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.