1 iiMaccabees 6:1 Ngelo xesha ukumkani uAntiyochus, ehambahamba amazwe aphezulu weva ukuba iElimayi kwilizwe lasePersi yayisisixeko esikhulu edume ngobutyebi, isilivere, negolide; 6:2 Kwaye kukho itempile etyebileyo kakhulu, enamagqubu angaphezulu igolide, nezigcina-sifuba, namakhaka, awathi uAleksandire, unyana kaFilipu, wawalawula Ukumkani waseMakedoni, owayelawula kuqala phakathi kwamaGrike, wayeshiye apho. 6:3 Weza ke wafuna ukuwuthimba umzi, nokuwuphanga; kodwa yena ababanga nako, ngenxa yokuba babelunyukiselwe abo basemzini. 6:4 wenyuka, yamchasa ekulweni; yena wasaba, wemka naye khona Ubunzima obukhulu, waza wabuyela eBhabhiloni. 6:5 Kweza ke owamzisela iindaba ezilungileyo kwelasePersi, ukuba imikhosi, eyayilihlasele ilizwe lakwaYuda, yasaba; 6:6 Wathi ke uLisiya, lowo waphuma kuqala enamandla amakhulu, wakhukuliseka yamaYuda; nokokuba bomelezwa sisikrweqe nangamandla; noqweqwe lwamaxhoba ababewafumene emikhosini ababenayo tshatyalalisiwe: 6:7 Kananjalo ukuba belichithile isikizi, abemise phezu kwalo nesibingelelo esiseYerusalem, nesiyijikelezileyo ingcwele neendonga eziphakamileyo njengokwangaphambili, neBhetsura yomzi wakhe. 6:8 Uthe akuweva ukumkani la mazwi, wakhwankqiswa, wankwantya kakhulu. waza wamlalisa esingqengqelweni sakhe, wagula ngokuba buhlungu. ngokuba ibingamfikelanga njengoko ebeyilindele. 6:9 Wahlala khona apho imihla emininzi; waye ke yena wachaza ukuba makabulawe. 6:10 Wababiza ke bonke abahlobo bakhe, wathi kubo, Balele Uphelile amehlo am, nentliziyo yam ityhafile kukukhathazeka okukhulu. 6:11 Ndathi ke mna ngaphakathi kwam, Ndifike embandezeloni na, nokuba kunjani na? ngumkhukula omkhulu weenkxwaleko, endikuwo ngoku. kuba bendinobutyebi, kwaye zintanda ngamandla am. 6:12 Ngoku ke ndiyabukhumbula ububi endabenzayo eYerusalem, endabuthabathayo zonke iimpahla zegolide nezesilivere ezikuyo, zathunyelwa kuwo batshabalalise abemi bakwaYuda ngaphandle kwesizathu. 6:13 Ndiyabona ke ngoko, ukuba zifikelwe ngenxa yoko ezi mbandezelo nam, yabona, ndiyaphela sisingqala esikhulu ezweni lolunye uhlanga. 6:14 Wabiza ngoko uFilipu, omnye wakubahlobo bakhe, lowo wamenza umphathi yonke indawo yakhe, 6:15 Wamnika isithsaba, nengubo yakhe yokwaleka, nomsesane wakhe wokutywina, wesuka wenjenjeya kufuneka akhulise unyana wakhe uAntiochus, aze amondlele ubukumkani. 6:16 Wafela khona ukumkani uAntiochus, ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mane anesithoba. 6:17 Ke kaloku uLisiya, esazi ukuba ukumkani ufile, wamisa uAntiochus wakhe unyana awamkhulisayo esemncinane, ukuba abe ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe, nowakhe igama wathi Eupator. 6:18 Kwathi ngelo xesha, abasenqabeni ende, babavalela oonyana bakaSirayeli ngeenxa zonke ehlala engxamele indawo yengcwele, esoloko efuna ukwenzakalisa nokomelela yeentlanga. 6:19 Wathi ngoko uYuda, efuna ukubatshabalalisa, wababiza bonke abantu kunye ukuba babangqinge. 6:20 Bahlanganisana ke, babangqinga ngekhulu elinamanci mahlanu ngonyaka, kwaye wenza iinduli zokutyholwa ngabo, kunye nezinye iinjini. 