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.