3iiMaccabees
ISAHLUKO1
[1]XauPhilopatorwevakwabobabuyayoukuba imimandlaawayeyilawulayayithinjwenguAntiochus, wanikelaimiyalelokuyoyonkeimikhosiyakhe,eyomkhosi ohambangeenyawoneyamahashe,yathabathanodade wabouArsinoe,yazayamatshaukuyakummandla okufuphineRaphia,aphoabaxhasibaka-Antiochus babemiseiintentekhona
2KodwauTheodotusothile,owayezimiseleukulenza iyelenqeawayelicingile,wathabathaezonazixhobo zibalaseleyozomkhosikaPtolemyawayezinikelwe ngaphambili,wawelelangobusukuententenikaPtolemy, ecingaukumbulalayedwaazengaloondlelaaphelise imfazwe
[3]KodwauDositheus,owayebizwangokubangunyana kaDrimylus,umYudangokuzalwa,owathikamva walutshintshaunqulolwakhewazawawexukakwizithethe zamanyange,wamkhwelisaukumkaniwazawalungiselela ukubaindodaethileengabalulekangailaleententeni;kwaye kekwenzekaukubalendodaiziphindezeleleukumkani
[4]Xakwabakhoumlookrakra,yayeizintozazimhambela kakuhleuAntiochus,uAntiochuswayakumajoningesijwili neenyembezi,amaqhagaakheedakumbile,waza wababongozaukubabazikhuselebonanabantwanababo nabafazibabongenkalipho,ethembisaukunikangamnye kuboiiminaezimbinizegolideukubabaphumeleleedabini
[5]Kwayekekwenzekileukubautshabaloyiswa esenzweni,nabathinjwaabaninzikanjalobathatyathwa.
[6]Ekubeningokuwayeliphanzisileeloyelenqe,uPtolemy wagqibakwelokubaatyeleleizixekoeziselumelwaneni ukuzeazikhuthaze.
[7]Ngokwenzaoku,nangokujizekangeziphoiindawozabo ezingcwele,womelezaukhololwabalawulwabakhe 8Kekaloku,akubon'ukubaamaYudaathumeleabathile kwintlanganisoyawoyamatyala,namadodaamakhulu, ukubabezekuye,ukubabambulise,bamphatheleizipho, nokuvuyisananayengakookokwenzekileyo,kwaba kukhonawangxamelaukubabonakamsinya 9Kekaloku,akubaefikileeYerusalem,wenyusaidini kuThixoOsenyangweni,wenzaimibingelelo,wenza ngokuyifaneleyoindawoengcweleEmvakoko, ekungenenikwendawokwayeechukunyiswebubuhlebayo kunyenobuhlebayo, [10]wamangaliswakukulungakwayoitempile,wakhawula umnqwenowokungenakweyonangcwelekangcwele [11]Bathike,akuvunyelwangaoko,ngenxayokuba bengavunyelwanganokubabangabesizwesakowabo bangene,kwanababingelelibonke,kodwakuphela ngumbingeleliomkhuluowongamileyokubobonke,yaye yenakuphelakanyengonyaka,ukumkaniakazange akholelwe.
12Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubaufundiwenomthetho, akayekangaukuthiufaneleukungena,esithi,Nokuba bahluthaolumbeko,andifaneleukubasenjenjalo.
13Wayebuzaukuthi,Yininaukubaangenekwezinye iitempile,akwabakhomnqandileyo
[14]Kwayeomnyengokungakhathaliwathi kwakuphosakeleukuthabathaokunjengomqondiso ngokwawo.
15Wathiukumkani,Ekwenzekeniokonje,ndingade ndingene,nokubabayathanda,bayathanda,kusinina?
16Ababingeleli,beneengubozabozonke,baqubuda, bambongozauThixooPhezukonkeukubaancedekule meko,abupheliseububibelicebo;bayizalisaitempile ngezikhaloneenyembezi;
17Yayeabobaseleyoesixekwenibaphazamisekabaza baphumabuphuthuphuthu,becingaukubakukhointoethile engaqondakaliyoeyenzekayo.
18Zingxamileiintombi,ezibezibiyelelweengontsini, noonina,Zafefaiinwelezazongothuli,zazalisaizitrato ngokuncwinanangezimbonono.
19Abobafazibabesandul’ukuvathiselwaukutshata, bawashiyaamagumbiokutshata,alungiselweumsitho,baza, bewatyeshelaisidimaesifanelekileyo,babuthanandawonye esixekweni
[20]Oomamanabongikazibabalahlakwanabantwana abasandul’ukuzalwaaphanaphaya,abanyeezindlini abanyeezitratweni,kwayengaphandlekokujonga ngasemvabahlanganisanakweyonatempileiphakamileyo.
21Zazininziizibongozozabobabehlanganisenekhona, ngenxayokubaukumkaniwayecebaukunyelisa
[22]Ukongezelela,isibindisabemisasingayi kukunyamezelaukugqitywakwezicwangcisozakheokanye ukuzalisekakwenjongoyakhe
23Bamemezakummelwanewabo,ukubabaxhobe,bafe ngenkaliphongenxayomthethowooyise,kwabakho isiphithiphithiesikhuluengcweleni;Batheke,bakubon’ ukubabathintelwengamadodaamakhulunamadoda amakhulu,babhenelakwimoyokukhunga,njengabanye [24]Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubakukhoisihlwele, njengakuqala,sithandaza;
[25]ngelixaabadalakufutshanenokumkanibazama ngeendlelaezahlukeneyoukuguqulaingqondoyakhe yekratshikwiceboawayelikhawule.
[26]Keyena,ekukhukhumalalenikwakhe, akakhathalelanganto,waqalangokuukusondela,ezimisele ukulifikelelaesiphelwenielicebo.
