1 iiMaccabees
9:1 Kananjalo, akuva uDemetriyo ukuba uNikanore nomkhosi wakhe babulawa
edabini, wathumela uBakides noAlkimo kwilizwe lakwaYuda owesibini
ixesha kunye nabo ubugorha bamandla omkhosi wakhe;
9:2 baphuma ngendlela ekhokelela eGalagala, bamisa iintente zabo
iintente phambi kweMasaloti eseArbhela, nasemva kokuba beyithimbile.
babulala abantu abaninzi.
9:3 Bamisa iintente ngenyanga yokuqala yomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mahlanu anamibini
phambi kweYerusalem:
9:4 Banduluka apho, baya eBhereya, benamashumi amabini amawaka
abahamba ngeenyawo namawaka amabini abamahashe.
9:5 Ke uYuda wayemise iintente zakhe e-Elasa, enamawaka amathathu amadoda ahleliweyo
naye:
9:6 owathi, akuyibona ingxokolo yomnye umkhosi ukuba ingaka, wakhathazeka
yoyika; Kuthe ngoko kwaphuma abaninzi emkhosini, ngokokude
akwasala kubo, yaba ngamadoda angamakhulu asibhozo.
9:7 Uthe ke uYudas, akubona ukuba inxuwa impi yakhe, ukuba iyemka nemfazwe
Wamxina, wadandatheka kakhulu, edandatheka kakhulu
ukuba wayengenaxesha lakuwahlanganisa.
9:8 Wathi kwabaseleyo, Masisuke sinyuke
neentshaba zethu, ukuba mhlawumbi sinako ukulwa nazo.
9:9 Baye ke bambongoza, besithi, Asinakuze sibe nako;
sisindise ubomi bethu, kwaye emva koku siya kubuya kunye nabazalwana bethu, kwaye
yilwa nawo; ngokuba sibambalwa.
9:10 Wathi uYuda, Makube lee kum, ukuba ndiyenze loo nto, ndibaleke
ukuba lifikile ixesha lethu, masife ngenxa yabazalwana bethu.
masingangcolisi uzuko lwethu.
9:11 Emva koko umkhosi kaBacchides wanduluka ezintenteni zawo, wema
malungana nabo, abamahashe bahlulahlulwe, baba yimikhosi emibini
abasawuli nabatoli phambi komkhosi, nabafobayo
ngaphambili kwakukho amagorha onke.
9:12 UBhakide yena ubekwiphiko lasekunene;
izahlulo ezibini, bavuthela izigodlo.
9:13 Nabo ke becala likaYuda, bavuthela namaxilongo abo, ukuze
Ihlabathi lanyikima ngenxa yengxolo yemikhosi, imfazwe yaqhubeka
ukususela kusasa kude kube sebusuku.
9:14 Ke kaloku, xa uYuda waqonda ukuba Bakchides kunye namandla omkhosi wakhe
ngasekunene, wathabatha onke amadoda anobukroti.
9:15 owawatyhoboza ngephiko lokunene, wabasukela, waya entabeni yeAzoto.
9:16 Kodwa ke ezo zephiko lasekhohlo zabona ukuba zingasekunene
bathi khunubembe, balandela uYudas nabo babenaye kalukhuni
kwizithende ngasemva:
9:17 Kwaza kwabakho imfazwe enzima, ngokokude babulawa abaninzi kuwo omabini
iinxalenye.
9:18 NoYuda wabulawa, kwaye intsalela yasaba.
9:19 UYonatan noSimon bamthabatha ke uYuda, umninawa wabo, bamngcwabela engcwabeni
ingcwaba looyise eModin.
9:20 Bammbambazelela, ammbambazelela kakhulu onke amaSirayeli
bamenzela isijwili imihla emininzi, besithi,
9:21 Hayi, ukuwa kwendoda enobukroti, eyabahlangulayo amaSirayeli!
9:22 Ezinye izinto ezingoYuda, neemfazwe zakhe, nabanumzana
Izinto awazenzayo, kwanobukhulu bakhe, azibhalwanga bona
bezininzi kakhulu.
9:23 Ke kaloku, emva kokufa kukaYuda, abangendawo baqala ukubeka iintloko zabo
emideni yonke yakwaSirayeli, besuka ke bonke abenza umsebenzi
ubugwenxa.
9:24 Ke kaloku kwabakho indlala enkulu ngaloo mihla;
Lakreqa ilizwe, lahamba nawo.
9:25 Ke uBacchides wanyula abantu abakhohlakeleyo, wabenza iinkosi zelizwe.
