1 Maccabees 11:1 Inkosi yaseGibithe yabutha impi enkulu, efana nesihlabathi ukuthi ihlezi ogwini lolwandle, nemikhumbi eminingi, izulazula ngenkohliso ukuze athole umbuso ka-Alexander, futhi awuhlanganise nowakhe. 11:2 Khona-ke wathatha uhambo lwakhe eSpain ngendlela enokuthula, ngakho njengoba bona emizini yamvulela, yamhlangabeza, ngokuba inkosi u-Alexander wayenayo wabalaya ukuthi benze njalo ngoba wayengumlamu wakhe. 11:3 Manje njengoba uPtolemee engena emadolobheni, wabeka kuwo wonke a ibutho lamasosha ukuyigcina. 11:4 Futhi lapho esondela e-Azotus, bambonisa ithempeli likaDagoni eyashiswayo, ne-Azotu namadlelo ayo achithwayo; nezidumbu ezaziphonswe ngaphandle kanye nalezo ayezishisile phakathi impi; ngoba babezenze izinqwaba endleleni lapho ayezodlula khona. 11:5 Futhi bayitshela inkosi konke uJonathani ayekwenzile, ukuze yena angamsola, kepha inkosi yathula. 11:6 Khona-ke uJonathani wahlangana nenkosi ngobukhazikhazi obukhulu eJopha, lapho babingelela omunye nomunye, walala. 11:7 Ngemva kwalokho uJonathani, lapho wayehambe nenkosi emfuleni, wabiza Eleutherus, waphinde wabuyela eJerusalema. 11:8 Ngakho, inkosi uPtolemee, ngemva kokuthola ukubusa imizi by the ulwandle kuze kufike eSelukiya ogwini lolwandle, baceba amacebo amabi Alexander. 11:9 Ngakho wathumela amanxusa enkosini uDemetriyu, wathi: "Woza, sivumele." yenza isivumelwano phakathi kwethu, ngiyakukunika indodakazi yami; U-Alexander unakho, futhi uzobusa embusweni kayihlo. 11:10 Ngoba ngiyazisola ukuthi ngamnika indodakazi yami kuye, ngoba wayefuna ukungibulala. 11:11 Ngakho wamnyundela, ngoba wayefisa umbuso wakhe. 11:12 Ngakho wathatha indodakazi yakhe kuye, wamnika uDemetriyu, futhi bamshiya u-Aleksandru, ukuze kwaziswe obala inzondo yabo. 11:13 Khona-ke uPtoleme wangena e-Antiyokiya, lapho ebeka imiqhele emibili phezu kwakhe inhloko, umqhele wase-Asiya, nowaseGibhithe. 11:14 Ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona inkosi u-Alexander eKhilikhiya, ngoba labo ukuthi ohlala kulezo zingxenye wayehlubuke kuye. 11:15 Kodwa lapho u-Alexander ekuzwa lokhu, weza ukulwa naye inkosi uPtolemee yakhipha impi yayo, yamhlangabeza enamandla amakhulu; futhi ambaleke. 11:16 Ngakho u-Alexander wabalekela e-Arabhiya ukuze avikelwe; kodwa inkosi uPtolemee waphakanyiswa: 11:17 Ngoba uZabidiyeli waseArabiya wasusa ikhanda lika-Alexander, futhi walithumela Ptolemee. 11:18 Inkosi uPtolemee wafa ngosuku lwesithathu ngemva kwalokho, futhi labo ababephakathi izinqaba zabulawa enye kwenye. 11:19 Ngale ndlela uDemetriyu wabusa ngekhulu namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa unyaka. 11:20 Ngesikhathi esifanayo uJonathani babuthela ndawonye labo ababeseJudiya ukuze bathathe umbhoshongo owawuseJerusalema, wenza izinjini eziningi zempi ngokumelene nayo. 11:21 Khona-ke kwafika abantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, ababezonda abantu bakubo, baya ethempelini inkosi, yamtshela ukuthi uJonathani uvimbezele umbhoshongo. 11:22 Uthe ekuzwa lokho wathukuthela, wasuka masinyane, weza kuPhetolemayi, wabhalela uJonathani ukuthi angavimbezeli embhoshongweni, kepha woza ukhulume naye ePhetolemayi ngokuphangisa okukhulu. 11:23 Nokho, uJonathani, lapho ezwa lokhu, wayala ukuba avimbezele namanje: wakhetha kumalunga akwa-Israyeli nabapristi, kanye wazifaka engozini; 11:24 Futhi wathatha isiliva negolide, nezingubo, futhi izipho ezihlukahlukene ngaphandle, futhi waya ePetolemayi enkosini, lapho yathola umusa emehlweni ayo. 11:25 Futhi nakuba amadoda athile abantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu aye akhononda ngokumelene yena, 11:26 Nokho inkosi yamncenga njengoba babenzile ababengaphambi kwayo ngaphambili, futhi wamphakamisa emehlweni abo bonke abangane bakhe, 11:27 Futhi wamqinisa ebupristini obukhulu, futhi zonke inhlonipho ukuthi ayenakho ngaphambili, futhi wamnika ukuvelela phakathi kwabangane bakhe abakhulu. 