1 Maccabees 4:1 Khona-ke wathatha Gorgias abayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu ngezinyawo, futhi inkulungwane of the best abamahhashi, baphuma eminqubeni ebusuku; 4:2 Ukuze kube sekupheleni angase agijimele ekamu lamaJuda, futhi abashaye kungazelelwe. Amadoda enqaba ayengabaqondisi bakhe. 4:3 Manje, lapho uJuda ezwa ngakho, yena ngokwakhe wasusa, futhi amadoda angamaqhawe naye, ukuze abulale ibutho lenkosi elalise-Emawusi; 4:4 Kuthe kusenjalo amabutho ahlakazeka ekamu. 4:5 Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uGorgias wangena ebusuku ekamu likaJuda engatholanga muntu khona, wabafuna ezintabeni; yena, Laba bafo bayasibalekela 4:6 Kodwa njengoba nje sekusile, uJuda wazibonakalisa ethafeni nabathathu amadoda ayizinkulungwane, nokho ayengenazikhali nazinkemba kuwo izingqondo. 4:7 Futhi babona ikamu labezizwe, ukuthi yayinamandla futhi kahle izikhali, zizungezwe abamahhashi; futhi laba uchwepheshe wempi. 4:8 Khona-ke uJuda wathi emadodeni ayenaye, "Ningawesabi wabo isixuku, futhi ningesabi ukuhlasela kwabo. 4:9 Khumbula ukuthi okhokho bethu bakhululwa oLwandle Olubomvu, lapho uFaro wabasukela ngebutho. 4:10 Manje ake sikhale ezulwini, uma mhlawumbe iNkosi ithanda sihawukele, ukhumbule isivumelwano sawobaba, ubhubhise leli bandla phambi kobuso bethu namuhla: 4:11 Ukuze bonke abezizwe bazi ukuthi kukhona okhululayo futhi uyasindisa u-Israyeli. 4:12 Khona-ke abafokazi baphakamisa amehlo abo, futhi wabona beza ngaphesheya ngokumelene nabo. 4:13 Ngakho baphuma ekamu ukuya empini; kodwa ababenaye UJudas wakhalisa amacilongo abo. 4:14 Ngakho bajoyina impi, futhi abezizwe ephazamisekile babalekela phakathi sobala. 4:15 Nokho, bonke abasemuva babo babulawa ngenkemba, ngoba bona wabaxosha kwaze kwaba seGazera, nasemathafeni ase-Idumiya, nase-Azotu, nase-Azotu Jamnia, kangangokuthi kwabulawa kubo phezu amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezintathu. 4:16 Lokhu sekwenzeke, uJuda wabuya nebutho lakhe ekubaxosheni. 4:17 Wathi ebantwini, Ningahaheli impango, njengokuba kukhona impi phambi kwethu, 4:18 Futhi uGorgia nebutho lakhe kukhona lapha kithi entabeni manje senimelene nezitha zethu, nizinqobe, emva kwalokho nibe nesibindi thatha impango. 4:19 Kwathi uJuda esakhuluma la mazwi, kwavela inxenye yabo ngibuka ngaphandle kwentaba: 4:20 Okwathi lapho bebona ukuthi amaJuda ayebalekele impi yawo futhi babeshisa amatende; ngoba umusi owabonwayo waveza okwakukhona kwenziwe: 4:21 Ngakho kwathi sebekubonile lokho, besaba kakhulu ebona impi kaJuda ethafeni ilungele ukulwa. 4:22 Babaleka yilowo nalowo ezweni lezihambi. 4:23 Khona-ke uJuda wabuyela ukuphanga amatende, lapho bathola igolide eliningi, futhi isiliva, nosilika, nokububende kolwandle, nengcebo enkulu. 4:24 Ngemva kwalokhu, babuyela ekhaya, futhi bahlabelela ingoma yokubonga, futhi badumisa uJehova ezulwini, ngokuba kuhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi kuze kube phakade. 4:25 Kanjalo u-Israyeli waba nokukhululwa okukhulu ngalolo suku. 4:26 Manje bonke abafokazi ababebalekile beza futhi babikela uLisiya lokho ayenakho kwenzeke: 4:27 Ngubani, lapho ezwa ngakho, wadumala futhi wadangala, ngoba akwenziwanga lokho abethanda ukukwenza ku-Israyeli, noma okunjalo njengalokho inkosi yayimyalile, kwenzeka. 4:28 Ngakho ngomnyaka olandelayo olandelayo uLisiya babuthana ndawonye abangamashumi ayisithupha amadoda akhethiweyo ezinyawo ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu, ukuze abe namandla zithobe. 4:29 Bafika e-Idumiya, bamisa amatende abo eBethsura; wahlangana nabo namadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. 4:30 Kwathi ebona lelobutho elilamandla, wakhuleka wathi: Ubusisiwe wena; O Msindisi ka-Israyeli, owaqeda ubudlova bendoda enamandla isandla senceku yakho uDavide, wanikela impi yabafokazi esandleni sakho izandla zikaJonathani indodana kaSawule, nodibi lwezikhali zakhe; 4:31 Vala leli butho esandleni sabantu bakho u-Israyeli, futhi ubavumele bajabhile ngamandla abo nabamahhashi; 4:32 Yenza ukuba bangabi nesibindi, futhi ubangele isibindi amandla abo ukuze bawe, bathuthumele ekubhujisweni kwabo; 4:33 Baphonse phansi ngenkemba yalabo abakuthandayo, futhi ake bonke labo abalaziyo igama lakho bayakudumisa ngokubonga. 