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.