Zulu - 2nd Maccabees

ISAHLUKO 1 1 Abazalwane, abaJuda abaseJerusalema nasezweni laseJudiya, bafisela abazalwane abaJuda abakulo lonke elaseGibithe ukuphila nokuthula; 2 UNkulunkulu makabe nomusa kini, akhumbule isivumelwano sakhe asenza no-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, izinceku zakhe ezithembekileyo; 3 Futhi aninike yonke inhliziyo yokumsebenzela, futhi nenze intando yakhe, ngesibindi esihle nengqondo evumayo; 4 nivule izinhliziyo zenu emthethweni wakhe nasemiyalweni yakhe, ninithumele ukuthula; 5 Futhi yizwa imikhuleko yakho, futhi ube munye nawe, futhi ungalokothi ukushiye ngesikhathi sosizi.

6 Futhi manje silapha sinikhulekela.

7 Kwathi ngesikhathi uDemetriyu ebusa, ngomnyaka wekhulu namashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalolunye, thina abaJuda sanilobela ekuhluphekeni okukhulu okwasehlela ngaleyo minyaka, kusukela ngesikhathi uJasoni neqembu lakhe behlubuka ezweni elingcwele nasembusweni.

8 Sashisa umpheme, sachitha igazi elingenacala; sakhuleka kuJehova, sazwiwa; sanikela ngemihlatshelo nempuphu ecolekileyo, sakhanyisa izibani, sabeka izinkwa.

9 Bhekani manje ukuba nigcine umkhosi wamadokodo ngenyanga kaKaslewu.

10 Ngomnyaka wekhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili abantu baseJerusalema naseJudiya nomkhandlu noJuda bathumela imikhonzo nempilo kuAristobulu, inkosi yenkosi uPtolemewu, owayengowohlu lwabapristi abagcotshiweyo, amaJuda ayeseGibhithe: 11 Njengoba nje uNkulunkulu esikhululile ezingozini ezinkulu, siyambonga kakhulu ngokungathi sasilwa lenkosi.

12 Ngokuba wabaxosha abalwayo phakathi komuzi ongcwele.

13 Ngokuba lapho umholi efika ePheresiya, nebutho kanye naye owayebonakala engenakunqotshwa, babulawa ethempelini likaNaneya ngenkohliso yabapristi bakaNaneya.

14 Ngoba u-Antiochus, sengathi uzomshada, wafika kuleyo ndawo nabangane bakhe ababenaye, ukuze bamukele imali ngelobolo.

15 Kwathi lapho abapristi bakaNaneya sebephumile, yena wangena neqembu elincane endaweni yethempeli, balivala ithempeli ngokushesha nje lapho u-Antiochus engena.

16 Base bevula umnyango ongaphakathi ophahleni, baphonsa amatshe njengemidumo, bayishaya induna, yabahlahlela, banquma amakhanda abo, bawaphonsa kwabangaphandle.

17 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu wethu kukho konke onikele abantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu.

18 Ngakho-ke njengoba manje sesihlose ukugcina ukuhlanjululwa kwethempeli ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanhlanu lwenyanga kaslewu, sibone kufanele ukuba sinazise ngakho, ukuze nani nikugcine njengomkhosi wamadokodo umlilo, esawunikwa lapho uNeemia enikela ngomhlatshelo, ngemva kokuba eselakhe ithempeli nealtare.

19 Ngoba lapho obaba bethu bengeniswa ePheresiya, abapristi ababekhonza uNkulunkulu bawuthatha ngasese umlilo welathi, bawufihla endaweni egodileyo yomgodi ongelamanzi, lapho bawugcina khona, ukuze indawo ingaziwa. wonke amadoda.

20 Kwathi emva kweminyaka eminingi, lapho kukuhle kuNkulunkulu, uNehemiya ethunywe enkosini yasePheresiya, wathuma enzalweni yalabo bapristi ababewuthukusile emlilweni; ; 21 Wasebalaya ukuthi bayidonse, bayilethe; kwathi lapho imihlatshelo ibekwa, uNehemiya wayala abapristi ukuba bafafaze izinkuni nezinto ezibekwe phezu kwazo ngamanzi.

22 Kwathi sekwenzekile lokho, kwafika isikhathi sokuba ilanga likhanye, elalicashe efwini ngaphambili, kwavutha umlilo omkhulu, baze bamangala bonke.

23 Abapristi bakhuleka udla umhlatshelo, ngathi, abapristi nabo bonke abanye, uJonathani eqala, nabanye baphendula kukho, njengoNehemiya.

24 Futhi umkhuleko wawunje; O Nkosi, Nkulunkulu, Mdali wezinto zonke, owesabekayo, onamandla, nolungileyo, nonesihe, iNkosi yodwa enomusa, 25 Wena wedwa onika zonke izinto, wena wedwa olungileyo, onamandla onke, ongunaphakade, wena okhulula u-Israyeli kuzo zonke izinhlupheko, owakhetha ooyise, wabangcwelisa; 26 Yamukela umhlatshelo wabantu bakho bonke u-Israyeli, ugcine isabelo sakho, usingcwelise.

27 Hlanganisani abahlakazekileyo kithi, nikhulule abakhonza phakathi kwezizwe, nibuke abadelelekile nabanengekayo, izizwe zazi ukuthi wena unguNkulunkulu wethu.

28 Bajezise abasicindezelayo, usone ngokuziqhenya.

29 Phinda utshale abantu bakho endaweni yakho engcwele, njengoba uMose eshilo.

30 Abapristi bahlabelela amahubo okubonga.

31 Kwathi lapho umhlatshelo usuqediwe, uNehemiya wayala ukuthi amanzi ayesele athululwe phezu kwamatshe amakhulu.

32 Lokhu sekwenziwe, kwavutha ilangabi, kodwa laqedwa ukukhanya okuvela e-altare.

33 Kwathi le ndaba yaziwe, yatshelwa inkosi yasePheresiya ukuthi endaweni lapho abapristi ababethunjwe khona bewufihle khona umlilo, kwavela amanzi, nokuthi uNehemiya wayehlambulule imihlatshelo ngayo.

34 Inkosi yasiyivala indawo, yangcwelisa, ngemva kokulihlolisisa udaba.

35 Futhi inkosi yathatha izipho eziningi, futhi yazinika labo eyayizobajabulisa.

36 Futhi uNemiya wabiza le nto ngokuthi iNafithari, okusho nje ukuthi, ukuhlanzwa; kodwa abantu abaningi bayibiza ngokuthi iNefi.

ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kuyatholakala futhi emibhalweni ukuthi uJeremiya umprofethi wayala abathunjwa ukuba bathathe emlilweni, njengoba kwakushiwo.

2 Futhi ukuthi umprofethi, esebanike umthetho, wabayala kanjani ukuthi bangakhohlwa imiyalelo yeNkosi, futhi nokuthi bangaduki ezingqondweni zabo, lapho bebona imifanekiso yesiliva negolide, kanye nemihlobiso yabo.

3 Ngalezinye izinkulumo ezinjalo wabakhuthaza ukuthi umthetho ungasuki ezinhliziyweni zabo.

4 Kwakukuwo futhi kulo mbhalo ukuthi umprofethi, exwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu, wayala itabernakele nomphongolo ukuba kuhambe naye, ephuma entabeni, lapho uMose akhwela khona, wabona ifa likaNkulunkulu.

5 UJeremiya esefikile khona, wafumana umhume oyigodi, abeka kuwo itabernakele, nomphongolo, ne-altare lempepho, wavala umnyango.

6 Abanye kwababemlandela beza ukubheka indlela, kepha abayitholanga.

7 UJeremiya ekubona, wabasola, wathi: “Ngokuqondene naleyondawo, izokwaziwa kuze kube yisikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu aphinde aqoqele ndawonye abantu bakhe futhi abamukele ngesihe.

8 INkosi izabatshengisa lezizinto, njalo inkazimulo yeNKOSI izabonakala, leyezi, njengalokhu laboniswa ngaphansi kukaMozisi, lanjengokufisa kukaSolomoni ukuthi indawo ingcweliswe ngokuhloniphekayo.

9 Kwamenyezelwa futhi ukuthi, ehlakaniphile, wanikela ngomhlatshelo wokungcwelisa, nowokuqedwa kwethempeli.

10 Kwathi uMose ekhuleka kuJehova, kwehla umlilo uvela ezulwini, wayiqeda imihlatshelo; wakhuleka kanjalo uSolomoni; 11 Wathi uMose: "Ngokuba umnikelo wesono wawungadliwa, waqedwa."

12 Ngakho uSolomoni wazigcina lezo zinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili.

13 Nalezo zinto zabikwa emibhalweni nasezincwadini zikaNeemiya; nokuthi wathola kanjani incwadi, wabutha izindaba zamakhosi, nezabaprofethi, nezikaDavide, nezincwadi zamakhosi ngezipho ezingcwele.

14 Ngokunjalo laye uJuda wabutha zonke izinto ezazilahlekile ngenxa yempi esasilayo, njalo bahlala lathi.

15 Ngakho-ke uma nikudinga, thumani abanye ukuba balethe kini.

16 Ngakho-ke thina esizakubungaza ukuhlanjululwa, sililobele, futhi niyokwenza kahle uma nigcina lezo zinsuku.

17 Sethemba futhi ukuthi uNkulunkulu owakhulula bonke abantu bakhe, wabanika bonke ifa, nombuso, nobupristi, nendlu engcwele, 18 Njengobe atsembisa emtsetfweni, utawusihawukela masinyane, asibutse siphume kuwo onkhe emave emhlaba lengaphansi kwelizulu, asingenise endzaweni lengcwele, ngobe wasikhulula etinhlungwini letinkhulu, futsi wayihlambulula lendzawo.

19 Kepha mayelana noJuda Maccabeus nabafowabo, nokuhlanzwa kwethempeli elikhulu, nokunikezelwa kwealtare, 20 Futhi izimpi ngokumelene no-Antiochus Epiphanes, kanye no-Ewupatori indodana yakhe, 21 lezibonakaliso ezisobala ezivela ezulwini zafika kulabo ababeziphatha njengobudoda ekudumiseni inkolo yobuJuda, baze bathi beyingcosana banqoba ilizwe lonke, baxotsha izixuku eziyizixhwali; 22 Futhi lavuselela ithempeli elidume umhlaba wonke, futhi lakhulula idolobha, futhi lagcina imithetho eyehlayo, iNkosi inomusa kubo ngomusa wonke.

23 Zonke lezi zinto, ngithi, njengoba zimenyezelwa nguJasoni waseKhurene ezincwadini ezinhlanu, sizozama ukufinyeza emqulwini owodwa.

24 Ngokubheka inombolo engapheli, nobunzima abasithola kuleso sifiso sokubheka ukulandisa kwendaba, ukwehlukahlukana kwendaba, 25 Sinanzelele, ukuze labo abafundayo bathokoze, labo abafuna ukukhumbula bakhululeke, lokuthi bonke okufika ezandleni zabo babe lenzuzo.

26 Ngakho-ke kithina esithwale kanzima lo msebenzi obuhlungu wokufinyeza, kwakungelula, kodwa kwakuyindaba yokujuluka nokubuka; 27 Njengoba kungelula kulowo olungiselela idili, efuna ukusiza abanye, nokho ukuze sithokozise abaningi, siyakukwenza lokhu ngokuthokoza okukhulu; 28 Ukushiyela kumbhali indlela okuyiyonayona yokusingatha yonke into, kanye nokusebenza kanzima ukulandela imithetho yokufinyezwa.

29 Ngokuba njengomakhi oyingcweti wendlu entsha umelwe ukunakekela sonke isakhiwo; kepha ovumayo ukuwudweba, awupende, afune okufanelayo ukuwuhlobisa; 30 Ukuma phezu kwawo wonke amaphuzu, nokubheka izinto ngobubanzi, nokuba nelukuluku lokwazi ngemininingwane, kungokomsunguli wokuqala wendaba; 31 Kodwa ukusebenzisa isifitshane, lokugwema ukusebenza nzima kakhulu, kunikwa lowo owenza isifinyezo.

32 Lapha-ke sizoyiqala indaba: kuphela senezela kakhulu kulokho osekushiwo, ukuthi kuwubuwula ukwenza isandulela eside, nokuba mfushane endabeni ngokwayo.

ISAHLUKO 3 1 Manje lapho umuzi ongcwele usugcwele ukuthula konke, futhi nemithetho ilondolozwe kahle kakhulu ngenxa yokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuka-Onia umpristi omkhulu, kanye nenzondo yakhe ngobubi, 2 Kwenzeka ukuthi ngisho namakhosi uqobo ayihlonipha indawo, futhi akhulisa ithempeli ngezipho zawo ezinhle kakhulu; 3 Kangangoba uSelewuku + wase-Asiya wathwala zonke izindleko zenkonzo yemihlatshelo ngenzuzo yakhe.

4 Kepha uSimoni othile wesizwe sakwaBenjamini, obenziwe umbusi wethempeli, waxabana nompristi omkhulu mayelana nesiphithiphithi somuzi.

5 Kwathi lapho engasenakunqoba u-Onia, wamyisa kuApholoniyu indodana kaTraseya, owayengumbusi waseKhelosiya naseFenike ngaleso sikhathi; 6 Bamtshela ukuthi indlu yengcebo eJerusalema yayigcwele imali engenakulinganiswa, kangangokuthi ubuningi bengcebo yabo, obungeyona indaba yemihlatshelo, babungenakubalwa, nokuthi kwakungenzeka ukuletha konke endlini yenkosi. isandla.

7 Manje lapho u-Apholoniyu efika enkosini, futhi eyitshengisile ngemali eyayitshelwe ngayo, inkosi yakhetha u-Heliodorus umphathi-zimali wayo, futhi yamthumela ngomyalo ukuba alethe kuye imali eyayishiwo.

8 Ngakho uHeliodorus wahle wathatha uhambo lwakhe; ngaphansi kombala wokuvakashela amadolobha aseCelosyria naseFenike, kodwa ngempela ukufeza injongo yenkosi.

