1 Maccabees 1:1 Futhi kwenzeka, ngemva kwalokho Alexander, indodana kaFiliphu, waseMakedoniya, ngubani ephuma ezweni lamaKhetimi, ebulele uDariyu inkosi yezizwe amaPheresiya namaMede, owabusa esikhundleni sakhe, owokuqala eGrisi, 1:2 Futhi wenza izimpi eziningi, futhi wanqoba izinqaba eziningi, futhi wabulala amakhosi asezweni umhlaba, 1:3 Futhi wadabula kwaze kwaba semikhawulweni yomhlaba, futhi wathumba impango eziningi izizwe, waze wathula umhlaba phambi kwakhe; lapho ayekhona waphakama futhi inhliziyo yakhe yaziphakamisa. 1:4 Futhi wabutha impi enamandla enamandla futhi wabusa phezu kwamazwe, futhi izizwe, namakhosi, aba yizintela kuye. 1:5 Futhi ngemva kwalezi zinto, wagula, futhi wabona ukuthi uzokufa. 1:6 Ngakho wabiza izinceku zakhe, ababehlonishwa, futhi wayekade wamkhulisa naye kwasebusheni bakhe, wahlukanisela umbuso wakhe phakathi kwabo; esaphila. 1:7 Ngakho u-Alexander wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nambili, wayesefa. 1:8 Futhi izinceku zakhe zabusa, kwaba yilowo nalowo esikhundleni sakhe. 1:9 Futhi emva kokufa kwakhe bonke babeka imiqhele phezu kwabo; kanjalo nabo amadodana emva kwabo iminyaka eminingi; ububi banda emhlabeni. 1:10 Futhi kwaphuma kubo impande embi Antiochus isibongo Epiphanes, indodana ka-Antiochus inkosi, owayekade eyisithunjwa eRoma, futhi yena wabusa ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa wombuso kaJehova AmaGreki. 1:11 Ngalezo zinsuku kwaphuma kwa-Israyeli abantu ababi, abahunga abaningi, esithi: Asihambe, senze isivumelwano lezizwe ezisizungezileyo ngathi: ngokuba selokhu samuka kubo saba nosizi olukhulu. 1:12 Ngakho lo mshini wabajabulisa kahle. 1:13 Khona-ke abanye abantu baqhubekela phambili ngakho, baze baya ethempelini inkosi eyabanika imvume yokwenza ngokwezimiso zabezizwe; 1:14 Bakha indawo yokuzivocavoca eJerusalema ngokomthetho imikhuba yabahedeni: 1:15 Futhi bazenza abangasokile, futhi basishiya isivumelwano esingcwele, futhi bazihlanganisa nabezizwe, bathengiswa ukwenza okubi. 1:16 Manje lapho umbuso usumisiwe phambi Antiochus, wacabanga abuse phezu kweGibhithe ukuze abuse imibuso emibili. 1:17 Ngakho wangena eGibhithe nesixuku esikhulu, nezinqola. nezindlovu, nabamahhashi, nomkhumbi omkhulu wemikhumbi; 1:18 Futhi walwa noPhetolemee inkosi yaseGibhithe, kodwa uPtolemee wayesaba yena, wabaleka; futhi abaningi balimala baze bafa. 1:19 Kanjalo bathola imizi enamandla ezweni laseGibithe, wayithumba impango yalo. 1:20 Futhi ngemva kwalokho u-Antiochus wayeseyishayile iGibhithe, waphinde wabuyela phakathi iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amane nantathu, wenyuka wamelana no-Israyeli neJerusalema nesixuku esikhulu, 1:21 Futhi wangena ngokuziqhenya endlini engcwele, futhi wasusa i-altare legolide. nothi lwesibani lokukhanya, nezitsha zalo zonke; 1:22 Itafula lezinkwa zokubukwa, nezitsha, nezitsha. nemicengezi yegolide, nesihenqo, nomqhele, negolide imihlobiso eyayiphambi kwethempeli, yonke wayikhumula. 1:23 Wathatha futhi isiliva, negolide, kanye nezitsha eziyigugu wathatha ingcebo efihliweyo ayitholile. 1:24 Esethathe konke, waya ezweni lakubo, eselungisile ukubulawa kwabantu okukhulu, futhi wakhuluma ngokuziqhenya kakhulu. 1:25 Ngakho kwaba khona isililo esikhulu kwa-Israyeli, ezindaweni zonke lapho kade; 1:26 Ukuze izikhulu nabadala balila, izintombi nezinsizwa kwaba kwenziwa buthaka, nobuhle babesifazane baguqulwa. 1:27 Wonke umkhwenyana waphakamisa isililo, naye owayehlezi emshadweni igumbi lalinzima, 1:28 Izwe futhi lanyakaziswa abakhileyo kulo, futhi yonke indlu kaJakobe wagcwala ukudideka. 1:29 Futhi ngemva kweminyaka emibili ngokugcwele, inkosi yathumela umqoqi wayo omkhulu intela emizini yakwaJuda, abeza eJerusalema ngobuningi isixuku, 1:30 Futhi wakhuluma amazwi okuthula kubo, kodwa konke kwaba inkohliso esekholwa kuye, wawela ngokuzumayo phezu komuzi, wawushaya kakhulu, wabhubhisa abantu abaningi bakwa-Israyeli. 1:31 Futhi lapho wathatha impango yomuzi, wawuthungela ngomlilo, futhi yadiliza izindlu nezindonga zalo nxazonke. 