1 Maccabees 2:1 Ngalezo zinsuku kwavela uMathathiya, indodana kaJohane, kaSimeyoni, a umpristi wamadodana kaJowaribi, waseJerusalema, wahlala eModini. 2:2 Wayenamadodana amahlanu, uJoanan, ogama lakhe linguKadis. 2:3 uSimoni; okuthiwa uThassi: 2:4 Judas, owayebizwa Maccabeus. 2:5 Eleyazare, ogama Avaran, noJonathani, isibongo sakhe kwakungu-Aphus. 2:6 Futhi lapho ebona inhlamba ezenziwa kwaJuda futhi Jerusalema, 2:7 Wathi, Maye kimi! Ngazalelwani ukuze ngilubone usizi lwami nabantu bomuzi ongcwele, nokuhlala khona lapho usukhululiwe esandleni sesitha, lendlu engcwele esandleni se abangabazi? 2:8 Ithempeli lakhe selinjengomuntu ongenankazimulo. 2:9 Izitsha zalo ezikhazimulayo ziyiswa ekuthunjweni, izinsana zalo ababuleweyo ezitaladini, nezinsizwa zalo ngenkemba yesitha. 2:10 Yisiphi isizwe esingazange sibe nesabelo embusweni waso futhi sizuze empangweni yaso? 2:11 Yonke imihlobiso yalo isusiwe; wowesifazana okhululekileyo usebe a isigqila. 2:12 Futhi, bheka, engcwele yethu, ngisho ubuhle bethu nenkazimulo yethu, ibekwe incithakalo, nabezizwe bayingcolisile. 2:13 Ngakho-ke siyakuphila ngakuphi na? 2:14 UMathathias namadodana akhe baklebhula izingubo zabo, bembatha indwangu yamasaka. futhi wakhala kabuhlungu kakhulu. 2:15 Phakathi naleso sikhathi izikhulu zenkosi, ezifana kwaphoqa abantu ukuba ukuvukela, wangena emzini Modin, ukuze abenzele umhlatshelo. 2:16 Futhi lapho abaningi bakwa-Israyeli beza kubo, Mattathias futhi namadodana akhe bahlangana. 2:17 Khona-ke izikhulu zenkosi zaphendula, zathi kuMathathias: Wena ungumbusi, nomuntu ohloniphekile nomkhulu kulo muzi, futhi eqiniswe namadodana nabafowabo; 2:18 Manje, Woza kuqala, futhi ugcwalise umyalo wenkosi, njengoba njengalokhu bonke abezizwe benzile, yebo, namadoda akwaJuda, nabanjalo hlala eJerusalema; kanjalo wena nendlu yakho niyakuba sesibaloni sikaJehova abangani benkosi, wena nabantwana bakho niyakudunyiswa ngesiliva negolide, nemivuzo eminingi. 2:19 Khona waphendula uMathathias, wakhuluma ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: izizwe ezingaphansi kombuso wenkosi ziyamlalela, zonke ziyawa omunye enkolweni yawoyise, futhi bavume owakhe imiyalo: 2:20 Nokho mina namadodana ami nabafowethu sihambe esivumelwaneni sethu obaba. 2:21 UNkulunkulu makube kude nathi ukuba sishiye umthetho nezimiso. 2:22 Ngeke silalele amazwi enkosi, ukuze sisuke enkolweni yethu, noma ngakwesokunene, noma kwesobunxele. 2:23 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma lawa mazwi, kwangena omunye wabaJuda umbono wabo bonke benikela e-altare elaliseModin, ngokusho emyalweni wenkosi. 2:24 Okuyinto, lapho uMatathias ebona, wavutha intshiseko, futhi yakhe izinso zazithuthumela, futhi wayengenakukuyeka ukubonakalisa intukuthelo yakhe njengokwalokho ukwahlulela; ngalokho wagijima, wambulala e-altare. 2:25 Futhi umkhuzi wenkosi, owaphoqelela amadoda ukuba enze umhlatshelo, wabulala ngaleso sikhathi, ne-altare walidiliza. 2:26 Ngakho wawenza ngentshiseko ngomthetho kaNkulunkulu, njengoba nje uFinehasi enza kuye uZamri indodana kaSalomu. 2:27 UMathathias wamemeza emzini wonke ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: Lowo oshisekela umthetho, ogcina isivumelwano, makamyeke Ngilandele. 2:28 Ngakho yena namadodana akhe babalekela ezintabeni, futhi bashiya konke ababenakho kwaba edolobheni. 2:29 Khona-ke abaningi ababefuna ubulungisa nokwahlulela behlela phakathi ihlane, ukuhlala khona; 2:30 Bobabili, nabantwana babo, nabafazi babo; nezinkomo zabo; ngoba izinhlupheko zakhula kakhulu phezu kwabo. 2:31 Manje, lapho izinceku zenkosi, futhi impi eyayikhona eJerusalema, emzini kaDavide, amadoda athile ayephulile ithempeli umyalo wenkosi wehlele endaweni ecashile endaweni ihlane, 2:32 Bawaxosha isixuku esikhulu, babafica wamisa ukulwa nabo, walwa nabo ngosuku lwesabatha. 2:33 Bathi kubo: "Makwanele lokhu enikwenzile kuze kube manje; phumani, nenze njengesiyalezo senkosi, nani uzophila. 2:34 Kodwa bathi, "Ngeke siphume, futhi ngeke senze okwenkosi." umyalo, ukungcolisa usuku lwesabatha. 