[27]Bakukubonaokuabobabemjikelezile,bajika,bekunye nabantubakowethu,ukubabamcelelowounawoonke amandlaokubakhuselakulenkathazoyangoku,angasibethi ngoyabaesisenzosingekhomthethweni nesokuzikhukhumalisa
[28]Isikhaloesiqhubekayo,esibuhlungu,nesihlangeneyo sesihlwelesaphumelakwisiphithiphithiesikhulu;
29Kubakwabonakalakungengaboabantubodwa abavakalisayoilizwi,kodwakwaneendonga,nehlabathi lonkeelimiweyo;
ISAHLUKO2
[1]WazaumbingeleliomkhuluuSimon,ekhangelene nengcwele,eguqengamadolo,wazolulaizandlazakhe ngokuzola,wathandazangoluhlobo:
[2]Nkosi,Nkosiyamazulu,uMdaliwendaloyonke, ungcwelephakathikwabangcwele,ikuphelakomphathi, usomandla,sivelelethinababandezelwakabuhlungu ngulowoungendawo,ongahloneliThixo,okhukhumele bubuganganamandla.
3Kubawena,Menziwezintozonke,umlawuliwezinto zonke,unguMthetheleliolilungisa;
4Wabatshabalalisaabobabefudulabengalungisi,ababekho phakathikwaboiingxilimbela,ezikholosengobugorhabazo, nangokukhaliphakwazo,owabatshabalalisayongokuzisa phezukwaboumkhukulaongenasiphelo
5Uwadlengomlilonesulfure,amadodaaseSodom, awazidlayo,awayedumengobugwenxababo;nabenza umzekelokwabobayakuzaemvakwabo
6Uwazisileubugorhabakhongokumohlwayakaninzi, ezahlukahlukeneyokuFaroonekratshi,owabakhobokisayo abantubakhoabangcwele,amaSirayeli
7Wasukewabasukelangeenqwelozokulwanempi yomkhosi,wamkhukulaenzulwiniyolwandle, wabatyhudisakeababekholosengawe,wenaMlawuli wendaloyonke.
8Bazibonaizenzozezandlazakho,Bakudumisa,wena Somandla; 9Wena,Kumkani,ekudalwenikwakhoumhlaba ongenamida,ongenasiphelo,wawunyulalomzi, wayingcwalisalendawongenxayegamalakho,akwaswele nto;wazawakubaulizukisilengokubonakalalisakwakho okumangalisayo,ulenzeisisekoesiluqilimasozuko lwegamalakhoelikhulunelibekekileyo 10NgokuthandakwakhoindlukaSirayeli,wathi,ukuba sithesabuyaumva,yasifikelaimbandezelo, wosiphulaphulakeisicelosethu,sakufikakulendawo, sithandaze.
11Uthembekile,uyinyaniso;
12Ngenxayokubafuthioobawobabecinezelekafuthi, wenawabancedisaekuthotywenikwabo,wabahlangula ebubiniobukhulu;
13Khawubone,Kumkaniungcwele,ukubangenxayezono zethuezininzi,ezikhuluzatyunyuzwangokubandezelwa, soyisiweziintshabazethu,songanyelwebubuhlwempu
14Ekukhubekenikwethu,lomntuuyingcatshi, ehlambelayo,ehlambelaindawoengcweleyehlabathi, esibekelweigamalakhoelizukileyo
15Kubaindawoyakhoyokuhlala,izululamazulu, alisondekiebantwini.
16Ngenxaenokubawabababalayoabantubakho amaSirayeliuzukolwakho,wayingcwalisalendawo 17Musaniukusihlwayangenxayobunqambibababantu, ningasiphendulisingenxayalentoyobutshijolo,hleze baqhayisengomsindowaboabakreqi,Baqhayise ngokukhukhumalakolwimilwabo,besithi;
18Siyinyhasheleindluyengcwele,njengokoùya kunyhashwaizindluzamatshijolo.
19Zisuseizonozethu,ubutshayeleubugwenxabethu, uyityhileincebayakhongelilixa
20Mayisifumanekamsinyaiincebazakho,Uyibeke imibongoemlonyeniwabamoyautyumkileyo,usinike uxolo
[21]UthekeuThixo,lowouvelelaizintozonke,uYise wokuqalaweentozonke,ongcwelekwabangcwele,esivile isikhungoesisemthethweni,wamtyakatyalowo uziphakamisayongokusileyo,nogonyamelo.
22Wayivuthululakwelicala,yaza,njengengcongolo, izanyazanyiswangumoya,walalaemhlabeni engenakuzinceda,efileumzimbawonke,engakwazi nokuthetha,ekubeniubethwengumgwebowobulungisa
23Kekalokuizihlobononogada,bakubonaisohlwayo esimfumeneyo,besoyikaukubahlezeabulawe,bamrhola kamsinya,bengenelwekukoyikaokukhuluokuncamisileyo 24Kwakubamzuzwana,wabuyawachacha,nokohlwaywa kwakhe,akaguqukanganakanye,wemkaethethaizisongelo ezikrakra
25AkufikaeJiputa,wahambelaphambilieburheletyweni bakhe,encediswangabahloboabaselayo,nabalingane ababeselebekhankanyiwe,ababengabasemzinikuyoyonke intoelungileyo;
26Wayenganelangabuburhelembakheobungenakubalwa, kodwawaqhubekaenobugcalagcalakangangokubawayila iingxeloezingendawokwiindawongeendawo;yayeuninzi lwabahlobobakhe,luyiqwalaselangenyamekoinjongo kakumkani,nabongokwabobalandelaukuthandakwakhe 27KeyenawafunaukuyihlazisaesidlangalaleniamaYuda, wamisailityephezukwenqabaentendelezweni,linombhalo 28Akukhonamnyeumntuosukubaengabingelelangauya kungenaezingcwelenizawo,yayeonkeamaYuda afanelekelelwaukubaabhaliselweirhafuyerhafu,abe ngamakhoboka,nokubangamakhobokaawo
[29]abobabhalisiweyobayakuphawulwangomlilo emizimbeniyabongophawulwegqabile-Dionysus,kwaye bayakuthotywakwimekoyaboyangaphambili
[30]Ukuzeangabonakalinjengotshabakubobonke, wabhalangezantsi:"Kodwaukubanabaninakuboukhetha ukujoyinaabobaqaliswekwiimfihlelo,bayakubanobumi obulinganayokunyenama-Alexandria."
31Kekalokuabathile,ngokulicekisangokuphandle ixabisoelimiselweyolokulondolozaunqulolomziwabo, bazinikelangokuzithandela,ekubenibabelindele ukuzenzelaigamaelihlengokunxulumanakwabo nokumkanikwixeshaelizayo
32Kebonaabaninzikubobaqiniselangomoyawobukroti, abatyekaelunqulwenilwabo;kwayengokuhlawulaimali ngokutshintshaubomibazamangokuzithembaukuzisindisa kubhaliso.
