2 iiMaccabees
3:1 Ke kaloku, kwakubon' ukuba umzi ongcwele wawumi ngoxolo lonke, nomthetho wawumi
wagcinwa kakuhle, ngenxa yokuhlonela u-Onias umbingeleli omkhulu, nangenxa yokuhlonela uThixo
ukuthiya kwakhe okungendawo,
3:2 Kwaye kwenzeka ukuba nookumkani ngokwabo bayizukisa indawo, kwaye
yenze nkulu itempile ngezipho zabo ezilungileyo;
3:3 wada uSeleuko waseAsiya wathwala zonke iindleko zakhe
eyenkonzo yamadini.
3:4 Ke kaloku uSimon wesizwe sakwaBhenjamin, owamiselwa ukuba abe yirhuluneli
Kwabakho isiphithiphithi phakathi kwetempile nombingeleli omkhulu.
3:5 Kwaye xa ebengenako ukumoyisa Onias, wamsa kuApolonius unyana
waseThrase, owayeyirhuluneli yaseKelosriya nelaseFenike ngoko;
3:6 Wamxelela ukuba ubuncwane obuseYerusalem buzele yimali engenakulinganiswa nanto
imali, ukuze ubuninzi bobutyebi babo, obungenabo
ingxelo yamadini, yayingenakubalwa, nokuba yayinokwenzeka
ukuba aziswe zonke esandleni sokumkani.
3:7 Ke kaloku, xa uApoloniyo weza kukumkani, waza wambonisa imali
apho waxelelwa khona, ukumkani wanyula uHeliodorus unondyebo wakhe, kwaye
wamthuma nomyalelo wokuba iziswe imali exeliweyo.
3:8 Wanduluka ke kwaoko uHeliodoro; phantsi kombala wokutyelela
imizi yaseKelosriya nelaseFenike, kodwa eneneni ukuba kuzaliseke eyokumkani
injongo.
3:9 Wathi akufika eYerusalem, wamkelwa ngobubele
umbingeleli omkhulu womzi, wamxelela ukuba bububulumko buni na
imali leyo, wayixela into ebeze ngayo, wabuza ukuba ezi zinto na
zazinjalo ngokwenene.
3:10 Wamxelela umbingeleli omkhulu ukuba imali ingako ibekelelwe
ukukhululeka kwabahlolokazi neenkedama;
3:11 Kwaye inxalenye yayo yaba yekaHircanus unyana kaTobhiya, indoda enkulu
isidima, kungekhona njengoko laa Simon ungendawo wayechazile: ubungakanani bayo
iyonke ibe amakhulu amane eetalente zesilivere, namakhulu amabini egolide.
3:12 Ke kaloku bekungenakwenzeka ukuba kwenzeke oku
kwabo babeyinikele engcweleni le ndawo, nakubo
ubungangamsha nobungcwele betempile, obubekekileyo phezu kwayo yonke itempile
ihlabathi.
3:13 Wathi uEliodoro, ngenxa yelizwi lokumkani abemwisele umthetho ngako, wathi, Loo nto
nayo nayiphi na indlela imele iziswe ebuncwaneni bokumkani.
3:14 Ngoko ke ngomhla abewumiselweyo, wangena ukuba ayilungise loo nto.
ngenxa yoko akubangakho ntlungu incinane kuwo wonke umzi.
3:15 Ke bona ababingeleli, baqubuda phambi kwesibingelelo ekungeneni kwabo
iingubo zababingeleli, ezibizela ezulwini phezu kwalowo uwisa umthetho
ngezinto ezinikelwe kuye, ukuze zigcinwe ngokukhuselekileyo
kuba abawabekekileyo kubo, ukuba agcinwe.
3:16 Ke othe wakhangela umbingeleli omkhulu ebusweni, ebeya kumenzakalisa
intliziyo yakhe: kuba ibonakalisile imbonakalo yobuso bakhe, nokuguqulwa kobuso bakhe
intlungu engaphakathi yengqondo yakhe.
3:17 Kuba indoda leyo yayiphakuzela kukoyika, nakukukhwankqiswa ngumzimba, wada waya kutsho phantsi
kwabonakala kwabo babemjongile, ukuba buhlungu kwenjani na ngoku ekuye
intliziyo.
3:18 Abanye babalekela emakhayeni abo, besiya esikhungeni.
ngokuba indawo leyo ibingathi yindelelo.
3:19 Abafazi ke, babhinqe ezirhwexayo phantsi kwamabele abo, bebaninzi phakathi
zigidimela izitrato, zisuke iintombi ezivalelweyo, zifike emasangweni;
abanye bejonge ezindongeni, kwaye abanye bajonge ngeefestile.
