1 Maccabees
10:1 Ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi ayisithupha Alexander, indodana ka-Antiochus
Wakhuphuka, othiwa u-Epifane, wathatha uPhetolemayi, ngokuba abantu babenalo
wamemukela, abusa ngakho khona;
10:2 Manje, lapho inkosi uDemetriyu ekuzwa, wabutha ndawonye kakhulu
impi enkulu, yaphuma ukulwa naye.
10:3 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uDemetriyu wathumela izincwadi kuJonathani ngamazwi othando, ukuze
wamkhulisa.
10:4 Ngoba wathi, Masiqale senze ukuthula naye, ngaphambi kokuba ahlangane
U-Alexander ngokumelene nathi:
10:5 Uma kungenjalo uzokhumbula zonke izinto ezimbi esizenzile kuye, futhi
ngokumelene nabafowabo kanye nabantu bakhe.
10:6 Ngakho wamnika igunya lokuqoqa impi, futhi
nikeza izikhali, ukuze amsize empini: wayala futhi lokho
abathunjwa ababesembhoshongweni kufanele akhululwe kuye.
10:7 Khona-ke uJonathani wafika eJerusalema, futhi wafunda izincwadi ezindlebeni ze
bonke abantu, nalabo ababesembhoshongweni;
10:8 Ababesaba kakhulu, lapho bezwa ukuthi inkosi imnike
igunya lokubuthela ndawonye ibutho.
10:9 Khona-ke, labo abavela embhoshongweni banikela abathunjwa babo kuJonathani, futhi
wazinika abazali bazo.
10:10 Lokhu kwenziwe, UJonathani wazinza eJerusalema, futhi waqala ukwakha futhi
ukulungisa umuzi.
10:11 Futhi wayala izisebenzi ukwakha izindonga kanye nentaba yaseSiyoni futhi
nxazonke ngamatshe ayizikwele okuqinisa; benze njalo.
10:12 Khona-ke abafokazi, ababesezinqabeni lapho Bacchides kwadingeka
wakha, wabaleka;
10:13 Ngangoba yilowo nalowo washiya indawo yakhe, waya ezweni lakubo.
10:14 Kuphela eBethsura abathile kulabo ababewushiyile umthetho nomthetho
imiyalo yahlala, ngokuba kwakuyindawo yabo yokuphephela.
10:15 Manje lapho inkosi u-Alexander isizwile izithembiso uDemetriyu ayezithumele
UJonathani: lapho futhi etshelwa ngezimpi nezenzo ezihloniphekile okuyinto
yena nabafowabo ababekwenzile, nangezinhlungu ababezibekezelele;
10:16 Wathi: "Singamthola yini omunye umuntu onjalo? ngakho-ke siyakumenza
umngane wethu kanye nomfelandawonye.
10:17 Phezu kwalokhu, wabhala incwadi, futhi wayithumela kuye, ngokuvumelana nalezi
amazwi athi,
10:18 Inkosi u-Aleksandro kumfowabo uJonathani ithumela imikhonzo.
10:19 Sizwile ngawe, ukuthi wena uyindoda enamandla amakhulu, futhi ufanelekile
ube umngane wethu.
10:20 Ngakho-ke, namuhla siyakumisa ukuba ube umpristi omkhulu wakho
isizwe, nokubizwa ngokuthi umngane wenkosi; (nalokho wamthuma
ingubo ebubende, nomqhele wegolide;)
futhi ugcine ubungane nathi.
10:21 Ngakho ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi ayisithupha, ngomkhosi
ematabernakele uJonathani wembatha ingubo engcwele, wabuthana ndawonye
amabutho, futhi wanikeza izikhali eziningi.
10:22 Kwathi uDemetriyu ekuzwile wadabuka kakhulu, wathi:
10:23 Senzeni, ukuthi u-Alexander uye wasivimbela ekwenzeni ubuhlobo
amaJuda ukuze aziqinise?
10:24 Futhi ngizobabhalela amazwi enduduzo, futhi ngibathembise
ukuhlonipheka nezipho, ukuze ngithole usizo lwazo.
10:25 Ngakho wathumela kubo ukuthi: UDemetriyu inkosi kubo
abantu bamaJuda bayabingelela.
10:26 Njengoba nizigcinile izivumelwano nathi, futhi waqhubeka ubungane bethu.
singazihlanganisi nezitha zethu, sikuzwile lokhu, futhi sesikhona
ngijabule.