[33]Bahlalabenethembaelimisiweyolokufumanauncedo, bakruqukakwabobazahlulayokubo,bebagqala njengeentshabazohlangalwamaYuda,bebahlutha ubudlelanenabobodwa
ISAHLUKO3
10Uthekeukumkani,okhohlakeleyo,akuyiqondalemeko, wabanomsindokakhulukangangokubaakazangeanelenje ukubanomsindonxamnyenaloomaYudaawayehlala eAleksandriya,kodwawacaphukangakumbinakwabo basemaphandleniwazawayalelaukubabonke bahlanganiswengokukhawulezandaweni-nye,baze babulawengeyonandlelaikhohlakeleyo
[2]Kuthekusalungiswakeezizinto,kwasasazwaintiyo embikuhlangalwamaYudangamadodaayenzeiyelenqe lokuwenzaokubi,ethethaukubaayebathintelaabanye ukubabangawagciniamasikoabo
[3]Nokoke,amaYudaaqhubekaegcinaisimiloesihle nokunyanisekaokungagungqiyokubukhosi;
[4]kodwangenxayokubababemnqulauThixoyaye behambangomthethowakhe,babehlalabezahlulele ngokuphatheleleukutya.Ngenxayokobabonakala beyithiyileinxenye;
5Kusukekwathi,beyivathiseimisebenziemihleyabathe tye,bamiselwaukubababenodumooluhleebantwini bonke
6Nokoke,ezizezinyeizizweazikhangezilunyamekele ukulungakwabo,kuhlangalwazo,intoleyokeyayinto eqhelekileyokubobonke;
[7]endaweniyokobahlebangeyantlukwanoekunquleni nasekutyeni,besithiababantubabenganyanisekanga kukumkaninakumagunyaakhe,kodwababenobutshaba kwayebachasakakhuluurhulumentewakheNgoko abalubekangaungcikivooluqhelekileyokubo
8AmaGrikealaphokuloomzi,nangonaengazangeenze bubinangayiphinaindlela,akubonaisiphithiphithi esingalindelekangaesibajikelezileyoababantu, nendimbaneeyabangequbuliso,akabanganamandla okubanceda,kubababephilangobuzwilakhe.Bazama ukubathuthuzela,bebuhlungungenxayemeko,kwaye balindeleukubaizintoziyakutshintsha;
[9]kubaibuthoelikhuluelinjalobelingafaneleliyekelelwe kwikamvalaloxalingenzangatyala
[10]Kwayeseleabanyeabamelwanebabonezihlobo kunyenoosomashishiniababathabathelebucalaabanye babongasesekwayebabebathembisaukubakhuselakwaye benzeimizamoenyanisekileyoyoncedolwabo
11Wazaukumkani,eqhayisilengakokonkeukulunga kwakheokungako,engabugqaliubugorhabukaThixo Osenyangweni;
12“UKumkaniuPtolemyFilopatorubhalelaiinjengele zakhenamajoniakheaseYiputanakwizithilizayozonke, imibulisonempiloentle
[13]Mnanorhulumentewethusiqhubakakuhle.
14Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubakuqhamkeiphulolethu kwelaseAsiya,njengokubanazinaningokwenu,lagqitywa, ngokwecebolawo,ngamadlelaneoothixoekulweninathi; 15Kwayesasicingaukubaasifanelesizilawule ngomkhontoiintlangaezihlalaeCoele-SyrianaseFenike, kodwamasizinyamekelengemfesanenangobubele obukhulu,ngovuyosibaphathekakuhle
16Kwayesakubasinikeingenisoeninzikakhulu kwiitempileezisezidolophini,sezanaseYerusalem,kwaye senyukaukuyakuzukisaitempileyabobantu bakhohlakeleyo,abangayekiyokububudengebabo 17Basamkelaubukhobethungelizwi,ukanti ngokungazenzisiyo,ngenxaenokubasithi,sakubasicenge ukungenakwitempileyaboengaphakathi,siyizukise ngemisebenziemihle,emihle, [18]bakhukuliswalisikolabo,basikhuphaukuba singangeni;kodwabayebasindiswaekusebenziseni amandlaethungenxayobubeleesinabokubobonke [19]Ngokugcinainzondoyaboecacileyokuthi,baba kuphelakwabantuphakathikwezizwezonkeabaphakamisa iintlokozabongokudelelaookumkanikunyenabancedi babo,kwayeabafuniukuthabathaisenzoesinyanisekileyo +20Kethina,sakufikaeJiputasoyisile,sazalisa ngobudengebawo,senzakanyenjengokosasifanelekele, ekubenisaziphathangobubelezonkeiintlanga 21Phakathikwezinyeizinto,esazisakubobonkeooyihlo abalapha,ngenxayokumanyanakwabonathi,nangenxa yamawakaalishumi,ababephathiswengesisa kwasekuqalekeni;sazasazamaukwenzainguqulelo, ngokugqibakokubiniukubagqalabebufanelekeleubumi
baseAleksandriyanokubenzababenenxaxhebakwizithethe zethuzonquloeziqhelekileyo.
22Kusukabona,ebubinibabobemvelo,bakuthabathele okwabo,bakugatyaokokulungileyo;Ekubenibetyekele ebubiningamaxeshaonke;
23ababucekisibonaubumiobuncamisileyobodwa;kuzo zonkeiimeko,ngokuhambelananendlelayaboyokuphila engathandekiyo,bakrokrelangaseseukubasinokuyiguqula ngokukhawulezainkquboyethu
[24]Kengoko,seyisekilenjengokupheleleyokwezi zibonakalisozokuthiabatyekelengakuthingandlelazonke, siyesathabathaamanyathelookulumkelahlezekuthi,xa kuthekwavelaisiphithiphithingesiquphekuthikamva,sibe ngabangcatshineentshabaezikhohlakeleyoemvakomhlana wethu
25Kengoko,siniwiseleumthethowokuba,yakufikale ncwadi,nibathumelekuthiabamiphakathikwenu, ndawonyenabafazibabo,nabantwanababo,benempatho engcungcuthekisayo,bekhonkxiwengamakhamandela esinyithi,ukubabafeukufaokulihlazo,okulihlazo, okufaneleyoiintshaba
26Kubaxaezizintozithezasohlwaywazonke,siqinisekile ukubaokwexeshanaeliseleyourhulumenteuyakuzinziswa ngokwethungocwangco,ngocwangco
27KodwanabaninaoxhwarheumJuda,ixhego,umntwana, iintsana,kunyenosapholwakheuyakuthuthunjelwaafe 28Nabaninaothewanikelainkcazelouyakwamkelailifa lalowowenzeisohlwayo,kwanamawakaamabini eedrarhimaebuncwanenibasebukhosini,anikwe inkululeko
+29YonkeindawoekufunyanwakuyoikhuselolomYuda mayibeyintoengenakufikelelekakwayeitshiswengomlilo, kwayeiyakubayintoengenamsebenzikuyoyonke imiphefumloefayo.