9 Esefikile eJerusalema, amukelwe ngobubele ngumpristi omkhulu womuzi, wamtshela ukuthi kuhlakaniphe kanjani ngale mali, wachaza ukuthi uze ngani, wabuza ukuthi zinjalo ngempela yini lezo zinto.

10 Khona umpristi omkhulu wamtshela ukuthi kukhona imali enjalo ebekelwe ukusiza abafelokazi nezintandane.

11 nokuthi enye yazo yayingekaHirikanu indodana kaThobiya, indoda eyayinesithunzi esikhulu, engenjengalokho uSimoni omubi ayephambukile; 12 Futhi ukuthi kwakungenakwenzeka ngokuphelele ukuthi kwenziwe ububi obunjalo kubo, ababekunikele

ebungcweleni bendawo, nasebukhazikhazini nasebungcweleni obungenakwephulwa bethempeli, elihlonishwa emhlabeni wonke.

13 Kepha uHeliodorus, ngenxa yesiyalezo senkosi, wathi: "Noma kanjani kufanele ilethwe endlini yengcebo yenkosi."

14 Ngakho ngosuku ayelumisile wangena ukuze aqondise lolu daba; 15 Kodwa abapristi, bekhuleka phambi kwe-altare begqoke izingubo zabo zobupristi, babiza ezulwini lowo owenza umthetho mayelana nezinto ezinikelwe kuye ukuthi azigcine, ukuthi zilondolozwe ngokuphephile kulabo ababeziphathisile ukuthi zigcinwe.

16 Khona-ke noma ubani owayebheke umpristi omkhulu ebusweni, wayeyolimaza inhliziyo yakhe, ngoba ubuso bakhe nokushintsha kwebala lakhe kubonisa ubuhlungu obuphakathi kwengqondo yakhe.

17 Ngoba lo muntu wayezungezwe ukwesaba nokwesaba umzimba, kangangokuthi kwabonakala kwabambukayo ukuthi ulusizi olungakanani manje enhliziyweni yakhe.

18 Abanye bagijima bephuma ezindlini zabo besiya ekunxuseni okuvamile, ngoba indawo yayifana nokudelelwa.

19 Abesifazane, bebhince indwangu yamasaka ezifubeni zabo, bechichima ezitaladini, nezintombi ezazigadiwe zagijima, ezinye zafika emasangweni, ezinye ezindongeni, ezinye zalunguza ngamafasitela.

20 Bonke bephakamisela izandla zabo ezulwini, bakhuleka.

21 Khona-ke bekuyodabukela umuntu ebona isixuku sazo zonke izinhlobo siwa, nokwesaba umpristi omkhulu kusebuhlungwini obunjalo.

22 Base bebiza iNkosi uMninimandla onke ukuba igcine izinto ezithembekile ziphephile futhi ziqinisekile kulabo ababezinikele.

23 Nokho uHeliodorus wakwenza lokho okwakumisiwe.

24 Kwathi lapho ekhona kanye nabaqaphi bakhe endlini yengcebo, iNkosi yemimoya, noMbusi wawo wonke amandla, yenza umdumo omkhulu, kangangokuthi bonke ababezidla ukungena naye bamangala ngamandla kaNkulunkulu. waphela amandla, wesaba kakhulu.

25 Ngokuba kwabonakala kubo ihhashi nomgibeli owesabekayo phezu kwalo, evunule ngengubo enhle kakhulu, wagijima kakhulu, wamshaya uHeliodorus izinyawo zakhe zangaphambili, kwaba sengathi ohlezi phezu kwehhashi unezikhali zonke. igolide.

26 Kwasekubonakala phambi kwakhe amanye amajaha amabili, eqinile ngamandla, ebuhle kakhulu, lezembatho ezibukekayo, emi ngakuye ngapha langapha; wambhaxabula njalonjalo, emnika imivimbo eminingi.

27 UHeliodoro wawa ngokuzuma emhlabathini, ezungezwe ubumnyama obukhulu; 28 Kanjalo lowo owayesanda kufika nesixuku esikhulu kanye nabo bonke abalindi bakhe bangena endlini yemali eshiwoyo, engakwazi ukuzisiza ngezikhali zakhe, futhi bawavuma ngokusobala amandla kaNkulunkulu.

29 Ngokuba wawiswa phansi ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu, walala isimungulu engenalo lonke ithemba lokuphila.

30 Kodwa badumisa iNkosi eyayihloniphe indawo yayo ngokumangalisayo: ngenxa yethempeli; okwathi ngaphambili kwakugcwele ukwesaba nosizi, lapho iNkosi uMninimandla onke ibonakala, yagcwala intokozo nentokozo.

31 Khona manjalo abanye babangane bakaHeliodorus bakhuleka ku-Onias, ukuthi abize oPhezukonke ukuba amnike ukuphila kwakhe, owayeselungele ukufa.

32 Ngakho umphristi omkhulu ebona ukuthi inkosi kayikukhohlwa ukuthi amaJuda ayenziwe kuHeliodorus, wanikela umhlatshelo ukuze aphile.

33 Kwathi umpristi omkhulu esenza inhlawulo yokuthula, kwabonakala lawo majaha embethe lengubo efanayo, ema ngakuHeliodoro, ethi: “Bonga kakhulu u-Onia umpristi omkhulu, njengokuba iNkosi ikuphile ngenxa yakhe; 34 Futhi njengoba ushaywe ngesiswepu uvela ezulwini, memezela kubo bonke abantu amandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu.

Sebewakhulumile lawa mazwi, abaphindanga babonakala.

35 Ngakho uHeliodorus, ngemva kokuba esenikele umhlatshelo eNkosini, futhi wenza izithembiso ezinkulu kuye owayesindisile umphefumulo wakhe, futhi wabingelela u-Onias, wabuyela nebutho lakhe enkosini.

36 Khona wafakaza kubo bonke abantu imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu omkhulu, ayibonile ngamehlo akhe.

37 Kwathi inkosi uHeliodorus, okungathiwa eyindoda efanele ukuphinda athunyelwe eJerusalema, yathi: 38 Uma unesitha noma imbuka, mthumele khona, uyakwamukela eshaywa, uma ephunyuka nomphefumulo wakhe; kukhona amandla kaNkulunkulu akhethekile.

39 Ngokuba ohlezi ezulwini iso lakhe likuleyo ndawo, futhi uyayivikela; futhi uyabashaya futhi ababhubhise abeza ukulilimaza.

40 Kepha izinto eziphathelene noHeliodorus nokugcinwa kwengcebo kwawela ngale ndlela.

ISAHLUKO 4 1 USimoni lo, esesikhulume ngaye ngaphambili, engumthengisi wemali kanye lelizwe lakibo, wahleba uOnia, njengokungathi wethuse uHeliodorus, njalo engumenzi walezizinto ezimbi.

2 Ngaleyondlela waba nesibindi sokumbiza ngembuka, owayefanelekele kahle umuzi, futhi ethanda isizwe sakubo, futhi eshisekela kakhulu imithetho.

3 Kodwa kwathi inzondo yabo isikhule kakhulu, kwaze kwabulawa elinye leqembu likaSimoni.

4 U-Oniya ebona ubungozi balokhu kuphikisana, nokuthi u-Apholoniyu engumbusi waseKhelosiya naseFenike wathukuthela, wandisa ububi bukaSimoni; 5 Waya enkosini, kungeyisikho ukuba ngummangaleli wabantu bakubo, kodwa efuna okuhle kubo bonke, obala nangasese; 6 Ngokuba wabona ukuthi kwakungenakwenzeka ukuthi isimo siqhubeke sithule, futhi uSimoni ashiye ubuwula bakhe, ngaphandle kokuthi inkosi ibhekisise lokho.

7 Kodwa ngemva kokufa kukaSelewuku, lapho u-Antiyoku okuthiwa u-Epifane ethatha umbuso, uJasoni umfowabo ka-Onia wasebenza kanzima ukuze abe umpristi omkhulu.

8 Yathembisa inkosi ngokuncenga amatalenta angamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha esiliva, nenzuzo yayo namatalenta angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; 9 Ngaphandle kwalokhu, wathembisa ukwabela abanye abayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu, uma engase abe nemvume yokumisa indawo yokuvivinya umzimba, nokuqeqesha ubusha ngendlela yabezizwe, futhi awalobe eJerusalema ngoMbuso. igama lama-Antiyokiya.

10 Okwathi lapho inkosi isivumile, futhi isiwungenile esandleni sakhe ukubusa yaletha isizwe sayo ngendlela yamaGreki.

11 Futhi amalungelo obukhosi anikezwe umusa okhethekile kumaJuda ngoJohane uyise ka-Eupolemu, owaya inxusa laseRoma ukuze athole usizo nosizo, wawathatha; futhi ebeka phansi imibuso eyayingokomthetho, waletha amasiko amasha ngokumelene nomthetho.

12 Ngoba wakha ngokuthokoza indawo yokuzivivinya ngaphansi kombhoshongo uqobo, waletha izinduna ngaphansi kwakhe, wazifaka izigqoko.

13 Kwakunjalo-ke ukuphakama kwemikhuba yamaGreki nokwanda kwemikhuba yabezizwe ngokuhlambalaza okukhulu kukaJasoni, isixhwanguxhwangu esingamesabi uNkulunkulu, ongenampristi omkhulu; 14 Ukuthi abapristi bangabe besaba nesibindi sokukhonza e-altare, kodwa bedelela ithempeli, futhi bengayinaki imihlatshelo, baphuthuma ukuba babe abahlanganyeli besabelo esingekho emthethweni endaweni yokuzivocavoca, ngemva kokuba umdlalo weDiscus ubabizile; 15 bengahlali ngokuhlonishwa oyise, kodwa bethanda inkazimulo yamaGreki ngaphezu kwakho konke.

16 Ngenxa yalokho usizi olukhulu lwehlela phezu kwabo, ngoba baba yizitha zabo nabaphindiseli, abawulandela ngobuqotho umkhuba wabo, ababefisa ukuba njengabo ezintweni zonke.

17 Ngokuba akusiyo into elula ukwenza okubi ngokumelene nemithetho kaNkulunkulu, kodwa isikhathi esilandelayo siyomemezela lezi zinto.

18 Kwathi lapho umdlalo owawusenziwa minyaka yonke wokholo usugcinwe eTire, inkosi yayikhona, 19 UJasoni lo owayengenamusa wathuma izithunywa ezikhethekileyo zivela eJerusalema, ababengabeAntiyokiya, ukuthi zithwale amadrakhima angamakhulu amathathu esiliva emhlatshelweni kaHercules, lawo nabathwali bawo bacabanga ukuthi kakufanelanga ukunikelwa ngomhlatshelo, ngoba kwakungafanelanga, kodwa kube njalo. kubekelwe ezinye izindleko.

20 Ngakho lemali, mayelana nomthumeli, yabekwa emhlatshelweni kaHercules; kodwa ngenxa yalabo ababewuphethe, wawusetshenziswa ekwenzeni amagala.

21 Kwathi u-Apholoniyu indodana kaMenesteus ethunyelwa eGibithe ukuba abekwe inkosi uPtolemewu Filometori, u-Antiochus, eqonda ukuthi wayengathinteki kahle ezindabeni zakhe, wazibekela ukuphepha kwakhe; : 22 lapho amukelwa khona ngokuhloniphekayo nguJasoni nomuzi, walethwa ephethe isibani somlilo nokumemeza okukhulu, ngasemuva waya nebutho lakhe eFenike.

23 Emva kweminyaka emithathu uJasoni wathuma uMenewu umfowabo kaSimoni oshiwo ngenhla, ukuba ayise imali enkosini, amkhumbuze ngezindaba ezithile ezidingekayo.

24 Kodwa yena eselethwe phambi kwenkosi, lapho isimkhulise ngokukhazimula kwenkazimulo yamandla ayo, yazitholela ubupristi, yanikela ngaphezu kukaJasoni ngamatalenta angamakhulu amathathu esiliva.

25 Ngakho weza ngomyalo wenkosi, engalethi lutho olufanele ubupristi obukhulu, kodwa enolaka lukamashiqela ononya, nolaka lwesilo esibi.

26 Khona-ke uJasoni, owayebukele phansi umfowabo, ehlukunyezwa ngomunye, waphoqeleka ukuba abalekele ezweni lama-Amoni.

27 UMenewu wasesithola induna, kodwa imali ayeyithembise inkosi kayivumanga, lanxa kwakufunwa nguSostrati umbusi wenqaba.

28 Ngokuba kwakuqondene naye ukuqoqwa kwentela.

Ngakho babizwa bobabili phambi kwenkosi.

29 Manje uMenewu washiya umfowabo uLisimaku esikhundleni sakhe ebuphristini; futhi uSostratus washiya uKrates, owayengumbusi wabaseKhupro.

30 Kwathi lezozinto zisenzakala, abeTarsu leMalo bavukela umbuso, ngoba banikelwa isancinza senkosi, uAntiochus.

31 Khona-ke inkosi yashesha yafika ukuzolungisa udaba, ishiya u-Andronicus, induna, esikhundleni sakhe.

32 UMenewu ecabanga ukuthi uthole isikhathi esihle, weba izitsha ezithile zegolide ethempelini, wazinika u-Anironiku, ezinye wazithengisa eTire nasemizini ezungezile.

33 Kwathi u-Oniya ekwazi ngeqiniso, wamsola, wasuka waya endlini engcwele eDafne engase-Antiyokiya.

34 Ngakho uMenewu, ethatha u-Anironiku, wamthandazela ukuba athathe u-Onias ezandleni zakhe; owavuma kukho, weza ku-Onia ngenkohliso, wamnika isandla sakhe sokunene ngezifungo; nakuba esolwa nguye, wamncenga ukuba aphume endlini engcwele; 35 Ngenxa yalokho, akubanga amaJuda kuphela, kodwa nabaningi bezinye izizwe, bathukuthela kakhulu, futhi baba lusizi kakhulu ngokubulawa komuntu ngokungafanele.

36 Kwathi inkosi isibuyile ivela ezindaweni zaseKhilikhiya, amaJuda asemzini kanye namaGreki athile ayenengwa yile ndaba, bakhonona ngokuthi u-Onia wabulawa ngaphandle kwesizathu.

