2 Maccabees
9:1 Ngaleso sikhathi kwafika u-Antiochus ngehlazo ephuma ezweni
iPheresiya
9:2 Ngoba wayengene emzini othiwa iPersepolis, futhi wazama ukuphanga
ithempeli, nokubamba umuzi; lapho isixuku sigijimela ukuvikela
bona nezikhali zabo babaxosha; futhi kwenzeka,
u-Antiochus exoshwa izakhamuzi zabuya nazo
amahloni.
9:3 Manje lapho efika Ekbatane, izindaba zalethwa kuye ukuthi kwenzekeni
kuNikanori noThimothewu.
9:4 Khona-ke ukuvuvukala ngentukuthelo. wacabanga ukuziphindiselela kumaJuda
ihlazo elenziwa kuye ngabambalekelayo. Ngakho wayala
yena inqola yakhe ukuba ayiqhube engayeki, ahambise indlela;
ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu manje kumlandela. Ngoba wayekhulume ngokuziqhenya kulokhu
ukuze afike eJerusalema alenze libe yindawo yokungcwaba evamile
lamaJuda.
9:5 Kepha uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, wamshaya ngesifo esingelapheki.
nesifo esingabonakali: noma lapho nje esekhulume la mazwi, ubuhlungu
izibilini ezingenakulungiseka zehlela phezu kwakhe, nobuhlungu bomzimba
izingxenye zangaphakathi;
9:6 Futhi lokho ngokulunga kakhulu: ngoba wayehluphile izibilini zabanye abantu abaningi
nezinhlupheko eziyinqaba.
9:7 Nokho, akukho lutho nakanye ayeke ukuziqhayisa, kodwa wayelokhu egcwele
ngokuzidla, efuthela umlilo ngokufutheka kwakhe kumaJuda, futhi
elaya ukuthi kuphangise uhambo, kodwa kwathi wawa phansi
enqoleni yakhe, yathathwa ngobudlova; ukuze ngokuwa kabuhlungu, bonke
amalungu omzimba wakhe ayebuhlungu kakhulu.
9:8 Futhi kanjalo lowo ukuthi ngaphambili kancane wacabanga angayala amagagasi of
ulwandle, (waziqhenya kakhulu ngaphezu kwesimo somuntu) futhi akala
izintaba eziphakemeyo esikalini, manje zase zaphonswa phansi, zangeniswa
umgadi wehhashi, ebonakalisa amandla kaNkulunkulu obala.
9:9 Kangangoba izibungu zavuka emzimbeni wale ndoda embi, futhi whiles
waphila ngosizi nobuhlungu, inyama yakhe yawa, nokungcola kwe
iphunga lakhe laba muncu kulo lonke ibutho lakhe.
9:10 Futhi indoda, ukuthi wacabanga kancane ngaphambi kokuba afinyelele izinkanyezi
ezulwini, akekho umuntu owayengabekezelela ukuthwala ukunuka kwakhe okungabekezeleleki.
9:11 Ngakho-ke, lapho eshaywa, waqala ukuyeka ukuzidla kwakhe okukhulu.
futhi afinyelele ekuzazini ngaye ngesishayo sikaNkulunkulu, ubuhlungu bakhe
ukwanda ngaso sonke isikhathi.
9:12 Futhi lapho yena engakwazi ukumelana nephunga lakhe siqu, wakhuluma la mazwi.
Kufanelekile ukuzithoba kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi umuntu ofayo kufanele azithobe
angazicabangeli ngokuziqhenya uma enguNkulunkulu.
9:13 Lo muntu omubi wafunga futhi eNkosini, ngubani manje engasenalutho
umusa phezu kwakhe, ethi:
9:14 Ukuthi umuzi ongcwele (eya eshesha ukuya ukuwubeka
nomhlabathi, nokuwenza ube yindawo yokungcwaba evamile,) wayehlala khona
inkululeko:
9:15 Futhi ngokuphathelene namaJuda, ayewabona engafanele ngisho nokuba
bangcwatshwe, kodwa balahlwe ngaphandle kanye labantwana babo ukuze badliwe yibo
izinyoni nezilwane zasendle, wayezokwenza bonke balingane izakhamuzi
E-Athene:
9:16 Futhi ithempeli elingcwele, okuyinto ngaphambi kokuba ephangiwe, wayezohlobisa ngayo
izipho ezinhle, abuyisele zonke izitsha ezingcwele nezinye eziningi, aphume
emalini ayitholayo makakhokhe imfanelo yemihlatshelo;
9:17 Yebo, futhi ukuthi futhi wayeyoba umJuda ngokwakhe, futhi adabule kubo bonke
umhlaba owakhiwe, futhi umemezele amandla kaNkulunkulu.
9:18 Kodwa kukho konke lokhu ubuhlungu bakhe ngeke ayeke, ngoba ukwahlulela nje kukaNkulunkulu
kwamehlela; ngakho ephelelwe ithemba ngempilo yakhe, wabhalela ibandla
AmaJuda incwadi ebhalwe phansi, equkethe uhlobo lokunxusa,
ngale ndlela:
9:19 Antiochus, inkosi nombusi, kumaJuda amahle izakhamuzi zakhe ufisa okuningi
injabulo, impilo, nokuchuma:
9:20 Uma nina nabantwana benu nihambe kahle, futhi izindaba zenu zibe phezu kwenu
ukwaneliseka, ngibonga kakhulu kuNkulunkulu, nginethemba lami ezulwini.
9:21 Kepha mina, ngangibuthakathaka, noma ngabe ngiye ngakhumbula ngomusa wakho
udumo nentando enhle ebuya ePheresiya, futhi ithathwe nge
isifo esibuhlungu, ngacabanga ukuthi kudingekile ukunakekela ukuphepha okuvamile
kukho konke:
9:22 Hhayi ukungathembi impilo yami, kodwa nginethemba elikhulu lokubalekela lokhu
ukugula.
9:23 Kodwa ucabangela ukuthi ngisho ubaba, ngasiphi isikhathi wahola ibutho phakathi
amazwe aphezulu. waqokwa ozongena esikhundleni,
9:24 Ukuze kube sekupheleni ukuthi, uma kukhona into ewela ngokuphambene nalokho obekulindelekile, noma uma
Kwalethwa izindaba ezibuhlungu, ezazi kwabezwe
okwashiywa kubo umbuso, ungakhathazeki;
9:25 Futhi, ucabangela indlela ukuthi izikhulu ukuthi kukhona imingcele futhi
omakhelwane embusweni wami balindele amathuba, futhi balindele okuzokwenzeka
kube umcimbi. Ngibeke indodana yami u-Antiochus inkosi, engivame ukuyibona
ngizinikele futhi ngitusa kwabaningi benu, lapho ngenyukela phezulu
izifundazwe; engibabhalele kanje:
9:26 Ngakho ngiyakhuleka futhi ngicela ukuba nikhumbule izinzuzo enginazo
kwenziwa kini ngokujwayelekile, futhi ngokukhethekileyo, nokuthi wonke umuntu uzoba
usathembekile kimi nendodana yami.
9:27 Ngoba ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uyayiqonda ingqondo yami ngeke umusa futhi
vumela ngomusa izifiso zakho.
9:28 Kanjalo umbulali nomhlambalazi ehlupheke kakhulu, njengaye
wancenga amanye amadoda, ngakho wafa kabuhlungu ezweni angalazi
ezintabeni.
9:29 Futhi uFiliphu, owakhuliswa naye, wathatha isidumbu sakhe, ngubani
futhi ngokwesaba indodana ka-Antiochus waya eGibhithe kuPtolemeus
Philometor.