1 iiMaccabees
7:1 Ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mahlanu anamnye, uDemetriyo, unyana kaSeleucus
wemka eRoma, wenyuka namadoda ambalwa, waya emzini oselwandle
unxweme, walawula khona.
7:2 Kwathi, ekungeneni kwakhe ebhotweni looyise, kwaba njalo kwabakwakhe
umkhosi wabathabatha uAntiyochus noLisiya, ukuba babazise kuye.
7:3 Ekwazi ke oko, wathi, Mandingababoni ubuso babo.
7:4 Wababulala ke umkhosi wakhe. Ke kaloku, xa uDemetriyo wayehleli etroneni yakhe
ubukumkani,
7:5 Kweza kuye bonke abantu abakhohlakeleyo, abangahloneli Thixo bakwaSirayeli, bephethe
UAlkimo, owayenqwenela ukuba ngumbingeleli omkhulu, kumthetheli wabo;
7:6 Bammangalela ke abantu kukumkani, besithi, UYuda nabazalwana bakhe
bazibulele zonke izihlobo zakho, basikhupha emhlabeni wethu.
7:7 Ngoko ke thuma indoda okholose ngayo, iye kubona
ukuba yintoni na ayenzileyo phakathi kwethu, nakwilizwe lokumkani;
bohlwaye ngenxa yabo bonke abancedi babo.
7:8 Ukumkani wanyula uBacchides, umhlobo wokumkani, owayelawula ngaphaya
kwanogumbe, waba ngumntu omkhulu ebukumkanini, ethembekile kukumkani;
7:9 Wamthuma ke, kunye naloo Alkimo ungendawo, awamenza umbingeleli omkhulu, kunye
wawisa umthetho wokuba impindezelo koonyana bakaSirayeli.
7:10 Bemka ke ngoko, beza ezweni lakwaYuda ngamandla amakhulu.
apho bathumela abathunywa kuYuda nabazalwana bakhe benoxolo
amazwi anenkohliso.
7:11 Ke bona abawaphulaphulanga amazwi abo; kuba babebona ukuba bafikile
ngamandla amakhulu.
7:12 Lathi ngoko, lahlanganisana kuAlkimo noBhakide, iqela lababhali;
ukufuna ubulungisa.
7:13 Ke ama-Assiya ayengabangowokuqala phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli
wacela uxolo kubo.
7:14 Kuba babesithi, Kufike umbingeleli wembewu ka-Aron
lo mkhosi, kwaye akayi kusenzela ububi.
7:15 Wathetha kubo exolile, wafunga kubo, esithi, Siyathanda
ungenzakali kuwe okanye abahlobo bakho.
7:16 Ekuthe koko bakholwa nguye, wathabatha kubo amadoda amashumi mathandathu, kunye nabo
wababulala ngamini-nye, ngokwamazwi awawabhalileyo;
7:17 Inyama yabenceba bakho bayiphosile, Negazi labo balahlwa
baphalazwa ngeenxa zonke eYerusalem, akwabakho ubangcwabayo.
7:18 Ke kaloku kwabakho ukunkwantya nokunkwantya ngabo phezu kwabantu bonke;
akukho nyaniso nabulungisa kuzo; ngokuba baqhekezile
umnqophiso nesifungo abasenzayo.
7:19 Emveni koko, wasusa uBacchides eYerusalem, wamisa iintente zakhe
eBhetsete, apho wathumela khona, wathabatha into eninzi yamadoda abemshiyile;
nabathile ke ebantwini, wababulala, wabaphosa
emhadini omkhulu.
7:20 Waza walinikela ilizwe kuAlkimo, waza washiya kunye naye igunya
mncede: waya ke uBhakide kukumkani.
7:21 Kodwa uAlekimo wabulwela ububingeleli obukhulu.
7:22 Ke kaloku bahlanganisana kuye bonke ababesidubaduba isihlwele, bona bawalandela bona
walinikela esandleni sabo ilizwe lakwaYuda, wenza ububi obukhulu kwaSirayeli.
7:23 Ke kaloku uYudas, abubona bonke ububi ababenabo ooAlkimo neqela lakhe
kwenziwa phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ngaphezu kweentlanga;
7:24 Waphuma waya kuyo yonke imida yelakwaYuda, eziphindezela
Kwabakreqileyo kuye, ababa sabuganga baphuma
elizweni.
7:25 Kwelinye icala, xa uAlkimo wabona ukuba uYudas kunye neqela lakhe
waphakama, waqonda ukuba akanako ukumelana nabo
ngamandla, waphinda waya kukumkani, wathetha konke okubi kunabo bonke ukuba yena
unako.