37 Ngakho-ke u-Antiochus wadabuka enhliziyweni, futhi waba nesihawu, wakhala ngenxa yesimilo esizinzile nesizotha salowo owayefile.

38 Esethukuthela, wahle wamhlubula u-Androniku okububende, waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wamyisa emzini wonke, waze wafika kuleyo ndawo lapho enze ububi kuOniya khona, wabulala khona umbulali oqalekisiweyo.

Kanjalo uJehova wambuyisela isijeziso sakhe njengokumfanele.

39 Manje lapho iminikelo eminingi engcwele isiyenzile emzini nguLisimaku ngemvume kaMenewusi, futhi isithelo salo sesisakazekile, isixuku sabuthana ndawonye ngokumelene noLisimaku, izitsha eziningi zegolide zase zisusiwe.

40 Ngalokho abantukazana besukuma, begcwele ukufutheka, uLysimakusi wahlomisa amadoda angaba zinkulungwane ezintathu, futhi waqala ukwenza udlakela; u-Auranus oyedwa engumholi, indoda eseyihambe kakhulu ngeminyaka, futhi engasho lutho ngobuwula.

41 Kwathi bebona umzamo kaLisimaku, abanye babamba amatshe, abanye izinduku, abanye bethatha izintuli zothuli eduze, baphonsa bonke ndawonye phezu kukaLisimaku nalabo ababehlezi phezu kwabo.

42 Kanjalo abaningi kubo balimaza, futhi abanye bababulala phansi, futhi bonke babaphoqa ukuba babaleke; kodwa yena umphangi webandla, yena bambulala ngasengcenyeni yomnikelo.

43 Ngakho kwabekwa icala ngoMenewu ngalezo.

44 Kwathi inkosi ifika eTire, amadoda amathathu ethunyiwe evela kundlunkulu ayimela phambi kwayo;

45 Kodwa uMenewu eselahlwe yicala, wathembisa uPhetolemeyi indodana kaDorimene ukuthi uzamnika imali enengi, uba eyithethelele inkosi kuye.

46 Khona-ke uPtoleme wayibizela eceleni inkosi esigcawini esithile, njengoba yayizothatha umoya, wayiletha ukuba ibe ngenye indlela.

47 Waze wamkhulula uMenewu ekumangaleleni kwakhe, yena owabangela bonke ububi, lalawomadoda ampofu, okuthi, uma ayelikhulume indaba yawo, yebo, phambi kwamaSkithe, abehlulelwe ukuba abulawe, abulawe. .

48 Ngakho-ke labo ababelandela udaba lomuzi, nabantu, kanye nezitsha ezingcwele, ngokushesha babhekana nesijeziso esingenabulungisa.

49 Ngalokho-ke nabaseTire, bezonda leso senzo esibi, benza ukuba bangcwatshwe ngokuhloniphekayo.

50 Kanjalo ngokuhaha kwabanamandla uMenewu wahlala egunyeni, ekhula ebubini, engumkhapheli omkhulu kuzakhamuzi.

ISAHLUKO 5 1 Ngalesosikhathi uAntiochus walungisa uhambo lwakhe lwesibili lokuya eGibhithe: 2 Kwathi emzini wonke, kwaze kwaba yizinsuku ezingamashumi amane, kwabonakala abamahhashi begijima emkhathini, bembethe izindwangu zegolide, behlome izijula njengeviyo lamabutho; 3 nezinkweli zamahhashi, zihlasela, zigijima, omunye komunye, kwanyakaziswa izihlangu, nobuningi bezinsika, nokuhosha izinkemba, nokuphonswa kwemicibisholo, nokubenyezela kwezivunulo zegolide, nezikhali zazo zonke izinhlobo.

4 Ngakho wonke umuntu wakhuleka ukuba lowo mbono uphenduke ube muhle.

5 Manje lapho sekuvela inzwabethi engamanga, sengathi uAntiochus ufile, uJasoni wathatha okungenani amadoda ayinkulungwane, futhi kungazelelwe walihlasela idolobha; labo ababephezu kwezindonga bebuyiselwa emuva, nomuzi ekugcineni wathathwa, uMenewu wabalekela enqabeni.

6 Kodwa uJasoni wabulala abantu bakibo ngaphandle kwesihawu, engacabangi ukuthi ukuthola usuku lwabo besizwe sakubo kungaba lusuku olubi kakhulu kuye; kodwa becabanga ukuthi babeyizitha zakhe, hhayi abantu bakubo, ayebanqobile.

7 Nokho ngenxa yakho konke lokhu akakutholanga ukubusa, kodwa ekugcineni wathola ihlazo ngenxa yomvuzo wokuvukela kwakhe, waphinde wabalekela ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni.

8 Ngakho ekugcineni waba nokubuya okudabukisayo, emangalelwe phambi kuka-Aretha inkosi yama-Arabiya, ebaleka emzini ngomuzi, exosha abantu bonke, ezondwa ngokuba odelela imithetho, eyisinengiso njengesitha esisobala sombuso. izwe lakubo nezwe lakubo, waphonswa eGibithe.

9 Kanjalo yena owaxosha abaningi ezweni lakubo wabhubha ezweni labezizwe, ephambukela kwabaseLakedemoni, ecabanga ukuthi angazuza khona usizo ngenxa yezihlobo zakhe; 10 Futhi lowo owayekhiphe abaningi abangangcwatshiwe wayengenamuntu wokumlilela, nanoma yimuphi umngcwabo onesizotha, noma ithuna kanye nawoyise.

11 Kwathi lokhu okwenzekileyo kufika emotweni yenkosi, yacabanga ukuthi iJudiya lihlubukile; 12 Futhi wayala amadoda akhe empi ukuthi angabayekeli abahlangana nawo, futhi abulale labo abakhuphukela ezindlini.

13 Kanjalo kwabulawa abasha nabadala, kuchithwa abesilisa, nabesifazane, nabantwana, kubulawa izintombi nezinsana.

14 Babhujiswa phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu ezipheleleyo abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, okwabulawa kuzo izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane; futhi abathengiswanga abambalwa kunababuleweyo.

15 Nokho kakwaneliswanga yilokhu, kodwa wathanda ukungena ethempelini elingcwelengcwele emhlabeni wonke; UMeneus, lowo mkhapheli emithethweni, nasezweni lakubo, engumqondisi wakhe: 16 Wathatha izitsha ezingcwele ngezandla ezingcolileyo, ngezandla ezingcolileyo, ediliza izinto ezingcwele zamanye amakhosi, kube yisandiso, nenkazimulo, nodumo lwendawo, wazinikela.

17 Futhi u-Antiochus wayezidla kakhulu engqondweni, kangangokuthi akazange acabange ukuthi iNkosi yayithukuthele isikhashana ngenxa yezono zalabo ababehlala edolobheni, ngakho-ke iso lakhe lalingekho kuleyo ndawo.

18 Ngoba ukube babengaboshelwanga ezonweni eziningi ngaphambili, lendoda, lapho ifika, yashaywa masinyane, yahoxiswa ekuzikhukhumezeni kwayo, njengoHeliodorus, lowo uSelewuku inkosi amthuma ukuba abone indawo yengcebo.

19 Nokho uNkulunkulu kakhethanga abantu ngenxa yendawo, kodwa indawo ekude ngenxa yabantu.

20 Ngakho-ke indawo uqobo eyayihlanganyela nabo ebunzimeni obehlela isizwe yahlanganyela kamuva ngosizo lweNkosi, futhi njengoba yayishiyiwe ngentukuthelo kaSomandla, kanjalo futhi iNkosi selibuyiselwe, lamiswa ngenkazimulo yonke.

21 Ngakho lapho u-Antiochus esekhiphe ethempelini amathalenta ayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili, wasuka ngokukhulu ukushesha waya e-Antiyokiya, ezigqaja ngokuzidla kwakhe ukwenza izwe lihambe, nolwandle ludlule ngezinyawo: kwakunjalo ukuzidla kwengqondo yakhe.

22 Wabatshiya ababusi ukuthi bahluphe isizwe, uFiliphu eJerusalema, engowaseFrigiya elizweni lakibo, njalo eziphatha ngendlela yobuxhwali okwedlula lowo owambeka khona; 23 naseGarizimu u-Anironiku; futhi ngaphandle kukaMenewu, owayemubi kakhulu kunabo bonke abanye waphatha ngesandla esinzima phezu kwezakhamuzi, enomcabango omubi ngokumelene namaJuda akubo.

24 Wathuma nomholi oyisinengiso u-Apholoniyu enebutho labantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili, wamyala ukuba abulale bonke abaseminyakeni yobudala engcono kakhulu, athengise abesifazane nabancane.

25 owathi efika eJerusalema ezenza ukuthula, wayeka kwaze kwaba lusuku olungcwele lwesabatha, lapho ebamba amaJuda egcina usuku olungcwele, walaya amadoda akhe ukuthi ahlome.

26 Ngakho wababulala bonke ababeye emkhosini wesabatha, wagijima phakathi komuzi ngezikhali, wabulala amaxuku amakhulu.

27 Kodwa uJudas Maccabeus kanye nabanye abayisishagalolunye, noma mayelana nabo, wasuka waya ehlane, wahlala ezintabeni njengomkhuba wezilwane, kanye neqembu lakhe, babedla imifino njalo, ukuze bangahlanganyeli ekungcoleni.

ISAHLUKO 6 1 Ngemva kwalokhu inkosi yathuma ixhegu lase-Athene ukuba licindezele abaJuda ukuba baphambuke emithethweni yawoyise, bangahambi ngemithetho kaNkulunkulu; 2 nokungcolisa nethempeli laseJerusalema, nokulibiza ngokuthi ithempeli likaJupiter Olympius; naseGarizimu kaJupitheri uMvikeli wabafokazi, njengokufisa kwabo abahlala kuleyo ndawo.

3 Ukungena kwalolu bubi kwakubuhlungu futhi kubuhlungu kubantu.

4 Ngokuba ithempeli laligcwele isiyaluyalu nokujabula kwabezizwe, ababehlanganyela nezifebe, behlangene nabesifazane emgudwini wezindawo ezingcwele, nangaphandle kwalabo ababengenisa izinto ezingekho emthethweni.

5 I-altare lagcwala izinto ezingcolile, owenqabayo umthetho.

6 Futhi kwakungavunyelwe ngomuntu ukugcina amasabatha noma ukuzila ukudla kwasendulo, noma ukusho nhlobo ukuthi ungumJuda.

7 Kwathi ngosuku lokuzalwa kwenkosi zalethwa ngobuhlungu benyanga zonke ukuze badle imihlatshelo; futhi lapho ukuzila ukudla kukaBacchus kugcinwa, amaJuda aphoqeleka ukuba ahambe ngodwendwe oluya kuBacchus, ethwele ivy.

8 Futhi kwaphuma isimemezelo emadolobheni akhelene nabezizwe ngokusikisela kukaPhetolemeya ngokumelene nabaJuda ukuba bagcine imikhuba efanayo futhi bahlanganyele emihlatshelweni yabo.

9 Futhi lowo ongafuni ukulandela imikhuba yabeZizwe kufanele abulawe. Ngabe indoda yalubona usizi olukhona manje.

10 Ngokuba kwalethwa abesifazane ababili ababesokile abantwana babo; sebebahole obala bezungeza umuzi, izingane bezinika amabele, baziphonsa phansi odongeni.

11 Abanye ababegijimela ndawonye emihumeni eseduze ukuze bagcine usuku lwesabatha ngasese, betholwa nguFiliphu, bashiswa bonke ndawonye, ngokuba babenonembeza wokuzisiza ekudumiseni usuku olungcwele kakhulu.

12 Manje ngiyabanxusa labo abafunda le ncwadi, ukuthi bangadikibali ngenxa yalezi zinhlekelele, kodwa ukuthi bahlulele lezo zijeziso njengezijeziso zokubhujiswa, kodwa ezenzelwe ukujezisa isizwe sethu.

13 Ngokuba kuwuphawu lokulunga kwakhe okukhulu, lapho abenzi bokubi bengahlushwa isikhathi eside, kodwa bajeziswe masinyane.

14 Ngokuba akunjengezinye izizwe, iNkosi engavumi ukubajezisa, zize zifinyelele ekupheleleni kwezono zazo, isenzela kanjalo nathi; 15 funa esefike ezingeni eliphezulu lesono, andukuba asiphindisele.

16 Ngakho-ke akasoze abususa umusa wakhe kithi, noma esijezisa ngobunzima, akabashiyi nanini abantu bakhe.

17 Kodwa lokhu esikukhulumileyo akube yisixwayiso kithi.

Futhi manje sizofika ekumenyezelweni kodaba ngamagama ambalwa.

18 U-Eleyazare, omunye wababhali abakhulu, ixhegu, ebukeka emuhle, waphoqeleka ukuba avule umlomo wakhe, adle inyama yengulube.

19 Kodwa yena, ekhetha ukufa ngenkazimulo kulokuphila engcoliswe yisinengiso esinjalo, wasikhafulela, weza ngokwakhe ekuhlushweni.

20 Njengobe bebafanele kutsi bete, labanenshisekelo yekumelana naletintfo letingakavumeleki kutsi banambite lutsandvo lwekuphila.

21 Kodwa labo ababephethe lowo mkhosi omubi, ngenxa yokujwayelana kwabo kwakudala nendoda, bayisusa, bamncenga ukuba alethe inyama yomphako wakhe, okwakuvunyelwe ukuba ayisebenzise, futhi ayenze sengathi ayidla. wadla inyama ethathwe emhlatshelweni wenkosi; 22 ukuze ngokwenza njalo akhululwe ekufeni, lobuhlobo obudala labo athole umusa.

23 Kodwa waqala ukucabanga ngobuhlakani, futhi njengoba kwase kuba iminyaka yakhe, kanye nobuhle beminyaka yakhe yakudala, nodumo lwempunga yakhe, okwafika kukho, kanye nemfundo yakhe eqotho kakhulu kusukela ebuntwaneni, noma kunalokho umthetho ongcwele owenziwe futhi wawenza. aphiwe nguNkulunkulu; ngakho waphendula ngokunjalo, wafuna ukuthi masinyane bamthumele ethuneni.