9:26 Babuzisa ke, babafuna abahlobo bakaYuda, babazisa
kuBakide, owabaphindezela impindezelo, wabaphatha kakubi.
9:27 Kwabakho ke imbandezelo enkulu kwaSirayeli, ekungazange kubekho injengayo
kususela kwimini ekungabonwanga mprofeti phakathi kwabo.
9:28 Ngenxa yoko bahlanganisana bonke abahlobo bakaYuda, bathi kuYonatan,
9:29 Ekubeni wafayo uYuda, umninawa wakho, asinakuphuma unjengaye
ngokuchasene neentshaba zethu, noBakchides, nanxamnye nabo besizwe sethu eso
baziintshaba kuthi.
9:30 Ke ngoko sikunyule namhla ukuba ube ngumphathi wethu nomthetheli wethu
esikhundleni sakhe, ukuze ube nokulwa amadabi ethu.
9:31 Ngelo xesha uYonatan wathabatha ulawulo kuye ngelo xesha, wesuka wesuka
phezulu esikhundleni somntakwabo uYuda.
9:32 Uthe ke uBacchides wakwazi oko, wafuna ukumbulala
9:33 Ke uYonatan, noSimon umntakwabo, nabo bonke ababenaye.
bakukubona oko, basabela entlango yaseThekoe, bamisa iintente zabo
iintente ngasemanzini echibi laseAsfare.
9:34 Uthe ke uBakide, ekwazi oko, wasondela eYordan nempahla yakhe yonke
yamkela ngomhla wesabatha.
9:35 Ke kaloku uYonatan wathuma umninawa wakhe uYohane, umthetheli wabantu, ukuba athandaze
abahlobo bakhe, oonyana bakaNabhati, ukuze bahambe nabo
inqwelo, eyayininzi.
9:36 Baphuma ke oonyana bakaYambri eMedabha, bathabatha uYohane nabo bonke
abenayo, bemka nayo.
9:37 Emveni koko kwafika ilizwi kuYonatan noSimon, umkhuluwa wakhe, lisithi
abantwana bakaYambri benza umtshato omkhulu, kwaye babezisa umtshakazi
evela eNadabhatha kunye nololiwe omkhulu, ngathi intombi yomnye wabantwana
abathetheli abakhulu bakwaKanan.
9:38 Bamkhumbula ngoko uYohane umninawa wabo, benyuka baya bazimela
bona phantsi kwesithelo sentaba;
9:39 Apho bawaphakamisayo amehlo abo, bakhangela, nanko kukho into eninzi
Waphuma umyeni nezihlobo zakhe
nabazalwana, beza kubakhawulela, benamagubu, nangeempahla zokuvuma, nangemirhubhe, nangeempahla zokuvuma
izixhobo ezininzi.
9:40 UYonatan nabo babenaye besuka babavukela
apho babalalela, babasikela khona
njengoko abaninzi bawa bafa, baza abaseleyo basabela entabeni;
bawathabatha onke amaxhoba abo.
9:41 Wajika ke umtshato waba sisijwili, nesandi somsindo wabo
ingoma ibe sisijwili.
9:42 Baliphindezelela ke igazi lomzalwana wabo, bajika;
kwakhona, ukuya kwintlambo yaseYordan.
9:43 Ke kaloku, akukuva oko uBhakide, weza ngomhla wesabatha ebandleni
iindonga zeJordani ngamandla amakhulu.
9:44 Wathi uYonatan kwibutho lakhe, Masinyuke ngoku, silwele
idla ubomi, ngokuba ayikuko kuthi namhla, njengakwixesha elidlulileyo;
9:45 Ngokuba, yabonani, imfazwe iphambi kwethu nangasemva kwethu, namanzi olwandle
IYordan ngapha nangapha, ulwandle ngokunjalo nemithi, kananjalo
ikho indawo yokuba sijike.
9:46 Ngako oko wakhala ngoku emazulwini, ukuze uhlangulwe esandleni
yeentshaba zakho.
9:47 Ngako oko bahlanganisana edabini, waza uYonatan wasolula isandla sakhe kuye
wamxabela uBhakidi, wajika, wemka kuye.
9:48 Ke uYonatan bakhwela eYordan, nabo babenaye, baqubha
sawela, saya phesheya konxweme; esinye asiwelanga iYordan ukuya
bona.
9:49 Ngoko kwabulawa ecaleni likaBakides ngaloo mini malunga newaka lamadoda.
