ISAHLUKO 1 1 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibini wobukumkani bukaNebhukadenetsare, obelawula eNineve, umzi omkhulu; ngemihla kaArpakishadi, owayelawula amaMedi eEkbhatane; 2 Wakha ngeenxa zonke eludongeni lwase-Ekebhatan ngamatye aqingqiweyo, aba ziikubhite ezintathu ububanzi, neekubhite ezintandathu ubude; 3 Wamisa iinqaba zayo ezinde phezu kwamasango ayo, zalikhulu leekubhite ukuphakama, zaziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu ububanzi bayo ngesiseko. 4 Wenza namasango ayo: ubude bawo beekubhite ezimashumi asixhenxe, ububanzi bawo baba ziikubhite ezimashumi mane, ekuphumeni komkhosi wakhe onamandla, ekumiseleni uluhlu lweenyawo zakhe; 5 Ngaloo mihla ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare wasilwa nokumkani uArpakishadi entilini enkulu, emathafeni, kumda weRaga. 6 Beza kuye bonke abemi basezintabeni, nabo bonke abemiyo ngasemEfrati, naseTigris, naseHidaspes, naseMokini ka-Ariyoki, ukumkani wamaElime, nezizwe ezininzi zoonyana bakaKelodi, bahlanganisana kuye. edabini. 7 UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseAsiriya wathumela wathumela kubo bonke abemi basePersi, nakubo bonke abemiyo ngasentshonalanga, nakubo bonke abemi baseKilikiya, naseDamasko, naseLebhanon, naseAntilibhanon, nakubo bonke abemi ngaselunxwemeni lolwandle; 8 nakwezo iintlanga ezizezeKarmele, nelaseGiliyadi, nelaseGalili esentla, nakuloo ntili ye-Esdrelom; 9 nakubo bonke abakwaSamari nemizi yayo, naphesheya kweYordan ukusa eYerusalem, neBhetane, neKelus, neKadesi, nomlambo waseYiputa, neTafenes, neRamese, nelizwe lonke laseGesem; 10 nide nidlule eTanis naseNofi, nakubo bonke abemi baseYiputa, nide nifike emdeni wakwaKushi. 11 Ke bonke abemi belizwe bawucekisa umthetho kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseAsiriya, abaya naye ekulweni; ngokuba ebengamoyiki; wayephambi kwabo njengamntu mnye, babandulula abathunywa bakhe, bemka kubo, kungekho nto, ehlazekile. 12 Ngoko ke uNebhukadenetsare waba noburhalarhume obukhulu kulo lonke eli lizwe, waza wafunga ngetrone nobukumkani bakhe, ukuba ngokuqinisekileyo uya kuziphindezelela + emideni yonke yaseKilikiya, neDamasko, + neSiriya, nokuba uya kubabulala ngekrele bonke abemi baseKilikiya, + naseDamasko + naseSiriya. nelizwe lakwaMowabhi, neloonyana baka-Amon, nelakwaYuda lonke, nelo lonke eliseYiputa, nide nifike emdeni weelwandle zombini. 13 Waphuma ngezintlu zemfazwe, enamandla akhe, waya kukumkani uArpakishadi, ngomnyaka weshumi elinesixhenxe, weyisa edabini lakhe; 14 Waba yinkosi yemizi yakhe, wafika e-Ekbhatane, wazithimba iinqaba ezinde, waziphanga izitrato zayo, nobunzwakazi bayo wabujika bube lihlazo. 15 Naye uArpakishadi wamthabatha ezintabeni zaseRaga, wamxabela ngeentolo zakhe, wamtshabalalisa kwaloo mini. 16 Emveni koko wabuyela eNineve, yena nebandla lakhe lonke leentlanga, eyingxokolo eninzi kunene; waphumla
khona, wenza isidlo, yena nomkhosi wakhe, iintsuku ezilikhulu elinamanci mabini.
ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo, ngosuku lwamashumi omabini anesibini enyangeni yokuqala, kwathethwa endlwini kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuba aziphindezelele, njengoko ebetshilo, ehlabathini lonke. 2 Wababiza ke bonke abathetheli bakhe, nabanumzana bakhe bonke, wabacebisana nabo elucwecweni lwakhe, wabugqiba ububi behlabathi lonke, ngokuphuma emlonyeni wakhe. 3 Bawisa umthetho wokuba kutshatyalaliswe yonke inyama engazange iwuthobele umthetho womlomo wakhe. 4 Kwathi, akuligqiba icebo lakhe, uNebhukadenetsare, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wabiza uHolofernes, umthetheli womkhosi wakhe, obesecaleni kwakhe, wathi kuye. 5 Utsho ukumkani omkhulu, inkosi yehlabathi lonke, ukuthi, Yabona, uya kuphuma ebusweni bam, uthabathe nawe amadoda akholose ngamandla awo, ikhulu elinamanci amabini lamawaka angumqikela; inani lamahashe nabakhweli bawo ishumi elinesibini lamawaka. 6 Woya kulo lonke ilizwe lasentshona, ngenxa yokuba awuthobelanga umyalelo wam. 7 Kwaye uya kubaxelela ukuba bandilungiselele umhlaba namanzi; kuba ndiya kuphuma ndinomsindo wam nxamnye nabo ndiwugubungele wonke umhlaba ngeenyawo zomkhosi wam, ndiwanikele ukuba aphangwe. bona: 8 ukuze ababuleweyo babo bazalise iintlambo zabo nemilanjana, uzalise umlambo ngabafileyo babo, ude ukhukulise. 9 Kwaye ndiza kubakhokelela ekuthinjweni eziphelweni zehlabathi lonke. 10 Uza kuphuma ke wena; ndithabathele phambi kwam yonke imida yabo; ukuba bathe bazinikela kuwe, wondibekela yona, ide ibe yimini yokukohlwaya kwabo. 11 Ke bona abagwilika, malingabi nanceba kubo; ke uwanikele ekuxhelweni, uwaphange apho sukuba usiya khona. 12 Kuba, ndihleli nje, nangegunya lobukumkani bam, yonke into endiyithethileyo, ndiya kuyenza ngesandla sam. 13 Uze uzigcine, ungagqithi namnye kwimithetho yenkosi yakho. 14 Waphuma uHolofernes, wemka ebusweni benkosi yakhe, wabiza zonke iirhuluneli, nabathetheli, namagosa omkhosi waseAsiriya; 15 Wababala abakhethiweyo bokulwa, njengoko yamwiselayo umthetho inkosi yakhe, likhulu elinamanci mabini lamawaka, neshumi elinesibini lamawaka abatoli abakhwele emahasheni; 16 Wawamisa ke ngokomkhosi omkhulu oxhobele imfazwe. 17 Wathabatha iinkamela, namaesile, ukuba abe nempahla yabo, into eninzi kunene; nempahla emfutshane, neenkomo, neebhokhwe, ezingenakubalwa, zibe ngumnikelo wazo. 18 nentaphane yomkhosi wonke womkhosi, negolide, nesilivere eninzi kunene, yasendlwini yokumkani. 19 Waphuma enamandla akhe onke, esiya phambi kokumkani uNebhukadenetsare eluhambeni, awugubungela