24 “Ngokuba akusifanele isikhathi sethu ukuba sizihlukanise, okungase kuthi abasha abaningi bacabange ukuthi u-Eleyazare, eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili neshumi, useye enkolweni eyinqaba; 25 Ngakho-ke bona ngobuzenzisi bami, futhi befisa ukuphila isikhashana nomzuzwana nje, kufanele bakhohliswe yimi, futhi ngithole ibala ekugugeni kwami, futhi ngikwenze kube nesinengiso.

26 Ngokuba noma okwamanje bengingakhululwa ekujezisweni kwabantu, nokho bengingayikuphunyuka esandleni sikaSomandla, noma ophilayo, noma ofileyo.

27 Ngakho-ke manje, ngokushintsha lokhu kuphila ngokomuntu, ngizozibonakalisa ngingumuntu onjengokufunwa yinkathi yami, 28 Futhi shiyani isibonelo esiphawulekayo kwabasebasha ukuba bafe ngokuzithandela nangesibindi ngenxa yemithetho ehloniphekile nengcwele. Eseshilo lokho wahle waya ekuhlushweni.

29 Abamholayo ekuguquleni okuhle, bake bamfaka inzondo kancinyane, ngokuba amazwi ashiwo ngaphambili aphuma enhliziyweni yokuphelelwa ithemba.

30 Kodwa kwathi esezakufa ngemivimbo, wabubula, wathi: Ibonakalisiwe eNkosini, enolwazi olungcwele, ukuthi nakuba ngikhululwe ekufeni, manje ngibekezelela izinhlungu ezibuhlungu emzimbeni ngokushaywa. : kodwa emphefumulweni ngithokozile ukuhlupheka ngalezizinto, ngoba ngiyamesaba.

31 Futhi ngalendlela lendoda yafa, ishiya ukufa kwayo kube yisibonelo sesibindi esihle, kanye nesikhumbuzo sobuhle, hhayi ezinsizweni kuphela, kodwa kuso sonke isizwe sayo.

ISAHLUKO 7 1 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi izelamani eziyisikhombisa kanye nonina bathathwa, futhi baphoqwa yinkosi ngokumelene nomthetho ukuba banambitha inyama yengulube, futhi bahlushwa ngeziswebhu neziswebhu.

2 Kodwa omunye wabakhulume kuqala wathi: Uzacela kumbe ufundeni kithi? sikulungele ukufa, kunokweqa imithetho yokhokho bethu.

3 Khona-ke inkosi yathukuthela yayala ukuba kushiswe amapani nezimbiza.

4 Esevutha masinyane, wayala ukuba kunqunywe ulimi lwalowo okhuluma kuqala, kunqunywe izitho zomzimba wakhe, bonke abafowabo nonina bebukele.

5 Kwathi isigogekile ngokunjalo ezithweni zayo zonke, walaya ukuthi isaphila ilethwe emlilweni, ithoswe epanini; omunye nonina ukufa ngokobudoda, esho kanje.

6 INkosi uNkulunkulu iyasibheka, futhi ngeqiniso inenduduzo kithi, njengoba nje uMose ehlabeleleni sakhe, owafakaza ebusweni babo, wathi: Futhi uyoduduzwa ngezinceku zakhe.

7 Kwathi esefile owokuqala ngalelonani, baletha owesibili ukuthi bamenze inhlekisa; sebehluthule isikhumba sekhanda lakhe ngezinwele, bambuza bathi: "Uyakudla yini, ungakajeziswa na?" wonke amalungu omzimba wakho?

8 Kodwa waphendula ngolimi lwakhe, wathi: Hatshi; 9 Esephefumula okokugcina wathi: “Wena njengolaka uyasikhipha kulokhu kuphila kwamanje; 10 Ngemva kwakhe kwaba yinhlekisa owesithathu, kwathi esecelwa, wakhupha ulimi lwakhe, wahle welula izandla zakhe njengendoda.

11 Wasesithi ngesibindi: Lezi benginazo zivela ezulwini; futhi ngenxa yemithetho yakhe ngiyabadelela; futhi kuye ngethemba ukuthi ngizaphinda ngizamukele.

12 Kangangoba inkosi nababe nayo bamangala ngesibindi salensizwa, ngokuba yayinganakanga lutho ubuhlungu.

13 Kwathi lo muntu esefile laye, bamhlupha, bamhlangabeza owesine ngokunjalo.

14 Ngakho lapho esezakufa washo kanje: “Kuhle ukubulawa ngabantu, sibheke ithemba kuNkulunkulu lokuthi ubuye uvuswe ngaye; 15 Ngasemuva baletha neyesihlanu, bayihlanga.

16 Wayesebheka enkosini, wathi: “Unamandla phezu kwabantu, wonakele, wenza okuthandayo; nokho ningacabangi ukuthi isizwe sakithi silahliwe nguNkulunkulu; 17 Kepha hlala isikhashana, ubone amandla akhe amakhulu, ukuthi uyakukuhlupha kanjani wena nenzalo yakho.

18 Emva kwakhe baletha nowesithupha, owayesezakufa, wathi: “Ningakhohliswa ngeze, ngokuba sihlupheka ngenxa yalokho, ngokuba sonile kuNkulunkulu wethu; 19 Kodwa wena obamba isandla sokulwa loNkulunkulu ungacabangi ukuthi uzaphunyuka ungajeziswa.

20 Kepha unina wayeyisimangaliso ngaphezu kwakho konke, emelwe ukukhunjulwa ngokuhlonipheka, ngokuba ebona amadodana akhe ayisikhombisa ebulewe ngosuku olulodwa, wathwala ngesibindi ngenxa yethemba ayenalo eNkosini.

21 Yebo, wabakhuthaza bonke ngolimi lwakhe, egcwele imimoya enesibindi; futhi evusa imicabango yakhe yowesifazane ngesisu sowesilisa, wathi kubo.

22 Angazi ukuthi nangena kanjani esizalweni sami;

23 Kodwa ngokungangabazekiyo uMdali womhlaba, owenza isizukulwane somuntu, futhi wathola isiqalo sakho konke, futhi ngomusa wakhe uyoninika umoya nokuphila futhi, njengoba manje ningazicabangeli ngokwenu imithetho yakhe. ngenxa.

24 Kepha u-Antiochus, ecabanga ukuthi udelelekile, futhi ecabanga ukuthi kuyinkulumo eyinhlamba, lapho omncane esaphila, akamkhuthazanga ngamazwi kuphela, kodwa futhi wamqinisekisa nezifungo, ukuthi uzomenza acebile futhi ajabule. umuntu, uma ephenduka emithethweni yawoyise; nokuthi futhi wayezomthatha njengomngane wakhe, futhi amethembe ngezindaba.

25 Kodwa lapho insizwa ingafuni nhlobo ukumlalela, inkosi yabiza unina, futhi yamnxusa ukuthi ayeluleke le nsizwa ukuthi isindise ukuphila kwayo.

26 Kwathi eseyikhuthazile ngamazwi amanengi, wamthembisa ukuthi uzayeluleka indodana yakhe.

27 Kepha wakhothamela kuye, wahleka usulu lomubi, ekhuluma kanje ngolimi lwakubo; O ndodana yami, ngihawukele mina owakuzala izinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye esiswini sami, ngakunika iminyaka emithathu engaka, wakondla, wakukhulisa kuze kube manje, wabekezelela ubunzima bokufunda.

28 Ngiyakuncenga, ndodana yami, ubheke izulu nomhlaba, nakho konke okukukho, futhi uqaphele ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakwenza ngezinto ezazingekho; kanjalo nesintu senziwa ngokufanayo.

29 Ungamesabi lo mhlukumezi, kodwa ngokuba ufanele abafowenu, thatha ukufa kwakho, ukuze ngibuye ngikwemukele ngesihawu kanye nabafowenu.

30 Esakhuluma lawo mazwi, insizwa yathi: “Nilindele bani na? Angiyikulalela umyalo wenkosi, kepha ngiyakulalela umyalo owanikwa obaba ngoMose.

31 Futhi wena, okade ungumsunguli wabo bonke ububi ngokumelene namaHeberu, awuyikuphunyuka ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu.

32 Ngoba sihlupheka ngenxa yezono zethu.

33 Futhi noma iNkosi ephilayo isithukuthelele isikhashana ngokusilaya nokuqondiswa, nokho iyophinde ihlangane nezinceku zayo.

34 Kepha wena, muntu ongamesabi uNkulunkulu, nabo bonke abanye ababi kakhulu, ungaziphakamisi ngaphandle kwesizathu, noma uzikhukhumeze ngamathemba angaqinisekiswanga, uphakamisele izinceku zikaNkulunkulu isandla sakho; 35 Ngokuba awukakaphunyuki ekwahlulelweni kukaNkulunkulu uSomandla, obona zonke izinto.

36 Ngokuba abazalwane bethu abake bahlushwa isikhashana bafile phansi kwesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu sokuphila okuphakade; 37 Kodwa mina, njengabafowethu, nginikela ngomzimba kanye nokuphila kwami ngenxa yemithetho yokhokho bethu, nginxusa uNkulunkulu ukuthi asheshe abe nesihawu esizweni sethu; nokuthi uvume ngezinhlupheko nangezinhlupheko ukuthi yena yedwa unguNkulunkulu; 38 Futhi ukuze kimi nabafowethu ulaka lukaSomandla, olulethwe ngokufanele esizweni sethu, luphele.

39 Kunokuba inkosi ithukuthele ngolaka, yayinikeza okubi kunabo bonke abanye, futhi yathatha kabuhlungu ukuthi yenziwe usulu.

40 Ngakho lowomuntu wafa engelasici, wasebeka ithemba lakhe lonke eNkosini.

41 Ekugcineni ngemva kokufa kwamadodana unina.

42 Makube kwanele manje ukuthi ngikhulume mayelana nemikhosi yokukhonza izithombe, kanye nokuhlukunyezwa okwedlulele.

ISAHLUKO 8 1 Khona uJuda Maccabeus nababe naye bangena emizaneni ngasese, babizela ndawonye izihlobo zabo, babathathela bonke ababebambelele enkolweni yamaJuda, babuthela abantu kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisithupha.

2 Futhi bayibiza iNkosi, ukuthi ibone abantu ababenyathelwe phansi yibo bonke; futhi nihawukele ithempeli elingcoliswe abantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu; 3 nokuthi abe nesihawu ngomuzi, unobuso obubi, olungele ukwenziwa ngisho nomhlabathi; uzwe igazi elakhala kuye.

4 Futhi khumbulani ukubulala okubi kwezingane ezingenabungozi, kanye nenhlamba eyenziwa egameni lakhe; nokuthi wayezobonisa inzondo yakhe kwababi.

5 Manje lapho uMakhabewu ehlangene naye, wayengenakuphikiswa kwabezizwe, ngoba ulaka lukaJehova lwaphenduka lwaba umusa.

6 Ngakho-ke wafika ngokuphazima kweso, washisa imizana nemizi, futhi wafaka ezandleni zakhe izindawo ezimbi kakhulu, futhi wanqoba futhi wabalekela isibalo esingesincane sezitha zakhe.

7 Kodwa ngokukhethekile wasebenzisa ubusuku ukuze enze imizamo yangasese enjalo, kangangokuthi isithelo sobungcwele bakhe sasakazwa yonke indawo.

8 Kwathi uFiliphu ebona ukuthi le ndoda ikhula kancane kancane, nokuthi izinto ziqhubeka zichuma ngayo, wabhalela uPtolemewu, umbusi waseKelosriya naseFenike, ukuba anikeze usizo olwengeziwe ezindabeni zenkosi.

9 Khona wahle wakhetha uNikanori indodana kaPhatrokusi, omunye wabangane bakhe abakhethekileyo, wamthuma ngaphansi kwakhe ngaphansi kwezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili zezizwe zonke, ukuze asiphule sonke isizukulwana sabaJuda; kanye naye wazihlanganisa noGorgia induna, owayenolwazi olukhulu ezindabeni zempi.

10 Ngakho uNicanori wavuma ukwenza imali eningi kangaka kumaJuda athunjiwe, njengoba kwakufanele ikhokhe intela yamathalenta ayizinkulungwane ezimbili, inkosi okwakumelwe iwakhokhele amaRoma.

11 Ngakho wahle wathumela emadolobheni asogwini lolwandle, ememezela ukuthengiswa kwabathunjwa bamaJuda, ethembisa ukuthi bazakuba lemizimba engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili ngethalenta elilodwa, bengalindele impindiselo eyayizalandela phezu kwakhe evela kuNkulunkulu uSomandla.

12 Kwathi sekubikwa kuJudasi kaNikanori ngokufika kwakhe, esebatshelile ababelaye ukuthi ibutho seliseduze.

13 Labo ababenovalo, futhi bengakwethembi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, babaleka, futhi bazidlulisa.

14 Abanye bathengisa ngakho konke ababekushiyile, futhi banxusa iNkosi ukuba ibakhulule, ababethengiswe nguNikanori omubi ngaphambi kokuba bahlangane.

15 Futhi uma kungenjalo ngenxa yabo, nokho ngenxa yezivumelwano ayezenzile noyise, nangenxa yegama lakhe elingcwele nelikhazimulayo, ababebizwa ngalo.

16 Ngakho uMakhabewu wabizela ndawonye amadoda akhe abe yinani lezinkulungwane eziyisithupha, futhi wabakhuthaza ukuba bangashaywa uvalo ngenxa yesitha, noma besabe isixuku esikhulu sabezizwe, esasifike

ngokungafanele ngokumelene nabo; kodwa ukulwa ngobudoda, 17 nokubeka phambi kwamehlo abo okubi ababekwenzile ngokungafanele endaweni engcwele, nokuphatha ngonya komuzi, abawenza inhlekisa, nokuhlubuka kombuso wawoyise; 18 Ngokuba, wathi, bathemba izikhali zabo nesibindi; kodwa ithemba lethu likuMninimandla Onke ongaphonsa phansi kokubili labo abasihlaselayo, futhi kanjalo nomhlaba wonke.

