 Akubon’ ukuba usathetha uYuda, kwabonakala inxalenye yabo iphuma entabeni.

20 abona ukuba amaYuda agxothiwe impi yawo, azitshisa iintente; kuba umsi owabonwayo wakuxela oko kwenzekileyo.

21 Ke kaloku, bakuzazi ezi zinto, boyika kakhulu; 22 Basabela elowo ezweni labasemzini.

23 UYuda wabuya, waya kuziphanga iintente, apho bazuza khona igolide eninzi, nesilivere, nesilika, nemisonto emsi nemfusa yolwandle, nobutyebi obuninzi.

24 Emveni koko bagoduka, bavuma ingoma yokubulela, bebulela kuYehova emazulwini, ngokuba ulungile, ngokuba ingunaphakade inceba yakhe.

25 Ngaloo mini ke amaSirayeli aba nosindiso olukhulu.

26 Beza ke bonke abasemzini ababesindile, babikela uLisiya okwenzekileyo.

27 Uthe ke akukuva, waneentloni, wadana, ngokuba akwenzekanga oko abekuthanda ukukwenza kuSirayeli, nokuba kungako njengoko abemwisele umthetho ngako ukumkani.

28 Ke kaloku ngomnyaka olandelayo uLisiya wahlanganisa amashumi amathandathu amawaka amadoda ahleliweyo eenyawo, namawaka amahlanu amahashe akhwelwayo, ukuba awanyathele.

29 Bafika ke kwaEdom, bamisa iintente zabo eBhete-tsura, uYuda waqubisana nabo, eneshumi lamawaka amadoda.

30 Wawubona loo mkhosi mkhulu, wathandaza, wathi, Usikelelwe wena, Msindisi kaSirayeli, owabuphelisayo ubugorha bendoda enamandla ngesandla sikaDavide umkhonzi wakho, wawunikela umkhosi wabasemzini esandleni soonyana babantu. nguYonatan unyana kaSawule, nomphathi weentonga zakhe; 31 Vala lo mkhosi esandleni sabantu bakho amaSirayeli, badane ngamandla abo nangabamahashe.

32 Banqande, bakuwise ukungafihlisi kokuqina kwabo, Bangcangcazele ngenxa yokwaphuka kwabo.

33 Bahlahlele ngekrele abakuthandayo, Bakudumise ngombulelo bonke abalaziyo igama lakho.

34 Bahlohla imfazwe; kwabulawa umkhosi kaLisiya malunga namawaka amahlanu amadoda, abulawa phambi kwawo.

35 Ke kaloku, akuwubona uLisiya umkhosi wakhe usabe, kwanobuntu bamajoni kaYuda, nokuba babekulungele kangakanani na ukuphila okanye ukufa ngobukroti, wesuka waya kwa-Antiyokiya, wayihlanganisela ndawonye inkitha yabasemzini, ewenza ube mkhulu nomkhosi wakhe. wangxama ukubuya eze kwelakwaYuda.

36 Wathi ke uYuda nabazalwana bakhe, Yabonani, iintshaba zethu ziphangalele; 37 Wahlanganisana ke umkhosi wonke, wenyuka intaba yeZiyon.

38 Bayibona ingcwele ingcwele, sihlanjelwe isibingelelo, namasango etshisiwe, namatyholo ahluma ezintendelezweni, enjengehlathi, nokuba kwenye yeentaba, ewe, adilizwa amagumbi ababingeleli; 39 Bazikrazula iingubo zabo, benza isijwili esikhulu, bazigalela ngothuthu entloko; 40 Bawa ngobuso emhlabeni ngobuso, bavuthela ngezigodlo nentswahla, badanduluka ezulwini.

41 UYuda wamisela amadoda athile ukuba alwe nabo basenqabeni, ade ayihlambulule ingcwele.

42 Ngoko ke wanyula ababingeleli abaziphatha ngendlela engenakusoleka, ababekholiswa ngumthetho.

43 owahlambulula ingcwele, wawakhuphela amatye ayinqambi endaweni eyinqambi.

44 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba baya kwenza ntoni na ngesibingelelo sedini elinyukayo, esisihlanjelweyo; 45 Babona kulungile ukuba bawuwise, hleze ube sisingcikivo kubo, ngenxa yokuba iintlanga ziwenze inqambi; 46 bawabeka amatye entabeni yetempile, endaweni ethe tye, kwada kwafika umprofeti, ukuba abonise oko kuya kwenziwa ngabo.

47 Bawathabatha amatye apheleleyo ngokomyalelo, bakha isibingelelo esitsha ngokwesokuqala; 48 Wenza ingcwele, nezinto ezibe ziphakathi kwetempile, wazingcwalisa iintendelezo.

49 Benza iimpahla ezingcwele ezintsha, baza bangenisa endlwini isiphatho sezibane, nesibingelelo sedini elinyukayo, nesiqhumiso, netafile.

50 Baqhumisela esibingelelweni, bamisa izibane eziphezu kwesi sibane, ukuba zikhanyisele etempileni.

51 Babeka ke izonka etafileni, batwabulula izigqubuthelo, bagqiba ke yonke imisebenzi ababeqalile ukuyenza.

52 Ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesihlanu wenyanga yesithoba, ekuthiwa yinyanga enguKaslevu, ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mane anesibhozo, bavuka kusasa; 53 Banyusa amadini ngokomyalelo esibingelelweni esitsha samadini anyukayo, ababesenzileyo.

54 Yabonani, ixesha elaxa iintlanga zaziyihlambele, njengoko yangcwaliswa ngeengoma, nengqongqo, neehadi, namacangci.

55 Bawa bonke abantu ngobuso, baqubuda, badumisa uThixo wamazulu, obanike impumelelo enkulu.

56 Bakwenza ukusungulwa kwesibingelelo iintsuku ezisibhozo, benyusa amadini anyukayo bevuya, babingelela umbingelelo wosindiso nowokudumisa.

57 Bavathisa umphambili wetempile ngezithsaba zegolide, namakhaka; bawahlaziya amasango namagumbi okudlela; baxhoma iingcango kuwo.

58 Kwabakho uvuyo olukhulu kunene phakathi kwabantu, ngenxa yokuba ingcikivo yeentlanga yayisusiwe.

59 Kananjalo uYuda nabazalwana bakhe kunye nebandla lonke lakwaSirayeli bamisela ukuba imihla yokusungulwa kwesibingelelo igcinwe ngokwexesha layo, iminyaka ngeminyaka, ngeentsuku ezisibhozo, ukususela kusuku lwamashumi omabini anesihlanu lwenyanga enguKaslehu. , ngovuyo nangovuyo.

60 Kananjalo ngelo xesha bayakha intaba yaseZiyon ngeendonga eziphakamileyo, neenqaba ezinde ezinde ngeenxa zonke, ukuze zingafiki iintlanga, ziyinyathele, njengoko babesenjenjalo ngaphambili.

61 Bamisa ikampu khona ukuba bayigcine, bayinqabisa iBhete-sura, ukuba bayigcine. ukuze abantu bazikhusele kwaEdom.

ISAHLUKO 5 1 Ke kaloku, zakuva iintlanga ezingeenxa zonke, ukuba sakhiwe isibingelelo, nengcwele ihlaziywa njengakuqala, kwaba kubi kakhulu emehlweni abo.

2 Ngako oko bacinga ukusitshabalalisa isizukulwana sikaYakobi esasiphakathi kwabo, baza emva koko baqalisa ukubulala nokutshabalalisa abantu.

3 UYuda walwa noonyana bakaEsawu kwaEdom eArabha,* ngokuba bayingqinga iGayeli; wabatshabalalisa kakhulu; 4 Wakhumbula ukwenzakaliswa koonyana bakaBhehan, ababa sisirhintyelo nesikhubekiso ebantwini, ngokubalalela ezindleleni.

5 Wabavalela phakathi kweenqaba ezinde, wabangqinga, wabasingela phantsi, wazitshisa iinqaba ezinde zaloo ndawo, nento yonke ebikuyo; 6 Emveni koko wawela, waya koonyana baka-Amon, apho wafumana igorha elinamandla, nabantu abaninzi, noTimoti umthetheli wabo.

7 Ke ngoko walwa amadabi amaninzi kunye nabo, bada ekugqibeleni baphazamiseka phambi kwakhe; wabaxabela ke.

8 Eyithabathile ke iYazare namagxamesi ayo, wabuyela kwelakwaYuda.

9 Zababizela ndawonye iintlanga eziseGiliyadi, ukuze zibatshabalalise; asabela enqabeni yaseDatema.

10 Sathumela iincwadi kuYuda nabazalwana bakhe, esithi, Intlanga ezingeenxa zonke kuthi zihlanganisene ngathi, ukuba zisitshabalalise; 11 Balungiselela ukuza kuyithimba inqaba esasibalekele kuyo, uTimoti umthetheli womkhosi wabo.

12 Yiza ke ngoku, usihlangule esandleni sabo, ngokuba sibaninzi ababuleweyo kuthi; 13 Nabo bonke abazalwana bethu, ababesezindaweni zikaTobhi, babulewe, abafazi babo nabantwana babo babathimba abathinjwa, babathimba impahla yabo; batshabalalisa khona malunga newaka lamadoda.

14 Kwathi, zisafunda ezo ncwadi, kwabonakala kufika abanye abathunywa, bevela kwelaseGalili, bezikrazule iingubo zabo, banikela ingxelo ngayo.

15 wathi, AbaseTolemayi nabaseTire nabaseTsidon, nakwelaseGalili yonke yeentlanga, babuthelane phezu kwethu, ukuba basidle.

16 Ke kaloku, bakuweva la mazwi uYudas nesihlwele, kwahlanganisana ibandla elikhulu, ukuba libuze into abaya kuyenza kubazalwana babo ababesebubini, babagagamela.

17 Wathi ke uYuda kuSimon umzalwana wakhe, Zinyulele amadoda, uhambe uye kubahlangula abazalwana bakho abaseGalili; 18 Wabashiya ke uYosefu unyana kaZekariya, noAzariya, abathetheli babantu, namasalela omkhosi wakwaYuda, ukuba bayigcine.

19 Wawawisela umthetho, wathi, Balawule aba bantu, ubone, ukuba ningalwi imfazwe neentlanga, kude kube lixesha lokubuya kwethu.

20 Ke kaloku uSimon wanikwa amawaka amathathu amadoda ukuba aye kwelaseGalili, nakuYuda amawaka asibhozo amadoda kumhlaba welaseGalili.

21 Ke kaloku uSimon wemka waya kwelaseGalili, apho wayesilwa imfazwe eninzi neentlanga, ngokokude zithingaza kuye iintlanga.

22 Wabasukela ke kwada kwesa esangweni laseTolemayi; kwabulawa iintlanga ezingathi zingamawaka amathathu amadoda, awawathimbelayo amaxhoba awo.

23 Yaye abo baseGalili naseArbhati, nabafazi babo, nabantwana babo, neento zonke ababenazo, wabathabatha, waza wabazisa kwelakwaYuda benovuyo olukhulu.

24 Bawela ke noYuda Makabe, noYonatan umninawa wakhe, bahamba entlango uhambo lweentsuku ezintathu; 25 Baqubisana nabo oonyana bakaNabhati, abeza kubo bexolile, babaxelela yonke into ehlele abazalwana babo ezweni laseGiliyadi.

26 nokokuba ebebaninzi ebevalelwe eBhosera, naseBhotsere, naseAlema, naseKasphore, naseMaked, naseKarnayim; yonke loo mizi yomelele, mikhulu; 27 bavalelwa emizini eseleyo yelaseGiliyadi, bamisela ngomso ukuba bawuzisele umkhosi onqatyisiweyo, bazithimbe, babatshabalalise bonke ngamini-nye.

28 Bajika ngesiquphe uYuda nomkhosi wakhe, ngendlela yentlango, besiya eBhosera; Wathi akuba ewuthimba umzi, wayibulala yonke into eyindoda ngohlangothi lwekrele, wathimba onke amaxhoba awo, wawutshisa umzi ngomlilo.

29 Wanduluka khona ngobusuku, wahamba wada waya kufika enqabeni.

30 Kwathi kusasa, baphakamisa amehlo abo, nango amadoda amakhulu ethwele iileli nezinye iinqwelo zokulwa, ukuba ayithabathe inqaba leyo; ngokuba ayebahlasela.

31 Uthe ngoko uYuda, akubona ukuba imfazwe iqalile, nokuba ukukhala komzi kwenyuka kwaya ezulwini, namaxilongo nesandi esikhulu; 32 Wathi emkhosini wakhe, Yilweleni namhla abazalwana benu.

33 Waphuma emva kwawo amaqela amathathu, ekhalisa amaxilongo, emana edanduluka.

34 Ithe ke impi kaTimoti, isazi ukuba nguMakabheyu, yabaleka yemka kuye; ngokokude kwabulawa kuwo ngaloo mini amadoda angathi angamawaka asibhozo.

35 Akwenza oko, uYuda waphambukela eMispa; emva kokuyihlasela wayithimba, wabulala yonke into eyindoda ekuyo, wawathabatha amaxhoba ayo, wayitshisa ngomlilo.

36 Wemka khona, wayithimba iKasphon, neMagedi, neBhotsere, neminye imizi yommandla waseGiliyadi.

37 Emveni kwezi zinto, uTimoti wahlanganisa umkhosi, wayingqinga iRafon, phesheya komfula.

38 UYuda wesusa amadoda ukuba aye kuwuhlola umkhosi; awamxelelayo, esithi, Zonke iintlanga ezisijikelezileyo zihlanganisene kubo, ingumkhosi omkhulu kunene.

39 Uwaqeshe ama-Arabhi ukuba awancede; agxumeka iintente zawo phesheya komlambo, eza kulwa nawe. Emva koko uYudas wabahlangabeza.

40 Wathi uTimoti kubaphathi-mikhosi yakhe, Xa athe uYuda nomkhosi wakhe wasondela emlanjaneni, ukuba uthe wawela kuqala ukuza kuthi, asisayi kuba nako ukumelana naye; ngokuba uya kusoyisa ngamandla; 41 Ukuba uthe woyika, wamisa phesheya koMlambo, sowela siye kuye, simeyise.

42 Ke kaloku, akusondela emlanjeni uYuda, wababeka ababhali babantu ngasemlanjeni; wabawisela umthetho, wathi, Makungasali namnye emkhosini; 43 Wesuka waya kubo kuqala, bemlandela bonke abantu; 44 Bawuthimba umzi, bayitshisa itempile, nabo bonke ababekuyo; Woyiswa ngolo hlobo ke iKarnaim, angabi nakuma phambi koYudas.

45 Wawahlanganisa ke uYudas onke amaSirayeli abesezweni laseGiliyadi, ethabathela komncinane esa komkhulu, nabafazi bawo, nabantwana bawo, nempahla yawo, impi eninzi kunene, ukuze bafikelele ezweni lakwaKanan. ElakwaYuda.

46 Akufika ke e-Efron, umzi lowo ube ngumzi omkhulu endleleni, unqatyiswe kakuhle kakhulu, akaba nako ukutyeka kuwo, nokuba ngasekunene nangasekhohlo; yona.