wonke umhlaba ngasentshonalanga, ngeenqwelo zawo zokulwa, nabamahashe, nabahleliweyo babo beenyawo. 20 Kwaye nenkitha yamazwe aphuma kunye nabo, njengeenkumbi, nanjengentlabathi yomhlaba; 21 Baphuma eNineve uhambo lweentsuku ezintathu, ukuya entilini yaseBheteleti, bamisa eBheteleti, malunga nentaba engasekhohlo kwelaseKilikiya eliphezulu. 22 Wayithabatha yonke impi yakhe, nabakhweli bakhe, nabamahashe, neenqwelo zokulwa, wemka apho waya kweleentaba; 23 Watshabalalisa amaPudi namaLudi, wabaphanga bonke oonyana bamaRashe, noonyana bakaSirayeli, ababengasentlango, engasezantsi kwelizwe lamaKaledi. 24 Wawuwela uMlambo umEfrati, wacanda kwelaseMesopotami, wayitshabalalisa yonke imizi emide ephezu komlambo iArbhonayi, kwada kwesa elwandle. 25 Yayithabatha ke imida yaseKilikiya, yababulala bonke abo babemelene naye, yeza emideni yaseYafete ebheke ezantsi, malungana neArabhi. 26 Wabarhawula bonke oonyana bakaMidiyan, wazitshisa neminquba yabo, wawaphanga namaqonga abo. 27 Wehla ke waya emathafeni aseDamasko ngexesha lokuvunwa kwengqolowa, wawatshisa amasimi abo, watshabalalisa impahla yabo emfutshane neenkomo zabo, wayiphanga imizi yabo, wawaphanzisa amazwe abo, wawabulala onke amadodana abo. ngohlangothi lwekrele. 28 Ngako oko bangenwa kukunkwantya nokunkwantya nguye bonke abemi bonxweme lolwandle, abaseTsidon neTire, nabemi baseSure naseOcina, nabemi bonke baseYemna; + yaye abemi baseAzoto naseAshkelon bamoyika kakhulu.
ISAHLUKO 3 1 Bathumela ke abathunywa kuye, ukuze babambisane, besithi, 2 Yabona, thina bakhonzi bakaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani omkhulu, silele phambi kwakho; senze njengoko kulungileyo emehlweni akho. 3 Yabona, izindlu zethu, neendawo zethu zonke, namasimi ethu onke engqolowa, nempahla emfutshane, neenkomo zethu, neentente zethu zonke, ziphambi kwakho; zisebenzise ngokuthanda kwakho. 4 Qaphela, kwanezixeko zethu nabemi bazo bangabakhonzi bakho; yiza wenze kuzo njengoko kulungileyo emehlweni akho. 5 Eza amadoda lawo kuHolofernes, amxelela ngokwelo lizwi. 6 Wehla waya ngaselwandle, yena nempi yakhe, wamisa iinkampu zomkhosi ezindulini, wathabatha kuyo amadoda anyuliweyo okuhlangula. 7 Bona ke, nakuloo mmandla wonke, bawamkela ngezidanga, nemingqungqo, neengqongqo. 8 Wayigawula imida yabo, wabagawula ooAshera babo, ewise umthetho wokuba mabatshabalale bonke oothixo belizwe, zinqule uNebhukadenetsare yedwa, zonke iilwimi, nezizwe, zibiza kuye njengothixo. 9 Weza malungana ne-Esdraelon, kufuphi nelakwaYuda, malunga nomsinga omkhulu wakwaYuda. 10 Wamisa phakathi kweGebha neSkitopoli, wahlala khona inyanga yonke, ukuba azihlanganisele ndawonye zonke iinqwelo zomkhosi wakhe.
ISAHLUKO 4 1 Ke kaloku oonyana bakaSirayeli, ababemi kwelakwaYuda, beva konke awakwenzayo uHolofernes, umthetheli-waka kaNebhukadenetsare, ukumkani waseAsiriya, ezintlangeni, ukuba wazibhuqa zonke iitempile zazo, waziphanzisa. 2 Bamoyika kakhulu ke ngokuncamisileyo, boyika ngenxa yeYerusalem, nangenxa yetempile kaYehova uThixo wabo; 3 Kuba babesandul’ ukubuya ekuthinjweni, yaye bonke abantu bakwaYuda babuthelana ndawonye kutshanje; 4 Bathumela ke emideni yonke yakwaSamari, nasemizini, naseBhete-horon, naseBhelemen, naseYeriko, naseChobha, nase-Esora, nasentlanjeni yaseSalem; 5 Bazihlutha ngenxa engaphambili, ezincotsheni zonke zeentaba ezinde, banqabisa namagxamesi okuzo, baqwebela umphako wemfazwe; 6 Kananjalo uYehoyakim, umbingeleli omkhulu, owayeseYerusalem ngaloo mihla, wababhalela abemi baseBhethuliya, naseBhete-estam, ekhangelene neEsdraelon, ngasemaphandleni aseDotayim; 7 ebathethela ngelithi, mabazigcine izikroba zentaba; kuba khona kuyo indlela eya kwelakwaYuda; kwaye kwabalula ukubalela abo banyukayo; 8 Benza oonyana bakaSirayeli njengoko uYehoyakim umbingeleli omkhulu wabawisela umthetho, namadoda amakhulu abantu bonke bakwaSirayeli ababehleli eYerusalem. 9 Akhala onke amadoda akwaSirayeli kuThixo ngobushushu obukhulu, ayithobe imiphefumlo yawo ngochuku. 10 Bona, nabafazi babo, nabantwana babo, nemfuyo yabo, nabasemzini, nabaqeshwa, nabakhonzi babo abathengwa ngemali, babeka ezirhwexayo emanqeni abo. 11 Onke amadoda, nabafazi, nabantwana, nabemi baseYerusalem, bawa phambi kwetempile, bazigalela ngothuthu entloko, bawolula iingubo zabo ezirhwexayo phambi kobuso bukaYehova, babeka ezirhwexayo ngasesibingelelweni; 12 Bakhala kuThixo kaSirayeli, bonke ngamxhelo mnye, ukuba angabanikela oonyana babo ukuba baphangwe, nabafazi babo ukuba baphangwe, nemizi yelifa labo ukuba ibe yintshabalaliso, nengcwele, ukuba ibe yingcikivo, nesingcikivo, nesingcikivo nesingcikivo. ukuze iintlanga zibe nemihlali. 13 Wayiva ke uThixo imithandazo yabo, wazibona iintsizi zabo; ngokuba abantu bazila ukudla imihla emininzi kulo lonke elakwaYuda neYerusalem, phambi kwengcwele kaYehova wemikhosi. 14 UYehoyakim umbingeleli omkhulu, nababingeleli bonke ababemi phambi koYehova, nabakhonzi bakaYehova, bebhinqe ezirhwexayo esinqeni sabo, banyusa amadini anyukayo emihla ngemihla, nezibhambathiso, neminikelo yokuqhutywa yintliziyo, yabantu; 15 Babenothuthu ezinkontshweni zabo, badanduluka kuYehova ngamandla abo onke, ukuba ayikhangele yonke indlu kaSirayeli.
