1 Makabe
1: 1 Hanyuma, Alegizandere mwene Filipo, Makedoniya, uwo
asohoka mu gihugu cya Chettiim, yakubise Dariyo umwami w'Uwiteka
Abaperesi n'Abamedi, ko yategetse mu cyimbo cye, uwambere mu Bugereki,
1: 2 Akora intambara nyinshi, atsinda ibirindiro bikomeye, yica abami b'Uwiteka
isi,
1: 3 Yanyuze mu mpera z'isi, atwara iminyago ya benshi
mahanga, ku buryo isi yari ituje imbere ye; aho yari ari
yashyizwe hejuru kandi umutima we urazamuka.
1: 4 Akoranya ingabo zikomeye, ategeka ibihugu, kandi
amahanga, n'abami, babaye imigezi kuri we.
1: 5 Nyuma y'ibyo, ararwara, abona ko agomba gupfa.
1: 6 Ni cyo cyatumye ahamagara abagaragu be, nk'icyubahiro, kandi bari
yajyanye na we kuva akiri muto, agabana ubwami bwe muri bo,
akiri muzima.
1: 7 Alegizandere ategeka imyaka cumi n'ibiri, hanyuma arapfa.
1: 8 Abagaragu be bayobora buri wese mu cyimbo cye.
1: 9 Nyuma y'urupfu rwe, bose bambara amakamba; n'abo
abahungu babo nyuma yimyaka myinshi: kandi ibibi byariyongereye mwisi.
1:10 Muri bo havamo umuzi mubi Antiyokusi witwa Epifani,
mwene Antiyokusi umwami, wahoze ari ingwate i Roma, na we
yategetse mu mwaka ijana na mirongo itatu na karindwi y'ubwami bw'Uwiteka
Abagereki.
1:11 Muri iyo minsi, bava muri Isiraheli abantu babi, bemeza benshi,
ati, Reka tugende dusezeranye nabanyamahanga bazengurutse
ibyacu: kuko kuva twabavaho twagize agahinda kenshi.
1:12 Iki gikoresho rero cyarabashimishije cyane.
1:13 Bamwe mu bantu bari imbere cyane, ku buryo bagiye kuri Uwiteka
umwami, wabahaye uruhushya rwo gukora nyuma y'amategeko y'amahanga:
1:14 Aho bubatse ahakorerwa imyitozo i Yerusalemu nk'uko Uwiteka abivuga
imigenzo y'abanyamahanga:
1:15 Barigira abatakebwe, bareka isezerano ryera, kandi
bifatanije n’abanyamahanga, baragurishwa kugira ngo bakore ibibi.
1:16 Ubwami bumaze gushingwa mbere ya Antiyokusi, aratekereza
gutegeka Egiputa kugira ngo aganze ibihugu bibiri.
1:17 Ni cyo cyatumye yinjira muri Egiputa ari benshi, afite amagare,
n'inzovu, n'abagendera ku mafarashi, hamwe n'ingabo nini zirwanira mu mazi,
1:18 Yarwanye na Putolemeyi umwami wa Egiputa, ariko Putolemeyi aratinya
aramuhunga; benshi barakomereka kugeza bapfuye.
1:19 Nuko babona imigi ikomeye mu gihugu cya Egiputa, afata Uhoraho
iminyago yayo.
1:20 Antiyokusi amaze gukubita Egiputa, asubira muri Uhoraho
ijana na mirongo ine na gatatu, barazamuka barwanya Isiraheli na Yeruzalemu
n'imbaga nyamwinshi,
1:21 Yinjira yishimye cyane ahera, akuramo igicaniro cya zahabu,
na buji y'itara, n'ibikoresho byayo byose,
1:22 Ameza yumutsima wumugati, nibikoresho bisuka, hamwe ninzabya.
n'amasanduku ya zahabu, umwenda ukingiriza, n'ikamba, na zahabu
imitako yari imbere y'urusengero, ayikuramo yose.
1:23 Afata ifeza na zahabu, n'ibikoresho by'agaciro: na we
yafashe ubutunzi bwihishe yasanze.
1:24 Amaze gutwara byose, yinjira mu gihugu cye, akora a
ubwicanyi bukomeye, kandi buvugwa twishimye cyane.
1:25 Ni cyo cyatumye muri Isiraheli haba icyunamo gikomeye, ahantu hose
bari;
1:26 Kugira ngo ibikomangoma n'abakuru bararira, inkumi n'abasore bari
yagize intege nke, kandi ubwiza bwabagore bwarahinduwe.
1:27 Umukwe wese yafashe icyunamo, n'uwicaye mu bashakanye
icyumba cyari gifite uburemere,
1:28 Igihugu nacyo cyimuriwe kubatuye, n'inzu yose
ya Yakobo yari yuzuye urujijo.
1:29 Nyuma yimyaka ibiri irangiye, umwami yohereza umutware mukuru wa
Mushimire imigi ya Yuda, yaje i Yerusalemu hamwe nini
imbaga,
1:30 Bababwira amagambo y'amahoro, ariko byose byari uburiganya, kuko iyo babikora
yari yaramuhaye ikizere, yaguye giturumbuka mu mujyi, arawukubita
arababara cyane, kandi arimbura abantu benshi ba Isiraheli.