[30]Iletaibibhalwengoluhlobolungentla
ISAHLUKO4
1Kekaloku,kuzozonkeiindawoaphowawufikekhonalo mmiselo,bekukhoisidloesixhekileyoiintlanga, zimemelelenemigcobo;
2KekalokukwakukhophakathikwamaYudaukuzila, nokulila,nezijwiliezingapheliyo;Intliziyoyaboyayivutha ngumsindokuyoyonkeindawo,bancwinangenxa yentshabalaloengayilindelanga,eyayigqitywengequbuliso ngenxayabo.
3Sisiphinaisithili,nokubasisiphina,kusinina,kusinina, ziziphinaizitratoezingazaliyokukumbambazela, nokumbambazela?
[4]Kubangomoyaongqwabalalanowoburhalarhume bakhutshelwangaphandle,xabebonke,ziinjengele kwizixekoezahlukahlukeneyo,kangangokubaxabebona izohlwayozaboezingaqhelekanga,kwanabanye beentshabazabo,bebonaeyonantoiqhelekileyoyosizi phambikwamehloabo,bacingangokungaqinisekikobomi bazebaphalaleiinyembezingokonakugxothwakulusizi kwababantu.
5Kubainkithayamaxhegoayimvithi,amavilanamavila, irholwa,iqhutywaukubaihambengesantyaesiphezulu, ekugonyamenikwayo,ukuqhutywaokuziintloni.
6Abafazanaababesandulaukungenaendlwiniyomtshakazi, ukubababelanengeqhinalomtshato,bananiselanangovuyo
ngesijwili,neenwelezaboeziziqholiweyozemore, zitshizweluthuthu,zemkazahlutywa;bonkebebonke benzaisijwiliendaweniyengomayomtshato,njengoko babeqwengwebuburhalarhumebeentlanga.
[7]Emakhamandeleninasemehlwenikawonke-wonke barhuqelwangogonyameloukuyakufikelelakwindawo yokukhwela
[8]Abayenibabo,kwasebutshenibabo,bavingcelwa iintamozabongeentsonteloendaweniyezidanga zeentyantyambozeentyantyambo,bayichithaimihla eseleyoyomsithowomtshatowaboesenzaisijwili endaweniyokonwabanokuchwayitakobutsha,ebonaukufa kwangokophambikwawo.
9Bafakwaemkhombeninjengeenkomo,ziqhutywa ngemixokelelwaneyesinyithi;inxenyeibibotshelelwe emqaleniezitulonizemikhombe,abanyeiinyawozabo zibotshelelwengamakhamandelaangaqhawukiyo;
[10]kwayeukongezelelababevalelwephantsikwedesika eqinileyo,ukuzengamehloaboebumnyameni obupheleleyo,bafanelebafumaneunyangoolubafaneleyo abangcatshingexeshalonkelohambo 11Akubaezisiwelamadodaendaweniebizwangokuba yiSkediya,lwagqitywakeuhambongolwandle,njengoko wayeyalelengakoukumkani,wathimakavakeleendaweni yenqanawaleyo,yayakhiwengodongaolubi,phambi komzilowo,ukubaibengumbonisoocacileyokubobonke abezayophakathikomzi,nabaphumaumkhosi,bangena phakathikomzinomkhosiwokumkani.nangayiphina indlelaibangolingaphakathikwiseketheyesixeko
12Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubakwenzekeoku,weva ukumkaniukubaamaYudaakwaYudaabephumaphakathi komzi,aphumafuthingasese,ekhalazangokukrakra ngenxayobubibabazalwanabawo;
[13]ngomsindowakhewayalelaukubalamadoda aphathwekanyengendlelaefanayonaleyoyabanye, angasishiyinanyeinkaloyokohlwaywakwawo
[14]Uhlangaluphelalwaluzakubhaliswa ngokwahlukeneyo,kungekhonangenxayomsebenzi onzimaekukhekwakhankanywangokufutshane ngaphambili,kodwauthuthunjiswangomsindo awayewuyalele,yayeekugqibeleniutshatyalaliswe ngesithubasosukuolunye
15Ukubhalwakwabokekwababantukwabangengxakeko ekrakra,benenzondelelo,kususelaekuphumenikwelanga, kudekuseekutshonenikwalo
16Ukumkaniwayezeleyimincilikakhulu,elungiselela umthendelekokuzozonkeizithixozakhe,ngengqondo ecetyweinyaniso,enomlomoongcolileyo,edumisa izimumu,engakwaziyoukuthetha,nokumncedisa,ethetha amazwiagwenxangowongamileyo
17Kekaloku,emvakwexeshaebesikhankanyiwe ngaphambili,bathiababhalibamxelelaukumkani,ukuba akasenakukwaziukubalaamaYuda,ngenxayenkithayawo enkulu;
18nakubainkolisoyaboyabeisekhoemaphandleni, inxenyeyahlalaemakhayeniayo,inxenyeihleli;Loo msebenziwawunzimakwiinjengelezonkezaseYiputa.
19Kekaloku,akubaebasongelangokuqatha,ebamangalela ukubabanyotywe,ukuzebenzeiqhingalokuphuma, wayeqinisekengokupheleleyongaloonto.
