1 iiMaccabees 10:1 Ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mathandathu uAleksandire, unyana ka-Antiochus Wenyuka ke, ogama limbi linguEpifano, waya kuthabatha iTolemayi; bamamkele, abelawula ngako apho. 10:2 Ke kaloku, akukuva oko ukumkani uDemetriyo, wahlanganisa into eninzi kakhulu waphuma waya kulwa naye umkhosi omkhulu. 10:3 UDemetriyo wathumela incwadi kuYonatan, ethetha ngothando wamenza mkhulu. 10:4 Kuba wathi, Masenze uxolo naye kuqala, angekangeni kuye UAlexander ngokuchasene nathi: 10:5 Okanye uya kubukhumbula bonke ububi esimenzele yena, kwaye kubazalwana bakhe nakubantu bakhe. 10:6 Kungoko wamnika igunya lokuhlanganisa umkhosi, nokuwuhlanganisa ubonelele ngezixhobo, ukuze amncede edabini; wayalela kananjalo ukuba abathinjwa abasenqabeni babeya kuhlangulwa kuye. 10:7 Waza uYonatan waya eYerusalem, waza wafunda iincwadi ezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu, nabasenqabeni enqabeni; 10:8 Boyika kunene, bakuva ukuba ukumkani umnikezile igunya lokuhlanganisa umkhosi. 10:9 Bathi ke bona abasenqabeni ende babanikela abantu babo kuYonatan wazinikezela kubazali bazo. 10:10 Oku kwenziwa, uYonatan wazinza eYerusalem, waza waqalisa ukwakha kunye ukulungisa isixeko. 10:11 Wabawisela umthetho abenzi bomsebenzi, ukuba bazakhe iindonga, nentaba yaseZiyon; ngeenxa zonke ngamatye anqabileyo okunqabisa; benjenjalo. 10:12 Ke abasemzini, ababesezimbonisweni uBacchides yakhiwe, yabaleka; 10:13 Ke washiya elowo indawo yakhe, wemka waya kwelakowabo. 10:14 Kuphela eBhetsura abathile kwabawushiyileyo umthetho nemithetho Yazoma imithetho; ngokuba ibiyindawo yabo yokuzimela. 10:15 Ke kaloku, akukuva ukumkani uAlesandire oko idinga uDemetriyo wathumela kulo UYonatan: xa naye waxelelwa amadabi kunye nezenzo zobunene yena nabazalwana bakhe benza ngako, nangeentlungu ababezinyamezele; 10:16 Wathi, Singamfumana na mntu wumbi? ke ngoko siya kumenza umhlobo wethu kunye nomanyano. 10:17 Waza wabhala incwadi, wayithumela kuye, ngokwala mazwi amazwi athi, 10:18 Uya kubulisa ukumkani uAlesandire kuYonatan umninawa wakhe. 10:19 Sivile ngawe, ukuba uyindoda enamandla kakhulu, kwaye ufanelekile yiba ngumhlobo wethu. 10:20 Ke ngoko, siyakumisela namhlanje ukuba ube ngumbingeleli omkhulu wakho kuthiwe sisihlobo sokumkani; Wamthuma ke nengubo ebomvu, nesithsaba segolide;) uthi, Usithabathele kuwe. kwaye ugcine ubuhlobo kunye nathi. 10:21 Ngenyanga yesixhenxe yomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mathandathu, emthendelekweni eminqubeni uYonatan ambatha ingubo yokwaleka engcwele, wahlanganisana ndawonye imikhosi, yabonelela ngezikrweqe ezininzi. 10:22 Uthe ke akukuva oko uDemetriyo, waba buhlungu kakhulu, wathi, 10:23 Senze ntoni na, ukuba uAlesandire wasithintela ukuba senze ubuhlobo kunye? amaYuda ukuze azomeleze? 10:24 nam ndiya kubabhalela amazwi enkuthazo, ndibathembise izidima nezipho, ukuze ndibe luncedo kubo. 10:25 Wathumela ngoko kubo, esithi, UDemetriyo ukumkani, kubo abantu bamaYuda bayabulisa. 