1 iiMaccabees
5:1 Ke kaloku, zakuva iintlanga ezingeenxa zonke, ukuba sakhiwe isibingelelo, nesibingelelo eso
Ingcwele, yahlaziywa njengakuqala, yaba kubi kakhulu kubo.
5:2 Ngako oko babecinga ukusitshabalalisa isizukulwana sikaYakobi phakathi
kwaye phezu koko baqalisa ukubabulala nokutshabalalisa abantu.
5:3 Walwa ke uYudas noonyana bakaEsawu kwaEdom eArabha.
ngokuba bayingqinga iGayeli, wayibhukuqa kakhulu
Babuthomalalisa ubuganga babo, bawahlutha amaxhoba abo.
5:4 Kananjalo wakhumbula ububi boonyana bakaBhen, ababekade bengama
sisirhintyelo nesikhubekiso ebantwini, ngokubalalela kwabo
ngeendlela.
5:5 Wabavingcela ke ezinde ezinde, wabangqinga, wabangqinga
wawatshabalalisa, wazitshisa neenqaba ezinde zaloo ndawo ngomlilo;
nabo bonke ababekuyo.
5:6 Emveni koko wawela, waya koonyana baka-Amon, apho wafumana khona indoda
amandla amakhulu, nabantu abaninzi, enoTimoti umthetheli wabo.
5:7 Walwa nabo amadabi amaninzi, de ekugqibeleni baba
ethe khunubembe phambi kwakhe; wabaxabela ke.
5:8 Wayithabatha iYatsare namagxamesi ayo, wayithabatha
wabuyela kwelakwaYuda.
5:9 Zahlanganisana ke iintlanga ezaziseGiliyadi
koonyana bakaSirayeli ababemi endaweni yabo, ukuba abatshabalalise; kodwa
basabela enqabeni yaseDatema.
5:10 Kwaye wathumela iincwadi kuYudas nabazalwana bakhe, kwiintlanga ezisingqongileyo
bahlangene ngathi, ukuze basitshabalalise.
5:11 Kwaye balungiselela ukuza kuthabatha inqaba esikuyo
basaba, uTimoti umthetheli-mkhosi wabo.
5:12 Yiza ke, usihlangule esandleni sabo, kuba baninzi kuthi
ababuleweyo:
5:13 Ewe, bonke abazalwana bethu, ababesendaweni kaTobhi, babulewe.
abafazi babo nabantwana babo kananjalo babafudusile;
bahluthe iimpahla zabo; batshabalalisa khona malunga newaka
amadoda.
5:14 Kuthe ke, zisakuleswa ezi ncwadi, nanko zifika ezinye
abathunywa baseGalili, bezikrazula iingubo zabo, ababeyixela le nto
lumkile,
5:15 athi, AbaseTolemayi, nabaseTire, nabaseTsidon, nabaseGalili yonke bakulo lonke elaseGalili.
iintlanga zibuthelene phezu kwethu, ukuba zisidle.
5:16 Ke kaloku, bakuweva la mazwi ooYuda nabantu, kwahlanganisana into eninzi
ibandla kunye, ukuba babuze into abaya kuyenzela bona
Abazalwana ababesembandezelweni, babahlasela.
5:17 Wathi ke uYuda kuSimon, umzalwana wakhe, Zinyulele amadoda, uhambe uye
ndihlangule abazalwana bakho abaseGalili, mna noYonatan umzalwana wam
uya kungena ezweni laseGiliyadi.
5:18 Wabashiya ke uYosefu unyana kaZekariya, noAzariya, abathetheli-waka.
abantu, kunye namasalela omkhosi wakwaYuda ukuba bayigcine.
5:19 Wamwisela umthetho, esithi, Yamkelani loo nto
zikhangeleni, ningalwi imfazwe neentlanga kude kube lixesha elo
ukuba siza kwakhona.
5:20 Ke kaloku uSimon wanikwa amawaka amathathu amadoda ukuba aye eGalili;
kuYudas amawaka asibhozo amadoda ezweni laseGiliyadi.
5:21 Ke kaloku uSimon wemka waya kwelaseGalili, apho wayesilwa iimfazwe ezininzi kunye naye
ngokokude iintlanga zigungqe ngaye.
5:22 Wabasukela ke kwada kwesa esangweni laseTolemayi; kwaye babulewe
iintlanga ezingathi zingamawaka amathathu amadoda, awawaphangayo amaxhoba awo.
