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.