Cioneki cia mbaara
1 Ihinda rĩu Anitioku wa Kana agĩtharĩkĩra Misiri riita rĩa keerĩ.
2 Gũgĩkĩhaana atĩrĩ, ihinda ta rĩa mĩthenya mĩrongo ĩna andũ oothe a Jerusalemu makĩona cioneki cia thigari ciahaicĩĩte mbarathi ciĩhumbĩĩte nguo cia mbaara cia thahabu ciateng’eranagĩria rĩerainĩ. Thigari cia mbarathi ciarĩ na matimũ na ikanyiita hiũ ciacio cia njora na mooko.
3 Thigari icio nĩkũng’ethanĩra ciang’ethanĩire igĩtharĩkanagĩra mũthigari na ũrĩa ũngĩ. Ngo nĩkũgũthithanio ciagũthithanagio, matimũ maikanagĩrio makoira ta mbura, nayo mĩguĩ ĩgaikio ĩkagera rĩerainĩ yũmbũkĩĩte. Nguo cia mbaara cia mĩthemba yothe iria ciehumbĩĩtwo nĩ thigari na matamu ma thahabu ma mbarathi icio nĩkũhenia ciahenagia riũainĩ.
4 Tondũ ũcio andũ oothe a itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu makĩhooya atĩ cioneki icio itũme moone maũndũ meega.
Jasoni gũtharĩkĩra Jerusalemu
5 Na rĩĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa kwagĩire mũhuuhu wa maheeni atĩ Anitioku nĩakuĩte, Jasoni akĩoya andũ ngiri ĩmwe (1,000) agĩthiĩ aterĩgĩrĩirwo agĩtharĩkĩra itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu. Nao makĩhũũra thigari iria ciarangagĩra rũthingo rwa itũũra magĩcitooria, makĩnyiita itũũra rĩu. Menelau agĩĩthara, agĩthiĩ nyũmba ya kwĩhitha ĩrĩa yarĩ hakuhĩ na kĩrĩma kĩrĩa Hekaarũ yakĩĩtwo.
6 Naake Jasoni na andũ aake magĩgĩthiĩ makĩũragaga andũ a rũũrĩrĩ rwao matarĩ na tha o na haniini. Jasoni ndaigana kũmenya atĩ kũgĩa na ũhootani igũrũ rĩa andũ a rũũrĩrĩ rwake warĩ ũhootani hatarĩ. Agĩciiria oonaga ũhootani wake ta arĩ thũ aahooteete handũ ha kuona atĩ nĩ rũũrĩrĩ rwake aahooteete.
7 O na kũhaana ũguo, Jasoni ndahotire kwĩnyiitĩra ũtongoria wa thirikaari; kĩrĩa mũbango ũcio wake wa ungumania wamũreeheire mũthiainĩ no gĩconoko gĩtheri, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩgĩĩtharĩra o rĩngĩ bũrũri wa Aamoni.
8 Ũũ nĩguo maũndũ ma mũndũ ũcio mũũru ti Jasoni maarĩkĩrĩirie: nĩohirwo nĩ Areta mũtongoria wa Arabu; oonagwo nĩ andũ arĩ kĩmaramari na akanyararwo nĩ ũndũ nĩakunyanĩire andũ a rũũrĩrĩ rwake; gũtirĩ mũndũ ũtaamũhĩtaga na aikaraga akĩũraga kuuma itũũra rĩmwe agathiĩ rĩrĩa rĩngĩ; nĩetharĩire Misiri.
9 Agĩcooka agĩĩtharĩra bũrũri wa Ngiriki, erĩgĩrĩire atĩ nĩekuona gwa kwĩhitha thĩinĩ wa andũ a Siparata, arĩa maakuruhaine na Ayahudi. Mũthiainĩ, mũndũ ũcio, ũrĩa watũmĩĩte andũ aingĩ moore kuuma bũrũriinĩ wao kĩũmbe, agĩkua e bũrũri mũgeni.
10 Jasoni ũcio woragĩĩte andũ aingĩ ciimba ciao agacitiga ciaraganĩĩte o ũguo itarĩ thike, rĩu naake ndaarĩ na wa kũmũcakaĩra, wa kũmũrutĩra igongoona rĩa mathiko, o na kana handũ ha gũthikwo mbĩĩrĩrainĩ cia maithe maake.
Anitioku gũtharĩkĩra Jerusalemu
11 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ũhoro wa ũrĩa gwekĩkire Jerusalemu wakinyire harĩ mũthamaki Anitioku, agĩciiria atĩ bũrũri wothe wa Judea nĩkwambararũka wambararũkĩĩte. Kwoguo akiuma Misiri e na ũũru mũingĩ ũhaana wa nyamũ ya gĩthaka, akĩomokera itũũra rĩu rĩa Jerusalemu akĩrĩnyiita.
12 Agĩcooka agĩatha thigari ciake ciũrage itarĩ na tha mũndũ o wothe ciatũnganaga naake, na ciũrage mũndũ o wothe ciakoraga eehithĩĩte nyũmba.
13 Kwoguo thigari icio igĩkĩũraga arũme na atumia, tũhĩĩ na tũirĩĩtu, o na ngeenge.
14 Mĩthenya ĩtatũ ĩgĩthira Jerusalemu nĩyateete andũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩnaana (80,000) ta ũũ: Andũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩna (40,000) mooragĩirwo mbaarainĩ, na mũigana o ta ũcio nĩmaakuuĩĩtwo makeendio ta ngombo.