3:20 Baza bonke, besa izandla zabo ngasemazulwini, bakhunga.
3:21 Bekuya kuba yimfesane ngomntu, ukubona isiwa indimbane
nazo zonke iintlobo, nokoyika umbingeleli omkhulu ekubeni usentlungwini enjalo.
3:22 Bayibiza ke iNkosi, ukuba igcine izinto ezenziweyo
ithemba likhuselekile kwaye liqinisekile kwabo bazinikeleyo.
3:23 Noko ke uHeliodorus wenza oko bekugqitywe.
3:24 Ke kaloku, ekhona, ehleli ndawonye nabagcini bakhe ngasemkhumbini wokulondoloza imali.
iNkosi yemimoya, uMthetheli wamandla onke, wenza omkhulu
kwabakho umbono, ngokokude bonke abo babecinga ukungena naye bangene
bathi nqa ngamandla kaThixo, baphela, bangenelwa kukoyika kunene.
3:25 Kuba kwabonakala kubo ihashe, umkhweli walo owoyikekayo.
evathiswe ngengubo eqaqambileyo, wagidima kakhulu, wawabetha
UHeliodorus kunye nemilenze yakhe yangaphambili, kwaye kwakubonakala ngathi lowo wayehleli phezu kwayo
Ihashe lalinendibanisela yegolide.
3:26 Kwabonakala phambi kwakhe abafana ababini, bengamakroti.
egqibelele ngobuhle, emhle nesambatho, emi ngakuye
icala wamana emtyakatya, emnika imivumbo emininzi.
3:27 Kwaye uHeliodoro wawa ngesiquphe emhlabeni, yaye wajikwa
kodwa abo babenaye bamthabatha, bambeka
kwinkunkuma.
3:28 Ngaloo ndlela, lowo wamva nje weza neenqwelo ezinkulu kunye nabo bonke abalindi bakhe
barhola kuloo mkhumbi wokulondoloza imali, engakwazi ukuzinceda
ngezikhali zakhe, bewaqonda kakuhle amandla kaThixo.
3:29 Kuba wawiswa phantsi ngesandla sikaThixo, walala engathethi nto;
ithemba lobomi.
3:30 Bayidumisa ke iNkosi, ebiyizukisile indawo yayo.
eyetempile; owathi ngaphambili kancinane wazala luloyiko naziinkathazo, xa
yabonakala iNkosi enguSomandla, izele yimincili nemivuyo.
3:31 Ke kaloku abathile kubahlobo bakaHeliodoro bambongoza kwaoko uOnias, ukuba amncede
Wabiza Osenyangweni ukuba amnike umphefumlo wakhe, oselewulindile
khupha umoya.
3:32 Umbingeleli omkhulu ngoko ke, ecinga ukuba ukumkani angalenza loo nto
ubuqhophololo benziwa kuHeliodorus ngamaYuda, a
idini ngenxa yempilo yendoda.
3:33 Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba umbingeleli omkhulu ecamagushela, kwangena amadodana lawo
Kwabonakala kwaeloo ngubo, yema ngakuHeliodoro, isithi, Ndiphe
UOnias umbingeleli omkhulu ubulela kakhulu ngenxa yeNkosi
ukuphile ubomi;
3:34 Yaye ekubeni uthwetyulwe uvela ezulwini, xelela bonke abantu
abantu amandla amakhulu kaThixo. Bakuba bewathethile ke bona
akaba savela.
3:35 Ngoko uHeliodorus, emva kokubingelela kuYehova, waza wenza
Izibhambathiso ezikhulu kulowo ubusindisileyo ubomi bakhe, wabulisa uOnias, wabuya
kunye nomkhosi wakhe kukumkani.
3:36 Waza waqononondisa kubo bonke abantu imisebenzi kaThixo omkhulu, abenayo
ebonwa ngamehlo akhe.
3:37 Kwaye xa ukumkani Heliodorus, ngubani na onokuba yindoda efanelekileyo ukuba athunyelwe kanye
wabuya wathi eYerusalem,
3:38 Ukuba unotshaba, nokuba ngumngcatshi, mthumele khona;
mamkeleni, ukuba uthe wasinda umphefumlo wakhe;
indawo, ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo; kukho amandla akhethekileyo kaThixo.
3:39 Kuba lowo uhleli emazulwini, uliso lakhe likuloo ndawo, ayikhusele
yona; kwaye uyababetha, abatshabalalise abo beza kuwonakalisa.
3:40 nezinto ezisingisele kuHeliodoro, nokugcinwa kobuncwane;
wawela ngolo hlobo.