1 Maccabees
15:1 Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Antiochus indodana kaDemetriyu inkosi wathumela izincwadi zivela eziqhingini
olwandle kuSimoni umpristi nesikhulu sabaJuda nakubo bonke abantu
abantu;
15:2 Okuqukethwe yilezi: Inkosi u-Antiochus kuSimoni umpristi omkhulu
nesikhulu sesizwe sakubo, nakubaJuda, ngiyabingelela.
15:3 Njengoba nje amadoda athile ayisihluku baye baphanga umbuso wethu
bobaba, futhi inhloso yami wukuphinda ngiyiphonsele inselelo, ukuze ngiyibuyisele
kuze kube sekugcineni, futhi kuze kube yilapho ngibuthele abezizwe abaningi
amasosha ndawonye, alungisa imikhumbi yempi;
15:4 Futhi okusho ukuthi ngidabula izwe, ukuze ngiphindiselwe
kwabawuchithileyo, benza imizi eminingi embusweni
incithakalo:
15:5 Manje, mina ngiqinisekisa kuwe yonke iminikelo amakhosi
phambi kwami ngikunikile, nanoma yiziphi izipho ngaphandle kwazo.
15:6 Ngikunika imvume futhi ukuze uthole imali ezweni lakini nelakho
isitembu.
15:7 Ngokuqondene neJerusalema nendlu engcwele, mabakhululeke; kanye nakho konke
izikhali ozenzile, nezinqaba ozakhileyo, futhi
okugcinwe ezandleni zakho, makuhlale kuwe.
15:8 Futhi uma kukhona, noma kuyoba, ngenxa yenkosi, makuthethelelwe
kuwe kusukela kulesi sikhathi kuze kube phakade.
15:9 Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho sesizuze umbuso wethu, sizokudumisa, futhi
isizwe sakho, nethempeli lakho, ngodumo olukhulu, ukuze udumo lwakho lube khona
kwaziwe emhlabeni wonke.
15:10 Ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nane wangena Antiochus
izwe lawoyise; ngaleso sikhathi amabutho onke abuthana
kuye, kangangokuthi abambalwa basala noTryphon.
15:11 Ngakho, exoshwa inkosi u-Antiochus, wabalekela eDora, okuyinto
ilele ngasolwandle;
15:12 Ngoba wabona ukuthi izinkathazo behlela phezu kwakhe kanyekanye, futhi ukuthi amabutho akhe
wayemshiyile.
15:13 Khona-ke bamisa Antiochus ngokumelene Dora, kokuba naye eziyikhulu namashumi
amadoda empi ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili.
15:14 Futhi lapho ewuzungeza umuzi nxazonke, futhi wahlanganisa imikhumbi eduze
emzini oseceleni kolwandle, wanyakazisa umuzi emhlabeni nasolwandle;
futhi akavumelanga muntu ukuphuma noma ukungena.
15:15 Phakathi naleso sikhathi, kwafika Numenius nethimba lakhe bevela eRoma, kokuba
izincwadi eziya emakhosini nasemazweni; okwakulotshwe kuyo lezizinto.
15:16 Lukiyu, inxusa lamaRoma, enkosini uPtolemee, uyabingelela.
15:17 Amanxusa amaJuda, abangane bethu kanye confederates, beza kithi ukuze
ukuvuselela ubungane obudala kanye nenhlangano, ithunywe kuSimoni waseKuphakameni
nompristi, nakubantu bamaJuda;
15:18 Futhi baletha isihlangu segolide amaphawundi ayinkulungwane.
15:19 Ngakho sabona kukuhle ukubhalela amakhosi namazwe, ukuthi
bangabenzi okubi, bangalwi nabo, imizi yabo, noma
amazwe, ungasizi izitha zawo kuwo.
15:20 Kwabonakala kukuhle futhi kithi ukwamukela isihlangu sabo.
15:21 Ngakho-ke uma kukhona noma yibaphi abantu ewuhlupho, ababalekele kubo
ezweni kini, banikele kuSimoni umpristi omkhulu, ukuze abanikeze
bajezise ngokomthetho wabo.
