2 Maccabees
Mar 8:1 Pamenepo Yudas Makabeyo ndi iwo adali naye adalowa m'seri
midzi, nasonkhanitsa abale awo, nadzitengera onse otere
monga kupitiriza m’chipembedzo cha Ayuda, nasonkhanitsa ngati zikwi zisanu ndi chimodzi
amuna.
Rev 8:2 Ndipo adayitana Yehova, kuti ayang'anire anthuwo
adapondedwa ndi onse; ndi kuchitira chifundo Kachisi wodetsedwa ndi osapembedza
amuna;
Mar 8:3 Ndi kuti achitire chifundo mudziwo, woyipa wankhope, wokonzeka
kupangidwa ngakhale ndi nthaka; ndipo mverani mwazi wofuulira kwa iye;
Luk 8:4 Ndipo kumbukirani kupha ana woipa, ndi kupha ana akhanda
zamwano zochitira dzina lake; ndi kuti awonetse ake
chidani pa oipa.
8:5 Tsopano pamene Maccabeus anali naye za iye, iye sakanakhoza kutsutsidwa
ndi amitundu: pakuti mkwiyo wa Yehova unasandulika chifundo.
Mar 8:6 Chifukwa chake adadza mwadzidzidzi, natentha midzi ndi midzi, natenga
m'manja mwake malo abwino kwambiri, ndipo adagonjetsa napereka
kuthawa adani ake osawerengeka.
8:7 Koma makamaka adapezerapo mwayi usiku chifukwa cha zoyesayesa zamseri.
kotero kuti chipatso cha chiyero chake chinafalikira ponseponse.
Act 8:8 Ndipo pamene Filipo adawona kuti munthu uyu adakula pang'ono ndi pang'ono, ndipo
kuti zinthu zinamuyendera bwino kwambiri, adalembera kwa iye
Ptolemeus, bwanamkubwa wa Celosyria ndi Fenice, kuti apereke thandizo lowonjezereka kwa
nkhani za mfumu.
Act 8:9 Ndipo pomwepo adasankha Nikanori, mwana wa Patrokolo, m'modzi wa ake apadera
abwenzi, anamtumiza ndi anthu amitundu yonse osachepera zikwi makumi awiri
pansi pa iye, kuzula mbadwo wonse wa Ayuda; ndi iye
anagwirizananso ndi Gorgia kapitawo, amene anali wamkulu pa nkhani za nkhondo
zochitika.
8:10 Choncho Nicanori anayamba kupanga ndalama zambiri za Ayuda ogwidwa ukapolo, monga
analipira msonkho wa matalente zikwi ziwiri, amene mfumu inafuna
kulipira Aroma.
Mar 8:11 Chifukwa chake pomwepo adatumiza kumizinda ya m'mphepete mwa nyanja.
kulengeza kugulitsa kwa Ayuda andende, ndi kulonjeza kuti iwo ayenera
akhale nao matupi makumi asanu ndi atatu, pa talente imodzi, osayembekeza
kubwezera chilango chimene chidamtsata kuchokera kwa Mulungu Wamphamvuyonse.
Act 8:12 Ndipo pamene adamveka kwa Yudase wa ku Nikanore, kudza kwake, ndipo adakhala nako
anapatsa iwo amene anali naye kuti gulu lankhondo linali pafupi;
8:13 Iwo amene adachita mantha, ndi kusakhulupirira chilungamo cha Mulungu, adathawa, ndipo
adadzitengera kutali.
Act 8:14 Ena adagulitsa zonse adazisiya, napemphanso Ambuye
apulumutseni, ogulitsidwa ndi Nikanori woyipa, asanakumane pamodzi.
Act 8:15 Ndipo ngati si chifukwa cha iwo eni, koma chifukwa cha mapangano amene adapangana nawo
makolo awo, ndi chifukwa cha dzina lake loyera ndi la ulemerero, limene iwo
anaitanidwa.
8:16 Choncho Maccabeus anasonkhanitsa anthu ake, amene anali zikwi zisanu ndi chimodzi.
ndipo adawadandaulira kuti asachite mantha ndi adani, kapena kuti asachite mantha
kuopa khamu lalikulu la amitundu, amene anawadzera molakwa;
koma kulimbana mwamantha,
Luk 8:17 Ndi kuyika pamaso pawo choyipa chimene adachichita
malo opatulika, ndi macitidwe ankhanza a mzindawo, amene anaupanga
kunyozedwa, komanso kuchotsedwa kwa boma lawo
makolo:
Luk 8:18 Pakuti adati, akhulupirira zida zawo ndi kulimbika mtima; koma wathu
chidaliro chili mwa Wamphamvuyonse, amene angathe kugwetsa zonse ziwirizo mwachidwi
bwerani kudzamenyana nafe, komanso dziko lonse lapansi.
