2 Maccabees
11:1 Pasina nguva refu pashure, Risiasi mudziviriri wamambo uye muzukuru, uyo zvakare
akatonga zvinhu, akasafarira zvikuru zvinhu zvaivepo
zvaitwa.
11:2 Zvino akaunganidza vanenge zviuru zvina makumi masere nevatasvi vose vamabhiza.
akamukira vaJudha, achifunga kuti achaita guta iro rigaro ravahedheni
vaHedheni,
11:3 uye kuti vawane mutemberi, sezvinoita mamwe temberi dzetemberi
vahedheni, nokugadza upristi hukuru kuti hutengeswe gore rimwe nerimwe;
11:4 asingatongorangariri simba raMwari, asi akazvikudza pamusoro pegumi rake
zviuru zvevaifamba namakumbo, nezviuru zvavatasvi vamabhiza namakumi masere
nzou.
11:5 Naizvozvo akasvika muJudhiya, akaswedera pedo neBhetishura, raiva guta rakasimba.
asi kure neJerusarema mastadhia anenge mashanu, akakomba zvikuru
kwairi.
11:6 Zvino avo vaiva naMaccabeus vakati vanzwa kuti wakakomba nhare.
ivo navanhu vose vakachema kuna Jehovha, vachichema nemisodzi
kuti aizotuma ngirozi yakanaka kuti inunure vaIsraeri.
11:7 Ipapo Maccabeus pachake pakutanga akatora zvombo, achikurudzira mumwe
kuti vaizozviisa pangozi pamwe chete naye kuti vabatsire vanhu vavo
Naizvozvo vakabuda pamwe chete nechido.
11:8 Zvino vakati vari paJerusarema, vakaonekwa pamberi pavo vakatasva bhiza
mumwe akapfeka nguo chena, achizunza nhumbi dzake dzokurwa dzendarama.
11:9 Zvino vakarumbidza Mwari ane tsitsi pamwe chete, uye vakatsunga.
zvekuti vaive vakagadzirira kwete kurwa nevanhu chete, asi nevazhinji
mhuka dzino utsinye, nokubvoora masvingo esimbi.
11:10 Naizvozvo vakafamba vakapfeka nhumbi dzavo dzokurwa, vaine mubatsiri aibva kudenga.
nokuti Ishe akanga ane nyasha kwavari
11:11 Uye vakarayira vavengi vavo seshumba, vakauraya gumi nomumwe
vaifamba namakumbo vane zviuru zvine gumi nezvitanhatu, navatasvi vamabhiza vane zviuru zvine gumi nezvitanhatu, vakaisa vamwe vose
ndege.
11:12 Vazhinji vavo vakanga vakuvadzwa vakapukunyuka vasina kupfeka; naRisia pachake akatiza
zvinonyadzisa uye akapukunyuka.
11:13 Iye semunhu wenjere, achizvipa kurashikirwa kwakadini
akanga awana, uye tichifunga kuti vaHebheru havangakundi, nokuti
Mwari Wamasimba Ose akavabatsira, akavatumira;
11:14 Uye akavakumbirisa kuti vabvumirane pazvinhu zvose zvakanaka, uye akavavimbisa
kuti anyengetedze mambo kuti anofanira kuva shamwari yake
ivo.
11:15 Ipapo Maccabeus akabvuma zvose zvaidiwa naRisia, achichenjerera
the common good; uye zvose Maccabhio zvaakanyorera Risia pamusoro pazvo
vaJudha, mambo akavatendera.
11:16 Nokuti kwaiva netsamba dzakanyorerwa vaJudha dzaibva kuna Risiasi, dzaiti:
Risiasi kuungano yevaJudha.
11:17 Johani naAbhusaromu, avo vakatumwa kubva kwamuri, vakandipa chikumbiro
vakanyoresa, uye vakaita chikumbiro chekuita kwezviri mukati
zvayo.
11:18 Naizvozvo zvinhu zvose zvakafanira kuudzwa mambo, I
akazvizivisa, uye akapa zvose sezvaaigona.
11:19 Zvino kana muchiramba makatendeka kuhurumende, pashure zvakare
ndichaedza kuva nzira yekubatsira kwako.
Ruka 11:20 Asi pamusoro pezvinhu izvi ndakarayira zvose izvi nokune zvimwewo
akabva kwandiri kuti azotaurirana nemi.
11:21 Farai zvakanaka. Gore rezana namakumi mana namana, namana uye
zuva ramakumi maviri romwedzi Dioscorinthius.
11:22 Zvino mutsamba yamambo yaive nemashoko aya: Mambo Antiochus kune wake
hama Risia unokukwazisai.
11:23 Sezvo baba vedu vashandurirwa kuvamwari, chido chedu ndechokuti ivo
muri paushe hwedu, garai makanyarara, kuti mumwe nomumwe atarire zvake
nyaya dzake.
11:24 Tinonzwisisa zvakare kuti vaJudha havana kutenderana nababa vedu, kuti
kuti vauyiswe kutsika dzavaHedheni, asi zviri nani vachengete yavo
isu pachedu; naizvozvo vanoda kwatiri kuti isu
vanofanira kuvabvumira kurarama maererano nemitemo yavo.
11:25 Naizvozvo pfungwa dzedu ndezvokuti, rudzi urwu ruchava nezororo, uye isu tawana
ndakafunga kuvadzoserazve temberi yavo, kuti vararame sezvakafanira
tsika dzamadzibaba avo.
11:26 Naizvozvo uchaita zvakanaka kutumira kwavari uye kuvapa rugare.
kuti kana vachipupurirwa mupfungwa dzedu, vave nokunyaradzwa;
uye vagare vachifara pamusoro pezvinhu zvavo.
11:27 Uye tsamba yamambo kurudzi rwevaJudha yakazouya shure kwaizvozvi
nenzira: Mambo Antiochus anokukwazisai dare remakurukota nevamwe vose
wevaJudha:
28 Kana muchiti zvakanaka, tine chido chedu; tinewo hutano hwakanaka.
11:29 Meneus akatiudza, kuti muchida kudzokera kumusha, uye
tevera bhizinesi rako pachako:
11:30 Naizvozvo avo vachaenda vachava nomufambiro wakachengeteka kusvikira
zuva remakumi matatu reXanthicus nekuchengetedzeka.
11:31 Uye vaJudha vachashandisa marudzi avo ezvokudya nemitemo, sekare; uye
hakuna mumwe wavo chero nzira ipi neipi ichashungurudzwa pazvinhu nekusaziva
zvaitwa.
11:32 Ndatumawo Meneusi, kuti akunyaradzei.
11:33 Fambai henyu zvakanaka. Mugore rezana namakumi mana namasere, neregumi namashanu
zuva remwedzi Xanthicus.
11:34 VaRoma vakatumirawo kwavari tsamba ine mashoko aya: Quinto
Memio naTito Manrio, vamiririri veVaRoma, vanokukwazisai
vanhu vechiJudha.
11:35 Zvose zvatakapiwa naRisiasi, hama yamambo, tichazviitawo.
zvakanaka.
11:36 Asi pamusoro pezvinhu zvaakanga achifunga kuti zvichaendeswa kuna mambo, pashure
imwi maraira izvozvo, chitumai henyu mumwe pakarepo, atizivise sezvazviri
zvakakunakirai; nekuti ikozvino toenda kuAndiyokiya.
11:37 Naizvozvo tumai vamwe nekukurumidza, kuti tizive zvamunofunga.
11:38 Farai. Gore rino rezana nemakumi mana nemasere, zuva regumi neshanu re
mwedzi Xanthicus.