47 Abemi bomzi bawavala, bawavala amasango ngamatye.

48 Wathumela ke uYuda kubo exolile, esithi, Masicande ezweni lenu, siye ezweni lakowethu, yaye akukho mntu uya kuniphatha kakubi; siya kucanda ngeenyawo zodwa; akavuma ukumvulela.

49 Wathi uYudas, mayihanjiswe ilizwi eminqubeni, ukuba elowo agxumeke intente yakhe kuloo ndawo abekuyo.

50 Amisa ke amajoni, awuhlasela umzi yonke loo mini nobo busuku, wada umzi wanikelwa esandleni sakhe.

51 eyabulala yonke into eyindoda ngohlangothi lwekrele, yawuphanga umzi, yawuthimba, yawucanda phakathi komzi phezu kwababuleweyo.

52 Emveni koko, bawela iYordan, baya entilini enkulu phambi kweBhetesan.

53 Waza uYuda wabahlanganisa abo babesemva kwabo, wasithuthuzela isihlwele yonke indawo, yada yaya kufika ezweni lakwaYuda.

54 Benyuka ke baya entabeni yeZiyon bevuya, bevuya, banikela khona amadini anyukayo; ngokuba bekungabulawanga namnye kubo, bada babuya benoxolo.

55 Ke kaloku, kwakubon’ ukuba uYuda noYonatan babesezweni laseGiliyadi, noSimon umzalwana wakhe kwelaseGalili, phambi kweTolemayi; 56 UYosefu unyana kaZekariya, noAzariya, abathetheliwaka, beva ngamagorha lawo, nababeyenzile.

57 Bathi ke, Masizenzele igama nathi, siye kulwa neentlanga ezingeenxa zonke kuthi.

58 Bakuba ke ngoko, beyiwisele umthetho inkampu ababenabo, bemka besinga eYamniya.

59 Waphuma uGorgia namadoda akhe esixekweni, besiya kulwa nabo.

60 Kwathi ke, uYosefu noAzarasi bagxothwa, basukela ukuya emdeni wakwaYuda, kwabulawa ngaloo mini ebantwini bakwaSirayeli malunga namawaka amabini amadoda.

61 Kwabakho ke ukubhukuqwa okukhulu phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ngenxa enokuba bengabalulamelanga uYuda nabazalwana bakhe, bacinga ukwenza isenzo sobukroti.

62 Kananjalo la madoda akaphumanga embewini yabo, banikelwa usindiso kuSirayeli ngesandla.

63 Yaye ke indoda leyo, ooYuda nabazalwana bayo, ibe idume kunene emehlweni amaSirayeli onke, naziintlanga zonke, ekuthihlweni apho lavakala khona igama labo.

64 Kangangokuba abantu bahlanganisana kubo ngemivakalo yovuyo.

65 Emveni koko, waphuma uYuda nabazalwana bakhe, walwa noonyana bakaEsawu ezweni elingasezantsi; 66 Wesuka khona waya ezweni lamaFilisti, wacanda kwelakwaSamari.

67 Ngelo xesha ababingeleli abathile, ababethanda ukubonakalalisa ubugorha babo, babulawa edabini, ngenxa yokuba baphume bahamba bengaqondanga.

68 UYuda wabheka eAzoto ezweni lamaFilisti, wazidiliza izibingelelo zabo, wayitshisa ngomlilo imifanekiso yabo eqingqiweyo, wayiphanga imizi yabo, wabuyela ezweni lakwaYuda.

ISAHLUKO 6 1 Ngelo xesha ukumkani uAntiyoko, etyhutyha ilizwe, weva kusithiwa iElimayi ezweni lamaPersi ngumzi odume ngobutyebi, nesilivere, negolide; 2 Kwaye kukho itempile etyebileyo kakhulu, enemigubasi yegolide, nezigcina-zifuba, namakhaka, awawashiyayo khona uAlesandire, unyana kaFilipu, ukumkani waseMakedoni, owaba ngukumkani kuqala phakathi kwamaGrike.

3 Weza ke, wafuna ukuwuthimba umzi, nokuwuphanga; kodwa akaba nako, ngenxa yokuba babelunyukiselwe abo bakulo mzi.

4 Wamvukela ngokulwa; 5 Kwafika ke owamzisela iindaba kwelasePersi, zokuba usabile imikhosi eyayilifikele ilizwe lakwaYuda; 6 Wathi ke uLisiya, lowo waphuma kuqala enamandla amakhulu, wagxothwa kuwo amaYuda; nokomelela

ngezikrweqe, nangamandla, nangovimba wamaxhoba, ababewafumene emikhosini ababeyitshabalalisa; 7 Balidiliza ilizwi elizothe, abelibeke esibingelelweni eYerusalem, bayirhawula ingcwele ngodonga oluphakamileyo njengangaphambili, neBhete-tsura umzi wakhe.

8 Uthe ke akuweva ukumkani la mazwi, wakhwankqiswa, wankwantya kakhulu; 9 Wahlala khona apho imihla emininzi; 10 Wababiza ke bonke abahlobo bakhe, wathi kubo, ubuthongo buphelile emehlweni am, nentliziyo yam ityhafile kukukhathazeka okukhulu.

11 Ndathi mna ngaphakathi kwam, Ndifike embandezeloni na? ngokuba bendinobutyebi, ndinqweneleka ngamandla am.

12 Ngoku ke ndibukhumbule ububi endabenzayo eYerusalem, endazithabatha zonke iimpahla zegolide nezesilivere ezibe zilapho, ndathumela ukuba ndibatshabalalise abemi bakwaYuda ngelize.

13 Ndiyabona ke ngoko, ukuba zindifikele ezi mbandezelo; 14 Wabiza ke uFilipu, omnye wakubahlobo bakhe, owamenza umlawuli phezu kobukumkani bakhe bonke.

15 Kwaye wamnika isithsaba, nesambatho sakhe, nomsesane wakhe wokutywina, ukuze anyuse unyana wakhe uAntiyochus, aze amondlele ubukumkani.

16 Wafela khona ukumkani uAntiyoko ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mane anesithoba.

17 Ngoku uLisiya akuba esazi ukuba ukumkani ufile, wamisa uAntiyoko unyana wakhe, lowo wayemkhulise esemncinane, ukuba alawule esikhundleni sakhe, kwaye igama lakhe wathi nguEupatori.

18 Kwathi ngelo xesha, ababesenqabeni ende, beyivalela oonyana bakaSirayeli ingcwele, bamana befuna ububi babo, nokomelezwa kweentlanga.

19 Wathi ke uYudas, efuna ukubatshabalalisa, walibizela ndawonye lonke ibandla, ukuba abangqinge.

20 Bahlanganisana ke, babangqinga ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mahlanu, wabenzela udonga lokungqinga, nezinye izixhobo.

21 Kwaphuma ke abathile kwabangqingiweyo, banamathela kubo abantu abangahloneli Thixo bakwaSirayeli; 22 Baya kukumkani, bathi, Koda kube nini na ungabagwebi, ubaphindezele abazalwana bethu?

23 Siye savuma ukumkhonza uyihlo, nokwenza njengoko athanda kuthi, siyigcine imithetho yakhe; 24 Kungoko bayingqingayo abantu bethu inqaba leyo, bakreqa kuthi; 25 Abasolulanga kuthi kuphela isandla sabo, kodwa nasemideni yabo.

26 Yabona, bayayingqinga namhla inqaba ende eYerusalem, ukuba bayithimbe, nengcwele neBhete-tsura bayayinqabisa.

27 Ngako oko, ukuba akubanduleli ngokukhawuleza, baya kwenza izinto ezinkulu kunezi, ungabi nako ukuzilawula.

28 Akukuva oku ukumkani, wavutha ngumsindo, wabahlanganisa bonke abahlobo bakhe, nabathetheli bomkhosi wakhe, nabaphathi bamahashe.

29 Kweza kuye bevela kwezinye izikumkani naseziqithini zolwandle, beza kuye amakamu abaqeshwa.

30 Ngoko ke inani lomkhosi wakhe laba likhulu lamawaka amajoni ahamba ngeenyawo, namashumi amabini

amawaka abakhweli-mahashe, namashumi amathathu anesibini eendlovu eziqeqeshelwe ukulwa.

31 Bona batyhutyha i-Idume, bamisa iBhete-sura, abayihlasela imihla emininzi, besenza izixhobo zemfazwe. ke bona abaseBhete-tsura baphuma, babatshisa ngomlilo, balwa ngobukroti.

32 Emva koko wanduluka uYudas enqabeni ende, wamisa eBhatsakariya, malungana nomkhosi wokumkani.

33 Ukumkani wavuka kusasa ngengomso, enomkhosi wakhe omkhulu, waya eBhatsakariya; 34 Kwaye ukuze bazixhokonxe ekulweni iindlovu, Babonisa igazi leediliya namaqunube.

35 Abahlula amarhamncwa phakathi kwemikhosi, bamisela iwaka lamadoda eendlovu iwaka elineengubo zentsimbi, ethwele izigcina-ntloko zobhedu entloko; kwaye ngaphandle koko, ngenxa yezilwanyana zonke bekukho abakhweli-mahashe abangamakhulu amahlanu abalungileyo.

36 Ezi zinto zazisele zilungile ngamaxesha onke, apho lalikhona irhamncwa, nalapho lalisiya khona irhamncwa, zazihamba nazo, zingamki kulo.

37 Emaqegweni bekukho iinqaba ezinde eziqingqiweyo zomthi, ezawagubungelayo onke, abhinqe amacebo kuwo; kananjalo amashumi omathathu anamabini anamagorha anobukroti, esilwa nawo, ngaphandle kwamaNdiya alawulayo. yena.

38 Ke amasalela abamahashe, awamisa ngapha nangapha, emacaleni omabini omkhosi, enikela imiqondiso yokuba ayenze, ebotshelelwe phakathi kwezintlu.

39 Kwathi, lakuba shushu ilanga kumakhaka egolide, nawobhedu, zabengezela iintaba zibengezela njengezikhuni zomlilo.

40 Inxenye yomkhosi wokumkani ithi saa ezintabeni ezinde, inxenye isezihlanjeni ezantsi, bahamba bekholosile, belungelelene.

41 Bankwantya bonke ababesiva isandi sengxokolo yabo, nokunyathela kwehlokondiba, nokugoqoza kweenqwelo zokulwa; 42 Wasondela uYudas nomkhosi wakhe, bangena ekulweni, kwabulawa umkhosi wokumkani amadoda angamakhulu amathandathu.

43 NoElazare, ogama limbi linguSheran, wabona ukuba elinye irhamncwa, elineempahla zasebukhosini, liphakame ngaphezu kwawo onke amanye, waba ngukumkani phezu kwalo; 44 ezibeke esichengeni, ukuze abahlangule abantu bakhe, Azenzele igama elingunaphakade.

45 Wagidima phezu kwakhe ngobugorha phakathi kwedabi, ebulala ngasekunene nangasekhohlo; 46 Wathi akuwenza, wachwechwa phantsi kwendlovu, wayihlaba, yambulala; yawa phezu kwakhe indlovu, wafela khona.

47 Athi ke amanye amaYuda, akubona ukomelela kokumkani, nokugonyamela komkhosi wakhe, arhoxa kuwo.

48 Wenyuka umkhosi wokumkani waya eYerusalem, ukubakhawulela; 49 Wenza uxolo nabaseBhete-tsura; ngokuba baphuma kuwo umzi, ngokuba babengenakudla khona, ukuba banyamezele ukungqingwa kwawo; oko kungumnyaka wesabatha kulo ilizwe.

50 Ukumkani wayithabatha ke iBhete-tsura, wamisa ikampu khona ukuba iyigcine.

51 Ke ingcwele wayingqinga imihla emininzi, wamisa khona izixhobo ezineenjini neempahla zokuphosa umlilo, namatye, nezixhobo zokuphosa neentyisa.

52 Ngako oko benza iinjini ngokuchasene neenjini zabo, kwaye bazibamba idabi ixesha elide.

53 Ekugqibeleni ke izitya zabo zingenamphako (kuba loo nto ibingumnyaka wesixhenxe, bathi bona kwelakwaYuda babesindisiwe phakathi kweentlanga, bayidle inxalenye eseleyo yobuncwane); 54 Kwasala abantu abambalwa engcweleni, ngokuba indlala yabe inzima phezu kwabo, bada bathanda ukuzichithachitha, elowo aye endaweni yakhe.

55 Ngelo xesha uLisiya weva kusithiwa, UFilipu, lowo uAntiyoko ukumkani, ngoxa wayehleli, wayemisele uAntiyoko unyana wakhe, ukuba abe ngukumkani; 56 Wabuya ephuma ePersi naseMedi, kwanomkhosi wokumkani owawuhamba naye, wafuna ukuyithabathela kuye imithetho yemicimbi.

57 Waza wangena ngobungxamo, wathi kukumkani, nakubathetheli-mpi, nakwibandla elo, Siyoka yonke imihla, nokutya kwethu kuncinane; lala phezu kwethu: 58 Masenze izihlobo ngoku ke naba bantu, senze uxolo nawo, nohlanga lwawo lonke; 59 banqophisene nabo ukuba baya kuphila ngemithetho yabo, njengoko bebesenza ngaphambili; 60 Bavumelana ke ukumkani nabathetheli; wathumela kubo ukuba baxolelane; baza balamkela.

61 Wabafungisa ukumkani nabathetheli, baza baphuma emboniselweni.

62 Waza ukumkani wangena entabeni yeZiyon; Wabona ukuqina kwendawo leyo, wasaphula isifungo abesenze, wathi makudilizwe udonga macala onke.

63 Wemka ke ngobungxamo bonke, wabuyela kwaAntiyokwe, apho wafika uFilipu engumlawuli womzi; ISAHLUKO 7 1 Ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mahlanu anamnye, wemka eRoma uDemetriyo, unyana kaSeluko, wenyuka namadoda ambalwa, waya emzini oselunxwemeni lolwandle, walawula khona.

2 Ke kaloku, ekungeneni kwakhe ebhotweni looyise, kwaba njalo ukuba umkhosi wakhe wabathabatha uAntiyoko noLisiya, ukuba ubazise kuye.

3 Ekwazi ke oko, wathi, Mandingababoni ubuso babo.

4 Wababulala ke umkhosi wakhe. Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba uDemetriyo wahlala etroneni yobukumkani bakhe.

5 Kweza kuye ke onke amadoda akwaSirayeli angamatshijolo, angahloneli Thixo, enoAlkimo, yena lowo wanga abe ngumbingeleli omkhulu, ukuba abe ngumthetheli wawo; 6 Zabamangalela ke abantu kukumkani, besithi, UYuda nabazalwana bakhe bababulele bonke abahlobo bakho, basikhupha emhlabeni wethu.

7 Thumela ngoko indoda okholose ngayo, iye, ibone ukuba yintoni na ayenzileyo phakathi kwethu, nasezweni lokumkani, ibavelele yona, nabo bonke obancedayo.