5:23 nabo baseGalili, naseArbhati, kunye nabafazi babo, kunye
abantwana babo, neento zonke ababenazo, wemka nazo;
babazisa kwelakwaYuda benovuyo olukhulu.
5:24 UYuda Makabe, noYonatan umninawa wakhe, bawela iYordan
wahamba uhambo lweentsuku ezintathu entlango;
5:25 Apho baqubisana namaNabhati, abeza kubo ngoxolo
babaxelela yonke into eyenzekileyo kubazalwana babo
ilizwe laseGiliyadi:
5:26 Ke kaloku ukuba babevalelwe eBosora, naseBhosor, naseAlema,
iKasphore, eyenziweyo, neKarnayim; yonke loo mizi yomelele, mikhulu;
5:27 Kwaye ukuba bavalelwe kwezinye izixeko zelizwe lase
eGiliyadi, baza bamisela ukuba baziswe ngomso
13 R mahlutha iinqaba nxamnye neenqaba, uzithabathe, uzitshabalalise zonke zibe nye
usuku.
5:28 UYudas nempi yakhe bajika ngesiquphe ngendlela yasentlango
ukuya eBosora; wathi akuba ewuthimba umzi, wabulala ngawo onke amadoda
bawathabatha onke amaxhoba abo, bawutshisa umzi
ngomlilo,
5:29 Wanduluka khona ebusuku, wahamba wada wafika enqabeni.
5:30 Kwathi kwakusa, baphakamisa amehlo abo, babona kukho isithonga
abantu abangenakubalwa abathwele ileli kunye nezinye iinjini zemfazwe, ukuthatha i
ngokuba baye babahlasela.
5:31 Wabona ngoko uYudas ukuba imfazwe iqalile, nokukhala
wenyuka umzi, waya emazulwini, unamaxilongo, nesandi esikhulu;
5:32 Wathi emkhosini wakhe, Yilweleni namhla abazalwana benu.
5:33 Waphuma emva kwawo, enamaqela amathathu, ebetha ixilongo
namaxilongo, akhala ngomthandazo.
5:34 Ke kaloku umkhosi kaTimoti, esazi ukuba nguMaccabeus, wabaleka
ngoko ke wabaxabela ngogonyamelo olukhulu; ukuze kubekho
kwabulawa kubo ngaloo mini ngathi amawaka asibhozo amadoda.
5:35 Akuba ekwenzile oko, uYuda waphambukela eMispa; kwaye emva kokuba eyibethe
wayithabatha, wayibulala yonke into eyindoda khona, wawathabatha amaxhoba ayo
wayitshisa ngomlilo.
5:36 Wemka khona apho, wathabatha uKasphon, noMagegi, noBhosor, nomnye
izixeko zelizwe laseGiliyadi.
5:37 Emveni kwezi zinto, wahlanganisa uTimoti omnye umkhosi, wamisa intente ngakuye
Raphon ngaphaya komlambo.
5:38 UYuda wesusa amadoda ukuba aye kuwuhlola umkhosi; awamxelelayo, esithi, Onke
zithe zabuthelana kuzo iintlanga ezisijikelezileyo
umamkeli omkhulu.
5:39 Uwaqeshe nama-Arabhi ukuba awancedise, amisa iintente zawo
iintente ezingaphaya komlambo, ziza kulwa nawe. Phezu koku
UYudas waya kubakhawulela.
5:40 Wathi ke uTimoti kubathetheli-mkhosi wakhe, Xa ooYuda nabakowabo
Ukuba uthe wawela kuqala weza kuthi, asiyi kuba thina
uyakwazi ukumelana naye; ngokuba uya kusoyisa ngamandla;
5:41 Ukuba uthe woyika, wamisa phesheya koMlambo, sowela thina
yena, wameyisa;
5:42 Ke kaloku, akufika uYuda, wabiza ababhali babantu
ahlale ngasemlanjeni; awabawisela umthetho, esithi, Musani ukubaleka
maze amadoda onke eminqubeni, eze ekulweni.
5:43 Wesuka waya kubo kuqala, balandela bonke abantu;
Iintlanga zaye zadubadubeka phambi kwakhe, zalahla izixhobo zazo
wasabela etempileni ebiseKarnayim.
5:44 Bawuthimba umzi, bayitshisa itempile, nabo bonke ababekho
kuyo. Yathotywa ke iKarnayim, ababa saba nako ukuma
phambi koYudas.
