1 Maccabees 13:1 Manje lapho uSimoni ezwa ukuthi Trifon wayebuthele ndawonye ibutho elikhulu ahlasele izwe laseJudiya, alichithe; 13:2 Futhi ebona ukuthi abantu bethuthumela okukhulu nokwesaba, wakhuphukela kubo eJerusalema, wabutha abantu, 13:3 Wabayala, wathi: "Nina ngokwenu niyazi ukuthi yiziphi izinto ezinkulu Mina, nabafowethu, nendlu kababa, senze ngokuvumelana nemithetho kanye indawo engcwele, izimpi kanye nezinkathazo esizibonile. 13:4 Ngenxa yalokho bonke abafowethu babulawa ngenxa ka-Israyeli, futhi mina ngifile. esele yedwa. 13:5 Manje-ke makube kude nami, ukuthi ngigodle ukuphila kwami siqu nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sosizi: ngoba angingcono kunabafowethu. 13:6 Impela ngiyakuphindisela isizwe sami, nendlu engcwele, nabafazi bethu, abantwana bethu, ngokuba zonke izizwe zibuthene ukusibhubhisa kakhulu ububi. 13:7 Manje kwathi nje lapho abantu bezwa la mazwi, umoya wabo waphila. 13:8 Baphendula ngezwi elikhulu, bathi: "Wena uyakuba umholi wethu." esikhundleni sikaJudasi noJonathani umfowenu. 13:9 Yilwa wena izimpi zethu, futhi noma yini, osiyala kithi, sizobe yenza. 13:10 Ngakho, wabutha wonke amadoda empi, futhi waphuthuma waqeda izingange zaseJerusalema, waliqinisa nxazonke. 13:11 Futhi wathumela uJonathani, indodana ka-Abisalomu, futhi kanye naye amandla amakhulu, ukuze iJopha, abakhipha ababekulo, basala khona. 13:12 Ngakho uTrifoni wasusa ePtolemawu ngamandla amakhulu ukuze ahlasele izwe eJudiya, uJonathani enaye esitokisini. 13:13 Kodwa uSimoni wamisa amatende akhe e-Adida, maqondana ethafeni. 13:14 Manje lapho uTryphon azi ukuthi uSimoni uvukile esikhundleni somfowabo uJonathani, esehlose ukulwa naye, wathuma izithunywa kuye wathi, 13:15 Nakuba sinoJonathani umfowenu ekubanjiwe, kungenxa yemali ngengcebo yenkosi mayelana nomsebenzi owawukhona uzibophezele kuye. 13:16 Ngakho manje thumela ikhulu lamatalenta esiliva, futhi amabili amadodana akhe izithunjwa, ukuze kuthi lapho esekhululekile angasihlubuki, nathi uzomdedela ahambe. 13:17 Khona uSimoni, waqonda ukuthi bakhuluma kuye ngobuqili. nokho wayithumela imali nabantwana, funa mhlawumbe ayenze azitholele inzondo enkulu ngabantu; 13:18 Ngubani owayengathi: Ngoba angimthumanga imali labantwana; ngalokho uJonathani ufile. 13:19 Ngakho wathumela kubo abantwana namatalenta ayikhulu, nokho uTrifoni akavumanga ukumdedela uJonathani. 13:20 Futhi ngemva kwalokhu kwafika uTrifoni ukuze ahlasele izwe, futhi alibhubhise, ehamba nxazonke ngendlela eyisa e-Adora, kepha uSimoni nebutho lakhe bamhlasela kuzo zonke izindawo lapho eya khona. 13:21 Manje labo ababesembhoshongweni wathumela izithunywa eTrifoni, kuze kube sekupheleni ukuze asheshise ukuza kwakhe kubo ehlane, athumele ukudla kwabo. 13:22 Ngakho uTrifoni walungiselela bonke abamahhashi bakhe ukuba bafike ngalobo busuku kwawa iqhwa elikhulu kakhulu, engazange afike ngalo. Ngakho yena wamuka, waya ezweni laseGiliyadi. 13:23 Futhi lapho esondela Baskama wambulala uJonathani, owangcwatshwa khona. 13:24 Ngasemuva uTrifoni wabuya, waya ezweni lakubo. 13:25 Khona-ke wathumela uSimoni, futhi wathatha amathambo kaJonathani umfowabo, futhi wembelwa eModin, idolobha laboyise. 13:26 Futhi wonke u-Israyeli wamenzela isililo esikhulu, futhi wamlilela abaningi izinsuku. 13:27 USimoni naye wakha itshe lesikhumbuzo phezu kwengcwaba likayise nelakhe bazalwane, wayiphakamisela phezulu ukuze abonakale, inetshe elibaziweyo ngemuva na ngaphambili. 13:28 Futhi wamisa amaphiramidi ayisikhombisa, omunye phezu kwelinye, kuyise. nonina, nabafowabo abane. 13:29 Futhi kulezi, wenza amacebo ngobuqili, mayelana okuyinto wabeka ezinkulu izinsika, naphezu kwezinsika zonke izikhali zazo wazenza kuze kube phakade inkumbulo, nangemikhumbi yezikhali ezibaziweyo, ukuze zibonwe yibo bonke abahamba ngomkhumbi olwandle. 