8 Ukumkani wanyula uBhakide, umhlobo wokumkani, obengaphesheya konogumbe, eyindoda enkulu ebukumkanini, enyanisekile kukumkani; 9 Kwaye yena wamthumela kunye naloo Alkimo ukhohlakeleyo, awathi wamenza umbingeleli omkhulu,

waza wamyalela ukuba enze impindezelo koonyana bakaSirayeli.

10 Bemka ke ngoko, beza ezweni lakwaYuda ngamandla amakhulu, apho bathumela abathunywa kuYuda nabazalwana bakhe ngenkohliso, bethetha ngoxolo ngamazwi oxolo.

11 Ke bona abawaphulaphulanga amazwi abo; kuba babebona ukuba beze ngamandla amakhulu.

12 Ke ngoko kwahlanganisana kuAlkimo noBhakides iqela lababhali, ukuba bafune ubulungisa.

13 Ke ama-Assiya ayengabokuqala koonyana bakaSirayeli, abafuna uxolo kuwo; 14 Kuba babesithi, Umbingeleli wembewu ka-Aron uze nalo mkhosi; 15 Wathetha ke kubo exolile, wabafungisa esithi, Asiyi kwenza bubi kuni nakubahlobo benu.

16 Bakholwa ke nguye, wathabatha kubo amadoda amashumi mathandathu, wawabulala ngamini-nye, ngokwamazwi abewabhalile; 17 Inyama yabenceba bakho bayiphoxile, negazi labo baliphalaze ngeenxa zonke eYerusalem; kungabikho ubangcwabayo.

18 Kwaza kwabakho ukunkwantya ngabo, kwabafikela abantu bonke, bathi, Akukho nyaniso, akukho bulungisa kubo; ngokuba bawaphule umnqophiso nesifungo ababesenza.

19 Emveni koko wamsusa uBhakide eYerusalem, wamisa iintente zakhe eBhetsete, apho wathumela khona, wathabatha into eninzi yamadoda abemshiyile, kwanabathile ebantwini, wababulala, wabaphosa kwelo komkhulu. emhadini.

20 Walinikela ilizwe kuAlkimo, washiya kuye amandla okumnceda; waya ke uBhakide kukumkani.

21 Kodwa u-Alkimo walwela ububingeleli obukhulu.

22 Ke kaloku babuyela kuye bonke ababoyikisayo abantu, abathi bakuba belinike ilizwe lakwaYuda esandleni sabo, benza ububi obukhulu kwaSirayeli.

23 Ke kaloku uYudas, abubona bonke ububi obenziwe nguAlkimo nebandla lakhe phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ngaphezu kweentlanga; 24 Waphuma waya kuyo yonke imida yelakwaYuda, wabaphindezela kwabagwilikayo kuye, ukuze bangabi saba nabuganga baphuma baye kwelo zwe.

25 Kwelinye icala, akuba u-Alkimo ebona ukuba uYudas neqela lakhe baphumelele isandla, kwaye esazi okokuba wayengenako ukumelana nomkhosi wabo, waphinda waya kukumkani, waza wathetha konke okubi kakhulu kubo awayenako.

26 Ukumkani wathuma uNikanore, omnye wakubathetheli bakhe ababekekileyo, indoda eyithiyekileyo kwaSirayeli, ukuba awise umthetho wokuba abatshabalalise abantu.

27 Wafika ke uNikanore eYerusalem enempi enkulu; Wathumela kuYuda nabazalwana bakhe, ngamazwi obubele, esithi, 28 Makungabikho mfazwe phakathi kwam nawe; Ndiya kuza namadoda ambalwa, ukuze ndikubone unoxolo.

29 Weza ngoko kuYuda, baza babulisana ngoxolo. Noko ke, iintshaba zazilungele ukuthabatha uYudas ngogonyamelo.

30 Okuthe kwakwaziwa nguYuda, ekubeni weza kuye ngobuqhophololo, wamoyika kakhulu, akabi sabubona ubuso bakhe.

31 NoNikanore, akubona ukuba lizalisekile icebo lakhe, waphuma waya kulwa noYuda ngaseKapersalama.

32 Apho kwabulawa ecaleni likaNikanore amadoda amalunga namawaka amahlanu, athi amanye asabela kwisixeko sikaDavide.

33 Emveni koko wenyuka uNikonore entabeni yeZiyon, kwaphuma engcweleni, kubabingeleli, namadoda amakhulu abantu, ukuba bambulise ngoxolo, bambonise idini elinyukayo, abesingelwe ukumkani.

34 Wasuka ke waphoxisa ngawo, wawahleka, ethetha kakubi ngawo, ethetha ngokukhukhumala; 35 Wafunga ngomsindo wakhe, esithi, Ukuba uYuda nomkhosi wakhe akanikelwanga esandleni sam, ukuba ndithe ndabuya ndikholosile, ndoyitshisa le ndlu; 36 Bangena ababingeleli, bema phambi kwesibingelelo netempile, belila, besithi, 37 Wena, Yehova, unyule le ndlu ukuba ibizwe ngegama lakho, ibe yindlu yokuthandaza nokutarhuzisa ebantwini bakho; 38 Ziphindezeleni kule ndoda nomkhosi wayo, bawe likrele; 39 Waphuma ke uNikanore eYerusalem, wamisa iintente eBhete-horon, apho wahlangatyezwa ngumkhosi wakwaAram.

40 UYuda wamisa eAdasa namadoda angamawaka amathathu, wathandaza khona apho, esithi, 41 Yehova, ekuqalekeni kwabo babethunyiwe bevela kukumkani waseAsiriya, kwaphuma isithunywa sakho, saxabela ikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesihlanu lamawaka kubo.

42 Yitshabalalise ngokunjalo lo mkhosi phambi kwethu namhla, ukuze bazi abaseleyo ukuba uthethe ngokutshabhisa ingcwele yakho, umgwebe wena ngokobubi bakhe.

43 Ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu wenyanga enguAdare yadibana nomkhosi edabini. Yadubadubeka impi kaNikanore; 44 Ngoku umkhosi kaNikanore wakubona ukuba ubulewe, wazilahla izixhobo zawo, wasaba.

45 Bawasukela, uhambo lwemini enye, bethabathela eAdasa, besa eGazera, behlaba umkhosi emva kwabo, benamaxilongo abo.

46 Baphuma ke bephuma kuyo yonke imizi yakwaYuda, bayivala; bajikela abo babewasukela, babulawa ngekrele bonke, akwasala namnye kubo.

47 Emveni koko bawathabatha amaxhoba nezinto eziphangiweyo, bamxabela intloko uNikanore, nesandla sakhe sokunene eso wasolula ngaso eqhayiya, wemka nazo, zabaxhoma eYerusalem.

48 Bavuya kunene abantu, bayenza loo mini ngovuyo olukhulu.

49 Kananjalo bamisela ukuwugcina loo mhla iminyaka ngeminyaka, ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu kuAdare.

50 Lazola ilizwe lakwaYuda umzuzwana.

ISAHLUKO 8 1 Ke kaloku uYuda ubevile amaRoma, ukuba angamadoda anobukroti, anobukroti, ababamkela ngothando bonke onamathele kuwo, benze umnqophiso woxolo nabo bonke ababesiza kuwo; 2 Kwaye babengamadoda anobukroti obukhulu.

Waxelelwa kananjalo ngeemfazwe zabo, nemisebenzi yabo

emihle, ababeyenza phakathi kwamaGalati, nokuba bawoyisa, babamisela irhafu; 3 Kwaye oko bakwenzileyo kwilizwe laseSpaniya, ekuzuzeni imigodi yesilivere negolide ekhoyo; 4 Kwaye ngokomgaqo wabo nomonde waboyisile yonke indawo, nangona yayikude kakhulu kubo; nookumkani, ababewafikela, bevela eziphelweni zehlabathi, bada bawadubaduba, bawabhukuqa kakhulu; 5 Ngaphandle koko ke, uFilipu noPerseyo ukumkani wabemi balapho, kunye nabanye abazingcayo ngabo, babeyisa; 6 Wathi kanjalo uAntiyoko, ukumkani omkhulu waseAsiya, owathi, weza kulwa nabo emfazweni, enekhulu elinamanci amabini leendlovu, nabamahashe, neenqwelo zokulwa, nempi enkulu kunene, wakhwankqiswa ngabo; 7 bathi, bambamba ehleli nje, banqophisana naye ukuba yena, kwanabo babelawula emva kwakhe, barhole irhafu enkulu, banikele abantu abathinjiweyo, kwanokuba kuvunyelwene ngako; 8 nelizwe lakwaIndiya, nelaseMedi, nelaseLidiya, nelizwe elihle, ezalithabathayo kuye, zalinika ukumkani uYumenes; 9 Ngaphezu koko, ukuba amaGrike afuna ukuza kuwatshabalalisa; 10 Kwathi, nakuba bekwazi oko, bathumela kubo umthetheli-waka othile, walwa nabo, wabulala abaninzi kubo, wabathimba abafazi nabantwana babo, wabaphanga, wabahlutha imihlaba yabo, waziwisa iinqaba zabo. yazibamba, yazenza ngabakhonzi kubo unanamhla.

11 Waxelelwa yena, ukuba batshabalalisa, baziwisa phantsi kwamagunya azo zonke ezinye izikumkani neziqithi, ezabaxhathisayo nangaliphi na ixesha; 12 Kodwa kwanabahlobo babo nabakholose ngabo bagcina uthando, nokokuba babe boyisile izikumkani ezikude nakufuphi, kangangokuba bonke ababeva igama labo baboyika.

13 Kananjalo abo baya kubanceda ebukumkanini, balawule; bathi abo babuya babefuna, babashenxise; ekugqibeleni bade baphakanyiswa kunene; 14 Kuko konke oko, bekungekho namnye kubo owayenxibe isithsaba, okanye ovathe ezimfusa, ukuba ezukiswe; 15 Kananjalo ukuzenzela indlu yababingeleli, apho amadoda angamakhulu amathathu anamanci mabini ahlala khona kwintlanganiso yamatyala imihla ngemihla, ecebisana nabantu, ukuze amiswe.

16 Nokokuba urhulumente wabo babewunikela kumntu omnye ngonyaka, olawula phezu kwalo lonke ilizwe labo, nokokuba bonke babemthobela lowo, nokokuba kungabikho umona nazikhweleyo phakathi kwabo.

17 Ke kaloku, eziqwalasele ezi zinto, uYuda wanyula uEpolemo, unyana kaYohane, unyana ka-Akos, noYason unyana kaElazare, wabathumela eRoma, ukuba enze umnqophiso kunye nabo.

18 nokubabongoza ukuba bayithabathe kubo idyokhwe; kuba babona ukuba ubukumkani bamaGrike bamcinezela uSirayeli ngobukhoboka.

19 Bahamba ngoko ke baya eRoma, kuba beluhambo olude kakhulu, beza endlwini yerhuluneli, bathetha ke, bathi.

20 UJudas Maccabeus, nabazalwana bakhe, nabantu bamaYuda, usithumile kuni, ukuba senze icebo noxolo, nokubhalisa amahlakani nezihlobo zenu.

21 Ngoko loo nto yawakholisa amaRoma.

22 Yiyo le ke ikopi yencwadi, eyathi yabuya yayibhala, iNdlunkulu, emacwecweni obhedu, yathunyelwa eYerusalem, ukuba kubekho khona isikhumbuzo soxolo neseyamani; 23 Makube lubabalo kumaRoma, nakumaYuda, elwandle nasemhlabeni kude kuse ephakadeni; makube lee kuwo ikrele notshaba; 24 Ukuba ke kuthe kwakho imfazwe kuwo amaRoma, nokuba kuwuphi na amabamba awo, kulo lonke ubukhosi bawo; 25 Abantu bamaYuda baya kubanceda ngokwexesha elimisiweyo, ngentliziyo yabo yonke; 26 Abayi kubanika nantoni na abo benza imfazwe nabo, okanye babancedise ngokutya, ngezixhobo, ngemali, nazinqanawa, njengoko kubonakala kulungile kumaRoma; kodwa baya kuyigcina iminqophiso yabo ngaphandle kokuthabatha nantoni na ke ngoko.

27 Ngokunjalo ke, ukuba uhlanga lwamaYuda lwaqala ukulwa ukulwa, aya kulunceda amaRoma ngentliziyo yawo yonke, ngokwexesha elimisiweyo.

28 Kanjalo abayi kunikwa kudla, nokuba zizikhali, namali, nazinqanawa, njengoko kubonakala kulungile kumaRoma. kodwa baya kuyigcina iminqophiso yabo, kungabikho nkohliso.

29 Ngokwala manqaku amaRoma enza umnqophiso nabantu bamaYuda.

30 Noko ke ukuba emva koku elinye icala okanye elinye liya kucinga ukuhlangabezana nokongeza okanye ukunciphisa nayiphi na into, linokukwenza ngokuthanda kwalo, kwaye nantoni na abaya kuyiyongeza okanye bayithabathe iya kuqinisekiswa.

31 Ke ububi abenzayo uDemetriyo kumaYuda, simbhalele, sisithi, Yini na ukuba uyenze yanzima idyokhwe yakho phezu kwabazalwana bethu, ube nawo ube phakathi kwawo amaYuda?

32 Ukuba bathe babuya bamangalela kuwe, sobagwebela, silwe nawe ngolwandle nasemhlabeni.

ISAHLUKO SE-9 1 Uthe ke uDemetriyo, akuva ukuba uNikanore ubulewe emfazweni, wabathuma okwesibini uBhakide noAlekimo kwelakwaYuda, enabo umkhosi omkhulu womkhosi wakhe; 2 baphuma ngendlela ebheka eGaligala, bamisa iintente zabo phambi kweMasaloti eseArbhela, beyithimba, babulala abantu abaninzi.

3 Ngenyanga yokuqala yomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mahlanu anamibini, bamisa phambi kweYerusalem.

4 Anduluka khona, aya eBhereya, enamashumi amabini amawaka angumqikela, namawaka amabini amahashe akhwelwayo.

5 Ke kaloku uYuda wayemise iintente zakhe e-Elasa, enamadoda angamawaka amathathu ahleliweyo; 6 Athe, akuyibona ingxokolo yomkhosi lowo, ukuba ingako ukuba ingako, woyika kunene; Kwanduluka abaninzi emkhosini, aza ahlala kubo, yaba ngamadoda angamakhulu asibhozo.

7 Uthe ke uYudas, akubona ukuba inxuwa impi yakhe, nokuba imfazwe imfisile, wakhathazeka kakhulu, wakhathazeka, ngenxa yokuba ebengenaxesha lakuwahlanganisa.

8 Wathi ke kwabaseleyo, Masisuke siye ezintshabeni zethu, mhlawumbi sibe nako ukulwa nazo.

9 Bamzama, besithi, Asinakuze sibe nako; masithi kanye siwusindise umphefumlo wethu, emveni koko sibuye nabazalwana bethu, silwe nabo; ngokuba sibambalwa.

10 Wathi uYuda, Makube lee kum ukwenza loo nto, ndibabaleke.

11 Wanduluka ezintenteni zawo umkhosi wamaBhakide, wema malungana nawo, abamahashe bahlulahlula baba ngamaqela amabini, nabasawuli nabatoli, phambi komkhosi lowo, phambi komkhosi lowo, phambi komkhosi lowo, bengamadoda amagorha onke.