ISAHLUKO 5 1 Waxelelwa uHolofernes, umthetheli womkhosi waseAsiriya, ukuba oonyana bakaSirayeli baxhobele imfazwe, bawavala amakhondo eentaba, bawanqabisa zonke iinduli ezinde, bawakhamisa. ibeke imiqobo kumazwe okhuphiswano: 2 Waba noburhalarhume obukhulu, wababiza bonke abathetheli bakwaMowabhi, nabathetheli bakwa-Amon, namabamba onke onxweme lolwandle; 3 Wathi kubo, Khanindixelele, nina nyana bakaKanan, ngoobani na aba bantu bahleli ezintabeni; yiyiphi na imizi abemiyo, injani na ingxokolo yabo yomkhosi, iphi na ingxokolo yabo? amandla nokomelela, nokuba kuwuphi na ukumkani omisiweyo phezu kwabo, nokuba ngumthetheli womkhosi wabo; 4 Yaye kutheni na bagqiba kwelokuba bangezi kundihlangabeza, ngaphezu kwabo bonke abemi belizwe lasentshona? 5 Wathi uAhiyore, umthetheli woonyana baka-Amon bonke, Inkosi yam mayikhe live ilizwi emlonyeni womkhonzi wakho, ndithethe kuwe inyaniso kwaba bantu bahleli kufuphi nawe, nabemi basezintabeni. : Akusayi kuphuma buxoki emlonyeni womkhonzi wakho. 6 Aba bantu bayinzala yamaKaledi. 7 Kudala babengabaphambukeli eMesopotami, ngenxa yokuba babengabalandeli oothixo booyise ababesezweni lamaKaledi. 8 Bayishiya indlela yooyise, baqubuda kuThixo wamazulu, uThixo abamaziyo; 9 UThixo wabo wabawisela umthetho, ukuba bemke kuloo ndawo babephambukele kuyo, baye ezweni lakwaKanan, apho babema khona, banda igolide, nesilivere, nemfuyo eninzi kunene. 10 Kuthe ke, yakuba indlala yaligubungela lonke ilizwe lakwaKanan, behla baya eYiputa, baphambukela khona, besondliwa; 11 Wabasukela ke ukumkani waseYiputa, wabakhohlisa, wabathoba ngomsebenzi wezitena, wabakhonza ngamakhoboka. 12 Bakhala ke kuThixo wabo, walibetha lonke ilizwe laseYiputa ngezibetho ezinganyangekiyo; 13 Walomisa uThixo uLwandle oluBomvu phambi kwabo; 14 Wabazisa entabeni yeSina, naseKadeshe-bharne, wabagqogqa bonke abemi entlango. 15 Bahlala ke ezweni lama-Amori, bayitshabalalisa yonke i-Eshbhon ngamandla abo; bawela iYordan, bazihlutha zonke iintaba. 16 Bawajula phambi kwabo amaKanan, namaPerizi, namaYebhusi, namaShikem, namaGergasi onke; bahlala kwelo zwe imihla emininzi. 17 Bangona phambi koThixo wabo, baba nempumelelo; ngokuba uThixo obuthiyileyo ubugwenxa ebenabo. 18 Ke kaloku, bakuba bemkile endleleni leyo abebamisele yona, batshatyalaliswa ngamadabi amaninzi amabi kakhulu, bathinjwa bathinjwa, basiwa ezweni elingelolabo, yaphoswa emhlabeni itempile yoThixo wabo, yatshatyalaliswa imizi yabo. zithathwe ziintshaba. 19 Ngoku ke babuyele kuThixo wabo, banyuka bevela ezindaweni ababechithachitheke kuzo, bayihlutha iYerusalem, apho ingcwele yabo ikhoyo, behleli ezintabeni; ngokuba bekusenkangala.
20 Kaloku, nkosi yam, rhuluneli, ukuba buthe babakho ubugwenxa kwaba bantu, bathi bona kuThixo wabo, masiqonde ukuba koba kukonakalisa kwabo oko, sinyuke sibawise; 21 Ke ukuba abukho bugqwetha eluhlangeni lwabo, mayidlule inkosi yam ngoku, hleze iNkosi yabo ibakhusele, uThixo wabo abe phezu kwabo, sibe sisingcikivo phambi kwehlabathi lonke. 22 Kwathi, akuba ewagqibile uAhiyore la mazwi, bakrokra bonke abantu ababemi ngeenxa zonke ententeni; 23 Bathi, Asiyi kuboyika ubuso boonyana bakaSirayeli; ngokuba, yabonani, ngabantu abangenamandla, abangenamandla okulwa emfazweni. 24 Ke ngoko, nkosi yam Holofernes, siya kunyuka sibe lixhoba lomkhosi wakho wonke.
