2 Maccabees 14:1 Kwathi emva kweminyaka emithathu uJudasi wabikelwa ukuthi uDemetriyu indodana ka Seleucus, esengene ethekwini laseTripolis ngamandla amakhulu futhi i-navy, 14:2 Wayethathe izwe, futhi wabulala u-Antiochus, noLisiya umvikeli wakhe. 14:3 Manje omunye Alcimus, owayekade engumpristi omkhulu, futhi wayezingcolisile ngamabomu ngezikhathi zokuhlangana kwabo nabeZizwe, bekubona lokho wayengeke akwazi ukuzisindisa, futhi angabi nandlela yokungena kongcwele i-altare, 14:4 Weza enkosini uDemetriyu ngomnyaka wekhulu namashumi amahlanu nanye. wamethula kuye umqhele wegolide, nesundu, namagatsha ezazisetshenziswa ethempelini, wabamba ezakhe ngalolo suku ukuthula. 14:5 Nokho ethole ithuba lokuthuthukisa ubuwula bakhe ebizwe nguDemetriyu, wabuza ukuthi amaJuda ami kanjani abathintekayo, nalokho ababekuhlosile, waphendula kukho: 14:6 Labo kumaJuda wababiza ngokuthi abase-Asiya, ondunankulu uJuda Maccabeus, bondla impi futhi bayavukela, futhi ngeke bavumele abanye ngokuthula. 14:7 Ngakho-ke mina, njengoba ngiphucwe udumo lwabokhokho bami, ngisho ophakeme. ubupristi, sengifikile manje; 14:8 Okokuqala, ngiqinisile ngenxa yokukhathazeka kwami kokungazenzisi ezintweni eziphathelene noKristu inkosi; futhi okwesibili, ngisho nalokho ngihlose okuhle okwami bakwethu: ngokuba isizwe sakithi sonke sisenhluphekweni engencane ukusebenzelana kwabo ngokungafanele kushiwo ngaphambili. 14:9 Ngakho-ke, O nkosi, njengoba wazi zonke lezi zinto, qaphela for the izwe, nesizwe sakithi, esicindezelwe nhlangothi zonke, ngokusho umusa owubonisa kubo bonke. 14:10 Ngoba njengoba nje uJuda esaphila, akunakwenzeka ukuthi isimo kufanele kube ethule. 14:11 Lokhu akuzange kukhulunywe ngaye, kodwa abanye babangane benkosi. ehlanyiselwe kabi uJuda, wenza impepho eyengeziwe uDemetriyu. 14:12 Futhi ngokushesha ebiza uNicanor, owayekade eyinkosi yezindlovu, futhi emenza umbusi weJudiya, wamthuma; 14:13 Emyala ukuba abulale uJuda, futhi abahlakaze ababe naye. nokwenza u-Alcimus umpristi omkhulu wethempeli elikhulu. 14:14 Khona-ke abezizwe, ababebalekele eJudiya kusukela uJuda, beza eNicanor ngemihlambi, becabanga ukuthi ukulimala nezinhlekelele kumaJuda kungokwazo inhlalakahle. 14:15 Manje lapho amaJuda ezwa ngokuza kukaNicanori, nokuthi abezizwe babe ngokumelene nabo, bathela umhlabathi emakhanda abo, futhi banxusa kuye owamisa abantu bakhe kuze kube phakade, osiza njalo isabelo sakhe ngokubonakaliswa kobukhona bakhe. 14:16 Ngakho ngomyalo wenduna basuka masinyane wasuka lapho, wasondela kubo emzini waseDesawu. 14:17 Manje Simon, umfowabo kaJuda, wayehlanganyele empini Nicanor, kodwa kwaba ecasukile ngokuthula okungazelelwe kwezitha zakhe. 14:18 Nokho, uNicanor, ezwa ngobuntu balabo ababenaye UJuda, kanye nesibindi ababenaso sokulwela izwe labo, kazange azame ukuyizama indaba ngenkemba. 14:19 Ngakho wathuma uPosidonius, noTheodotus, noMatathias, ukuthula. 14:20 Ngakho lapho sebethathe iseluleko eside phezu kwalokho, futhi induna waba bajwayelana nesixuku, kwaba sengathi banjalo bonke nganhliziyonye bavumelana nezivumelwano, 14:21 Futhi wamisa usuku ukuhlangana ndawonye bebodwa, futhi lapho usuku bafika, babekwa izihlalo; 14:22 Ludas wabeka amadoda ahlomile alungele ezindaweni ezikahle, funa abanye ukukhohlisa kufanele kwenziwe ngokuzumayo yizitha: ngakho benza ukuthula ingqungquthela. 14:23 Manje uNiconori wahlala eJerusalema, futhi akazange enze lutho, kodwa wabamukisa abantu abeza bethutheleka kuye. NgokukaLuka 14:24 Wayengafuni ukumsusa uJuda ebusweni bakhe, ngokuba wayebathanda uJehova umuntu ngenhliziyo yakhe 14:25 Wamncenga ukuba athathe umfazi, azale abantwana; wathula, wathatha ingxenye yalokhu kuphila. 