1 iiMaccabees 1:1 Kwathi, emva kokuba uAlesandire, unyana kaFilipu, waseMakedoni, owathi Waphuma ezweni lamaKetiyim, wamxabela ukumkani uDariyo amaPersi namaMedi, owaba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe, owokuqala kwelaseGrisi; 1:2 Wenza iimfazwe ezininzi, weyisa iinqaba ezininzi, wababulala ookumkani belizwe umhlaba, 1:3 Wacanda wesa eziphelweni zehlabathi, waphanga into eninzi yamaxhoba lazola ihlabathi phambi kwakhe; apho wayekhona uphakamile, yaphakama intliziyo yakhe. 1:4 Wahlanganisa umkhosi omkhulu onamandla, walawula amazwe; iintlanga, nookumkani, abo bafakwa uviko kuye. 1:5 Emveni kwezi zinto wahliwa sisifo, eqonda ukuba uza kufa. 1:6 Ngoko wababiza abakhonzi bakhe ababebekekile, nababesele bekho wamnyusa kwasebuncinaneni bakhe, wabahlulela ubukumkani bakhe phakathi kwabo; ngoxa wayesaphila. 1:7 Ngoko uAlesandire walawula iminyaka elishumi elinambini, waza wafa. 1:8 Abakhonzi bakhe balawula elowo endaweni yakhe. 1:9 Emva kokufa kwakhe bathweswa ngezithsaba bonke; ngokunjalo nabo oonyana emva kwabo iminyaka emininzi; kwanda ububi ehlabathini. 1:10 Kwaye kwaphuma kubo ingcambu engendawo, uAntiochus, ogama limbi linguEpiphanes; unyana ka-Antiochus ukumkani, owayethinjwe eRoma, naye waba ngukumkani kunyaka wekhulu elinamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe wobukumkani bakhe AmaGrike. 1:11 Ngaloo mihla kwaphuma kwaSirayeli amadoda angendawo, abeyisela abantu abaninzi. besithi, Masiye senze umnqophiso neentlanga ezingeenxa zonke ngathi; kuba oko semkayo kubo siye saba buhlungu kakhulu. 1:12 Labakholisa ke elo cebo kubo. 1:13 Ke kaloku inxenye yabantu yaxhalela apho, yaya endlwini ukumkani, owabanika imvume yokwenza ngokwemimiselo yeentlanga; 1:14 Bakha ke indawo yokuhlambela eYerusalem ngokomyalelo kaYehova izithethe zeentlanga; 1:15 Bazenza abangalukileyo, bawushiya umnqophiso ongcwele, bawushiya banamathela ezintlangeni, bathengiswa ukuze benze ububi. 1:16 Ke kaloku xa ubukumkani bamiselwa phambi Antiochus, wacinga ukuba Ke yena walawula phezu kweYiputa, ukuze abe nobukhosi kwimizi emibini. 1:17 Wangena ke eYiputa, enengxokolo eninzi, eneenqwelo zokulwa. neendlovu, nabamahashe, nomkhosi wamanzi omkhulu; 1:18 Wenza imfazwe noPtoleme ukumkani waseYiputa; yena, wasaba; kwaye abaninzi bangxwelerheka bafa. 1:19 Bazifumana ke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo ezweni laseYiputa, wazithimba amaxhoba ayo. 1:20 Kwaye emva kokuba uAntiochus wayibetha iYiputa, wabuyela kwakhona kwi Umnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mane anamithathu, wenyuka waya kulwa namaSirayeli neYerusalem nesihlwele esikhulu; 1:21 wangena engcweleni eqhayisa, wasisusa isibingelelo segolide; nesiphatho sezibane, neempahla zaso zonke; 1:22 netafile yezonka zokubonisa, neempahla zokugalela, neenkamba. iingcedevu zegolide, nomkhusane, nesithsaba, negolide izivatho eziphambi kwetempile, zonke wazirhola. 1:23 Wathabatha nesilivere, negolide, neempahla ezinqwenelekayo; wabuthabatha ubutyebi obufihliweyo awabufumanayo. 1:24 Akuba ke ezithabathile zonke izinto, wemka waya emhlabeni wakowabo, wenza idini ukubulawa kwabantu okukhulu, kwaye wathetha ngokuzingca kakhulu. 1:25 Kwabakho ke ke isijwili esikhulu kwaSirayeli ezindaweni zonke babenjalo; 1:26 Zaza abathetheli namadoda amakhulu benza isijwili, Iintombi neentombi nabafana kwenziwa buthathaka, nobuhle babafazi baguqulwa. 1:27 Bonke abayeni babesenza isijwili, nabo babehleli emtshatweni Igumbi lalinobunzima, 1:28 Lashukuma ilizwe ngenxa yabemi balo, nendlu yonke; kaYakobi wagutyungelwa kukudideka. 1:29 Kwathi, ekupheleni kweminyaka emibini, ukumkani wathuma intloko yababuthi bempahla yakhe irhafu kwimizi yakwaYuda, eyafikayo eYerusalem ngomkhosi omkhulu inkitha, 1:30 Baye bathetha kubo amazwi oxolo; Uthe ke akukholwa kuye, wawuwela ngequbuliso umzi lowo, wawubetha Watshabalalisa abantu abaninzi bakwaSirayeli. 