1 iiMaccabees 3:1 Emva koko, unyana wakhe uYuda, ogama linguMaccabeus, wema esikhundleni sakhe. 3:2 Bamnceda bonke abazalwana bakhe, nabo bonke ababebambene naye benjenjalo uyise, baza balwa idabi lakwaSirayeli ngovuyo. 3:3 Wabazuzela uzuko olukhulu abantu bakhe, Wanxiba isigcina-sifuba njengengxilimbela; wayibhinqisa impahla yakhe yokulwa, wenza amadabi, ekhusela umkhosi ngekrele lakhe. 3:4 Ngezenzo zakhe wayenjengengonyama, nanjengethole lengonyama eligqumayo phezu kwakhe. ixhoba. 3:5 Ngokuba uya kubasukela abangendawo, abafune, Abatshise abo abo wabacaphukisa abantu bakhe. 3:6 Ngako oko bankwantya abangendawo ngenxa yokumoyika kwakhe, Nabo bonke abasebenzi bakhe bukhwankqiswa ubugwenxa, ngokuba kuphumelele usindiso esandleni sakhe. 3:7 Wabenza buhlungu ookumkani abaninzi, Wamvuyisa uYakobi ngezenzo zakhe, nowakhe isikhumbuzo sisephakadeni. 3:8 Wayityhutyha imizi yakwaYuda, ebatshabalalisa abangahloneli Thixo kubo, wayibuyisa ingqumbo kwaSirayeli; 3:9 ngokokude abe negama eziphelweni zehlabathi, yaye yena bamkelekile kuye abasele beza kutshabalala. 3:10 Ke uApolonius wahlanganisa ndawonye iintlanga, kunye nomkhosi omkhulu evela kwaSamari, ukuba alwe noSirayeli. 3:11 Ekwazi oko uYuda, waphuma waya kumkhawulela; bamxabela, bambulala; 3:12 Ngoko uYuda wathabatha amaxhoba abo, kunye nekrele lika-Apoloniyo, kunye Walwa ngalo bonke ubomi bakhe. 3:13 Ke kaloku, xa uSeron, umthetheli womkhosi waseSiriya, weva ukuba uYudas wahlanganisela kuye inkitha neqela labathembekileyo ukuba baphume nabo naye emfazweni; 3:14 Wathi, Ndiya kuzizuzela igama nembeko ebukumkanini; kuba ndiya kuhamba mna silwe noYuda, nabo banaye, abadela ookumkani umyalelo. 3:15 Wamlungiselela ke ukuba anyuke; kwahamba naye umkhosi omkhulu lowo ungahloneli Thixo ukuze amncede, aphindezele impindezelo koonyana bakaSirayeli. 3:16 Ke kaloku, akusondela eqhineni laseBhete-horon, waphuma uYuda, esiya dibana naye nenkampani encinci: 3:17 Uthe ke akumbona umkhosi, esiza kubakhawulela, wathi kuYuda, Ungathini na? singaba nako na, ukuba simbalwa nje, silwe nengxokolo engaka? somelele kangaka nje, singxamele ukuba sityhafe kukuzila ukudla yonke le mini? 3:18 Waphendula ke uYudas, wathi, Akukho nto inzima ngabaninzi ukuba bavalelwe izandla zabambalwa; nakuThixo wamazulu kukunye ukuhlangula nesihlwele esikhulu, okanye iqela elincinane; 3:19 Ngokuba uloyiso lwemfazwe alukho phezu kobuninzi bomkhosi; kodwa amandla avela ezulwini. 3:20 Beza kuthi, benekratshi elikhulu, nangobugwenxa, ukuba basitshabalalise, thina nowethu abafazi nabantwana, ukuze asiphange; 3:21 Kodwa thina silwela ubomi bethu nemithetho yethu. 3:22 ngoko ke, iNkosi ngokwayo iya kubabhukuqa phambi kwethu; musani ukuboyika. 3:23 Uthe ke, akugqiba ukuthetha, wabatsibela ngesiquphe. kwaye ke uSeron nomkhosi wakhe wabhukuqwa phambi kwakhe. 3:24 Babasukela, bethabathela ekuhleni kweBhete-horon, besa emathafeni; apho kwabulawa khona amadoda amalunga namakhulu asibhozo; basaba ke abaseleyo ezweni lamaFilisti. 3:25 Ke kaloku kwaqala ukuwoyika uYuda nabazalwana bakhe, into eninzi kakhulu ukunkwantya kokuwela phezu kweentlanga ezingeenxa zonke kubo. 3:26 Lwada lwafikelela udumo lwakhe kukumkani, zaye zonke iintlanga zathetha ngaye amadabi kaYudas. 3:27 Ke kaloku, akukuva ezi zinto ukumkani uAntiochus, wacaphuka. ngoko ke wathumela waza wahlanganisa ndawonye yonke imikhosi yobukumkani bakhe. nomkhosi onamandla kakhulu. 3:28 Wayivula nobutyebi bakhe, wawahlawula amajoni akhe umnyaka. ebathethela ukuba bahlale belungile nanini na, xa athe wafuneka. 3:29 Noko ke, xa ebona ukuba imali yobuncwane bakhe akuphumelelanga kwaye ukuba irhafu yelizwe yayincinane, ngenxa yeyantlukwano nesibetho awasizisa phezu kwelizwe, ekuyithabatheni kwakhe imithetho eyayikho kwasephakadeni; 3:30 Woyika ukuba angabi nakuzithwala izityholo, kananjalo ukuba abe nezipho ezizezo, njengoko ebepha ngako ngenxa engaphambili; Waba mkhulu ngaphezu kookumkani ababengaphambi kwakhe. 