[20]xabesitshokwayebengqinaukubaamaphephakunye neepeniababezisebenzisaukubhalaselezikhutshiwe
[21]Kodwaesiyayisisenzosolungiseleloolungenakoyiswa lwalowowayencedaamaYudaevelaezulwini.
ISAHLUKO5
1Wazaukumkani,ebubhetyebhetye,wazalangumsindo omkhulunoburhalarhume;ngokokewabizauHermon, umgciniweendlovu.
2Wamwiselaumthethongengomso,ukubaazixubezonke iindlovuezimakhulumahlanungenani,anentlakaemhlophe ezaliseizandla,newayinieninziengaxutywanga, azihlathisephakathingenxayesiseloesinxilisayo,ukuze amaYudaafikeleleesichengenisawo.
3Akubaemyalileezizinto,wabuyelaesidlwenisakhe, nezihlobozakhe,nomkhosiowawuwachasengokukodwa amaYuda.
4KwayeuHermon,umgciniweendlovu,waqhubeka ethembekileekuphumezeniiziyalelo
[5]AbakhonziababephetheamaYudabaphumangokuhlwa bazabababophaizandlaabantuabaxhwalekileyobaza balungiselelaukubabagcinwengokuqhubekayoubusuku bonke,beqinisekileukubauhlangaluphelalwaluya kufumanaintshabalaloyaloyokugqibela
6Kubakwabonakalakuzoiintlanga,ukubaamaYuda ashiyweengenanto.
7ngenxaenokubababekhonkxiwengemixokelelwane, ngeenxazonke;Kodwangeenyembezinangelizwielinzima ukubabathicwakabonkebabizaeNkosinienguSomandla noMlawuliwamandlaonke,uThixowaboonencebanoYise, bethandaza
8ukubaalithintelengempindezeloiyelenqeelibingakubo, azengembonakaloyobuqaqawuli,abahlangule kwishwangushaelilungiselwebona
9Senyukakeisibongozosabongenzondelelo,saya ezulwini
10Nokoke,iHermon,akubaezinxibileyoiindlovu ezingenalusini,zadazazaliswayintabalalayewayini, zahluthaintlakayokuqhumisa,wemaentendelezweni kwakusasa,ukubaayekuxelelaukumkaningala malungiselelo.
11KekalokuiNkosiyathumelakuyeukumkaniisabelo sobuthongo,olwathiololubabalokwasekuqalekeni, ubusukunemini,lunikelwekulowoathandaukumnika.
[12]KwayengesenzoseNkosiwoyiswabubuthongo obumnandinobunzulukangangokubawasilela ngokupheleleyokwinjongoyakheyokuchas’umthetho wazawaphazamisekangokupheleleyokwicebolakhe elingaguquguqukiyo.
+13NgokoamaYuda,ekubeniayesindileilixa elimisiweyo,amdumisauThixowawoongcweleaza kwakhonaambongozalowouxolelaniswangokululaukuba aboniseukomelelakwesandlasakheesinamandlakuzo zonkeiintlangaezikhukhumeleyo
14Kekaloku,kwakuselekusondeleilixaleshumi,lowo owayephetheizimemo,ebonaukubaiindwendwe zihlanganisene,wayakukumkaniwazawamqhwaba 15Utheke,kwakubanzimaukumvusa,wambonisaukuba laliselelidlulailixalesidlo,wamxelelaloonto 16Kekalokuukumkani,akuqiqaoko,wabuyelaekuseleni kwakhe;
17Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubakwenziweoku, wabavuselelaukubabazinikeembuthweni,basivuyise
isahluloesikhoyosesidlo,kubekukhonababhiyoza ngakumbi.
18Emvakokubaithekoliqhubekaixeshaelide,ukumkani wayibizaiHermonwazawayisongelangokuqathawaza wafunaukwaziisizathusokubaamaYudaavunyelweukuba aqhubekeephilaukuzakuthiganamhlanje
[19]Keyena,eqononondisaizihlobozakhe,ukubauthe, kwakubon’ukubakusebusuku,walufezalonkeumthetho abemwiseleumthethongalo;
[20]ukumkani,ephethwebuburhalarhumeobubi kunobukaPhalaris,wathiamaYudaayengenelwa bubuthongobanamhlanje,“kodwa,”wongezelelangelithi, “ngomsongaphandlekokulibazisaalungiseleleiindlovu ngendlelaefanayoukuzekutshatyalalisweamaYuda achasenenomthetho!
21Akubakeethethileukumkani,bathakazelabonke ababekhongakumxhelomnye,bechwayithile,bevuya, bagoduka,wayaelowokweyakheindlu
[22]Kodwaabazangebasebenziseixeshalobusuku ebuthongweninjengokobeyilazonkeiintlobozezithuko kwabobabecingaukubabagwetywe
23Kwathi,kamsinyanjeyakukhalainkukukwakusasa, iHermon,iwaxhomileamarhamncwa,yawahambisa evarandenienkulu
[24]Izihlwelezesixekozazihlanganisenekulomboniso ulusiziyayezazilindelengolangazeleloukubakuse
25KodwaamaYuda,ekuphelelwenikwawoumoya, ekubeniixeshalaliphelile,azolulelaizandlazawo ngasezulwini,yayengesonasizathusininziisikhungo esineenyembezinesimbononoabongozauThixo owongamileyoukubaawancedekwakhonakwaoko.
26Imithayelangayayingekaphumingaphandle,yaye ngoxaukumkaniwayesamkelaabahlobobakhe,wafika uHermonwazawammemaukubaaphume,ebonisaukuba ukumkaniwayefunaukwenzaokuthile
[27]Kodwayena,akubaeyifumeneingxeloyaye echukunyiswesisimemoesingaqhelekangasokuba aphumeekubeniwayesoyiswengokupheleleyo kukungaqondiwabuzaukubawawuyintoninaumcimbi owawuzaliswengenzondeleloengaka.
