1 Maccabees 14:1 Manje ngomnyaka wekhulu namashumi ayisithupha nambili inkosi uDemetriyu babuthana amabutho akhe kanyekanye, angena eMediya ukuze amsize ekulweni ngokumelene ne-Tryphone. 14:2 Kodwa lapho u-Arsaces, inkosi yasePheresiya naseMediya, wezwa ukuthi uDemetriyu kwaba esengenile emikhawulweni yakhe, wathuma enye yezikhulu zakhe ukuba imbambe phila: 14:3 Owahamba washaya ibutho likaDemetriyu, wamthatha, wamletha e-Arsace, afakwa kuye ukuba alindwe. 14:4 Kepha izwe laseJudiya lalinokuthula zonke izinsuku zikaSimoni; ngoba yena wafuna okuhle kwesizwe sakhe ngendlela enjengaleyo eyakhe njalo igunya nodumo kwabajabulisa kakhulu. 14:5 Futhi njengoba wayehlonishwa kuzo zonke izenzo zakhe, ngakho kulokhu, ukuthi wathatha iJopha ichweba, wavula umnyango eziqhingini zolwandle. 14:6 Futhi wakhulisa imingcele yesizwe sakhe, futhi wabuyisela izwe. 14:7 Futhi babuthela ndawonye inqwaba yezithunjwa, futhi waba nokubusa eGazera, naseBethsura, nombhoshongo, athatha kuwo konke ukungcola, kwakungekho noyedwa owamelana naye. 14:8 Khona-ke balima umhlabathi wabo ngokuthula, futhi umhlaba wamnika anda, nemithi yasendle isithelo sayo. 14:9 Amadoda asendulo ayehlezi yonke emigwaqweni, bekhuluma ndawonye ngokuhle izinto, nezinsizwa zembatha izingubo ezikhazimulayo nezempi. 14:10 Wanikeza ukudla emizini, futhi wabeka kuzo zonke izinhlobo izikhali, ukuze igama lakhe elihloniphekayo laduma kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe umhlaba. 14:11 Wenza ukuthula ezweni, futhi u-Israyeli wajabula ngokujabula okukhulu. 14:12 Ngoba yilowo nalowo wahlala ngaphansi komvini wakhe nangaphansi komkhiwane wakhe, futhi kwakungekho muntu baqhathanise: 14:13 Akwasalanga muntu ezweni ukuba alwe nabo; amakhosi agumbuqelwa ngalezo zinsuku. 14:14 Futhi wabaqinisa bonke abantu bakhe ababethotshisiwe. umthetho wawuphenya; kanye nabo bonke abangahambisani nomthetho nababi umuntu wamthatha. 14:15 Wahlobisa indlu engcwele, futhi wandisa izitsha zethempeli. 14:16 Manje lapho kuzwakala eRoma, futhi kuze kufike eSparta, ukuthi uJonathani kwaba befile, badabuka kakhulu. 14:17 Kodwa ngokushesha lapho bezwa ukuthi umfowabo uSimoni wenziwa umpristi omkhulu esikhundleni sakhe, wabusa izwe nemizi yalo; 14:18 Balobela kuye ezibhebheni zethusi, ukuze avuselele ubungane futhi Isivumelwano abasenza loJudasi loJonathani abafowabo. 14:19 Yimiphi imibhalo eyafundwa phambi kwebandla laseJerusalema. 14:20 Futhi lena ikhophi yezincwadi ukuthi Lacedemonians wathumela; I nababusi baseLakedemoni kanye nomuzi, kuSimoni umpristi omkhulu, namalunga, nabapristi, nensali yabantu bamaJuda, bethu bazalwane, bingelelani. 14:21 Izithunywa ezathunyelwa kubantu bakithi zasiqinisekisa ngawe inkazimulo nodumo: ngalokho sajabula ukufika kwabo; 14:22 Futhi babhalisa izinto ababezikhuluma emkhandlwini wabantu ngale ndlela; uNummenius indodana ka-Antiochus, no-Antipater indodana kaJasoni, izithunywa zamaJuda zeza kithi ukuvuselela ubungane ababenabo Unathi. 14:23 Futhi kwaba kuhle kubantu ukubungaza amadoda ngokuhloniphekile, futhi ukubeka ikhophi yenxusa labo kumarekhodi omphakathi, kuze kube sekugcineni abantu be amaLacedemonians angase abe nesikhumbuzo sawo: ngaphezu kwalokho sinaso waloba ikhophi yalo kuSimoni umpristi omkhulu. 14:24 Ngemva kwalokhu, uSimoni wathumela uNumeniyu eRoma ephethe isihlangu esikhulu segolide izinkulungwane zamaphawundi ukuze uqinisekise iligi nabo. 14:25 Kwathi lapho abantu bekuzwa, bathi: "Sizobonga ngani?" USimoni namadodana akhe? 14:26 Ngoba yena nabafowabo kanye nendlu kayise usungule u-Israyeli, wabaxosha ekulweni nezitha zabo, waqinisa inkululeko yabo. 14:27 Ngakho-ke bawubhala ezibhebheni zethusi, okuyinto babeka phezu izinsika entabeni yaseSiyoni: nansi ikhophi yombhalo; Usuku lweshumi nesishiyagalombili lwe Inyanga ka-Eluli, ngomnyaka wekhulu namashumi ayisithupha nambili ngomnyaka wesithathu kaSimoni umpristi omkhulu, 14:28 ESarameli, ebandleni elikhulu labapristi, nabantu, kanye ababusi besizwe, nabadala bezwe, babeyilezi zinto sazisiwe. 