11:28 Khona-ke uJonathani wacela enkosini, ukuthi wayezokwenza iJudiya akhululeke intela, njengalokhu ohulumeni abathathu, kanye nezwe laseSamariya; futhi wamthembisa amatalenta angamakhulu amathathu. 11:29 Ngakho inkosi wavuma, futhi wabhala izincwadi kuJonathani kuzo zonke lezi izinto ngale ndlela: 11:30 Inkosi uDemetriyu kumfowabo uJonathani, futhi esizweni sakwa amaJuda, uyakhonza. 11:31 Sikuthumelela lapha ikhophi yencwadi esayibhalela umzala wethu Iziphetho ngani, ukuze nikubone. 11:32 Inkosi uDemetriyu kuyise uLastene uyakhonza. 11:33 Sizimisele ukwenza okuhle kubantu bamaJuda, abangowethu abangani, futhi nigcine izivumelwano kanye nathi, ngenxa yokuthanda kwabo okuhle thina. 11:34 Ngakho siye saqinisekisa kubo imingcele yaseJudiya, kanye ohulumeni abathathu base-Apherema naseLydda naseRamathem, abengeziwe eJudiya ezweni laseSamariya nakho konke okwalo kubo bonke abanikela imihlatshelo eJerusalema esikhundleni senkokhelo inkosi eyayamukela kubo iminyaka ngeminyaka ngaphambili ezithelweni zayo umhlaba nezihlahla. 11:35 Futhi ngokuqondene nezinye izinto zethu, okweshumi namasiko okwethu njengemigodi kasawoti, nezintela zokuthela imiqhele ngenxa yethu, siyabakhulula kubo bonke ukuze bakhululeke. 11:36 Futhi akukho lutho kusukela kulesi sikhathi kuze kube phakade. 11:37 Ngakho manje bheka ukuthi wenze ikhophi yalezi zinto, futhi makube njalo wamnika uJonathani, wehla entabeni engcwele endaweni eveleleyo indawo. 11:38 Emva kwalokho, lapho inkosi uDemetriyu wabona ukuthi izwe lizolile phambi kwayo. futhi ukuthi kwakungekho ukumelana naye, wamukisa konke okwakhe amabutho, yilowo nalowo aye endaweni yakhe, ngaphandle kwamaqembu athile abafokazi, ayebabuthile eziqhingini zabezizwe; amabutho oyise bamzonda. 11:39 Futhi kwakukhona Truphon eyodwa, owayekade eyingxenye ka-Alexander. owathi, ebona ukuthi ibutho lonke lalikhonona ngoDemetriyu, laya kuye USimalcue wase-Arabia owakhulisa u-Antiochus indodana encane ka Alexander, 11:40 Futhi walala kanzima phezu kwakhe ukuze amkhulule lo Antiochus osemusha, ukuze akwazi wabusa esikhundleni sikayise; wamtshela konke lokho uDemetriyu akwenzileyo, nokuthi amadoda akhe empi ayenobutha naye, futhi lapho yahlala isizini ende. 11:41 Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uJonathani wathumela enkosini uDemetriyu, ukuze baphonse labo bombhoshongo waseJerusalema, nalabo abasezinqabeni. ngoba balwa loIsrayeli. 11:42 Ngakho uDemetriyu wathumela kuJonathani, wathi, "Ngeke ngikwenzele lokhu kuphela wena nabantu bakho, kepha ngiyakukudumisa kakhulu wena nesizwe sakho, uma ithuba ukukhonza. 11:43 Manje uyakwenza kahle, uma ungithumelela amadoda ukungisiza; okwe wonke amandla ami aphelile kimi. 11:44 Kulokhu, uJonathani wathumela kuye amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezintathu enamandla e-Antiyokiya lapho befika enkosini, inkosi yajabula kakhulu ngokufika kwabo. 11:45 Nokho abasemzini babuthana ndawonye phakathi komuzi, isibalo samadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili; futhi ngabe wayibulala inkosi. 11:46 Ngakho inkosi yabalekela egcekeni, kodwa abasemzini bagcina ithempeli emigudwini yomuzi, baqala ukulwa. 11:47 Khona-ke inkosi yamemeza kumaJuda ukuze asize, ngubani beza kuye ngaso sonke isikhathi kanye, bahlakazeka emzini, babulala ngalolo suku endaweni idolobha libe yinani lezinkulungwane eziyikhulu. 