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.