1 iiMaccabees 15:1 Kananjalo uAntiochus, unyana kaDemetriyo, ukumkani, wathumela iincwadi evela eziqithini elwandle, kuSimon umbingeleli, umphathi wamaYuda, nakubo bonke; abantu; 15:2 Imixholo yazo yile: UKumkani uAntiyochus kuSimon umbingeleli omkhulu uyabulisa umthetheli wohlanga lwakhe, namaYuda. 15:3 ngenxa enokuba abantu abathile abanendyikitya yokufa babuxhakamfule ubukumkani bethu bobawo, kwaye injongo yam kukuyiphikisa kwakhona, ukuze ndiyibuyisele kwada kwayimihla yakudala, yaza ngenxa yoko yabutha inkitha yabezinye iintlanga amasoldati kunye, amisa iinqanawa zokulwa; 15:4 Kananjalo ke ndihambahamba emaphandleni, ndize ndiphindezelwe kwabayitshabalalisayo, benza imizi emininzi ebukumkanini yinkangala: 15:5 Ke ngoko, ndikungqinele yonke iminikelo yookumkani bakunika phambi kwam, naziphi na izipho ngaphandle kokunikela kwabo. 15:6 Ndikuvumela ukuba udle imali yelizwe lakowenu isitampu. 15:7 Ke kaloku, ngeYerusalem nengcwele, mabakhululeke; kunye nazo zonke izikrweqe ozenzileyo, neenqaba zakho ozakhayo; zigcine ezandleni zakho, mazihlale kuwe. 15:8 Ke ukuba kuthe kwakho into, nokuba kuthe kwabakho ngenxa yokumkani, makaxolelwe wena kususela ngoku kude kuse ephakadeni. 15:9 Ngapha koko, xa sithe sabuzuza ubukumkani bethu, siya kukuzukisa, kwaye uhlanga lwakho, netempile yakho, ngobungangamsha obukhulu, ukuze uzuko lwakho lube nozuko yaziwe kulo lonke ihlabathi. 15:10 Ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesine, uAntiochus waya ententeni Ilizwe looyise; ngelo xesha yabuthelana yonke imikhosi kuye, kangangokuba bambalwa abasala noTryphon. 15:11 ngoko ke, ukusukelwa ngukumkani Antiochus, wabalekela eDora, leyo ilele ngaselwandle. 15:12 Kuba wayibona ukuba ifikelwa ziimbandezelo kwakanye, nemikhosi yakhe wayemshiyile. 15:13 Wamisa uAntiochus malunga noDora, enekhulu elinanye naye amashumi amabini amawaka amadoda emfazwe, namawaka asibhozo amahashe akhwelwayo. 15:14 Ewujikelezile umzi, wakusondeza iinqanawa; Wawuxinga umzi ongaselwandle, emhlabeni nangolwandle; akavumelanga mntu ukuba aphume okanye angene. 15:15 Kwathi ngelo xesha, wafika uNumeniyo neqela lakhe, bevela eRoma, bephethe iincwadi eziya kookumkani namazwe; kubhalwe kuzo ezi zinto; 15:16 ULukiyo, igosa lamaRoma, kuKumkani uToleme, uyabulisa. 15:17 Beza kuthi oonozakuzaku bamaYuda, nezinxulumani zethu, besiza kuthi avuselele ubuhlobo obudala kunye nomnqophiso, othunyelwe nguSimon oPhezulu nombingeleli, nakubantu bamaYuda; 15:18 Bazisa ingweletshetshe yegolide, eliwaka leemina. 