1 iiMaccabees 14:1 Ke kaloku ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesibini kwahlanganisana ukumkani uDemetriyo aphuma umkhosi wakhe, waya kumaMedi, ukuba amncedise ekulweni ngokuchasene neTryphone. 14:2 Ke kaloku, xa uArsaces, ukumkani wasePersi namaMedi, weva ukuba uDemetriyo Wathi engene emideni yakhe, wathuma omnye wakubathetheli bakhe ukuba ambambe phila: 14:3 owaya wawuxabela umkhosi kaDemetriyo, wamthabatha, wamzisa eArsaces, awamfaka elugcinweni. 14:4 Ke lona ilizwe lakwaYuda, belizolile yonke imihla kaSimon; ngokuba yena walufunela okulungileyo uhlanga lwakhe, njengasemva kwakhe Igunya nembeko zabakholiswa kakuhle. 14:5 Yaye njengoko wayezukile ke kuzo zonke izenzo zakhe, wenjenjalo ngale nto, wayithimba iYopa waba lichweba, wangena eziqithini zolwandle; 14:6 Wayandisa imida yohlanga lwakhe, walibuyisela ilizwe; 14:7 Kwaye wahlanganisa inkitha enkulu yabathinjwa, waza walawula eGazera, naseBhete-tsura, nenqaba ende, awathabatha kuyo zonke izinto bekungekho namnye umchasileyo. 14:8 Bawulima ke umhlaba wabo ngoxolo, umhlaba wamnika nemithi yasendle iziqhamo zayo. 14:9 Amadoda amakhulu ahleli onke ezitratweni, Ethetha ngokulungileyo; Abafana banxiba izinxibo ezizukileyo nezemfazwe. 14:10 Wayilungiselela ukudla imizi, wabeka kuyo iindidi ngeendidi zemizi laduma, lada laduma kwada kwasekupheleni kwelizwe ihlabathi. 14:11 Wenza uxolo elizweni, wagcoba uSirayeli ngovuyo olukhulu. 14:12 Kuba elowo wayehleli phantsi komdiliya wakhe, naphantsi komkhiwane wakhe, kungekho bani baqhayise: 14:13 Akwasala namnye ezweni oya kulwa nabo; babhukuqwa ookumkani ngaloo mihla. 14:14 Wabaqinisa bonke abantu bakhe ababethobekile; Wawugocagoca umyalelo; nabo bonke abachasene nomthetho nabakhohlakeleyo umntu wamthatha. 14:15 Wayihombisa ingcwele, wayandisa iimpahla zetempile. 14:16 Ke kaloku, kwakuvakala eRoma, kwada kwaya kufika eSparta, ukuba uYonatan waye befile, bazisola kakhulu. 14:17 Kodwa kamsinya nje bakuva ukuba umzalwana wakhe uSimon ungowombingeleli omkhulu walilawula ilizwe nemizi yalo; 14:18 Bambhalela emacwecweni obhedu, ukuba bahlaziyeke ubuhlobo, ne banqophisana noYuda noYonatan abazalwana bakhe; 14:19 Imibhalo leyo ke yaleswa phambi kwebandla eliseYerusalem. 14:20 Nantsi ke incwadi eyathunyelwa ngamaLakedemoni; I kubaphathi bamaLakedemon, kunye nomzi, kuSimon umbingeleli omkhulu; namadoda amakhulu, nababingeleli, namasalela abantu bamaYuda, abethu Bulisani bazalwana. 14:21 Oonozakuzaku abathunywe kubantu bakowethu, basingqinela ngawe uzuko nembeko: kungoko sakuvuyelayo ukuza kwabo; 14:22 bebabhala izinto ababezithetha entlanganisweni yamatyala yabantu; ngolu hlobo; uNummenius unyana ka-Antiyochus, noAntipater unyana kaYason, abathunywa bamaYuda beza kuthi, bezokuvuselela ubuhlobo babo unathi. 14:23 Kwakholeka ke ebantwini ukuwokisa amadoda, nokuwabeka ikopi yomyalezo wabo kwiirekhodi zoluntu, ukuya ekupheleni abantu iLacedemonians inokuba nesikhumbuzo sayo: ngaphezu koko sinaso umbhalo wayo uwubhalele uSimon umbingeleli omkhulu. 14:24 Emva koko uSimon wathumela uNumeniyo eRoma enekhaka elikhulu legolide Iwaka leeponti ubunzima bokuqinisekisa isivumelwano nabo. 14:25 Bakukuva ke oko abantu, bathi, Siya kubulela ngantoni na? USimon noonyana bakhe? 14:26 Ngokuba yena nabazalwana bakhe, nendlu kayise, baqinisele amaSirayeli awagqogqa iintshaba zawo kuwo ekulweni, awomeleza inkululeko yabo. 14:27 Bawubhala ke emacwecweni obhedu, awabeka phezu kweentsika intaba yaseZiyon: Nguwo lo ke umbhalo wombhalo; Usuku lweshumi elinesibhozo kwi Inyanga enguEluli, yaba ngumnyaka wekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesibini ngomnyaka wesithathu kaSimon umbingeleli omkhulu, 14:28 ESaramele, ebandleni elikhulu lababingeleli, nabantu, ne Abaphathi besizwe, namadoda amakhulu elizwe, ayezizo ezo zinto yazisiwe kuthi. 