10:27 Ngakho manje qhubekani nisethembekile kithi, futhi sizobe kahle
anibuyisele ngalokho enisenzela kona;
10:28 Futhi uzokunika immunities eziningi, futhi akunike imivuzo.
10:29 Manje ngiyanikhulula, futhi ngenxa yakho ngikhulula wonke amaJuda, kusukela
nezintela, namasiko kasawoti, nezintela zomqhele,
10:30 Futhi kulokho okuqondene nami ukwamukela ingxenye yesithathu
noma imbewu, nengxenye yesithelo semithi, ngiyakukhulula kukho
namuhla, ukuze bangathathwa ezweni laseJudiya,
noma ohulumeni abathathu abenezelwa kukho
izwe laseSamariya nelaseGalile, kusukela namuhla kuze kube phakade.
10:31 Ake iJerusalema futhi libe ngcwele futhi khulula, kanye nemingcele yalo, kokubili kusukela
okweshumi kanye neminikelo.
10:32 Futhi mayelana umbhoshongo oseJerusalema, Nginikeza igunya phezu kwawo
linike umpristi omkhulu, ukuze amise kulo abantu athanda ukumnika lona
khetha ukuyigcina.
10:33 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngabakhulula ngokukhululekile wonke umJuda owayekhona
abathunjwa ezweni laseJudiya babayisa kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yombuso wami.
futhi ngithanda ukuthi zonke izinceku zami zikhokhe intela yezinkomo zazo.
10:34 Futhi ngithanda ukuthi yonke imikhosi, namasabatha, nokuthwasa kwenyanga,
izinsuku ezinesizotha, nezinsuku ezintathu ngaphambi komkhosi, nezinsuku ezintathu
emva komkhosi kuyoba konke ukungavikeleki nenkululeko yawo wonke amaJuda
indawo yami.
10:35 Futhi akekho oyoba negunya lokugxambukela noma ukunukubeza noma yimuphi wabo
kunoma yiluphi udaba.
10:36 Ngizokwenza okwengeziwe, ukuthi kukhona babhaliswa phakathi amabutho enkosi mayelana
amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu kumaJuda, azonikwa inkokhelo, njengoba
ingeyamabutho onke enkosi.
10:37 Futhi kubo abanye bayobekwa ezinqabeni zenkosi, obani
futhi abanye bayakubekwa phezu kwezindaba zombuso, ezingowawo
ithemba; ngithanda ukuba ababonisi bawo nababusi baphume ngokwabo.
nokuthi baphile ngemithetho yabo, njengalokho eyalile inkosi
ezweni laseJudiya.
10:38 Futhi mayelana ohulumeni abathathu ukuthi anezele eJudiya kusukela
ezweni laseSamariya, mabahlanganiswe neJudiya, ukuze babe
kuthiwe ungaphansi kwesinye, noma uboshelwe ukulalela elinye igunya ngaphandle kwe
ompristi omkhulu.
10:39 IPhetolemayi nezwe eliqondene nalo ngikunika ngesihle.
umnikelo wendlu engcwele eJerusalema ngezindleko ezidingekayo
indawo engcwele.
10:40 Futhi mina nginika minyaka yonke amashekeli ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nanhlanu esiliva kusukela
izindaba zenkosi ezivela ezindaweni ezifanele.
10:41 Futhi konke okuchichimayo, izikhulu azizange zikhokhe njengakuqala.
kusukela manje kuzonikezwa imisebenzi yethempeli.
10:42 Futhi ngaphandle kwalokhu, amashekeli ayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu esiliva, okuyinto bathatha
kusukela ekusetshenzisweni kwethempeli kuma-akhawunti unyaka nonyaka, ngisho nalawo
ziyakukhululwa, ngokuba zingezabapristi
ungqongqoshe.
10:43 Futhi noma ubani ababalekela ethempelini eJerusalema, noma abe
phakathi kwenkululeko yakho, ekweletwa yinkosi, nanoma yimuphi
okunye, mabakhululeke, nakho konke abanakho kweyami
indawo.
10:44 Ukuze kwakhiwe futhi ukulungisa imisebenzi yendlu engcwele
izindleko ziyakunikwa ekubaleni kwenkosi.
10:45 Yebo, futhi ukwakhiwa kwezindonga zaseJerusalema, futhi ukuqinisa
kuwo nxazonke, izindleko ziyokhishwa ekubaleni kwenkosi;
kanjalo nokwakhiwa kwezindonga zaseJudiya.