15:22 Nalezo zinto ezifanayo wakulobela uDemetriyu inkosi no-Athalus.
ku-Ariarathes, nase-Arsaces,
15:23 Futhi kuwo wonke amazwe futhi Sampsames, futhi Lacedemonians, futhi
iDelusi, neMindu, neSikoni, neKhariya, neSamo, nePhamfiliya,
ILisiya, iHalicarnassus, iRhodus, iAradus, iCos, iSide, kanye
e-Aradus, naseGortyna, naseKinidu, naseKhupro, naseKhurene.
15:24 Futhi ikhophi yalo balobela uSimoni umpristi omkhulu.
15:25 Ngakho, inkosi u-Antiochus wamisa ngokumelene uDora ngosuku lwesibili, ukushaya
njalo, nokwenza izinjini, okusho ukuthi wavala uTryphon, lokho
wayengakwazi ukuphuma nokungena.
15:26 Ngaleso sikhathi uSimoni wathuma kuye amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezimbili akhethiweyo ukuba amsize; isiliva
kanye, negolide, nezikhali eziningi.
15:27 Nokho akabamukelanga, kodwa waphula zonke izivumelwano
ayenzile naye ngaphambili, kwaba yinqaba kuye.
15:28 Ngaphezu kwalokho, wathumela kuye u-Athenobius, omunye wabangane bakhe, ukuze akhulume.
laye, lithi: Ligodle iJopha leGazera; nombhoshongo okhona
eJerusalema, eyimizi yombuso wami.
15:29 Imingcele yalo niyichithile, nenze umonakalo omkhulu ezweni, futhi
ngithole ukubusa ezindaweni eziningi embusweni wami.
15:30 Manje khululani imizi eniyithathile, kanye intela
wezindawo enizuza kuzo ukubusa ngaphandle kwemingcele
EJudiya:
15:31 Noma nginike kubo amatalenta angamakhulu amahlanu esiliva; kanye ne
okubi enikwenzileyo, nentela yemizi, eminye emihlanu
amatalenta ayikhulu; uma kungenjalo, siyakuza, silwe nani
15:32 Ngakho u-Athenobius, umngane wenkosi, wafika eJerusalema
inkazimulo kaSimoni, nekhabethe legolide nesiliva, nobukhulu bakhe
ababekhona, wamangala, wamtshela izwi lenkosi.
15:33 Khona waphendula uSimoni, wathi kuye: "Asithathanga omunye."
umhlaba wamadoda, noma ubambe lokho okuqondene nabanye, kodwa
ifa lawobaba, izitha zethu ezazinalo ngokungeyikho
ukuba nesikhathi esithile.
15:34 Ngakho thina, njengoba ithuba, sibambe ifa okhokho bethu.
15:35 Futhi njengoba ufune iJopha neGazera, nakuba benza okubi kakhulu
kubantu bakithi, kepha siyakukunika amatalenta ayikhulu
kubo. Kulokhu u-Athenobius akamphendulanga ngazwi;
15:36 Kodwa wabuyela enkosini ngokuthukuthela, futhi wabika kuye ngalezi zinto
izinkulumo, lenkazimulo kaSimoni, lakho konke akubonayo;
ngalokho inkosi yathukuthela kakhulu.
15:37 Phakathi naleso sikhathi, wabaleka uTrifoni ngomkhumbi, waya Orthosiya.
15:38 Khona-ke inkosi yabeka uCendebeus induna ogwini lolwandle, futhi wamnika
inqwaba yabahamba ngezinyawo nabamahhashi,
15:39 Futhi wamyala ukuba asuse impi yakhe aye eJudiya; futhi wamyala
ukwakha iKedroni, nokuqinisa amasango, nokulwa nayo
abantu; kepha inkosi yona yamxosha uTrifoni.
15:40 Ngakho Cendebeus wafika Jamnia futhi waqala ukucasula abantu futhi
bahlasele iJudiya, bathumbe abantu, bababulale.
15:41 Futhi lapho wakha eCedrou, wamisa abamahhashi, futhi ibutho
abahamba ngezinyawo, kuze kube sekugcineni ukuthi baphume baphumele ngaphandle
eJudiya, njengalokho inkosi yayimyalile.