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.