2 Maccabees 7:1 Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi izelamani eziyisikhombisa nonina bathathwa. futhi ephoqelelwe yinkosi ngokumelene nomthetho ukunambitha inyama yengulube, futhi bahlushwa ngeziswebhu neziswebhu. 7:2 Kodwa omunye kwabakhulume kuqala washo kanje, "Uya kucelani noma?" ufunda kithi? sikulungele ukufa, kunokweqa imithetho ye obaba bethu. 7:3 Khona-ke inkosi, ngokuthukuthela, yayala ukuba kwenziwe amapani namapani kushisa: 7:4 Kwathi masinyane evutha, wayala ukuba kunqunywe ulimi lwakhe owakhuluma kuqala, wanquma izitho zomzimba wakhe, zonke ezinye yabafowabo nonina bebukele. 7:5 Manje lapho ekhubazekile kanjalo ezithweni zakhe zonke, wamyala ukuba abe kodwa esaphila ukuba alethwe emlilweni, athoswe epanini; umhwamuko wepani wawungowendawo enhle ehlakaziwe, banxusa omunye omunye nonina ukufa ngokobudoda, esho kanje. 7:6 INkosi uNkulunkulu uyasibheka, futhi eqinisweni unenduduzo kithi, njengoMose engomeni yakhe, eyafakaza ebusweni babo, wamemezela, wathi: Futhi yena uyakududuzwa ngezinceku zakhe. 7:7 Ngakho lapho owokuqala efile ngemva kwalesi sibalo, baletha owesibili ukuze bamenze inhlekisa, lapho sebekhumule isikhumba sakhe nekhanda nezinwele, zambuza zathi: Uyakudla yini ungakabikho ukujeziswa kuwo wonke amalunga omzimba wakho? 7:8 Kodwa waphendula ngolimi lwakhe, wathi: "Cha wathola ukuhlushwa okulandelayo ngokulandelana, njengoba kwenza owokuqala. 7:9 Futhi lapho ehefuzela ekugcineni, wathi, "Wena njengokungathi ulaka usithathe kulokhu kuphila kwamanje, kepha iNkosi yezwe iyakusivusa; abafela imithetho yakhe, kube ngukuphila okuphakade. 7:10 Ngemva kwakhe kwaba inhlekisa owesithathu, futhi lapho icelwa. wakhipha ulimi lwakhe, futhi lokho ngokushesha, ephakamisa izandla zakhe ngokobudoda. 7:11 Wathi ngesibindi: Lezi nganginazo zivela ezulwini; futhi ngemithetho yakhe I badelele; futhi kuye ngethemba ukuthi ngizaphinda ngizamukele. 7:12 Kangangoba inkosi kanye nalabo ababenaye bamangala isibindi sensizwa, ngenxa yalokho akazange abheke izinhlungu. 7:13 Manje lapho lo muntu efile futhi, bahlupha futhi mangled yesine ngendlela efanayo. 7:14 Ngakho lapho eselungele ukufa, washo kanje, "Kuhle ukubulawa ngabantu, sibheke ithemba kuNkulunkulu lokuvuswa nguye; wena, kawuyikuba lokuvuka ekuphileni. 7:15 Ngasemuva baletha neyesihlanu, futhi bamhlenga. 7:16 Khona-ke wabheka enkosini, futhi wathi: "Wena unamandla phezu kwabantu uyakonakala, wenza okuthandayo; nokho ningacabangi ukuthi okwethu isizwe silahliwe nguNkulunkulu; 7:17 Kodwa hlalani isikhashana, futhi nibone amandla akhe amakhulu, kanjani uyokuhlupha lenzalo yakho. 7:18 Emva kwakhe baletha owesithupha, owayezakufa, wathi: Yiba singakhohliswanga ngaphandle kwesizathu, ngokuba sihlupheka ngalezo zinto ngenxa yethu; sonile kuNkulunkulu wethu, ngakho izimangaliso zenziwa kuye thina. 7:19 Kodwa ungacabangi wena, obamba isandla sokulwa noNkulunkulu, ukuthi wena uyophunyuka ungajeziswa. 7:20 Kodwa unina wayeyisimangaliso ngaphezu kwakho konke, futhi ufanele ukudunyiswa inkumbulo, ngokuba lapho ebona amadodana akhe ayisikhombisa ebulewe endaweni eyodwa ngosuku, wakuthwala ngesibindi, ngenxa yethemba ayenalo eNkosini. 