5:45 Wawahlanganisa ke uYudas onke amaSirayeli ayesezweni
kwelaseGiliyadi, bethabathela komncinane besa komkhulu, nabafazi babo, nabafazi babo
abantwana, nezinto zabo, umkhosi omkhulu kakhulu, ukuya esiphelweni banokufika
kwilizwe lakwaYuda.
5:46 Bathe bakufika kuEfron, lo mzi mkhulu endleleni
bafanele ukuhamba, benqatyiswe kakuhle kakhulu) ababanga nakujika nakuyo
ekunene okanye ekhohlo, kodwa kufuneka idlule phakathi
yona.
5:47 Bawavala ke abo umzi, bawavala amasango
amatye.
5:48 Wathumela ke uYudas kubo exolile, esithi, Masihambe
sityhutyhe ilizwe lenu, siye ezweni lakowethu, aniyi kukwenza nto
buhlungu; siya kucanda kuphela ngeenyawo, kodwa azivulanga
kuye.
5:49 Wathi uYudas, mayihanjiswe ilizwi eminqubeni.
ukuba elowo agxumeke intente yakhe kuloo ndawo abekuyo.
5:50 Amisa ke amasoldati, awubetha umzi yonke loo mini, nayo yonke loo mini
ngobo busuku, wada umzi wanikelwa esandleni sakhe.
5:51 owathi ke wayibulala yonke into eyindoda ngohlangothi lwekrele, wayitshabalalisa;
Athabatha amaxhoba awo, awucanda phakathi komzi, phezu kwawo
ababuleweyo.
5:52 Emveni koko, bawela iYordan, baya entilini enkulu phambi kweBhetesan.
5:53 Wahlanganisa ke uYudas ababesemva, wabavuselela
batyhutyha lonke ilizwe, bada bafika ezweni lakwaYuda.
5:54 Benyuka ke baya entabeni yeZiyon, bevuya, bevuya, apho babingelela khona
amadini anyukayo, ngokuba akukho namnye kubo obuleweyo ade awenze
wabuya ngoxolo.
5:55 Ke kaloku njengoko uYudas noYonatan babesezweni laseGiliyadi, kwaye
uSimon umzalwana wakhe kwelaseGalili phambi kweTolemayi;
5:56 uYosefu unyana kaZekariya, noAzariya, abathetheli bemikhosi;
beva ngemisebenzi yobugorha nezenzo zabo zokulwa abazenzileyo.
5:57 Bathi ke, Masizenzele igama nathi, siye kulwa noYehova
abahedeni abasingqongileyo.
5:58 Bathe ke, bakuyiwisela umthetho inkampu ebinabo, baphuma
waya ngaseJamnia.
5:59 Waza uGorgias namadoda akhe waphuma phakathi komzi ukuba alwe nabo.
5:60 Kwaye ke, ukuba uYosefu noAzares basabe, basukela
emideni yakwaYuda; kwabulawa ababulawa ngaloo mini ngabantu
kwaSirayeli ngathi ngamawaka amabini amadoda.
5:61 Kwabakho ke ukubhukuqwa okukhulu phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli
ababalulamelanga uYuda nabazalwana bakhe, basuka bacinga ukwenza
isenzo esithile sobukroti.
5:62 kananjalo aba abaphumanga embewini yabo, ngesandla sabo
usindiso lwanikwa uSirayeli.
5:63 Noko ke, loo ndoda ibidume kakhulu phakathi kukaYuda, nabazalwana bayo
emehlweni amaSirayeli onke, neentlanga zonke, eendawoni naphi na kuzo igama lawo
weva nge;
5:64 bathe abantu bahlangana kubo bememelela ngovuyo.
5:65 Emveni koko, waphuma uYuda nabazalwana bakhe, waya kulwa nabo
oonyana bakaEsawu ezweni lasezantsi, apho wayixabelayo iHebron;
namagxamesi ayo, ayidiliza inqaba yawo, ayitshisa ngomlilo
neenqaba zalo ngeenxa zonke.
5:66 Wanduluka khona waya ezweni lamaFilisti
walityhutyha elakwaSamari.
5:67 Ngelo xesha kwabulawa ababingeleli abathile, ababethanda ukubonakalalisa ubugorha babo
edabini, ngenxa yoko baphuma ukuya kulwa bengacinganga.
5:68 Ngoko uYudas wabuyela eAzoto ezweni lamaFilisti, yaye xa yena
bezidilizile izibingelelo zabo, bayitshisa ngomlilo imifanekiso yabo eqingqiweyo;
wayiphanga imizi yabo, wabuyela ezweni lakwaYuda.