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.