ISAHLUKO 6 1 Ke kaloku, yakuphela ingxokozelo yamadoda aphezu kwebhunga, wathi uHolofernes, umthetheli womkhosi waseAsiriya, kuAhiyore namaMowabhi onke, phambi kwebandla lonke lezinye iintlanga, ukuthi, 2 Ungubani na wena Ahiyore, baqeshwa bakwaEfrayim, ukuba uprofete ngathi namhla, wathi, masingalwe imfazwe noonyana bakaSirayeli, ngenxa yokuba uThixo wabo uya kubakhusela? Ngubani na onguThixo, ingenguye uNebhukadenetsare? 3 uya kuthuma amandla akhe, abatshabalalise ehlabathini, angabahlangula uThixo wabo; thina bakhonzi bakhe siya kubatshabalalisa njengamntu mnye; ngokuba akanako ukuwugcina amandla amahashe ethu. 4 Kuba siya kubanyathela ngabo, neentaba zabo ziya kunxila ligazi labo, kwaye amasimi abo aya kuzaliswa zizidumbu zabo, kwaye iinyawo zabo aziyi kuma phambi kwethu, kuba ziya kutshabalala ngokupheleleyo; utsho ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare, inkosi yehlabathi lonke; 5 Wena ke, Ahhiyore, mqeshwa wakwa-Amon, owathethayo la mazwi ngemini yobugwenxa bakho, akusayi kuba sabubona ubuso bam, kususela kule mini, ndide ndiphindezele impindezelo kolu hlanga luphume eYiputa. 6 Liya kwandula ke ikrele lomkhosi wam, nengxokolo yabandikhonzayo, icande emacaleni akho, niwe phakathi kwababuleweyo babo, ekubuyeni kwam. 7 Ke ngoko abakhonzi bam baya kukubuyisela entabeni, bakumise komnye wemizi yamachweba; 8 Aniyi kutshabalala ude utshabalale kunye nabo. 9 Ukuba uthe wazimisela entliziyweni yakho ukubanjwa, mabungakhubeki ubuso bakho. Ndithethile; 10 UHolofernes wabawisela umthetho abakhonzi bakhe, ababehleli ententeni yakhe, ukuba bamthabathe uAhiyore, bamse eBhethuliya, bamnikele esandleni soonyana bakaSirayeli. 11 Bamthabatha ke abakhonzi bakhe, bamkhupha eminqubeni, bamsa eArabha; 12 Akubona amadoda aloo mzi, athabatha iintonga zawo, aphuma kuwo umzi, aya encotsheni yentaba; 13 Noko ke, bagqolozela phantsi kwentaba, bambopha uAkiyore, bamphosa ezantsi, bamshiya ezantsi kwentaba, baza babuyela enkosini yabo.
14 Behla oonyana bakaSirayeli emzini wabo, beza kuye, bamkhulula, bamzisa eBhethuliya, bammisa phambi kwabaphathi bomzi. 15 ababekho ngaloo mihla, u-Uziya unyana kaMika, wesizwe sakwaSimon, noKabris unyana kaGotonyeli, noKarmis unyana kaMalekiyeli. 16 Bawabizela ndawonye onke amadoda amakhulu aloo mzi, agidima ndawonye onke amadodana awo, nabafazi bawo ebandleni, bamisa uAhiyore phakathi kwabantu babo bonke. U-Oziya wambuza ngale nto yenzekileyo. 17 Wabaxelela amazwi ebhunga likaHolon, + nawo onke amazwi awawathethayo phakathi kwabathetheli baseAsiriya + nawo onke amazwi awawathethayo uHolofernes ngekratshi nxamnye nendlu kaSirayeli. 18 Bawa abantu, baqubuda kuThixo, bakhala kuye uThixo. esithi, 19 Nkosi, Thixo wamazulu, likhangele ikratshi labo, ube nenceba ukuthobeka kwesizwe sakowethu, ukhangele ubuso babangcwalisiweyo kuwe namhla. 20 Bamthuthuzela uAkiyore, bamdumisa kunene. 21 U-Uziya wamthabatha ebandleni, wamsa endlwini yakhe, wenza isidlo kumadoda amakhulu; bakhala kuThixo kaSirayeli bonke obo busuku, becela uncedo.
ISAHLUKO 7 1 Ngengomso uHolofernes wayiwisela umthetho yonke impi yakhe, nabantu bakhe bonke, ababeze kumthimbela, bayifuduse iminquba yabo eBhethuliya, bathabathe amaqhina eentaba, balwe noonyana bakaSirayeli. . 2 Anduluka ke amagorha abo ngaloo mini, umkhosi wamadoda okulwa yalikhulu elinamanci asixhenxe amawaka angumqikela, namawaka alishumi elinamabini amahashe akhwelwayo, ngaphandle kwempahla, nababehamba ngeenyawo phakathi kwabo, inkitha enkulu kunene. . 3 Bamisa entilini ekufuphi neBhetuliya, ngasemthonjeni, banda ngobubanzi beDotayim, besa eBhelemayim; 4 Ke kaloku oonyana bakaSirayeli, bayibona ingxokolo yabo, bakhwankqiswa kunene, bathi elowo kummelwane wakhe, Ngoku la madoda aya kuwukhotha umhlaba; ngokuba iintaba ezinde, neentili, neenduli, azinako ukuthwala ubunzima bazo. 5 Baphatha elowo impahla yakhe yokulwa, bazifaka umlilo ezindongweni zabo, balala, balinda bonke obo busuku. 6 Ke kaloku ngomhla wesibini uHolofernes wabakhupha bonke abamahashe bakhe, emehlweni oonyana bakaSirayeli ababeseBhethuliya; 7 Wawabona amaqhina anyukayo esixekweni, aya kufika emithonjeni yamanzi awo, wawathabatha, wamisa phezu kwawo ikampu yamadoda okulwa, yena wesuka waya ebantwini bakowabo. 8 Zafika kuye zonke izikhulu zoonyana bakaEsawu, namabamba onke amaMowabhi, nabathetheli bonxweme lolwandle, zathi, 9 Mayikhe live ilizwi inkosi yethu, ukuba kungabikho kubhukuqwa emkhosini wakho. 10 Kuba aba bantu, oonyana bakaSirayeli, abakholosi ngezikhali zabo, bakholose ngeentaba ezinde, abahlala kuzo, kuba akulula ukunyukela ezincotsheni zeentaba zabo. 11 Ke ngoko, nkosi yam, musa ukulwa nabo kukho uluhlu lokulwa;
