2 Maccabees 11:1 Akuphelanga sikhathi, uLisiya umvikeli wenkosi kanye nomzala, ngubani futhi waphatha izindaba, wacasuka kakhulu ngezinto ezazikhona kwenziwe. 11:2 Esebuthelile kungathi izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili kanye nabo bonke abamahhashi. weza kumaJuda, ecabanga ukwenza umuzi ube yindawo yokuhlala yabaJuda Abezizwe, 11:3 Futhi ukwenza inzuzo ethempelini, njengamanye ama-chapel of the kwabezizwe, nokubeka ubupristi obukhulu buthengiswa minyaka yonke. 11:4 Engacabangi nakancane amandla kaNkulunkulu, kodwa wakhukhumala ngabayishumi bakhe izinkulungwane zemigundatshani, lezinkulungwane zabagadi bamabhiza, lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili ayo izindlovu. 11:5 Ngakho wafika eJudiya, wasondela eBethsura, umuzi oqinile. kepha ekude neJerusalema amastadiyu* ayisihlanu, wavimbezela kanzima kuyo. 11:6 Manje, lapho labo ababenoMaccabeus bezwa ukuthi uvimbezele izinqaba. bona nabo bonke abantu bekhala, bekhala, bancenga uJehova ukuthi wayezathuma ingilosi enhle ukuthi ikhulule uIsrayeli. 11:7 Khona-ke Maccabeus ngokwakhe kuqala wathatha izikhali, ekhuthaza omunye ukuthi bazifaka engozini kanye laye ukuze basize labo abazalwane: ngakho bahamba kanye ngenhliziyo evumayo. 11:8 Futhi njengoba base eJerusalema, kwabonakala phambi kwabo begibele amahhashi omunye embethe ingubo emhlophe, enyakazisa izikhali zakhe zegolide. 11:9 Basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu olesihawu bonke kanyekanye, baqina isibindi. kangangokuthi babengalungelanga ukulwa namadoda kuphela, kodwa nabaningi izilo ezinonya, nokubhoboza izindonga zensimbi. 11:10 Bahamba kanjalo begqoke izikhali zabo, benomsizi ovela ezulwini. ngoba iNkosi yayilesihawu kubo 11:11 Futhi enikeza umyalo phezu kwezitha zabo njengamabhubesi, babulala abayishumi nanye abayinkulungwane abayimigundatshani, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesithupha, bonke abanye babafaka indiza. 11:12 Abaningi kubo futhi abalimele baphunyuka benqunu; noLisiya yena wabaleka wahamba ngokuhlazisayo, waphunyuka kanjalo. 11:13 Owathi, njengoba wayengumuntu onengqondo, ezilahla kuye lokho ukulahlekelwa kwakhe ayenakho, futhi ecabangela ukuthi amaHeberu ayengenakunqotshwa, ngoba uNkulunkulu uSomandla wabasiza, wathumela kubo. 11:14 Futhi wabancenga ukuba bavumelane zonke izimo ezifanele, futhi wathembisa ukuthi wayezoncenga inkosi ukuthi kumele abe umngane wayo bona. 11:15 Khona-ke Maccabeus wavuma kukho konke uLisiya ayekufisa, eqaphela okuhle okuvamile; kanye nanoma yini uMakhabewu ayibhalela uLisiya mayelana amaJuda, inkosi yawavumela. 11:16 Ngoba kwakulotshwe kumaJuda izincwadi ezivela kuLisiya. ULisiya esixukwini sabaJuda uyakhonza. 11:17 UJohane no-Abisalomu, ababethunywe kuwe, wanginika isicelo ubhalisile, futhi wenza isicelo sokusebenza kokuqukethwe kwakho. 11:18 Ngakho-ke noma yiziphi izinto okufanele zibikwe enkosini, I esezibonakalisile, futhi unikile konke okungenzeka. 11:19 Futhi uma ke nizozigcina nithembekile esimweni, emva kwalokhu futhi ngizozama ukuba yindlela yokukusiza. 11:20 Kodwa mayelana imininingwane nginiyalele kokubili lezi kanye nezinye owavela kimi, ukuze akhulume nawe. 11:21 Salani kahle. Unyaka wekhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, unyaka nonyaka usuku lwamashumi amabili lwenyanga uDioscorinthius. 11:22 Manje incwadi yenkosi iqukethe la mazwi: Inkosi u-Antiochus yakhe Umzalwane uLisiya uyakhonza. 11:23 Njengoba ubaba wethu lihunyushwe onkulunkulu, intando yethu, ukuthi abasembusweni wethu hlalani ngokuthula, ukuze yilowo nalowo abheke okwakhe izindaba zakho. 11:24 Siyaqonda futhi ukuthi amaJuda wayengafuni ukuvuma ubaba wethu, ngoba basiwe enkambisweni yabezizwe, kepha kungcono bagcine eyabo indlela yokuphila; ngalokho bafuna kithi ukuthi thina kufanele babavumele ukuthi baphile ngemithetho yabo. 11:25 Ngakho ingqondo yethu iwukuthi, lesi sizwe kuyoba ukuphumula, futhi sinakho wanquma ukubabuyisela ithempeli labo, ukuze baphile ngokuvumelana amasiko abokhokho babo. 11:26 Ngakho-ke uyakwenza kahle ukuthumela kubo, futhi ubanike ukuthula. ukuze kuthi lapho befakazelwa ngengqondo yethu, baduduzeke, futhi bahlale bejabule ngezindaba zabo. 11:27 Futhi incwadi yenkosi esizweni samaJuda kwaba ngemva kwalokhu ngendlela: Inkosi u-Antiochus iyakhonza emphakathini nakwabanye wamaJuda: 11:28 Uma nihamba kahle, sinakho ukufisa kwethu; nathi sinempilo enhle. 11:29 Menelaus wamemezela kithi, ukuthi isifiso sakho kwakuwukubuyela ekhaya, futhi landela ibhizinisi lakho: 11:30 Ngakho-ke labo abayohamba bayohlala ephephile kuze usuku lwamashumi amathathu lwe-Xanthicus ngokuphepha. 11:31 Futhi amaJuda bayosebenzisa uhlobo lwabo siqu ukudla nemithetho, njengakuqala; futhi akekho kubo noma iyiphi indlela eyohlukunyezwa ngezinto ngokungazi kwenziwe. 11:32 Ngithumile futhi Menelaus, ukuze aniduduze. 11:33 Nisale kahle. Ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, nangoweshumi nanhlanu usuku lwenyanga i-Xanthicus. 11:34 AmaRoma futhi wathumela kubo incwadi equkethe la mazwi: Quintus UMemmiyu noThithu Manlius, amanxusa aseRoma, bayakhonza kini abantu bamaJuda. 11:35 Noma yini uLisiya umzala wenkosi asiphe, ngakho nathi ngijabule. 11:36 Kodwa ezithinta izinto ezinjalo njengoba wahlulela ukuba kubhekiswe enkosini, ngemva senikucebisile ngakho, thumani omunye masinyane, ukuze sikubike lokho linilungele, ngokuba manje siya e-Antiyokiya. 11:37 Ngakho thumela abanye ngokushesha, ukuze sazi ukuthi yini ingqondo yakho. 11:38 Ukuvalelisa. Lonyaka wekhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, usuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwe inyanga kaXanthicus.