1 Maccabees
16:1 Zvino Johwani wakakwira achibva Gazera, akaudza Simoni baba vake zvakanga Cndebeus
akanga aita.
2 Naizvozvo Simoni akadana vanakomana vake vaviri vakuru, Judhasi naJohwani, akati
ivo, ini, nehama dzangu, neveimba yababa vangu, takapiwa nhaka yangu nokusingaperi
majaya akarwa navavengi vaIsiraeri kusvikira nhasi; uye zvinhu
takakunda kwazvo mumaoko edu, kuti tarwira vaIsiraeri
kazhinji.
16:3 Asi zvino ndakwegura, uye imi, netsitsi dzaMwari, mava zera rakaringana;
pachinzvimbo changu nomunun’una wangu, uye endai munorwira rudzi rwedu, uye
rubatsiro runobva kudenga ngaruve nemi.
16:4 Saka akasarudza kubva munyika zviuru makumi maviri varume vehondo vaiva nevatasvi vemabhiza.
uyo akabuda kunorwisa Cendebeus, uye akazorora husiku ihwohwo kuModin.
16:5 Zvino vakati vachimuka mangwanani, vachipinda mubani, vakawana a
hondo huru yavanhu vaifamba namakumbo navatasvi vamabhiza vakauya kuzorwa navo.
asi pakanga pane rukova rwemvura pakati pavo.
16:6 Saka iye nevanhu vake vakadzika matende pakatarisana navo;
vanhu vakatya kuyambuka rukova rwemvura, akatanga kuyambuka
iye pachake, uye varume vaimuona vakapfuura vachimutevera.
16:7 Akati aita izvozvo, akaparadzanisa vanhu vake, uye akaisa vatasvi vemabhiza pakati pegungwa
nokuti vatasvi vamabhiza vakanga vari vazhinji kwazvo.
Ipapo vakaridza hwamanda tsvene, ipapo Cendebeus newake
hondo yakatiza, naizvozvo vazhinji vavo vakaurawa, naivo vakaurawa
vakasara vakavaendesa kunhare.
16:9 Nenguva iyo Judhasi munin'ina waJohwani wakakuvadzwa; asi Johani akaramba achitevera
shure kwavo, kusvikira asvika paKidhironi, yakanga yavakwa naCendebheus.
Naizvozvo vakatizira kushongwe dziri muminda yeAzota; saka iye
vakaripisa nomoto, zvokuti vakaurawa pakati pavo vanenge zviuru zviviri
varume. Shure kwaizvozvo akadzokera kunyika yeJudhea norugare.
16:11 Pabani reJeriko pakagadzirwa Toremeo mwanakomana waAbhubus.
mukuru, akanga ane sirivha nendarama zhinji;
16:12 Nokuti waiva mukwambo wemupristi mukuru.
16:13 Naizvozvo moyo wake wazvikudza, akafunga kuenda kunyika iyo
iye pachake, uye ipapo akarangana nounyengeri pamusoro paSimoni nevanakomana vake
kuti vaparadzwe.
16:14 Zvino Simoni wakange achishanyira maguta eruwa, akatora
chengetai kurongeka kwayo; panguva iyoyo akaburuka iye pachake
kuJeriko navanakomana vake, Matatiasi naJudhasi, pamwe chete nezana
gore ramakumi manomwe namanomwe, nomwedzi wegumi nomumwe, wakanzi Sabata;
16:15 Apo mwanakomana waAbubus achivagamuchira nekunyengera mubato duku,
yainzi Dhokosi, yaakanga avaka, akavaitira mabiko makuru;
vakanga vaviga varume imomo.
Ruka 16:16 Saka Simoni navanakomana vake vakati vanwa zvikuru, Toremee navanhu vake vakasimuka.
vakasimuka vakatora nhumbi dzavo dzokurwa nadzo, vakasvika kuna Simoni pamutambo
akamuuraya, iye navanakomana vake vaviri navamwe varanda vake.
16:17 Naizvozvi akaita kubiridzira kukuru, uye akatsiva zvakaipa
kugona.
16:18 Ipapo Toremee akanyora zvinhu izvi, akatumira kuna mambo, kuti anyore
mumutumire hondo kuzomubatsira, uye iye aizomukumikidza nyika uye
maguta.
16:19 Akatumawo vamwe kuGazera kunouraya Johwani, nekuvakuru vemauto
akatuma tsamba kuti dziuye kwaari, kuti avape sirivha nendarama;
uye mibayiro.
16:20 Uye vamwe akavatuma kuti vatore Jerusarema uye gomo retemberi.
16:21 Zvino mumwe akanga amhanyira kuGazera akaudza Johani kuti baba vake uye
hama dzakaurayiwa, uye Toremei atuma munhu kuzokuurayai.
wo.
16:22 Wakati achinzwa izvozvo, akakatyamara zvikuru; saka akaisa maoko pamusoro pavo.
vakanga vauya kuzomuparadza nokuvauraya; nekuti aiziva kuti ivo
akatsvaka kumubvisa.
16:23 Kana ari mamwe mabasa aJohwani, nehondo dzake, nezvaakafanira
mabasa aakaita, nokuvaka masvingo aakaita, neake
mabasa,
Zvakazarurwa 16:24 Tarirai, izvi zvakanyorwa munhoroondo dzoupristi hwake kubva munhoroondo dzegore negore
nguva yaakaitwa muprista mukuru shure kwababa vake.