2 Maccabees
Ruka 15:1 Asi Nikanori akanzwa kuti Judhasi neboka rake vakanga vari munhare
nzvimbo dzakapoteredza Samaria, yakatsunga pasina ngozi yokuisa pavari
zuva reSabata.
15:2 Kunyange zvakadaro vaJudha vakanga vamanikidzwa kuenda naye vakati, paradzai!
kwete nehutsinye nehutsinye, asi kudzai zuva iro
iye anoona zvinhu zvose, anokudzwa noutsvene kupfuura mamwe mazuva ose.
Ruka 15:3 Ipapo murombo asina nyasha akakumbira, kana ane Mhare mukati
denga rakanga rarayira kuti zuva reSabata richengetwe.
15:4 Uye pavakati: Kudenga kuna Ishe mupenyu, uye ane simba, uyo
akaraira kuti zuva rechinomwe richengetwe;
15:5 Ipapo mumwe akati, "Neniwo ndine simba panyika, uye ndinorayira."
mundorwa, mubate basa ramambo. Asi haana kuwana chekushaiwa
zvakaipa zvake zvaitwa.
15:6 Naizvozvo Nikanori nokuzvikudza kukuru nokuzvikudza akafunga kumisa a
chirangaridzo chapachena chokukunda kwake Judhasi navaiva naye.
15:7 Asi Maccabeus aive nechivimbo chekuti Ishe aizomubatsira.
15:8 Naizvozvo akakurudzira vanhu vake kuti varege kutya kuuya kwevahedheni
pamusoro pavo, asi kuti varangarire rubatsiro rwavaiva narwo kare
vakagamuchira kubva kudenga, uye zvino kutarisira kukunda nerubatsiro, izvo
anofanira kuuya kwavari achibva kuna Wamasimba Ose.
15:9 Uye saka kuvanyaradza kubva pamurairo nevaporofita, uye pamwe chete
achivarangarira pakurwa kwavakanga vambokunda, akavaita
kufara zvakanyanya.
15:10 Zvino wakati amutsa pfungwa dzavo, akavaraira.
achivaratidza imomo nhema dzavahedheni, nokuparadza
yemhiko.
15:11 Nokudaro akavagadzirira mumwe nomumwe wavo, kwete zvikuru nekudzivirira kwenhoo uye
mapfumo, samashoko anofadza, anofadza; kunze kwaizvozvo, akataura
kurota kwakafanira kutendwa, sokunge zvakanga zvakadaro, izvo
havana kufara nazvo.
15:12 Uye ichi ndicho chaiva chiratidzo chake: kuti Onias, muprista mukuru, a
murume akanaka uye akanaka, anoremekedza pakutaura, munyoro pachimiro;
inotaurwa zvakanaka zvakare, uye yakadzidziswa kubva kumwana mune zvese zvakanaka,
akasimudza maoko ake akanyengeterera muviri wose wavaJudha.
15:13 Izvi zvakaitwa, saizvozvowo kwakaonekwa murume ane vhudzi jena, uye
waibwinya zvikuru, wakange ane humambo hunoshamisa uye hwakaisvonaka.
15:14 Ipapo Onias akapindura, akati, "Uyu ndiye mudikani wehama
anonyengeterera vanhu zvikuru, neguta dzvene, iro Jeremiya
muporofita waMwari.
15:15 Ipapo Jeremiya wakatambanudza ruoko rwake rworudyi, akapa kuna Judhasi bakatwa
ndarama, pakuipa kwayo akataura saizvozvo.
15:16 Tora munondo mutsvene uyu, chipo chinobva kuna Mwari, wauchabaya nawo
vadzivisi.
15:17 Naizvozvo vachinyaradzwa nemashoko aJudhasi aive akanaka kwazvo.
uye anokwanisa kuvamutsa kuti vape simba uye nekukurudzira mwoyo yevatsvene
majaya, vakatsunga kusadzika musasa, asi noushingi hwokudzika
pamusoro pavo, uye nomurume kuedza nyaya yacho nokurwa, nokuti guta
uye nzvimbo tsvene netemberi zvakanga zviri mungozi.
Ruka 15:18 Nokuda kwokutarisira kwavakaita vakadzi vavo, navana vavo, vavo
Hama, navanhu, vakanga vasingazikamwi navo, asi mukurusa
uye kutya kukuru kwaiva kwetemberi tsvene.
15:19 Naivowo vaiva muguta vakazvidya moyo, vachitambudzika
kuitira kunetsana kunze kwenyika.
