2 iiMaccabees
11:1 Kungekudala emva koko, uLisiya umkhuseli wokumkani kunye nomzala, naye
yalawula imicimbi, yathatha ukucaphuka okukhulu ngenxa yezinto ezazikho
kwenziwe.
11:2 Wahlanganisa malunga namashumi asibhozo amawaka, nabamahashe bonke.
weza kumaYuda, ecinga ukuwenza umzi ube yindawo yokuhlala
Iintlanga,
11:3 bazuze etempileni, njengakwezinye iitempile
kweentlanga, nokumisa ububingeleli obukhulu buthengiswe minyaka le.
11:4 engawacingeli tu amandla kaThixo, esuke wakhukhumala ngabalishumi bakhe
amawaka omqikela, namawaka ayo abamahashe, namashumi asibhozo ayo
iindlovu.
11:5 Uthe ke wafika kwelakwaYuda, wasondela eBhete-tsura, idolophu enqatyisiweyo.
kodwa mgama oziitadiya ezihlanu ukusuka eYerusalem, wangqinga ngokunzulu
kuyo.
11:6 Ke kaloku, bakuva abo babenoMakabhiyo ukuba urhangqile iinqaba.
Bambongoza uYehova, belila, belila nabantu bonke
nokuba wayeza kuthumela ingelosi elungileyo ukuba ikhulule uSirayeli.
11:7 Wandula ke uMacabeus ngokwakhe kuqala wathabatha izixhobo, evuselela omnye
ukuba bazibeke esichengeni, kunye naye, ukuba babancede
Baphuma ke kunye benentliziyo evumayo.
11:8 Kwaye njengoko babeseYerusalem, kwabonakala phambi kwabo bekhwele amahashe
omnye enxibe iimpahla ezimhlophe, evuthulula isikrweqe sakhe segolide.
11:9 Bamdumisa bebonke uThixo onenceba, bamohlwaya.
kangangokuba babengalungelanga ukulwa namadoda kuphela, kodwa nabaninzi
amarhamncwa, nokugqobhoza iindonga zesinyithi.
11:10 Baphuma benxibe isikrweqe, benoMncedi ophuma emazulwini;
ngokuba uYehova wayenemfesane kubo
11:11 Kwaye amisela iintshaba zabo njengeengonyama, kwaye abulala ishumi elinanye
amawaka angumqikela, neshumi elinesithandathu lamakhulu amahashe akhwelwayo;
bhabha.
11:12 Ke kaloku into eninzi kubo eyayingxwelerhiwe yasinda ize; noLisiya wasaba
edanile, wasinda kanjalo.
11:13 owathi, eyindoda enengqondo, eyilahlekisile ngokwakhe
wayenayo, kwaye ecinga ukuba amaHebhere akanakoyiswa, ngokuba
Wabanceda uThixo uSomandla, wathumela kubo.
11:14 Bebenga bona, ukuba bavumelane ngokwendawo yonke, wababeka ngedinga
ukuba acenge ukumkani ukuba kufuneka abe ngumhlobo wakhe
bona.
11:15 Waza ke uMakabheyu wakuvuma konke akucelayo uLisiya, exhalabile
okulungileyo; nayo yonke into uMakabhiyo ayibhalela uLisiya ngayo
AmaYuda, ukumkani wawavumela.
11:16 Kuba kwakukho iincwadi ezibhalelwa kumaYuda, zivela kuLisiya;
ULisiya uyabulisa kumaYuda.
11:17 UYohane noAbhasolom, abo babethunywe kuni bevela kuni, bandinikela eso sicelo
ubhalisile, kwaye wenza isicelo sokusebenza kwemixholo
ngayo.
11:18 Ngoko ke, zonke izinto ebezifanele ukuxelwa kukumkani, nda
Ubacacisile, kwaye unikiwe kangangoko unako.
11:19 Ukuba ngoko nithe nazigcina imbeko kurhulumente, ngelo xesha nasemva koko
Ndiya kuzama ukuba yindlela yokulungelwa kwakho.
11:20 Ke zona iindawo, kwanakwabanye, ndibanike igunya
owaphuma kum, ukuze athethe nawe.
11:21 Hlalani kakuhle. Unyaka wekhulu elinamashumi amane anesibhozo, kunye nesine
Ngomhla wamashumi amabini wenyanga uDioscorinthius.
11:22 Ke kaloku incwadi yokumkani inala mazwi: Ukumkani uAntiyochus kweyakhe
Uyabulisa umzalwana onguLisiya.
11:23 Ekubeni ubawo eguqulelwe koothixo, ukuthanda kwethu kukuba
Ebukumkanini bethu hlalani ngokuzola, ukuze elowo abone okwakhe
eyakho imicimbi.
11:24 Kananjalo siyaqonda ukuba amaYuda ebengavumi kubawo ukuba enze
Besiwe kwisiko leentlanga, kusuke kube kuhle ukuba bazibambe
eyethu indlela yokuphila; ngenxa yoko bafuna ukuba thina
bafanele ukubavumela ukuba baphile ngokwemithetho yabo.
11:25 Ngako oko ingqondo yethu ikukuba olu hlanga luya kuphumla, sibe nalo
wazimisela ukubabuyisela etempileni yabo, ukuze baphile ngokwesiko
amasiko ookhokho babo.
11:26 uyatyapha ukubathuma, ubaphumze;
ukuze xa zicikideka ngengqondo yethu, zibe nokuthuthuzeleka;
kwaye basoloko behamba bechwayitile ngemicimbi yabo.
11:27 Kwaye incwadi yokumkani kwisizwe samaYuda yaye emva koko
ngendlela: Ukumkani uAntiyokus uthumela imibuliso kwintlanganiso yamatyala, nabanye
yamaYuda:
11:28 Ukuba nihambe kakuhle, siya kunqwenela oko thina; sikwasempilweni entle.
11:29 Wasityhilela uMeneyu, ukuba nifuna ukugoduka nibuye
Landela ishishini lakho:
11:30 Ngoko ke abaya kumka baya kuhlala bekhuselekile kude kube sekufeni
ngomhla wamashumi amathathu weXanthicus ngokhuseleko.
11:31 Kwaye amaYuda aya kusebenzisa uhlobo lwawo lokutya nemithetho, njengangaphambili; kwaye
akukho nanye kuzo nayiphi na indlela eya kuxhatshazwa ngokungazi
kwenziwe.
11:32 Ndithume noMenelayo, ukuze anithuthuzele.
11:33 Hlalani kakuhle. Ngomnyaka wekhulu elinamanci mane anesibhozo, noweshumi elinesihlanu
usuku lwenyanga Xanthicus.
11:34 NamaRoma athumela kubo ileta inala mazwi, ethi, Quinto
UMemmiyo noTito Manliyo, oonozakuzaku bamaRoma, bayanibulisa
abantu bamaYuda.
11:35 Ekwenzeni oko uLisiya, uyisezala wokumkani, akwenzele kona nathi.
ndonwabile.
11:36 Ke kaloku, okunene ngezinto, abegqibe kwelokuba zisiwe kukumkani emva koko
nicebise ngako oko, thumelani kwaoko, sixele oko
kuba ngoku siyahamba siya kwa-Antiyokwe.
11:37 Ngoko ke thumelani ngokukhawuleza, ukuze sizazi izinto enisukuba nizicinga.
11:38 Salani kakuhle. Lo nyaka wekhulu elinamashumi amane anesibhozo, umhla weshumi elinesihlanu we
inyanga Xanthicus.