1:32 Kodwa abesifazane nabantwana babathumba, futhi imfuyo ifa. 1:33 Khona-ke bakha umuzi kaDavide ngodonga olukhulu futhi oluqinile, futhi nemibhoshongo enamandla, wayenza yaba inqaba yabo. 1:34 Futhi babeka kuyo isizwe esonayo, abantu ababi, futhi enezivikelo eziqinile ngokwabo kuwo. 1:35 Baligcina futhi ngezikhali nokudla, futhi lapho sebebuthene kanyekanye impango yaseJerusalema, bayibeka lapho, kanjalo nabo waba yisihibe esibuhlungu: 1:36 Ngoba kwakuyindawo yokuqamekela endaweni engcwele, futhi ububi isitha sikaIsrayeli. 1:37 Kanjalo bachitha igazi elingenacala nxazonke zendlu engcwele, futhi wayingcolisa: 1:38 Kangangoba abakhileyo eJerusalema babaleka ngenxa yabo. lapho umuzi wenziwa indawo yokuhlala yabafokazi, waba ongaziwa kwabazalelwa kuyo; labantwana bakhe bamshiya. 1:39 Indlu yakhe engcwele yachithwa njengehlane, imikhosi yakhe yaphenduka abe yikukhala, amasabatha alo abe yihlazo udumo lwalo abe yikudelelwa. 1:40 Njengoba wayekade inkazimulo yakhe, kanjalo nehlazo lakhe kwanda, futhi wakhe ubuhle baphendulwa isililo. 1:41 Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkosi u-Antiochus wabhala embusweni wakhe wonke, ukuthi konke kufanele kube abantu munye, 1:42 Futhi yilowo nalowo kufanele ashiye imithetho yakhe: ngakho bonke abezizwe bavumelana ngokuvumelana ngomlayo wenkosi. 1:43 Yebo, abaningi bakwa-Israyeli bavuma inkolo yakhe, futhi bahlatshelwe izithombe, balingcolisa isabatha. 1:44 Ngoba inkosi yayithumele izincwadi ngezithunywa eJerusalema imizi yakwaJuda ukuba balandele imithetho engaziwa yezwe, 1:45 Futhi yenqabela iminikelo yokushiswa, nemihlatshelo, neminikelo yokuphuzwa, in the ithempeli; nokuthi bangcolise amasabatha nezinsuku zemikhosi; 1:46 Futhi ningcolise indlu engcwele nabantu abangcwele. 1:47 Misani ama-altare, nezi-Ashera, nezindlu zokukhonzela ezithombeni, nihlabele izingulube. inyama, nezilwane ezingcolile; 1:48 Ukuze nabo bashiye izingane zabo zingasokile, futhi benze zabo imiphefumulo enengekayo ngakho konke ukungcola nenhlamba; 1:49 Ukuze bakhohlwe umthetho, futhi baguqule zonke izimiso. 1:50 Futhi noma ubani owayengafuni ukwenza ngokuvumelana nomyalo wenkosi, yena wathi, kufanele afe. 1:51 Ngendlela efanayo wabhala kuwo wonke umbuso wakhe, futhi wamisa ababonisi phezu kwabantu bonke, eyala imizi yakwaJuda ukuba umhlatshelo, umuzi ngomuzi. 1:52 Khona-ke abaningi esixukwini babuthana kubo, ukuze wonke umuntu washiya umthetho; futhi kanjalo benza ububi ezweni; 1:53 Futhi waxosha ama-Israyeli ezindaweni ezicashile, ngisho nomaphi lapho ayekwazi balekela usizo. 1:54 Manje ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga Kaslewu, ngekhulu namashumi amane nantathu ngomnyaka wesihlanu, bamisa isinengiso esiyincithakalo e-altare; wakha ama-altare ezithombe emizini yakwaJuda nxazonke; 1:55 Futhi bashisa impepho eminyango yezindlu zabo, futhi ezitaladini. 1:56 Futhi sebedabule izincwadi zomthetho ababezithola. bazishisa ngomlilo. 1:57 Futhi noma ubani owatholwa enanoma iyiphi incwadi yesivumelwano, noma ekhona bazinikele emthethweni, umyalo wenkosi wawuwukuthi, kufanele babeke ekufeni kwakhe. 1:58 Benza kanjalo ngegunya labo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli inyanga nenyanga, ukuze as abaningi ababetholakala emadolobheni. 1:59 Manje ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanhlanu lwenyanga banikela ngomhlatshelo phezu kwethempeli I-altare lesithombe, elaliphezu kwe-altare likaNkulunkulu. 1:60 Ngaleso sikhathi babulala abathile ngokomthetho abesifazane, ababebangele abantwana babo ukuba basokwe. 1:61 Futhi baphanyeka izingane ezintanyeni zabo, futhi badubula izindlu zabo. wababulala labo ababebasokile. 1:62 Nokho abaningi kwa-Israyeli base ixazululwe ngokugcwele futhi waqinisekisa ngokwabo lingadli lutho olungcolileyo. 1:63 Ngakho-ke kungcono ukuba bafe, ukuze bangangcoliswa ngokudla. ukuze bangangcolisi isivumelwano esingcwele; bafa-ke. 1:64 Futhi kwaba khona ulaka olukhulu kakhulu phezu kuka-Israyeli.