1 Maccabees
9:1 Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho uDemetriyu ezwa uNicanor nebutho lakhe babulawa
empini, wathumela uBacchides no-Alcimus ezweni laseJudiya okwesibili
isikhathi, kanye nazo amandla amakhulu empi yakhe;
9:2 Abaphuma ngendlela eholela eGaligala, futhi bamisa zabo
amatende phambi kweMasaloti ese-Arbela, sebelinqobile,
babulala abantu abaningi.
9:3 Futhi ngenyanga yokuqala ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi amahlanu nambili bamisa inkamba
ngaphambi kweJerusalema:
9:4 Ukusuka lapho basuka khona, baya eBereya, nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili
abahamba ngezinyawo nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezimbili.
9:5 Manje uJuda wayemise amatende akhe e-Eleya, futhi amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezintathu abakhethiweyo
naye:
9:6 Okwathi ebona uquqaba lwelinye ibutho kuye likhulu kangaka, babebuhlungu
ukwesaba; ngalokho abaningi baphuma ebandleni, baze bafika
akwasala kubo, kuphela amadoda angamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili.
9:7 Ngakho, lapho uJudas ebona ukuthi ibutho lakhe liphunyukile, nokuthi impi
ecindezelekile phezu kwakhe, wakhathazeka kakhulu engqondweni, ecindezelekile kakhulu, ngokuba
ukuthi wayengelasikhathi sokubabutha.
9:8 Nokho wathi kwabaseleyo: "Masisuke, sikhuphuke."
nezitha zethu, uma mhlawumbe singase sikwazi ukulwa nazo.
9:9 Kodwa bamcindezela, bathi: "Ngeke siphumelele;
sindisa izimpilo zethu, futhi emva kwalokhu sizobuya nabafowethu, futhi
nilwe nabo, ngokuba siyingcosana.
9:10 Khona-ke uJuda wathi, "Makube kude nami ukwenza lokhu, futhi ngibaleke
kubo: uma isikhathi sethu sifika, masifele abafowethu;
futhi singangcolisi udumo lwethu.
9:11 Ngalokho ibutho Bacchides wasusa ematendeni abo, futhi wema
maqondana nabo, abamahhashi babo behlukene baba ngamaviyo amabili, futhi
abasawuli bawo nabacibishelayo behamba phambi kwempi nabahambayo
ngaphambili kwakukhona wonke amadoda anamandla.
9:12 UBacchides yena, wayesophikweni lokunene;
izingxenye ezimbili, babetha amacilongo abo.
9:13 Nabo ohlangothini lukaJuda, ngisho nabo bashaya amacilongo abo, ukuze
umhlaba wazamazama ngomsindo wamabutho, impi yaqhubeka
kusukela ekuseni kuze kube sebusuku.
9:14 Manje lapho uJuda wabona ukuthi Bacchides namandla ebutho lakhe
ngakwesokunene, wathatha onke amadoda aqinile;
9:15 Owahlakaza uphiko lokunene, futhi wabaxosha kuze kufike entabeni yase-Azotus.
9:16 Kodwa lapho zasohlangothini lwesokhohlo wabona ukuthi basohlangothini lokunene
bekhungathekile, balandela uJuda nababe naye kanzima
ezithendeni ngemuva:
9:17 Kwaba khona impi enzima, kangangokuthi abaningi babulawa bobabili
izingxenye.
9:18 UJuda naye wabulawa, futhi insali yabaleka.
9:19 Khona-ke uJonathani noSimoni bathatha uJuda umfowabo, futhi bamngcwaba emgodini
ithuna loyise eModin.
9:20 Futhi bamlilela, futhi wonke u-Israyeli wenza isililo esikhulu
wamlilela izinsuku eziningi, wathi:
9:21 Yeka iwile indoda eyiqhawe, owakhulula u-Israyeli!
9:22 Ngokuqondene nezinye izinto eziphathelene noJuda nezimpi zakhe, kanye nezikhulu
izenzo azenzayo, nobukhulu bakhe, azibhalwanga;
zaziningi kakhulu.
9:23 Manje ngemva kokufa kukaJuda, ababi baqala ukubeka amakhanda abo
emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli, kwavuka bonke abenzayo
ububi.
9:24 Ngalezo zinsuku futhi kwaba khona indlala enkulu kakhulu, ngenxa yayo
izwe lahlubuka, lahamba nabo.
9:25 Khona-ke Bacchides wakhetha amadoda amabi, futhi wabenza amakhosi ezweni.
