2 Maccabees 1:1 Abazalwane, abaJuda abaseJerusalema nasezweni laseJudiya. ngifisele abazalwane, abaJuda abakulo lonke elaseGibhithe impilo kanye ukuthula: 1:2 UNkulunkulu makabe nomusa kini, futhi nikhumbule isivumelwano sakhe asenza nabo u-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe, izinceku zakhe ezithembekile; 1:3 Futhi akunike yonke inhliziyo ukumkhonza, futhi ukwenza intando yakhe, ngokuhle isibindi nengqondo evumayo; 1:4 Futhi uvule izinhliziyo zenu emthethweni wakhe nasemiyalweni yakhe, futhi anithumele ukuthula. 1:5 Futhi yizwa imikhuleko yakho, futhi ube munye nawe, futhi ungalokothi akushiye phakathi isikhathi sokuhlupheka. 1:6 Futhi manje silapha sikhulekela wena. 1:7 Wabusa nini uDemetriyu, ekhulwini namashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalolunye ngomnyaka thina abaJuda sanilobela ekuhluphekeni okukhulu okwafikayo phezu kwethu ngaleyo minyaka, kusukela ngesikhathi uJasoni neqembu lakhe wahlubuka ezweni elingcwele nasembusweni, 1:8 Futhi washisa kuvulandi, futhi wachitha igazi elingenacala, futhi sathandaza kuJehova Nkosi, kwazwakala; sanikela ngemihlatshelo nofulawa ocolekileyo, futhi wakhanyisa izibani, wabeka izinkwa. 1:9 Manje qaphelani ukuba nigcine umkhosi wamadokodo ngenyanga kaKaslewu. 1:10 Ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili, abantu ababekhona eJerusalema naseJudiya, nomkhandlu, noJuda bathumela imikhonzo kanye impilo ku-Aristobulu, inkosi yenkosi uPtolemewu, owayengowohlanga luka-Aristobulo kubapristi abagcotshiweyo, nakumaJuda ayeseGibithe; 1:11 Kangangoba uNkulunkulu usikhulule ezingozini ezinkulu, siyambonga kakhulu, sengathi kade ekulweni nenkosi. 1:12 Ngoba wabaxosha labo ababelwa phakathi komuzi ongcwele. 1:13 Ngoba lapho umholi efika ePheresiya, futhi ibutho naye ukuthi babonakala bengehlulwa lutho, babulawa ethempelini likaNanea ngamaqili labapristi bakaNanea. 1:14 Ukuze u-Antiochus, sengathi wayezomshada, wafika endaweni, futhi abangani bakhe ababenaye, ukuze bamukele imali egameni lelobolo. 1:15 Kwathi lapho abapristi bakaNaneya sebephumile, futhi wangena ne iqembu elincane lingene ikhampasi yethempeli, balivala ithempeli njenge Ngokushesha nje lapho u-Antiochus engena: 1:16 Futhi evula umnyango wentuba ophahleni, bajikijela amatshe like imidumo, yatshaya induna, yabahlahlela, yababulala wawasusa emakhanda abo, wawaphonsa kwabangaphandle. 1:17 Makabongwe uNkulunkulu wethu kukho konke oye wanikela abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu. 1:18 Ngakho-ke, njengoba manje sizimisele ukugcina ukuhlanzwa kwe ithempeli ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanhlanu lwenyanga uCasleu, sacabanga kufanele ukuba nginiqinisekise ngakho, ukuze nani nikugcine, njengalokhu umkhosi wamadokodo, nowomlilo, esawunikwa lapho UNeemia wanikela ngomhlatshelo, ngemva kokuba eselakhe ithempeli nethempeli i-altare. 1:19 Ngoba lapho obaba bethu beholwa ePheresiya, abapristi ababekhona ngaleso sikhathi okholwayo wawuthatha ngasese umlilo we-altare, wawuthukusa endaweni egodileyo womgodi ongenamanzi, lapho ababewugcina uqinile, ukuze indawo ibe khona akwaziwa yibo bonke abantu. 1:20 Manje ngemva kweminyaka eminingi, lapho kwakumthokozisa uNkulunkulu, Neemias, ethunywe evela ebandleni inkosi yasePheresiya, yathuma inzalo yalabo bapristi ababecashile emlilweni: kodwa lapho besitshela abatholanga umlilo, kodwa wawujiyile amanzi; 1:21 Khona wabayala ukuba bawudonse, bawulethe; futhi lapho kwabekwa imihlatshelo, uNeemia wayala abapristi ukuba bafafaze izinkuni nezinto ezibekwe phezu kwazo kanye namanzi. 1:22 Lapho lokhu kwenziwa, futhi kwafika isikhathi lapho ilanga kukhanya, okuyinto afore kwafihlwa efwini, kwavutha umlilo omkhulu, kangangokuthi wonke umuntu emangele. 1:23 Abapristi bakhuleka kudliwa umhlatshelo, ngathi: abapristi nabo bonke abanye, uJonathani kuqala, nabanye ephendula ngakho, njengoba kwenza uNeemias. 1:24 Umkhuleko waba kanje; O Nkosi, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, Mdali wakho konke izinto, abesabekayo futhi enamandla, futhi abalungile, nesihe, futhi iNkosi enomusa kuphela, 1:25 Owukuphela komniki wazo zonke izinto, owukuphela kwakhe olungileyo, uMninimandla onke, nowaphakade, wena okhulula u-Israyeli kuzo zonke izinhlupheko, owakhetha uJehova oyise, ubangcwelise; 1:26 Yamukela umhlatshelo wabantu bakho bonke u-Israyeli, futhi ulondoloze yakho isabelo sakho, usingcwelise. 1:27 Buthani labo abahlakazekile kithi, abakhulule labo khonza phakathi kwabezizwe, bheka abadelelekile nabanengekayo; abezizwe mabazi ukuthi wena unguNkulunkulu wethu. 1:28 Bajezise labo abasicindezelayo, futhi ngokuzidla usenze kabi. 1:29 Tshala abantu bakho futhi endaweni yakho engcwele, njengoba nje uMose eshilo. 1:30 Abapristi bahlabelela amahubo okubonga. 1:31 Manje lapho umhlatshelo usuphelile, Neemias wayala amanzi ukuthi kwasala ukuthi kuthelwe phezu kwamatshe amakhulu. 1:32 Kwathi lokhu sekwenziwe, kwavutha ilangabi, kodwa laqedwa ukukhanya okukhanya kuvela e-altare. 1:33 Ngakho lapho le ndaba yaziwa, watshelwa inkosi yasePheresiya, ukuthi ku indawo lapho abapristi ababehunyushiwe babewufihle khona umlilo kwavela amanzi, nokuthi uNeemia wayehlambulule imihlatshelo ngawo. 1:34 Khona-ke inkosi, evala le ndawo, wayenza ngcwele, ngemva kokuzama udaba. 1:35 Inkosi yasithatha izipho eziningi, futhi wanikeza kuzo labo ababenayo anganelisa. 1:36 UNehemiya wabiza le nto ngokuthi uNafethari, okungukuthi, a ukuhlanzwa: kodwa abantu abaningi bayibiza ngokuthi uNefi.