9:50 Emveni koko wabuyela eYerusalem uBhakidesi, wawakha amanxuwa
kwelakwaYuda; eYeriko, ne-Emawusi, neBhete-horon, neBheteli;
neTamnata, neFaraton, neTafon, ezo ezo ebezomeleza ngokuziphakamisa
iindonga, namasango, nemivalo.
9:51 Wamisa ikampu kuzo, ukuze enze ububi kwaSirayeli.
9:52 Wawunqabisa umzi oyiBhete-hura, neGazera, nenqaba ende, wayimisa
amandla kuzo, kunye nokubonelela ngokutya.
9:53 Wabathabatha oonyana bamadoda abathetheli belizwe, wabathimbela
wazibeka enqabeni eseYerusalem, ukuba zigcinwe.
9:54 Kananjalo ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mahlanu anesithathu, ngenyanga yesibini,
UAlcimus wayalela ukuba udonga lwentendelezo engaphakathi yengcwele
kufuneka itsalwe phantsi; wayichitha nemisebenzi yabaprofeti
9:55 Uthe ke akuqala ukudiliza, wabetha uAlkimo ngelo xesha, wabetha.
ngokuba wayevingciwe umlomo wakhe, wabanjiswa
onedumbe, ngokokude angabi saba nako ukuthetha nto, nokuyalela
ngendlu yakhe.
9:56 Ngoko wafa uAlkimo ngelo xesha entuthumbo enkulu.
9:57 Ke kaloku, akubona uBhakides ukuba ufile uAlkimo, wabuyela kukumkani.
elathi ke ilizwe lakwaYuda lazola iminyaka emibini.
9:58 Ahlanganisana ke onke amadoda angamatshijolo, esithi, Nanku uYonatan noYonatan
Iqela lakhe lizolile, lihleli lingenaxhala;
Zisani iiBacchides apha, eziya kuzithabatha zonke ngabusuku bunye.
9:59 Baya ke baya babhunga naye.
9:60 Wanduluka, weza enempi enkulu, wathumela iincwadi ngasese
abalandeli bakhe kwelakwaYuda, ukuba bathabathe uYonatan nabo
kodwa ababanga nako, ngokuba lalisaziwa icebo labo
kubo.
9:61 Bathabatha ke kumadoda elizwe, ababhali balo
wenza ububi, malunga namadoda angamashumi amahlanu, wababulala.
9:62 Emveni koko, uYonatan noSimon, nabo babenaye, babathabatha
baya eBhete-bhashi, esentlango, beyilungisa
wayenza yomelela.
9:63 Wakwazi oko uBakide, wawuhlanganisa wonke umkhosi wakhe, wayihlanganisela
wathumela ilizwi kwabakwelakwaYuda.
9:64 Waya wayingqinga iBhete-bhashi; balwa nayo
ixesha elide kwaye wenza iinjini zemfazwe.
9:65 UYonatan wamshiya uSimon umkhuluwa wakhe phakathi komzi, waphuma yena
waya emaphandleni, waphuma enenani elithile.
9:66 Wabaxabela uOdonarkes, nabazalwana bakhe, noonyana bakaFasiron,
intente yabo.
9:67 Uthe ke akuqala ukubaxabela, wenyuka nomkhosi wakhe, uSimon no
umkhosi wakhe waphuma phakathi komzi, wazitshisa iinqwelo zemfazwe;
9:68 Kwaye walwa nxamnye Bacchides, ngubani waphazanyiswa ngabo, kwaye bona
Wamcinezela kakhulu, kuba iqhinga lakhe laba lilize.
9:69 Waba noburhalarhume kakhulu ngabantu abangendawo, ababemcebisa
beza emaphandleni, ngokokuba wayebulele into eninzi kubo, engxamele ukwenza oko
abuyele kwelakowabo.
9:70 Wakwazi uYonatan, wathumela abathunywa kuye
Ekugqibeleni ke makaxolelane naye, abakhulule abakhonkxiweyo.
9:71 Wawamkela oko, wenza ngokwelizwi lakhe, wafunga;
ukuba angaze amenze into embi, yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.
9:72 Ngoko, akuba ebabuyisele kuye ababanjwa abebabambe
ngenxa engaphambili, evela kwelakwaYuda, wabuya wemka, wangena
nelizwe lakhe, akaba sangena emideni yabo.
9:73 Lemka ke ikrele kwaSirayeli; uYonatan wahlala eMakimas
waqala ukulawula abantu; wabatshabalalisa abantu abangahloneli Thixo
Sirayeli.