6:21 Ke kaloku baphuma abathile bakubon' ukuba bangqingiwe, baye inxenye kubo bamanyanisa abantu abangahloneli Thixo bakwaSirayeli; 6:22 Baya ke kukumkani, bathi, Koda kube nini na uphambi kwakho nigwebe, niphindezele na abazalwana bethu? 6:23 Besivuma ukumkhonza uyihlo, nokwenza njengoko athanda ngako kuthi; nokuthobela imiyalelo yakhe; 6:24 Kungoko bathi abohlanga lwakowethu bayingqinga inqaba, baphanziswa ukusuka kuthi: ngaphezu koko njengoko babenako ukukhanyisa babulala, kwaye walonakalisa ilifa lethu. 6:25 kananjalo abasolulanga isandla sabo kuthi kuphela, kodwa kananjalo emideni yabo. 6:26 Yabona, bayingqingile namhla inqaba ende eYerusalem, ukuba bayithimba Ingcwele neBhete-tsura baye bayinqabisa. 6:27 ngoko ke, ukuba akubakhawulelanga kwamsinya, baya kukwenza izinto ezinkulu kunezi, aninako ukuzilawula. 6:28 Akukuva oko ukumkani, waqumba, wabahlanganisa bonke abahlobo bakhe, nabathetheli bomkhosi wakhe, nabaphetheyo ihashe. 6:29 Beza kuye bevela kwezinye izikumkani, naseziqithini zolwandle. amaqela amajoni aqeshiweyo. 6:30 Ngoko ke inani lomkhosi wakhe aba likhulu lamawaka omqikela, yaye amashumi amabini amawaka abakhweli bamahashe, namashumi amathathu anesibini eendlovu azilolongayo idabi. 6:31 bona balityhutyha iIdume, bamisa ngaseBhete-tsura, abayimisayo yahlasela iintsuku ezininzi, isenza iinjini zemfazwe; kweza abaseBhete-tsura wabakhupha, wabatshisa ngomlilo, walwa ngobukroti. 6:32 Kwathi ke, wakunduluka uYuda enqabeni ende, wamisa eBhatsakariya. malunga nomkhosi wokumkani. 6:33 Waza ukumkani wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wafika equbisana nomkhosi wakhe uBhatsakariya, apho imikhosi yakhe yayilungiselele ukulwa, yavuthela ixilongo amaxilongo. 6:34 Kwaye ukuze ekugqibeleni baxhokonxe iindlovu ukulwa, babonisa kubo, igazi leediliya nelamaqunu. 6:35 Bawahlula amarhamncwa eminqubeni, kwaba yinto yonke; indlovu bamisela iwaka lamadoda, exhobe ngeengubo zentsimbi, kwaye bethwele izigcina-ntloko zobhedu ezintlokweni zabo; yaye ngaphandle koko, kuzo zonke izilo kwamiselwa abakhweli bamahashe abangamakhulu amahlanu, kwabalungileyo. 6:36 Ezi ke zazisele zilungile ngamaxesha onke, naphi na apho lalikhona irhamncwa, yaye apho lalisiya khona irhamncwa, zaya nazo, azimki yena. 6:37 Naphezu kweenkomo ezo bekukho iinqaba ezinde zemithi, ezigqumayo elowo ke ebhinqiswe iqhinga, ekho kwanamashumi amathathu anesibini amagorha alwayo nawo; ecaleni kweIndiya elalimlawula. 6:38 Ke bona abamahashe abaseleyo, bawamisa ngapha nangapha kwicala kumacandelo amabini omkhosi ebanika imiqondiso ukuba benze ntoni, kwaye ibotshelelwe phakathi kwamaqela. 6:39 Kwathi, ekukhanyeni kwelanga kumakhaka egolide, nawobhedu, ezintabeni Bengezela ngawo, bebengezela njengezikhuni zomlilo. 6:40 Ngoko inxalenye yomkhosi wokumkani isasazeke ezintabeni eziphakamileyo inxalenye ephantsi kweentlambo, bahamba bekhuselekile, belungelelene. 6:41 Ngako oko bonke abo balivayo isandi sengxokolo yabo nokuhamba kwabo kwashukuma isihlwele, nokukrazula kwezikhali; umkhosi wawumkhulu kakhulu, unamandla. 