2 Maccabees 8:1 Khona-ke uJuda Maccabeus, futhi labo ababenaye, bangena ngasese imizi, babizela ndawonye izihlobo zabo, babathathela bonke abanjalo njengokuqhubeka enkolweni yamaJuda, babutha kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisithupha amadoda. 8:2 Futhi babiza eNkosini, ukuze abheke abantu ukuthi wanyathelwa yibo bonke; futhi nihawukele ithempeli elingcoliswe abantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu amadoda; 8:3 Futhi ukuthi wayeyoba nobubele phezu komuzi, sore defaced, futhi ngomumo ukwenziwa ngisho nomhlabathi; uzwe igazi elakhala kuye. 8:4 Futhi khumbulani ukubulawa okubi kwezinsana ezingenangozi, futhi ukuhlambalaza okwenziwe egameni lakhe; nokuthi uzokhombisa eyakhe inzondo kwababi. 8:5 Manje lapho Maccabeus waba nenkampani yakhe ngaye, wayengenakukwazi ukumelana kwabezizwe: ngokuba ulaka lweNkosi lwaphenduka lwaba umusa. 8:6 Ngakho wafika engazi, futhi washisa imizi nemizi, futhi wathatha ezandleni zakhe izindawo ezinhle kakhulu, futhi wanqoba futhi wabeka balekelani izitha zakhe zibe ncane. 8:7 Kodwa ikakhulu wasebenzisa ubusuku ukuze azame ngasese. kangangokuthi isithelo sobungcwele bakhe sasakazwa ezindaweni zonke. 8:8 Ngakho lapho uFiliphu ebona ukuthi le ndoda yanda kancane kancane, futhi ukuthi izinto zaphumelela kakhulu kuye, wabhalela kuye uPtolemeus, umbusi waseCelosyria naseFenike, ukuze anikeze usizo olwengeziwe izindaba zenkosi. 8:9 Khona-ke ngokushesha ukukhetha Nicanor, indodana Patroclus, omunye okhethekile yakhe abangani, wamthuma enezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili ezizweni zonke ngaphansi kwakhe, ukusiphula sonke isizukulwane sabaJuda; futhi naye wahlanganyela noGorgia induna, owayenezikhulu ezindabeni zempi isipiliyoni. 8:10 Ngakho uNicanor wathatha ukwenza imali engaka kumaJuda athunjiwe, njengoba kufanele yehlise intela yamatalenta ayizinkulungwane ezimbili inkosi eyayifanele ukuba yikho khokhelani amaRoma. 8:11 Ngakho wahle wathumela emizini engasogwini lolwandle. ememezela ukuthengiswa kwamaJuda athunjiwe, futhi ethembisa ukuthi kufanele libe nemizimba engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili neshumi ngethalenta elilodwa, lingalindeli impindiselo eyayizolandela phezu kwakhe evela kuNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke. 8:12 Manje, lapho izwi silethwe kuJudas of Nicanor ukuza, futhi wayenakho wanika ababenaye ukuthi impi iseduze; 8:13 Labo ababesaba, futhi distrusted ubulungisa bukaNkulunkulu, babaleka, futhi bazihambise. 8:14 Abanye bathengisa konke ababekushiyile, futhi kanye wancenga iNkosi abakhulule, abathengiswa nguNikanori omubi bengakahlangani; 8:15 Futhi uma kungenjalo ngenxa yabo siqu, nokho ngenxa yezivumelwano ayezenzile oyise, nangenxa yegama lakhe elingcwele nelikhazimulayo, abazenza ngalo babiziwe. 8:16 Ngakho Maccabeus wabiza amadoda akhe ndawonye inani lezinkulungwane eziyisithupha. futhi wabayala ukuba bangashaywa ngokwesaba isitha, noma yesabeni isixuku esikhulu sabezizwe esasibahlasele ngokungafanele; kodwa ukulwa ngobudoda, 8:17 Futhi ukubeka phambi kwamehlo abo ukulimala ababekwenzile ngokungafanele indawo engcwele, nokuphathwa ngonya komuzi, abenza wona ukubhuqa, kanye nokuthathwa kohulumeni wabo okhokho: 8:18 Ngoba, wathi, bathembe izikhali zabo nesibindi; kodwa wethu ithemba likuSomandla ongabalahla phansi bobabili lokho woza umelane nathi, kanye nomhlaba wonke. 