12 Hlala eminqubeni yakho, uwagcine onke amadoda omkhosi wakho, abakhonzi bakho bangene esandleni sabo umthombo wamanzi ophuma emazantsi entaba; 13 Bonke abemi baseBhethuliya bawasela amanzi abo; banxanwe, basincame isixeko sabo, thina nabantu bakowethu siya kunyuka siye ezincotsheni zeentaba ezikufuphi, simise iintente phezu kwazo, ukuze kungabikho bani uphumayo kulo mzi. 14 Baya kutsha ngumlilo bona, nabafazi babo, nabantwana babo, lingekafiki ikrele kubo, babhukuqeke ezitratweni, zokuhlala kwabo. 15 uya kwenjenjalo ukubabuyekeza ngobubi; ngenxa yokuba bagwilika, àbadibana nawe ngoxolo. 16 Alunga loo mazwi emehlweni kaHolofernes naphambi kwabakhonzi bakhe bonke, wamisa njengoko babekuthethile. 17 Yanduluka ke impi yoonyana baka-Amon, inamawaka amahlanu aseAsiriya, yamisa entilini, bawathabatha amanzi, nemithombo yamanzi oonyana bakaSirayeli. 18 Benyuka oonyana bakaEsawu noonyana baka-Amon, bamisa ezintabeni malunga neDotayim, bathumela inxenye kubo ngasemazantsi, nangasempumalanga malunga neEkrebhele, ekufuphi namaKushe, ekuyiweni. phezu komlambo iMokhmur; Yonke impi yama-Asiriya yamisa iintente entilini, yabugubungela ubuso belizwe lonke; yaye iintente zabo neenqwelwana zabo zagxumeka isihlwele esikhulu kakhulu. 19 Bakhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova uThixo wabo, kuba intliziyo yabo yaphela amandla; ngokuba iintshaba zabo zonke zabarhawulayo; 20 Lahlala lonke ibandla laseAsiriya libajikelezile, lineenqwelo zokulwa, nabamahashe, imihla emashumi mathathu anesine, yaphela yonke imiphanda yabo yamanzi; 21 Amanzi amaqula alamba, ababanga namanzi okusela imini enye; ngokuba babeseza ngomlinganiselo. 22 Abantwana babo baphuma entliziyweni, batyhafa abafazi babo nabafana babo linxano, bawa ezitratweni zomzi, nasecaleni lamasango, akwaba sabakho kuqina kubo. 23 Babizelwa ndawonye bonke abantu ku-Uziya, nakumphathi womzi, bethabathela kwindodana, kwesa kumfazi, nasebantwanani, badanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, bathi phambi kwamadoda amakhulu onke. 24 UThixo makagwebe phakathi kwethu nani; ngokuba nisenzele ububi obukhulu, anicelanga uxolo koonyana baseAsiriya. 25 Kuba ngoku asinamncedi; ke uThixo usithengise ezandleni zabo, ukuze siphoswe phantsi phambi kwabo ngonxano, nentshabalalo enkulu. 26 Ke ngoko babizele kuwe, uwunikele umzi wonke ube lixhoba kubantu bakaHolofernes, nakumkhosi wabo wonke; 27 Kuba kusilungele ukuba siphangwe kubo, kunokuba sife linxano; ngokuba siya kuba ngabakhonzi kuye, ukuze uphile umphefumlo wethu, singakuboni ukufa kwabantwana bethu phambi kwamehlo ethu, nabafazi bethu, nabafazi bethu. abantwana bethu bafa. 28 Singqina ngani amazulu nehlabathi, noThixo wethu, neNkosi yoobawo, ositshutshisayo ngokwezono zethu, nangokwezono zoobawo bethu, ukuba angenzi njengoko sikuthethileyo namhla. 29 Kwabakho ke ukulila okukhulu ngamxhelo mnye phakathi kwebandla; Badanduluka eNkosini uYehova ngezwi elikhulu.
30 Wathi u-Uziya kubo, Madoda, bazalwana, sivumeleni iintsuku zibe ntlanu, ukuze ngayo uYehova uThixo wethu asienzele inceba; ngokuba engayi kusishiya kuphele. 31 Ukuba ithe yagqitha le mihla, akwabakho ncedo kuthi, ndiya kwenza ngokwelizwi lakho. 32 Wabachithachitha ke abantu, elowo waya emsebenzini wakhe; bangena ezindongeni nakwiinqaba zomzi wabo, bathumela abafazi nabantwana ezindlwini zabo, beswele kakhulu umzi.
ISAHLUKO 8 1 Ngelo xesha uYuditi wayiva loo nto: intombi kaMerari, unyana kaOxe, unyana kaYosefu, unyana kaOzeli, unyana kaElikiya, unyana ka-Ananiya, unyana kaGidiyon, unyana kaRafayim. , unyana ka-Akito, unyana kaElihu, unyana kaEliyabhi, unyana kaNataniyeli, unyana kaSamayeli, unyana kaShelashadali, unyana kaSirayeli. 2 Ke uManase waba ngumyeni wakhe, wesizwe sakhe nakwisalamane sakhe, owafa ekuvunweni kwerhasi. 3 Kuba, njengoko wayemi phezu kwabo babebophe izithungu entsimini, kwafika ubushushu entlokweni yakhe, wawa esingqengqelweni sakhe, wafela eBhethuliya; bamngcwabela kooyise entsimini phakathi kweDotayim neBhalam. . 4 Ke uYudite ebengumhlolokazi endlwini yakhe iminyaka emithathu eneenyanga ezine. 5 Wamenzela intente phezu kwendlu yakhe, wabeka ezirhwexayo esinqeni sakhe, waziphathisa iingubo zobuhlolokazi bakhe. 6 Yaye wayezila ukudla yonke imihla yobuhlolokazi bakhe, ngaphandle kwemini yeesabatha+ nezeesabatha+ nenyanga yokuthwasa kwenyanga+ neyokuthwasa kwenyanga+ neyomthendeleko nemihla yamaxesha amisiweyo endlu kaSirayeli. 7 Yaye ubemhle imbonakalo, emhle ngembonakalo. UManase indoda yakhe wayemshiyile igolide, nesilivere, nabakhonzi, nabakhonzazana, nemfuyo, namasimi; wahlala phezu kwawo. 8 Akwaba ke kungekho namnye umhlebayo; njengoko wayemoyika kakhulu uThixo. 9 Wathi akuweva amazwi angendawo abantu ngerhuluneli, kangangokuba bawa isiduli kukuswela kwamanzi; ngokuba uYuditi waweva onke amazwi abewathethile u-Uziya, nokuba wayewafungele ukuwunikela umzi kuma-Asiriya emva kweentsuku ezintlanu; 10 Wathuma umkhonzazana wakhe, obephethe ubukhosi bazo zonke izinto abenazo, ukuba abize u-Oziya, noKebris, noKarmis, amadoda amakhulu aloo mzi. 11 Beza ke kuye, wathi kubo, Ndiphulaphuleni, baphathi babemi baseBhethuliya; phakathi koThixo nani, sithembisile ukuba siya kuwunikela lo mzi esandleni seentshaba zethu, ukuba akuthanga na wenjenje ukujikela uYehova, anincede. 12 Kwaye ngoku ningoobani na nina nimlingayo uThixo namhlanje, naza nema endaweni kaThixo phakathi kwabantwana babantu? 13 Kwaye ngoku yivavanyeni iNkosi uSomandla, kodwa aniyi kwazi nto. 14 Kuba aninako ukubufumana ubunzulu bentliziyo yomntu, ningenakuziqonda izinto azicingayo. Hayi,