19 Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabalandisa usizo okhokho babo ababelutholile, nokuthi bakhululwa kanjani lapho ngaphansi kukaSaneheribi kwabhubha izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu.

20 Wabalandisa ngempi ababenayo eBabiloni nabaseGalathiya, ukuthi bafika kanjani emsebenzini abayizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili kuphela, benezinkulungwane ezine zabaseMakedoniya, nokuthi abaseMakedoniya bedidekile, abayizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili babhubhisa izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili. ngenxa yosizo ababenalo oluvela ezulwini, kanjalo bemukela impango enkulu.

21 Ngakho kwathi esebaqinise ngalamazwi, futhi eselungele ukufela umthetho nezwe, wahlukanisa impi yakhe yaba izingxenye ezine; 22 Wazihlanganisa naye abafowabo, izikhulu zeviyo ngalinye, oSimoni, noJosefa, noJonathani, banika ngamunye amadoda angamakhulu ayishumi nanhlanu.

23 Wammisa u-Eleyazare ukuba afunde incwadi engcwele; yena ehola iqembu lokuqala, 24 Futhi ngosizo lukaSomandla babulala ngaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalolunye zezitha zabo, futhi balimala futhi balimala ingxenye enkulu yebutho likaNicanori, futhi kanjalo babaleka bonke; 25 Base bethatha imali yabo ababeze ukuzobathenga, babaxosha kude, kepha ngenxa yokuswela isikhathi babuya.

26 Ngoba kwakulusuku olwandulela isabatha, ngakho kababe besabasukela.

27 Ngakho kwathi sebebuthe izikhali zabo ndawonye, futhi baphanga izitha zabo, bamatasa ngesabatha, benikeza indumiso nokubonga okukhulu eNkosini, eyayibalondolozile kwaze kwaba ngalolo suku, okwabe kungukuqala kwesihe sehlela phezu kwabo.

28 Kwathi emva kwesabatha, sebenike izinyonga, nabafelokazi, nezintandane inxenye yempango, abaseleyo babahlukanisela bona nezinceku zabo.

29 Kwathi lokhu sekwenziwe, sebenxuse bonke, bancenga iNkosi elesihawu ukuthi ibuyisane lezinceku zayo kuze kube nininini.

30 Phezu kwalokho kulabo ababenoThimothewu noBakidesi, abalwa nabo, babulala ngaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili, futhi kalula nje bafinyelela izinqaba eziqinile, futhi bahlukaniselana impango eningi kakhulu, futhi benza izinyonga, nezintandane, nabafelokazi, yebo; nabadala balingana nabo ngempango.

31 Sebebuthelile izikhali zabo, bazibeka endaweni ekahle, nensali yempango bayiyisa eJerusalema.

32 Futhi babulala uFilarki, lowo muntu omubi, owayenoThimothewu, futhi ecunule amaJuda ngezindlela eziningi.

33 Ngaphezu kwalokho ngesikhathi benza umkhosi wokunqoba ezweni labo bashisa iKhalistene, eyayithungele

umlilo emasangweni angcwele, ababebalekele endlini encane; ngakho wathola umvuzo ofanele ububi bakhe.

34 Kepha lowoNikanori ongenamusa owayelethe abathengisi abayinkulungwane ukuba bathenge abaJuda, 35 Ngosizo lweNkosi wehliswa yibo, yena enganakanga lutho ngaye; wakhumula isembatho sakhe esikhazimulayo, wakhumula abalandeli bakhe, wadabula phakathi nezwe njengenceku ebalekayo, wafika e-Antiyokiya, enehlazo elikhulu, ngokuba impi yakhe yachithwa.

36 Ngakho-ke lowo, owathatha phezu kwakhe ukukhokhela amaRoma intela yabo ngezithunjwa eJerusalema, wakhuluma kabanzi, ukuthi amaJuda ayenoNkulunkulu ukuba awalwele, ngakho-ke ayengeke alinyazwe, ngoba ayelandela imithetho eyayiwalwela. wabanika.

ISAHLUKO 9 1 Ngaleso sikhathi kwafika u-Antiochus ehlazekile evela ezweni lasePheresiya 2 Ngokuba wayengene emzini othiwa iPhersepholi, walinga ukuphanga ithempeli, nokubamba umuzi; okwathi lapho isixuku sigijimela ukuzivikela ngezikhali sabenza babaleka; futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi u-Antiochus exoshwa izakhamuzi wabuya enamahloni.

3 Manje lapho efika e-Ekibhatane, watshelwa ukuthi kwenzekeni kuNikanori noThimothewu.

4 Bese evuvuka ngolaka. wayecabanga ukuphindisela kumaJuda ihlazo elenziwa kuye yilabo ababembaleke.

Ngakho walaya inqola yakhe ukuthi iqhube ingaphezi, njalo ihambise indlela, isahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu sasesimlandela. Ngokuba wayekhulume ngokuziqhenya ngale ndlela, ukuthi wayezofika eJerusalema futhi alenze libe yindawo yokungcwaba evamile yamaJuda.

5 Kepha uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, wamshaya ngesifo esingelapheki nesingabonakali; 6 Futhi lokho ngokufanele kakhulu, ngoba wayehluphile izibilini zabanye abantu ngezinhlupho ezinengi ezimangalisayo.

7 Nokho akayekanga nakancane ekuzigabiseni kwakhe, kodwa wayelokhu egcwele ukuzidla, efuthela umlilo ngokufutheka kwakhe kubaJuda, wayala ukuba kusheshiswe uhambo; kodwa kwenzeka ukuthi wawa enqoleni yakhe, ethwalwa ngamandla. ; kwaze kwathi esewile kabuhlungu, wonke amalungu omzimba wakhe waba buhlungu kakhulu.

8 Futhi ngaleyondlela lowo owacabanga ngaphambili kancane ukuthi angayala amagagasi olwandle, (wayezikhukhumeza kakhulu ngaphezu kwesimo somuntu) futhi walinganisa izintaba eziphakeme ngesilinganiso, manje waphonswa phansi, futhi wathwalwa ngohlaka lwehhashi. , ebonakalisa kuwo wonke amandla kaNkulunkulu abonakalisiwe.

9 Kwaze kwavuka izimpethu emzimbeni wale ndoda embi, futhi lapho isaphila ngosizi nobuhlungu, inyama yayo yawa, futhi ukungcola kwephunga layo kwaba muncu kulo lonke ibutho lakhe.

10 Futhi umuntu, owayecabanga ngaphambili ukuthi angafinyelela ezinkanyezini zezulu, akekho owayengabekezelela ukuthwala ngenxa yokunuka kwakhe okungabekezeleleki.

11 Ngakho-ke, lapho eshaywa, waqala ukushiya ukuzidla kwakhe okukhulu, futhi wafinyelela ekuzazini kwakhe

ngesishayo sikaNkulunkulu, ubuhlungu bakhe bukhula njalo.

12 Kwathi yena engakwazi ukumelana nephunga lakhe, washo lamazwi, wathi: “Kufanele ukuzithoba kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi umuntu ofayo angazikhukhumezi uma enguNkulunkulu.

13 Lo muntu omubi wenza isithembiso eNkosini, owayengasenamusa kuye, ethi: 14 ukuthi umuzi ongcwele ayeya kuwo ngokuphangisa ukuwubeka kanye nomhlabathi, awenze ube yindawo yokungcwaba evamile, awukhulule; 15 Ngokuqondene namaJuda ayethe awakufanelekelanga ngisho nokungcwatshwa, kodwa ukuba alahlwe ngaphandle kanye nabantwana bawo ukuze adliwe yizinyoni nezilwane zasendle, wayewenza wonke alingane nezakhamuzi zase-Athene.

16 Futhi ithempeli elingcwele, ngaphambi kokuba aphange, wayehlobisa ngezipho ezinhle, futhi abuyisele zonke izitsha ezingcwele nezinye eziningi, futhi emalini yakhe siqu akhokhe izindleko zemihlatshelo.

17 Yebo, futhi nokuthi wayezoba ngumJuda uqobo, futhi adabule umhlaba wonke owakhiwe, futhi amemezele amandla kaNkulunkulu.

18 Kodwa kukho konke lokhu ubuhlungu bakhe abuzange buphele, ngoba ukwahlulela okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu kwasekuphezu kwakhe, ngakho esephelelwe lithemba ngempilo yakhe, wabhalela amaJuda incwadi eyayilotshwe phansi, ibhalwe ngendlela yokunxusa, ngalendlela.

19 U-Antiyoku, inkosi nombusi, kumaJuda alungileyo izakhamuzi zakhe uzifisela intokozo enkulu, nempilo enhle, nokunetha.

20 Uma nina nabantwana benu nihamba kahle, nezindaba zenu zeneliswa, ngibonga kakhulu kuNkulunkulu, nginethemba lami ezulwini.

21 Mina-ke, ngangibuthakathaka, ukube ngakhumbula umusa wakho nomusa wakho ekubuyeni kwakho ePheresiya, ngiphethwe isifo esibuhlungu, ngakubona kudingekile ukuba nginakekele ukuphepha kwabantu bonke; 22 Ngingayethembi impilo yami, kodwa nginethemba elikhulu lokuphunyuka kulokhu kugula.

23 Kodwa ucabangela ukuthi lobaba, ngalesosikhathi wahola impi elizweni eliphakemeyo. waqokwa ozongena esikhundleni, 24 ukuze kuthi, uma kwenzeka okuthile ngokuphambene nalokho obekulindelwe, noma kuvela umbiko onzima, labo bezwe, abazi ukuthi umbuso ushiyelwe kubani, bangakhathazeki; 25 Futhi, uma ngicabanga ukuthi izikhulu ezingabomngcele kanye nomakhelwane bombuso wami zilindele amathuba, futhi zilindele lokho okuyoba isenzakalo. Ngibeke indodana yami u-Antiochus inkosi, engangivame ukumbeka futhi ngitusa kwabaningi benu, lapho ngenyukela ezifundeni eziphakeme; engibabhalele kanje: 26 Ngakho-ke ngiyakhuleka futhi ngiyanicela ukuthi nikhumbule izinzuzo engizenze kinina ngokujwayelekile, futhi ngokukhethekileyo, nokuthi wonke umuntu uyohlala ethembekile kimi nasendodaneni yami.

27 Ngoba ngileqiniso lokuthi ozwisisa ingqondo yami uzazinikela kuhle langomusa ezifisweni zenu.

28 Kanjalo umbulali nomhlambalazi esehlushwe kabuhlungu kakhulu, njengokuba ebancenga abanye abantu, wafa kabuhlungu ezweni elingalazi ezintabeni.

29 UFiliphu, owayondliwe kanye naye, wasusa isidumbu sakhe, yena owayesaba indodana ka-Antiochus waya eGibhithe kuPtolemeus Philometori.

ISAHLUKO 10 1 UMakhabewu kanye nebandla lakhe, iNkosi eyayibahola, yalibuyisa ithempeli nomuzi; 2 Kodwa ama-altare abezizwe ababewakhile esigcawini, namathempeli, bawadiliza.

3 Sebehlambulule ithempeli benza elinye i-altare, bashaya amatshe bakhipha umlilo kuwo, banikela ngomhlatshelo emva kweminyaka emibili, babeka impepho, nezibani, nezinkwa zokubukwa.

4 Lapho lokho sekwenziwe, bawa phansi, futhi banxusa iNkosi ukuthi bangabe besangena ezinkathazweni ezinjalo; kodwa uma besona futhi kuye, ukuze yena ngokwakhe abajezise ngesihe, futhi ukuze banganikelwa ezizweni ezihlambalazayo neziyiziqaba.

5 Ngalolo suku abezizwe abangcolisa ngalo ithempeli, ngalona lolo suku labuye lahlanjululwa, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanhlanu lwaleyo nyanga, enguKaslewu.

6 Bazigcina izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili ngokujabula njengomkhosi wamadokodo, bekhumbula ukuthi kwakungekudala bawenza umkhosi wamadokodo, bezulazula ezintabeni nasemihumeni njengezilwane.

7 Ngakho-ke bathwala amagatsha, namagatsha amahle, namasundu, futhi bahlabelela amahubo kulowo owabenza baphumelela ekuhlanzeni indawo yakhe.

8 Base bemisa ngesimiso nesimemezelo esisodwa sokuthi lezo zinsuku zigcinwe yisizwe sonke samaJuda unyaka nonyaka.

9 Futhi lokhu kwaba isiphetho sika-Antiochus, owayebizwa ngokuthi u-Epifane.

10 Manje sizomemezela izenzo zika-Antiochus Eupator, owayeyindodana yale ndoda embi, eqoqa kafushane izinhlekelele zezimpi.

11 Ngakho lapho esefikile ekuthatheni umqhele, wamisa uLisiya othile phezu kwezindaba zombuso wakhe, wammisa ukuba abe umbusi wakhe omkhulu eKhelosiya naseFenike.

12 Ngoba uPtolemewu, owayebizwa ngokuthi uMakroni, ekhetha ukwenza ubulungisa kumaJuda ngenxa yokubi okwenziwa kuwo, wazama ukuqhubeka enokuthula nawo.

13 Kwathi emangalelwe ngabangane benkosi phambi kukaEwuphori, ebiza umkhapheli ngawo wonke amazwi, ngokuba wayesesukile eKhupro, uFilometori ayemnikele kuye, wamuka waya ku-Antiochus Epiphanes, ebona ukuthi wayengekho endaweni ehloniphekile, wadangala kakhulu. , ukuthi wazidlisa ushevu wafa.

14 Kwathi uGorgia esengumbusi wezinqaba, waqasha amasosha, njalo eqhuba impi nabaJuda; 15 Ngalokho abase-Idumiya sebezibekelele esandleni sabo impahla ebiza kakhulu, bagcina abaJuda bematasa, bemukela ababexoshiwe eJerusalema, bazama ukuyondla impi.

16 AbabenoMaccabeus basebekhuleka, bancenga uNkulunkulu ukuthi abe ngumsizi wabo; ngakho bagijima ngobudlova phezu kwezinqaba zase-Idumiya;

17 Babashaya ngamandla, banqoba izinqaba, baxosha bonke ababelwa odongeni, babulala bonke ababewele ezandleni zabo, babulala abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili.