13:30 Leli yithuna alenza eModin, futhi lisamile namanje namuhla. 13:31 Manje uTryphon wenza ngobuqili enkosini esencane u-Antiochus, futhi wabulala. yena. 13:32 Futhi wabusa esikhundleni sakhe, futhi wabeka inkosi yase-Asiya, futhi waletha inhlekelele enkulu phezu kwezwe. 13:33 Khona-ke uSimoni wakha izinqaba eJudiya, futhi uthango kubo enemibhoshongo emide, nezindonga ezinkulu, namasango, nemigoqo, yabekwa okudliwayo kuwo. 13:34 USimoni wakhetha amadoda, futhi wathumela enkosini uDemetriyu, kuze kube sekupheleni kufanele inikeze izwe ukungavikeleki, ngoba konke uTryphon ayekwenza kwakuwukwenza chitha. 13:35 Inkosi uDemetriyu yaphendula, yabhala ngale ndlela: 13:36 Inkosi uDemetriyu kuSimoni umpristi omkhulu, futhi umngane wamakhosi, njengoba futhi kumalunga nesizwe sabaJuda, ngiyabingelela; 13:37 Umqhele wegolide, nengubo ebomvu, enithumele kithi, sinawo futhi sesilungele ukwenza ukuthula okuqinisekileyo kini, yebo, futhi ukubhala ezikhulwini zethu, ukuqinisekisa ukuzivikela esinakho inikiwe. 13:38 Futhi noma yiziphi izivumelwano esizenzile nawe ziyokuma; kanye ne izinqaba enizakhileyo ziyakuba ngokwenu. 13:39 Ngokuqondene nanoma yibuphi ububi noma iphutha elenziwe kuze kube namuhla, siyakuthethelela. nentela yomqhele enisikweleta yona, uma ekhona omunye intela ekhokhwa eJerusalema, ayisayikukhokhwa. 13:40 Futhi bhekani abafaneleka phakathi kwenu ukuba abe segcekeni lethu, makube babhaliswa, kube khona ukuthula phakathi kwethu. 13:41 Kanjalo ijoka abezizwe lasuswa ku-Israyeli ngekhulu nonyaka wamashumi ayisikhombisa. 13:42 Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baqala ukubhala izinsimbi zabo kanye izivumelwano, Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaSimoni umpristi omkhulu, umbusi kanye umholi wamaJuda. 13:43 Ngalezo zinsuku uSimoni wamisa inkamba ngaseGaza, wayivimbezela nxazonke; yena wenza nenqola yempi, wayimisa eduze komuzi, wayichitha umbhoshongo othile, wawuthatha. 13:44 Futhi labo ababesenjinini bagxumela emzini; lapho kwaba khona isiyaluyalu esikhulu emzini. 13:45 Kangangoba abantu bomuzi waklebhula izingubo zabo, futhi wagibela phezu izindonga kanye nawomkabo nabantwana, futhi bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu. enxusa uSimoni ukuthi abanike ukuthula. 13:46 Bathi: "Musa ukwenza kithi njengobubi bethu, kodwa ngokomusa wakho. 13:47 Ngakho uSimoni wathotshiswa ngabo, futhi akabange esalwa nabo, kodwa abakhiphele ngaphandle komuzi, bahlanza izindlu lapho izithombe kwaba, futhi kanjalo wangena kuwo ngamaculo nokubonga. 13:48 Yebo, wakhipha konke ukungcola kuwo, futhi wabeka abantu abanjalo angagcina umthetho, awenze abe namandla kunakuqala, akha khona indawo yakhe yokuhlala. 13:49 Nabo bombhoshongo waseJerusalema bagcinwa strait, ukuze bakwazi lingaphumi, lingangeni emaphandleni, lingathengi, lingathengisi; ngalokho babesekuhluphekeni okukhulu ngokuswela ukudla, lokukhulu inani labo labhubha ngendlala. 13:50 Base bememeza kuSimoni, bemncenga ukuba abe munye nabo into abanike yona; kwathi esebakhiphile lapho wahlanza umbhoshongo ekungcoleni: 13:51 Wangena kuwo ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nantathu lwenyanga yesibili iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nanye, kanye nokubonga, namagatsha amasundu, namahabhu, namasimbali, nezingubhu, namahubo, amaculo: ngokuba kwachithwa isitha esikhulu kwa-Israyeli. 13:52 Wamisa futhi ukuthi lolo suku kufanele igcinwe minyaka yonke ngokujabula. Futhi igquma lethempeli elalingasembhoshongweni walenza laqina kunalokho, wahlala khona yena nebandla lakhe. 13:53 Futhi lapho uSimoni wabona ukuthi uJohane indodana yakhe iqhawe, wamenza induna yawo wonke amabutho; wahlala eGazera.