14:29 Kususela ngokufuthi iimfazwe phakathi kwelizwe, ezithi zibe yimfazwe ukugcinwa kwengcwele yabo, nomthetho, uSimon unyana ka Wamisa uMatatiya wenzala kaYaribhi, nabazalwana bakhe ngokwabo emngciphekweni, kwaye ukuxhathisa iintshaba zohlanga lwabo kwenza luzuko olukhulu uhlanga lwabo: 14:30 (Kuba emveni koko uYonatan wahlanganisa uhlanga lwakhe, waba kongezelelwa umbingeleli omkhulu wabo kubantu bakowabo; 14:31 Iintshaba zabo zazilungiselela ukulingenela ilizwe labo, ukuba zilitshabalalise nayo, abeke izandla phezu kwengcwele; 14:32 Ngelo xesha wesuka uSimon, walulwela uhlanga lwakhe, wachitha kakhulu ngempahla yakhe, wawaxhobisa amagorha ohlanga lwakowabo, wanikela umvuzo wabo, 14:33 Yaye imizi enqatyisiweyo yakwaYuda, kunye neBhetesura, leyo ilele kwimida yelakwaYuda, apho zazikho izikrweqe zeentshaba ngaphambili; wamisa khona ikampu yamaYuda. 14:34 Wayinqabisa ke iYopa, eselwandle, neGazera, leyo Umda waseAzoto, apho iintshaba zazihleli ngaphambili; AmaJuda elapho, awanika zonke izinto ezazilungele usapho ukulungiswa kwayo.) 14:35 Baye ngoko abantu bevuma imisebenzi kaSimon, nokuba yayingaluphi na uzuko awayenalo ethe waluzisa uhlanga lwakhe, wamenza irhuluneli nombingeleli omkhulu wabo. ngokuba wazenza zonke ezi zinto, nangobulungisa nokholo awayigcinayo kuhlanga lwakhe, engxamele ngayo yonke into baphakamiseni abantu bakhe. 14:36 Kuba ngexesha lakhe izinto zaphumelela ezandleni zakhe, zada zabakho iintlanga bafuduswa ezweni labo, kwanabo bangabesixeko sikaDavide eYerusalem, ezazenzela inqaba ende, abaphuma kuyo; bahlambela yonke ingcwele, basenza ububi kakhulu engcweleni indawo: 14:37 Wawabeka khona amaYuda; kwaye wayinqabisa ukwenzela ukhuseleko lwe Walumisa ilizwe nomzi, wazimisa iindonga zeYerusalem. 14:38 Kananjalo ukumkani uDemetriyo wammisa kububingeleli obukhulu, ngokoko ezo zinto, 14:39 Wamenza omnye kubahlobo bakhe, wamzukisa ngembeko enkulu. 14:40 Kuba wayevile ukuba amaRoma abize amaYuda ukuba angabahlobo bawo namaqumrhu nabazalwana; nokuba babonwabisa oonozakuzaku bakaSimon ngokubekekileyo; 14:41 Kananjalo amaYuda nababingeleli babekholisiwe kukuba nguSimon irhuluneli yabo nombingeleli wabo omkhulu ngonaphakade, kude kuvele a umprofeti othembekileyo; 14:42 Ngaphezu koko, abe ngumthetheli wawo, avelele amagosa endaweni engcwele, ukuba abamise phezu kwemisebenzi yabo, nelizwe, nangaphaya nezixhobo zokulwa, naphezu kweenqaba ezinde, ukuba abe nguye olawula yengcwele; 14:43 ngapha koko, ukuze ithotyelwe ngumntu wonke, nakuzo zonke izinto imibhalo elizweni mayibhalwe egameni lakhe, nokuba makabe banxibe ezimfusa, banxibe igolide; 14:44 kananjalo kube ngummiselo ongunaphakade kuye nabani na, nakubantu nababingeleli nokuba yiyiphi kwezo zinto, nokuwaphikisa amazwi akhe, nokuhlanganisa ibandla ngaphandle kwakhe, nokuba bathiwe wambu ezimfusa, nokuba bafakwe ibhanti yegolide; 14:45 Osukuba ke enze ngokwembi, okanye owaphula nanye kwezo zinto, makabulawe kufuneka ohlwaywe. 14:46 Bathanda ke abantu bonke ukuba bamphathe uSimon, benze njengoko kwakwenziwe ngako watsho. 14:47 Waza uSimon wakwamkela oko, kwakholeka ukuba abe ngumbingeleli omkhulu, nombingeleli omkhulu umthetheli, nerhuluneli yamaYuda, nababingeleli, ukuba abathethelele bonke. 14:48 Bathi, lo mbhalo mawubhalwe emacwecweni obhedu. nokuba bamiswe phakathi kongqameko lwengcwele, a indawo ebonakalayo; 14:49 zithi iikopi zayo zibekwe emkhumbini wokulondoloza imali. ukuze uSimon noonyana bakhe babe nazo.