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15:1 Kodwa uNicanor, evile ukuba uYudas kunye neqela lakhe baphakathi eqinile
iindawo ezikufuphi nelakwaSamari, azilungisanga;
umhla wesabatha.
15:2 Noko ke amaYuda abevumelene ukuba ahambe naye athi, Tshabalalisani!
kungabi ngalunyanzelo nangenkohlakalo;
lowo ubona zonke izinto, obekekileyo ngobungcwele ngaphezu kwayo yonke eminye imihla.
15:3 Ke oyena ulitshijolo wacela, ukuba kukho iGqirha
izulu elawisa umthetho wokuba usuku lwesabatha lugcinwe.
15:4 Xa bathi, Kukho iNkosi ephilileyo emazulwini, enamandla amakhulu
wathi umhla wesixhenxe mawugcinwe.
15:5 Wathi omnye, Nam ke ndinamandla ehlabathini;
phathani izixhobo, nenze umsebenzi wokumkani. ukanti akazuzanga nto
ukwenza okungendawo kwakhe.
15:6 Ngoko uNikanore ngekratshi elikhulu nangekratshi wazimisela ukumisa i
isikhumbuzo sikawonke-wonke esoyisa kwakhe uYudas nabo babekunye naye.
15:7 Kodwa uMacabeus wayenentembelo yokuba uYehova uya kumnceda.
15:8 Ngoko ke wabayala abantu bakhe ukuba bangoyiki ukuza kweentlanga
nxamnye nabo, kodwa bakhumbule uncedo ababenalo ngaphambili
efunyenwe ezulwini, kwaye ngoku silindele uloyiso noncedo, oluthi
Ufanele ukuza kubo evela kuSomandla.
15:9 bebathuthuzela njalo ngomthetho, nakubaprofeti, kwanakunjalo
ewakhumbula amadabi ababewoyisa ngaphambili, wawenza
ochwayite ngakumbi.
15:10 Ke yena, eyixhokonxe ingqiqo yabo, wabawisela umthetho;
ebabonisa ke ubuxoki beentlanga, nokwaphuka
yezifungo.
15:11 Wabaxhobisa bonke ngabanye, kungekhona kakhulu kunye nekhaka kunye
imikhonto, njengamazwi atofotofo namnandi; kwaye ngaphandle koko, waxela
iphupha elifanele ukukholwa, ngokungathi bekunjalo ngenene, nto leyo
abavuya nakancinane.
15:12 Kwaye lo umbono wakhe: ukuba uOnias, owayengumbingeleli omkhulu, a
indoda enesidima nelungileyo, ethetha ngembeko, inobulali,
ithethwa kakuhle, kwaye isetyenziswe ukusuka kumntwana kuzo zonke iinkalo zokulunga,
waziphakamisa izandla zakhe, wawuthandazela wonke umzimba wamaYuda.
15:13 Kwangokunjalo kwabonakala indoda enengwevu, yaye
Ke kaloku, wayenobungangamsha obuncamisileyo, obuncamisileyo.
15:14 Waphendula ke uOnias, wathi, Lo ngumthandi wabazalwana, lowo
uthandazela kakhulu abantu, nomzi ongcwele, uYeremiya
umprofeti kaThixo.
15:15 Waza uYeremiya, esolulele isandla sakhe sokunene, wamnika uYuda ikrele
igolide, wayinika wathetha wenjenje.
15:16 Thabatha eli krele lingcwele, isipho esivela kuThixo, oya kubulala ngalo
iintshaba.
15:17 bethuthuzelekile ke ngamazwi kaYuda, ukuba alungile kunene.
ekwazi ukuzixhokonxa ekoyikeni, nokuzithuthuzela iintliziyo zabangcwele
abafana, bazimisela ukuba bangayi kumisa inkampu, kodwa ngenkalipho bamisa
phezu kwabo, kwaye ngobudoda ukuzama umcimbi ngongquzulwano, ngokuba umzi
yaye ingcwele netempile zazisengozini.
15:18 Ngenxa yokunyamekela abafazi babo, nabantwana babo, nabantwana babo
Abazalwana, nabantu, babengenakubalela kubo;
yaye eyona nto yoyikwayo yayiyitempile engcwele.
15:19 Kwanabakuloo mzi abakhathazekanga nto, bakhathazeka
kungquzulwano lwaphesheya.
