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.