10:46 Manje, lapho uJonathani nabantu bezwa la mazwi, abazange banikeze udumo
kubo, futhi kababemukelanga, ngoba bakhumbula ububi obukhulu
ayekwenzile kwa-Israyeli; ngoba wayebahluphe kakhulu.
10:47 Kodwa no-Alexander bajabula kakhulu, ngoba wayengowokuqala ukuthi
wancenga ukuthula kweqiniso nabo, futhi benza ubudlelwano naye
njalo.
10:48 Khona-ke wabutha inkosi u-Alexander amabutho amakhulu, futhi wamisa amatende maqondana
UDemetrius.
10:49 Futhi ngemva kokuba amakhosi amabili ehlangene empini, impi kaDemetriyu yabaleka
U-Aleksandru wamlandela, wabanqoba.
10:50 Futhi waqhubeka impi kanzima kakhulu kwaze kwashona ilanga
usuku uDemetriyusi wabulawa.
10:51 Ngemva kwalokho u-Alexander wathumela amanxusa kuPtolemee inkosi yaseGibhithe ne
umyalezo kulokhu:
10:52 Njengoba ngibuyele embusweni wami, ngihlezi esihlalweni sami sobukhosi.
okhokho, futhi bathole ukubusa, futhi bagumbuqele uDemetriyu, futhi
wabuyisa izwe lethu;
10:53 Ngoba ngemva kokuba ngihlanganyele empini naye, kokubili yena nebutho lakhe kwaba
sidunyazwe yithi, size sihlale esihlalweni sombuso wakhe;
10:54 Manje ake senze isivumelwano sothando ndawonye, futhi unginike manje
indodakazi yakho ibe ngumkakho: mina ngizakuba ngumkhwenyana wakho, ngikunike kokubili
wena naye njengokungathi ngokwesithunzi sakho.
10:55 Khona-ke uPtolemee inkosi waphendula, wathi: "Malubusiswe usuku lapho
wabuyela ezweni lawoyihlo, wahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi
lombuso wabo.
10:56 Futhi manje ngizokwenza kuwe, njengoba nje ulobile
uPtolemayi, ukuze sibonane; ngoba ngizayithathela indodakazi yami
kuwe ngokwesifiso sakho.
10:57 Ngakho uPtolemee waphuma eGibhithe nendodakazi yakhe Cleopatra, futhi beza
ePhetolemayi ngomnyaka wekhulu lamatshumi ayisithupha lemibili.
10:58 Lapho inkosi u-Alexander wamhlangabeza, wamnika indodakazi yakhe
Cleopatra, futhi wagubha umshado wakhe ePtolemayi ngenkazimulo enkulu, njengoba
indlela yamakhosi i.
10:59 Manje inkosi u-Alexander wayebhalele uJonathani, ukuthi kufanele eze futhi
ngimhlangabeze.
10:60 Khona-ke waya ePhetolemayi ngokuhloniphekile, lapho ahlangana khona namakhosi amabili.
futhi wabapha nabangane babo isiliva negolide, nezipho eziningi, futhi
wathola umusa emehlweni abo.
10:61 Ngaleso sikhathi amadoda athile ayisibi kwa-Israyeli, amadoda akhohlakele.
basebebuthana ukummangalela, kodwa inkosi kayivumanga
bezwe.
10:62 Yebo, ngaphezu kwalokho, inkosi yayala ukuba akhumule izingubo zakhe, futhi
wamembathisa okububende; benze njalo.
10:63 Wamhlalisa yedwa, wathi ezikhulwini zakhe, Hambani naye
phakathi komuzi, nimemezele, ukuba kungabikho muntu okhonondayo
ngokumelene naye nganoma yiluphi udaba, futhi kungabikho muntu ukumhlupha nganoma yiluphi uhlobo
imbangela.
NgokukaLuka 10:64 Kwathi abamangaleli bakhe bebona ukuthi uhlonishwa ngokomthetho
sebememezela, bembethe ezibubende, babaleka bonke.
10:65 Ngakho inkosi yamhlonipha, futhi wabhala kuye phakathi kwabangane bakhe abakhulu, futhi
wamenza umbusi, nomhlanganyeli embusweni wakhe.
10:66 Ngemva kwalokho uJonathani wabuyela eJerusalema ngokuthula nangokujabula.