3:31 Uthe ngoko, ethabatheke kakhulu ngengqondo yakhe, wagqiba kwelokuba angene ePersi, ukuba kuthabathe khona iminikelo yamazwe, kuqokelelwe okuninzi imali. 3:32 Ngoko wamshiya uLisiya, igosa lakomkhulu, nomphathi wegazi lokumkani, ukuba abe emveleli. izinto zokumkani, zithabathela emlanjeni ongumEfrati, zise emdeni welizwe Jiphethe: 3:33 Kwaye ukunyusa unyana wakhe uAntiochus, de wabuya. 3:34 Wamnika isiqingatha somkhosi wakhe, nesiqingatha somkhosi wakhe iindlovu, wamnika igunya kuzo zonke izinto abeza kuzenza, njengoko kwanakubemi bakwaYuda naseYerusalem; 3:35 ukuze athumele impi kubo, ukuba atshabalalise, neengcambu ndiwakhuphe amandla kaSirayeli, namasalela aseYerusalem, ukuba athimbe sisuse isikhumbuzo sawo kuloo ndawo; 3:36 Kwaye ukuba abeke abasemzini kuzo zonke iindawo zabo, aze ahlule ilizwe labo ngeqashiso. 3:37 Wasithabatha ke ukumkani isiqingatha somkhosi oseleyo, wemka kwa-Antiyokwe, umzi wakhe wobukumkani, umnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mane anesixhenxe; nokuba wawela umlambo ongumEfrati, wacanda ezindulini. 3:38 ULisiya wanyula uToleme unyana kaDorimene, noNikanore, noGorgias; amagorha kubahlobo bokumkani; 3:39 Kwaye kunye nabo wathumela amashumi amane amawaka omqikela, namawaka asixhenxe abamahashe, ukuba baye ezweni lakwaYuda, balitshabalalise njengokumkani wayalela. 3:40 Baphuma ke ngoko ngamandla abo onke, beza bamisa ngase-Emawusi kwilizwe elithafa. 3:41 Baluva ke udaba lwabo, abarhwebi belo zwe bathabatha isilivere negolide eninzi kunene, inabakhonzi, beza kuthenga eminqubeni oonyana bakaSirayeli baba ngamakhoboka: kwanamandla akwa-Aram nelizwe lase-Aram athana mbende nawo amaFilisti. 3:42 Ke kaloku, uYuda nabazalwana bakhe, bakubona ukuba ububi buyanda, kwaye Imikhosi ibimise iintente emideni yabo; ngokuba bebesazi ukuba ukumkani wayewise umthetho wokuba batshatyalaliswe, batshiswe zibhangise; 3:43 Bathetha omnye komnye besithi, Masiyibuyise indyebo yethu bantu bakuthi, masibalwele abantu bethu nengcwele. 3:44 Lahlanganisa ke ngoko ibandla, ukuze balunge ngenxa yedabi, nokuze bathandaze, bacele inceba nemfesane. 3:45 Ke kaloku iYerusalem ibiyintlango, kungekho wabantwana bayo abaphumayo nabangenayo, kwanyathelwa phantsi ingcwele, nabasemzini wayigcina inqaba; Izizwe zahlala kuloo ndawo; lwaphela uvuyo kuYakobi, lwaphela ugwali ngohadi. 3:46 Bahlanganisana ke oonyana bakaSirayeli, beza iMaspa, malunga neYerusalem; ngokuba kwakuseMispa indawo ababekuyo wathandaza kwaSirayeli ngaphambili. 3:47 Bazila ke ukudla ngaloo mini, bambatha ezirhwexayo, bazigalela ngothuthu iintloko zabo, bazikrazula iingubo zabo; 3:48 Wayivula incwadi yomyalelo, ababengxamele kuyo iintlanga bapeyinte umfanekiselo wemifanekiso yabo. 3:49 Bazizisa ke iingubo zababingeleli, neentlahlela; isishumi; babaxhokonxa amaNazari, abo ke bazifezile ezo zabo iintsuku. 3:50 Badanduluka ke ngezwi elikhulu ezulwini, besithi, Masenze ntoni na? zenzeni ngezi zinto, sizithabathele phi na? 3:51 Kuba ingcwele yakho inyathelwe phantsi, ihlanjelwe, nababingeleli bakho bangene ubunzima, nokuthotywa. 3:52 Yabona, iintlanga zibuthelene phezu kwethu, ukuba zisitshabalalise; Izinto abazicinga ngathi, uyazazi wena. 3:53 Singathini na ukumelana nabo, ukuba wena, Thixo, ungenguye wethu? Nceda? 3:54 Baza bavuthela izigodlo, bedanduluka ngezwi elikhulu. 3:55 Kwaye emva koko uYudas wamisa abathetheli phezu kwabantu, nabathetheli phezu kwamawaka, naphezu kwamakhulu, naphezu kwamashumi amahlanu, naphezu kwamashumi. 3:56 Ke abakha izindlu, nokuba ngabagane, nokuba bathe bagana betyala izidiliya, okanye boyika, abo wabamiselayo Buyani, elowo aye endlwini yakhe ngokomthetho. 3:57 Yanduluka ke iminquba, yamisa ngasezantsi kwe-Emawusi. 3:58 Wathi uYuda, xhobani, nibe ngamadoda anobukroti, nize niqiniseke ukuba nibe nilungiselele intsasa, nilwe nezo ntlanga. ababuthelene phezu kwethu, ukuba basitshabalalise, nengcwele yethu; 3:59 Kuba kusilungele ukuba sifele emfazweni, kunokuba sikhangele inkxwaleko ebantwini bethu nakwindawo yethu engcwele. 3:60 Noko ke, njengokuba ukuthanda kukaThixo kusemazulwini, makenze ngokunjalo.