1:31 Wathabatha amaxhoba aloo mzi, wawutshisa; yazidiliza izindlu neendonga zayo ngeenxa zonke. 1:32 Ke abafazi nabantwana babathimba, bathimba imfuyo. 1:33 Baza ke bawakha umzi kaDavide ngodonga olukhulu, olunamandla neenqaba ezinde ezinde, wayenza imboniselo yazo. 1:34 Bamisa khona uhlanga olonayo, olukhohlakeleyo, olunqatyisiweyo ngokwabo kuyo. 1:35 Bayigcina ke neempahla, nokutya, naxa bahlanganisana kunye amaxhoba aseYerusalem, bawabeka khona, benjenjalo yaba ngumgibe obuhlungu. 1:36 Kuba indawo yokulalela ingcwele yayiyindawo embi umchasi kaSirayeli. 1:37 ukuze baphalaze igazi elingenatyala ngeenxa zonke engcweleni yangcolisa: 1:38 Baza basaba abemi baseYerusalem ngenxa yabo. ekuthe ngenxa yoko umzi waba likhaya labasemzini, waba likhaya labasemzini engaqhelekanga kwabazalelwe kuyo; bamshiya ke abakhe abantwana. 1:39 Ithe yaphanziswa yanjengentlango ingcwele yayo, ajika amatheko ayo ekuzimbambazeleni, iisabatha zayo zibe lungcikivo uzuko lwayo. 1:40 Njengoko kwabanjalo ubungangamsha bayo, kwakhula nokucukucezwa kwayo; ubungangamsha benziwa isijwili. 1:41 Kananjalo ukumkani uAntiochus wabhalela kubo bonke ubukumkani bakhe, ukuba konke makubekho abantu abanye, 1:42 Elowo ke makayishiye imithetho yakhe; zavumelana zonke iintlanga ngokomthetho ngokomthetho wokumkani. 1:43 Kananjalo nento eninzi koonyana bakaSirayeli yaluvuma unqulo lwakhe babingelelwa kwizithixo, bayihlambela isabatha. 1:44 Ngokuba ukumkani ubethumele iincwadi ngabathunywa eYerusalem; imizi yakwaYuda ukuze balandele imithetho yelizwe engaqhelekanga; 1:45 uwathintele amadini anyukayo, nemibingelelo, nethululwayo; itempile; bazihlambele iisabatha nemini yomthendeleko; 1:46 bayihlambele ingcwele, nabantu abangcwele; 1:47 bamiseni izibingelelo, nooAshera, nezindlu zezithixo, nibingelele ngeehagu. inyama, nezilo eziziinqambi; 1:48 ukuze babashiye bengalukile oonyana babo, babakhulule; imiphefumlo eyenyanyekayo ngandlela zonke zobunqambi neziziinqambi; 1:49 ukuze bawulibale umyalelo, bawatshintshe onke amasiko. 1:50 Othe akavuma ukwenza ngokomthetho wokumkani, uya kwenza wathi, ufanele ukufa. 1:51 Kwangokunjalo wababhalela bonke ubukumkani bakhe, wabamisela abongameli phezu kwabantu bonke, eyalela imizi yakwaYuda umbingelelo, umzi ngemizi. 1:52 Kwahlanganisana kubo into eninzi yabantu, inathi kubo bonke bawushiya umthetho; Benza ububi elizweni; 1:53 Wabaqhubela oonyana bakaSirayeli ezindaweni ezifihlakeleyo, naphi na apho babenako balekela uncedo. 1:54 Ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu lwenyanga enguKaslevu, ngekhulu elinamanci mane anamashumi mane ngomnyaka wesihlanu, bamisa isikizi lesiphanziso esibingelelweni; wakha izibingelelo ezibingelelweni emizini yakwaYuda ngeenxa zonke; 1:55 baqhumisela ezingcangweni zezindlu zabo nasezitratweni. 1:56 bakuba beziqwenga iincwadi zomthetho, abazifumanayo. bazitshisa ngomlilo. 1:57 othe wafunyanwa enayo nencwadi leyo yomnqophiso, nokuba kunjalo kubekwe umthetho, umthetho wokumkani wawusithi, mabawubeke ukuba afe. 1:58 Benza njalo ke ngokwegunya labo koonyana bakaSirayeli inyanga ngeenyanga, ukuze abaninzi ababefunyanwa ezixekweni. 1:59 Babingelela ke ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesihlanu enyangeni leyo Isibingelelo sezithixo, esasiphezu kwesibingelelo sikaThixo. 1:60 Ngelo xesha babulawa abathile ngokomthetho abafazi, ababebangele ukuba abantwana babo boluswe. 1:61 Bazixhoma iintsana ezintanyeni zabo, baziphanga izindlu zabo. wababulala abo babalukileyo. 1:62 Noko ke into eninzi kwaSirayeli iqinile, yomelela ningatyi nanye into eyinqambi. 1:63 Kungoko bathe kanye bafela ukufa, ukuze bangadyobheki ngokudla; bangawuhlambeli umnqophiso ongcwele, bafa ke. 1:64 Kwabakho ke uburhalarhume obukhulu phezu kwamaSirayeli.