1 Maccabees
2:1 Mumazuva iwayo, Matatiasi mwanakomana waJohwani, mwanakomana waSimioni, a
mupristi wevanakomana vaJoaribhi weJerusarema, akagara paModhini.
2:2 Akanga ana vanakomana vashanu, Johanani, ainzi Kadhisi.
2:3 Simoni; anonzi Thassi:
2:4 Judhasi, ainzi Maccabeus.
2:5 Ereazari, akatumidza Avharani, naJonatani, wakatumidzwa Apfusi.
2:6 Uye wakati achiona kunyomba kwakaitwa muJudha uye
Jerusarema,
2:7 Akati, Ndine nhamo! Ndakazvarirwa nei kuti ndione nhamo yangu iyi
vanhu, neveguta dzvene, nokugaramo, kana rasunungurwa
muruoko rwomuvengi, nomunzvimbo tsvene muruoko rwaJehovha
vatorwa?
2:8 Temberi yaro yaita somunhu asina kubwinya.
2:9 Midziyo yaro inobwinya inoendeswa kuutapwa, vacheche varo vachatapwa
akaurawa munzira dzomuguta, namajaya aro nomunondo womuvengi.
2:10 Rudzi ruripi rusina kuwana mugove paushe hwarwo, nokutora zvakapambwa zvarwo?
2:11 ukomba hwaro hwose hwabviswa; wakaitwa womukadzi akasununguka
muranda.
Tarirai, nzvimbo yedu tsvene, kunaka kwedu nokubwinya kwedu, zvaiswa
kuparadzwa, uye vahedheni vakarisvibisa.
2:13 Naizvozvo tichararama nei?
2:14 Ipapo Matatiasi navanakomana vake vakabvarura nguo dzavo, uye vakapfeka masaga.
uye akachema zvikuru.
2:15 Panguva iyoyo machinda amambo, vakamanikidza vanhu
chimurenga, akapinda muguta reModin, kuzovaita zvibayiro.
2:16 Zvino vazhinji vavaIsiraeri vakati vauya kwavari, Matatiasiwo navanakomana vake
vakaungana.
2:17 Ipapo varanda vamambo vakapindura, vakati kuna Matatiasi seizvi:
Iwe uri mutongi, uye munhu anokudzwa uye mukuru muguta rino, uye
wakasimbiswa nevanakomana nehama;
2:18 Naizvozvo zvino iwe tanga kuuya, uye muzadzisa murayiro wamambo
sezvakaita ndudzi dzose, navarume vaJudhawo, navakadaro
gara paJerusarema; saizvozvo iwe neimba yako muchava pauwandu hwaJehovha
Shamwari dzamambo, uye iwe navana vako muchakudzwa nesirivha
nendarama, nemibayiro mizhinji.
2:19 Ipapo Matatiasi akapindura, akati nenzwi guru: Kunyange
ndudzi dziri pasi poutongi hwamambo dzinomuteerera uye dzinotsauka
mumwe wechitendero chamadzibaba avo, uye vachitenderana naye
mirairo:
2:20 Asi ini nevanakomana vangu nehama dzangu ndichafamba musungano yedu
madzibaba.
2:21 Mwari ngaatidzivise kuti tisiye murairo nezvisungo.
2:22 Hatidi kuteerera mashoko amambo, kuti tibve muchitendero chedu, zvakare
kurudyi, kana kuruboshwe.
2:23 Wakati apedza kutaura mashoko iwayo, mumwe wevaJudha akapinda
kuona kwevose kuti vabayire paatari yaive paModin, maererano
kumurayiro wamambo.
2:24 Matatiasi paakazviona, akaputirwa nekushingaira uye nemoyo wake wose
mwoyo wake ukabvunda, akasagona kutsungirira kuratidza kutsamwa kwake saizvozvo
naizvozvo akamhanya, akamuurayira paaritari.
2:25 Akaurayawo mubati wamambo, akamanikidza vanhu kubayira
panguva iyoyo, uye akaputsa aritari.
2:26 Saizvozvo wakashingairira murairo waMwari sezvakaitwa naFiniyasi
Zamri mwanakomana waSaromi.
2:27 Matatiasi akadanidzira nenzwi guru muguta rose, achiti:
Ani nani anoshingairira murairo uye achichengeta sungano, ngaarege
nditevere.
2:28 Naizvozvo iye nevanakomana vake vakatizira kumakomo, uye vakasiya zvose
aiva muguta.
Ruka 2:29 Ipapo vazhinji vaitsvaka kururama nokururamisira vakaburukira mugomba
murenje, kuti ndigaremo;
2:30 ivo nevana vavo, nevakadzi vavo; nemombe dzavo;
nekuti matambudziko akawedzera pamusoro pavo.
2:31 Zvino varanda vamambo nehondo yakanga iri vakaudzwa
Jerusarema, muguta raDhavhidhi, vamwe varume vakanga vapwanya
murayiro wamambo wakaburukira panzvimbo dzakavanda mugungwa
murenje,
2:32 Vakadzingirira vanhu vazhinji-zhinji, vakavabata, vakavabata
vakadzika matende kuzorwa navo, vakavaitira hondo nomusi wesabata.
33 Vakati kwavari: Zvamakaita kusvikira zvino zvaringana;
budai muite zvamakarairwa namambo, nemwiwo
achararama.
34 Asi ivo vakati, Hatidi kubuda, hatingaiti zvamambo
murayiro, kumhura zuva resabata.
