1 Maccabees 12:1 Manje lapho uJonathani ebona leso sikhathi wamkhonza, wakhetha amadoda athile, futhi wabathumela eRoma, ukuze baqinise futhi bavuselele ubungane ababenabo nabo. 12:2 Wathumela izincwadi futhi Lacedemonians, futhi kwezinye izindawo, for the inhloso efanayo. 12:3 Ngakho baya eRoma, futhi bangena endlini yamaJuda, futhi wathi, "Jonathan." umpristi omkhulu nabantu bamaJuda basithuma kini, kini nibuyise ubuhlobo enabo nabo, nesivumelwano. njengakudala. 12:4 Phezu kwalokho amaRoma abanika izincwadi kubabusi bazo zonke izindawo ukuze babangenise elizweni leJudiya ngokuthula. 12:5 Futhi lena ikhophi yezincwadi uJonathani azibhalela uJehova Ama-Lacedemonians: 12:6 uJonathani umpristi omkhulu, namalunga esizwe, nabapristi, nabanye bamaJuda, abafowabo bathumela kumaLakedemoni ukubingelela: 12:7 Kwakukhona izincwadi ezithunyelwe ngaphambili ku-Onias umpristi omkhulu kusukela UDariyu owabusa phakathi kwenu ngaleso sikhathi ukuze abonise ukuthi ningabafowethu. njengoba ikhophi ebhalwe ngezansi icacisa. 12:8 Ngaleso sikhathi u-Onias walincenga inxusa elalithunyiwe. futhi wathola izincwadi, lapho kwenziwa isimemezelo sophiko futhi ubungane. 12:9 Ngakho-ke nathi, noma singadingi lutho lwalezi zinto, ukuze sibe nakho izincwadi ezingcwele zombhalo ezandleni zethu ukuze zisiduduze, 12:10 Nokho baye bazama ukuthumela kini ukuze kwenziwe kabusha ubuzalwane lobungane, ukuze singabi ngabafokazi kini ngokuphelele, ngokuba sekudlule isikhathi eside ningathumeli kithi. 12:11 Ngakho-ke, thina ngezikhathi zonke asiphezi, kokubili emadilini ethu kanye nezinye izinsuku ezikahle, ukukhumbule emihlatshelweni esiyinikelayo, futhi emithandazweni yethu, njengokucabanga, futhi njengoba kusifanele ukuthi sicabange ngokwethu bazalwane: 12:12 Futhi siyajabula ngodumo lwakho. 12:13 Ngokuqondene nathi, siye saba nezinkinga ezinkulu nezimpi nxazonke. ngokuba amakhosi asihaqile elwa nathi. 12:14 Nokho, thina ngeke sibe lukhuni kuwe, noma kwabanye bethu imifelandawonye nabangane, kulezi zimpi: 12:15 Ngoba thina sinosizo oluvela ezulwini osisekelayo, njengoba nje sikhululiwe ezitheni zethu, nezitha zethu zithotshisiwe. 12:16 Ngenxa yalesi sizathu sakhetha Numenius, indodana ka-Antiochus, futhi Antipater yena indodana kaJasoni, yawathumela kumaRoma ukuba avuselele uthando lwethu waba nabo, kanye nenhlangano yangaphambili. 12:17 Sabayala futhi ukuba baye kuwe, futhi ukubingelela futhi ukukhulula kuwe izincwadi zethu eziphathelene nokuvuselelwa kobuzalwane bethu. 12:18 Ngakho-ke manje niyokwenza kahle ngokusinikeza impendulo kuyo. 12:19 Futhi lena ikhophi yezincwadi u-Oniares wathumela. 12:20 Areus, inkosi yamaLacedemonians, ku-Onia, umpristi omkhulu, uyabingelela. 12:21 Kutholakala embhalweni ukuthi amaLacedemonians namaJuda angabazalwane. nokuthi bangabohlanga luka-Abrahama; 12:22 Manje-ke, njengoba lokhu sekwaziwa yethu, niyokwenza kahle sibhalele ngokuphumelela kwenu. 12:23 Siphinde sinilobele, ukuthi izinkomo zenu nempahla yenu kungokwethu, futhi Okwethu kungokwakho Siyayala-ke amanxusa ethu ukuba abike kini ngalokhu. 12:24 Manje, lapho uJonathani ezwa ukuthi izikhulu zikaDemebius babeze ukulwa ngokumelene naye ngebutho elikhulu kunangaphambili. 12:25 Wasuka eJerusalema, wahlangana nabo ezweni lase-Amathis kababanikanga ithuba lokungena elizweni lakhe. 12:26 Wathuma izinhloli ematendeni abo, futhi babuya, futhi bamtshela ukuthi ayemiselwe ukuba eze phezu kwawo ngesikhathi sasebusuku. 12:27 Ngakho ngokushesha njengoba ilanga selishonile, uJonathani wayala amadoda akhe balinde, futhi baphathe izikhali, ukuze ubusuku bonke balungele wathuma izinduna nxazonke zebutho. 