28SisoesoisenzosikaThixo,onegunyaphezukwezinto zonke;
29YazaiHermonnayoyonkeizihlobozokumkanibanikela ingxeloyokubaamarhamncwanemikhosiexhobileyobathi:
“Ngokomnqwenowakho,kumkani
30Nokoke,ngalamazwiwazalangumsindoomkhulu ngakumbi,ngenxayokubangolungiselelolukaThixoyonke ingqiqoyakheyaphazanyiswekwezozinto.kwaye ngenkangelekoesongelayowathi,
31“Ukubaabazalibakhookanyeabantwanabakho babekho,ngendibalungiseleleisidlosamarhamncwa anoburhalarhumeendaweniyamaYuda,+wona awandinikasizathusokukhalaza,+yayeababonisaububele obungasifanelangakookhokhobam
[32]Ewe,ngewuhluthweubomiendaweniyezi,ukuba bekungengenxayothandooluphumakukhuliswakwethu ngokufananokusebenzisekakwenu.
33KekalokuiHermonyafumanaisongelo esingalindelekanganesiyingozi,yayeamehloakhe ayexengaxenga,ubusobakhebuthekhunubembe.
34Izihlobozokumkanizatyibilikazanyebelezana, zabandululaabantu,elowowayaemsebenziniwakhe
+35YayengokoamaYuda,akukuvaokoukumkani wayekuthethile,adumisaiNkosiuThixoobonakalayo, uKumkaniwookumkani,ngenxayokubakwanaloonto yaluncedoawayelufumenekuye.
[36]Ukumkani,nangonakunjalo,walibizakwakhona ithekongendlelaefanayokwayewabongozaiindwendwe ukubazibuyelekwimibhiyozoyazo
[37]EyibizilekeiHermon,wathingelizwielisongelayo, Kukangaphina,sizanandini,ndiniwiseleumthethongezi zinto?
38Zixhobiseniiindlovukubekanye,ukuze kutshatyalalisweamaYudangomso
39Kekalokuamadindalaabehlelinayeesithebeni, emangalisiwekukungazinzikwengqondoyakhe,aphendula athi,
40Kuninina,kumkani,usiphongomisile,ngathisiziziyatha, uthiokwesithathubatshatyalaliswe,uwutshitshise umyalelowakhokulonto?
41Ngenxayokosiyaxokozelaisixekongenxayethemba laso;uxineneyinkithayabantu,ukantiusengozini yokuphangwa
42Kekalokuukumkani,enguFaroezintwenizonke,ezele bubugeza,akayikhathalelangainguqukoeyabakhoyo ngaphakathikwakheukuzeakhuseleamaYuda,wafunga eqiniseisifungoesingenakujikwa,esithi,uyakuwabulala ngokukhawuleza,ehlaselwengamadoloneenyawo zamarhamncwa;
+43yayengokuqinisekileyobabehlaselaelakwaYudabaza ngokukhawulezabayigalelaemhlabeningomlilo nomkhonto,yayengokuyitshisaitempile,+ awayengenakufikelelwakuyo,ngokukhawulezabayinikela ngokungenasipheloingabinantokwabobanikelaamadini apho
44Bemkakeizihlobonamadindalabenovuyoolukhulu, bawumisaumkhosibekholosile,ezindaweniezilungele ukulindaumzi
45Kekaloku,akubon'ukubaasukeamarhamncwa,asuka ageza,ngokungathikunjalo,ngenxayewayinienevumba elimnandi,exutywenentlakaemhlophe,exhotyiswe ngezintoezoyikekayo,umgciniweendlovu.
[46]wangenaentendelezweningesifingo,isixekongoku sizeleyinkithayabantuabaninzibexinaniselakwindawo yeehippodrome–bambongozaukumkaningalombandela ukhoyo
47Uthekeyena,akuwuzalisaumphefumlowakhe ongahloneliThixo,ngengqumboenkulu,wesukawaphuma ngamandlaonke,kunyenamarhamncwa,efunaukungqina, ngentliziyoengenakutshabalala,nangawamehloakhe, intshabalaloebuhlunguneyoyikekayoyababantu bakhankanywengasentla
48AthikeamaYuda,akukubonauthulilweendlovu, ziphumangesango,nayimpileyoilandelayo, ngokunyathelwakwesihlwele,asivaisandiesikhulu nesandisazo;
[49]babecingaukubaloyayingumzuzuwabowokugqibela wobomi,ukuphelakwezonantandathuzilusizizabo,baza banikelaithubalokulilanokuncwinabaphuzana,bewolana izalamanebazebawelaezingalwenizomnyeabazali nabantwana,oomamaneentombi,nabanyebethwele iintsanaemabeleniabobabetsalaubisilwabolokugqibela.
50Akukuphelakeoko;bakubabeluqwalaseleuncedo ababelufumenengenxaengaphambili,luphumaemazulwini,
baqubudaemhlabeningamxhelomnye,bezisusaiintsana ezibelenizabo;
51Badandulukangelizwielikhulukakhulu,bebongoza uMlawuliphezukwawoonkeamandla,ukuba azibonakalise,abenencebakubo,njengokobabemingoku emasangweniokufa
ISAHLUKO6
1KekalokuuElazareuthile,umfoodumileyo kubabingelelibelizwe,eseleyindodaenkulu,eselekhulile ebudaleni,evethisesonkeisidima,wawayalelaukuba ayekeukunqulauThixoongcwele,athandazengoluhlobo: [2]UKumkanionamandlaamakhulu,uThixo Osenyangweni,olawulangencebayonkeindalo; 3Khangela,iNzalaka-Abraham,Bawo,koonyana bakaYakobiungcwele,abantubesahlulosakho esingcwalisiweyo,abatshabalalayonjengabaphambukeli ezwenilasemzini.
4UFaro,umlawuliwaseYiputa,wayethengobuninzi beenqwelozakhe,ethe,eqaqadeka,eqaqadeka,ngolwimi lwakheoluqhayiya,wabatshabalalisakunyenomkhosi wakheokhukhumeleyo,wabantywiliselaelwandle, ubonakalisaukukhanyakwencebayakhokuhlanga lwakwaSirayeli.
