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.