12 UBhakide yena wayekwiphiko lasekunene; yasondela impi kumacala omabini, yavuthela izigodlo.

13 Nabo becala likaYuda bavuthela namaxilongo abo, ngokokude umhlaba wanyikima ngenxa yesandi semikhosi; 14 Wabona uYudas ukuba uBhakide nempi yakhe ingasekunene, wathabatha onke amadoda anobukroti.

15 owawatyhoboza ngephiko lokunene, wabasukela, wesa entabeni yeAzoto.

16 Zithe ke ezo zephiko lasekhohlo, zakubona ukuba iphiko lasekunene luphazamisekile, zamlandela uYudas, nabo babenaye, bezithende ngasemva.

17 Kwabakho imfazwe enzima ngokokude ababuleweyo abaninzi kuwo omabini, abulawe.

18 NoYuda wabulawa, baza abaseleyo basaba.

19 UYonatan noSimon bamthabatha ke uYuda, umninawa wabo, bamngcwabela engcwabeni looyise eModin.

20 Bammbambazelela ke, amenzela isijwili esikhulu amaSirayeli onke, ammbambazelela iintsuku ezininzi, esithi, 21 Hayi, ukuwa kwendoda enobukroti, eyahlangula uSirayeli!

22 Ke ezinye zeziganeko zikaYuda, iimfazwe zakhe, izenzo zobunene awazenzayo, nobukhulu bakhe, azibhalwanga; 23 Ke kaloku emva kokufa kukaYudas abangendawo baqalisa ukubeka iintloko zabo kuyo yonke imimandla yakwaSirayeli, kwaye kwavela bonke abenza ubugwenxa.

24 Ngaloo mihla kwabakho indlala enkulu kunene, eyathi ngenxa yayo ilizwe lakreqa, lahamba nabo.

25 Ke uBhakide wanyula abantu abakhohlakeleyo, wabenza iinkosi zelizwe.

26 Bathe ke bona babuza, bafuna izihlobo zikaYuda, zabazisa kuBhakide; owaphindezela kubo, wabaphatha kakubi.

27 Kwabakho ke imbandezelo enkulu kwaSirayeli, ekungazange kubekho injengayo kususela kwimini ekungabonwanga mprofeti ngayo phakathi kwabo.

28 Ngenxa yoko bahlanganisana bonke abahlobo bakaYuda, bathi kuYonatan, 29 Ekubeni wafayo umninawa wakho uYuda, asinaye umntu onjengaye wokuphuma aye ezintshabeni zethu, nooBhakide, nabo basizwe sakowethu, abasichasayo.

30 Ke ngoko sikunyule namhla ukuba ube ngumphathi wethu, umthetheli wethu esikhundleni sakhe, ulwe amadabi ethu.

31 Ngelo xesha uYonatan walawula phezu kwakhe, wesuka wema esikhundleni sikaYuda umninawa wakhe.

32 Uthe ke uBakide wakwazi oko, wafuna ukumbulala 33 Bakukwazi ke oko uYonatan, noSimon umkhuluwa wakhe, nabo bonke ababenaye, basaba entlango yeTekowa, bamisa iintente ngasemanzini echibi leAsfare.

34 Ekwazile ke uBhakidesi, wasondela eYordan nomkhosi wakhe wonke ngomhla wesabatha.

35 UYonatan wamthuma uYohane umninawa wakhe, umthetheli waba bantu, ukuba abathandazele abahlobo bakhe, amaNabhati, bayishiye nabo inqwelo yabo, ibininzi.

36 Baphuma ke oonyana bakaYambri eMedabha, bathabatha uYohane nabo bonke abenabo, bemka nabo.

37 Emveni koko kwafika ilizwi kuYonatan noSimon, umkhuluwa wakhe, lokuba oonyana bakaYambri benza umtshato omkhulu, bezisa umtshakazi ovela kwaNadabhata, ngesihlwele esikhulu, njengentombi yomnye wakubathetheli abakhulu bakwaKanan.

38 Bamkhumbula ngoko uYohane umzalwana wabo, benyuka baya bazimela phantsi kwesithelo sentaba.

39 Apho bawaphakamisayo amehlo abo, bakhangela, nanko kukho ingxokozelo nenqwelo enkulu, waphuma umyeni nezihlobo nabazalwana bakhe, ukubakhawulela, eneengqongqo, neempahla zokubethwa, neempahla ezininzi.

40 Wesuka uYonatan nabo babenaye, waya kubo kuloo ndawo babelalele kuyo, babaxabela, kwangokunjalo baba abaninzi, abafayo; abaseleyo basabela entabeni; amaxhoba abo.

41 Wajika ke umtshato waba sisijwili, nesandi soncuthu lwengoma yabo saba sisijwili.

42 Baliphindezela ngokuzeleyo igazi lomninawa wabo, babuyela echwebeni laseYordan.

43 Ke kaloku, akukuva oko uBhakidesi, wafika ngomhla wesabatha elunxwemeni lweYordan, enamandla amakhulu.

44 Wathi uYonatan kwibandla lakhe, Masinyuke kaloku, silwele umphefumlo wethu; 45 Ngokuba yabonani, imfazwe iphambi kwethu nasemva kwethu, amanzi eYordan ngapha nangapha, ulwandle ngokunjalo nemithi; 46 Ke ngoko khalani ngoku emazulwini, ukuze nihlangulwe esandleni seentshaba zenu.

47 Bahlangana edabini, wasolula uYonatan isandla sakhe, ukuba amxabele uBhakide; wajika, wemka kuye.

48 UYonatan bakhwela eYordan, nabo babenaye, bawela, baya phesheya konxweme; 49 Kwabulawa ngaloo mini kwicala likaBhakide ngathi liwaka lamadoda.

50 Emveni koko wabuyela eYerusalem uBhakide, wawakha amanxuwa akwaYuda; Imizi enqatyisiweyo yaseYeriko, ne-Emawusi, neBhete-horon, neBheteli, neTamnata, neParaton, neTafon; 51 Wamisa ikampu kuzo, ukuze enze ububi kwaSirayeli.

52 Wayinqabisa neBhete-tsura, neGazera, nenqaba ende, wabeka kuyo impi, nomphako.

53 Wabathimba oonyana bamadoda abathetheli belizwe, wabathimba, wababeka enqabeni ende eYerusalem, ukuba bagcinwe.

54 Ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mahlanu anamithathu, ngenyanga yesibini, uAlkimo wawisa umthetho, ukuba ludilizwe udonga lwentendelezo ephakathi yengcwele; wayichitha nemisebenzi yabaprofeti 55 Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba uqalisile ukuhlehla, wabethwa uAlkimo ngelo xesha, zaza iingqondo zakhe zathintelwa; kuba wayevaliwe umlomo wakhe, waba nedumbe, akaba saba sathetha nto, akaba sathetha nto, akabi sathetha nto, akaba sayalela nto kuyo. indlu yakhe.

56 Ngoko wafa uAlkimo ngelo xesha entuthumbo enkulu.

57 Ke kaloku uBhakide, akubona ukuba ufile uAlkimo, wabuyela kukumkani;

58 Abhunga ke onke amadoda angamatshijolo, esithi, Yabonani, uYonatan nebandla lakhe bayonwabile, behleli bengakhathali; 59 Bahamba ke baya kubhunga naye.

60 Wanduluka, weza enempi eninzi, wathumela iincwadi ngokufihlakeleyo kubalandeli bakhe abakwaYuda, ukuba bambambe uYonatan nabo babenaye; 61 Abathabatha ke amadoda aloo mhlaba, abenzi bobubi, amadoda angathi amashumi mahlanu, ababulala.

62 Emveni koko bemka ke ooYonatan, noSimon, nabo babenaye, baya eBhete-bhasi esentlango, bezilungisa izibonda zayo, bayomeleza.

63 Ekwazile ke oko uBhakide, wawuhlanganisa wonke umkhosi wakhe, wathumela kubo ababekwelakwaYuda.

64 Waya wayingqinga iBhete-bhashi; kwaye balwa ngokuchasene nayo ixesha elide kwaye benza iinjini zemfazwe.

65 Ke kaloku uYonatan, wamshiya uSimon umzalwana wakhe phakathi komzi, wemka yena waya emaphandleni, waphuma enenani elithile.

66 Wabaxabela uOdonarkes, nabazalwana bakhe, noonyana bakaFasiron ententeni yabo.

67 Akuba eqalile ukubaxabela, wenyuka nemikhosi yakhe, uSimon neqela lakhe baphuma kuwo umzi, bazitshisa iinqwelo zemfazwe; 68 Balwa noBhakide, owathi wakhwankqiswa ngabo, bamcinezela kabukhali, kuba iqhinga lakhe nomzamo wakhe waba lilize.

69 Ngako oko waba nomsindo kakhulu ngamadoda akhohlakeleyo awamcebisayo ukuba eze elizweni, kangangokuba wabulala abaninzi kuwo, waceba ukubuyela kwelakowabo.

70 Wakwazi uYonatan, wathuma abathunywa kuye, ukuba axolelane naye, abakhulule abathinjwa.

71 awakwamkelayo oko, wayenza ngokweemfuno zakhe, wamfungela ukuba akasayi kumenzakalisa yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.

72 Ke kaloku, akuba ebabuyisele kuye ababanjwa, abefudule ethabathe ezweni lakwaYuda, wabuya wemka waya ezweni lakowabo, akaba sangena emideni yabo.

73 Lemka ke ikrele kwaSirayeli. UYonatan wahlala eMakimas, wabalawula abantu; wabatshabalalisa kwaSirayeli abantu abangahloneli Thixo.

ISAHLUKO SE-10 1 Ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mathandathu, uAlesandire, unyana ka-Antiyoko, ogama limbi linguEpiphanes, wenyuka wathabatha uTolemayi; 2 Akukuva oko ukumkani uDemetriyo, wahlanganisa umkhosi omkhulu kunene, waphuma waya kulwa naye.

3 Kananjalo uDemetriyo wathumela iincwadi kuYonatan, engowothando, njengoko wamphakamisayo.

4 Kuba wathi, Masenze uxolo naye kuqala, ngaphambi kokuba adibane noAlesandire nxamnye nathi.

5 Okanye wobukhumbula bonke ububi esibenzileyo kuye, nakubazalwana bakhe, nakubantu bakhe.

6 Ngenxa yoko wamnika igunya lokuhlanganisa umkhosi, nelokuxhobisa ngezixhobo zokulwa, lokumxhasa emfazweni; 7 Weza uYonatan eYerusalem, wazifunda iincwadi ezindlebeni zabantu bonke, nezabasenqabeni ende;

8 Boyika kunene, bakuva ukuba ukumkani umnike igunya lokuhlanganisa umkhosi.

9 Bathi ke bona abasenqabeni ende babanikela amabanjwa abo kuYonatan, wabanikela kooyise.

10 Wahlala uYonatan eYerusalem, waqala ukwakha nokuwulungisa umzi.

11 Wabawisela umthetho abenzi bomsebenzi, ukuba bazakhe iindonga nentaba yaseZiyon, bayijikeleze ngamatye anqabileyo; benjenjalo.

12 Basaba ke abasemzini, ababesezimbonisweni, abezakhile uBhakide; 13 Wathi elowo wayishiya indawo yakhe, waya kwelakowabo.

14 Kwasala eBhete-tsura kuphela, kwabathile kwabawushiyileyo umthetho nemithetho, basala; kuba ibiyindawo yabo yokusabela.

15 Ke kaloku ukumkani uAlesandire, akuweva amadinga uDemetriyo awawathumela kuYonatan, + ekuxelelwe kwakhe iimfazwe nezinto ezintle ababezenzile yena nabazalwana bakhe, nangeentlungu ababezinyamezele.

16 Wathi, Somfumana na wumbi onje? ke ngoko siya kumenza umhlobo wethu, simenze amahlakani.

17 Waza wabhala incwadi, wayithumela kuye ngokwaloo mazwi, esithi, 18 Ukumkani uAlesandire uthumela umbuliso kuYonatan umninawa wakhe.

19 Sivile ngawe, ukuba uyindoda enamandla amakhulu, Ufanele ukuba ngumhlobo wethu; 20 Ke ngoko, namhlanje siyakumisa ukuba ube ngumbingeleli omkhulu wesizwe sakowenu, kuthiwe ungumhlobo wokumkani; Wamthumelela ingubo ebomvu, nesithsaba segolide; wathi kuwe, Usithabathele kuwe, ube ngumhlobo wethu.

21 Kwathi ngenyanga yesixhenxe, ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mathandathu, emthendelekweni weminquba, uYonatan wambatha ingubo yokwaleka engcwele, wahlanganisa umkhosi, wenza iintonga ezininzi.

22 Uthe ke akukuva oko uDemetriyo, waba buhlungu kakhulu, wathi, 23 Senze ntoni na, le nto uAleksandire wasuke wasithintela ukuba senze ubuhlobo namaYuda ukuba somelele?

24 Kananjalo ndiya kubabhalela amazwi enkuthazo, kwaye ndibathembise izidima nezipho, ukuze ndibe noncedo lwabo.

25 Wathumela ngoko kubo ukuthi, UDemetriyo ukumkani uyabulisa kubantu bamaYuda.

26 Nangona niyigcinile iminqophiso kunye nathi, naza naqhubeka kubudlelwane bethu, ningazimamanisi neentshaba zethu, sikuvile oku, kwaye siyavuya.

27 Ngoko ke, hlalani nithembekile kuthi; 28 Kwaye uya kuninika ukhuseleko oluninzi, kwaye aninike imbuyekezo.

29 Kungoku ke ndiyanikhulula, ndiwakhulule ngenxa yenu onke amaYuda erhafu, nakumasiko etyuwa, nakwirhafu yesithsaba; 30 Koko kulunge kum ukwamkela isahlulo sesithathu, nokuba yimbewu, nesiqingatha seziqhamo zemithi, ndiyasikhulula, kususela kule mini ukuya phambili, ukuze zingathinjwa emhlabeni wakwaYuda, naxa zithe zahluthwa. izikumkani ezintathu ezongezelelekileyo, zivela ezweni laseSamariya nelaseGalili, kususela kule mini kuse ephakadeni.

31 IYerusalem nayo mayibe ngcwele kwaye ikhululeke, kunye nemida yayo, nokuthabathela kwisahlulo seshumi nomnikelo.

32 Ke yona inqaba eseYerusalem ndiyinikiwe igunya phezu kwayo, ndaza ndamnika umbingeleli omkhulu ukuba abamise kuyo abo athe wakhetha ukuyigcina.

33 Kananjalo ndawakhulula ekhululekile amaYuda onke, abefuduswe ezweni lakwaYuda, asiwa kulo naliphi na ilizwe lobukumkani bam; 34 Kananjalo ndiya kuwathanda onke amatheko, nesabatha, nokuthwasa kwenyanga, neentsuku zamaxesha amisiweyo, neentsuku ezintathu eziphambi komthendeleko, neentsuku ezintathu emva komthendeleko, zonke ezo nto zibe zezolonwabo nenkululeko kuwo onke amaYuda asebukumkanini bam.