2:35 Ngakho-ke babapha impi ngesivinini esikhulu. 2:36 Nokho, abaphendulanga kubo, futhi abazange bajikijele itshe phezu kwabo, noma bamisa izindawo ababecashe kuzo; 2:37 Kodwa wathi, Masife sonke simsulwa: izulu nomhlaba kuyofakaza ngenxa yethu, ukuthi nisibulale ngokungeyikho. 2:38 Ngakho babavukela empini ngesabatha, futhi babulala bona, nawomkabo, nabantwana babo, nezinkomo zabo, ngenani a abantu abayinkulungwane. 2:39 Manje, lapho uMatathias nabangane bakhe beqonda lokhu, balila babuhlungu impela. 2:40 Futhi omunye wabo wathi komunye: Uba sonke senza njengoba abafowethu benza. futhi singalweli izimpilo zethu kanye nemithetho ngokumelene nabahedeni, bazoyenza manje masinyane usikhiphe emhlabeni. 2:41 Ngakho ngaleso sikhathi banquma, bathi: Noma ubani ozayo silwe nathi ngosuku lwesabatha, siyakulwa naye; futhi asiyikufa sonke, njengabafowethu ababulawa phambi kukaJehova izindawo eziyimfihlo. 2:42 Kwase kufika kuye iviyo labase-Asiya, amadoda anamandla Israyeli, yebo bonke ababezinikele ngokuzithandela emthethweni. 2:43 Futhi bonke ababalekela ukushushiswa bazihlanganisa nabo, futhi kwaba yindawo yokuhlala kubo. 2:44 Ngakho bahlanganisa amabutho abo, futhi washaya amadoda abonayo ngentukuthelo yabo, futhi abantu ababi ngolaka lwabo, kepha abanye babalekela kwabezizwe ukuze bathole usizo. NgokukaLuka 2:45 Khona-ke uMatathias nabangane bakhe bazungeza, badiliza ithempeli ama-altare: 2:46 Futhi yiziphi izingane noma yini abayithola phakathi kogu lwakwa-Israyeli bengasokile, labo ababasoka ngamandla. 2:47 Bawasukela amadoda aziqhenyayo, futhi umsebenzi waphumelela phakathi kwabo isandla. 2:48 Ngakho wakhulula umthetho esandleni sabezizwe, futhi aphume isandla samakhosi, abasivumelanga isoni ukuba sinqobe. 2:49 Kwathi sesisondele isikhathi sokuthi uMathathiya afe, wathi kowakhe amadodana, manje ukuzidla nokusolwa kutholile amandla, nesikhathi soku ukubhujiswa, nolaka lwentukuthelo; 2:50 Manje, madodana ami, shisekelani umthetho, futhi ninikele ukuphila kwenu ngenxa yesivumelwano sawoyihlo. 2:51 Khumbulani izenzo obaba bethu ngesikhathi sabo; kanjalo nani yamukele udumo olukhulu negama laphakade. 2:52 U-Abrahama akatholwanga ethembekile ekulingweni, futhi kwaba imputed to yena ngokulunga? 2:53 UJosefa ngesikhathi sokucindezeleka kwakhe wagcina umyalo futhi wenziwa inkosi yaseGibhithe. 2:54 UFiniyasi ubaba wethu ngokushiseka nangokushiseka wazuza isivumelwano ubupristi obuphakade. 2:55 UJesu ngenxa yokugcwalisa izwi wenziwa umahluleli kwa-Israyeli. 2:56 UKalebi ukuze anikeze ubufakazi ngaphambi kokuba ibandla lithole ifa zomhlaba. 2:57 UDavide waba nesihe esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso waphakade. 2:58 U-Eliya ngokuba nentshiseko nokushisekela umthetho wathathwa ezulwini. 2:59 U-Ananiya, u-Azariya, noMisayeli, ngokukholwa basindiswa elangabini. 2:60 UDaniyeli ngenxa yokungabi nacala kwakhe wakhululwa emlonyeni wezingonyama. 2:61 Futhi ngakho cabangani kuzo zonke izizukulwane, ukuze kungabikho muntu obeka ithemba lakhe kuye kuyakunqotshwa. 2:62 Ungawesabi-ke amazwi omuntu onesono, ngoba udumo lwakhe luyoba umquba izikelemu. 2:63 Namuhla uyakuphakanyiswa, kusasa akayikutholwa; ngoba ubuyele othulini lwakhe, lomcabango wakhe ufikile lutho. 2:64 Ngakho-ke, nina madodana ami, yibani nesibindi futhi nibonise amadoda ngenxa womthetho; ngoba ngalo lizazuza udumo. 2:65 Futhi bheka, ngiyazi ukuthi umfowenu uSimoni ungumuntu weseluleko, beka indlebe kuye njalo: uzakuba nguyihlo kini. 2:66 Ngokuqondene Judas Maccabeus, uye waba namandla futhi enamandla, ngisho kusukela yakhe intsha, makabe yinduna yakho, alwe impi yabantu. 2:67 Thathani futhi kini bonke abagcina umthetho, futhi niphindisele okungalungile kwabantu bakho. 2:68 Buyiselani ngokugcwele abezizwe, nilalele imiyalo kaJehova umthetho. 2:69 Ngakho wababusisa, futhi wabuthelwa koyise. 2:70 Futhi wafa ngomnyaka wekhulu namashumi amane nesithupha, futhi amadodana akhe bamngcwaba emathuneni awoyise eModini, wonke u-Israyeli wakhula isililo ngaye.