2 Maccabees 3:1 Manje lapho umuzi ongcwele owakhiwe ngokuthula konke, futhi imithetho wagcinwa kahle kakhulu, ngenxa yokumesaba uNkulunkulu kuka-Onia umpristi omkhulu, futhi ukuzonda kwakhe ububi, 3:2 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi ngisho namakhosi ngokwabo wayihlonipha indawo, futhi bakhulise ithempeli ngezipho zabo ezinhle kakhulu; 3:3 Kangangoba uSeleucus waseAsiya wathwala zonke izindleko zakhe eyenkonzo yemihlatshelo. 3:4 Kodwa omunye uSimoni wesizwe sakwaBenjamini, owabekwa umbusi webandla ethempelini, baxabana nompristi omkhulu mayelana nesiphithiphithi emzini. 3:5 Futhi lapho engakwazi ukunqoba Onias, wamyisa ku-Apolonius indodana waseThraseya ngaleso sikhathi owayengumbusi waseKhelosiya naseFenike, 3:6 Futhi wamtshela ukuthi endlini yengcebo eJerusalema wayegcwele summary of imali, ukuze ubuningi bengcebo yabo, obungahlobene indaba yemihlatshelo, yayingenakubalwa, nokuthi kwakungenzeka ukuletha konke esandleni senkosi. 3:7 Manje lapho Apollonius efika enkosini, futhi wayembonise imali eyatshelwa ngakho, inkosi yakhetha uHeliodorus umgcinimafa wakhe, futhi wamthuma ngomyalo ukuba amlethele imali eshiwo ngaphambili. 3:8 Ngakho uHeliodorus wathatha uhambo lwakhe; ngaphansi kombala wokuvakashela imizi yaseCelosriya neFenike, kodwa ngempela ukugcwalisa enkosi inhloso. 3:9 Futhi lapho efika eJerusalema, futhi wamukelwa ngomusa umpristi omkhulu womuzi, wamtshela ukuthi kuhlakaniphe ngani imali, wachaza ukuthi kungani eze, wabuza ukuthi lezizinto yini bekunjalo ngempela. NgokukaLuka 3:10 Khona umpristi omkhulu wamtshela ukuthi kwakubekelwe imali enjalo ukukhululeka kwabafelokazi nezintandane: 3:11 Futhi ukuthi ezinye zazo kwakungekaHircanus, indodana kaThobiya, indoda enkulu isithunzi, kungabi njengalokho uSimoni omubi ayengaqondile: inani lakhona sekukonke kwakukhona amatalenta angamakhulu amane esiliva namakhulu amabili egolide. 3:12 Futhi ukuthi kwakungenakwenzeka ngokuphelele ukuthi izenzo ezinjalo ezimbi kufanele zenziwe kubo, ababeyinikele ebungcweleni bendawo, nakuyo ubukhosi nobungcwele obungenakwephulwa bethempeli, obudunyiswa phezu kwayo yonke imikhosi umhlaba. 3:13 Kodwa uHeliodorus, ngenxa umyalo wenkosi ayewunikeziwe, wathi: "Lokho." nganoma iyiphi indlela kumelwe ilethwe endlini yengcebo yenkosi. 3:14 Ngakho, ngosuku ayemisiwe wangena ukuze aqondise lolu daba. ngakho-ke kwakungekho usizi oluncane kulo lonke idolobha. 3:15 Kodwa abapristi, bekhuleka phambi kwe-altare ngezingubo zabo izingubo zabapristi, ezibizelwa ezulwini kuye owenza umthetho mayelana nezinto ezinikelwe azigcinile, ukuze zilondolozwe ngokuphepha ngoba labo ababenikelwe ukuthi bagcinwe. 3:16 Khona-ke ubani owayebheke umpristi ophakeme ebusweni, kwakuyoba amanxeba inhliziyo yakhe: ngokuba kumenyezelwe ubuso bakhe nokuguquka kombala wakhe ubuhlungu bangaphakathi bomqondo wakhe. 3:17 Ngoba indoda yayizungezwe ukwesaba nokwesaba umzimba, kangangokuthi kwabonakala kwabambukayo, ukuthi usizi luni asenalo khathesi kuye inhliziyo. 3:18 Abanye bagijima bephuma ezindlini zabo beza ekunxuseni okuvamile. ngoba indawo yayifana nokudelelwa. 3:19 Futhi abesifazane, ebhince indwangu yesaka ngaphansi kwamabele abo, bechichima in the ezitaladini, nezintombi ezazigcinwa zigijima, ezinye zaya emasangweni, futhi abanye bebheke ezindongeni, abanye bebuka ngamafasitela. 3:20 Futhi bonke, ebambe izandla zabo ngasezulwini, wanxusa. 