10:26 Njengoko niyigcinileyo iminqophiso nathi, nahlala nihleli kubudlelane bethu; singazibandakanyi neentshaba zethu, sikuvile oku, kwaye kunjalo ndiyavuya. 10:27 Ngoko ke, qhubekani nithembekile kuthi, kwaye siya kulunga babuyekeze izinto enizenzayo ngenxa yethu; 10:28 Kwaye uya kukunika ugonyo ezininzi, kwaye uya kukunika imbuyekezo. 10:29 Ngoku ke ndiyanikhulula, ndiwakhulule ngenxa yakho onke amaYuda imirhumo, nakumasiko etyuwa, nakwirhafu yesithsaba; 10:30 ndithabathele koko kulunge kum, ndisamkele isahlulo sesithathu nokuba yimbewu, nesiqingatha seziqhamo zemithi, ndiya kusikhulula kuso namhla, ukuze bangathatyathwa emhlabeni wakwaYuda; okanye oorhulumente abathathu abongezelelwe kubo Ilizwe laseSamariya nelaseGalili, kususela kule mini kude kuse ephakadeni. 10:31 IYerusalem mayibe ngcwele, ikhululeke, nemida yayo, zithabathele kokubini izishumi kunye neminikelo. 10:32 Ke yona inqaba eseYerusalem, ndiyenza amagunya phezu kwayo uwunike umbingeleli omkhulu, ukuze abamise kuwo abo asukuba ebamisela khetha ukuyigcina. 10:33 Ndabakhulula ke bonke amaYuda abekho phakathi kwawo abathinjwa bemka ezweni lakwaYuda, babasa kuwo nawuphi na ummandla wobukumkani bam; yaye ndiya kuthi onke amagosa am ayihlawule irhafu kwimfuyo yawo. 10:34 Kananjalo ndiya kuwathanda onke imithendeleko, neesabatha, nokuthwasa kwenyanga, nesabatha. imihla emisiweyo, neentsuku ezintathu eziphambi komthendeleko, neentsuku ezintathu Emva komthendeleko kuya kubakho ukukhululeka kunye nenkululeko kuwo onke amaYuda indawo yam. 10:35 Kananjalo akukho bani uya kuba negunya lokuhlupha abanye kuwo kuwo nawuphi na umcimbi. 10:36 Kananjalo ndiya kuphinda ndibhale phakathi komkhosi wokumkani amadoda angamashumi amathathu amawaka amaYuda, aya kuhlawulwa kuwo, njengoko yeyasemikhosini yonke yokumkani. 10:37 Kwaye phakathi kwabo uya kubekwa kwiinqaba zokumkani, ngubani na kananjalo inxenye iya kubekwa phezu kwemicimbi yobukumkani, obu bubo ndithanda ukuba avele ngokwabo, nabaphathi bawo; baphile ngokwemithetho yabo, njengoko ukumkani abewise umthetho ngako kwilizwe lakwaYuda. 10:38 Ngokuphathelele oorhulumente abathathu abongezelelweyo kwelakwaYuda ezweni lakwaSamari, mabahlanganiswe nelakwaYuda, ukuze babe ngabo kubalelwa ekubeni uphantsi kwenye, okanye ubotshelelwe ukuthobela elinye igunya elingelilo yombingeleli omkhulu. 10:39 ITolemayi nentsimi yayo ndiyinika ngokukhululekileyo. umnikelo wengcwele eseYerusalem ngenxa yeendleko ezifunekayo kaNdikhoyo indawo engcwele. 10:40 Kananjalo mna ndinikela iminyaka ngeminyaka ishumi elinesihlanu lamawaka eeshekele zesilivere ezivela kwisilivere iingxelo zokumkani ezivela kwiindawo ezifanelekileyo. 10:41 nayo yonke imali eninzi, ababengayihlawuli amadindala, njengangaphambili; ukusuka ngoku ukuya phambili kuya kunikelwa kwimisebenzi yetempile. 10:42 Kwaye ngaphandle koko, amawaka amahlanu eeshekele zesilivere, abathabathayo ukusuka ekusetyenzisweni kwetempile kwiingxelo zeminyaka ngeminyaka, nkqu nezo yokhululwa ke, ngokuba yeyababingeleli umphathiswa. 