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.