9:26 Futhi baphenya futhi bafuna abangane bakaJuda, futhi babaletha
kuBakide, owaphindisela kubo, wabaphatha kabi.
9:27 Ngakho kwaba khona ukuhlupheka okukhulu kwa-Israyeli, okwakungakaze kube okufana naso
kusukela ngesikhathi umprofethi engabonwanga phakathi kwabo.
9:28 Ngenxa yalokhu bonke abangane bakaJuda babuthana, futhi bathi kuJonathani.
9:29 Njengoba umfowenu uJudas wafa, asinaye umuntu onjengaye ukuphuma
ngokumelene nezitha zethu, futhi Bacchides, futhi ngokumelene nabo besizwe sakithi lokho
bayizitha kithi.
9:30 Ngakho manje sesikukhethile namuhla ukuba ube isikhulu nenduna yethu
esikhundleni sakhe, ukuze ulwe izimpi zethu.
9:31 Kulokhu, uJonathani wathatha ukubusa phezu kwakhe ngaleso sikhathi, futhi wasukuma
phezulu esikhundleni somfowabo uJuda.
9:32 Kodwa lapho uBacchides ethola ulwazi ngakho, wafuna ukumbulala
9:33 Khona-ke uJonathani, noSimoni umfowabo, futhi bonke ababe naye.
ekubonile lokho, babalekela ehlane laseThekoe, bamisa izinyawo zabo
amatende ngasemanzini echibi lase-Asfari.
9:34 Kwathi lapho uBacchides eqonda, wasondela eJordani nazo zonke zakhe
phatha ngosuku lwesabatha.
9:35 Manje uJonathani wayethumele umfowabo uJohane, induna yabantu, ukuze athandaze
abangane bakhe amaNabati, ukuze ahambe nabo
inqola, eyayiningi.
9:36 Kodwa amadodana kaJambri baphuma eMedaba, bathatha uJohane nabo bonke
ayenakho, bahamba nayo.
9:37 Ngemva kwalokhu kwafika izwi kuJonathani noSimoni umfowabo, ukuthi
abantwana bakwa Jambri benza umshado omkhulu, futhi babeletha umakoti
evela eNadabatha ngesitimela esikhulu, njengendodakazi yomunye wabo
izikhulu ezinkulu zaseKhanani.
9:38 Ngakho bakhumbula uJohane umfowabo, bakhuphuka, bacasha
bona ngaphansi kokusitha kwentaba.
9:39 Lapho baphakamisa amehlo abo, futhi babheka, futhi bheka, kwakukhona okuningi
isiphithiphithi nezimpahla eziningi: umyeni wasephuma nabangane bakhe
nabazalwane, ukubahlangabeza ngezigubhu, nezinsimbi zomculo, kanye
izikhali eziningi.
9:40 Khona-ke uJonathani kanye nalabo ababenaye wavuka ngokumelene nabo
endaweni lapho ababeqamekele khona, bababulala khona
njengoba abaningi bawa phansi bafa, futhi insali yabalekela entabeni.
bathatha yonke impango yabo.
9:41 Ngakho umshado waphenduka isililo, futhi umsindo wabo
ingoma ibe isililo.
9:42 Ngakho lapho sebephindisele ngokugcwele igazi lomfowabo, baphenduka
futhi ehlane laseJordani.
9:43 Manje lapho uBacchides ekuzwa lokho, wafika ngosuku lwesabatha ethempelini
iJordani ngamandla amakhulu.
9:44 Khona-ke uJonathani wathi eqenjini lakhe, "Make sikhuphuke manje, futhi silwele yethu
uphila, ngokuba akusekho kithi namuhla njengasemandulo;
9:45 Ngoba, bheka, impi iphambi kwethu nangemuva kwethu, futhi amanzi ka
iJordani ngalapha nangalapha, ixhaphozi ngokufanayo nokhuni, kanjalo
ikhona indawo esingaphambukela kuyo.
9:46 Ngakho khala manje ezulwini, ukuze ukhululwe esandleni
wezitha zakho.
9:47 Ngalokho bahlanganyela empini, futhi uJonathani welula isandla sakhe ukuze
wamshaya uBacchides, kepha wahlehla kuye.
9:48 Khona-ke uJonathani kanye nalabo ababenaye bagxumela eJordani, futhi wabhukuda
ngaya kolunye usebe; nokho olunye aluwelanga iJordani
bona.
9:49 Ngakho kwabulawa ohlangothini Bacchides ngalolo suku cishe amadoda ayinkulungwane.