3:21 Khona-ke bekuyoba nesihawu umuntu ukubona ukuwa kwesixuku zonke izinhlobo, nokwesaba umpristi omkhulu kusezinhlungwini ezinjalo. 3:22 Base bebiza iNkosi uMninimandla onke ukugcina izinto ezenziwe ithemba liphephile futhi liqinisekile kulabo ababezibophezele. 3:23 Nokho uHeliodorus wakwenza lokho okwakumisiwe. 3:24 Kwathi elapho kanye labalindi bakhe mayelana lesikhwama. iNkosi yemimoya, neNkosi yamandla onke, yenza okukhulu izulu, kangangokuthi bonke ababethi bangena naye babekhona bamangala ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, baphela amandla, besaba kakhulu. 3:25 Ngoba kwabonakala kubo ihhashi nomgibeli owesabekayo phezu kwakhe. ehlobe ngesembatho esihle kakhulu, wagijima kakhulu, watshaya U-Heliodorus nonyawo lwakhe lwangaphambili, futhi kwakubonakala sengathi lowo ohlezi phezu kwayo ihhashi lalinamahhanisi egolide aphelele. 3:26 Kwasekuvela phambi kwakhe ezinye izijaha ezimbili, ezilamandla. muhle ngobuhle, nezingubo ezibukekayo, owayemi ngakuye kokubili uhlangothi; wambhaxabula njalonjalo, emnika imivimbo eminingi. 3:27 Futhi Heliodorus wawela ngokuzumayo phansi, futhi ezungezwe ubumnyama obukhulu; kepha ababe naye bamphakamisa, bambeka ibe udoti. 3:28 Kanjalo naye, ukuthi muva nje weza nesitimela esikhulu kanye nabo bonke abaqaphi bakhe bangena endlini yemali eshiwoyo, behluleka ukuzisiza yena ngezikhali zakhe: bawavuma ngokusobala amandla kaNkulunkulu. 3:29 Ngoba yena ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu waphonswa phansi, futhi walala isimungulu ngaphandle konke ithemba lokuphila. 3:30 Kodwa bamdumisa uJehova, owayeyihloniphe ngokuyisimangaliso indawo yakhe. okwethempeli; okwathi ngaphambili kwakugcwele ukwesaba lenkathazo, lapho iNkosi uSomandla yavela, yagcwala injabulo nentokozo. 3:31 Khona-ke ngokushesha abanye abangane bakaHeliodorus bakhuleka ku-Onias, ukuthi angabiza oPhezukonke ukuba amnike ukuphila kwakhe, yena osekulungele dela umoya. 3:32 Ngakho umpristi omkhulu, esola funa inkosi kufanele kabi ukuthi okunye ukukhohlisa kwakwenziwe kuHeliodorus ngamaJuda, a umhlatshelo ngempilo yendoda. 3:33 Manje njengoba umpristi ophakeme enza ukubuyisana, efanayo izinsizwa in yona leyo ngubo yabonakala, yema eceleni kukaHeliodorus, yathi: "Siphe." U-Onia umpristi omkhulu ubonga kakhulu, ngangokuba ngenxa yakhe iNkosi ukunikile ukuphila; 3:34 Futhi ukubona ukuthi ubhaxabulwe uvela ezulwini, memezela kubo bonke abantu amandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu. Sebekhulumile lawa mazwi akabange esabonakala. 3:35 Ngakho Heliodorus, ngemva kokuba esenikele umhlatshelo eNkosini, futhi wenza Izifungo ezinkulu kulowo owayesindise impilo yakhe, futhi wabingelela u-Onias, wabuya nebutho lakhe enkosini. 3:36 Khona wafakaza kubo bonke abantu imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu omkhulu, ayenayo ebonwa ngamehlo akhe. 3:37 Futhi lapho inkosi uHeliodorus, ongase abe indoda efanelekayo ukuthunyelwa nokho kanye futhi eJerusalema, wathi: 3:38 Uma unesitha noma imbuka, mthumele khona, futhi wena uyakuba mamukeleni eshaywa, uma ephunyuka nomphefumulo wakhe; indawo, akungabazeki; kukhona amandla kaNkulunkulu akhethekile. 3:39 Ngoba lowo ohlala ezulwini iso lakhe kuleyo ndawo, futhi uvikela yona; futhi uyabashaya futhi ababhubhise abeza ukulilimaza. 3:40 Futhi izinto eziphathelene Heliodorus, futhi ukugcinwa kwengcebo, wahlukana kanjalo.