1 Maccabees
6:1 Nenguva iyo mambo Antiochus akafamba nenyika dzakakwirira
vakanzwa kuti Erimasi munyika yePezhiya rakanga riri guta guru
nomukurumbira papfuma, nesirivha, nendarama;
6:2 uye imomo makanga mune temberi yakapfuma kwazvo, makanga mune machira
goridhe, nezvidzitiro zvechipfuva, nenhoo, izvo Arekizanda mwanakomana waFiripi, iye
Mambo weMakedhonia, uyo akatanga kutonga pakati pevaGiriki, akanga abva ikoko.
6:3 Naizvozvo akaenda, akatsvaka kubata guta, nokuripamba; asi iye
vakakoniwa, nekuti veguta vakati vanyeverwa;
6:4 akamumukira kundorwa, iye akatiza, akabvapo
akaremerwa zvikuru, akadzokera kuBhabhironi.
6:5 Zvino mumwe wakauya kwaari shoko muPezhiya, kuti
mauto akanga aenda kundorwa nenyika yeJudhea akatiza.
6:6 Zvino Risiasi uya, wakatanga kubuda nesimba guru, wakadzingwa
yevaJudha; uye kuti vakasimbiswa nenhumbi dzokurwa uye nesimba.
nezvakapambwa zvizhinji zvavakanga vatora kuhondo, dzavaiva vanadzo
kuparadzwa:
6:7 Uyewo kuti vakanga vaputsa chinonyangadza, chaakanga amisa pamusoro
nearitari paJerusaremu, uye kuti vakanga vakomba nzvimbo tsvene
namasvingo marefu sakare, neguta rake Bhetishura.
6:8 Zvino mambo wakati achinzwa mashoko iwayo, akashamiswa, uye akavhunduka.
akamuradzika panhovo dzake, akarwara neshungu;
nokuti zvakanga zvisina kumuwira sezvaaitarisira.
6:9 Akagarapo mazuva mazhinji, nokuti shungu dzake dzakaramba dzichiwanda.
uye akazvidavirira kuti anofanira kufa.
6:10 Naizvozvo akadana shamwari dzake dzose, akati kwavari: Hope
ndabva pameso angu, moyo wangu wapera nekufunganya.
6:11 Zvino ndakati mumoyo mangu: Ndasvika pakutambudzika kupi, uye sei?
ihosha huru yenhamo, mandiri zvino. nokuti ndakanga ndine zvakawanda uye
vadikanwa nesimba rangu.
Asi zvino ndinorangarira zvakaipa zvandakaita paJerusaremu, nezvandakatora
nemidziyo yose yendarama neyesirivha yakanga irimo, vakaitumira
paradzai vagari vomuJudhea pasina chikonzero.
6:13 Naizvozvo ndinoona kuti nekuda kweizvi matambudziko aya akauya
ini, tarira, ndinofa neshungu huru munyika yavatorwa.
6:14 Zvino wakadanira kwaari Firipi, umwe weshamwari dzake, waakange aita mutungamiriri
umambo hwake hwose,
6:15 Akamupa korona, nenguvo yake, nechisimbiso chake, kusvikira pakuguma
anofanira kurera mwanakomana wake Antiochus, nokumurera nokuda kwoumambo.
6:16 Saka mambo Antiochus akafa ikoko mugore rezana nemakumi mana nemapfumbamwe.
6:17 Zvino Risia paakaziva kuti mambo akanga afa, akamisa Antiochus wake
mwanakomana waakanga arera achiri muduku, kuti atonge pachinzvimbo chake, nomwanakomana wake
zita raakatumidza kuti Eupator.
6:18 Panenge panguva iyoyo vakanga vari mushongwe vakapfigira vaIsraeri kumativi ose
aigara achitsvaka kukuvadzwa kwavo nokusimbiswa
yavahedheni.
6:19 Naizvozvo Judhasi, achida kuvaparadza, akadana vanhu vose
pamwe chete kuti vavakombe.
6:20 Naizvozvo vakaungana, vakavakomba mu zana nemakumi mashanu
gore, akavaitira mirwi yokupfura nayo, nemimwe injini.
