2 iiMaccabees 12:1 Ke kaloku, yakubon' ukuba yenziwe le minqophiso, waya uLisiya kukumkani nakumaYuda zazimalunga nokufuya kwabo. 12:2 Kodwa kubalawuli beendawo ezininzi, uTimoti noApoloniyo nonyana kaGeneyo, noHieronymo, noDemofon, bekunye noNikanore Irhuluneli yaseSipro yayingavumi ukuba bathi cwaka, bahlale khona uxolo. 12:3 Namadoda aseYopa enza ububi obunjalo, athandaza kumaYuda ababehleli phakathi kwabo, ukuze baye enqanaweni nabafazi babo nabantwana babo ababezilungisile ngokungathi ababenzanga nto. 12:4 abamkela ngokomthetho womzi, ukuba linjalo bethanda ukuhlala ngoxolo, bengakrokreli nto; baphuma bangena enzulwini, barhaxwa kungengaphantsi kwamakhulu amabini kubo. 12:5 Ke kaloku uYudas, akuva ukuba le nkohlakalo eyenziwa abantu bakowabo, wayalela abo babenaye bewalungisa. 12:6 Waza ebiza uThixo, uMgwebi olilungisa, wabafikela abo ababulali babazalwana bakhe, batshisa izibuko ebusuku, babeka izibuko imikhombe evutha umlilo, yaye abo basabelayo apho wababulala. 12:7 Wakuba uvaliwe umzi, wabuya umva, ngathi uya kubuya ukuba bancothule bonke eYopa. 12:8 Uthe ke akuva ukuba amaYamniba enze kwangokunjalo kumaYuda abehleli phakathi kwabo; 12:9 Wafika phezu kwamaYamni ngobusuku, wafaka umlilo kwizibuko kunye ngokokude kubonakale ukukhanya komlilo eJerusalem ngambini umgama oziitadiya ezilikhulu elinamashumi amane. 12:10 Ke kaloku, bemkile khona iizitadiya ezisithoba kuhambo lwabo kuTimoti, amadoda ahamba ngeenyawo angekho ngaphantsi kwamawaka amahlanu namahlanu ikhulu labamahashe bama-Arabhi lalikhwele phezu kwakhe. 12:11 Kwabakho imfazwe enzima kunene; kodwa kwicala likaYudas ngoncedo luka UThixo walufumana uloyiso; ngokokude boyiswe imilambo yaseArabhi, Wambongoza uYudas ukuba acele uxolo, ethembisa nokumnika imfuyo, nokuba uyonwabele ngenye indlela. 12:12 Ke kaloku uYuda, ebeba okunene banganceda abaninzi baxhawulana ngezandla, benjenjalo ke bemka baya ezintenteni zabo. 12:13 Waza wafuna ukwakha ibhulorho ukuya kumzi othile onqatyisiweyo, owawukhona Ibibiyelwe ngeendonga, imiwe ngabantu bezizwe ngezizwe; igama layo laliyiKaspi. 12:14 Ke bona abaphakathi kwalo bakholose ngokomelela kweendonga nokunikwa kwabo umphako, ukuba baziphathe ngokukrwada abo babekunye noYuda, bekunyelisa, benyelisa, bethetha izinto ezinjalo amazwi njengoko kwakungafanele athethwe. 12:15 Ngoko uYuda, kunye neqela lakhe, ebiza iNkosi enkulu yeNkosi Yayidiliza iYeriko phakathi, kungekho nkunzi yegusha, naenqwelo zokulwa Ngexesha likaYoshuwa, wazihlasela ngamandla iindonga. 12:16 Bawuthimba umzi ngokuthanda kukaThixo, bawubulala ngogonyamelo olungenakuthethwa. ngokokude idike eliziitadiya ezimbini ububanzi, lihlangane nalo egcwele, wabonwa ebaleka negazi. 12:17 Bemka ke apho izitadiya ezimakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mahlanu, bemka beza eHaraka kumaYuda okuthiwa ngamaTubhini. 12:18 Ke uTimoti abamfumananga ezindaweni, kuba phambi kwakhe Uthe ke akuba eyithumele into, wemka apho, ehambe umgama omde inkampu eyomeleleyo kwindawo ethile. 12:19 Kodwa uDositheus noSosipatro, ababengabaphathi-mikhosi bakaMakabheyu, bemka. waphuma, wababulala abo babebashiyile uTimoti enqabeni, ngaphezu kweshumi amadoda angamawaka. 12:20 UMakkabeus wawumisa umkhosi wakhe ngamaqela, wawumisa phezu kweentsontelo; waphuma waya kuTimoti, owayenekhulu elinamanci mabini lamawaka amadoda eenyawo, amawaka amabini anamakhulu mahlanu abamahashe. 12:21 Uthe ke uTimoti, ekwazi ukuza kukaYuda, wathuma abafazi abo abantwana kunye nezinye iimpahla ukuya kwinqaba ebizwa ngokuba yiKarniyon Kwakunzima ukuwungqinga umzi, kunzima nokufika kuwo, ngenxa yeso sixeko ubunzima kuzo zonke iindawo. 12:22 Kodwa xa uYudas ibutho lakhe lokuqala wabonakala, zixatyelwe iintshaba ngoloyiko noloyiko ekuveleni kwalowo uzibonayo zonke izinto. omnye wabaleka, omnye ebalekela ngapha, omnye engapha, ukuze bangene badla ngokwenzakaliswa ngamadoda abo, bengxwelerhwa ngeengongoma zabo amakrele akho. 12:23 UYuda ke wabasukela, wabasukela abo bangendawo awathi kubo wabulala amadoda angathi amashumi amathathu amawaka. 