1:31 Amaze gufata iminyago y'umujyi, arawutwika,
yamanuye amazu n'inkuta zayo impande zose.
1:32 Ariko abagore n'abana barabatwara, batunga inka.
1:33 Bubaka umugi wa Dawidi n'inkike nini kandi ikomeye, kandi
n'iminara ikomeye, kandi ikabigira igihome gikomeye kuri bo.
1:34 Bashyiramo ishyanga ryabanyabyaha, abantu babi, bakomezwa
ubwabo.
1:35 Babibitse kandi n'intwaro n'ibiryo, n'igihe bari bateraniye
hamwe iminyago ya Yeruzalemu, bayishyira aho, nuko baragenda
yabaye umutego mubi:
1:36 Kuberako yari ahantu ho kuryama dutegereje ahera, kandi ni bibi
umwanzi wa Isiraheli.
1:37 Gutyo bamennye amaraso yinzirakarengane impande zose zera, kandi
yanduye:
1:38 Kubera ko abatuye i Yerusalemu bahunze bazira bo:
aho umujyi wagizwe icumbi ryabanyamahanga, uhinduka
bidasanzwe kubavukiye muri we; Abana be bwite baramusiga.
1:39 Ahera he hasenyutse nk'ubutayu, iminsi mikuru ye irahindurwa
mu cyunamo, amasabato ye yo gutuka icyubahiro cye agasuzuguro.
1:40 Nkuko yari afite icyubahiro cye, niko agasuzuguro ke kariyongereye, na we
icyubahiro cyahindutse icyunamo.
1:41 Byongeye kandi umwami Antiyokusi yandikiye ubwami bwe bwose, kugira ngo byose bibeho
abantu umwe,
Umuntu wese agomba kureka amategeko ye, bityo abanyamahanga bose barabyemera
ku itegeko ry'umwami.
1:43 Yego, benshi mubisiraheli bemeye idini rye, kandi
yatambiye ibigirwamana, kandi yanduza isabato.
1:44 Kuko umwami yari yoherereje Yeruzalemu amabaruwa n'intumwa
imigi ya Yuda ko bagomba gukurikiza amategeko adasanzwe yigihugu,
1:45 Kandi ubuze ibitambo byoswa, ibitambo, n'ibinyobwa, muri
urusengero; kandi ko bagomba guhumanya amasabato n'iminsi mikuru:
1:46 Kandi uhumanye ahera n'abera:
1:47 Shiraho ibicaniro, ibiti, na shapeli y'ibigirwamana, utambire ingurube
inyama, n'inyamaswa zanduye:
1:48 Ko nabo bagomba gusiga abana babo batakebwe, bakagira ababo
roho ziteye ishozi nuburyo bwose bwanduye no gutukwa:
1:49 Kugira ngo barangize, bashobora kwibagirwa amategeko, bagahindura amategeko yose.
1:50 Umuntu wese udashaka gukurikiza amategeko y'umwami, ni we
yavuze ko agomba gupfa.
1:51 Mu buryo bumwe, yandikira ubwami bwe bwose, arashiraho
Abagenzuzi b'abantu bose, bategeka imigi y'u Buyuda
igitambo, umujyi ku wundi.
1:52 Abantu benshi barabateranira, kugira ngo bamenye bose
yaretse amategeko; nuko bakora ibibi mu gihugu;
1:53 Yirukana Abisiraheli ahantu hihishe, aho bashoboye hose
Hunga ubutabazi.
1:54 Noneho umunsi wa cumi na gatanu wukwezi Casleu, mumajana mirongo ine na
umwaka wa gatanu, bashizeho ikizira cyo kurimbuka ku gicaniro,
yubaka ibicaniro by'ibigirwamana mu migi yose ya Yuda impande zose;
1:55 Batwika imibavu ku miryango y'amazu yabo, no mu mihanda.
1:56 Bamaze gukodesha ibice ibitabo by'amategeko basanze,
babatwika umuriro.
1:57 Kandi umuntu wese wabonetse afite igitabo cyisezerano, cyangwa niba gihari
biyemeje amategeko, itegeko ry'umwami ryari, ko bagomba gushyira
kugeza apfuye.
1:58 Uku ni ko babigenje ku bubasha bwabo ku Bisirayeli buri kwezi, kugira ngo
benshi wasangaga mu migi.
1:59 Noneho umunsi wa gatanu na makumyabiri z'ukwezi batambira Uwiteka
igicaniro cy'ibigirwamana, cyari ku gicaniro cy'Imana.
1:60 Icyo gihe bakurikije itegeko bica
abagore, ibyo bikaba byaratumye abana babo bakebwa.
1:61 Bamanika impinja mu ijosi, bazunguza amazu yabo,
akabica abakebwe.
1:62 Nubwo benshi muri Isiraheli bakemuwe byimazeyo kandi bemeza ubwabo
kutarya ikintu cyose gihumanye.
1:63 Niyo mpamvu aho gupfa, kugira ngo batanduzwa inyama,
Kugira ngo badahumanya isezerano ryera: nuko barapfa.
1:64 Kandi Isiraheli yararakaye cyane.