7:26 Ukumkani wathuma uNikanore, omnye wakubathetheli bakhe, umfo
Wawamisela intiyo ebulalayo uSirayeli, ukuba abatshabalalise abantu.
7:27 Wafika ke uNikanore eYerusalem enempi enkulu; wathumela kuYuda no
abazalwana bakhe ngamazwi obubele, bebakhohlisa, besithi,
7:28 Makungabikho mfazwe phakathi kwam nawe; Ndiza kuza namadoda ambalwa.
ukuze ndikubone unoxolo.
7:29 Weza ngoko kuYuda, baza babulisana ngoxolo.
Noko ke, iintshaba zazilungele ukuthabatha uYudas ngogonyamelo.
7:30 Okuthe kwakwaziwa nguYudas, oko weza kuye
wamoyika kakhulu ngenkohliso, akabi sabubona ubuso bakhe.
7:31 NoNikanore, akubona ukuba lifunyenwe icebo lakhe, waphuma waya
silwe noYudas ngaseKapharsalama;
7:32 Apho kwabulawa ecaleni likaNikanore malunga namawaka amahlanu amadoda, kwaye
abaseleyo basabela emzini kaDavide.
7:33 Emveni koko wenyuka uNikanore waya entabeni yeZiyon, waphuma khona
Inxenye yababingeleli nenxenye yamadoda amakhulu kaYehova
abantu, ukuba bambulise ngoxolo, bambonise idini elinyukayo
elibingelelwe ukumkani.
7:34 Ke yena wadlala ngabo, ebahleka, ebaphatha kakubi, kanjalo
wathetha ngebhongo,
7:35 Wafunga ngomsindo wakhe, esithi, Ngaphandle kokuba uYuda nomkhosi wakhe abekho ngoku
Ndiya kunikelwa esandleni sam, ukuba ndithe ndabuya ndinoxolo, ndotshisa
Waphuma ke enomsindo omkhulu.
7:36 Bangena ababingeleli, bema phambi kwesibingelelo naphambi kwetempile.
belila, besithi,
7:37 Wena, Yehova, unyule le ndlu ukuba ibizwe ngegama lakho, ukuba ibizwe ngegama lakho
yiba yindlu yokuthandaza neyokukhunga kubantu bakho;
7:38 Ziphindezeleni kule ndoda nomkhosi wayo, bawe likrele.
zikhumbuleni izinyeliso zabo, ningabavumeli ukuba bahlale behleli.
7:39 Waphuma ke uNikanore eYerusalem, wamisa iintente eBhete-horon.
apho wahlangatyezwa ngumkhosi wakwa-Aram.
7:40 UYuda wamisa eAdasa enamadoda angamawaka amathathu, wathandaza khona apho.
esithi,
7:41 Yehova, ekuthunyweni kokumkani waseAsiriya
satshabhisa, saphuma isithunywa sakho, sabetha ikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anamashumi asibhozo
amawaka amahlanu kubo.
7:42 yitshabalalise ngokunjalo lo mkhosi phambi kwethu namhla, ukuze okuseleyo kubekho
yazi ukuba uthethe ngokutshabhisa ingcwele yakho, nomgwebi wakho
wena mnike ngokobubi bakhe.
7:43 Ngosuku lweshumi elinesithathu lwenyanga enguAdare, yadibana impi
Umninimzi kaNicanor waphazamiseka, kwaye naye wabulawa kuqala
idabi.
7:44 Uthe ke umkhosi kaNikanore, wakubona ukuba ubulewe, wamlahla
izixhobo, basaba.
7:45 Bawaphuthuma uhambo lwemini enye, besuka eAdasa besa eGazera;
bekhalisa amaxilongo emva kwabo.
7:46 Baphuma ke bephuma kuyo yonke imizi yakwaYuda, bajikeleza
bawavala; ngokokude bajike kwabo babewasukela;
bonke babulewe ngekrele, akwasala namnye kubo.
7:47 Emveni koko bathabatha amaxhoba nezinto eziphangiweyo, bawaxabela amaNicanors
intloko, nesandla sakhe sokunene, athe wasolula ngokuqhayisa, wazizisa
wabaxhoma eYerusalem.
7:48 Bavuya kunene abantu, bayibhiyozela loo mini
ngovuyo olukhulu.
7:49 Kananjalo bamisela ukuwugcina loo mhla iminyaka ngeminyaka, ngolweshumi elinesithathu kuyo
Adare.
7:50 Lazola ilizwe lakwaYuda umzuzwana.