2 Maccabees
13:1 Ngonyaka wekhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye watshelwa uJuda, ukuthi Antiochus
I-Euator yayiza ngamandla amakhulu eJudiya.
13:2 Futhi naye uLisiya umvikeli wakhe, futhi umbusi wezindaba zakhe, kokuba
yilowo nalowo kubo inamandla amaGreki ahamba ngezinyawo, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu neshumi;
nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu namakhulu amathathu, nezindlovu ezimbili nambili
izinqola ezingamashumi amabili namakhulu amathathu zihlome izingwegwe.
13:3 UMenewu naye wazihlanganisa nabo, futhi ngokuzenzisa okukhulu
wakhuthaza u-Antiochus, hhayi ngenjongo yokuvikela izwe, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi
wacabanga ukuthi ubekwe umbusi.
13:4 Kodwa iNkosi yamakhosi yashukumisa ingqondo ka-Antiochus ngokumelene nalesi sigelekeqe esibi.
uLisiya wabikela inkosi ukuthi lo muntu ubangele konke
ububi, yaze yayala inkosi ukuba alethwe eBereya, abekwe
afe, njengokujwayelekile kuleyondawo.
13:5 Manje kwakukhona kuleyo ndawo umbhoshongo oyizingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu ukuphakama, ugcwele umlotha.
lalinesitsha esiyindilinga esilengiswe ngaphakathi nxazonke
umlotha.
13:6 Futhi noma ubani owalahlwa sacrilege, noma owayezibophezele yimuphi omunye
ubugebengu obubi, lapho bonke abantu bamgwaza wafa.
13:7 Ukufa okunjalo kwenzeka ukuthi umuntu omubi afe, engenakho okuningi
ukungcwatshwa emhlabeni; futhi lokho kulungile kakhulu:
13:8 Ngoba njengoba nje wayenze izono eziningi nge-altare, umlilo walo
nomlotha wawungcwele, wakwamukela ukufa kwakhe emlotheni.
13:9 Manje inkosi yafika nge ingqondo yobuqaba futhi ezidlayo ukwenza okubi kakhulu
amaJuda, kunalokho okwakwenziwe ngesikhathi sikayise.
13:10 UJuda esekwazi, wayala isixuku ukuba sibize
phezu kweNkosi ubusuku nemini, ukuthi uma kwenzeka nganoma yisiphi esinye isikhathi, wayezokwenza
manje futhi basize, ekubeni iphuzu ukususwa emthethweni wabo, kusukela
ezweni labo, nasethempelini elingcwele;
13:11 Futhi ukuthi wayengeke avumele abantu, ukuthi wayekade ngisho manje nje a
baqabuleke kancane, bazithobe kwabezizwe abahlambalazayo.
13:12 Ngakho lapho bonke sebekwenzile lokhu ndawonye, futhi wancenga iNkosi enesihe
ngokukhala nangokuzila ukudla, walala phansi emhlabathini izinsuku ezintathu
isikhathi eside, uJuda, esebayalile, wayala ukuba bangene
ukulungela.
13:13 Futhi uJuda, ekubeni eceleni namalunga, wanquma, phambi kwenkosi
Ibutho kufanele lingene eJudiya, futhi liwuthathe umuzi, liphume liyovivinya
indaba ekulweni ngosizo lweNkosi.
13:14 Ngakho lapho esezinikele konke kuMdali wezwe, futhi wakhuthaza
amasosha akhe ukuba alwe ngobudoda, kuze kube sekufeni, ngenxa yemithetho, i
ithempeli, idolobha, izwe, kanye ne-Commonwealth, wamisa amatende kaModin:
13:15 Futhi esenikeze umlindo kwabamzungezile, Ukunqoba kuyinto
kaNkulunkulu; wangena phakathi kwezinsizwa ezinesibindi nezikhethiweyo
etendeni lenkosi ebusuku, wabulala ekamu amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane ezine;
izindlovu, nabo bonke ababephezu kwakhe.
13:16 Futhi ekugcineni bagcwalisa ikamu ngokwesaba nokuxokozela, futhi bahamba
impumelelo enhle.
13:17 Lokhu kwenziwa ekuntweleni kosuku, ngoba ukuvikela i
INkosi yamsiza.
13:18 Manje lapho inkosi isizwile ubudoda bamaJuda, yena
wabe esethatha izintambo ngepholisi,
13:19 Futhi waqonda eBethsura, okuyinto inqaba yamaJuda, kodwa yena
waxoshwa, wehluleka, futhi walahlekelwa amadoda akhe:
13:20 Ngoba uJuda wayedlulisele kulabo ababekulo izinto ezinjalo
okudingekayo.
13:21 Kodwa uRhodoku, owayesebutho lamaJuda, wadalula izimfihlo
izitha; ngakho-ke wafunwa, kwathi sebemtholile
bamfake etilongweni.
13:22 Inkosi yayisiphatha labo okwesibili eBethsumu,
bathatha okwabo, bamuka, balwa noJuda, banqotshwa;
13:23 Wezwa ukuthi uFiliphu, owayesele phezu izindaba e-Antiyokiya, kwaba
egobile, ejabhile, wancenga abaJuda, wazithoba, futhi
wafunga konke okufanayo, wavumelana nakho, wanikela ngomhlatshelo;
wadumisa ithempeli, wayenzela umusa indawo;
13:24 Futhi wamukela kahle Maccabeus, wamenza umbusi oyinhloko kusukela
uPhetolemayi kwabaseGerirheni;
13:25 Bafika ePhetolemayi: abantu lapho babedabukile ngenxa yezivumelwano; okwe
bavunguza, ngokuba babechitha izivumelwano zabo;
13:26 ULisiya wakhuphukela esihlalweni sokwahlulela, wathi okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka ukuzivikela
wesizathu, wancenga, wathula, wabenza bathinteka kahle, wabuyela ku
E-Antiyokiya. Kanjalo lathinta ukufika nokumuka kwenkosi.