10:67 Phezu kwalokho ku; UDemetriyu umnyaka wekhulu lamatshumi ayisithupha lanhlanu
kaDemetriyu eKrethe, waya ezweni lawoyise;
10:68 Kwathi lapho inkosi u-Alexander ekuzwa, wazisola, futhi wabuyela
e-Antiyokiya.
10:69 Khona-ke uDemetriyu wenza u-Apollonius umbusi waseCelosyria induna yakhe.
babutha ibutho elikhulu, bamisa inkamba eJamniya, bathumela kulo
uJonathani umpristi omkhulu, wathi:
10:70 Wena wedwa uziphakamise ngokumelene nathi, futhi ngihlekwa usulu
ngenxa yakho, nokuthukwa; uzigabiselani amandla akho phezu kwethu
ezintabeni?
10:71 Ngakho-ke, uma uthembele emandleni akho, yehlela kithi
ethafeni, futhi lapho ake sihlole udaba ndawonye: ngoba nge
yimi amandla emizi.
10:72 Buza futhi ufunde ukuthi ngingubani, futhi abanye abathatha ingxenye yethu, futhi bayokwenza
ngikutshele ukuthi unyawo lwakho alunakubaleka ezweni lakubo.
10:73 Ngakho-ke manje ngeke ukwazi ukuhlala abamahhashi kanye ezinkulu kangaka
amandla ethafeni, lapho kungekho itshe noma insengetsha, nandawo
balekelani.
10:74 Ngakho, lapho uJonathani ezwa la mazwi Apollonius, washukunyiswa in yakhe
wakhetha amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi waphuma eJerusalema, lapho
USimoni umfowabo wamhlangabeza ukuze amsize.
10:75 Futhi wamisa amatende akhe ngokumelene neJopha. abaseJopha bamvalela ngaphandle
lomuzi, ngoba uApholoniyu wayelebutho lapho.
10:76 Khona-ke uJonathani wawuvimbezela, futhi abasemzini bamngenisa
ngokwesaba; uJonathani wayinqoba iJopha.
10:77 Lapho u-Apollonius ekuzwa, wathatha abamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezintathu, nge a
isixuku esikhulu semigundatshani, saya e-Azotu njengomuntu ohambayo, futhi
ngalokho wamdonsela ethafeni. ngoba wayelenani elikhulu
labagadi bamabhiza ayethembele kubo.
10:78 Khona-ke uJonathani walandela emva kwakhe e-Azotus, lapho amabutho ahlanganyela
impi.
10:79 Manje u-Apollonius wayeshiye abagibeli bamahhashi abayinkulungwane beqamekele.
10:80 UJonathani wazi ukuthi kukhona abaqamekeli ngemva kwakhe; ngoba babenakho
wazungeza ibutho lakhe, waphonsa imicibisholo kubantu kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba sekugcineni
kusihlwa.
10:81 Kodwa abantu bema, njengoba nje uJonathani ayebayalile
amahhashi ezitha ayekhathele.
10:82 USimoni wasekhupha ibutho lakhe, wabamisa phambi kwabalindi.
(ngokuba abamahhashi base bephelile) abadunyiswa nguye, babaleka.
10:83 Abamahhashi nabo, behlakazekile endle, babalekela e-Azotus, futhi.
bangena eBethdagoni, ithempeli lezithombe zabo, ukuze baphephe.
10:84 Kodwa uJonathani bathungela ngomlilo Azotus, kanye nemizi nxazonke zalo, futhi wathatha
impango yabo; nethempeli likaDagoni kanye nalabo ababebalekele kulo.
wavutha ngomlilo.
10:85 Ngakho bashiswa futhi babulawa ngenkemba cishe abayizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili
amadoda.
10:86 UJonathani wasuka lapho impi yakhe, wamisa ngase-Ashikeloni.
lapho aphuma khona amadoda omuzi, amhlangabeza ngobukhazikhazi obukhulu.
10:87 Ngemva kwalokhu, uJonathani nebutho lakhe wabuyela eJerusalema, kokuba noma iyiphi
impango.
10:88 Manje, lapho inkosi u-Alexander ezwa lezi zinto, wamhlonipha uJonathani
Okuningi.
10:89 Futhi wathumela kuye ibhande legolide, njengoba ukusetshenziswa kufanele anikezwe abanjalo
egazini lenkosi; wamnika ne-Ekroni nemikhawulo yalo
ekuphatheni.