10:43 nabani na osabela etempileni eseYerusalem, nokuba ngubani na ngokukhululekileyo kulo, ukuba unetyala kukumkani, nokuba ngubani na Enye into, mabakhululeke, nako konke abanako kweyam ummandla. 10:44 nesakhe isakhiwo, silungise imisebenzi yengcwele indleko iya kunikwa ukubalwa kokumkani. 10:45 Ewe, nokwakhiwa kweendonga zeYerusalem, nokuqina kuyo yonke loo nto, kuphuma indleko evela kukumkani, ngeenxa zonke; ngokunjalo nokwakhiwa kweendonga zakwaYuda. 10:46 Ke kaloku, bakuweva loo mazwi ooYonatan nabantu, abakholwa akabamkela, ngenxa enokuba babukhumbula ububi obukhulu awakwenzayo kwaSirayeli; ngokuba wayebacinezele kakhulu. 10:47 Bakholiswa kuko oko ngoAlesandire, ngokuba ebengowokuqala; bacela uxolo lokwenyaniso kunye nabo, baza baba ngamahlakani rhoqo. 10:48 Waza ukumkani uAlesandire wahlanganisa umkhosi omkhulu, wamisa malungana naye UDemetriyo. 10:49 Ke kaloku, ekulweni ookumkani bobabini, wabaleka umkhosi kaDemetriyo Waza uAlesandire wamlandela, waboyisa. 10:50 Yaqhubeka idabi kwanzima kunene, lada latshona ilanga Ngaloo mini wabulawa uDemetriyo. 10:51 Emveni koko uAleksandire wathumela oonozakuzaku kuPtolemee ukumkani waseYiputa, benomkhosi umyalezo kule mpembelelo: 10:52 Ekubeni ke ndibuyele ebukumkanini bam, ndihleli etroneni yam. ookhokho, baluzuzile ubukhosi, bambhukuqa uDemetriyo, no walibuyisela ilizwe lethu; 10:53 Kwathi, emva kokulwa naye, waba naye nomkhosi wakhe sadaniswa ngathi, ukuze sihlale phantsi etroneni yobukumkani bakhe; 10:54 ngoko masenze umnqophiso woxolo, ndinike ngoku mna ndoba ngumyeni wakho, ndibanike bobabini wena naye ngokwesidima sakho. 10:55 Waza waphendula ukumkani uToleme, wathi, Hayi, uyolo lwemini eniya kuthi ngayo! wabuyela ezweni looyihlo, wahlala etroneni yobukumkani babo. 10:56 Ngoku ke ndiya kwenza kuwe, njengoko ubhalileyo, ndihlangabezene nam ngoko eTolemayi, ukuze sibonane; ngokuba ndiya kuzeka intombi yam kuwe ngokweminqweno yakho. 10:57 Ngoko uPtoleme waphuma eYiputa kunye noKleopatra intombi yakhe, beza eTolemayi, ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci amathandathu anesibini. 10:58 Apho ukumkani uAlesandire wamhlangabeza, wamnika ke intombi yakhe Cleopatra, kwaye wabhiyozela umtshato wakhe ePtolemais ngozuko olukhulu, njengoko yindlela yookumkani. 10:59 Ke kaloku ukumkani uAlesandire wayebhale kuYonatan, ukuba eze kwaye dibana naye. 10:60 owathi ngoko waya eTolemayi, apho waqubisana khona nookumkani bobabini. wabanika bona nabahlobo babo isilivere negolide, nezipho ezininzi, kunye wababalwa emehlweni abo. 10:61 Ngelo xesha amadoda angamatshijolo akwaSirayeli, amadoda akhohlakeleyo; bahlanganisana kuye, bammangalela; akavuma ukumkani beve. 10:62 Ngaphezu koko, ukumkani wayalela ukuba kuhlulwe iingubo zakhe, kwaye mambathise ezimfusa; benjenjalo. 10:63 Wamhlalisa yedwa, wathi kubathetheli bakhe, Hambani naye simemeze esazulwini somzi, kungabikho ukhalayo kungabikho bani umkhathazayo nangayiphi na into unobangela. 10:64 Ke kaloku, bakumbona abamangaleli bakhe, ukuba ubezukile ngokwelizwi lakhe kwakumemeza, bambethe ezimfusa, babaleka bonke. 