1 iiMaccabees 12:1 Ke kaloku, uYonatan wabona ukuba ixesha ebekhonza kuye, wanyula amadoda athile, yaye wabathumela eRoma, ukuze baqinisekise, bahlaziye ubuhlobo ababenabo nabo. 12:2 Kananjalo wathumela iincwadi nakumaLakedemoni, nakwezinye iindawo, ukuba abhale injongo enye. 12:3 Ngoko ke beza eRoma, baza bangena kwindlu yendlu yekomkhulu, bathi, Yonatan umbingeleli omkhulu nabantu bamaYuda basithumile kuni nibuvuselele ubuhlobo obunabo kunye nabo, nomnqophiso lowo; njengakwimihla yamandulo. 12:4 Ngoko ke amaRoma abanika iincwadi eziya kubalawuli beendawo zonke ukuze babazise ezweni lakwaYuda benoxolo. 12:5 Yiyo le ikopi yeencwadi, abezibhalele uYonatan Lacedemonians: 12:6 noYonatan umbingeleli, namadoda amakhulu ohlanga, nababingeleli; namanye amaYuda athumela abazalwana bawo kumaLakedemonians ukubulisa: 12:7 Kwaphuma iincwadi eziya kuOnias, umbingeleli omkhulu, zivela kwixesha elidlulileyo UDariyo, owayelawula phakathi kwenu ngoko, ukuze aqononondise ukuba ningabazalwana bethu. njengoko ikopi ebhalwe ngaphantsi ichaza. 12:8 Ngelo xesha uOnias wamzukisa unozakuzaku lowo ubethunyiwe. kwaye wamkela iincwadi, apho kwenziwa isibhengezo somanyano kunye ubuhlobo. 12:9 Kungoko ke nathi, akukho mfuneko yakuba sifune nanye kwezo zinto, ukuze sibe nayo nayiphi na imeko iincwadi ezingcwele zezibhalo ezandleni zethu ukuze zisithuthuzele, 12:10 Nizamile ke ukuthumela kuni, ukuba kuhlaziywe ngokutsha ubuzalwana nobuhlobo, ukuze singabi ngabaphambukeli kuni nigqibelele, ngokuba ixesha laliseligqithile, nathumela kuthi. 12:11 Thina ngoko singayeki oko, emithendelekweni yethu, nakweminye imithendeleko iintsuku ezilungileyo, khumbula wena kwimibingelelo esiyinikelayo, kwaye emithandazweni yethu, njengoko ingqiqo injalo, nanjengoko kusifanele ukuba sicinge ngeyethu bazalwana: 12:12 Kwaye siyavuya uzuko lwakho. 12:13 Thina ke, sibe neembandezelo neemfazwe ezinkulu ngeenxa zonke; ngokuba ookumkani abasijikelezileyo belwa nathi. 12:14 Ke besingayi kuba mthwalo kuni, nakwabanye abawethu imibutho kunye nabahlobo, kwezi mfazwe: 12:15 Kuba sinalo uncedo oluvela ezulwini osixhasayo, njengoko sihlangulwe ezintshabeni zethu zanyathelwa phantsi. 12:16 Ngenxa yoko sanyula Numenius unyana ka-Antiochus, kunye Antipater yena unyana kaYason, wabathumela kumaRoma, ukuba aluvuselele uthando lwethu wayekunye nabo, kunye neqela lokuqala. 12:17 Sabamisela kananjalo ukuba beze kuni, banibulise, banihlangule iincwadi zethu ezingokuhlaziywa kobuzalwana bethu. 12:18 Ewe, uyatyapha ngoku ukusiphendula. 12:19 Yiyo le ikopi yeencwadi ezathunyelwa nguOniares. 12:20 uAreyu ukumkani wamaLakedemons kuOnias umbingeleli omkhulu, ebulisa. 12:21 Kubhaliwe kwathiwa, AbaLakedemoni namaYuda ngabazalwana; nokuba bangabomlibo ka-Abraham; 12:22 Ngoku ke, ekubeni sithe sakwazi oko, niyatyapha ukwenza sibhalele ukuphumelela kwenu. 12:23 Sibuya sanibhalela ukuba iinkomo nempahla yenu yeyethu; Zethu zezenu. Ngoko ke oonozakuzaku bethu baya kuxela kuni ngale ndlela. 12:24 Ke kaloku, akuva uYonatan, ukuba abathetheli bakaDemebhius babeze kulwa ngokuchasene naye ngomkhosi omkhulu kunangaphambili; 12:25 Wanduluka eYerusalem, waqubisana nabo ezweni laseAmati; akabaphumza ke, ukuze bangene ezweni lakhe. 12:26 Wathuma iintlola ezintenteni zabo; zabuya zamxelela zazimiselwe ukuba zibafikele ngexesha lasebusuku. 