6:42 Wasondela uYudas nomkhosi wakhe, wangena ekulweni; kwabulawa kumkhosi wokumkani amadoda angamakhulu amathandathu. 6:43 NoElazare, ogama ligama linguSavaran, waqonda ukuba lilinye irhamncwa elixhobileyo. Ngeentsimbi zasebukhosini, wayephakame kakhulu kunabo bonke abanye, ecinga ukuba ukumkani wayephezu kwakhe; 6:44 ezibeka esichengeni, ukuze abahlangule abantu bakhe, abazuze igama lakhe elingunaphakade: 6:45 Wabaleka phezu kwakhe ngobukroti, esazulwini sedabi. bebulala ngasekunene nangasekhohlo, ngokokude bahlukane ukusuka kuye macala omabini. 6:46 Kwathi, wachwechwa phantsi kwendlovu, wayiphosa phantsi, wayibulala. Yawa phezu kwakhe indlovu, wafela khona. 6:47 Ke amanye amaYuda akukubona ukomelela kokumkani, nokuba namandla ngogonyamelo lwemikhosi yakhe warhoxa kubo. 6:48 Wenyuka umkhosi wokumkani, waya kubakhawulela eYerusalem, nokumkani lowo Wamisa iintente zakhe kulo kwaYuda, nakwintaba yaseZiyon. 6:49 Wenza uxolo nabaseBhete-tsura, ngokuba babephumile isixeko, ngenxa yokuba babengenakudla apho ukuze banyamezele ukungqingwa, sona ngumnyaka wokuphumla kwelizwe. 6:50 Ukumkani wayithabatha ke iBhete-tsura, wamisa ikampu khona ukuba iyigcine. 6:51 Ke ingcwele wayingqinga imihla emininzi, wamisa khona iintonga ngeenjini nangeempahla zokuphosa umlilo, namatye, neziqwenga zokuphosa iidayi kunye nezilingi. 6:52 Benza iinjini ngakuzo iinjini zabo, bazibamba idabi ixesha elide. 6:53 Kodwa ekugqibeleni izitya zabo zingenamphako (kuba bekunjalo). ngomnyaka wesixhenxe, nabathe bakwaYuda bakhululwa ekuthinjweni abeeNtlanga, bayidla bayigqiba intsalela; 6:54 Kwasala abambalwa engcweleni, ngokuba ibinjenjalo indlala beyisa, ngokokude bathi khunubembe, bonke bephela umntu endaweni yakhe. 6:55 Ngelo xesha uLisiya weva kusithiwa uFilipu, lowo uAntiyoko ukumkani, ngoxa wayephila, wamisela ukuba akhulise unyana wakhe uAntiochus, ukuba yena inokuba ngukumkani, 6:56 Wabuya ePersi naseMedi, kwanomkhosi wokumkani ohambeyo kunye naye, nokuba wayefuna ukuthabathela kuye ulawulo lwemicimbi. 6:57 Waza wangena ngobungxamo, wathi kukumkani nakubathetheli Umkhosi neqela, Sibola imihla ngemihla, kwaye ukutya kwethu kuphelile incinci, kwaye indawo esiyingqingayo yomelele, kunye nemicimbi ye ubukumkani busilele phezu kwethu. 6:58 masenze ubuhlobo nabo ke ngoko, sixolelane nabo; bona, nohlanga lwabo lonke; 6:59 banqophisene nabo, ukuba baya kuphila ngemithetho yabo, njengoko bonayo benzé ngenxa engaphambili; kuba ngenxa yoko bacaphukile, bazenza zonke ezi zinto izinto, ngokuba siyibhangisile imithetho yazo. 6:60 Bavumelana ke ukumkani nabathetheli; wathumela kubo yenza uxolo; baza balamkela. 6:61 Wabafungisa ukumkani nabathetheli; waphuma kuloo nqaba. 6:62 Waza ukumkani wangena entabeni yeZiyon; kodwa xa ebona amandla endaweni leyo, wasaphula isifungo awasenzayo, wawisa umthetho diliza udonga ngeenxa zonke. 6:63 Wemka ke ngobungxamo, wabuyela kwa-Antiyokwe, apho wafumana uFilipu eyinkosi yalo mzi; walwa naye ke wasithimba isixeko ngenkani.