35 Kananjalo akukho mntu uya kuba negunya lokugxuphuleka okanye acudise nabani na kubo nakuwuphi na umcimbi.

36 Kananjalo, ndithi, kwabhalwa phakathi komkhosi wokumkani amadoda angamaYuda angamashumi omathathu amawaka, afanele ukuhlawulwa ngokwasemkhosini wokumkani; 37Kuya kubekwa phakathi kwabo kwiimboniselo zokumkani, ekuya kuthi kubo kubekho abathile abaya kubekwa phezu kwemicimbi yobukumkani obukholosekile; eyabo imithetho, njengoko ukumkani abemwisele umthetho ezweni lakwaYuda.

38 Ngokuphathelele oorhulumente abathathu, abo bongezelelwa kwelakwaYuda, bevela ezweni laseSamariya, mabahlanganiswe nelakwaYuda, ukuze babalelwe ekuthini baphantsi komnye, bathiwe balula phezu kwegunya elingelilo lelombingeleli omkhulu; 39 ITolemayi nelizwe lalo, ndilirhola ngokwesisa ingcwele eseYerusalem, ngokweendleko zengcwele.

40 Kananjalo mna ndikhupha iminyaka ngeminyaka, ishumi elinesihlanu lamawaka eeshekele zesilivere, kuthabathele kukumkani ezindaweni zokusebenza.

41 Ke yonke imali egqithileyo, ebengahlawulwa ngayo ngabaphathi, kususela kwangoku, ibe ngumsebenzi wetempile.

42 Ngapha koko, amawaka amahlanu eeshekele zesilivere, ababezithabatha kwimpahla yetempile, iminyaka ngeminyaka, ziphuma ezo zinto, zibe zezababingeleli abalungiselelayo.

43 Kwaye nabani na osabela etempileni eseYerusalem, okanye ophakathi kwenkululeko yayo, benetyala kukumkani, okanye nangawuphi na omnye umcimbi, mabakhululeke, kwaye konke abanako ebukumkanini bam.

44 Kuba iindleko zokwakhiwa nokusetyenzwa kwemisebenzi yengcwele ziya kuphuma kwingxelo yokumkani.

45 Ewe, nangenxa yokwakhiwa kweendonga zeYerusalem, nokuqiniswa kwayo ngeenxa zonke, kuya kunikwa iindleko eziphuma kwingxelo yokumkani, kwanezokwakhiwa kweendonga zakwaYuda.

46 Ke kaloku, bakuweva loo mazwi ooYonatan nabantu, abakholwa kubo, abawamkela; ngokuba wayebacinezele kakhulu.

47 Kodwa bakholiswa kakuhle nguAlesandire, ngenxa yokuba wayengowokuqala kubo ebabongoze ngoxolo lokwenyaniso, yaye babemanyene naye ngamaxesha onke.

48 Wahlanganisa ke ukumkani uAlesandire umkhosi omkhulu, wamisa malunga noDemetriyo.

49 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba babambene ookumkani bobabini, umkhosi kaDemetriyo wasaba; kodwa uAlesandire wamlandela, wabeyisa.

50 Waqhubeka edabini kwanzima kunene, lada latshona ilanga; wabulawa ngaloo mini uDemetriyo.

51 Emveni koko, uAleksandire wathumela oonozakuzaku kuPtolemee ukumkani waseYiputa, esithi, 52 Ngenxa enokuba ndibuyele ebukumkanini bam, ndihleli etroneni yoobawo, ndabuzuza ubukumkani, ndambhukuqa uDemetriyo, ndalibuyisela ilizwe lakowethu; 53 Kuba emva kokulwa naye, wakhwankqiswa ngathi yena nomkhosi wakhe, saza sahlala etroneni yobukumkani bakhe; 54 Makhe senze umnqophiso, undinike intombi yakho ibe ngumfazi, ndibe ngumyeni wakho, ndikunike wena naye ngokwesidima sakho.

55 Waphendula ukumkani uToleme, wathi, Mayinoyolo imini owabuyela ngayo ezweni looyihlo, wahlala etroneni yobukumkani babo.

56 Ngoku ke ndiya kwenza kuwe njengoko ububhalileyo, ndithi, Ndihlangatyeze ngoko eTolemayi, ukuze sibonane; ngokuba ndiya kuzeka intombi yam kuwe ngokomnqweno wakho.

57 Waphuma ke uToleme eYiputa, enoKleyopatra intombi yakhe, bafika eTolemayi ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mathandathu anamibini.

58 Apho ukumkani uAlesandire wadibana naye khona, wamnika intombi yakhe uKleopatra, waza wabhiyozela umtshato wayo eTolemayi ngozuko olukhulu, njengoko injalo indlela yookumkani.

59 Ngoku ukumkani uAlesandire wayebhalele uYonatan, okokuba makeze aze amhlangabeza.

60 owathi ngoko waya eTolemayi, apho waqubisana khona nookumkani bobabini, wanika bona nezihlobo zabo isilivere negolide, nezipho ezininzi, wababalwa ngabo.

61 Ngelo xesha kwahlanganisana kuye amadoda angamatshijolo akwaSirayeli, amadoda anobutshijolo, ukuba ammangalele; ukumkani akawaphulaphula.

62 Ngaphezu koko, wathi ukumkani mazihlulwe iingubo zakhe, amambeswe ezimfusa; benjenjalo.

63 Wamhlalisa yedwa, wathi kubathetheli bakhe, Hambani naye niye esazulwini somzi, nimemeze, ukuba kungabikho mntu umbambazelayo nangantoni na, kungabikho bani umphazamayo ngenxa yaso nasiphi na isizathu. .

64 Ke kaloku, bakumbona abamangaleli bakhe, ukuba uzukile ngokwelizwi, kwaye ambathiswe ezibomvu, basaba bonke.

65 Ukumkani wambeka ke, wambhalela phakathi kwabahlobo bakhe abakhulu, wamenza irhuluneli, wabelana ngegunya ebukumkanini bakhe.

66 Emveni koko uYonatan wabuyela eYerusalem enoxolo, evuya.

67 Ngapha koko; UDemetriyo unyana kaDemetriyo, unyaka wekhulu elinamanci mathandathu anesihlanu, waphuma eKrete, weza ezweni looyise.

68 Ezivile ke ukumkani uAlesandire, waba buhlungu, wabuyela kwa-Antiyokwe.

69 UDemetriyo wamisa uApoloniyo, irhuluneli yaseKelosiriya, yena wahlanganisa umkhosi omkhulu, wamisa eYamniya; wathumela kuYonatan umbingeleli omkhulu, esithi,

70 Uziphakamisele kuthi wena, wedwa; Ndisuke ndayintlekisa, ndiyingcikivo ngenxa yakho; Yini na ukuba usiqhayisele ezintabeni amandla akho?

71 Ngoko, ukuba ukholose ngamandla akho, yihla uze kuthi endle, siyivavanye khona loo nto kunye; ngokuba akum amagunya aloo mizi.

72 Buza kwaye ufunde ukuba ndingubani na, kunye nabanye abathabatha inxaxheba yethu, kwaye baya kukuxelela okokuba unyawo lwakho alunakukwazi ukusaba kwilizwe labo.

73 Ke ngoko aninako ukuhlala ningabamahashe, namandla angaka ethafeni, apho kungekho litye naqhwithela, nandawo yakusabela.

74 Uthe ke uYonatan, akuweva la mazwi ka-Apoloniyo, wachukumiseka engqondweni yakhe, waza wanyula ishumi lamawaka amadoda waphuma eYerusalem, apho uSimon umntakwabo wamhlangabeza ukuze amncede.

75 Wazigxumeka iintente zakhe eYopa; abaseYopa bamvalela ngaphandle komzi, ngenxa yokuba uApoloniyo ubenenkampu yomkhosi khona.

76 Wawungqinga uYonatan, bamngenisa ke abemi bomzi ngenxa yokoyika. UYonatan wayithimba iYopa.

77 Uthe akukuva oko uApoloniyo, wathabatha amawaka amathathu abakhweli-mahashe, kunye nomkhosi omkhulu wamajoni ahamba ngeenyawo, waza waya eAzoto njengomhambi, waza emva koko wamtsalela phandle ethafeni. ngokuba ebenabamahashe abaninzi, abekholose ngabo.

78 UYonatan wamlandela emva kwakhe, waya eAzoto; 79 Ngoku uApoloniyo wayeshiye iwaka labakhwelimahashe belalele.

80 Wazi uYonatan, ukuba kukho abalaleli emva kwakhe; ngokuba bamrhawula umkhosi wakhe, babaphosa abantu ngeentolo, kususela kusasa kwada kwahlwa.

81 Bema ke abantu, njengoko uYonatan wabawisela umthetho ngako; adinwa ke amahashe eentshaba.

82 USimon wawukhuphela phandle umkhosi wakhe, wawumisa phambi kwabakhweli-mahashe (kuba babesele befile abamahashe), abo bathe bakhungathekiswa nguye, basaba.

83 Abamahashe nabo, bechithachitheke entsimini, basabela eAzoto, baza baya eBhete-dagon, itempile yesithixo sabo, ukuze bakhuseleke.

84 UYonatan wayitshisa iAzoto nemizi ngeenxa zonke kuyo, wayithimba; + nendlu kaDagon + nabo babesabele kuyo wayitshisa ngomlilo.

85 Ngaloo ndlela batshiswa baza babulawa ngekrele phantse amadoda angamawaka asibhozo.

86 UYonatan wayisusa khona impi yakhe, wayimisa ngaseAshkelon, apho aphuma khona amadoda aloo mzi, amkhawulela, enobukhazikhazi obukhulu.

87 Emveni koko wabuya uYonatan nomkhosi wakhe eYerusalem, benamaxhoba onke.

88 Ngoku ukumkani uAlesandire akuziva ezi zinto, wambeka ngakumbi uYonatan.

89 Wamthumelela ingwenya legolide, njengoko limiselwe abo bagazi lokumkani; ISAHLUKO SE-11 1 Ukumkani waseYiputa wahlanganisa umkhosi omkhulu ongangentlabathi eselunxwemeni lolwandle, neenqanawa

ezininzi, watyhutyha enkohliso, ukuba abuthabathe ubukumkani buka-Alesandire, abuhlanganise kobakhe.

2 Waza wanduluka ke, waya kwelaseSpani, exolile, wathi bakubon’ ukuba bamvulela abasemzini, bamhlangabeza; 3 Ke kaloku, akuba uPtoleme engena ezixekweni, wamisa kuyo yonke imikhosi yamajoni ukuba ayigcine.

4 Uthe akusondela eAzoto, bambonisa indlu kaDagon eyatshiswayo, neAzoto namadlelo ayo, izidumbu ezilahliweyo, nezidumbu awayezitshise emfazweni; kuba bebeyenze imfumba yeemfumba endleleni abeya kudlula kuyo.

5 Bamxelela ukumkani konke abekwenzile uYonatan, ukuze abe nokusola kuye; wathi tu ukumkani.

6 UYonatan waqubisana nokumkani ngobungangamsha obukhulu eYafo; babulisana, balala.

7 Emveni koko, uYonatan waya nokumkani emlanjeni oyiEleutere, wabuyela eYerusalem.

8 Ke ngoko ukumkani uPtoleme, akuba eyizuzele ukulawula imizi engaselwandle, kwesa kwaSeluki ngaselunxwemeni lolwandle, waceba amacebo amabi nxamnye noAlesandire.

9 Wathuma abathunywa kukumkani uDemetriyo, wathi, Yiza, senze umnqophiso phakathi kwethu, ndikunike intombi yam, akuyo uAlesandire, ube ngukumkani ebukumkanini bukayihlo; 10 Kuba ndiyazohlwaya ngokuba ndimnike intombi yam, kuba ebefuna ukundibulala.

11 Wenjenjalo ke ukumgculela, ngenxa enokuba ebengxamele ubukumkani bakhe.

12 Wayithabatha ke intombi yakhe kuye, wayinika uDemetriyo, wamlahla uAlesandire, yabonakala intiyo yabo ekuhleni.

13 Ngoko uPtoleme wangena kwa-Antiyokwe, apho wabeka izithsaba ezibini entlokweni yakhe, isithsaba saseAsiya nesaseYiputa.

14 Ngelo xesha bekukho ukumkani uAlesandire kwelaseKilikiya, ngenxa yokuba abemi bezo ndawo babemvukela.

15 Uthe ke uAlesandire, akukuva oko, weza kulwa naye; 16 Ngoko uAlesandire wabalekela kwelaseArabhiya ukuze akhuselwe; ke ukumkani uPtoleme wazukiswa; 17 Kuba uZabhediyeli umArabhi wayisusa intloko kaAlesandire, wayithumela eToleme.

18 Nokumkani uPtoleme wafa ngosuku lwesithathu emva koko, baza abo babekwiimboniselo babulawana, omnye engomnye.

19 Ngale ndlela uDemetriyo waba ngukumkani ngonyaka wekhulu elinamanci mathandathu anesixhenxe.

20 Ngelo xesha uYonatan wabahlanganisela ndawonye ababekwelakwaYuda, ukuba bayithabathe inqaba ende eseYerusalem; 21 Beza ke abangendawo, ababebathiyile abantu babo, baya kukumkani, bamxelela ukuba uYonatan ubeyingqingile inqaba leyo.

22 Akukuva ke oko, wacaphuka, wemka kwaoko, wemka waya eTolemayi, wabhalela uYonatan, ukuba angayirhaleli inqaba leyo; 23 Uthe ke uYonatan, akukuva oko, wathi makubekho ukuwungqinga.

24 Wathabatha isilivere, negolide, neengubo, nezipho ezahlukeneyo, waya eTolemayi kukumkani, apho wababalwa khona.

25 Kwaye nangona amadoda athile angamatshijolo ebantwini ayemmangalela.

26 Ukumkani wambongoza njengoko benza ngako ooyise ngaphambili, wamphakamisa emehlweni abo bonke abahlobo bakhe; 27 wamzimasa kububingeleli obukhulu, nakuzo zonke imbeko awayenazo ngenxa engaphambili, wambeka wabongamela kubahlobo bakhe abakhulu.

28 UYonatan wamcela ukumkani, ukuba alikhulule elakwaYuda elirhaqweni, njengabanye ookumkani abathathu, nelizwe lakwaSamari; wamthembisa amakhulu amathathu eetalente.

29 Wavuma ke ukumkani, wabhala incwadi kuYonatan, ngayo yonke loo nto.

30 UDemetriyo ukumkani uyabulisa kuYonatan umninawa wakhe, nakwisizwe samaYuda.

31 Nantsi ikopi yencwadi esayibhalela umzala wethu uLasthenes, ngani, ukuze niyibone.

32Ukumkani uDemetriyo uyabulisa kuyise uLastene.

33 Sizimisele ukwenza okulungileyo kubantu bamaYuda, abangabahlobo bethu, kwaye bagcine iminqophiso kunye nathi, ngenxa yentando yabo elungileyo ngathi.