18 Futhi ngenxa yokuthi abathile, ababengekho ngaphansi kwezinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalolunye, babalekela ndawonye ezinqabeni ezimbili ezinamandla kakhulu, benezinto zonke ezilungele ukuvinjezelwa, 19 UMakhabewu washiya oSimoni noJosefa, noZakewu naye, nalabo ababenaye, ababenele ukubavimbezela, wamuka yena waya ezindaweni ezazidinga kakhulu usizo lwakhe.

20 AbabenoSimoni beholwa ngokuhaha bahungwa abathile kwabasenqabeni, bathatha amadrakhima ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa, abanye kubo babaleka.

21 Kodwa lapho uMakhabe esebikelwa lokho okwenzekile, wabiza ababusi babantu, wawasola lawo madoda ngokuthi ayethengise abafowabo ngemali, akhulula izitha zawo ukuba zilwe nabo.

22 Ngakho wababulala labo ababetholakala bengamambuka, wahle wazithatha izinqaba ezimbili.

23 Ephumelele kahle ngezikhali zakhe kukho konke ayekuphethe, wabulala ezindaweni ezimbili ezingaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili.

24 UThimothewu, lowo amaJuda ayemehlulile ngaphambili, esebuthele isixuku esikhulu samabutho abezizwe, namahhashi angembalwa avela e-Asiya, weza sengathi uzothumba amaJuda.

25 Kodwa lapho esondela, ababenoMakhabewu baphendukela kuNkulunkulu, bafafaza inhlabathi emakhanda abo, babhinca izinkalo zabo ngendwangu yamasaka.

26 Futhi wawela phansi phansi kwe-altare, futhi wamncenga ukuba abe nomusa kubo, futhi abe yisitha sezitha zabo, futhi emelene nabamelene nabo, njengoba umthetho usho.

27 Kwathi emva kokukhuleka bathatha izikhali zabo, baqhubekela phambili ukusuka emzini; 28 Kwathi seliphuma ilanga, bahlangana bobabili; ingxenye eyodwa kanye nobuhle bayo isiphephelo sayo eNkosini futhi njengesibambiso sempumelelo yabo nokunqoba: enye ihlangothi yenza ukufutheka kwabo kube umholi wempi yabo.

29 Kodwa impi isiqina, kwabonakala ezitheni ezivela ezulwini amadoda amahlanu abukekayo ekhwele amabhiza, lamatomu egolide, lababili kubo behola abaJuda.

30 Wathatha uMakhabesi phakathi kwabo, wamembesa izikhali nhlangothi zonke, wamlondoloza, kepha wacibishela izitha ngemicibisholo nemibani, baze bajabhiswa ngobumpumputhe, begcwele usizi, babulawa.

31 Kwabulawa imigundatshani izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili namakhulu amahlanu namakhulu ayisithupha.

32 UThimothi yena wabalekela enqabeni eqine kakhulu, okuthiwa yiGawra, lapho uKhereya wayengumbusi khona.

33 Kodwa labo ababeloMakabewu bayivimbezela inqaba ngesibindi insuku ezine.

34 Ababengaphakathi bethembele emandleni aleyo ndawo bahlambalaza kakhulu, bakhuluma amazwi amabi.

35 Nokho ngosuku lwesihlanu ekuseni izinsizwa ezingamashumi amabili zeqembu likaMaccabeus, zivutha intukuthelo ngenxa yenhlamba, zahlasela udonga

ngobudoda, futhi ngesibindi esisabekayo zabulala konke ezazihlangana nakho.

36 Nabanye benyuka emva kwabo, bematasa nabangaphakathi, bashisa imibhoshongo; abanye bavula amasango, bamukela ibutho eliseleyo, bawuthatha umuzi.

37 Wabulala uThimothewu owayecashwe emgodini othile, noKereya umfowabo kanye no-Apholophane.

38 Lapho lokhu sekwenziwe, badumisa uJehova ngamahubo nokubonga, owayebenzele izinto ezinkulu uIsrayeli, wabanikeza ukunqoba.

ISAHLUKO 11 1 Ngemva kwesikhathi esingengakanani, uLisiya umvikeli wenkosi kanye nomzala wakhe, owayephethe izindaba, wathukuthela kakhulu ngalokho okwenzekile.

2 Esebuthe kungathi izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihiyagalolunye kanye nabagadi bamahhashi bonke, wafika ukulwa nabaJuda, ecabanga ukwenza umuzi ube yindawo yokuhlala yabezizwe.

3 nokwenza inzuzo ethempelini njengamanye amathempeli abezizwe, nokudayiswa kwabapristi abakhulu iminyaka ngeminyaka; 4 Engacabangi nakancane amandla kaNkulunkulu, kodwa wazikhukhumeza ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi zemigundatshani yakhe, nezinkulungwane zabagadi bamahhashi bakhe, nezindlovu zakhe ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

5 Ngakho wafika eJudiya, wasondela eBethsura, umuzi oqinile, kodwa ukude neJerusalema amastadiyu* amahlanu, wawuvimbezela kanzima.

6 Kwathi labo ababenoMakhabewu sebezwile ukuthi uvimbezele izinqaba, bona kanye labantu bonke belila langezinyembezi bancenga iNkosi ukuthi ithumele ingilosi enhle ukuthi ikhulule uIsrayeli.

7 Khona-ke uMacabeus ngokwakhe wathatha izikhali kuqala, ekhuthaza omunye ukuthi bazinikele kanye naye ukuze basize abafowabo; 8 Kwathi beseJerusalema, kwabonakala phambi kwabo egibele ihhashi, egqoke izingubo ezimhlophe, enyakazisa izikhali zakhe zegolide.

9 Basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu olesihawu bonke kanyekanye, baqinisa isibindi, kangangoba babengalungelanga ukulwa labantu kuphela, kodwa lezilwane ezinonya kakhulu, lokubhoboza izindonga zensimbi.

10 Base behamba bembethe izikhali zabo, benomsizi ovela ezulwini, ngokuba uJehova wayenesihe kubo.

11 Bayala izitha zabo njengengonyama, babulala abayimigundatshani abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nanye, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha, baxosha bonke abanye.

12 Abaningi kubo ababelimele baphunyuka benqunu; noLisiya yena wabaleka ngokuhlazisayo, waphunyuka kanjalo.

13 owathi engumuntu oqedisisayo, ezilahlekela kulokho alahlekelwe ngakho, ebona ukuthi amaHebheru angehlulwa, ngoba uNkulunkulu uSomandla wawasiza, wathumela kuwo.

14 Futhi wabancenga ukuba bavumelane ngayo yonke imibandela enengqondo, futhi wathembisa ukuthi wayeyoncenga inkosi ukuthi kufanele ibe umngane wabo.

15 Khona-ke uMakhabewu wavumelana nakho konke uLisiya ayekufisa, ekhathalela okuhle okuvamile; futhi noma yini uMakhabewu ayilobela uLisiya mayelana namaJuda, inkosi yakuvumela.

16 Ngoba kwakulotshwe kumaJuda izincwadi ezivela kuLisiya zithi: ULisiya uyakhonza kumaJuda; 17 UJohane no-Abisalomu, ababethunywe kini, bangilethela isicelo esilotshiwe, bacela nokwenziwa kokukuqukethe.

18 Ngakho-ke noma yiziphi izinto okufanele zibikwe enkosini, ngizimemezele, futhi isinikile ngangokunokwenzeka.

19 Futhi uma ngaleso sikhathi nizozigcina nithembekile esimweni, emva kwalokhu futhi ngizozama ukuba yindlela yokunisiza.

20 Kodwa ngemininingwane ngibayalile bobabili laba kanye nomunye abavela kimi, ukuba ngikhulume nani.

21 Lisale kahle. Unyaka wekhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, usuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwenyanga ethi Dioscorinthius.

22 Incwadi yenkosi yayinalawa mazwi: Inkosi u-Antiyoku kuyabingelela umfowabo uLisiya; 23 Njengoba ubaba eseguqulelwe konkulunkulu, intando yethu iwukuthi, abasembusweni wethu bahlale ngokuthula, ukuze kube yilowo nalowo enze okwakhe.

24 Futhi siyaqonda ukuthi abaJuda kabavumanga ubaba ukuba alethwe emkhubeni wabezizwe, kodwa kunalokho bagcina eyabo indlela yokuphila; ngalokho bafuna kithi ukuba sibavumele baphile ngemithetho yabo.

25 Ngakho-ke umqondo wethu uthi lesi sizwe sizophumula, futhi sinqume ukubabuyisela ithempeli labo, ukuze baphile ngokwamasiko okhokho babo.

26 Ngakho-ke wenza kahle ngokuthumela kubo, ubaphe ukuthula, ukuze kuthi lapho sebeqinisekiswa ezinhliziyweni zethu, baduduzeke, baqhubeke bethokoza ezindabeni zabo.

27 Incwadi yenkosi esizweni samaJuda yayinjena: Inkosi u-Antiochus iyakhonza emphakathini nakwabanye abaJuda; 28 Uma nihamba kahle, sinesifiso sethu; nathi sinempilo enhle.

29 UMenewu wasibikela ukuthi nifuna ukubuyela ekhaya, nilandele ezenu; 30 Ngakho-ke abayomuka bayoba nokuziphatha okuphephile kuze kube usuku lwamashumi amathathu lukaKhanthiku ngokulondeka.

31 Futhi amaJuda ayosebenzisa izinhlobo zawo zokudla nemithetho, njengakuqala; futhi akukho neyodwa yazo noma iyiphi indlela eyohlukunyezwa ngezinto ezenziwe ngokungazi.

32 Laye ngithumile uMenewu ukuze aliduduze.

33 Lisale kahle. Ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, nangosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga uXanthicus.

34 AmaRoma nawo athumela kubo incwadi enala mazwi: UKintu Memiyu noThithu Manliyu, amanxusa amaRoma, bayakhonza kubantu bamaJuda.

35 Loba yini uLisiya umzala wenkosi asiphe yona, lathi sithokoza ngakho.

36 Kepha maqondana nalezo zinto abezinqumele ukuba ziyiswe enkosini, senikucebisile, thumani khona manje, ukuze sikhulume njengalokho kunilungele, ngokuba manje sesisiya e-Antiyokiya.

37 Ngakho thumani abanye masinyane, ukuze sazi okucabanga kwenu.

38 Ukuvalelisa. Lo nyaka wekhulu nesishiyagalombili namashumi amane, usuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga iXanthicus.

ISAHLUKO 12 1 Kwathi sekwenziwe lezi zivumelwano, uLisiya waya enkosini, abaJuda base bephethe imfuyo yabo.

2 Kepha kubabusi bezindawo eziningi, uThimothewu, noApholoniyu indodana kaGenewu, noHieronimu, noDemofoni, kanye noNikanori umbusi waseKhupro, ababavumelanga ukuba bathule, bahlale ngokuthula.

3 Abantu baseJopha nabo benza lesi senzo sokungahloniphi uNkulunkulu, banxusa abaJuda ababehlala phakathi kwabo ukuba bangene emikhunjini ababeyilungisile kanye nomkabo nabantwana, kungathi babengabalimazanga.

4 abakwamukelayo ngokomthetho womuzi, bethanda ukuhlala ngokuthula, bengacabangi lutho; 5 Kwathi uJudasi esezwile ngesihluku esenziwe kubafowabo, walaya ababelaye ukuthi babalungise.

6 Ebiza uNkulunkulu uMahluleli olungileyo, weza phezu kwalabo babulali babafowabo, washisa isikhumulo ebusuku, washisa izikebhe, wababulala ababebalekela khona.

7 Kwathi umuzi usuvaliwe, wahlehla, njengokungathi uzabuya ukuze asiphule bonke eJopha.

8 Kodwa lapho ezwa ukuthi amaJamni ayehlose ukwenza okufanayo kumaJuda ahlala phakathi kwawo.

9 Wafika phezu kwamaJamni ebusuku, wafaka umlilo phezu kwetheku lemikhumbi, kwaze kwabonakala ukukhanya komlilo eJerusalema amastadiyu angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane.

10 Sebesukile lapho amastadiyu ayisishiyagalolunye ekuhambeni kwabo beya kuThimothewu, kwakhwela phezu kwakhe amadoda ahamba ngezinyawo angengaphansi kwezinkulungwane eziyisihlanu nabagadi bamahhashi abangamakhulu ayisihlanu bama-Arabiya.

11 Kwaba khona ukulwa okunzima kakhulu; kodwa uhlangothi lukaJudasi ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu lwathola ukunqoba; baze banqotshwa abahlali baseArabiya, bamncenga uJudasi ukuba bathule, bemthembisa nokumnika izinkomo, nokumthokozisa ngenye indlela.

12 UJudasi esecabanga ukuthi bangasiza ezintweni eziningi, wabanika ukuthula; 13 Wahamba futhi wenza ibhuloho eliya emzini othile onamandla, owawubiyelwe ngezindonga, uhlalwa abantu bamazwe ngamazwe; igama lawo laliyiKaspi.

14 Kodwa labo ababephakathi kwalo bathembela kakhulu emandleni ezindonga kanye nasekuphakeleni kokudla, kangangokuthi baziphatha ngokudelela labo ababenoJudasi, behlambalaza futhi behlambalaza, futhi bekhuluma amazwi okwakungafanele akhulunywe.

15 Ngakho uJuda kanye nebandla lakhe, ebiza iNkosi enkulu yezwe, owadiliza iJeriko ngaphandle kwezinqama nazikhali zempi ngesikhathi sikaJoshuwa, wahlasela ugange ngonya.

16 Yawuthatha umuzi ngentando kaNkulunkulu, yabulala abantu abaningi, kwaze kwabonakala ichibi elingamastadiyu* amabili ububanzi eduze nalo, ligcwele, ligeleza igazi.

17 Basebesuka lapho amastadiyu angamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amahlanu, bafika eKharaka kumaJuda athiwa ngamaThubeni.

18 Kepha uThimothewu abamfumananga ezindaweni, ngokuba ngaphambi kokuba athumele utho, wamuka lapho, eshiye ibutho elinamandla kakhulu endaweni ethile.