15 O na eekĩĩte ũguo wothe, Anitioku ndaiganĩire, nĩomĩrĩirie gũtoonya Hekaarũ ĩrĩa theru mũno thĩinĩ wa thĩ yothe, atongoreetio nĩ Menelau, ũrĩa warĩĩkĩĩtie gũtuĩka mũkunyanĩri wa ndini yake na wa andũ a bũrũri wake.
16 Naake Anitioku, e na mooko maarĩ na gĩko na thaahu, akĩĩyoera indo iria nyamũre hamwe na iheeo iria athamaki angĩ maaheanĩĩte nĩguo maingĩhie riiri na gĩtĩĩo kĩa Hekaarũ.
17 Tondũ wa ũrĩa aiyũrĩrĩirwo nĩ gĩkeno kĩa ũhootani wake, Anitioku ndaigana kũmenya atĩ Mwathani aarekereirie Hekaarũ yake theru ĩthaahio tondũ meehia ma andũ a itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu nĩmaamũraakarĩĩtie, no maraakara macio maake maarĩ o ma ihinda.
18 Korwo andũ a Jerusalemu matietoonyanĩĩtie na meehia maingĩ ũguo, Anitioku angĩaherithirio o atoonya thĩinĩ wa Hekaarũ o ũguo, na agirĩrĩrio gwĩka gĩĩko kĩu eekire kĩa ũrimũ. Angĩekirwo ta ũrĩa Heliodoru, ũrĩa watũmĩĩtwo nĩ mũthamaki Seleuku agatuĩrie kĩgĩĩna kĩa Hekaarũ, eekirwo.
19 No rĩĩrĩ, Mwathani ndathuurire andũ aake nĩ ũndũ wa Hekaarũ yake; aambĩrĩirie Hekaarũ yake nĩ ũndũ wa andũ aake.
20 Tondũ ũcio, o nayo Hekaarũ nĩyakorereirwo nĩ mĩtino ĩrĩa yakorereire andũ na thuuthainĩ ĩkĩgwatanĩra nao maũndũinĩ meega marĩa maacookire kuona. Mwathani Ngai Mwene Hinya Wothe aamĩtiganĩirie rĩrĩa aaraakarire, no agĩcooka akĩmĩhanda hĩndĩ ĩngĩ rĩrĩa maraakara maake maahooreire.
Jerusalemu gũtharĩkĩrwo rĩngĩ
21 Anitioku akĩoya kiro ngiri mĩrongo ĩtandatũ na igĩrĩ, (62,000) cia betha kuuma Hekaarũinĩ akiumagara na ihenya eerekeire Anitiokia. Mwĩtĩĩo ũrĩa aarĩ naguo warĩ mũingĩ ũguo atĩ aiguaga ta angĩagereirie meeri thĩ nyũmũ kana atuĩkanie iria na mbũtũ ciake cia ita na magũrũ.
22 No nĩatigire aathuura abarũũthi a kũhinyagĩrĩria andũ. Ũrĩa aathuurire arũũgamagĩrĩre itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu eetagwo Filipu, mũndũ woimĩĩte Ferugia na warĩ mũũru gũkĩra Anitioku we mwene.
23 Mũndũ wetagwo Andironiko nĩ we aathuurire arũũgamagĩrĩre kĩrĩma kĩa Gerizimu. Hamwe na acio, haarĩ Menelau, ũrĩa wahiinyagĩrĩria Ayahudi arĩa maarĩ a rũũrĩrĩ rwake makĩria ma abarũũthi oothe. Nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa aathũũrĩĩte Ayahudi na hinya,
24 Anitioku nĩatũmire mũndũ wetagwo Apoloni arĩ na thigari cia gũkomborwo cioimĩĩte Misia ngiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na igĩrĩ, (22,000). Anitioku aathĩĩte Apoloni oorage arũme oothe arĩa maarĩ itũũrainĩ rĩa Jerusalemu, nao atumia na ciana ameendie ta ngombo.
25 Naake Apoloni agĩkĩĩyũkithia Jerusalemu etuĩte mũndũ wa thaayũ mũno, agĩeterera o nginya mũthenya wa Thabatũ. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Ayahudi oothe maahuurũkĩĩte kuuma mawĩrainĩ maao moothe nĩ ũrĩa maatĩĩĩte mũthenya ũcio, agĩatha thigari ciake ciĩbange na nja ya itũũra irĩ na indo ciacio ciothe cia mbaara.
26 O rĩmwe agĩatha thigari ciake ciũrage mũndũ o wothe wokĩĩte kũmeerorera. Apoloni na thigari icio ciake makĩhanyũka magĩtoonya itũũrainĩ makĩũraga andũ aingĩ mũno.
27 No rĩĩrĩ, Judasi Makabai, na andũ angĩ ta kenda ũguo, makĩũrĩra irĩmainĩ iria ciarĩ werũinĩ, kũrĩa maatũũrire o ta nyamũ cia gĩthaka. Maarĩaga o mĩmera ĩrĩa maakorire ĩkũrĩĩte kũndũ kũu tondũ matiendaga gwĩthaahia.