34 Ke ngoko, silenzelele kubo imida yelakwaYuda, noorhulumente abathathu, iAferema, neLida, neRama, ezongezelelweyo kwelakwaYuda, zivela ezweni laseSamariya, nazo zonke izinto ezizezo, kubo bonke ababingelelayo eYerusalem; esikhundleni sentlawulo abeyamkela ukumkani kubo iminyaka ngeminyaka, eziqhameni zomhlaba nasemithini.

35 Ngokuphathelele ezinye izinto ezizezethu, zesishumi namasiko esinawo, kwanemihadi yetyuwa, nerhafu yesithsaba, esimelwe kukuyikhupha kubo bonke, ukuba sibakhulule.

36 Akukho nto ingako iya kurhoxiswa, ukususela ngoku kude kuse ephakadeni.

37 Khangela ke ngoko, ukhuphele umbhalo walezo zinto, uyinike uYonatan, uyibeke entabeni engcwele endaweni eyolukileyo.

38 Emveni koko, uthe, akubona ukumkani uDemetriyo ukuba ilizwe lizolile phambi kwakhe, nokuba akukho kuphikisa kwakhe, wawundulula wonke umkhosi wakhe, wonke umkhosi wakhe, waya kweyakhe indawo, ngaphandle kwamatutu athile wabasemzini, abewahlanganisele kuye. ngenxa yoko yamthiya yonke imikhosi yooyise.

39 Ke kaloku bekukho uTrifon, obengoka-Alesandire ngenxa engaphambili, owathi, yakubona ukuba umkhosi wonke ubemkrokrela uDemetriyo, wesuka waya kuSimalkuwe umArabhi, owakhulisa uAntiyoko unyana ka-Alesandire; 40 Waza wambeka phezu kwakhe ukuba amnikele lo Antiyochus uselula, ukuze abe ngukumkani esikhundleni sikayise; wamxelela ngoko konke awakwenzayo uDemetriyo, nokokuba amadoda akhe emfazwe ayenobutshaba kuye, wahlala khona ixesha elide. ixesha lonyaka.

41 Ngelo xesha uYonatan wathumela kukumkani uDemetriyo, ukuba abakhuphele phandle abasenqabeni ende eYerusalem, nabasenqabeni; ngokuba babelwa namaSirayeli.

42 UDemetriyo wathumela ke kuYonatan, esithi, Andiyi kukwenza oku kuwe nakubantu bakho wedwa;

43 Kaloku uyatyapha, ukuba uthe wandithumelela amadoda okundinceda; ngokuba yonke imikhosi yam iphelile kum.

44 Ngako oko uYonatan wathumela kuye amawaka amathathu amadoda anobukroti, kwa-Antiyokwe; 45 Kodwa abo bakulo mzi babizelana ndawonye esazulwini somzi, inani lamadoda alikhulu elinamanci mabini lamawaka, befuna ukumbulala ukumkani.

46 Wasaba ukumkani waya entendelezweni; 47 Wawabiza ke ukumkani ukuba awancede amaYuda, awathi eza kuye kwaoko; 48 Bawufaka umlilo umzi, baphanga into eninzi yamaxhoba ngaloo mini, bamhlangula ukumkani.

49 Akubona ke aloo mzi ukuba amaYuda awuthimbile umzi, yaphela amandla awo, athandaza kukumkani, adanduluka, esithi, 50 Siphe uxolo, kwaye amaYuda makayeke ukusihlasela thina nesixeko.

51 Ngako oko bazilahla izixhobo zabo, benza uxolo; Ayezukile amaYuda emehlweni okumkani, nasemehlweni abo bonke ababesebukumkanini bakhe; babuyela eYerusalem, benamaxhoba amaninzi.

52 Ukumkani uDemetriyo wahlala etroneni yobukumkani bakhe, lazola ilizwe phambi kwakhe.

53 Noko ke wamana ekhohlisa kuko konke awakuthethayo, wazahlula kuYonatan, akamphatha kakuhle njengoko wayesamkele kuye; wamkhathaza kakhulu kunene.

54 Emva koku wabuya uTrifon, kunye naye umntwana omncinane uAntiyochus, owalawulayo, waza wathweswa isithsaba.

55 Ahlanganiselwa kuye onke amadoda okulwa, abewagxothile uDemetriyo, alwa noDemetriyo, wamfulathela, wasaba.

56 Kananjalo uTrifon wathabatha iindlovu, wayizuza kwaAntiyokwe.

57 Ngelo xesha uAntiyochus oselula wabhalela uYonatan, esithi, Ndiyakumisa kububingeleli obukhulu, ndikwenze umlawuli koorhulumente abane, ube ngomnye wabahlobo bokumkani.

58 Emva koko wamthumelela izitya zegolide, ukuba ziphakelwe; 59 USimon umzalwana wakhe wammisa endaweni ekuthiwa yiLeri yaseTire, wesa emideni yaseYiputa.

60 Waphuma uYonatan, wayicanda imizi ephesheya kolwandle; yabuthelana kuye yonke imikhosi yama-Aram, ukuba imncede.

61 Ukusuka apho waya eGaza, kodwa abaseGaza bamvalela ngaphandle. Wawungqinga, wawatshisa amadlelo awo ngomlilo, wawaphanga.

62 Emveni koko, bathi abaseGaza, bakutarhuzisa kuYonatan, waxolisana nabo, wabathabatha oonyana babathetheli babo, wabathimba, wabathumela eYerusalem, walicanda ilizwe, waya eDamasko.

63 Ke kaloku, akuva uYonatan, ukuba abathetheli bakaDemetriyo bafike eKadesi, eseGalili, enamandla amakhulu, befuna ukumkhupha kwelo zwe; 64 Wabahlangabeza, wamshiya uSimon umzalwana wakhe emaphandleni.

65 USimon wayingqinga iBhete-tsura, wabambana nayo ixesha elide, wayivala; 66 Bacela ukuba babe seluxolweni naye, awabanikayo; 67 UYonatan nomkhosi wakhe bamisa ngasemanzini aseGenesare;

68 Nantso impi yabasemzini iqubisana nabo entilini; bathi, bamlalele ezintabeni, beza malungana naye.

69 Basuka ke abalaleli ezindaweni zabo, bahlohla edabini, basaba bonke abangabecala likaYonatan; 70 Akwasala namnye kubo, yaba nguMatatiya unyana kaAbhisalom, noYuda unyana kaKalfi, umthetheli-mkhosi; 71 UYonatan wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wazigalela ngomhlaba entloko, wathandaza.

72 Emva koko wajika kwakhona waya edabini, wabenza basaba, yaye babaleka bemka.

73 Akubona ke oko amadoda akhe awayesabile, abuyela kuye, awasukela, aya kutsho eKadesi, ezintenteni zawo, amisa khona.

74 Kwabulawa ngaloo mini ezintlangeni ngathi ngamawaka amathathu amadoda; uYonatan wabuyela eYerusalem.

ISAHLUKO SE-12 1 Ke kaloku uYonatan, akubona ukuba ixesha lisebenze kuye, wanyula amadoda athile, wawathumela eRoma, ukuba aqinise, ahlaziye ubuhlobo ababenabo phakathi kwabo.

2 Kananjalo wathumela iincwadi kumaLakedemoni nakwezinye iindawo, kwangelo njongo.

3 Beza ke bona eRoma, bangena kwindlu yendlu yerhuluneli, bathi, UYonatan umbingeleli omkhulu, nabantu bamaYuda, basithume kuni, ukuze nibuvuselele ubuhlobo benu enabo, nibe nomnqophiso. , njengakwimihla yamandulo.

4 Ke kaloku amaRoma abanika iincwadi eziya kubaphathi beendawo zonke, ukuba babazise ezweni lakwaYuda ngoxolo.

5 Nguwo lo umbhalo weencwadi, awazibhalayo uYonatan kumaLakedemoni; 6 UYonatan umbingeleli omkhulu, namadoda amakhulu ohlanga, nababingeleli, namanye amaYuda, baya kubulisa abazalwana babo abangamaLakedemon.

7 Kwaphuma iincwadi eziya kuOnias, umbingeleli omkhulu, zivela kuDariyo, obephethe ukumkani phakathi kwenu ngelo xesha, zingqina ukuba ningabazalwana bethu, njengoko usitshoyo lo mbhalo usemazantsi.

8 Ngelo xesha uOnias wamphatha ngokubekekileyo unozakuzaku owayethunyiwe, waza wazamkela iincwadi, ekubhalwe kuzo malunga nesivumelwano nobuhlobo.

9 Kungoko ke nathi, kungekho nanye kwezi zinto, kufuneke sibe nayo nanye kwezo zinto, sinazo nje iincwadi ezingcwele, zisezandleni zethu, zokusithuthuzela; 10 Ndizamile ke ukunithumela, ukuze buhlaziyeke ubuzalwana nobuhlobo, ukuze singabi ngabasemzini kanye kuni; 11 Sihlala sinikhumbula ke, ngamaxesha onke emithendelekweni, nangeminye imihla ekumlungeleyo, ngayo imibingelelo esiyinikelayo, nasekuthandazeni kwethu, njengoko kufanelekile, njengoko kusifaneleyo ukucinga ngako abazalwana bethu.

12 Siyavuya ke ngenxa yozuko lwakho.

13 Ke thina sibe neenkxwaleko neemfazwe ezinkulu ngeenxa zonke, njengoko ookumkani abasingqongileyo belwa nathi.

14 Ke thina asiyi kuba namthwalo ezi mfazweni ngenxa yenu, nakwabanye abakumadlelane nathi, nezihlobo;

15 Ngokuba thina sinoncedo oluvela ezulwini, osincedisileyo, njengoko sihlangulwayo ezintshabeni zethu, ukunyathelwa phantsi kweentshaba zethu.

16 Ngenxa yoko ke sanyula uNumeniyo unyana kaAntiyoko, noAntipatro unyana kaYason, sabathuma kumaRoma, ukuba siluvuselele uthando esasinalo nabo, kwanomnqophiso wokuqala.

17 Sabathethela ke, ukuba beze kuni, banibulise, baninike iincwadi zethu ezithetha ngokuhlaziyeka kobuzalwana.

18 Kuya kuba kuhle ukuba usiphendule ngoku.

19 Kwaye lo ngumbhalo weencwadi ezathunyelwa nguOniares.

20 uAreyu ukumkani wamaLakedemons kuOniya umbingeleli omkhulu, ebulisa.

21 Kubhaliwe kwathiwa, AbaLakedemoni namaYuda ngabazalwana, nokuba baphuma kumlibo ka-Abraham; 22 Ke ngoko, ekubeni oku kufikelele ekukwazini kwethu, niya kuba nenza kakuhle ukusibhalela ngempumelelo yenu.

23 Siyabuya ke sinibhalele, ukuba imfuyo yenu yeyethu, neyethu yeyethu.

24 Weva uYonatan, ukuba abathetheli bakaDemebhiyo babeze kulwa naye, benempi enkulu kunangaphambili; 25 Wanduluka eYerusalem, waqubisana nabo ezweni lamaAmati; 26 Wathuma iintlola ezintenteni zabo, zabuya zamxelela ukuba babemiselwe ukubasiza ebusuku.

27 Kwathi, xa litshonayo ilanga, uYonatan wathi amadoda akhe makalinde, axhobe, axhobele imfazwe ubusuku bonke; 28 Beva ababandezeli ukuba uYonatan namadoda akhe baxhobele imfazwe, boyika, bangcangcazela ezintliziyweni zabo, bafaka umlilo eminqubeni yabo.

29 Ke uYonatan neqela lakhe abazange bazi loo nto kwada kwasa; ngokuba bazibona zivutha izibane.

30 UYonatan wawasukela, akawafumana; ngokuba ayewele emlanjeni i-Eleutere.

31 UYonatan wajikela kuma-Arabhi abizwa ngokuba ngamaZebhadiya, wawaxabela, wawathimba amaxhoba awo.

32 Esukile ke apho, weza eDamasko, walityhutyha lonke ilizwe; 33 Ephumile ke noSimon, walityhutyha ilizwe, esiya eAskelon, neenqaba zakhona, apho waphambukela eYopa, wayithimba.

34 kuba wayevile ukuba baya kuyinikela intolongo kwabo babambe isabelo sikaDemetriyo; wamisa ikampu khona ukuba iwugcine.

35 Emveni koko wabuya uYonatan, ewabizele ndawonye amadoda amakhulu abantu, wacebisana nawo, ukuze akhe iinqaba kwaYuda; 36 waziphakamisa iindonga zeYerusalem, wamisa intaba enkulu phakathi kwenqaba eyinqaba nomzi, ukuba iwahlukanise nomzi, ukuba ube uwedwa, kungathengiswanga kuwo, kungathengwanga kuwo.

37 Bahlanganisana ndawonye ukuba bawakhe umzi; 38 USimon wamisa neAdida eSephela, wayenza yomelela ngeengcango nemivalo.

39 Ngoku UTrifon wazama ukubuthabatha ubukumkani baseAsiya, nokumbulala uAntiyoko ukumkani, ukuze abeke isithsaba entlokweni yakhe.

40 Woyika, ukuba uYonatan akayi kumvumela, alwe naye; wafuna ke indlela yokumbamba uYonatan, ambulale.

Wemka ke, wafika eBhetesan.

41 Waphuma uYonatan, waya kumkhawulela, enamashumi mane amawaka amadoda, abanyuliweyo bokulwa, beza eBhetesan.

42 Ngoku uTrifon akubona uYonatan esiza enomkhosi ongako, akaba nabuganga ukusa isandla sakhe ngakuye; 43 wamamkela ngozuko, wamncoma kuzo zonke izihlobo zakhe, wamnika nezipho, wathi amadoda akhe okulwa ukuba amthobele, njengaye ngokwakhe.

44 Wathi kuYonatan, Yini na ukuba aba bantu ubabeke ebububini obungaka, kungekho mfazwe nje phakathi kwethu?

45 Babuyisele ngoko ekhaya, unyule amadoda ambalwa akulindile, uze uhambe nam eTolemayi; mna ke ndiya kubuya ndihambe; kuba kungenxa yesi sizathu sokufika kwam.

46 UYonatan wakholwa kuye, wenza njengoko abemwisele umthetho ngako, wayindulula impi yakhe, yaya ezweni lakwaYuda.

47 Ke yena wagcina amadoda angamawaka amathathu, awathi kuwo wathumela amawaka amabini eGalili, newaka lahamba naye.

48 Kwathi, akungena uYonatan eTolemayi, bavala iingcango zaseTolemayi, bamthabatha, bababulala ngekrele bonke abeza naye.

49 Wathumela ke uTrifon impi yabamahashe nabamahashe, kwelaseGalili, nakuloo ntili ikulu, ukuba ilitshabalalise lonke ibandla likaYonatan.

50 Bazi ke ukuba uYonatan nabo babenaye bathinjiwe, babulawa, bathuthuzelana; kwaye sasondela kunye, silungiselela ukulwa.

51 Bathe ngoko abo babalandelayo, beqonda ukuba babelungele ukulwela ubomi babo, babuya babuya.

52 Bafika ke bonke ezweni lakwaYuda ngoxolo, bammbambazelela apho uYonatan nabo babenaye, boyika kunene; Ngoko ke onke amaSirayeli enza isijwili esikhulu.