11:48 Bawuthungela ngomlilo umuzi, bazuza impango eningi ngalolo suku, futhi wayikhulula inkosi. 11:49 Ngakho lapho abomuzi bebona ukuthi abaJuda bawuthathile umuzi njengabo isibindi sabo sadamba; ngalokho bakhuleka kuJehova inkosi, wamemeza, wathi: 11:50 Siphe ukuthula, futhi ake amaJuda ayeke ukusihlasela kanye nomuzi. 11:51 Ngalokho balahla izikhali zabo, futhi benza ukuthula; kanye namaJuda zazidunyiswa emehlweni enkosi nasemehlweni akho konke lokho embusweni wakhe; babuyela eJerusalema benempango eningi. 11:52 Ngakho inkosi uDemetriyu wahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe, futhi izwe kwaba ethule phambi kwakhe. 11:53 Nokho yena waphambanisa kukho konke akukhulumayo, futhi engaziwa kuJonathani, akambuyiselanga ngokwenzuzo yakhe ayamukele kuye, kepha yamkhathaza kakhulu. 11:54 Ngemva kwalokhu wabuya Tryphon, futhi kanye naye ingane encane u-Antiochus, ngubani wabusa, wathweswa umqhele. 11:55 Khona-ke abuthana kuye wonke amadoda empi, uDemetriyu ayewabekile bahamba, balwa noDemetriyu, owafulathela wabaleka. 11:56 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uTryphon wathatha izindlovu, futhi wazuza Antiyokiya. 11:57 Ngaleso sikhathi u-Antiochus osemncane wabhala kuJonathani, wathi, "Ngiyakuqinisekisa ebupristini obukhulu, futhi akubeke umbusi phezu kwabane ohulumeni, nokuba omunye wabangane benkosi. NgokukaLuka 11:58 Wathuma kuye izitsha zegolide ukuba aphakelwe kuzo, wamvumela ukuphuza igolide, nokwembathiswa okububende, nokugqoka igolide bopha. 11:59 Umfowabo uSimoni futhi wamenza induna endaweni ethiwa ileli waseTire kuze kube semngceleni weGibhithe. 11:60 Khona-ke uJonathani waphuma, futhi wadabula imizi ngaphesheya amanzi, wonke amabutho aseSiriya abuthana kuye ukuze enze lokho msize: lapho efika e-Ashikeloni, abantu bomuzi bamhlangabeza ngenhlonipho. 11:61 Wasuka lapho waya eGaza, kodwa abaseGaza bamvalela ngaphandle; ngalokho yena wawuvimbezela, washisa amadlelo awo ngomlilo, futhi wabamosha. 11:62 Ngemva kwalokho, lapho abaseGaza banxusa uJonathani, yena wenza ukuthula nabo, wathumba amadodana ezinhloko zawo, waba yizithumbi wabathuma eJerusalema, wadabula izwe waze wafika eDamaseku. 11:63 UJonathani esezwile ukuthi izikhulu zikaDemetriyu zifikile eKadesi. eseGalile, inamandla amakhulu, ihlose ukumkhipha kuyo we bafowethu, 11:64 Wasuka ukubahlangabeza, futhi washiya umfowabo uSimoni emaphandleni. 11:65 Khona-ke Simon akanisa ngokumelene Bethsura futhi walwa nalo isikhathi eside inkathi, futhi uyivale; 11:66 Kodwa babefisa ukuba nokuthula naye, okuyinto wabanika, futhi ke wabakhipha lapho, wawuthumba umuzi, wabeka amabutho kuwo. 11:67 UJonathani nebutho lakhe, bamisa ngasemanzini aseGenesare. basuka ekuseni kakhulu, bafika ethafeni laseNasori. 11:68 Futhi bheka, ibutho lezihambi wabahlangabeza ethafeni, ngubani, kokuba bamqamekele ezintabeni, beza bona ngokumelene naye. 11:69 Ngakho lapho labo ababeqamekele bavuka ezindaweni zabo futhi wajoyina empini, babaleka bonke abangakaJonathani; 11:70 Ngangoba kwakungekho noyedwa kubo owasala, ngaphandle uMathathias indodana ka u-Abisalomu, noJuda indodana kaKafi, izinduna zempi. 11:71 Khona-ke uJonathani waklebhula izingubo zakhe, futhi waphonsa inhlabathi ekhanda lakhe, futhi wakhuleka. 11:72 Ngemva kwalokho ephendukela futhi empini, wabaxosha, futhi kanjalo nabo baleka. 11:73 Manje lapho abantu bakhe siqu ababebalekile ebona lokhu, baphendukela futhi wawaxosha kanye naye kwaze kwaba seKadesi, kwaze kwaba sematendeni awo bamisa khona. 11:74 Ngakho kwabulawa kwabezizwe ngalolo suku kungathi amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezintathu. kodwa uJonathani wabuyela eJerusalema.