bazalwana bam, musani ukumqumbisa uYehova uThixo wethu. 15 Kuba xa akathanga asincedise ngeentsuku ezintlanu, unegunya lokusithethelela xa sukuba ethanda, nokuba kusitshabalalisa yonke imihla phambi kweentshaba zethu. 16 Musani ukuwabopha amacebo kaYehova uThixo wethu; akanjengonyana womntu, ukuba ahexe. 17 Ngoko ke masilindele usindiso lwakhe, kwaye sibize kuye ukuba asincede, kwaye uya kuliva ilizwi lethu, ukuba kukholekile kuye. 18 Kuba akuvelanga mntu kule mihla yethu; 19 Kungenxa yoko le nto oobawo banikelwa ekreleni nasekuphangweni, bawa kakhulu phambi kweentshaba zethu. 20 Kambe ke thina asimazi thixo wumbi; ngenxa yoko sithembele ukuba akayi kusidela thina, nohlanga lwakowethu. 21 Kuba xa sithatyathwe ngokunjalo, lonke elakwaYuda liya kubharha, nengcwele yethu yona iphangwe; Ukuhlambela kwayo emlonyeni wethu woyibiza; 22 Kwaye ukubulawa kwabazalwana bethu, nokuthinjwa kwelizwe, nokuphanziswa kwelifa lethu, uya kuguqulela phezu kweentloko zethu phakathi kweentlanga, naphi na apho siya kuba ebukhobokeni; sibe sisikhubekiso nesingcikivo kubo bonke abasidlayo. 23 Kuba ubukhoboka bethu abuyi kuba lubabalo; 24 Ke ngoko, bazalwana, masenzeni umzekelo kubazalwana bethu, ngokuba iintliziyo zabo ziphezu kwethu; 25 Kananjalo masibulele kuYehova uThixo wethu, osicikidayo, njengoko wenzayo koobawo bethu. 26 Khumbula izinto awazenzayo kuAbraham, nokumlinga kwakhe uIsake, noko kwenzeka kuYakobi eMesopotami kwa-Aram, xa wayesalusa izimvu zikaLabhan uninalume. 27 Kuba akasilinga ngomlilo, njengoko wasilingayo kubo, ekucikideni iintliziyo zabo, akaphindezelanga nathi; 28 Wathi uOziya kuye, Yonke into oyithethileyo uyithethile ngentliziyo elungileyo, akukho uwaphikisileyo amazwi akho. 29 Kuba le asiyimini yokuqala ekubonakaliswe ngayo ubulumko bakho; Kususela kwasekuqalekeni kwemihla yakho, bonke abantu bayakwazi ukuqonda kwakho, ngokuba ukuyila kwentliziyo yakho kulungile. 30 Banxanwa kakhulu abantu, basinyanzela ukuba senze kubo njengoko sakuthethayo, sizenzele isifungo, ukuba singasaphuli. 31 Sithandazele kaloku, ngokuba ungumfazi onenceba, uYehova asinike imvula, azalise amaqula ethu, singabi satyhafa. 32 Wathi uYudith kubo, Ndiphulaphuleni; 33 Nina niya kuma esangweni ngobu busuku, ndiphume mna nomlindi wam; kuthi ngeentsuku enithembise ngazo ukuba isixeko siya kuwunikela esandleni seentshaba zethu, uYehova uya kuwavelela amaSirayeli ngesandla sam. 34 Kodwa musani ukubuzisa entweni yam; 35 Wathi uOziya nabathetheli kuye, Hamba unoxolo, iNkosi uYehova ibe phambi kwakho, iziphindezelele ezintshabeni zethu. 36 Babuya ke ententeni, baya ezigxineni zabo.
ISAHLUKO SE-9 1 Wawa uYudite ngobuso bakhe, wazigalela uthuthu entloko, wayityhila ingubo erhwexayo abeyambethe; Kwathi, ngexesha lokunyuswa kwesiqhumiso sangokuhlwa, endlwini yeNkosi uYuda, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, 2 Yehova, Thixo kabawo, uSimon, owamnika ikrele lokubaphindezela abasemzini, owakhulula umbhinqo womkhonzazana, ukuba amenze inqambi, nomlenze wakhe owalityhilayo ukuba libe lihlazo, wawenza inqambi ubuntombi bakhe, ukuba bube yingcikivo; ngokuba ubusithi, Hayi; ukanti benjenjalo; 3 Wena ke, wabanikela abathetheli babo ukuba babulawe, bawufeza umandlalo wabo ngegazi, bekhohliswa, wabaxabela abakhonzi kunye nezikhulu zabo, nezikhulu zabo ezitroneni zabo; 4 Abafazi babo ubanikele ukuba baphangwe, neentombi zabo ukuba zithinjwe, namaxhoba abo onke abiwe phakathi koonyana bakho abaziintanda; Abalikhweletayo ngenxa yekhwele lakho, Balicekisayo ekungcolisweni kwegazi labo, Bakhala kuwe, becela uncedo; 5 Kuba akusebenzanga ezo zodwa; ucinge ngezinto ezenzekayo ngoku, neziza kubakho. 6 Ewe, izinto obuzibambileyo sezikufuphi, wathi, Yabona, sikho; ngokuba zonke iindlela zakho zilungisiwe, namasiko akho angokwazi kwakho ngenxa engaphambili. 7 Ngokuba, yabonani, ama-Asiriya aba maninzi ngobugorha bawo; ziphakanyiswe ngamahashe namadoda; baqhayisa ngamandla eenyawo zabo; bakholose ngengweletshetshe, nangentshuntshe, nangesaphetha, nangenkwitshi; ungazi ukuba wena unguYehova ochitha iimfazwe; nguYehova igama lakho. 8 Wakha phantsi amandla abo ngamandla akho, uyiwise inqaba yabo ngokuphuphuma komsindo wakho; ngokuba bacinge ukuyenzela inqambi ingcwele yakho, nokuwuhlambela umnquba, apho lihlala khona igama lakho elizukileyo, baluwise ngekrele uphondo lwesibingelelo sakho. 9 Libone ikratshi labo, ubeke ubushushu bakho entlokweni yabo; 10 Ubethile ngenkohliso yomlomo wam, isicaka kunye nesikhulu, nenganga kunye nesicaka; 11 Ngokuba akami kubuninzi bakho ubungangamsha bakho kumagorha akho; ngokuba unguThixo wabaziintsizana, umncedi wabatyumkileyo, umxhasi wabasweleyo, umkhuseli wabaxhwalekileyo, umsindisi wabaphelelwe lithemba. . 12 Khawuncede, Thixo kabawo, Thixo welifa likaSirayeli, Nkosi yezulu nehlabathi, uMdali wamanzi, kumkani wezidalwa zonke, uwuve umthandazo wam; 13 ukwenze ukuthetha kwam nenkohliso ibe linxeba labo nomvumbo, abaceba ubutshijolo ngomnqophiso wakho, nendlu yakho engcwele, nasencotsheni yeZiyon, nangendlu eyinzuzo yoonyana bakho. 14 zivume zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, ukuba unguThixo onamandla onke, nobugorha;
ISAHLUKO SE-10 1 Ke kaloku, akuyeka ukukhala kuThixo kaSirayeli, wawagqiba onke la mazwi.