6:21 Asi vamwe vevakange vakakombwa vakaenda, kune vamwe
vanhu vasingadi Mwari vaIsraeri vakazvibatanidza;
6:22 Ivo vakaenda kuna mambo, vakati, Muchanonoka kusvikira rinhiko?
toruramisai hama dzedu here?
6:23 Takada kushumira baba vako, uye kuita sezvavanoda kuti tiite.
nekuteerera mirairo yake;
6:24 Nekuda kweizvozvi ivo verudzi rwedu vanokomba shongwe, uye vari vatorwa
kubva kwatiri: uyezve vazhinji vedu vaigona kuvhenekera vakauraya, uye
akaparadza nhaka yedu.
6:25 Uye havana kutambanudzira ruoko rwavo kwatiri chete, asiwo
pamusoro pemiganhu yavo.
Tarirai, nhasi vanokomba shongwe yeJerusaremu, kuti varikunde
naiyo, nzvimbo tsvene neBheti-tsura vakaivaka.
6:27 Naizvozvo kana musingakurumidzi kuvadzivisa, vachazviita
zvinhu zvikuru kune izvi, nemwi hamungagoni kuzvitonga.
6:28 Zvino mambo wakati azvinzwa, wakatsamwa, akaunganidza vose
shamwari dzake, navakuru vehondo yake, navatariri vake
bhiza.
6:29 Kwakauyawo kwaari vachibva kune humwe ushe, nekuzviwi zvegungwa.
mapoka avarwi.
6:30 Naizvozvo uwandu hwehondo yake hwaisvika zviuru zana vaifamba netsoka, uye
vatasvi vemabhiza zviuru makumi maviri, uye nzou makumi matatu nembiri dzairovedzera muviri
hondo.
6:31 Ava vakagura neIdhumea, vakadzika matende avo paBhetishura, yavakavaka
akarova mazuva mazhinji, achiita injini dzehondo; asi veBhetishara vakasvika
akavapisa, akavapisa nomoto, akarwa noumhare.
6:32 Zvino Judhasi wakabva pashongwe, akandodzika musasa paBhatizakariya.
pakatarisana nemusasa wamambo.
6:33 Zvino mambo akamuka mangwanani-ngwanani akatsamwa kwazvo nehondo yake akananga
Bhatizakaria, apo mauto ake akavagadzirira kundorwa, akaridza
nehwamanda.
6:34 Uye kuti vade kutsamwisa nzou kurwa, vakaratidza
ivo ropa ramazambiringa neremubheri.
6:35 Vakagoverawo mombe pakati pehondo, nechimwe nechimwe
vakagadza varume vane chiuru chimwe vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa nadzo, uye
vane ngowani dzendarira pamisoro yavo; kunze kweizvi, nezvemhuka imwe neimwe
vakanga vagadzwa vatasvi vamabhiza mazana mashanu vakanaka kwazvo;
6:36 Ava vakange vakagadzirira panguva imwe neimwe: pose paiva nechikara, uye
kupi nokupi kwakaenda chikara, idzo dzaiendawo, uye hadzina kubva kwadziri
iye.
6:37 Uye pamusoro pemhuka paiva neshongwe dzematanda dzakasimba, dzaifukidza
mumwe nomumwe wavo akazvisunga zvisungo kwavari, akavapo
uye pamusoro peumwe neumwe varume vane simba makumi matatu nevaviri vakarwa navo;
kunze kwemuIndia aimutonga.
6:38 Kana vari vakasara vevatasvi vemabhiza, vakavamisa kuno nekoko
divi pamativi maviri emuenzi achivapa zviratidzo zvekuita, uye
akasungwa kumativi ose pakati pemapoka.
6:39 Zvino zuva rakati richipenya pamusoro penhovo dzendarama nendarira, iwo makomo
vaipenya nazvo, vaipenya semwenje yomoto.
6:40 Naizvozvo chikamu chehondo yamambo chakapararira pamakomo marefu, uye
chikamu chemipata iri pasi, vakafamba vakachengeteka uye vakarongeka.
41 Naizvozvo vose vakanzwa mhere-mhere yokuwanda kwavo nokufamba
pakati peboka, nokurira kwenguvo dzezvombo zvakazununguka;
hondo yakanga iri huru kwazvo uye ine simba.