12:28 Kodwa lapho izitha bezwa ukuthi uJonathani namadoda akhe babekulungele besaba, bathuthumela ezinhliziyweni zabo, bavutha imililo ekamu labo. 12:29 Nokho uJonathani neqembu lakhe babengakwazi kwaze kwaba sekuseni, ngoba bona wabona amalambu evutha. 12:30 Khona-ke uJonathani wabaxosha, kodwa akazange awathole, ngoba ayekhona wawela umfula i-Eleutherus. 12:31 Ngakho uJonathani waphendukela kuma-Arabiya, ayebizwa ngokuthi amaZabadeans. wababulala, wathatha impango yabo. NgokukaLuka 12:32 Wamuka lapho, wafika eDamaseku, walidabula izwe lonke izwe, 12:33 Naye uSimoni waphuma, wadabula izwe, waya e-Askeloni izindlwana lapho aphambukela khona, waya eJopha, wanqoba yona. 12:34 Ngoba wayezwile ukuthi babeyonikela inqaba kulabo ababeyithathile ingxenye kaDemetrius; ngalokho wabeka ikampa yokuligcina. 12:35 Emva kwalokho uJonathani wabuyela ekhaya, futhi wabiza amalunga kaJehova abantu ndawonye, wabonisana nabo mayelana nokwakha izindawo eziqinile eJudiya, 12:36 Futhi ephakamisa izingange zaseJerusalema, futhi ephakamisa intaba enkulu phakathi kombhoshongo nomuzi, ukuze uwuhlukanise nomuzi, lokho ukuze libe lodwa, ukuze bangathengisi, bangathengi kulo. 12:37 Phezu kwalokhu babuthana ukuze bakhe umuzi, njengoba nje ingxenye udonga olubheke emfuleni ngasempumalanga lwaluwile, bona walungisa lokho okwakuthiwa yiKhaphenatha. 12:38 USimoni futhi wamisa Adida e Sephela, futhi wenza kwaba namandla ngamasango futhi imigoqo. 12:39 Manje Tryphon wazama ukuthatha umbuso Asia, futhi ukubulala Antiochus inkosi, ukuze ibeke umqhele ekhanda layo. 12:40 Nokho wayesaba ukuthi uJonathani wayengeke amvumele, nokuthi yena angalwa naye; ngalokho wafuna indlela yokumbamba uJonathani, ukuze ambulale. Wasuka, wafika eBetsani. 12:41 Khona-ke uJonathani waphuma ukumhlangabeza kanye namadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane abakhethiweyo impi, yafika eBetsani. 12:42 Manje lapho uTrifoni ebona uJonathani eza nebutho elikhulu kangaka, akazange alokothe yelulela isandla sakhe kuye; 12:43 Kodwa wamamukela ngodumo, futhi wamtusa kubo bonke abangane bakhe, futhi wamnika izipho, wayala amadoda akhe empi ukuba amlalele; njengoba ekhuluma ngaye. 12:44 Wathi kuJonathani, "Kungani ulethe kubo bonke laba bantu? inkathazo enkulu, njengoba kungekho mpi phakathi kwethu? 12:45 Ngakho bathumele manje ekhaya futhi, futhi ukhethe amadoda ambalwa ukuba balinde uhambe nami ePhetolemayi, ngokuba ngiyakukunika yona, futhi ezinye izinqaba nezinqaba, nakho konke okulawulwayo; mina-ke, ngiyakubuya, ngimuke, ngokuba lokhu kuyisizathu sokufika kwami. 12:46 Ngakho uJonathani ekholwa nguye wenza njengoba emyalile, futhi wamukisa impi yakhe. owangena elizweni leJudiya. 12:47 Futhi yena wagcina kodwa amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezintathu, futhi wathuma amabili abayizinkulungwane baya eGalile, nenkulungwane yahamba naye. 12:48 Manje njengoba nje uJonathani wangena ePhetolemayi, basePtolemayi bavala amasango, bamthatha, nabo bonke ababeza naye bababulala inkemba. 12:49 Khona-ke wathumela uTrifoni isixuku sabahamba ngezinyawo nabamahhashi eGalile, futhi e ithafa elikhulu, ukuze abhubhise lonke ibandla likaJonathani. 12:50 Kodwa lapho bazi ukuthi uJonathani nalabo ababenaye babanjwe nababuleweyo, bakhuthazana; futhi basondela ndawonye, uzilungiselele ukulwa. 12:51 Ngakho, labo ababelandela phezu kwabo, beqonda ukuthi babekulungele ukulwela izimpilo zabo, babuyela emuva futhi. 12:52 Ngakho bonke bafika ezweni laseJudiya ngokuthula, futhi lapho bakhalela uJonathani nababe naye, base bebuhlungu ukwesaba; ngakho wonke u-Israyeli wenza isililo esikhulu. 12:53 Khona-ke bonke abezizwe ababebazungezile bafuna ukubabhubhisa. ngoba bathi: Kabananduna, kabanamuntu ongabasiza; masilwe nabo, sisuse isikhumbuzo sabo phakathi kwabantu.