15:20 Uye zvino, apo vose vakatarisa chii chinofanira kuva kutongwa, uye vavengi
Hondo yakange yatosvika pedyo, uye hondo yakanga yagadzirira, nemhuka
zvakagadzirirwa zvakanaka, uye vatasvi vemabhiza vakapinda mumapapiro.
15:21 Maccabeus achiona kuuya kwechaunga, nevazhinji
gadziriro dzenhumbi dzokurwa nadzo, nehasha dzemhuka dzakatambanudzwa
maoko ake kudenga, akadana kuna Jehovha, anoita zvishamiso;
muchiziva kuti kukunda hakuuyi nehondo, asi sezvamunofunga
iye, unopa kune vakafanirwa;
15:22 Naizvozvo mumunyengetero wake akataura saizvozvo; Ishe, ndimi makadaro
Tumai mutumwa wenyu nenguva yaHezekia mambo weJudhiya, muuraye
hondo yaSaniheribhi yaiva nezviuru zvine zana namakumi masere nezvishanu;
15:23 Naizvozvo zvino, Ishe wokudenga, tumai mutumwa akanaka pamberi pedu, kuti atitungamirire
kutya nekuvhunduka kwavari;
15:24 Uye kubudikidza nesimba roruoko rwenyu vanorohwa nekutya.
vanouya kuzorwa navanhu venyu vatsvene kuzomhura. Uye akapedza saizvozvo.
Ruka 15:25 Ipapo Nikanori navaiva naye vakaswedera vakabata hwamanda uye
nziyo.
15:26 Asi Judhasi neboka rake vakasangana nevavengi nekukumbira uye
munyengetero.
15:27 Naizvozvo vachirwa nemaoko, uye vachinyengetera kuna Mwari nemaoko avo
Vakauraya mwoyo yavo, vakauraya varume vasingasviki zviuru makumi matatu nezvishanu;
vakapembera zvikuru pakuonekwa kwaMwari.
15:28 Zvino hondo payakapera, vachidzoka zvakare nomufaro, vakaziva kuti
Nicanor akanga akarara akafa mumachira ake.
15:29 Ipapo vakaita mheremhere huru uye ruzha, vachirumbidza Wamasimba Ose mukati mavo
mutauro wavo.
Ruka 15:30 naJudhasi, iye wakanga ari mubati mukuru wavanhu vose pamuviri
nepfungwa dzake, uye akaramba achida hama dzake upenyu hwake hwose.
akaraira kuti Nikanori agurwe musoro, neruoko rwake nefudzi rake;
muuye navo kuJerusarema.
15:31 Zvino wakati asvika, akadanira kwavari verudzi rwake, akagara
vaprista pamberi pearitari akadana avo vakanga vari mushongwe.
15:32 Akavaratidza musoro waNicanori wakashata, noruoko rwomutuki uya;
iyo yaakanga atambanudzira temberi yake tsvene nokuzvitutumadza kwayo
waMasimbaose.
15:33 Zvino wakati agura rurimi rwaNicanori uyo asingadi Mwari, akaraira
kuti vaipe shiri vachiita zvimedu, vagoturika
mubayiro woupengo hwake pamberi petemberi.
15:34 Naizvozvo munhu wose akarumbidza kudenga Ishe anobwinya, vachiti:
Wakaropafadzwa unochengeta nzvimbo yake isina kusvibiswa.
15:35 Akaturikawo musoro waNicanori pamusoro peshongwe, zvinovonekwa uye zvinovonekwa
ratidzai rubatsiro rwose rwaJehovha.
15:36 Uye vakagadza vose nechirevo chimwe chete, kuti varege kurega zuva iroro
murege kupembera, asi mupemberere zuva ramakumi matatu raJehovha
mwedzi wegumi nemiviri, unonzi Adhari nerurimi rwechiSyria, zuro wacho
Zuva raMardocheus.
15:37 Ndizvo zvakaitika kuna Nikanori;
guta musimba ravo. Uye pano ndichagumisa.
15:38 Zvino kana ndakaita zvakanaka, uye sezvazvakafanira nyaya, ndizvo zvandiri
asi kana ndiri mutete, ndinogona kuwana izvozvo
kuti.
15:39 Nokuti sezvazvakaipira kunwa waini kana mvura chete; uye sewaini yakavhenganiswa
mvura inonaka, uye inofadza kuvira; saizvozvo kutaura kunofadza
zvakanyorwa zvinofadza nzeve dzevanoverenga nyaya. Uye pano
uve magumo.