8:19 Komanso, iye adawafotokozera thandizo limene makolo awo adapeza.
ndi momwe anapulumutsidwa, pokhala pansi pa Senakeribu zana limodzi mphambu makumi asanu ndi atatu
ndipo adawonongeka zikwi zisanu.
8:20 Ndipo anawauza za nkhondo imene iwo anamenyana mu Babulo
Agalatiya, momwe iwo anadzera koma zikwi zisanu ndi zitatu zonse ku ntchito, ndi
zikwi zinayi aku Makedoniya, ndi kuti Amasedoniya pothedwa nzeru,
zikwi zisanu ndi zitatu anaononga zikwi zana limodzi mphambu makumi awiri chifukwa cha iwo
thandizo limene adali nalo lochokera Kumwamba, nalandira chofunkha chachikulu.
Act 8:21 Chotero pamene adawalimbitsa mtima ndi mawu awa, wokonzeka kufa
lamulo ndi dziko, iye anagawa asilikali ake mu magawo anayi;
Act 8:22 Ndipo adadziphatika pamodzi ndi iye yekha abale ake, atsogoleri a gulu lirilonse
Simoni, ndi Yosefe, ndi Jonatani, akupatsa yense amuna mazana khumi ndi asanu.
8:23 Ndipo anaika Eleazara kuwerenga buku lopatulika, ndipo pamene iye anapereka
kwa iwo mau awa, Thandizo la Mulungu; yekha akutsogolera gulu loyamba,
8:24 Ndipo mwa thandizo la Wamphamvuyonse, iwo anapha anthu zikwi zisanu ndi zinayi
adani, ndi kuvulaza ndi kuvulaza gawo lalikulu la khamu la Nikanori, ndi zina zotero
kuthamangitsa zonse;
Mar 8:25 Ndipo adatenga ndalama zawo amene adadza kudzagula iwo, nawalondola iwo kutali
kusowa nthawi adabwerera:
Joh 8:26 Pakuti lidali tsiku loyandikira sabata, ndipo chifukwa chake adakana
atsate iwo motalika.
Act 8:27 Ndipo pamene adasonkhanitsa zida zawo, nafunkha zida zawo
adani, adatanganidwa ndi tsiku la sabata, nadzipereka kwambiri
kuyamika ndi kuyamika Ambuye, amene anawasunga kufikira tsiku lija;
chimene chinali chiyambi cha chifundo kufalikira pa iwo.
Act 8:28 Ndipo litatha sabata, adaperekako zina za zofunkha
opunduka, ndi akazi amasiye, ndi ana amasiye, otsala adagawirana
okha ndi akapolo awo.
Mar 8:29 Ndipo pamene ichi chidachitika, napemphera pamodzi iwo pamodzi
anapempha Ambuye wachifundo kuti ayanjanitsidwe ndi atumiki ake kwamuyaya.
8:30 Komanso amene anali ndi Timoteyo ndi Bacchides, amene anamenyana
pa iwo, anapha oposa zikwi makumi awiri, ndipo anakwera mosavuta
ndi zolimba, nagawana mwa iwo okha zofunkha zambiri, ndi
analinganiza opunduka, ana amasiye, akazi amasiye, inde, okalambanso, akhale ofanana
amawononga ndi iwo okha.
Mar 8:31 Ndipo pamene adasonkhanitsa zida zawo, adaziyika zonse
mosamala m'malo abwino, ndi otsala a zofunkha iwo
anabweretsedwa ku Yerusalemu.
8:32 Anaphanso Filarches, munthu woyipa uja, amene anali ndi Timoteo.
ndipo adakwiyitsa Ayuda mnjira zambiri.
8:33 Komanso pa nthawi imene adachita phwando la chigonjetso chawo
dziko anatentha Kalistine, amene anayatsa moto pa zipata zopatulika,
amene anathawira m’nyumba yaing’ono; ndipo adalandira mphoto yake
kuipa kwake.
8:34 Koma Nicanori wosayamika uja, amene adabweretsa chikwi
amalonda kugula Ayuda,
8:35 Iye anatsitsidwa ndi thandizo la Ambuye, amene iye
adapanga akaunti yaying'ono; ndi kuvula chobvala chake cha ulemerero, ndi
atasiya gulu lake, anadza ngati wantchito wothawathawa
pakati pa dziko ku Antiokeya pokhala nacho manyazi ambiri, pakuti wolandira alendowo anali
kuwonongedwa.
Luk 8:36 Chotero iye amene adampatsa kupereka msonkho kwa Aroma
kwa akapolo ku Yerusalemu, anauzidwa kutali, kuti Ayuda anali ndi Mulungu
kuwamenyera nkhondo, ndipo chifukwa chake sadapweteke, chifukwa iwo
anatsatira malamulo amene anawapatsa.