7:21 Yebo, wabakhuthaza ngamunye wabo ngolimi lwakhe siqu, egcwele imimoya enesibindi; futhi evusa imicabango yakhe yowesifazane nomuntu wesilisa esiswini, wathi kubo. 7:22 Angazi ukuthi wangena kanjani esibelethweni sami, ngoba angizange ngikunike umoya noma ukuphila, futhi akumina owenza izitho zalowo nalowo kini; 7:23 Kodwa ngokungangabazeki uMdali wezwe, owakha isizukulwane umuntu, futhi wathola isiqalo sakho konke, futhi intando yakhe siqu isihawu sininika ukuphefumula nokuphila futhi, njengalokhu ningabheki okwenu manje ngenxa yemithetho yakhe. 7:24 Manje u-Antiochus, ecabanga ukuthi udelelekile, futhi esola ukuthi a inkulumo eyinhlamba, lapho omncane esaphila, ayizange kuphela wamkhuthaza ngamazwi, kodwa futhi wamqinisekisa ngezifungo ukuthi uzokwenza ungumuntu ocebile nojabulayo, uma engafulathela imithetho yakhe obaba; nokuthi futhi wayezomthatha abe umngane wakhe, futhi amethembe ngezindaba. 7:25 Kodwa lapho insizwa engafuni ukumlalela, inkosi wabiza unina, wamyala ukuba ayeluleke insizwa ukusindisa impilo yakhe. 7:26 Futhi lapho esemkhuze ngamazwi amaningi, wamthembisa ukuthi ngeke angaluleka indodana yakhe. 7:27 Kodwa yena wakhuleka kuye, wahleka umashiqela ononya ngokudelela. wakhuluma ngolimi lwakubo ngale ndlela; O ndodana yami, hawukela mina owakuzala izinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye esiswini sami, ngakunika lezi ezintathu iminyaka, wakondla, wakukhuphula kwaze kwaba kulesi sikhathi, futhi wabekezelela izinkinga zemfundo. 7:28 Ngiyakuncenga, ndodana yami, bheka izulu nomhlaba, futhi konke lokho ekuwo, niqonde ukuthi uNkulunkulu wabenza ngezinto ezingekho; futhi kanjalo nesintu senziwa ngokufanayo. 7:29 Ungamesabi lo mhlukumezi, kodwa, ngokuba ufanele abafowenu, thatha ukufa ukuze ngibuye ngikwemukele ngomusa kanye nabafowenu. 7:30 Esakhuluma lawo mazwi, insizwa yathi: "Bani Lindani." wena ngoba? angiyikulalela umyalo wenkosi, kepha ngiyakulalela izwi likaJehova umyalo womthetho owanikezwa okhokho bethu ngoMose. 7:31 Futhi wena, oye waba umsunguli wabo bonke ububi ngokumelene namaHebheru. kayikuphunyuka ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu. 7:32 Ngoba sihlupheka ngenxa yezono zethu. 7:33 Futhi nakuba iNkosi ephilayo isithukuthelele isikhashana ngenxa yethu ukujeziswa nokulaywa, kepha uyakubuye abuyisane neyakhe izinceku. 7:34 Kodwa wena, O muntu ongamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, futhi bonke abanye ababi kakhulu, ungaphakamisi ungaphakamisi isandla sakho ngaphandle kwesizathu, ungazikhukhumezi ngethemba elingaqinisekileyo ngokumelene nezinceku zikaNkulunkulu. 7:35 Ngoba awukakaphunyuki ekwahluleleni kukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke, obonayo zonke izinto. 7:36 Ngoba abazalwane bethu, manje baye bahlushwa ubuhlungu obufushane, bafile ngaphansi Isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu sokuphila okuphakade: kodwa wena, ngokwahlulelwa kuka Nkulunkulu, uyakwamukela isijeziso esifanele ngokuzidla kwakho. 7:37 Kodwa mina, njengabazalwane bami, nginikela ngomzimba wami nokuphila ngenxa yemithetho yethu obaba, benxusa uNkulunkulu ukuba asihawukele masinyane isizwe; lokuthi uvume ngezinhlupheko langezinhlupho ukuthi yena yedwa onguNkulunkulu; 7:38 Futhi ukuthi kimi nabafowethu ulaka lukaSomandla, ngokufanele okulethwa esizweni sakithi, kungase kuphele. 7:39 Than inkosi ngokufutheka, wamnikeza okubi kakhulu kunabo bonke abanye, futhi wakuthatha kabuhlungu ukuthi uklolodelwe. 7:40 Ngakho lo muntu wafa engenasici, futhi wabeka ithemba lakhe lonke eNkosini. 7:41 Ekugcineni ngemva kwamadodana unina. 7:42 Ake kwanele manje ukukhuluma mayelana nemikhosi yezithixo. kanye nokuhlukunyezwa okwedlulele.