2 Wesuka apho ubelele khona, wabiza umkhonzazana wakhe, wehla, waya endlwini abehleli kuyo ngesabatha, nangemibhiyozo yakhe. 3 Wayikhulula ingubo erhwexayo abenayo, wazihluba iingubo zobuhlolokazi bakhe, wawuhlamba umzimba wakhe wonke emanzini, wazithambisa ngamafutha anqabileyo, walukwa ke iinwele zentloko yakhe, wamfaka iqhiya. wambatha iingubo zakhe zovuyo, abezambethe ngemihla kaManase indoda yakhe. 4 Wathabatha iimbadada ezinyaweni zakhe, wazibhinqa izacholo, netyathanga lakhe, nemisesane yakhe, namajikazi akhe, namajikazi akhe, nezihombo zakhe zonke, wazihombisa ngobukroti, ukuba arhole amehlo abantu bonke abeza kumbona. 5 Wamnika umkhonzazana wakhe intsuba yewayini, neselwa leoli; wazisonga zonke ezo zinto, wazibeka phezu kwakhe. 6 Baphuma ke baya esangweni lesixeko saseBhethuliya, bafumana emi khona uOziya namadoda amakhulu aloo mzi, iChabris neKarmis; 7 Bambona, ukuba butshintshe ubuso bakhe, nengubo yakhe yaguquka, bamangaliswa bubuhle bakhe kunene, bathi kuye. 8 Wanga uThixo, uThixo woobawo bethu, akubabale, azalise imicimbi yakho, ukuze kuzukiswe oonyana bakaSirayeli, kuyiphakamise iYerusalem. Bandula ke banqula uThixo. 9 Wathi kubo, Yitshoni ukuba ndivulelwe amasango omzi, ndiphume ndiye kuzifezekisa izinto enizithethileyo kum. Athi amadodana makamvulela, njengoko wathethayo. 10 Benjenjalo, waphuma uYudite, yena nomkhonzazana wakhe kunye naye. 20 ayilandela amadoda aloo mzi, yada yehla entabeni, yada yayiwela intili, akaba sayibona. 11 Baphuma ke baya entilini, bahlangana naye umlindo wokuqala wama-Asiriya; 12 Wamthabatha, wambuza esithi, Ungowabaphi na abantu? uvela phi na? uya phi na? Wathi, Ndingumfazi wamaHebhere, ndibalekile kuwo; 13 Ndiyeza ke phambi koHolofernes, umthetheli womkhosi wakho, ukuba ndivakalise amazwi enyaniso; Ndombonisa indlela aya kuhamba ngayo, athimbe wonke ummandla weentaba, kungàbulawa mntu, nokuba ngumphefumlo wamadoda akowabo. 14 Akuweva amadoda lawo amazwi akhe, abubona ubuso bakhe, amangaliswa kunene bubuhle bakhe, athi kuye. 15 Uwusindisile umphefumlo wakho, ngokuhle wehla weza ebusweni benkosi yethu; yiza ngoku ententeni yayo, bakukhaphele abathile kuthi, bade bakunikele esandleni sayo. 16 Xa uthe wamisa phambi kwakhe, musa ukoyika entliziyweni yakho; yena wonibizela ngokulungileyo. 17 Banyula kubo ikhulu lamadoda ukuba amkhaphele nomkhonzazana wakhe; Bamzisa ententeni kaHolofernes. 18 Kwabakho ingxokolo eminqubeni yonke; ngokuba kuvakala ilizwi lokuza kwayo ezintenteni, beza kumjikeleza, emi ngaphandle kwentente kaHolofernes, bada bamxelela yona. 19 Bamangaliswa bubuhle bakhe, baqhiphuka umbilini koonyana bakaSirayeli ngenxa yakhe, bathi ngamnye kummelwane wakhe, Ngubani na oya kubagiba aba bantu, banabafazi abanje phakathi kwabo? Hayi, akulungile, ukuba kusale ndoda inye phakathi kwabo, endululiweyo, ilahlekise ihlabathi lonke.
20 Baphuma ke abo babengqengqe kaHolofernes, nabakhonzi bakhe bonke, bamngenisa ententeni. 21 Ke kaloku uHolofernes wayelele esingqengqelweni sakhe phantsi kwengubo yokwaleka emfusa, negolide, nesmarado, namatye anqabileyo. 22 Zaye zambonisa ke; waphuma phambi kwentente yakhe, ephethe izibane zesilivere phambi kwakhe. 23 Weza uYudite phambi kwakhe nabakhonzi bakhe, bamangaliswa bubuhle bobuso bakhe; wawa ngobuso, waqubuda kuye, bamthwala abakhonzi bakhe.
