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.