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.