9:50 Ngemva kwalokho wabuyela Bacchides eJerusalema futhi walungisa imizi enamandla
eJudiya; nenqaba yaseJeriko, nase-Emawuse, naseBeti Horoni, naseBethele,
noThaminatha, noFarathoni, neThafoni, lezi waziqinisa ngokuphakama
izindonga, namasango nemigoqo.
9:51 Futhi kuzo wabeka ibutho, ukuze basebenze ububi phezu kuka-Israyeli.
9:52 Waqinisa futhi idolobha Bethsura, futhi Gazera, futhi umbhoshongo, futhi wabeka
amandla kuzo, nokuhlinzekwa kokudla.
9:53 Ngaphandle kwalokho, wathatha amadodana amadoda induna ezweni izithunjwa, futhi
wazibeka embhoshongweni waseJerusalema ukuba zigcinwe.
9:54 Futhi ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi amahlanu nantathu, ngenyanga yesibili,
U-Alcimus wayala ukuthi udonga lwegceke elingaphakathi lendlu engcwele
kufanele idonswe phansi; wadiliza nemisebenzi yabaprofethi
9:55 Futhi njengoba eqala ukudiliza, ngisho ngaleso sikhathi Alkimus washaywa, futhi.
imisebenzi yakhe yavinjwa, ngokuba umlomo wakhe wavalwa, wabanjwa
eyisigoga, wangabe esakwazi ukukhuluma, nokuyala
ngendlu yakhe.
9:56 Ngakho Alcimus wafa ngaleso sikhathi ngokuhlushwa okukhulu.
9:57 Manje, lapho Bacchides ebona ukuthi Alcimus ufile, wabuyela enkosini.
lapho izwe laseJudiya lazola iminyaka emibili.
9:58 Khona-ke bonke abantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu babamba umkhandlu, bathi: "Bheka, uJonathani no
iqembu lakhe lihlezi ngokukhululeka, lihlezi ngokukhululeka;
lethani amaBacchide lapha, azowathatha wonke ngobusuku obubodwa.
9:59 Ngakho bahamba babonisana naye.
9:60 Khona wasusa, weza nebutho elikhulu, futhi wathumela izincwadi ngasese
abalandeli bakhe eJudiya, ukuze bathathe uJonathani nalabo
babenaye, kepha behluleka, ngokuba icebo labo lalisaziwa
kubo.
9:61 Ngakho bathatha amadoda ezwe, ababengababhali balokho
ububi, kungathi abantu abangamashumi amahlanu, wababulala.
9:62 Ngemva kwalokho, uJonathani, noSimoni, futhi labo ababenaye, babathola
basuka baya eBeti-Basi elisehlane, balilungisa
ukubola kwawo, wawenza waba namandla.
9:63 Into lapho Bacchides ukwazi, wabutha yonke impi yakhe, futhi
wathumela izwi kwabaseJudiya.
9:64 Wayesehamba wavimbezela iBethbasi; balwa nalo
isikhathi eside futhi wenza izinjini zempi.
9:65 Kodwa uJonathani washiya umfowabo uSimoni emzini, futhi waphuma yena
waya emaphandleni, waphuma enenani elithile.
9:66 Wabulala u-Odonarks, nabafowabo, nabantwana bakwa-Phasironi.
ithente labo.
9:67 Futhi lapho eqala ukubashaya, futhi wakhuphuka nebutho lakhe, Simon and
iviyo lakhe laphuma emzini, lashisa izikhotha zempi;
9:68 Futhi walwa Bacchides, ngubani discomfited yibo, futhi bona
wamhlupha kakhulu, ngokuba isiluleko sakhe nomshikashika wakhe kwaba yize.
9:69 Ngakho wabathukuthelela kakhulu abantu ababi ababemcebisa
bafike emaphandleni, ngokuba wabulala abaningi kubo, ehlosile
abuyele ezweni lakubo.
9:70 Lapho uJonathani enolwazi, wathumela amanxusa kuye, ukuze
ekugcineni kufanele enze ukuthula naye, futhi abakhulule iziboshwa.
9:71 okuyinto wakwamukela, futhi wenza ngokuvumelana nezidingo zakhe, futhi wafunga
kuye ukuze angasoze amenza okubi zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe.
9:72 Ngakho lapho esebuyisele kuye iziboshwa ayezithumbile
ngaphambili ephuma ezweni laseJudiya, wabuya, wangena
ezweni lakubo, akabange esangena emikhawulweni yabo.
9:73 Kanjalo inkemba yaphela ku-Israyeli, kodwa uJonathani wahlala eMakimasi
waqala ukubusa abantu; futhi wabhubhisa abantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu
Israyeli.