19 Nokho uDositheus noSosipatro ababeyizinduna zikaMaccabewu baphuma babulala labo uThimothewu ayebashiyile enqabeni, phezu kwamadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi.

20 UMakhabewu wamisa ibutho lakhe ngamaviyo, walibeka phezu kwamaviyo, wahamba wamelana noThimothewu, owayenamadoda ahamba ngezinyawo ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amahlanu.

21 Kwathi uThimothi esekwazi ukufika kukaJudasi, wathuma abesifazana labantwana leminye imithwalo enqabeni ebizwa ngokuthi yiKhaniyoni; .

22 Kodwa kwathi lapho uJudasi ibutho lakhe lokuqala libonakele, izitha, zehlelwa ngukwesaba lokwesaba okukhulu ngokubonakala kwalowo obona zonke izinto, zabaleka, omunye egijimela ngapha, omunye ngale, kangangoba zenziwa ubuhlungu kanengi. emadodeni abo, futhi belimele ngezinkemba zabo siqu.

23 UJudasi laye wabaxotshana kakhulu, wabulala labo ababi, wabulala kubo abantu abangaba zinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu.

24 Futhi uThimothewu ngokwakhe wawela ezandleni zikaDosithewu noSosipatro, abancenga ngobuqili obuningi ukuba bamkhulule, ngoba wayenabazali abaningi bamaJuda nabafowabo babanye babo, abathi uma ukufa, akufanele kubhekwe.

25 Kwathi esebaqinisekise ngamazwi amanengi ukuthi uzakubabuyisela ngaphandle kokulimala, ngokwesivumelwano, bamkhulula ukuze kusindiswe abafowabo.

26 Khona-ke uMakhabewu waphuma waya eKarniyoni nasethempelini lika-Atargati, futhi wabulala khona abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu.

27 Esebalekile wababhubhisa, uJuda wasusa impi, waya ngase-Efroni, umuzi onamandla, lapho uLisiya ehlala khona, nesixuku esikhulu sezizwe ngezizwe, nezinsizwa ezinamandla zilinda izingange, zabavikela ngokunamandla; futhi kwaba nokuhlinzekwa okukhulu kwezinjini nemicibisholo.

28 Kepha uJuda nebandla lakhe sebenxuse uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke owachitha amandla ezitha zakhe ngamandla akhe, bawunqoba umuzi, babulala ababephakathi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu.

29 Basuka lapho baya eSithopholi, eqhele ngeJerusalema amastadiyu* angamakhulu ayisithupha.

30 Kodwa lapho amaJuda ayehlala khona efakaza ukuthi amaSkithopoli ayebaphatha ngothando, ebaphatha ngomusa ngesikhathi sobunzima bawo; 31 Bababonga, bebacela ukuba bahlale benobungane nabo, beza-ke eJerusalema, umkhosi wamasonto usondela.

32 Kwathi emva komkhosi othiwa iPhentekoste baphuma bemelana loGorgia umbusi weIdumiya.

33 Aphuma namadoda ayizinkulungwane ezintathu zezinyawo nabamahhashi abangamakhulu amane.

34 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi ekulweni kwabo ndawonye abambalwa bamaJuda babulawa.

35 Ngaleso sikhathi uDositheus, omunye weqembu likaBacenor, owayegibele ihhashi, futhi indoda enamandla, wayesaphezu kukaGorgias, futhi wabamba ibhantshi lakhe wamdonsa ngamandla; kwathi esefuna ukuthatha lowomuntu oqalekisiweyo ephila, umgadi wehhashi waseTrakhiya weza phezu kwakhe wamgamula ehlombe, kangangokuthi uGorgias wabalekela eMarisa.

36 Manje ngesikhathi labo ababenoGorgia sebelwile isikhathi eside, futhi bekhathele, uJuda wabiza iNkosi, ukuthi izibonakalise njengomsizi wabo nomholi wempi.

37 Waseqala ngolimi lwakhe, wahlabelela amahubo ngezwi elikhulu, wagijimela amadoda kaGorgia engazelele, wawaxosha.

38 Ngakho uJuda wabutha ibutho lakhe, wafika emzini wase-Odolamu; 39 Kwathi ngangomuso, njengalokhu kuvamile, uJuda nebandla lakhe beza ukuba bathathe izidumbu zababuleweyo, bazingcwabe nabafowabo emathuneni awoyise.

40 Manje ngaphansi kwezingubo zabo bonke ababebulewe bathola izinto ezingcwelisiwe ezithombeni zamaJamni, okuyinto amaJuda ayenqatshelwe ngumthetho. Base bebona bonke abantu ukuthi yilesi sizathu sokuba babulawe.

41 Ngakho bonke abantu bedumisa iNkosi, uMahluleli olungileyo, owavula okufihliweyo.

42 Basebekhuleka, bamncenga ukuthi isono esenziwe sikhunjulwe. Ngaphandle kwalokho, lowo mhlonishwa uJuda wakhuthaza abantu ukuba bazigcine esonweni, njengoba nje babebona phambi kwamehlo abo izinto ezenzeka ngenxa yezono zalabo ababulawayo.

43 Esebuthe phakathi kwebandla inani lamadrakema esiliva ayizinkulungwane ezimbili, walithumela eJerusalema ukunikela umnikelo wesono, enza ngawo kahle kakhulu nangeqiniso, ekhumbula ukuvuka kwabafileyo.

44 Ngokuba uma wayengathembi ukuthi labo ababulewe babeyovuka futhi, kwakuyoba ngokweqile futhi kuyize ukuthandazela abafileyo.

45 Futhi phezu kwalokho ukuthi wabona ukuthi kwakunomusa omkhulu owawubekelwe labo abafa benobunkulunkulu, kwakungumqondo ongcwele nomuhle.

Ngalokho wenza ukubuyisana ngabafileyo, ukuze bakhululwe esonweni.

ISAHLUKO 13 1 Ngomnyaka wekhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye wabikelwa uJuda ukuthi u-Antiochus Ewupatori uyeza enamandla amakhulu eJudiya, 2 Kanye naye uLisiya umvikeli wakhe, umbusi wezindaba zakhe, enegunya lamaGreki labalindi, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu neshumi, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu namakhulu amathathu, nezindlovu ezingamashumi amabili nambili, nezinqola ezingamakhulu amathathu ezihlomile. izingwegwe.

3 UMenewu naye wazihlanganisa nabo, futhi ngokuzenzisa okukhulu wakhuthaza u-Antiochus, hhayi ngenjongo yokuvikela izwe, kodwa ngoba wayecabanga ukuthi ubekwe umbusi.

4 Kodwa iNkosi yamakhosi yanyakazisa ingqondo kaAntiochus ngokumelene nalesi sihlukumezi esibi, futhi uLisiya wabikela inkosi ukuthi le ndoda yayiyimbangela yabo bonke ububi, kangangokuthi inkosi yayala ukuba alethwe eBereya, futhi abulawe, njengoba nje induna. indlela ikhona kuleyo ndawo.

5 Kwakukhona kuleyo ndawo umbhoshongo oyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu ubude, ugcwele umlotha, unesitsha esiyindilinga esilengiswe emlotheni nxazonke.

6 Futhi noma ngubani owalahlwa ngokuhlambalaza, noma owenza noma yiliphi elinye icala elibi, yilapho bonke abantu bamjikijela ekufeni.

7 Kwaba ukufa okunje ukuthi umuntu omubi afe, engelakungcwatshwa emhlabeni; futhi lokho kulungile kakhulu: 8 Ngokuba njengoba wayenze izono eziningi ngase-altare, elimlilo walo nomlotha kungcwele, wakwamukela ukufa kwakhe emlotheni.

9 Inkosi yasifika ngenhliziyo embi lezidlayo, ukuthi yenze okubi kakhulu kumaJuda ukwedlula okwakusenziwa ensukwini zikayise.

10 UJuda esekwazi lokho wayala izixuku ukuba zinxuse iNkosi ubusuku nemini, ukuze kuthi, noma nganoma yisiphi esinye isikhathi, futhi manje, futhi manje, ngenxa yokuxoshwa emthethweni wabo, ezweni lakubo. nasethempelini elingcwele.

11 nokuthi angabavumeli abantu, ababeqabuleke kancane manje, ukuba bazithobe ezizweni ezihlambalazayo.

12 Ngakho sebekwenzile lokhu bonke kanyekanye, futhi benxusa iNkosi enomusa ngokukhala nangokuzila ukudla, futhi belele phansi phansi izinsuku ezintathu, uJuda, esebayalile, wayala ukuba bazilungiselele.

13 UJuda, ehlangene namalunga, wanquma phambi kwebutho lenkosi ukuba angene eJudiya, athathe umuzi, aphume ahlole indaba ngosizo lukaJehova.

14 Ngakho kwathi esenikele konke kuMdali womhlaba, futhi ekhuthaza amasosha akhe ukuthi alwe ngobudoda, kuze kube sekufeni, ngenxa yemithetho, ithempeli, idolobha, izwe, kanye nomphakathi, wakanisa ngakuModin; 15 Ebaxwayisile ababemzungezile, wathi: “Ukunqoba kuvela kuNkulunkulu; wangena etendeni lenkosi ebusuku kanye nezinsizwa ezinesibindi nezikhethiweyo, wabulala ekamu amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane ezine, nezinduna zezindlovu nabo bonke ababephezu kwakhe.

16 Ekugcineni bagcwalisa ikamu ngokwesaba nangokuxokozela, bamuka benempumelelo enhle.

17 Lokhu kwenziwa ekuntweleni kokusa, ngoba ukuvikela kukaJehova kwamsiza.

18 Kwathi inkosi isizwile ubudoda bamaJuda, yazama ukubamba amabutho.

19 Waqonda eBethsura, eyayiyinqaba yamaJuda, kodwa wabaleka, wehluleka, walahlekelwa ngamadoda akhe.

20 Ngoba uJudasi wayedlulisele kulabo ababephakathi kwakhe izinto ezazidingekile.

21 Kodwa uRhodoku owayesebutho labaJuda wadalula izimfihlo ezitheni; ngakho-ke wafunwa, futhi lapho sebemtholile, bamfaka etilongweni.

22 Inkosi yasiphatha okwesibili eBethsumu, yelula isandla sayo, yathatha okwabo, yasuka, yalwa loJudasi, yanqotshwa; 23 Esezwile ukuthi uFiliphu owayesele phezu kwezindaba zeAntiyokhi, wathobeka kakhulu, wadideka, wancenga abaJuda, wazithoba, wafunga konke okufananayo,

wavumelana labo, wanikela umhlatshelo, walidumisa ithempeli, waliphatha kuhle. indawo, 24 owamukelwa kahle nguMakhabewu, wamenza umbusi omkhulu kusukela ePhetolemayi kuze kube kwabaseGerirheni; 25 Bafika ePhetolemayi: abantu bakhona babedabukile ngenxa yezivumelwano; ngoba bavunguza, ngoba babesenza ize izivumelwano zabo; 26 ULisiya wasesenyukela esihlalweni sokwahlulela, wakhuluma konke ayengamela ngakho, esebancenga, esethule, wabakhulula, wabuyela eAntiyoki. Kanjalo lathinta ukufika nokumuka kwenkosi.

ISAHLUKO 14 1 Kwathi emva kweminyaka emithathu uJudasi wabikelwa ukuthi uDemetriyu indodana kaSeluku usengene ethekwini laseTripholi ngamandla amakhulu nangemikhumbi yemikhumbi, 2 Wathatha izwe, wabulala u-Antiochus, noLisiya umvikeli wakhe.

3 Kepha u-Alkimu othile, obekade engumpristi omkhulu, ezingcolisile ngamabomu ngezikhathi zokuhlangana kwabo nabezizwe, ebona ukuthi wayengenakuzisindisa, engasenakungena e-altare elingcwele; 4 Weza enkosini uDemetriyu ngomnyaka wekhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nanye, eyinika umqhele wegolide, nesundu, namagatsha ayesethempelini, wathula, wathula ngalolo suku.

5 Nokho esethole ithuba lokuqhubekisela phambili ubuwula bakhe, esebizwe nguDemetriyu, ebuza ukuthi bami kanjani abaJuda nokuthi babehloseni, waphendula wathi: 6 Lawo amaJuda awabiza ngokuthi ama-Assides, induna yawo uJudas Maccabeus, akhulisa impi futhi avukela umbuso, futhi awabavumeli abanye ukuba babe nokuthula.

7 Ngakho-ke mina, njengoba ngiphuciwe udumo lwabokhokho bami, ngisho ubupristi obukhulu, manje sengize lapha.

8 Okokuqala, ngempela ngenxa yokungazenzisi enginakho ngezinto eziphathelene nenkosi; futhi okwesibili, ngisho nangenxa yalokho ngihlose okuhle kubantu bakithi: ngokuba sonke isizwe sakithi sisebuhlungwini obukhulu ngokusebenza kwabo okungaqondile njengoba bekushiwo ngaphambili.

9 Ngakho-ke, O nkosi, njengoba uzazi zonke lezi zinto, nakekela izwe nesizwe sakithi esicindezelekile nxazonke, njengobubele obenzela kubo bonke.

10 Ngokuba uJuda esaphila, akunakwenzeka ukuba umbuso uthule.

11 Lokhu kakuzange kukhulunywe ngaye, kodwa abanye babangane benkosi, ababezondelela uJudasi, batshisela uDemetriyusi impepha.

12 Wayesebiza uNikanori, owayengumphathi wezindlovu, wambeka umbusi eJudiya, wamthuma; 13 emlaya ukuthi abulale uJudasi, futhi abahlakaze labo ababelaye, njalo abeke uAlkhimu umphristi omkhulu wethempeli elikhulu.

14 Khona-ke abezizwe, ababebalekile eJudiya bevela kuJuda, beza eNikanori ngemihlambi, becabanga ukuthi ukulimala nezinhlekelele zamaJuda kuyinhlalakahle yawo.

15 Manje lapho amaJuda ezwa ngokuza kukaNikanori, nokuthi abezizwe babemelene nabo, bathela inhlabathi

phezu kwamakhanda abo, futhi banxusa lowo owayemise abantu bakhe ingunaphakade, futhi osiza njalo isabelo sakhe ngokubonakaliswa kobukhona bakhe. .