2:35 Naizvozvo vakakurumidza kurwa navo;
36 Asi havana kuvapindura, kana kupotsera ibwe kwavari, kana
vakamisa nzvimbo dzavaivanda;
2:37 Asi akati: Ngatife tose tisina mhosva; denga nenyika zvichapupura
kuti mutiuraye zvisina kururama.
2:38 Naizvozvo vakavamukira pakurwa nomusi wesabata, vakauraya
ivo, nevakadzi vavo, nevana vavo, nemombe dzavo, pauwandu hwea
zviuru zvevanhu.
Ruka 2:39 Zvino Matatiasi neshamwari dzake vakati vanzwisisa, vakachema
kuvarwadza chaiko.
2:40 Mumwe wavo akati kune mumwe: Kana isu tose tikaita sezvakaita hama dzedu.
uye usarwire hupenyu hwedu nemitemo ichipikisana nevahedeni, ivo zvino
kurumidzai kutidzura panyika.
2:41 Naizvozvo nenguva iyo vakaraira, vachiti: Ani nani unouya
kurwa nesu nezuva resabata, ticharwa naye;
uye hatingafi tose sehama dzedu dzakaurayiwa pamberi paJehovha
nzvimbo dzakavanzika.
2:42 Zvino kwakauya kwaari chaunga chevaAsisia, varume vane simba vehondo
Israeri, navose vakanga vakazvipira kumurayiro nokuda kwavo.
2:43 Navose vakanga vachitiza kutambudzwa vakazvibatanidza navo, uye
kwakava kugara kwavo.
2:44 Naizvozvo vakabatanidza mauto avo, uye vakarova vatadzi pakutsamwa kwavo, uye
vanhu vakaipa pakutsamwa kwavo; asi vamwe vakatizira kuvahedheni kuti vabatsirwe.
Ruka 2:45 Ipapo Matatiasi neshamwari dzake vakatenderera, vakaburusira pasi
maaritari:
2:46 uye chero vana vavakawana pamuganhu waIsraeri
vasina kudzingiswa, vaya vavakanga vadzingisa noumhare.
2:47 Vakateverera varume vaizvikudza, basa rikabudirira mavari
ruoko.
2:48 Naizvozvo vakanunura murairo kubva muruoko rwevahedheni, uye kubva
namaoko amadzimambo, havana kutendera mutadzi kuti akunde.
Ruka 2:49 Kuzoti nguva yokufa kwaMatatiasi yaswedera, akati kune wake
vanakomana, zvino kuzvikudza nokutsiurwa zvakawana simba, nenguva yakafanira
kuparadzwa nokutsamwa nehasha;
50 Naizvozvo zvino, vana vangu, shingairira murayiro, mupe upenyu hwenyu
nokuda kwesungano yamadzibaba enyu.
2:51 Rangarirai mabasa amadzibaba edu panguva yavo; saizvozvo nemiwo
kugamuchira kukudzwa kukuru nezita risingaperi.
52 Abhurahamu haana here kuwanikwa akatendeka pakuidzwa, uye kwakaverengerwa kwaari?
nokuda kwokururama kwake?
Ruka 2:53 Josefa panguva yokutambudzika kwake akachengeta murayiro, akazviita
ishe weIjipiti.
2:54 Phinees baba vedu mukushingaira uye nekushingaira vakawana sungano
uprista husingaperi.
2:55 Jesu pakuzadzisa shoko akaitwa mutongi muIsraeri.
2:56 Karebhi nokuda kwokupupurira ungano isati yagamuchira nhaka
yenyika.
2:57 Dhavhidha ngekuda kwetsitsi wakatora chigaro cheumambo husingaperi.
2:58 Eria nokuda kwokushingairira nokushingairira murayiro akatorwa
kudenga.
2:59 Ananiasi, Azaria, naMisaeri, nokutenda vakaponeswa kubva mumurazvo.
Dhanieri 2:60 Dhanieri akanunurwa pamuromo weshumba nokuda kwokusava kwake nemhosva.
61 Naizvozvo rangarirai saizvozvo kusvikira kumarudzi ose, kuti hakuna unovimba naye
maari muchakundwa.
2:62 Naizvozvo usatya mashoko emutadzi, nokuti kukudzwa kwake kuchava ndove ne
honye.
2:63 Nhasi achasimudzwa, uye mangwana haangawanikwi.
nekuti wadzokera kuguruva rake, kufunga kwake kwasvika
hapana.
2:64 Naizvozvo, imi vanakomana vangu, ivai vakashinga uye muve varume vakamiririra
zvemurairo; nekuti narwo muchakudzwa.
2:65 Uye tarira, ndinoziva kuti munin'ina wako Simoni murume wemazano, teerera
iye achava baba venyu nguva dzose.
2:66 Kana ari Judas Maccabeus, akanga ane simba uye ane simba, kunyange kubva kune vake
jaya, ngaave mukuru wako, urwe hondo yavanhu;
2:67 Toraiwo kwamuri vose vanochengeta murairo, mutsivire
zvakaipa zvevanhu vako.
2:68 Ripirai vahedheni, muchengete mirairo yaJehovha
mutemo.
2:69 Zvino akavaropafadza, uye akaunganidzwa kumadzibaba ake.
2:70 Uye akafa mugore rezana nemakumi mana nematanhatu, uye vanakomana vake vakamuviga
Pamarinda amadzibaba ake paModhini, vaIsiraeri vose vakazvikudza
kumuchema.