4:34 Ngakho bahlanganyela empini; kwabulawa ibutho likaLisiya nxazonke amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu, abulawa phambi kwawo. 4:35 Kwathi uLisiya ebona ibutho lakhe libaleka, kanye lobudoda bukaJudasi. amasosha, nokuthi ayekulungele kanjani ukuphila noma ukufa ngobuqhawe, yena waya e-Antiyokiya, wabutha isixuku sabafokazi, futhi eseyenze ibutho lakhe laba likhulu kulalokhu elaliyikho, wazimisela ukubuya futhi eJudiya. 4:36 Khona-ke uJuda nabafowabo bathi: "Bheka, izitha zethu ziyaphithizela. masikhuphuke siyohlanza, singcwelise indlu engcwele. 4:37 phezu kwalokho lonke ibutho labuthana ndawonye, futhi wenyukela phakathi entabeni yaseSiyoni. 4:38 Futhi lapho bebona indlu engcwele incithakalo, ne-altare lingcolisiwe, futhi amasango ashile, nezihlahlana ezimila emagcekeni njengasehlathini, noma kwenye yezintaba, yebo, namakamelo abapristi abhidlizwa; 4:39 Baklebhula izingubo zabo, futhi benza isililo esikhulu, futhi bathela umlotha phezu amakhanda abo, 4:40 Futhi wawela phansi ngobuso babo, futhi washaya inhlabamkhosi ngamacilongo, bamemeza ngasezulwini. 4:41 Khona-ke uJuda wamisa amadoda athile ukuba alwe nalabo ababephakathi inqaba, waze wayihlanza indlu engcwele. 4:42 Ngakho wakhetha abapristi bengxoxo engenasici, ezifana ukuzijabulisa umthetho: 4:43 owahlanza indlu engcwele, futhi wakhipha amatshe angcolile waba i indawo engcolile. 4:44 Kwathi lapho bebuzana ukuthi benzeni nge-altare leminikelo yokushiswa, okwangcoliswa; 4:45 Babona kungcono ukuyidiliza, funa kube isihlamba kubo, ngokuba abezizwe babelingcolisile; ngalokho balidiliza; 4:46 Futhi wabeka amatshe entabeni yethempeli endaweni ekahle indawo, kuze kufike umprofethi ukukhombisa okufanele kwenziwe nabo. 4:47 Khona-ke bathatha amatshe aphelele ngokuvumelana nomthetho, futhi bakha i-altare elisha njengakuqala; 4:48 Futhi wenza indlu engcwele nezinto ezingaphakathi kwethempeli. futhi wangcwelisa amagceke. 4:49 Benza nezitsha ezingcwele ezintsha, bangenisa ethempelini uthi lwezibani, ne-altare leminikelo yokushiswa, nelempepho, nelathi leminikelo yokushiswa, nelempepho, itafula. 4:50 Futhi phezu kwe-altare bashisa impepho, nezibani phezu kwe-altare balukhanyisa uthi lwezibani, ukuze bakhanyise ethempelini. 4:51 Babeka izinkwa phezu kwetafula, bandlala izinkwa amaveyili, futhi baqeda yonke imisebenzi ababeqale ukuyenza. 4:52 Manje ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanhlanu lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, okuthiwa ngenyanga kaKaslewu, ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, basukuma ekuseni, 4:53 Futhi wanikela ngomhlatshelo ngokuvumelana nomthetho phezu kwe-altare elisha lokushiswa iminikelo ababeyenzile. 4:54 Bhekani, ngasiphi isikhathi nangaluphi usuku abezizwe ababelingcolisile, ngisho nangaphakathi lalingcwelisiwe ngezihlabelelo, nezinsimbi, namahabhu, namasimbali. 4:55 Bonke abantu bawa ngobuso babo, bakhuleka, bedumisa uJehova UNkulunkulu wasezulwini, owayebanike impumelelo enhle. 4:56 Futhi ngakho bagcina ukunikezelwa kwe-altare izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili futhi banikela iminikelo yokushiswa ngentokozo, banikela ngomhlatshelo we ukukhululwa nokudumisa. 4:57 Bahlobisa ingaphambili lethempeli ngemiqhele yegolide, futhi ngezihlangu; amasango namakamelo bawavuselela, akulengisa iminyango phezu kwayo. 4:58 Ngakho kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kakhulu phakathi kwabantu, ngoba ihlazo labezizwe lasuswa. 4:59 Futhi uJuda nabafowabo kanye nalo lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli simisiwe, ukuze kugcinwe izinsuku zokunikezelwa kwe-altare isikhathi sazo unyaka nonyaka ngezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili, kusukela kweziyisihlanu nosuku lwamashumi amabili lwenyanga uKaslewu, ngokujabula nangokujabula. 4:60 Ngaleso sikhathi futhi bakha intaba yaseSiyoni ngezindonga eziphakeme futhi imibhoshongo eqinile nxazonke, funa abezizwe bafike bayinyathele phansi njengoba benza ngaphambili. 4:61 Babeka khona ikanisa ukuba baligcine, baqinisa iBethsura yigcine; ukuze abantu bazivikele e-Idumiya.