53 Ngelo xesha zonke iintlanga ezibajikelezileyo zazifuna ukubatshabalalisa, ngokuba bezisithi, Akukho mthetheliwaka, abanamncedi; ISAHLUKO SE-13 1 Ke kaloku, akuva uSimon ukuba uTrifon ubuthele ndawonye umkhosi omkhulu, ukuba awufikele ilizwe lakwaYuda, alitshabalalise; 2 Wababona abantu bengcangcazela nokoyika okukhulu, wenyuka waya eYerusalem, wabahlanganisa abantu.

3 wabavuselela, esithi, Niyakwazi nani ngokwenu ukuba zininzi kwazo izinto endizenzileyo, mna, nabazalwana bam, nendlu kabawo, malunga nomthetho nengcwele, neemfazwe neembandezelo esizibonileyo.

4 Ngenxa yoko babulawa bonke abazalwana bam ngenxa kaSirayeli, mna ndisele ndedwa.

5 Ngoku ke makube lee kum, ukuthi ndingawucongi umphefumlo wam nangaliphi na ixesha lembandezelo; 6 ngokuba ndiya kuluphindezelela uhlanga lwam, nengcwele, nabafazi bethu, nabantwana bethu; ngokuba zonke iintlanga zihlanganisene, ukuze zisitshabalalise ngobubi obubi.

7 Kwathi kamsinya nje bakuweva abantu la mazwi, wahlaziyeka umoya wabo.

8 Aphendula ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, Wena uya kuba yinganga yethu esikhundleni sikaYuda noYonatan umzalwana wakho.

9 Yilwe wena amadabi ethu, kwaye nantoni na, osiyalele yona, siya kuyenza.

10 Wawahlanganisa ke onke amadoda okulwa, wakhawuleza ukuzigqiba iindonga zeYerusalem, wayiqinisa ngeenxa zonke.

11 Wathuma uYonatan unyana ka-Abhisalom, enaye iwaka elikhulu, eYopa; 12 Wesuka uTrifon eTolemahu, enamandla amakhulu, ukuba alihlasele ilizwe lakwaYuda, uYonatan ubekunye naye elugcinweni.

13 USimon wamisa iintente zakhe eAdida, malungana nommandla lowo.

14 Wazi ke uTrifon ukuba kusuke uSimon esikhundleni sikaYonatan umninawa wakhe, wafuna ukulwa naye, wathumela abathunywa kuye, esithi, 15 Thina ke sinoYonatan umninawa wakho, enento enguvimba wokumkani, ngenxa yomsebenzi obewenziwe kuye.

16 Ngoko thumelani ikhulu leetalente zesilivere, noonyana bakhe babe babini bethinjwe, ukuze, xa athe wakhululwa, angakreqe kuthi, simndulule.

17 Uthe ngoko uSimon, ebone ukuba bathetha kuye ngobuqhophololo, wasuka wayithumela imali leyo nabantwana, ukuze hleze aziqwebele intiyo enkulu ebantwini.

18 ngubani obenokuthi, Kungokuba ndingamthumanga imali nabantwana, ufile uYonatan; 19 Wabathumela ke oonyana nekhulu leetalente; 20 Emveni koko kwafika UTrifon ukuba alihlasele ilizwe, alitshabalalise, ejikela ngeenxa zonke ngendlela eya eAdora; 21 Ke kaloku abo babesemboniselweni bathumela abathunywa eTrifon, ukuba akhawuleze afike kubo entlango, abathumele umphako.

22 UTrifon wabalungiselela ke bonke abamahashe bakhe, ukuba beze ngobo busuku; Wemka ke waya ezweni laseGiliyadi.

23 Weza eBhaskama, wambulala uYonatan, owangcwatyelwa khona.

24 Emveni koko wabuya uTrifon, wemka waya ezweni lakowabo.

25 Wathumela ke uSimon, wawathabatha amathambo kaYonatan umkhuluwa wakhe, wawangcwabela eModin, emzini wooyise.

26 Onke amaSirayeli amenzela isijwili esikhulu, amenzela isijwili imihla emininzi.

27 Naye uSimon wakha ilitye lesikhumbuzo phezu kwengcwaba likayise nabazalwana bakhe, waliphakamisa phezulu, ukuze alibone, ngamatye aqingqiweyo ngasemva nangaphambili.

28 Wenza iipiramidi zasixhenxe, enye kwenye, ekayise, nonina, nabazalwana bakhe abane.

29 Wenza ngazo amaqhinga, wazimisa phezu kwazo iintsika ezikhulu; phezu kweentsika ezo wazenza zonke iintsika zazo ukuba zibe yisikhumbuzo saphakade, nangemikrolo yeenqanawa zokulwa, ukuba zibonakale kubo bonke abahamba elwandle. .

30 Lilo eli ingcwaba alenzayo eModin, lisekho unanamhla.

31 Ke kaloku uTrifon wenza ngobuqhophololo kukumkani oselula uAntiyoko, waza wambulala.

32 Kwaye walawula esikhundleni sakhe, waza wathwesa ukumkani waseAsiya, waza wazisa intlekele enkulu phezu kwelizwe.

33 USimon wazakha iinqaba kwelakwaYuda, wazibiyela ngeenqaba ezinde, neendonga ezinkulu, namasango, nemivalo, wabeka ke ukudla kuzo.

34 USimon wanyula amadoda, wathumela kuDemetriyo ukumkani, ukuze alivingce ilizwe, ngokuba konke abekwenzile uTrifon bekukonakalisa.

35 Waza wamphendula ukumkani uDemetriyo, wathi kuye: 36 Ukumkani uDemetriyo, kuSimon, umbingeleli omkhulu, umhlobo wookumkani, kumadoda amakhulu, nohlanga lwamaYuda, uyabulisa.

37 Isamkele isithsaba segolide, nengubo ebomvu, enisithumele yona; yaye sesilungele ukwenza uxolo oluqinisekileyo nani, nokubhalela abalungiseleli bethu, ukuqinisela ukungafihlisi esikunikileyo.

38 Kwaye nayiphina iminqophiso esiyenzileyo nani iya kuma; neenqaba enizakhayo ziya kuba zezenu.

39 Nokuba bubuphi na, nokuba bubuphi na, nokuba bubuphi na, nokuba bubugwenxa obutheni, siyabuxolela, kwanomrhumo eninawo kuthi; 40 Khangelani ke abafanelekeleyo phakathi kwenu ukuba babe senkundleni yethu, nibhalise, kubekho uxolo phakathi kwethu.

41 Yasuswa ke idyokhwe yeentlanga kwaSirayeli ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe.

42 Baqala ke oonyana bakaSirayeli ukubhala izixhobo zabo nezivumelwano zabo, besithi, Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaSimon umbingeleli omkhulu, irhuluneli nenkokeli yamaYuda.

43 Ngaloo mihla uSimon wamisa iGaza, wayingqinga ngeenxa zonke; Wenza umatshini wokulwa, wawumisa ngasemzini, wayidiliza inqaba ethile, wayithimba.

44 Bathi ke abo basenjinini, batsibela kuwo umzi; ekwabakho isiphithiphithi esikhulu phakathi komzi.

45 Kangangokuba abantu bomzi bazikrazula iingubo zabo, benyuka phezu kweendonga nabafazi nabantwana babo, badanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, bembongoza uSimon, ukuba abandulule.

46 Bathi ke, Musa ukusenzela ububi bethu, kodwa ngokwenceba yakho.

47 Uthe ke uSimon wabathomalalisa, akaba salwa nabo; 48 Wakukhupha konke ubunqambi kuyo, wababeka khona abawugcinayo umyalelo, wawenza womelela ngakumbi kunangaphambili, wazakhela khona indawo yokuhlala.

49 Kwanabo ke basenqaba eYerusalem babecinezelekile, ukuba bangabi nako ukuphuma nokuba baye emaphandleni, bangathengi, bathengise; ngenxa yoko babebandezelekile ngenxa yokuswela ukudla, kwaza inyambalala yabo yatshabalala. ngendlala.

50 Bakhala ngoko kuSimon, bemcela ukuba akhe ahlale nabo; wabanika khona; Akuba ebakhuphele phandle apho, wayihlambulula inqaba ekungcoleni.

51 Bangena kuyo ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesithathu wenyanga yesibini, ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anamnye, benombulelo, namasebe esundu, neehadi, namacangci, nemirhubhe, neengoma, neengoma; kwatshatyalaliswa utshaba olukhulu kwaSirayeli.

52 Kananjalo wamisela ukuba loo mini igcinwe ngovuyo, iminyaka ngeminyaka. Kananjalo induli yetempile, ebisenqabeni ende, wayomelela ngaphezu kwayo, wahlala khona nebandla lakhe.

53 Uthe ke uSimon, akubona ukuba uYohane unyana wakhe, uligorha, umenze umthetheli wawo wonke umkhosi; wahlala eGazera.

ISAHLUKO SE-14 1 Ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesibini, ukumkani uDemetriyo wayihlanganisa yonke impi yakhe, waya kwelamaMedi, ukuba amncede ekulweni neTryphone.

2 Uthe ke uArsakesi, ukumkani wamaPersi namaMedi, weva ukuba uDemetriyo ungene emideni yakhe, wathumela omnye wakubathetheli bakhe ukuba ambambe ehleli.

3 eyaya, yayixabela impi kaDemetriyo, yamthabatha, yamsa eArsakesi, wavalelwa kuye.

4 Ke lona ilizwe lakwaYuda, belizolile yonke imihla kaSimon; ngokuba wayelufunele okulungileyo uhlanga lwakhe, wathi ngalo lonke ixesha igunya nozuko lwakhe kwakholeka kulo.

5 Njengoko ubezukile ke kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, wenjenjalo ukuyithabatha iYopa, yaba lichweba, wangena eziqithini zolwandle; 6 Wayandisa imida yohlanga lwakhe, walibuyisela ilizwe; 7 Wahlanganisa inkitha yabathinjwa, walawula eGazera, neBhete-tsura, nenqaba ende, awathi wathabatha kuyo yonke into engcolileyo, akwabakho namnye umchasayo.

8 Bawulima ke umhlaba wabo ngoxolo; umhlaba wamnika indyebo yawo, nemithi yentsimi iziqhamo zayo.

9 Amaxhego ayehleli ephela ezitratweni, exoxa ngokulungileyo; 10 Wazenzela umphako imizi, wabeka kuyo zonke iindidi zomkhosi, ukuze laziswe igama lakhe elibekekileyo, kwesa eziphelweni zehlabathi.

11 Wenza uxolo elizweni, Wagcoba uSirayeli ngovuyo olukhulu.

12 Kuba wayehleli elowo phantsi komdiliya wakhe, naphantsi komkhiwane wakhe, kungekho ubawothusayo.

13 Akwasala namnye ezweni oya kulwa nabo, babhukuqwa ookumkani ngaloo mihla.

14 Wabaqinisa bonke abantu bakhe ababethobekile, wawugocagoca umyalelo; wabasusa bonke abachasene nomthetho nabangendawo.

15 Wayihombisa ingcwele, wazandisa iimpahla zetempile.

16 Kwathi, zakuva eRoma, naseSparta, ukuba uYonatan ufile, baba buhlungu kakhulu.

17 Ke kaloku, bakuva ukuba uSimon umzalwana wakhe ube ngumbingeleli omkhulu esikhundleni sakhe, elawula imimandla nemizi ekuyo; 18 Bambhalela emacwecweni obhedu, ukuba bahlaziyeke ubuhlobo, nomnqophiso ababewenzela ooYuda noYonatan abazalwana bakhe.

19 Ezi ncwadi zaleswa phambi kwebandla eliseYerusalem.

20 Kwaye le yikopi yeencwadi ezathunyelwa ngamaLakedemoni; Abaphathi bamaLakedemon, ndawonye nomzi, bayabulisa kuSimon umbingeleli omkhulu, namadoda amakhulu, nababingeleli, namasalela akumaYuda, amawethu.

21 Oonozakuzaku ababethunywe kubantu bakowethu basingqinela ngozuko nembeko yakho; 22 Kwaye bazibhala ngolu hlobo izinto ababezithetha entlanganisweni yabantu; Kweza kuthi ooNumeniyo unyana ka-Antiyoko, noAntipatro unyana kaYason,

oonozakuzaku bamaYuda, ukuba bavuselele ubuhlobo babo nathi.

23 Ke kaloku kwakholeka ebantwini ukuba bawamkele amadoda lawo ngokubekekileyo, nokuwubhala umbhalo wesigidimi sawo ezincwadini zikawonke-wonke, ukuze abantu baseLakedemon babe nesikhumbuzo sawo; kananjalo umbhalo wayo siwubhalele uSimon umbingeleli omkhulu. .

24 Emveni koku uSimon wathumela uNumeniyo eRoma, enekhaka elikhulu legolide, elibunzima buliwaka leeponti, ukuze aqinisekise ngalo umnqophiso kunye nabo.

25 Zikuvile ke iindimbane, zathi, Siya kubulela mni na kuSimon noonyana bakhe?

26 Yena nabazalwana bakhe nendlu kayise bawazinzisile amaSirayeli, wabagqogqa iintshaba zawo kubo, wayimisa inkululeko yawo.

27 Bawubhala ke emacwecweni obhedu, abekwa phezu kweentsika zentaba yaseZiyon. Ngosuku lweshumi elinesibhozo lwenyanga enguEluli, ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesibini, ingumnyaka wesithathu kaSimon umbingeleli omkhulu.

28 Saxelelwa eSaramele ebandleni elikhulu lababingeleli, nabantu, nabaphathi besizwe, namadoda amakhulu elizwe.

29 Ngenxa enokuba futhi kwakubakho iimfazwe elizweni, apho ukuba kugcinwe ingcwele yabo nomthetho, uSimon unyana kaMatatiya, owembewu kaYaribhi, ndawonye nabazalwana bakhe, bazibeka esichengeni, bechasa iintshaba. ngohlanga lwabo lwaba nembeko enkulu eluntwini.

30 Emveni koko uYonatan, eluhlanganisele ndawonye uhlanga lwakowabo, waba ngumbingeleli wabo omkhulu, wongezelelwa ebantwini bakowabo; 31 Iintshaba zabo zazimisela ukulingenela ilizwe labo, ukuba zilonakalise, zisa izandla phezu kwengcwele; 32 Ngelo xesha wesuka uSimon, walulwela uhlanga lwakowabo, wachitha eninzi kwimpahla yakhe, wawaxhobisa amagorha ohlanga lwakowabo, wawanika umvuzo.

33 nemizi yakwaYuda ibinqatyisiwe, neBhete-tsura, esemideni yelakwaYuda, apho bezifudula izikrweqe zeentshaba zibe khona; wamisa khona ikampu yamaYuda. + 34 Yaye wayiqinisa iYopa, + eselwandle, + neGazera, + esemdeni waseAzoto, + apho iintshaba zazihlala ngaphambili, + kodwa wawabeka khona amaYuda waza wawalungiselela zonke izinto ezifanele intlawulo yawo.

