1 iiMaccabees 2:1 Ngaloo mihla, kwavela uMatatiya, unyana kaYohane, kaSimon, a umbingeleli woonyana bakaYowaribhi eYerusalem, wahlala eModin. 2:2 Wayenoonyana abahlanu, uYohanan, okuthiwa nguKadis. 2:3 uSimon; ebizwa ngokuba nguThassi: 2:4 uYuda, ekuthiwa nguMakabhiyu; 2:5 uElazare kuthiwa nguAvaran, noYonatan, ogama limbi linguAphus. 2:6 Wathi akuzibona izinyeliso ezenziwa kwaYuda kunye Yerusalem, 2:7 Wathi, Athi ke mna! ndazalelwani ukuze ndibone lentlupheko yam nabantu bomzi ongcwele, nokuba bahlale khona, ekuhlangulweni kwawo esandleni sotshaba, nakwingcwele esandleni somntu abasemzini? 2:8 Itempile yakhe isuke yaba njengomntu ongenabuqaqawuli. 2:9 Iimpahla zayo ezizukileyo zimka zisiwe ekuthinjweni, iintsana zayo ziya kusiwa ekuthinjweni ababuleweyo ezitratweni, amadodana ayo likrele lotshaba. 2:10 Luluphi na uhlanga obungenasabelo ebukumkanini balo, luzuze amaxhoba alo? 2:11 Zonke izivatho zayo zithathiwe; waba ngowomfazi okhululekileyo ikhoboka. 2:12 Yabona, ingcwele yethu, ubuhle bethu, nozuko lwethu, ibekiwe ibe linxuwa, iintlanga ziyalihlambela. 2:13 Singathini na ke ukuba sibe sadla ubomi? 2:14 UMatatiya noonyana bakhe bazikrazula iingubo zabo, babeka ezirhwexayo; batsho ngesijwili esikrakra. 2:15 Ngelo xesha abathetheli bokumkani, abanyanzela abantu ukuba benze imvukelo, yangena kwisixeko saseModin, ukuze ibenzele idini. 2:16 Kweza kubo into eninzi yamaSirayeli, noMatatiya noonyana bakhe badibana. 2:17 Baphendula ke ababusi bokumkani, bathi kuMatatiya wenjenje. Ungumlawuli, uyindoda ebekekileyo nenkulu kulo mzi, kwaye bomelezwa noonyana nabazalwana. 2:18 Yiza ngoku kuqala, uzalise umthetho wokumkani, kwanjengoko njengoko benza ngako zonke iintlanga, kwanamadoda akwaYuda, nabanjalo hlalani eYerusalem, nibe nina nendlu yakho ninani Niya kuzukiswa ngesilivere, wena noonyana bakho; kunye negolide, kunye nemivuzo emininzi. 2:19 Waphendula ke uMatatiya, wathetha ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Nakuba bonke babembonile izizwe eziphantsi kolawulo lokumkani ziyamthobela, ziwexule zonke omnye enkolweni yooyise, aze avume kowakhe imiyalelo: 2:20 Mna noonyana bam, nabazalwana bam, ndiya kuhamba emnqophisweni wethu ootata. 2:21 Makube lee kuthi, ukuba siwushiye umthetho nemimiselo. 2:22 Asiyi kuwaphulaphula amazwi kakumkani, ukuba sihambe kunqulo lwethu, nokuba ekunene, okanye ekhohlo. 2:23 Akuzigqibela ke ukuthetha, kwangena umYuda umbono wabo bonke ukuba babingelele esibingelelweni esasiseModin, ngokutsho kumthetho wokumkani. 2:24 Uthe ke akukubona oko uMatatiya, wavutha yinzondelelo, nentliziyo yakhe zangcangcazela izibilini, akaba nako ukuwubonakalisa umsindo wakhe ngokwelizwi lakhe wagidima ke, wambulala esibingelelweni. 2:25 Kananjalo nomphathi wokumkani, obenyanzela abantu ukuba babingelele, wambulala ngelo xesha, nesibingelelo wasidiliza. 2:26 Wawuzondelela umthetho kaThixo, kwanjengoFinehasi uZambri unyana kaSalom. 2:27 Wadanduluka uMatatiya ngelizwi elikhulu kuwo wonke umzi, esithi, Umntu owuzondelelayo umthetho, awugcine umnqophiso, makawuyeke; Ndilandele. 2:28 Basabela ke yena noonyana bakhe entabeni, bashiya konke okwabo esixekweni. 2:29 Ke kaloku, abaninzi ababefuna ubulungisa nomgwebo wehla, wangena ebandleni entlango, ukuba ndihlale khona; 2:30 Bona, nabantwana babo, nabafazi babo; nemfuyo yawo; ngokuba iimbandezelo zaba mbi phezu kwabo. 2:31 Baxelelwa abakhonzi bokumkani, nomkhosi obukuye EYerusalem, kwisixeko sikaDavide, kwakukho amadoda athile awayewaqhekezile Elo lizwi lokumkani lalihla laya ezintsithelweni intlango, 2:32 Bawasukela into eninzi yento eninzi, bawafumana; yalwa nabo, yalwa nabo ngomhla wesabatha. 2:33 Bathi kubo, Yanele into eniyenzileyo ngoku; phumani, nenze ngokomthetho wokumkani, nani uya kuphila. 2:34 Bathi ke, Asiyi kuphuma, asiyi kwenza okukakumkani nomthetho, ukuba niwuhlambele umhla wesabatha. 