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.