14:26 Kodwa u-Alkimu, ebona uthando olwaluphakathi kwabo, futhi ecabangela. izivumelwano ezenziwayo zeza kuDemetriyu, zamtshela lokho U-Nicanor akazange athinteke kahle kuhulumeni; ngoba wayekumisile UJuda, imbuka embusweni wakhe, ukuba abe umlandeli wenkosi. 14:27 Khona-ke inkosi wathukuthela, futhi wacasuka ngecala lenkosi umuntu omubi kakhulu, wabhalela uNicanori, ebonisa ukuthi wayemuningi ecasukile ngezivumelwano, futhi emyala ukuba athumele Isiboshwa sikaMaccabeus siphuthuma e-Antiyokiya. 14:28 Kwathi lokhu kuzwakele uNicanor, wajabha kakhulu kuye. futhi wakuthatha kanzima ukuba enze ize impahla ezazikhona bavumelana, indoda ingenaphutha. 14:29 Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi kwakungekho ukubhekana nenkosi, wabheka isikhathi sakhe ukufeza le nto ngenqubomgomo. 14:30 Nokho, lapho Maccabeus ebona ukuthi Nicanor waqala ukuba churlish kuye, nokuthi wamncenga kakhulu kunakuqala; ebona ukuthi ukuziphatha okubi okunjalo akubanga kuhle, wabutha ehlangene nabantu bakhe abangembalwa, wasuka kuNikanori. NgokukaLuka 14:31 Kepha omunye azi ukuthi uvinjelwe ngokuphawulekayo ngomthetho kaJuda. wangena ethempelini elikhulu nelingcwele, wayala abapristi, ukuthi babenikela ngemihlatshelo yabo evamile, ukuze bamkhulule lowo muntu. 14:32 Futhi lapho bafunga ukuthi ngeke ukwazi ukuthi uphi umuntu anguye bafuna, 14:33 Welulela isandla sakhe sokunene ethempelini, wafunga phakathi kanje: Uma ninganginikele uJudasi njengesiboshwa, ngiyakumlahla lelithempeli likaNkulunkulu kanye nomhlabathi, futhi ngizolidiliza i-altare, futhi akhe ithempeli eliphawulekayo likaBacchus. 14:34 Ngemva kwalawo mazwi, wahamba. Khona-ke abapristi baphakamisa izandla zabo ezulwini, bamncenga lowo owayelokhu engumvikeli wabo isizwe, sithi kanje; 14:35 Wena, O Nkosi yazo zonke izinto, ongasweli lutho, wakujabulela lokho ithempeli lendlu yakho yokuhlala lizakuba phakathi kwethu; 14:36 Ngakho-ke manje, O Nkosi ongcwele wabo bonke ubungcwele, gcina le ndlu kuze kube phakade engangcolile, esanda kuhlanjululwa, futhi avimbe yonke imilomo engalungile. 14:37 Manje kwabekwa icala kuNicanor uRazis, omunye wabadala iJerusalema, umthandi wabantu bakubo, indoda enodumo oluhle kakhulu, owathi ngoba umusa wakhe wabizwa ngokuthi uyise wamaJuda. 14:38 Ngoba ezikhathini zangaphambili, lapho babengaxubani ne AbeZizwe, wayebekwe icala lobuJuda, futhi wafaka eyakhe engozini ngesibindi umzimba nempilo ngakho konke ukushisekela inkolo yamaJuda. 14:39 Ngakho uNicanor, ethanda ukumemezela inzondo ayeyithwele kumaJuda, wathumela amadoda empi angaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu ukuba ambambe; 14:40 Ngoba wayecabanga ukumthatha ukwenza okubi kakhulu kumaJuda. 14:41 Manje lapho isixuku ngabe wawuthatha umbhoshongo, futhi ngobudlova emnyango ongaphandle, wathi kulethwe umlilo ukuwushisa eselungele ukubanjwa nhlangothi zonke wawela phezu kwenkemba yakhe; 14:42 Ekhetha ukufa indoda, kunokuba angene ezandleni omubi, ukuba ahlukunyezwe ngenye indlela kunokuba afanele ukuzalwa kwakhe okuhle; 14:43 Kodwa waphuthelwa isivimbo sakhe ngokuphangisa, isixuku futhi wagijima phakathi izicabha, wagijimela odongeni ngesibindi, waziphonsa phansi njengomuntu phakathi kogqinsi lwazo. 14:44 Kodwa baphangisa masinyane emuva, futhi isikhala kokuba kwenziwa, wawela phansi phakathi nendawo engenalutho. 14:45 Nokho, ngenkathi kusekhona umoya ngaphakathi kuye, evutha ulaka, wasukuma; lanxa igazi lakhe lagobhoza njengamanzi. namanxeba akhe ayemabi, nokho wagijima edabula phakathi isixuku; futhi emi phezu kwedwala eliwumqansa. 14:46 Lapho igazi lakhe seliphelile, wakhipha izibilini zakhe, futhi wabathatha ngezandla zombili, waziphosela exukwini, wabiza phezu kweNkosi yokuphila neyomoya ukuba imbuyisele labo futhi, kanjalo wafa.