16 Ngesiyalezo senduna basuka lapho masinyane, basondela kubo emzini waseDesawu.

17 Manje uSimoni, umfowabo kaJuda, wayehlanganyele empini noNikanori, kodwa waphazamiseka ngandlela-thile ngokuthula okungazelelwe kwezitha zakhe.

18 Nokho uNikanori, ezwa ngobuntu balabo ababenoJuda, kanye nesibindi ababenaso sokulwela izwe labo, akazange alokothe azame indaba ngenkemba.

19 Ngakho wathuma uPosidoniyu, noTheodotu, noMathathiya, ukuba benze ukuthula.

20 Kwathi sebeluleme isikhathi eside ngakho, nenduna isibazisile isixuku, kwabonakala ukuthi bonke babenhliziyonye, bavumelana nezivumelwano; 21 Basebemisa usuku lokubuthana bebodwa; 22 ULuda wamisa amadoda ahlomile endaweni ekahle, funa izitha zivele zenze umhlangano onokuthula.

23 UNikanori wahlala eJerusalema, akenzanga lutho, kodwa wabamukisa abantu ababeza kuye ngobuningi.

24 Kodwa wayengafuni ukumsusa uJudasi phambi kwakhe, ngoba wayemthanda ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke 25 Wamncenga laye ukuthi athathe umfazi, azale abantwana; wasethatha, wathula, wathatha ingxenye yalokhu kuphila.

26 Kodwa u-Alkimu elwazi uthando olwaluphakathi kwabo, futhi ecabangela izivumelwano ezazenziwa, weza kuDemetriyu, futhi wamtshela ukuthi uNikanori wayengaphathekanga kahle esizweni; ngoba wayemise uJudasi, imbuka embusweni wakhe, ukuthi abe ngumlandeli wenkosi.

27 Khona-ke inkosi ithukuthele futhi ithukuthele ngokumangalela komuntu omubi kakhulu, yabhalela uNikanori, ikhombisa ukuthi yayinenzondo kakhulu ngezivumelwano, futhi yamyala ukuba athumele isiboshwa sikaMaccabeus ngokushesha okukhulu e-Antiyokiya.

28 Kwathi ukuba kuzwakale lokhu kukaNikanori, wajabha kakhulu kuye, futhi wakubheka kabi ukuba enze ize impahla okwakuvunyelwene ngayo, lowo muntu engenacala.

29 Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi kwakungekho sivumelwano nenkosi, yabheka isikhathi sayo ukuze ifeze le nto ngomthetho.

30 Nokho, lapho uMakhabewu ebona ukuthi uNikanori waqala ukuba nenhliziyo emnene kuye, nokuthi wamncenga kakhulu kunalokho ayejwayele ukukwenza, ebona ukuthi ukuziphatha okubi okunjalo kwakungezona okuhle, wabutha amadoda akhe angeyingcosana, wahoxa. kusukela eNicanor.

31 Kodwa omunye esazi ukuthi uJudasi wayemnqabele, wangena ethempelini elikhulu elingcwele, walaya abapristi ukuthi banikele imihlatshelo yabo njengemihlatshelo, ukuthi bamnikele lowomuntu.

32 Kwathi sebefungile ukuthi kabazi ukuthi ungaphi umuntu abemfuna.

33 Welulela isandla sakhe sokunene ethempelini, wafunga ngale ndlela: ‘Uma ninganginikele uJudasi njengesiboshwa, ngizadiliza leli thempeli likaNkulunkulu nomhlabathi, ngilidilize i-altare; futhi akhe ithempeli eliphawulekayo likaBacchus.

34 Ngemva kwalawo mazwi wamuka. Abapristi baphakamisela izandla zabo ngasezulwini, bamncenga

lowo owayelokhu engumvikeli wesizwe sakubo, besho kanjalo; 35 Wena, Nkosi yezinto zonke, ongasweli lutho, wakuthokozisa ukuthi ithempeli lendlu yakho libe phakathi kwethu; 36 Ngakho-ke, Nkosi engcwele yobungcwele bonke, gcina le ndlu ingangcoliswa njalo, esanda kuhlanjululwa, uvale yonke imilomo engalungile.

37 Kwabekwa icala kuNikanori uRazi, omunye wamalunga eJerusalema, ethanda abantu bakubo, eyindoda enodumo oluhle, owathiwa ngomusa wakhe uyise wamaJuda.

38 Ngokuba ezikhathini zangaphambili, bengahlangani nabezizwe, wamangalelwa ngobuJuda, wabeka umzimba wakhe nokuphila kwakhe engozini ngakho konke ukushisekela inkolo yamaJuda.

39 Ngakho uNikanori, ethanda ukumemezela inzondo yakhe kumaJuda, wathumela amadoda empi angaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu ukuba ambambe.

40 Ngoba yena wayecabanga ukuthi amenze okubi kakhulu abaJuda.

41 Manje ngesikhathi isixuku sesifuna ukuwuthatha umbhoshongo, futhi sigqekeza ngobudlova umnyango ongaphandle, futhi sathi makulethwe umlilo ukuze uwushise, yena eselungele ukubanjwa nhlangothi zonke wawela phezu kwenkemba yakhe; 42 ekhetha ukufa njengomuntu, kulokuthi angene ezandleni zababi, ahlukuluzwe ngendlela engafanele esikhundleni sokuzalwa kobukhosi bakhe.

43 Kodwa ephuthelwe ukushaywa kwakhe ngokuphangisa, isixuku sagijimela phakathi kweminyango, wagijimela odongeni ngesibindi, waziphonsa phansi ngobudoda phakathi kwabo obukhulu.

44 Kodwa bahle bahlehla, kwathi sekudlule isikhathi, wawela phakathi kwendawo eyinkangala.

45 Nokho, kusekhona umoya phakathi kwakhe evutha intukuthelo, wasukuma; nakuba igazi lakhe laligobhoza njengamanzi, namanxeba akhe emabi, nokho wagijima phakathi kwesixuku; futhi emi phezu kwedwala eliwumqansa.

46 Kwathi lapho igazi lakhe seliphumile impela, wakhipha amathumbu akhe, futhi wawabamba ngezandla zakhe zombili, wawaphonsa phezu kwesixuku, futhi wabiza eNkosini yokuphila neyomoya ukuba ibuyisele kuye lezo futhi, wafa kanjalo.

ISAHLUKO 15 1 Kepha uNikanori esezwile ukuthi uJuda neqembu lakhe basezinqabeni zaseSamariya, wazimisela, kungekho ngozi ukubabeka phezu kwabo ngosuku lwesabatha.

2 Nokho amaJuda ayephoqelekile ukuba ahambe naye athi: “O ningabhubhisi ngesihluku nangobuqaba, kodwa nilunike udumo lolo suku lowo obona zonke izinto aluhloniphile ngobungcwele ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izinsuku.

3 Khona-ke isibi esibi kakhulu sathi, uma kukhona uMninimandla ezulwini, owayala ukuba usuku lwesabatha lugcinwe.

4 Bathi: “Kukhona iNkosi ephilayo ezulwini, enamandla, eyayala ukuba usuku lwesikhombisa lugcinwe; 5 Wayesethi omunye: "Nami nginamandla emhlabeni, futhi ngiyaleza ukuhloma nokwenza umsebenzi wenkosi."

Nokho akazange enziwe intando yakhe embi.

6 Ngakho uNikonori ngokuzikhukhumeza nangokuzidla wanquma ukumisa isikhumbuzo obala sokunqoba kwakhe uJuda kanye nalabo ababenaye.

7 Kodwa uMaccabeus wayenethemba eliqinisekile lokuthi iNkosi yayizomsiza: 8 Ngalokho-ke wanxusa abantu bakhe ukuthi bangesabi ukuza kwabezizwe ngokumelene nabo, kodwa bakhumbule usizo ezikhathini zangaphambili ababeluthole ezulwini, futhi manje balindele ukunqoba nosizo, oluzoza kubo luvela kuSomandla.

9 Ngakho ebaduduza ngomthetho labaprofethi, njalo ebakhumbuza ngezimpi ababezinqobile ngaphambili, wabathokozisa kakhulu.

10 Esezivuse ingqondo yabo, wabayala, ebabonisa ngawo amanga abezizwe, nokwephulwa kwezifungo.

11 Kanjalo wabahlomisa bonke, kungeyisikho ngezihlangu nemikhonto, njengamazwi anentokozo, namnandi; bajabule hhayi kancane.

12 Futhi nanku umbono wakhe: U-Onia, owayekade engumpristi omkhulu, eyindoda elungile nelungile, efundisa ngenkulumo, emnene ngesimo, futhi ekhulume kahle, futhi efundiswe kusukela ebuntwaneni kukho konke ukulunga, ephakamisa izandla zakhe. wathandazela umzimba wonke wabaJuda.

13 Lokhu kwenzeka, ngendlela efanayo kwabonakala indoda enezinwele ezimpunga, nenkazimulo ngokwedlulele, eyayinobukhosi obumangalisayo nobuhle kakhulu.

14 U-Oniya waphendula, wathi: “Lo ungumuntu othanda abazalwane, okhulekela kakhulu abantu nomuzi ongcwele, uJeremiya umprofethi kaNkulunkulu.

15 UJeremiya welula isandla sakhe sokunene wamnika uJuda inkemba yegolide, wakhuluma kanje.

16 Thathani lenkemba engcwele, isipho esivela kuNkulunkulu, ozalimaza ngayo izitha.

17 Ngakho sebeduduzekile ngamazwi kaJudasi, ayemahle kakhulu, elamandla okuvusa amaqhawe, lokukhuthaza izinhliziyo zamajaha, bazimisela ukuthi kabayikumisa inkamba, kodwa isibindi sokuhlala phezu kwabo, ngobudoda ukuba bazame udaba ngokungqubuzana, ngoba umuzi nendlu engcwele nethempeli kwakusengozini.

18 Ngokuba ukunakekela ababekunanzelela omkabo, nabantwana babo, nabafowabo, nabantu kwakungelutho kubo, kepha ukwesaba okukhulu nokuyinhloko kwakungethempeli elingcwele.

19 Nabasemzini kabakhathalelanga lutho, behlushwa ukuxabana ngaphandle.

20 Manje, lapho bonke sebebheke ukuthi yini okufanele icala, futhi izitha zase zisondele, futhi ibutho selihleliwe, nezilwane zibekwe endaweni efanele, nabamahhashi behlezi ngamaphiko, 21 UMakhabeya ebona ukuza kwesixuku, nezinhlobonhlobo zezikhali, nolaka lwezilwane, welulela izandla zakhe ezulwini, wabiza iNkosi eyenza izimangaliso, azi ukuthi ukunqoba akuveli ngezikhali, kepha kubonakala kukuhle kuye, ubapha abafaneleyo; 22 Ngakho-ke emkhulekweni wakhe washo kanjena; Jehova, wathuma ingelosi yakho emihleni kaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, wabulala ebuthweni likaSaneheribi abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu.

23 Ngalokho-ke, Nkosi yezulu, thuma ingelosi enhle phambi kwethu ngokwesaba nokwesabeka kubo;

24 Futhi ngamandla engalo yakho mabefikelwe ukwesaba labo abeza ngokumelene nabantu bakho abangcwele ukuze bahlambalaze. Waphetha kanjalo.

25 Khona-ke uNikanori nababe naye beza bephethe amacilongo nezingoma.

26 Kodwa uJudasi kanye neqembu lakhe bahlangana nezitha ngokunxusa nangomthandazo.

27 Base belwa ngezandla zabo, bekhuleka kuNkulunkulu ngezinhliziyo zabo, babulala abantu abangengaphansi kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu, ngokuba babejabula kakhulu ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu.

28 Manje ngesikhathi impi isiphelile, bebuya futhi ngenjabulo, bazi ukuthi uNikhanori wayelele efile engutsheni yakhe.

29 Basebebanga umsindo omkhulu, bedumisa uSomandla ngolimi lwabo.

30 UJudasi, owayengumkhuseli omkhulu wezizwe emzimbeni nasengqondweni, owaqhubeka ethanda abantu bakubo ukuphila kwakhe konke, wayala ukuba kunqunywe ikhanda likaNikanori nesandla sakhe kanye nehlombe lakhe, abalethwe eJerusalema. .

31 Eselapho, wababizela ndawonye abesizwe sakubo, wamisa abapristi phambi kwe-altare, wabiza ababevela embhoshongweni; 32 Wababonisa ikhanda likaNikanori elinyanyekayo, nesandla salowo mhlambazi, ayelulele ngokuzidla ithempeli elingcwele likaSomandla.

33 Futhi lapho esesinqumile ulimi lwalowo Nikanori ongamesabi uNkulunkulu, wayala ukuba zilunike izinyoni ngezicucu, futhi zilengise umvuzo wobuhlanya bakhe phambi kwethempeli.

34 Ngakho wonke umuntu wadumisa ngasezulwini iNkosi ekhazimulayo, esithi: Ubusisiwe ogcina indawo yakhe ingangcoliswanga.

35 Futhi walengisa ikhanda likaNikanori phezu kombhoshongo, isibonakaliso esisobala nesisobala kulo lonke usizo lweNkosi.

36 Futhi bamisa bonke ngomthetho ovamile ukuba lolo suku ludlule ngaphandle komkhosi, kodwa ukugubha usuku lweshumi nantathu lwenyanga yeshumi nambili, ethi ngolimi lwesiSiriya ngokuthi u-Adari, ngosuku olwandulela usuku lukaMardokewu.

37 Kwaba njalo kuNikanori; kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke amaHeberu ayewuphethe umuzi. Futhi lapha ngizoqeda.

38 Uma ngenze kahle nangokufanele indaba, yikho engikufisayo; 39 Ngokuba njengalokhu kulimaza ukuphuza iwayini noma amanzi wodwa; nanjengewayini elixutshwe namanzi limnandi, lijabulisa ukunambitheka, nenkulumo ecolisisiwe ithokozisa izindlebe zabafunda indaba. Futhi lapha kuyoba ukuphela.