2 Maccabees 4:1 USimoni lo, esesikhulume ngaye ngaphambili, wayengumkhaphelayo imali, nezwe lakubo, wanyundela u-Onias, sengathi uyesaba Heliodorus, futhi ube ngumsebenzi walobu bubi. 4:2 Kanjalo waba nesibindi sokumbiza ngokuthi imbuka, owayefanelekele okuhle emehlweni akhe umuzi, futhi wathambisa isizwe sakubo, futhi wayeshisekela kakhulu imithetho. 4:3 Kodwa lapho inzondo yabo iqhubekela phambili, kangangokuthi omunye weqembu likaSimoni kwabulawa abantu, 4:4 U-Onias ebona ingozi yalo mbango, nokuthi u-Apolonius, njengoba engumbusi waseKelosriya naseFenike, wathukuthela, anda; Ububi bukaSimoni, 4:5 Waya enkosini, hhayi ukuba abe ummangaleli wakubo, kodwa efuna okuhle kwakho konke, kokubili esidlangalaleni nangasese: 4:6 Ngoba wabona ukuthi kwakungenzeki ukuthi umbuso uqhubeke uthule. futhi uSimoni wayeka ubuwula bakhe, ngaphandle uma inkosi ibheka lokho. 4:7 Kodwa ngemva kokufa Seleucus, lapho Antiochus, okuthiwa Epiphanes, wathatha embusweni, uJasoni umfowabo ka-Onia wasebenza kanzima ukuze aphakame umpristi, 4:8 Ethembisa enkosini ngokuncenga amakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha amathalenta esiliva, nenzuzo yesibili amatalenta angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; 4:9 Ngaphandle kwalokhu, wathembisa ukwabela ikhulu namashumi amahlanu ngaphezulu, uma yena angase abe nelayisensi yokumbeka indawo yokuzivocavoca, futhi ukuqeqesha ubusha ngezindlela zabezizwe, nokuziloba yeJerusalema ngebizo labase-Antiyokiya. 4:10 Inkosi yasivuma, futhi wayephethe esandleni sakhe ukubusa ngokushesha waletha isizwe sakhe emfashini yamaGreki. 4:11 Futhi amalungelo obukhosi anikezwa umusa okhethekile kumaJuda by the kusho uJohane uyise ka-Eupolemus, owahamba inxusa eRoma uthando nosizo, waluthatha; nokubeka phansi ohulumeni ababekhona ngokomthetho, waletha amasiko amasha ngokumelene nomthetho. 4:12 Ngoba wakha ngokuthokoza indawo yokuzivocavoca ngaphansi kombhoshongo ngokwawo, futhi waletha izinsizwa eziphakeme ngaphansi kwakhe, wazigqokisa isigqoko. 4:13 Manje lalinjalo ukuphakama fashions amaGreki, futhi ukwanda hethenish nemikhuba, ngenhlamba enkulu kaJasoni, lowo ongamesabi uNkulunkulu olusizi, futhi engekho umpristi omkhulu; 4:14 Ukuthi abapristi babengenaso isibindi sokukhonza e-altare, kodwa bedelela ithempeli, bengayinaki imihlatshelo, baphuthuma ukuba abahlanganyeli besabelo esingekho emthethweni endaweni yokuzivocavoca, ngemuva kwe umdlalo weDiscus wababiza; 4:15 Hhayi ukubeka ngokuhlonishwa oyise, kodwa bethanda inkazimulo yeNkosi AmaGreki amahle kunawo wonke. 4:16 Ngenxa yalokho, inhlekelele ebuhlungu behlela phezu kwabo, ngoba babezobhekana nazo izitha zabo nabaphindiseli, abalandela inkambiso yabo ngobuqotho, futhi ababethanda ukuba njengaye ezintweni zonke. 4:17 Ngoba akuyona into elula ukwenza okubi ngokumelene nemithetho kaNkulunkulu, kodwa isikhathi esilandelayo sizamemezela lezizinto. 4:18 Manje lapho umdlalo owawusetshenziswa njalo ngonyaka wokholo ugcinwa eThire, the inkosi ikhona, 4:19 Lo Jasoni ongenamusa wathumela izithunywa ezikhethekile zivela eJerusalema, ababekhona base-Antiyokiya, ukuthwala amadrakema angamakhulu amathathu esiliva emhlatshelweni kaHercules, lezo ngisho nabathwali bayo ababecabanga ukuthi akufanele banikeze phezu komhlatshelo, ngoba wawungafanele, kodwa ugcinwe ngamanye amacala. 4:20 Le mali ke, mayelana umthumeli, wamiswa Hercules '. umhlatshelo; kodwa ngenxa yabathwali bayo, yasetshenziswa ku ukwenziwa kwama-gallies. 4:21 Manje lapho u-Apollonius, indodana kaMenesteus, wathunyelwa eGibhithe ukubekwa kwenkosi uPtolemeus Philometor, u-Antiochus, emqonda angathinteki kahle ezindabeni zakhe, ahlinzekele ukuphepha kwakhe: ngakho wafika eJopha, wasuka lapho waya eJerusalema; 4:22 Lapho wamukelwa ngokuhlonishwa Jason, futhi emzini, futhi waba bangeniswa ngokukhanyisa komlilo nangokukhamuluka okukhulu; kwase kuba njalo ngasemuva wahamba nempi yakhe baya eFenike. 4:23 Kwathi emva kweminyaka emithathu uJasoni wathuma uMenewu, okaSimoni oshiwo ngenhla umfowabo, ukuyisa imali enkosini, nokumkhumbula izinto ezithile ezidingekayo. 4:24 Kodwa yena ulethwe phambi kwenkosi, lapho eseyikhulise yena ngenxa yokubonakala kwenkazimulo yamandla akhe, wazuza ubupristi kuye wanikela ngaphezu kukaJasoni ngamatalenta angamakhulu amathathu esiliva. 