2 Makabe
14: 1 Nyuma yimyaka itatu Yuda amenyeshwa, Demetiriyo mwene
Seleucus, amaze kwinjira mu kiraro cya Tripolis n'imbaraga nini kandi
navy,
14: 2 Yari yarigaruriye igihugu, akica Antiyokusi, na Liziya wamurindaga.
3 Alcimusi umwe, wahoze ari umutambyi mukuru, kandi yari yanduye
nkana mugihe cyo kwivanga nabanyamahanga, babibona
nta na hamwe yashoboraga kwikiza, cyangwa ngo agire ikindi cyera cyera
igicaniro,
14: 4 Haza umwami Demetiriyo mu mwaka wa ijana na mirongo itanu,
kumushyikiriza ikamba rya zahabu, n'imikindo, ndetse n'amashami
Byakoreshejwe mu rusengero mu buryo bukomeye, nuko uwo munsi afata ibye
amahoro.
14: 5 Nyamara kuba yarabonye amahirwe yo kurushaho kwihangira imirimo ye, kandi
guhamagarwa na Demetiriyo, abaza uko Abayahudi bahagaze
yagize ingaruka, n'icyo bagambiriye, asubiza kuri:
14: 6 Abo mu Bayahudi yise Abanyasideya, umutware wabo ni Yuda
Makabe, itunga intambara kandi irigomeka, kandi ntizemera ko abasigaye baba
mu mahoro.
14: 7 Nanjye rero, kwamburwa icyubahiro cya basogokuruza, ndavuga hejuru
ubupadiri, ubu naje hano:
14: 8 Icya mbere, mubyukuri ubwitonzi budashyizweho Mfite ibintu bijyanye na
umwami; icya kabiri, niyo kubwibyo ndashaka ibyiza byanjye
abanyagihugu: erega igihugu cyacu cyose ntabwo kiri mubibazo bito binyuze muri
kutabigambiriye kubacuruza haruguru.
9 Noneho rero, mwami, kuko uzi ibyo byose uzi neza, witondere Uwiteka
igihugu, n'igihugu cyacu, gikandamijwe impande zose, ukurikije
imbabazi ko byoroshye kuri bose.
Igihe cyose Yuda akiriho, ntibishoboka ko igihugu kibaho
ceceka.
14:11 Ntibyatinze kuvugwa kuri we, ahubwo ni inshuti z'umwami,
kuba yarigometse kuri Yuda, akora imibavu myinshi Demetiriyo.
14:12 Ako kanya ahamagara Nikanori, wari umutware w'inzovu, kandi
amugira umutware wa Yudaya, aramwohereza,
14:13 Amutegeka kwica Yuda, no gutatanya abari kumwe na we,
no guhindura Alcimus umutambyi mukuru w'urusengero runini.
14:14 Abanyamahanga bari bahunze bava muri Yudaya bava i Yuda, baza i Nikani
n'imikumbi, utekereza ibibi nibyago ot abayahudi kuba ababo
imibereho myiza.
15:15 Abayahudi bumvise ukuza kwa Nikanori, kandi ko abanyamahanga bari
babarwanya, babatera isi ku mutwe, baratakamba
kuri we washyizeho ubwoko bwe ubuziraherezo, kandi uhora utabara
umugabane we no kwerekana ko ahari.
14:16 Rero, itegeko rya capitaine bakuyemo ako kanya
bahava, babegera mu mujyi wa Dessau.
17:17 Simoni, umuvandimwe wa Yuda, yinjiye mu ntambara na Nikanori, ariko yari
hari ukuntu bitanyuze mu guceceka gutunguranye kw'abanzi be.
14:18 Nyamara Nikanori, yumva ubugabo bw'abo bari kumwe
Yuda, n'ubutwari bagombaga kurwanira igihugu cyabo,
gutinyuka ntugerageze ikibazo ukoresheje inkota.
14:19 Ni cyo cyatumye yohereza Posidoniyo, na Tewodote, na Matatiyasi gukora
amahoro.
14:20 Bamaze gufata inama ndende, umutware w'ingabo
yamenyesheje rubanda, kandi bigaragara ko ari
ibitekerezo byose, bemeye amasezerano,
14:21 Ashiraho umunsi wo guhurira hamwe bonyine: n'umunsi
yaraje, kandi intebe zashyizweho kuri umwe muri bo,
14:22 Ludas yashyize abantu bitwaje imbunda ahantu heza, kugira ngo hatabaho ubuhemu
bigomba gukoreshwa muburyo butunguranye nabanzi: nuko bakora amahoro
nama.
14:23 Nikanori aba i Yeruzalemu, ariko ntiyagira icyo ababaza, ahubwo yohereje Uwiteka
abantu baza kumusanga.
24:24 Kandi ntiyashaka ko Yuda amubona, kuko akunda Uhoraho
umuntu bivuye ku mutima
14:25 Aramusenga ngo ashake umugore, kandi abyare abana, nuko arongora,
yari atuje, kandi agira uruhare muri ubu buzima.