12:27 Kwathi, xa litshonayo ilanga, uYonatan wayalela amadoda akhe ukulinda, nokuba sezikhalini, ukuze ubusuku bonke babe bekulungele Wathumela iinjengele ziwurhawula umkhosi lowo. 12:28 Ke kaloku, xa ababandezeli bevayo ukuba uYonatan namadoda akhe babekulungele boyika, bagubha ezintliziyweni zabo, baphemba imililo kwinkampu yabo. 12:29 Ke uYonatan neqela lakhe abazange bazi loo nto kwada kwasa; wabona izibane zivutha. 12:30 UYonatan wawasukela, akawafumana; wawuwela umlambo iEleuthero. 12:31 Wajika ke uYonatan waya kuma-Arabhi, awayebizwa ngokuba ngamaZabhadi. babaxabela, baphanga amaxhoba abo. 12:32 Esukile apho, weza eDamasko, walityhutyha ilizwe lonke ilizwe, 12:33 Wesuka ke naye uSimon, walityhutyha ilizwe, esiya eAskelon aphambukele khona, awathi waphambukela eYopa, woyisa yona. 12:34 kuba wayevile ukuba baya kuyinikela intolongo leyo kubathimbileyo inxalenye kaDemetriyo; wamisa ikampu khona ukuba iwugcine. 12:35 Emveni koko wabuya uYonatan, wawabiza amadoda amakhulu kaYehova abantu bekunye, wacebisana nabo malunga nokwakha iindawo zokuhlala ElakwaYuda, 12:36 waziphakamisa iindonga zeYerusalem, ephakamisa intaba enkulu phakathi kwenqaba nomzi, ukuze uwahlukanise nomzi, ukuba ibe yodwa, ukuze bangabi sathengisa, bangathengi kuyo. 12:37 Bahlanganisana ke bona, ukuba bawakhe umzi, ngokwenxalenye yawo Lwawa udonga lomfula ngasempumalanga; Walungisa loo nto kuthiwa yiKafenata. 12:38 USimon naye wamisa Adida e Sephela, waza wayenza yomelela ngamasango kunye imivalo. 12:39 Ke kaloku uTrifon wazama ukubuthabatha ubukumkani baseAsiya, wambulala uAntiochus ukumkani, ukuba abeke isithsaba entlokweni yakhe. 12:40 Wayesoyika ukuba uYonatan akayi kumvumela, nokuba yena baya kulwa naye; wafuna ke indlela yokumbamba uYonatan; ukuze ambulale. Wemka ke, wafika eBhetesan. 12:41 Waphuma uYonatan, waya kumkhawulela, enamashumi amane amawaka amadoda, abanyuliweyo yada yeza eBhetesan. 12:42 Ke kaloku, uTrifon, akubona uYonatan eze nempi enkulu, akazange abe nabuganga Yolula isandla sakhe ngakuye; 12:43 ke wamamkela ngobubele, wamncoma kubo bonke izihlobo zakhe, wammisa kubo bonke abahlobo bakhe wamnika izipho, wathi amadoda akhe okulwa amthobele; njengakuye ngokwakhe. 12:44 Wathi kuYonatan, Yini na ukuba ubase nje aba bantu bonke? Inkathazo enkulu, kungekho mfazwe phakathi kwethu? 12:45 Babuyiseni ke ngoku, ninyule amadoda alindileyo ambalwa uhambe nam siye eTolemayi; kuba ndiya kulinika wena; ezisaseleyo iinqaba nemikhosi, nabo bonke abangqingqwa. mna ke ndiya kubuya ndihambe; kuba kungenxa yesi sizathu sokufika kwam. 12:46 Wakholwa uYonatan kuye, wenza njengoko wamwiselayo umthetho, wayindulula impi yakhe. owathi wemka waya ezweni lakwaYuda. 12:47 Wathi kuye yena wagcina amadoda angamawaka amathathu, awasusa amabini kuwo kwaya kwelaseGalili, kwahamba iwaka kunye naye. 12:48 Ke kaloku, xa uYonatan wangena eTolemayi, bavala abaseTolemayi amasango amthabatha, kwanabo bonke abeze naye bababulala kunye nabo ikrele. 12:49 Waza wathumela uTrifon umkhosi weenyawo nabamahashe, ukuya kwelaseGalili; nethafa elikhulu, ukuba alitshabalalise lonke ibandla likaYonatan. 12:50 Baqonda ke ukuba uYonatan nabo babenaye babanjiwe nababuleweyo basomelezana; wasondela kunye, uzilungiselele ukulwa. 12:51 Bona ngoko babebalandela, beqonda ukuba sebelungile ukuba balwele ubomi babo, bajika kwakhona. 12:52 Bathe ke ngoko bonke beza ezweni lakwaYuda benoxolo, bahlala khona bambambazela uYonatan nabo babenaye, bambambazela yoyika; Ngoko ke onke amaSirayeli enza isijwili esikhulu. 12:53 Zaye ke zonke iintlanga ezibangqongileyo zazifuna ukubatshabalalisa; kuba babesithi, Abanamthetheli, abanamncedi; ke ngoku masenze imfazwe nabo, sisuse isikhumbuzo sabo ebantwini.