4:25 Ngakho weza negunya lenkosi, engalethi lutho olufanele ophakeme ubupristi, kodwa benolaka lukamashiqela ononya, nokufutheka a isilo esinonya. 4:26 Khona-ke uJasoni, owayekade belulaza umfowabo siqu, kokuba ilulazekile by omunye, waphoqeleka ukuba abalekele ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni. 4:27 Ngakho uMenewu wathola ukubusa, kodwa mayelana imali ayenayo wathembisa enkosini, kepha akalalelanga umthetho omuhle ngakho, noSostrati umbusi wenqaba wayeyidinga: 4:28 Ngoba kwakuye kuye ukubuthelwa inkokhiso. Ngakho-ke ba babizwa bobabili phambi kwenkosi. 4:29 Manje uMenewu washiya umfowabo uLisimachus esikhundleni sakhe ubupristi; futhi uSostratus washiya uKrates, owayengumbusi wabaseKhupro. 4:30 Ngenkathi lezo zinto zisenza, baseTarsu naseMalos benza ukuvukela umbuso, ngoba banikwa isancinza senkosi, esibizwa U-Antiochus. 4:31 Khona-ke inkosi yashesha yafika ukushweleza indaba, ishiya u-Andronicus. indoda enegunya, isekela isekela layo. 4:32 Manje Menelaus, ecabanga ukuthi uthole isikhathi esikahle, weba izitsha ezithile zegolide ezazivela ethempelini, wazinika ezinye zazo Androniku, futhi enye wayithengisa eTire nasemizini ezungezile. 4:33 Kwathi u-Onias ekwazi ngokuqinisekile, wamkhuza, wahoxa endlini engcwele eDaphne ese-Antiyokiya. 4:34 Ngakho, Menelaus, ethatha Andronicus eceleni, wathandaza, ukuba athole Onias ezandleni zakhe; esevunyiselwe yilokho, wangena ku-Onia ngenkohliso, wamnika isandla sokunene ngezifungo; futhi nakuba ayesolwa ngaye, kepha wamncenga ukuba aphume endlini engcwele; ngokushesha wavala ngaphandle kokunaka ubulungisa. 4:35 Ngenxa yalokho, hhayi amaJuda kuphela, kodwa futhi abaningi bezinye izizwe. wacasuka kakhulu, futhi waba lusizi kakhulu ngokubulala ngokungafanele kuka indoda. 4:36 Futhi lapho inkosi wabuya evela ezindaweni zaseKhilikhiya, amaJuda ababesemzini, kanye namaGreki athile alenyanya leli qiniso futhi, wakhononda ngoba u-Onias wabulawa ngaphandle kwesizathu. 4:37 Ngakho u-Antiochus wadabuka kakhulu, futhi waba nesihawu, futhi wakhala. ngenxa yokuzithiba nesizotha kofileyo. 4:38 Futhi evutha intukuthelo, ngokushesha wathatha Andronicus wakhe waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wamhola phakathi nomuzi wonke kuleyo ndawo lapho enze ububi ku-Onias. wabulala khona umbulali oqalekisiweyo. Kanjalo uJehova wamvuza ngeyakhe isijeziso, njengoba wayemfanele. 4:39 Manje lapho sacrileges eziningi zase zenziwe emzini by Lysimachus ngemvume kaMenewusi, isithelo saso sande; isixuku sabuthana ngokumelene noLisimaku abaningi izitsha zegolide zase zisusiwe. 4:40 Lapho abantu abavamile esukuma, futhi egcwele ukufutheka, ULysimachus ehlome amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane ezintathu, futhi waqala ukunikela udlame; u-Auranus oyedwa engumholi, indoda eseyihambe kakhulu ngeminyaka, kanti cha kancane ngobuwula. 4:41 Khona-ke bebona umzamo kaLisimachus, abanye babo babamba amatshe. ezinye izinduku, ezinye zithatha izintuli ezigcwele izandla, ezaziseduze, zaphonswa bonke kanyekanye phezu kukaLisimaku nabahlezi phezu kwabo. 4:42 Ngakho abaningi kubo balimaza, futhi abanye bawashaya phansi, futhi babaleka bonke; kepha umphangi uqobo lwakhe yena bambulala ngasebhokisini lomnikelo. 4:43 Ngakho kwaba khona ukumangalela ngalezo zindaba UMeneus. 4:44 Manje lapho inkosi ifika eThire, amadoda amathathu ayethunywe evela iSenethi yafaka isicelo phambi kwakhe: 4:45 Kodwa uMenewu, njengoba manje elahlwe yicala, wathembisa uPtolemee indodana Dorymenes ukuze amnike imali eningi, uma ayengaduduza inkosi yena. 4:46 Khona-ke uPtolemee ethathela inkosi eceleni endlini ethile, njengoba nje ukuthi athathe umoya, amenze abe ngenye ingqondo; 4:47 Kangangoba wamkhulula uMenewu emacaleni akhe nokho kwaba yimbangela yabo bonke ububi; ukuba babeyishilo indaba yabo, yebo, phambi kwamaSkithe, kwakufanele bayisho balahlwe bengenacala, wabagwebela ukufa. 4:48 Kanjalo labo ababelandela udaba emzini, futhi abantu, futhi ngoba izitsha ezingcwele, ngokushesha zathola isijeziso esingafanele. 4:49 Ngakho-ke nabaseTire, bezonda leso senzo esibi. wabenza bangcwatshwa ngesizotha. 4:50 Futhi ngakho ngokusebenzisa ukuhaha labo ababenamandla Menelaus wahlala egunyeni, ekhula ebubini, emkhulu imbuka ezakhamuzini.