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.