15:20 Kwaye ngoku, xa bonke babejonge oko kufuneka ityala, kunye neentshaba
yayisele isondele, yaye umkhosi wawuxhobe, namarhamncwa
bathi abamahashe babe ngamaphiko;
15:21 UMacabeus ebona ukuza kwesihlwele, kunye nabahlukahlukeneyo
amalungiselelo eentonga, noburhalarhume bamarhamncwa, zolulwe
izandla zakhe ngasezulwini, wabiza uYehova, uMenzi wezimanga.
nisazi nje ukuba uloyiso aluphumi ngazikhali, lunjengoko kubonakala kulungileyo
yena ulinika abafanelekileyo;
15:22 Watsho emthandazweni wakhe wenjenje; Owu Nkosi, wenzile
thuma isithunywa sakho ngemihla kaHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, wabulala khona
umkhosi kaSaneribhe, ikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesihlanu lamawaka.
15:23 Kungoko ke, Nkosi yamazulu, thumela phambi kwethu isithunywa esilungileyo, ukuba sihambe phambi kwethu
ukunkwantya nokunkwantya kubo;
15:24 Nangokuqina kwengalo yakho mababanjwe kukunkwantya;
abaza kubafikela abangcwele bakho, ukuba banyelise. Wagqiba ke ngoko.
15:25 Weza ke uNikanore, nabo babenaye, benamaxilongo, beza
iingoma.
15:26 Kodwa uYudas neqela lakhe baqubisana neentshaba ngokubongoza kunye
umthandazo.
15:27 Bathe ke besilwa ngezandla zabo, bethandaza kuThixo ngezandla zabo
babulala amadoda angengaphantsi kwamashumi amathathu anesihlanu amawaka;
Bavuya kunene ebusweni bukaThixo.
15:28 Ke kaloku, yakubon' ukuba idabi laphela, babuya bevuya, baqonda oko
UNicanor wayelele efile kwiintambo zakhe.
15:29 Basuka ke baduma kakhulu, nesandi esikhulu, bemdumisa uSomandla ngelizwi labo
ulwimi lwakhe.
15:30 noYuda ke, lowo ubengumveleli wabemi ngokubini
nengqondo yakhe, owalugcinayo lonke uthando lwakhe kubazalwana bakhe ubomi bakhe bonke;
wathi makaxatyelwe intloko, noNikanore ngesandla sakhe, egxalabeni lakhe;
ubazise eYerusalem.
15:31 Akuba ekhona, wababizela ndawonye abohlanga lwakowabo, wahlala
wabiza ababingeleli ababephambi kwesibingelelo, wababiza abenqaba enqabeni;
15:32 Wababonisa intloko kaNikanore, nesandla salowo unyelisayo.
awathi ngokuqhayisa kwakhe uyalulela itempile engcwele
uSomandla.
15:33 Kwaye xa walunqumla ulwimi loo Nicanor ongahloneli Thixo, wayalela
ukuze balinike iintaka libe ngamaqhekeza, balixhome
umvuzo wokuphambana kwakhe phambi kwetempile.
15:34 Bayidumisa ke bonke iNkosi ezukileyo emazulwini, besithi,
Makabongwe lowo uyigcinayo igqibelele indawo yakhe.
15:35 Kananjalo wayixhoma intloko kaNikanore phezu kwenqaba, into ebonakalayo necacileyo
sayinani kulo lonke uncedo lweNkosi.
15:36 babamisela bonke ummiselo, ukuba bangaze bawuyeke loo mhla
kubhiyozelwa umhla wamashumi amathathu weNkosi
yinyanga yeshumi elinesibini, ekuthiwa ngolwimi lwaseSiriya kuthiwa nguAdare, kusuku olungaphambili
Usuku lukaMardocheus.
15:37 Wenjenjalo ke noNikanore; ukususela ngelo xesha ukuya phambili amaHebhere
isixeko ngamandla abo. Kwaye apha ndiya kugqiba.
15:38 Ukuba ndithe ndenza kakuhle, ndililungisa ilizwi, ndoba lele mna
Ukuba ke ndibhidekile, ndinokufikelela oko
ukuya.
15:39 Kuba njengokuba kubi, ukusela iwayini okanye amanzi wodwa kuyingozi; nanjengewayini iphithikeziwe
Amanzi amnandi, ayayolisa isongo;
isiqwenga esilungisiweyo siyayivuyisa iindlebe zabalilesayo ibali. Kwaye apha kuya
ibe sisiphelo.