35 Bazivuma ngoko abantu izinto zikaSimon, baza ngalo uzuko awayecinga ukuluzisa uhlanga lwakhe, lwamenza irhuluneli nombingeleli omkhulu wabo, ngenxa enokuba wazenza zonke ezi zinto, nangenxa yobulungisa nokholo abelugcinele uhlanga lwakowabo; yaye ngenxa yoko wayefuna ngazo zonke iindlela ukubaphakamisa abantu bakhe.

36 Kuba ngexesha lakhe izinto zaphumelela esandleni sakhe, zada iintlanga zathinjwa emhlabeni wazo, kwanababebesemzini kaDavide eYerusalem bazenzela inqaba ende, abaphuma kuyo, bayihlambela. Wenza ububi obuninzi endaweni engcwele; 37 Wawabeka khona amaYuda; wayinqabisa ukuze kukhuseleke ilizwe nesixeko, walumisa neendonga zeYerusalem.

38 Kananjalo ukumkani uDemetriyo wammisa kububingeleli obukhulu, ngokwazo ezo zinto;

39 Wamenza omnye kubahlobo bakhe, wamzukisa ngembeko enkulu.

40 Kuba wayevile ukuba amaRoma ayewabize amaYuda ngokuthi zizihlobo zawo namayelenqe nabazalwana bawo; nokuba babenzela imbeko abathunywa bakaSimon; 41 Kananjalo amaYuda nababingeleli babekholisekile, ukuba uSimon abe yirhuluneli yawo, abe ngumbingeleli omkhulu ngonaphakade, kude kuvele umprofeti othembekileyo; 42 Ngaphezu koko, abe ngumthetheli wabo, avele avelele engcweleni, abamise phezu kwemisebenzi yabo, nelizwe, nezixhobo, neenqaba ezinqatyisiweyo, athi, alawule imikhosi yawo. indawo engcwele; 43 Ngapha koko, ukuze ithotyelwe ngumntu wonke, nokuba senziwe egameni lakhe zonke izibhalo zelizwe, nokuba wathiwe wambu ezimfusa, wambathiswa negolide; 44 Kananjalo makungabikho mntu, nakubani na, nokuba ngumbingeleli, ukuba acatshulwe nanye kwezo zinto, nokuba awaphikise amazwi akhe, nokuba ahlanganiselwe kwelinye ilizwe ngaphandle kwakhe, nokuba ambathiswe ezimfusa, nokunxiba umqhankqalazo welaphu elibomvu. igolide; 45 Kwaye nabani na othe wenza ngokunxamnye, okanye owaphula nayiphi na kwezo zinto, makahlawuliswe.

46 Bathanda ke ukuba abantu bonke benze kuSimon, nokwenza njengoko kuthethiweyo.

47 Waza uSimon wakwamkela oko, kwakholeka ukuba abe ngumbingeleli omkhulu, nomphathi, nerhuluneli yamaYuda, nababingeleli, abakhusele bonke.

48 Bawisa umthetho wokuba lo mbhalo ubhalwe emacwecweni obhedu, ugxunyekwe emjikelezweni wengcwele, endaweni ebonakalayo; 49 Kanjalo nemibhalo yayo ibekwe emkhumbini wokulondoloza imali, ukuze uSimon noonyana bakhe babe nawo.

ISAHLUKO SE-15 1 Kananjalo uAntiyoko, unyana kaDemetriyo, ukumkani, wathumela incwadi, eseziqithini zolwandle, kuSimon umbingeleli, umthetheli wamaYuda, nakubantu bonke; 2 Iziqulatho zazo yile: Ukumkani uAntiyoko kuSimon umbingeleli omkhulu, umthetheli wohlanga lwakowabo, nakumaYuda, ebulisa; 3 Ngenxa yokuba amadoda athile axhwalekileyo abuhlutha ubukumkani boobawo, kwaye injongo yam kukubucel’ umngeni kwakhona, ukuze ndibe nokububuyisela kwimo yakudala, kwaye ngenxa yoko ndihlanganisele kunye inkitha yamajoni asemzini, ndaza ndalungisa iinqanawe zemfazwe. imfazwe; 4 Kananjalo ukuthi ndicande kulo ilizwe, ndiphindezele impindezelo kwabo bawonakalisayo, benze imizi emininzi kube ngamanxuwa ebukumkanini; 5 Ke ngoko, ndikungqinele yonke iminikelo ookumkani ababengaphambi kwam, abakunike yona, nezipho ezingaphandle kwabo.

6 Kananjalo ndikuvumele ukuba urhole imali yelizwe lakho ngesitampu esesakho.

7 Ke kaloku, ngeYerusalem nengcwele, mabakhululeke; zonke iintonga ozenzileyo, neenqaba zakho ozakhileyo, nezigcine ezandleni zakho, mazihlale kuwe.

8 Ukuba ke kuthe kwabakho ngenxa kakumkani, nokuba kuthe kwabakho ngenxa yoko, woxolelwa, kuthabathele kweli xesha kude kuse ephakadeni.

9 Ngapha koko, xa sibuzuzileyo ubukumkani bethu, siya kukubeka wena, nesizwe sakho, netempile yakho, ngembeko enkulu, ukuze imbeko yakho yaziwe ehlabathini lonke.

10 Ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesine, uAntiyoko waya ezweni looyise; 11 Ke ngoko, esukelwe ngukumkani uAntiyoko, wabalekela eDora, engaselwandle; 12 Wabona ukuba imbandezelo imfikele kwaoko, nemikhosi yakhe imshiyile.

13 Waza uAntiyoko wammisa intente phezu koDora, enekhulu elinamanci amabini lamawaka amadoda okulwa, namawaka asibhozo abamahashe.

14 Ewujikelezile umzi, wafaka imikhombe kufuphi nedolophu ngaselwandle, wawunyakazisa umzi ngomhlaba nangolwandle, akavuma ukuba kuphume nokuba kungene bani.

15 Ngelo xesha kwafika uNumeniyo neqela lakhe bevela eRoma, beneencwadi eziya kookumkani namazwe; kubhalwe kuzo ezi zinto; 16 uLukiyo, igosa laseRoma, kuKumkani uTolemee, uyabulisa.

17 Kweza kuthi oonozakuzaku bamaYuda, namadlelane ethu, ukuze bahlaziye ubuhlobo obudala, nomnqophiso, ophuma kuSimon umbingeleli omkhulu, nakuwo amaYuda; 18 Beza nekhaka legolide eliliwaka leemina.

19 Sithe ngoko sabona kulungile ukubabhalela ookumkani namazwe, ukuba bangenzi nto imbi kubo, bangayi kulwa nabo, nemizi yabo, namazwe abo, bangabancedi ezintshabeni zabo.

20 Kwabonakala kulungile kuthi ukwamkela ingweletshetshe yabo; 21 Ukuba ngoko kukho abantu abanobubi, abathe basabela kuni, banikele kuSimon umbingeleli omkhulu, ukuze ababohlwaye ngokomthetho wabo.

22 Kwaezo zinto wazibhala kuDemetriyo ukumkani, noAtaliyo, noAriarati, noArsakesi; 23 nakuwo onke amazwe, nakwiiSampsames, nakuDelusi, nakuMindo, naseSikiyon, naseKariya, naseSamos, nasePamfili, naseLikiya, naseHalikarnassus, naseRodus, naseAradus, naseKos, naseKosi, nasePamfili, naseHalikarnassus, naseRodus, naseAradus, naseKos, naseKosi. , neArado, neGortina, neKinido, neSipro, neKirene.

24 Ikopi yalo bayibhala kuSimon umbingeleli omkhulu.

25 Ngoko ukumkani uAntiyochus wamisa inkampu nxamnye noDora ngomhla wesibini, wamhlasela rhoqo, esenza iinjini, ngaloo ndlela wamvala uTryfon, ukuze angakwazi ukuphuma nokungena.

26 Ngelo xesha uSimon wathuma kuye amawaka amabini anyuliweyo, ukuba amncede; nesilivere, negolide, neempahla ezininzi.

27 Nangona kunjalo akavumanga ukuwamkela, kodwa wawaphula yonke iminqophiso awathi wayenza kunye naye ngaphambili, kwaye waba yinto engaqhelekanga kuye.

28 Wathuma uAtenobhiyo, omnye wakubahlobo bakhe, ukuba aye kuthetha naye, esithi, Niyinqandile iYopa neGazera; nenqaba eseYerusalem, eyimizi yobukumkani bam.

29 Imida yalo niyiphanzisile, nenza ububi obukhulu ezweni, nokulawula iindawo ezininzi ebukumkanini bam.

30 Ke ngoko yinikeleni ngoku imizi eniyithabathileyo, nonikelo lweendawo, enazidlavula ngokwazo ngaphandle kwemida yakwaYuda; 31 Okanye ndinikeni bona amakhulu amahlanu eetalente zesilivere; nangobubi enabenzileyo, nangokurhafela imizi, amakhulu amahlanu eetalente; ukuba akunjalo, sofika silwe nani.

32 Waza uAtenobhiyo, umhlobo wokumkani, weza eYerusalem, wathi, abubona ubuqaqawuli bukaSimon, nendebe yegolide nesilivere, negolide, nolungiselelo lwakhe olukhulu, wakhwankqiswa, wawathetha kuye amazwi okumkani.

33 Waphendula ke uSimon wathi kuye, Thina asithabathanga mhlaba wabanye, asiphathanga ilifa labanye; 34 Kungoko sithi, sifumene ithuba, sibambe ilifa loobawo; 35 Wayibiza iYopa neGazera, ngokuba benzé ububi obukhulu ebantwini belizwe lakowethu, siya kukunika ikhulu leetalente phezu kwazo.

UAthenobius akamphendulanga nelizwi eli; 36 Kodwa wabuyela kukumkani evutha ngumsindo, wambikela ezo ntetho, nozuko lukaSimon, nazo zonke izinto abezibonile; 37 Ngelo xesha, iTrifon yabaleka ngomkhombe, yaya eOrtosiya.

38 Ukumkani wamisa uKendebheyu umthetheli ngaselwandle, wamnika impi yabamahashe nabamahashe; 39 Wathi makawususe umkhosi wakhe, aye kwelakwaYuda; kananjalo wathi makayakhe iKedron, awaqinise amasango, alwe imfazwe nabantu; Ke yena ukumkani, wamsukela uTrifon.

40 Weza ngoko uKendebheyu kwelaseYamniya, waqala ukubaxhokonxa abantu, walingenela elakwaYuda, wabathimba abantu, wababulala.

41 Eyakhile iKedroni, wamisa khona abamahashe nempi yabahamba ngeenyawo, ukuze linduluke liphumele endleleni yakwaYuda, njengoko ukumkani abemwisele umthetho.

ISAHLUKO SE-16 1 Wenyuka ke uYohane, evela eGazera, waxelela uSimon uyise oko akwenzileyo uKendebhe.

2 Ke ngoko uSimon wababiza oonyana bakhe ababini abakhulu, uYuda noYohane, wathi kubo, Mna, nabazalwana bam, nendlu kabawo, kwasebuncinaneni bam kude kube yile mini besilwa neentshaba zikaSirayeli; kwaye izinto zalunga ezandleni zethu, kangangokuba sawahlangula futhi amaSirayeli.

3 Ke ngoku sendimdala, kwaye nina, ngenceba kaThixo, nibadala ngokwaneleyo; yibani esikhundleni sam nomntakwethu, nihambe nilwele uhlanga lwethu, uncedo oluvela ezulwini lube nani.

4 Ke ngoko wanyula ngaphandle kwelizwe amashumi amabini amawaka amadoda okulwa nabakhweli-mahashe, awaphuma alwa noCendebheyu, aza aphumla ngobo busuku eModin.

5 Bavuka kusasa, baya eArabha, nantso impi enkulu yabamahashe nabamahashe, ibafikela, noko kukho umlanjana phakathi kwabo.

6 Wamisa yena nabantu bakhe malungana nabo. Wabona ukuba abantu bayoyika ukuwela esihlanjeni, wawela yena kuqala, awela emva kwakhe amadoda ambonayo.

7 Uthe ke akukwenza oko, wawahlula amadoda akhe, wabamisa abamahashe phakathi kweenyawo; ngokuba babebaninzi kakhulu abamahashe beentshaba.

8 Bavuthela izigodlo ezingcwele, wesuka uKendebheyu nomkhosi wakhe wasaba, kangangokuba abaninzi kubo babulawa, bathi abaseleyo bangena enqabeni.

9 Ngelo xesha wangxwelerhwa uYuda, umzalwana kaYohane; kodwa uYohane wabalandela, wada waya kufika eKedron, leyo yakhiwe nguKendebheus.

10 Basaba, bada baya ezinqabeni eziphantsi komhlaba waseAzoto; ngenxa yoko wayitshisa ngomlilo, kwaza kwabulawa kuwo amadoda akumawaka amabini. Emveni koko wabuyela ezweni lakwaYuda enoxolo.

11 Kananjalo emathafeni aseYeriko, ubenguPtolemeyu unyana ka-Abhubhusi, waye enesilivere negolide eninzi.

12 Kuba ebengumyeni kumbingeleli omkhulu; 13 Uthe ngoko yaphakama intliziyo yakhe, wacinga ukulithabathela kuye ilizwe; wabhunga ke uSimon noonyana bakhe, ukuba abatshabalalise.

14 Ke kaloku uSimon ubeyivelela imizi esemaphandleni, eyigcina ukulunga kwayo; Ngelo xesha wehla waya eYeriko, enoMatatiya noYuda, ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesixhenxe, ngenyanga yeshumi elinanye, ekuthiwa nguSabhati.

15 Apho ke unyana ka-Abubho, wabamkela ngenkohliso kwingcwaba elincinane, ekuthiwa yiDokos, leyo abeyakhile, wabenzela isidlo esikhulu; 16 Uthe ngoko uSimon noonyana bakhe basela kakhulu, besuka uPtoleme namadoda akhe, bathabatha iintonga zabo, bamfikela uSimon ebhotweni, bambulala, yena noonyana bakhe bobabini, nabakhonzi bakhe.

17 Yena lowo wenza ubumenemene obukhulu, wabuyekeza ububi esikhundleni sokulungileyo.

18 Wazibhala ke uToleme ezi zinto, wathumela kukumkani, ukuba amthumele umkhosi ukuba umncede; 19 Wathuma nabanye eGazera, ukuba baye kumbulala uYohane; 20 Wabathuma ukuba bayithabathe iYerusalem, nentaba yetempile.

21 Ke kaloku wagidima ngaphambili waya eGazera, waxelela uYohane ukuba uyise nabazalwana bakhe babulewe, wathi, uToleme uthumele ukuba akubulale nawe.

22 Uthe ke akukuva oko, wakhwankqiswa kakhulu; kuba ebesazi ukuba babefuna ukumgxotha.

23 Ezinye izinto zikaYohane, neemfazwe zakhe, nemisebenzi yakhe emihle awayenzayo, nokwakhiwa kweendonga awazenzayo, kwanezenzo zakhe; 24 Yabonani, ezi zibhaliwe ezincwadini zobubingeleli bakhe, kususela kwimini wenziwa umbingeleli omkhulu emva koyise.