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.