14:26 Ariko Alcimusi, abonye urukundo rwari hagati yabo, arazirikana
amasezerano yakozwe, baza kwa Demetiriyo, baramubwira
Nikanor ntiyagize ingaruka nziza kuri leta; kuko yari yarashyizeho
Yuda, umugambanyi mubwami bwe, kugirango asimbure umwami.
14:27 Umwami ararakara, ararakara ashinja Uwiteka
umuntu mubi cyane, yandikira Nikanor, asobanura ko ari byinshi
ntiyishimiye amasezerano, amutegeka kohereza
Imfungwa ya Makabe yihutiye kujya muri Antiyokiya.
14:28 Ibyo Nikanori abibonye, arumirwa cyane,
akayifata nabi ko agomba gukuraho ingingo zari
byumvikanyweho, umugabo nta kosa afite.
14:29 Ariko kubera ko nta mwami wagiraga ikibazo, yitegereza igihe cye
kurangiza iki kintu muri politiki.
14:30 Tutibagiwe, igihe Makabe yabonaga ko Nikanori yatangiye kuba indakemwa
kuri we, kandi ko yamwinginze bikabije kuruta uko yari asanzwe abikora,
abonye ko imyitwarire nk'iyo itaje neza, arateranya
hamwe ntabwo ari bake mu bantu be, maze yikura muri Nikanori.
14:31 Ariko undi, azi ko yabujijwe cyane na politiki ya Yuda,
yinjira mu rusengero runini kandi rwera, ategeka abatambyi, ko
batangaga ibitambo byabo bisanzwe, kugirango bamutange umugabo.
14:32 Bamaze kurahira ko badashobora kumenya aho uwo muntu ari we
yashakishijwe,
Arambura ukuboko kwe kw'iburyo yerekeza ku rusengero, arahira
ubu buryo: Niba mutazampa Yuda nkaba imbohe, nzaryama
uru rusengero rw'Imana ndetse n'ubutaka, kandi nzasenya Uwiteka
igicaniro, kandi wubake Bakusi urusengero ruzwi.
14:34 Amaze kuvuga ayo magambo aragenda. Abatambyi barambura amaboko
yerekeza mu ijuru, kandi yinginga uwahoze ari umwunganira
ishyanga, rivuga muri ubu buryo;
14:35 Wowe, Mwami wa byose, udakeneye ubusa, wishimiye ibyo
urusengero rwo guturamo rugomba kuba muri twe:
14:36 Noneho rero, Mwami wera wera wera, komeza iyi nzu iteka ryose
idahumanye, iherutse kwezwa, no guhagarika umunwa wose utabera.
14:37 Noneho Nikanori yashinjwaga Razis umwe, umwe mu bakuru ba
Yerusalemu, umukunzi wigihugu cye, numuntu wumunyamakuru mwiza cyane, ninde
kuko ineza ye yitwaga se w'Abayahudi.
14:38 Kuberako mubihe byashize, iyo bativanze ubwabo
Abanyamahanga, yashinjwaga idini rya kiyahudi, kandi abangamira ubutwari bwe
umubiri nubuzima hamwe nimbaraga zose kumadini yabayahudi.
14:39 Nikanori rero, yiteguye gutangaza urwango yangiriye Abayahudi, yohereje
hejuru ya magana atanu y'intambara yo kumujyana:
14:40 Kuberako yatekereje kumujyana gukorera Abayahudi cyane.
14:41 Igihe abantu benshi bari gufata umunara, bakameneka bikabije
mu muryango w'inyuma, maze asaba ko umuriro ugomba kuzanwa ngo awutwike, we
kuba yiteguye gufatwa impande zose yaguye ku nkota ye;
14:42 Guhitamo gupfa kubigabo, kuruta kuza mumaboko ya
mubi, guhohoterwa ukundi uretse gusaba ivuka rye ryiza:
14:43 Ariko abura inkoni ye yihuta, imbaga nayo yihuta imbere
inzugi, yiruka ashize amanga hejuru y'urukuta, yikubita hasi
mubyinshi muri byo.
14:44 Ariko bahita basubiza, umwanya urakorwa, aragwa
hagati yubusa.
14:45 Nyamara, mugihe yari akiri umwuka muri we, araka
ararakara, arahaguruka; kandi nubwo amaraso ye yamenetse nk'amasoko y'amazi,
ibikomere bye byari bikomeye, nyamara yiruka hagati ya Uwiteka
imbaga y'abantu; kandi uhagaze ku rutare ruhanamye,
14:46 Igihe amaraso ye yari amaze kugenda, yakuyemo amara, kandi
abafata mu biganza byombi, abajugunya ku mbaga y'abantu, arahamagara
kuri Nyagasani wubuzima numwuka kugirango amugarure abo, yongeye gutya
yarapfuye.