14:29 Njengoba izikhathi eziningi kuye kwaba nezimpi ezweni, lapho for ukugcinwa kwendlu yabo engcwele, lomthetho, uSimoni indodana ka UMathathiya wenzalo kaJaribi wabeka kanye nabafowabo ngokwabo engozini, futhi ukumelana nezitha zesizwe sabo kwenza isizwe sabo udumo olukhulu: 14:30 (Ngokuba ngemva kwalokho uJonathani, esebuthele isizwe sakhe ndawonye, futhi waba umpristi wabo omkhulu wenezelwa kubantu bakhe, 14:31 Izitha zabo walungiselela ukuhlasela izwe labo, ukuze bachithe ngakho, abeke izandla phezu kwendlu engcwele. 14:32 Ngaleso sikhathi, uSimoni wasukuma, walwela isizwe sakubo, futhi wachitha okuningi ngempahla yakhe, wahlomisa amaqhawe esizwe sakhe, wanikela amaholo abo, 14:33 Futhi enezivikelo eziqinile imizi yaseJudiya, kanye Bethsura, ukuthi amanga emingceleni yaseJudiya, lapho izikhali zezitha zazikhona ngaphambili; kodwa wamisa ibutho lamaJuda lapho. 14:34 Futhi wayiqinisa iJopha, okuyinto elele phezu kolwandle, futhi Gazera, ukuthi umngcele we-Azotu, lapho izitha zazikade zakhe khona ngaphambili; kodwa wabeka amaJuda ayelapho, awanika zonke izinto ezilungele ibandla ukulungiswa kwayo.) 14:35 Ngakho-ke abantu bahlabelela izenzo zikaSimoni, nokuthi iyiphi inkazimulo ecabanga ukuletha isizwe sakubo, wamenza umbusi nompristi omkhulu; ngoba wayezenzile zonke lezi zinto, futhi ngenxa yokulunga nokholo ayigcinela isizwe sayo, yafuna ngayo yonke indlela phakamisa abantu bakhe. 14:36 Ngoba ngesikhathi sakhe izinto zaphumelela ezandleni zakhe, kangangokuthi abezizwe baba basuswa ezweni labo, nabasemzini kaDavide eJerusalema, ababezenzele umbhoshongo, aphuma kuwo, bangcolisa yonke indawo engcwele, benza okubi kakhulu endaweni engcwele indawo: 14:37 Kodwa wabeka amaJuda kuwo. futhi wayiqinisa ukuze kuphephe izwe nomuzi, wamisa izingange zaseJerusalema. 14:38 Inkosi uDemetriyu naye wamqinisa ebupristini obukhulu ngokusho lezo zinto, 14:39 Futhi wamenza omunye wabangane bakhe, futhi wamnika udumo olukhulu. 14:40 Ngoba wayezwile ukuthi amaRoma ayebize amaJuda ngokuthi abangane babo kanye nezinhlangano nabazalwane; nokuthi babethokozisile amanxusa kaSimoni ngokuhloniphekile; 14:41 Futhi ukuthi amaJuda nabapristi babejabule ukuthi uSimoni kufanele abe umbusi wabo nompristi omkhulu kuze kube phakade, kuze kuvele a umprofethi othembekile; 14:42 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuze abe induna yabo, futhi kufanele aphathe indawo engcwele, ukubabeka phezu kwemisebenzi yabo, naphezu kwezwe, naphezu izikhali, naphezu kwezinqaba, ukuze, ngithi, kufanele aphathe lendlu engcwele; 14:43 Ngaphandle kwalokhu, ukuze alalelwe yiwo wonke umuntu, futhi bonke imibhalo ezweni kufanele yenziwe egameni lakhe, nokuthi kufanele agqoke okububende, agqoke igolide; 14:44 Futhi ukuthi kufanele kube ngokomthetho ukuba kungabikho noyedwa wabantu noma abapristi ukwephula noma yikuphi kwalokhu, noma ukuphika amazwi akhe, noma ukubutha umhlangano emaphandleni ngaphandle kwakhe, kumbe ukwembatha okububende, kumbe ukubhinca ibhatshi ngegolide; 14:45 Futhi noma ubani okufanele enze okuhlukile, noma aphule noma iyiphi yalezi zinto, yena kufanele ajeziswe. 14:46 Kanjalo kwaba kuthanda bonke abantu ukubhekana noSimoni, futhi ukwenza njengoba kade kusho. 14:47 Khona-ke uSimoni wakwamukela lokhu, futhi wayekujabulela ukuba umpristi omkhulu, futhi induna nombusi wabaJuda nabaphristi, nokubavikela bonke. 14:48 Basebeyala ukuthi lo mbhalo ufakwe ezibhebheni zethusi. nokuthi zimiswe ngaphakathi komjikelezo wendlu engcwele e indawo ebonakalayo; 14:49 Futhi ukuze amakhophi ayo abekwe endaweni yengcebo, ukuze uSimoni lamadodana akhe bazithole.