10:65 Ukumkani wambeka ke, wambhalela phakathi kwabahlobo bakhe abakhulu wamenza irhuluneli, wahlulelana ebukumkanini bakhe. 10:66 Emveni koko uYonatan wabuyela eYerusalem, enoxolo novuyo. 10:67 Ngaphezu koko; Kwafika uDemetriyo unyaka wekhulu elinamanci mathandathu anesihlanu kaDemetriyo eKrete, ezweni looyise; 10:68 Uthe akuva ukumkani uAlesandire, waba buhlungu, wabuya kwa-Antiyokwe. 10:69 UDemetriyo wammisa uApoloniyo, irhuluneli yaseKelosiriya, ukuba abe yinjengele yakhe; Yahlanganisa umkhosi omkhulu, yamisa eYamniya, yathumela kuyo UYonatan umbingeleli omkhulu, esithi, 10:70 Uziphakamisele kuthi wena, Ndibe yintlekisa ngenxa yakho, ungcikivekile; yini na ukuba usiqhayisele ngamandla akho? ezintabeni? 10:71 Ngoko, ukuba ukholose ngamandla akho, yihla uze kuthi siye ethafeni, siyicikide le nto kunye khona; Ndim amandla ezixeko. 10:72 Buza kwaye ufunde ukuba ndingubani na, kwaye abanye abathatha inxaxheba yethu, kwaye baya kwenza ukuba unyawo lwakho alunakusaba emhlabeni wabo. 10:73 Ngako oko aninako ngoku ukuhlala abamahashe nabakhulu kangaka amandla entilini, apho kungekho litye, naqhwitha, nandawo sabelani niye. 10:74 Ngoko ke, xa uYonatan weva la mazwi Apollonius, wachukumiseka kweyakhe Wanyula amadoda angamawaka alishumi, waphuma eYerusalem, apho USimon umntakwabo wamhlangabeza ukuba amncede. 10:75 Wazigxumeka iintente zakhe eYopa; abaseYopa bamvalela ngaphandle esixeko, kuba uApoloniyo wayenenkampu yomkhosi khona. 10:76 Wawungqinga uYonatan, bamngenisa ke abemi bomzi UYonatan wayithimba iYopa. 10:77 Uthe ke uApoloniyo, akukuva oko, wathabatha amawaka amathathu abakhweli-mahashe, kunye nomkhosi yaza yaya eAzotus njengomhambi, kwaye wamrholela entilini. ngokuba ebebaninzi kwabamahashe, awakholosa ngabo. 10:78 Emva koko uYonatan walandela emva kwakhe, ukuya eAzotus, apho imikhosi yahlangana idabi. 10:79 Ngoku uApolonius wayeshiye iwaka labakhweli-mahashe ekulaleleni. 10:80 Wazi uYonatan, ukuba kukho abalaleli emva kwakhe; kuba babenayo Wayirhawula umkhosi wakhe, wabaphosa abantu ngeentolo kwakusasa kwada kwasa ngokuhlwa. 10:81 Bema ke abantu, njengoko uYonatan wayebayalele; benjenjalo ke abantu amahashe eentshaba ayediniwe. 10:82 USimon wawukhuphela phandle umkhosi wakhe, wabamisa phambi kwabahamba ngeenyawo; kuba abamahashe baphela, bathi bathe khunubembe ngenxa yakhe, basaba. 10:83 Abamahashe babaleka endle, basabela eAzoto. baya eBhete-dagon, itempile yesithixo sabo, ukuze bakhuseleke. 10:84 UYonatan wayitshisa ngomlilo iAzoto nemizi ngeenxa zonke kuyo, wayithimba amaxhoba abo; nendlu kaDagon nabo babalekela kuyo; watshisa ngomlilo. 10:85 Ngaloo ndlela batshiswa kwaye babulawa ngekrele phantse amawaka asibhozo amadoda. 10:86 UYonatan wayisusa khona impi yakhe, wayimisa eAskelon. aphuma amadoda aloo mzi, amkhawulela enobungangamsha obukhulu. 10:87 Emveni koko wabuyela eYerusalem uYonatan nomkhosi wakhe, bephethe abantu inkunkuma. 10:88 Waziva ukumkani uAlexander, wamzukisa uYonatan Kaninzi. 10:89 Wamthumelela iqhina legolide, njengoko liya kunikwa abanjalo ngegazi lokumkani; wamnika neAkron nemida yayo ekuphatheni.