2:35 Baza balwa nabo ngokukhawuleza okukhulu. 2:36 Ababaphendulanga ke bona, ababaphosa ngamatye, nokubaphosa nelitye bamisa iindawo ababezimele kuzo; 2:37 wathi, Masife sonke simsulwa; izulu nomhlaba ziya kungqina ngenxa yethu ukuba nisibulale okungekho sikweni. 2:38 Basuka babavukela ngedabi ngesabatha, babulala bona, nabafazi babo, nabantwana babo, neenkomo zabo, ngenani amawaka abantu. 2:39 Ke kaloku, bakukwazi oko uMatatiya nezihlobo zakhe, benza isijwili babuhlungu kakhulu. 2:40 Wathi ke omnye komnye, Ukuba sithe senza njengoko benza ngako abazalwana bethu sonke. kwaye singalweli ubomi bethu nemithetho ngokuchasene nabahedeni, bayakwenza ngoku khawuleza usincothule emhlabeni. 2:41 Bamisa ngoko ngelo xesha, besithi, Othe weza kuye silwe nathi ngomhla wesabatha, silwe naye; kananjalo asiyi kufa sonke njengabazalwana bethu ababuleweyo iindawo ezifihlakeleyo. 2:42 Ke kaloku kweza kuye inkitha yama-Asiya, amadoda anobukroti Sirayeli, bonke abo bazinikele ngokuzithandela emthethweni. 2:43 Bazibandakanya nabo bonke abo basabayo ekutshutshisweni; yaba yindawo yokuhlala kubo. 2:44 Ngoko bahlanganisana umkhosi wabo, bababetha aboni ngomsindo wabo; Abanye basabela ezintlangeni ukuze bafumane uncedo. 2:45 Baza uMatatiya nezihlobo zakhe, bayirhawula, bayidiliza inqanawa izibingelelo: 2:46 nabasukuba bebafumana oonyana, babafumana emdeni wamaSirayeli bengalukile bona, bona babaluse ngobugorha. 2:47 Bawasukela ke amadoda anekratshi, Waphumelela umsebenzi wabo isandla. 2:48 Bawukhulula ke umthetho esandleni seentlanga, nakuwo Isandla sookumkani abamvumelanga umoni ukuba avuye. 2:49 Ke kaloku, lakuba lisondele ixesha lokuba uMatatiya afe, wathi kowakhe Oonyana, ngoku ikratshi nokukhalima kuzuze amandla; imbubhiso, noburhalarhume; 2:50 Ngoko ke, nyana bam, wuzondeleleni umyalelo, nibunikele ubomi benu ngenxa yomnqophiso wooyihlo. 2:51 Khumbulani izenzo ezincamisileyo oobawo bethu ngemihla yabo; niya kwenjenjalo nani zuza imbeko enkulu negama elingunaphakade. 2:52 UAbraham akafunyanwa na ekuhendweni, kwabalelwa kuye? ngenxa yobulungisa kuye? 2:53 Wawugcina umthetho uYosefu, ngexesha lembandezelo yakhe, wenza inkosi yaseYiputa. 2:54 UFinehas ubawo wethu, ngokuba nenzondelelo nokuvutha, wawuzuza umnqophiso ububingeleli obungunaphakade. 2:55 UYesu wenziwa umgwebi kwaSirayeli ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi. 2:56 uKalebhi ukuze anikele ubungqina ngaphambi kokuba ibandla lifumane eli lifa zomhlaba. 2:57 UDavide, ngenxa yenceba yakhe, waba netrone yobukumkani obungunaphakade. 2:58 UEliya ke, ngenxa yokuzondelela umthetho, waba nenzondelelo ezulwini. 2:59 UAnaniyas, uAzariya, noMishayeli, ngokukholwa basindiswa elangatyeni. 2:60 UDaniyeli wahlangulwa emlonyeni weengonyama, ngenxa yokuba emsulwa. 2:61 Yiqondeni ngokunjalo ke, yonke iminyaka, ukuba kungabikho namnye ukholwayo kuye kuya koyiswa kuye. 2:62 Musa ukuwoyika ngoko amazwi omoni; kuba uzuko lwakhe luya kuba ngumgquba iintshulube. 2:63 Namhlanje uya kuphakanyiswa, ngomso angafunyanwa; ngokuba ubuyele eluthulini lwakhe, zafika iingcinga zakhe akukho nto. 2:64 Ngoko ke, nina bonyana, yibani ngamadoda anobukroti, nize nizibonakalise ningamadoda ngenxa yomthetho; kuba nozuko ngayo. 2:65 Kwaye, uyabona, ndiyazi ukuba uSimon, umzalwana wakho, licebo, beka indlebe yena uya kuba nguyihlo ngamaxesha onke. 2:66 Ke yena uJudas Maccabeus, waba ligorha kwaye womelele, ukusuka kwakhe intsha, makabe ngumthetheli wenu, alwe imfazwe yabantu. 2:67 Thabathani nani bonke abawugcinayo umthetho, nibaphindezelele ubugwenxa babantu bakho. 2:68 Buyekezani ezintlangeni, Yigcineni imithetho kaYehova umthetho. 2:69 Wabasikelela, wahlanganiselwa kooyise. 2:70 Wafa ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mane anesithandathu, bamngcwaba oonyana bakhe Emangcwabeni ooyise eModin, enza mkhulu amaSirayeli isijwili ngaye.