15:19 Kuthe ngoko, kwaba kuhle ukuba sibhalele ookumkani nezizwe, ukuba ize ingenzi nto imbi kubo, ingalwi nabo, nemizi yabo; amazwe, akasayi kuzihlangula iintshaba zawo kuwo. 15:20 Kwabonakala kulungile kuthi ukwamkela ingweletshetshe yabo; 15:21 Ukuba ngoko kukho abantu abanobhubhani, abasabayo ebusweni babo ezweni, banikele kuSimon umbingeleli omkhulu, ukuze abalungiselele bohlwaye ngokomthetho wabo. 15:22 Kwaezo zinto wazibhalela uDemetriyo ukumkani, noAtali; eAriyati naseArsace; 15:23 nakuwo onke amazwe, nakwiiSampsames, nakwiiLacedemonians, nakuzo iDelus, neMindo, neSikiyon, neKariya, neSamos, nePamfiliya, ILikiya, neHalicarnassus, neRodus, neAradus, neCos, necala elisecaleni, neArado, neGortina, neKinido, neSipro, neKirene. 15:24 Ikopi yalo bawubhala kuSimon umbingeleli omkhulu. 15:25 Ngoko ukumkani uAntiochus wamisa inkampu nxamnye noDora ngomhla wesibini, wamhlasela rhoqo, kunye nokwenza iinjini, nto leyo ethetha wavala Tryphon, ukuba wayengakwazi ukuphuma nokungena. 15:26 Ngelo xesha uSimon wathuma kuye amawaka amabini anyuliweyo, ukuba amncede; isilivere kwanegolide, neempahla ezininzi. 15:27 Akavuma ke ukubamkela, wesuka wayaphula yonke iminqophiso awawenza naye ngenxa engaphambili, wabuya wangaqhelekanga kuye. 15:28 Wathuma uAthenobius, omnye wakubahlobo bakhe, ukuba aye kuthetha naye. athi, Niyinqande iYopa neGazera; kunye nenqaba leyo eYerusalem, yona imizi yobukumkani bam. 15:29 Niye niyivalela imida yalo, nenza ububi obukhulu ezweni; ndafumana ulawulo lweendawo ezininzi ngaphakathi kobukumkani bam. 15:30 Ke ngoko yinikeni imizi eniyithabathileyo, kunye nemirhumo yeendawo enithe nazuza ubukhosi kuzo ngaphandle kwemida yazo ElakwaYuda: 15:31 Okanye ndinike ngenxa yazo amakhulu amahlanu eetalente zesilivere; kunye ne ububi enabenzayo, kunye nerhafu yemizi emihlanu ukuba akunjalo, sofika silwe nani 15:32 Weza ke uAthenobhiyo, umhlobo wokumkani eYerusalem; uzuko lukaSimon, nendebe yegolide, neyesilivere, nenkulu yakhe wathi nqa, wamxelela amazwi okumkani. 15:33 Waphendula ke uSimon, wathi kuye, Asithabathanga wumbi umhlaba wamadoda, okanye ubambe olungelo labanye, kodwa ilifa loobawo, ezalenzayo ngenkohlakalo iintshaba zethu ixesha elithile. 15:34 Kungoko sithi, sifumene ithuba, sibambe ilifa loobawo; 15:35 Wayibiza iYopa neGazera; Ke thina siya kukunika ikhulu leetalente ukwenzela bona. UAthenobius akamphendulanga nelizwi eli; 15:36 Kodwa wabuyela kukumkani enomsindo, waza wamxelela ezi zinto Intetho, yozuko lukaSimon, nayo yonke into awayibonayo; Wavutha umsindo kunene ukumkani. 15:37 Ngelo xesha, iTrifon yabaleka ngomkhombe, yaya eOrtosiya. 15:38 Ukumkani wamisa uKendebeus umthetheli phezu kolwandle, wamnika umkhosi weenyawo nabamahashe; 15:39 Wathi makawususe umkhosi wakhe, aye kwelakwaYuda; kananjalo wamwisela umthetho ukuba kwakhiwe iKedron, kuqinise amasango, ukuba kuliwe imfazwe nayo abantu; Ke yena ukumkani, wamsukela uTrifon. 15:40 Weza ke uKendebheyu kwelaseYamnia, waqala ukubadubaduba abantu, ukuze lingenele elakwaYuda, babathimba abantu, bababulale. 15:41 Wayakha iKedrou, wamisa khona abamahashe, nempi abahamba ngeenyawo, ukuze baphume baye kuphumela ngaphandle kwaYuda, njengoko ukumkani abemwisele umthetho.