5USaneribheegcobangomkhosiwakheongenakubalwa, ocinezelayoukumkaniwaseAsiriya,oselewulawula ngomkhontoelimiweyoliphela,uziphakamisilekuwoumzi wakhoongcwele,ethethaamazwianyelisayo,eqhayisa nangeengcikivo;
6AmakholwaneamathathueBhabheli,awabunikela ngokuzithandelaumphefumlowawoemlilweni,ukuze angenziintoengeyakonto,wenawawahlangula ningenakwenzanto,kwadakwesaenweleni,ukulenzaeli zikongombethe,nokulenyaamadangatyekuzozonke iintshabazawo
7UDaniyeli,owakhahlelwaemhlabeningomona weengonyama,ukubaabekukudlakwamarhamncwa;
8WazauYonawaluphalaesiswiniserhamncwaelikhulu, laselwandle,wenaBawoumbonisele,wambuyiselawonke usapholwakheusapholwakhe
9Kewena,wenauluthiyileyougonyamelo,wena unguThixoonenceba,umkhululiwabobonke,zityhile kamsinyakoonyanabakaSirayeli,bephethwekakubi ziintlangaezinezothe,ezichasenenomthetho
10Nokubaimiphefumloyethuitheyemkangobubi ekuthinjwenikwethu;
11Abamatshijolomabangabadumisiizintozaboezingento, Ekubhuqwenikwentandayakho,Besithi,Nothixowabo akabahlanguli
12Kewena,Wenaungonaphakadekanaphakade, unamandlaonke,silindengoku,ubenencebakuthi,thina basithingenxayokungabinangqiqokwabo bangenamthetho,sibandezwengokwendlelayabangcatshi
13Mazikhwankqiseiintlanganamhlanjengenxayokoyika ubugorhabakho,WenaWedwa,wenawobekekileyo, OnamandlaokusindisauhlangalukaYakobi.
14Ingxokoloyonkeyeentsananabazalibazoiyakubongoza ngeenyembezi
15Mazaziswekuzozonkeiintlanga,ukubaunathi,Yehova, akwabujikaubusobakhokuthi;Kambenjengokoubusithi,
‘Naxababesezwenileentshabazaboandizangendibashiye,’ kwenzeoko,Yehova.
16Kwathi,akugqibauElazareukuthandaza,ukumkani wafikaemhadini,ehambanamarhamncwa,nakokonke ukuzidlakomkhosiwakhe;
+17YayeakukubonaokoamaYudaenzaizikhaloezikhulu ezulwinikangangokubakwaneentlamboezikufuphi zavakalakuboyayebawuziselaunkwantyo olungalawulekiyoumkhosi
[18]WandulakeoyenaThixouzukileyo,usomandla, noyinyanisowabutyhilaubusobakheobungcwelewaza wawavulaamasangoasezulwini,ekwathikuwokwehla kuwoizithunywazezuluezibiniezizukileyo,zibonakala kubobonkengaphandlekwamaYuda
19Bayichasaimikhosiyotshaba,bazalisangodubadube, bebakhonkxangamakhamandelaangenakushukunyiswa. 20Kwanokumkaniwaqalaukungcangcazelaemzimbeni, wakulibalanokusakwakheokuzolileyo
21Ajikaamarhamncwakumkhosioxhobileyo owawuwalandela,asukaawanyathelaawonakalisa;
22Wazawajikaumsindowokumkani,wabanosizi, neenyembezi,ngenxayentoabeyicingilengenxa engaphambili;
23Wathiakukuvaukuduma,ababonebewilebonke bephela,walila,wabasongelaizihlobozakhe,esithi, [24]Ukreqakwayeugqithisaoozwilakhengenkohlakalo; kwayenam,umncediwakho,ngokuuzamaukuhlutha ubukhosinobomingokuyilangokufihlakeleyoizenzo ezingenanzuzokubukumkani
25Ngubaninalowathabathaelowoendlwiniyakhe, wababuthelandawonyeaphaababambeiinqabazelizwe lethu,benyanisekile?
26Ngubaninakeothengokuchasenenomthetho wabavingcelangempathoembi,abobathikwasekuqalekeni bahlukakuzozonkeiintlangangokukholekakwabokuthi, bazangokufuthibevumangokuzithandelaezonangozi zimbizoluntu?
27Khululani,nizikhululeiimbophelelozabo;Babuyisele ezindlwinizabongoxolo,becelauxolongenxayezenzo zakhozangaphambili.
[28]abakhululeoonyanaboSomandla,ophilileyo wamazulu,owathikususelakwimihlayoobawokudekube ngoku,unikeuzinzoolungenakuthintelwa noluphawulekayokurhulumentewethu
29Wazithethakeezizinto;yayeamaYuda,akhululwa ngokonangoko,amdumisauThixoongcwelenoMsindisi wawo,ekubeningokuayesindileekufeni
+30Ngokoukumkani,akubaebuyeleesixekweni,wabiza igosaeliphetheirhafuwazawaliyalelaukubalinike amaYudaiwayininayoyonkeenyeintoeyayifuneka ngomthendelekoweentsukuezisixhenxe,wagqiba kwelokubaabhiyozelengovuyoolukhuluukukhululwa kwawokuloondawoayelindeleukutshatyalaliswakuyo [31]Ngakookoabobaphathwangokulihlazoyaye bephantsebafe,okanyekunoko,ababemiemasangweniaso, balungiselelaisidlosentlanguloendaweniyokufa okubuhlungunokulusizi,bazabaphuphumaluvuyo bababelaababhiyozeliindawoeyayilungiselwe intshabalalonokungcwatywakwabo
32Bakuyekaukwenzaisimbonono,baphakamisaingoma yooyise,bedumisauThixo,uMsindisiwabo,uMenzi wemisebenziebalulekileyoUkuphelisakonkeukuzila
nesijwili,benzaiikwayalanjengomqondisowovuyo oluseluxolweni.
33Kwangokunjalonayeukumkani,emvenikokubawenze isidloesikhulusokubhiyozelaeziziganeko,wabulelaizulu ngokungapheziyonangokuchwayitangenxayosindiso olungalindelekanga,awalufumanayo
34Abokebabeselebekholiwengenxaengaphambili, ukubaamaYudaayakutshabalala,abekukudlakweentaka, bewabalilengovuyo,bagcuma,behlazekile,kwacinywa ukungafihlisikwabongokudangala
35KodwaamaYuda,akubaelilungelelaniseleqela lekwayalalikhankanywengasentla,njengokobesesitshilo ngaphambili,achithaixeshaesidlweniephelekwa yimibuleloyovuyoneendumiso
+36Yayebakubabemiseleezizintoummiselo wasesidlangalalenikwibandlalaboliphelanakwinzalayabo, bamisaukugcinwakwezontsukuzikhankanywe ngaphambilinjengomthendeleko,kungekhonaowokusela nowokudla,kodwangenxayokukhululwakwabookuvela kuThixo
37Bambongozaukumkani,ukubaagxothelweezindlwini zabo.
