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.