8:19 Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabalandisa ngalokho okhokho babo ababekutholile. nokuthi bakhululwa kanjani ngaphansi kukaSaneheribi ikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili kwabhubha izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu. 8:20 Wabatshela ngempi ababenayo eBhabhiloni KwabaseGalathiya, ukuthi beza kanjani kodwa izinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili sezizonke, nge abayizinkulungwane ezine baseMakedoniya, nokuthi abaseMakedoniya bedidekile, abayizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili babhubhisa izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili ngenxa kaJehova usizo ababenalo luvela ezulwini, kanjalo bemukela impango enkulu. 8:21 Ngakho lapho esebenze isibindi ngala mazwi, futhi ukulungele ukufa umthetho kanye nezwe, wahlukanisa ibutho lakhe laba izingxenye ezine; 8:22 Futhi wahlanganyela ngokwakhe abafowabo, abaholi band ngalinye, ukuze wit oSimoni, noJosefa, noJonathani, banika ngamunye amadoda angamakhulu ayishumi nanhlanu. 8:23 Futhi wamisa u-Eleyazare ukuba afunde incwadi engcwele, futhi lapho wanikeza kubo lesi siqondiso, Usizo lukaNkulunkulu; yena ehola iqembu lokuqala, 8:24 Futhi ngosizo lukaSomandla babulala ngaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalolunye zabo izitha, futhi yalimaza futhi yakhubaza ingxenye enkulu yomkhosi kaNicanor, kanjalo susa konke; 8:25 Futhi bathatha imali yabo ababeze ukuzithenga, futhi baxosha kubo kude ngokuswela isikhathi babuya: 8:26 Ngoba kwakulusuku olwandulela isabatha, futhi ngenxa yalokho babengafuni baphishekele isikhathi eside. 8:27 Ngakho lapho sebebuthele ndawonye izikhali zabo, futhi aphanga yabo izitha, bamatasa ngesabatha, bethela kakhulu indumiso nokubonga eNkosini, eyabalondoloza kwaze kwaba yilolo suku; okwakuyikuqala kwesihawu sihlala phezu kwabo. 8:28 Futhi ngemva kwesabatha, lapho babenikele ingxenye yempango abakhubazekile, nabafelokazi, nezintandane, insali babahlukanisela yona bona kanye nezinceku zabo. 8:29 Lapho lokhu sekwenziwe, futhi sebenxuse okuvamile, they wancenga iNkosi enomusa ukuba ibuyisane nezinceku zayo kuze kube phakade. 8:30 Ngaphezu kwalokho kulabo ababekanye noThimothewu noBacchides, abalwa ngokumelene nabo, babulala ngaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili, futhi kalula kakhulu ukuphakama nezinqaba, bahlukaniselana impango eminingi ngaphezulu, futhi wenza izinyonga, nezintandane, nabafelokazi, yebo, nabadala, balingane iziphanga ngokwabo. 8:31 Futhi lapho sebebuthe izikhali zabo ndawonye, bazibeka zonke ngokucophelela ezindaweni ezikahle, futhi insalela impango they alethwa eJerusalema. 8:32 Bambulala noFilarches lowo muntu omubi owayenoThimothewu; futhi wayecasule amaJuda ngezindlela eziningi. 8:33 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngesikhathi esinjalo njengoba babegcina idili lokunqoba emandleni abo Balishisa izwe iKhalisthene elathungela umlilo emasangweni angcwele. owayebalekele endlini encane; ngakho wathola umvuzo ofanele ububi bakhe. 8:34 Ngokuqondene nalowo Nicanor ongenamusa kakhulu, owayelethe inkulungwane abathengisi ukuthenga amaJuda, 8:35 Yena kwaba ngosizo lweNkosi wehliswa ngabo, ngaye wenza i-akhawunti encane; futhi ekhumula isembatho sakhe esikhazimulayo, futhi ekhipha inhlangano yakhe, weza njengenceku ebalekayo edabula izwe phakathi nezwe kwaze kwaba se-Antiyokiya enehlazo elikhulu kakhulu, ngokuba umninimzi wakhe wayekhona ibhujisiwe. 8:36 Kanjalo yena, owathatha phezu kwakhe ukwenza okuhle kumaRoma intela yabo by izithunjwa eJerusalema, ezatshelwa kabanzi, ukuthi amaJuda ayenoNkulunkulu balwele, ngakho-ke ababanga nakulimala, ngokuba bona balandela imithetho ayebanike yona.