38Babalwake,kwathabathelakwelamashumiomabini anesihlanuePakon,kwesakwelesinee-Efi,imihla emashumimane;kwayeintshabalaloyaboyayimiselwe umhlawesihlanuukuyakowesixhenxee-Epeife,iintsuku ezintathu
39eyathingayoiNkosiyeencebayabonakalisa ubuqaqawulibayo,yabahlangulabonkekunye bengenakwenzakala
40Benzaisidlo,banikwazonkeizintozokumkani,kwada kwayiminiyeshumielinesine,aphobacelaukuba bagxothwe
41Ukumkaniwabavumakwaokobakucelayooko, wababhalelaiinjengelezemizingaleletailandelayo, evakalisangobubelebakhe;
ISAHLUKO7
[1]UKumkaniuPtolemyPhilopatorkwiinjengele zaseYiputanakubobonkeabasemagunyenikurhulumente wakhe,imibulisonempiloentle 2Thinanabantwanabethusihlelikakuhle; 3kuthikeabathilekubazalwanabethu,bamane ukusinyanzelaukubasenzeububi,besiseyiselaukuba siwahlanganiselendawonyeamaYudaahlalaebukumkanini, ukubabawahlwayelengezigweboezimbi,njengabangcatshi; [4]kubababhengezaukubaurhulumentewethuakanakuze amiselwengokuqinileyokudekubeokukufeziwe,ngenxa yenkohlakaloababenayoababantukuzozonkeiintlanga
[5]Kananjalobabakhuphelaphandlengempathoembi njengamakhoboka,okanyengokungathingabangcatshi, yaye,bebhinqeinkohlakaloeqathangakumbikunesiko lamaSkitiya,bazamaukubabulalangaphandlekokubuza nokuhlolisisa
6Sesukasabasongelakakhulungenxayezozenzo,saza, ngokwencebaesinayokubobonkeabantu,akubangakho namnyeukubasindisaumphefumlowaboNjengokosisazi, ukubauThixowamazuluokuneneuyawakhuselaamaYuda, ehlalaethabathainxaxhebanjengoyisekubantwanabakhe;
7Kekaloku,sithengenxayobubelebothandoababenaso kuthi,noobawobethu,sithengobulungisasibakhululakuzo zonkeizimangalo,nokubakukuphina
8Kananjalothinasawisaumthethowokuthi,elowonalowo ayekweyakheindlu,kungabikhobaniubenzayoububi, nokubabaphina,abangcikivayongenxayezintoezingezizo ezihlileyo
9Kubayaziniukuba,xasithesayilaububingabo,nokuba sibenzelausizi,asiyikubanamntungamaxeshaonke, kodwasiyakubanguMlawuliphezukwawoonkeamandla, uThixoOsenyangweni;Salakakuhle"
[10]AkubaefumenelencwadiamaYudaakazange akhawulezeukumka,kodwaacelakukumkaniukubaabo bohlangalwamaYudabakreqilengabomnxamnyenoThixo ongcwele,nomthethokaThixo,bafanelebafumane isohlwayoesibafaneleyo.
11Kubabavakalisaukubaabobathengenxayesisu bayigqithileimithethokaThixo,abasayikuze bamkholekelekurhulumentewokumkani.
12Uthekeukumkani,ekukuvumileoko,wakuvumaoko bakuthethayo,wabanikaimvumeebanzi,ukuze babatshabalalisengokukhululekileyo,kungekhogunya labukumkani,nalulawulolwabukumkanikubobonke abawugqithileyoumthethokaThixo
13Bathekebakumncomangokufanelekileyo,baduma ababingelelibabonendimbaneyonke,besithi,Haleluya, bemkabevuya
+14Yayeendleleniyabobabemkhalimela,bababulale ekuhleninangehlazonabaninaodibananabokubazalwana baboabazenzeinqambi
15Babulalangaloominiamadodaangaphezukwamakhulu amathathu;bayenzakeloominiukubaibengumthendeleko ovuyayo,ngokubababatshabalalisileabobahlambelayo +16KodwaabobabebambelelenkqikuThixode kwasekufeni,bazabalunandiphangokupheleleyousindiso, baqalisaukuphumaesixekweni,bethwesweisithsabasazo zonkeiintlobozeentyantyamboezinevumbaelimnandi, ngovuyonangokuvakalayobebulela+kuThixoomnye wooyise,uMsindisikaSirayeliongunaphakade,ngamazwi endumiso,nazozonkeiintlobozeengomaezivumayo.
17BakufikaeTolemayi,ebizwangokubayintyatyambo, ngenxayembonakaloyaloondawo,umkhumbiwabalinda iintsukuezisixhenxengokweminqwenoeqhelekileyo.
18Baluvuyelakhonausindisolwabo,ngokubaukumkani ubebanikezonkeizintozohambolwabo,elowowesa endlwiniyakhe.
19Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabahlelieluxolweni, benombuleloofanelekileyo,bagqibakwelokuba kwangokunjalobayigcineloomihla,ibengumthendeleko wovuyo,ngexeshalokuhlalakwabo
+20Bandulake,bakubabebabhalebengcwelephezu kwentsika+bazabanikelaindawoyokuthandaza+ kwindawoyomthendeleko,bemkabengenawonomkrwelo, bekhululekileyayebechwayitile,ekubeningokomyalelo kakumkanibaziswangokukhuselekileyoemhlabeni nangolwandlenangomlambo,ngamnyekwindawoyakhe 21Babanembekoenkulungakumbikwiintshabazabo, benobungangamshabokoyika;yayeabazangebavumeleke konkekonkeekuhluthwenikwempahlayabonangubanina +22Kwayebonkebephelabazuzayonkeimpahlayabo ngokobhaliso+ngokokuzeabobabenayobayibuyisele
kubongoloyikoolukhuluNgokouThixoophakamileyo wenzangokugqibeleleyoizenzoezikhuluukuzeabakhulule. 23MakabongweuMhlangulikaSirayelingamaxeshaonke! Amen.