42 Zvino Judhasi nehondo yake vakaswedera, akapinda muhondo, akagarapo
vakaurawa pahondo yamambo varume vana mazana matanhatu.
6:43 Ereazariwo, wainzi Savharani, akaziva kuti chimwe chezvikara, chakanga chakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa.
ane nhumbi dzokurwa nadzo dzoumambo akanga akakwirira kupfuura mamwe ose, uye achifunga kuti umambo
mambo akanga ari pamusoro pake.
6:44 azviise panjodzi, kuti arwire vanhu vake, awane
zita rake risingaperi.
6:45 Naizvozvo akamhanyira kwaari noushingi pakati pokurwa.
vachiuraya kuruoko rworudyi nokuruboshwe, zvokuti vakaparadzana
kubva kwaari kumativi maviri.
6:46 Zvakadaro, akaverevedza pasi penzou, ndokumubayirira pasi, ndokuuraya.
nzou ndokuwira pamusoro pake, ndokufirapo.
Ruka 6:47 Asi vamwe vaJudha vakanga vaona simba ramambo nomukurumbira wake
nechisimba chehondo dzake, akavafuratira.
48 Ipapo hondo yamambo ikakwira kundosangana navo Jerusaremu, iye namambo
akadzika matende ake paJudhea nepamusoro pegomo reZioni.
49 asi wakayanana nevaiva paBhetishura, nekuti vakange vabuda
guta, nokuti vakanga vasina zvokudya imomo kuti vatsungirire kukombwa, iro
riri gore rokuzorora kwazvo panyika.
50 Mambo akatora Bhetishura, ndokuisa boka ravarwi ipapo.
51 Kana iri nzvimbo tsvene, akarikomba mazuva mazhinji, akaisapo pfuti
neminjini nenhumbi dzokukanda nadzo moto namabwe, nezvimedu zvokukanda
miseve nezvipfuramabwe.
52 Ipapo vakaitawo injini painjini dzavo, vakaibata
kurwa kwenguva refu.
6:53 Asi pakupedzisira midziyo yavo yakanga isina zvokudya, nokuti ndizvo zvakanga zvakaita
mugore rechinomwe, uye ivo muJudhiya vakasunungurwa kubva muutapwa
vaHedheni, vakanga vadya zvakanga zvasara padura;
6:54 Kwakanga kwasara vashomanana panzvimbo tsvene, nekuti nzara yakanga yakadaro
vakavakunda, vakada kuzviparadza, mumwe nomumwe
munhu kunzvimbo yake.
6:55 Panguva iyoyo Risia akanzwa kuti Firipi, Mambo Antiochus.
paairarama, akanga agadza kurera mwanakomana wake Antiochus, kuti iye
angava mambo,
56 vakadzoka vachibva Persia neMedhia, nehondo yamambo yakaendawo
naye, uye kuti akatsvaka kuunza kwaari kutonga kwezvinhu.
57 Naizvozvo akakurumidza kuenda, akati kuna mambo nokuvakuru vehondo
muenzi neboka, Tinoora zuva nezuva, uye zvokudya zvedu zvishoma
diki, uye nzvimbo yatinokomba yakasimba, uye zvinhu zve
umambo hunotiwira.
6:58 Naizvozvo ikozvino ngative shamwari nevarume ava, uye tiyanane navo
ivo, norudzi rwavo rwose;
6:59 uye sungano navo, kuti vachararama maererano nemirau yavo, sezvavanoita ivo
Vakaita kare, nekuti naizvozvo vakatsamwa, vakaita izvi zvose
zvinhu, nokuti takabvisa mitemo yavo.
6:60 Naizvozvo mambo namachinda vakatenda, saka akatuma shoko kwavari
make peace; vakazvigamuchira.
6:61 Mambo namachinda vakavapikisawo, vakaita saizvozvo
akabuda munhare.
6:62 Zvino mambo akapinda mugomo reZiyoni; asi paakaona simba ra
panzvimbo iyo, wakaputsa mhiko yaakanga aita, akaraira
putsa rusvingo kumativi ose.
6:63 Pashure paizvozvo akabva nokukurumidza, akadzokera Antiokia ikoko
akawana Firipi ari ishe weguta;
akatora guta nechisimba.