12:24 NoTimoti ngokwakhe wawela ezandleni zikaDositheus kunye USosipatro, awambongozayo ngobuqhetseba obukhulu, ukuba amkhulule ahambe nobomi bakhe; ngokuba ebenabaninzi abazali bamaYuda, nabazalwana bakhe abo bathi, nokuba bathe bambulala, bangabalelwa. 12:25 Othe ke, oqinisele ngamazwi amaninzi, ukuba wobuya azibuyise Ke ngoko bamndulula ukuba basindiswe, kungekho nto imenzakalisayo kubazalwana babo. 12:26 Waphuma uMakabhiyu, waya eKarnion, nasetempileni ka-Atargatis; wabulala khona amashumi amabini anesihlanu amawaka abantu. 12:27 Akuba ebalekile wabatshabalalisa, uYuda wabasusa umkhosi wasinga eEfron, umzi onqatyisiweyo, ahleli kuwo uLisiya, umkhulu ingxokolo yeentlanga ezininzi, nabafana abanamandla abagcina iindonga. wabakhusela ngamandla, apho kwakukho nempahla eninzi yeenjini kunye neentolo. 12:28 Kodwa xa uYudas neqela lakhe wabiza kuThixo uSomandla, ngubani Ubugorha bakhe buqhekezisa inqaba yeentshaba zakhe, bawuthimbe umzi, bawuthimbe wabulala amashumi amabini anesihlanu amawaka abo babephakathi; 12:29 Banduluka khona apho, baya eSkitopoli, indawo ekuyo kuyo amakhulu amathandathu kude neYerusalem, 12:30 Kodwa akuba amaYuda abemi apho angqina ukuba amaSkititoli wabenzela inceba, wabaphatha ngobubele ngexesha labo ubunzima; 12:31 Babulela kubo, becela ukuba bahlale benobuhlobo kubo; Ngoko beza eYerusalem, umthendeleko weeveki owawusondela. 12:32 Ke kaloku, emveni komthendeleko, ekuthiwa yipentekoste, baphuma baya kuGorgia irhuluneli yakwaEdom, 12:33 abaphuma, enamawaka amathathu amadoda eenyawo, namakhulu amane abamahashe. 12:34 Ke kaloku kwathi ekulweni kwabo, kwabakho imbinana yamaYuda ababuleweyo. 12:35 Ngelo xesha uDositheus, omnye wakudidi lukaBacenor, ekhwele ihashe, yaye indoda eligorha isaphezu koGorgias, ibambe ingubo yayo yangaphantsi wamtsalela ngamandla; naxa ebeya kumbamba ephila loo mntu uqalekisiweyo, a umkhweli-hashe waseTraki owamkhawulela, wambetha egxalabeni, ngokokude UGorgias wabalekela eMarisa. 12:36 Ke kaloku, kwakubon' ukuba abo babenoGorgia babambene ixesha elide, bediniwe. UYuda wabiza uYehova, ukuba azibonakalise ukuba ungowabo umncedi kunye nenkokeli yedabi. 12:37 Kwaye ke waqala ngolwimi lwakhe, kwaye wavuma iindumiso ngokuvakalayo ilizwi, yaye egxalathelana kumadoda kaGorgias engazi, wawabaleka. 12:38 UYuda wayihlanganisa ke imikhosi yakhe, waya kungena emzini waseOdolam lwafika usuku lwesixhenxe, bazenza nyulu ngokwesiko; wagcina isabatha ndaweni nye. 12:39 Kwaye ngengomso, njengoko kusetyenziswa, uYudas neqela lakhe beza kuzithabatha izidumbu zababuleweyo, bazingcwabe kunye nabazalwana babo emangcwabeni ooyise. 12:40 Ke phantsi kweengubo zabo bonke ababuleweyo bafumana izinto ezingcwaliselwe kwizithixo zamaYamni, nto leyo eyalelweyo ngamaYuda umthetho. Wabona ke wonke umntu ukuba yiloo nto kanye aba ababuleweyo. 12:41 Bayidumisa ngoko iNkosi, uMgwebi olilungisa, lowo wayivulayo izinto ebezifihliwe, 12:42 Bazingisa ke ekuthandazeni, bambongoza ukuba umoni enze isono inokuthi ingabi sakhunjulwa ngokupheleleyo. Ngapha koko, laa Yuda uzukileyo wabavuselela abantu ukuba bazigcine esonweni, njengoko bebonayo izinto ezenzeke ngenxa yezono zabo phambi kwamehlo abo ababuleweyo. 12:43 Walibizela ndawonye lonke ibandla, kwada kwayiloo mali amawaka amabini eedarike zesilivere, wawathumela eYerusalem, ukuba enze idini lesono ewenza ngokuchubekileyo, enyanisekile, ekunyamekeleni kwakhe ngovuko: 12:44 Kuba, ukuba ebengathembi ukuba baya kuvuka ababuleweyo; kwakhona, kwakungafanelekanga yaye kulilize ukuthandazela abafileyo. 12:45 Kananjalo ekuqondeni kwakhe ukuba kwenzelwa inceba enkulu abo bafa behlonela uThixo, yayiyingcinga engcwele nelungileyo. Emva koko yena wenza ucamagushelo ngenxa yabafileyo, ukuze bakhululwe kubo isono.