ISAHLUKO SE-11 1 Wathi uHolofernes kuye, Yomelela, mfazindini, musa ukoyika entliziyweni yakho; 2 Ke ngoko, ukuba bebengandinanga abantu bakho abemi ezintabeni, ndingabaphakamiseli umkhonto wam kubo; 3 Ndixelele ngoku ukuba ubaleke ntoni na kubo, uze kuthi; uthuthuzeleke, uya kuphila ngobu busuku, kwaye emva koku: 4 Ngokuba akukho bani uya kukwenza okubi; 5 Wathi uYudite kuye, Wamkele amazwi omkhonzi wakho, umyeke umkhonzazana wakho athethe phambi kwakho, andiyi kuthetha ubuxoki enkosini yam ngobu busuku. 6 Ukuba uthe wawathobela amazwi omkhonzazana wakho, uThixo wolenza kugqibelele elo lizwi kuwe; yaye inkosi yam ayiyi kuwa phantsi kwiingcinga zayo. 7 Ehleli nje uNebhukadenetsare, ukumkani wehlabathi lonke, ehleli nje amandla akhe, okuthumileyo ukuba uzixhase zonke izinto eziphilileyo; ziphile ngamandla akho iintaka zezulu, phantsi koNebhukadenetsare, nendlu yakhe yonke. 8 Ngokuba sibuvile ubulumko bakho, neengcinga zakho; 9 Ke kaloku, malunga nelizwi awalithethayo uAkiyore entlanganisweni yakho, siwavile amazwi akhe; ngokuba amsindisile amadoda aseBhethuli, wawaxelela zonke izinto abezithethile kuwe. 10 Ke ngoko, wena nkosi, nani rhuluneli, musani ukulihlonela ilizwi layo; kubekele oko entliziyweni yakho, kuba kuyinyaniso kona; 11 Kwaye ngoku, ukuze inkosi yam ingoyiswa ize ichithe injongo yayo, nkqu ukufa ngoku kuwele phezu kwabo, kwaye isono sabo sibafikele, abaya kuthi ngako bamcaphukise uThixo wabo nanini na xa besenza oko kungafanelekanga ukuba kwenzeke. yenziwe: 12 Bathe ke bona ukudla kwabo, athaphuka onke amanzi abo; bagqiba kwelokuba bacinezele imfuyo yabo, baqwenele zonke ezo zinto, abebawisele umthetho ngazo uThixo, ukuba bazidle ngokwemithetho yakhe. 13 Bagqiba kwelokuba badle ulibo lwesahlulo seshumi sewayini, neseoli, ababesingcwalisile, besigcinelwe ababingeleli abakhonza eYerusalem phambi koThixo wethu; Ezo zinto ke ekungavumelekileyo ukuba azichukumise ebantwini bonke, ade aziphathe ngesandla. 14 Kuba bathuma inxenye eYerusalem; ngokuba benze kwanjengabemi khona apho, ukuba babathabathele incwadi kwindlu yendlu yendlu yendlu yengawundi. 15 Ke kaloku, xa athe abazisela ilizwi, bolenza kwaoko, banikwe wena ukuba batshatyalaliswe kwangaloo mini. 16 Mna ke, umkhonzazana wakho, ndikwazi oko konke, ndasaba ebusweni babo; UThixo undithume ukuba
ndisebenze nawe, oya kumangaliswa umhlaba wonke, nabo bonke othe wakuva. 17 Ngokuba umkhonzi wakho lo uya kunqula, ekhonza uThixo wezulu imini nobusuku; ke ngoko, nkosi yam, ndiya kuhlala nawe, umkhonzi wakho aphume aye entilini ebusuku, ndiye kuthandaza kuThixo, andiphendule. baya kundixelela xa benze izono zabo; 18 Ndoza ke ndikubonise, uphume wena nomkhosi wakho wonke, kungabikho uya kumisa phambi kwakho. 19 Ndiya kucandisa esazulwini sakwaYuda, ude ufike phambi kweYerusalem; ndiya kumisa itrone yakho esazulwini sayo; uya kubagxotha ngokwezimvu ezingenamalusi, nenja ingawuvuli umlomo wayo kuwe; wena. 20 Alunga amazwi akhe emehlweni kaHolon, nakubakhonzi bakhe bonke; bamangaliswa bubulumko bakhe, bathi. 21 Akukho mfazi unjalo, ethabathela ekupheleni kwehlabathi, ase ekupheleni kwehlabathi, emhle ebusweni, nasebulumkoni bokuthetha. 22 Wathi uHolofernes kuye. UThixo wenze kakuhle ngokukuthuma phambi kwabantu, ukuze amandla abe sezandleni zethu, nokubhubha kwabo bangayikhathalelanga inkosi yam. 23 Kaloku ke umhle nasebusweni, unengqondo emazwini akho; ukuba uthe wenza njengoko ukuthethileyo uThixo wakho, woba nguThixo wam, uhlale endlwini yokumkani uNebhukadenetsare, ube negama kulo lonke. umhlaba.
ISAHLUKO SE-12 1 Wathi mayingeniswe apho ibibekwe khona isitya sakhe; wathi makamlungisele ukudla kwakhe, asele kweyakhe iwayini. 2 Wathi uYudith, Andiyi kudla kuyo, hleze kubekho ukreqo; 3 Wathi uHolofernes kuyo, Ukuba uthe waphela umxhesho wakho, sothini na ukukunika enjengaleyo? ngokuba akukho namnye kuthi uhlanga lwakho. 4 Wathi uYudithi kuye, Uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, nkosi yam, umkhonzazana wakho akayi kuphelelwa yimpahla endinayo, ingekasebenzi iNkosi ngesandla sam, into ayimisileyo. 5 Bamngenisa abakhonzi bakaHolofernes ententeni, walala kwada kwaphakathi kobusuku, wavuka ngomlindo wokusa; 6 zathumela kuHolofernes, zisithi, Mayiwise umthetho inkosi yam, ukuba umkhonzazana wakho aphume aye kuthandaza. 7 UHolofernes wabawisela umthetho abalindi bakhe, ukuba bangayinqambi; wahlala ke eminqubeni iintsuku ezintathu, waphuma ngobusuku, waya entilini yaseBhetuli, wahlamba emthonjeni wamanzi ngaseminqubeni. 8 Uthe akuphuma, wambongoza uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuba amqondise indlela yakhe yokukhulisa oonyana babantu bakowabo. 9Wangena ehlambulukile, wahlala ententeni, wada wadla ukudla kwakhe kwangokuhlwa. 10 Ngosuku lwesine uHolofernes wabenzela isidlo abakhonzi bakhe bodwa, akabizelanga namnye umbusi emthendelekweni.
11 Lathi kuBhagoha, ithenwa, obephethe zonke izinto abenazo, Khawuhambe uye kulawulela laa mHebherekazi unawe, ukuba eze kuthi, adle, asele nathi. 12 Kuba, yabonani, kuya kuba lihlazo emphefumlweni wethu, ukuba simndulule umfazi onjalo, singamqhelanga; Ngokuba ukuba asimtsaleli kuthi, wosigculela. 13 Wemka uBhagoha ebusweni bukaHolofernes, waya kuyo, wathi, Le nkazana inzwakazi mayingoyiki ukuza enkosini yam, izukiseke phambi kwayo, isele iwayini, ivuye nathi, ibe nokonwaba nathi. wayenza le mini yaba njengenye yeentombi zaseAsiriya, ezikhonza endlwini kaNebhukadenetsare. 14 Wathi uYudith kuye, Ndingubani na ke, ukuba ndingade ndiyibambe ngesandla inkosi yam? ngokuqinisekileyo nantoni na emkholisayo ndiya kuyenza ngokukhawuleza, kwaye iya kuba luvuyo lwam kude kube yimini yokufa kwam. 15 Wesuka ke, wazivathisa ngeengubo zakhe, nazo zonke iingubo zomfazi wakhe, waya umkhonzazana wakhe, wambekela khona izikhumba ezithambileyo emhlabeni, malungana neHolofernes, eyayamkelekileyo eBhagoha, ukuba ihlale imihla ngemihla. dla phezu kwazo. 16 Uthe akungena uYudite, wahlala phantsi. kuba wayelinde ixesha lokumlukuhla, kususela kwimini awayibona ngayo. 17 Wathi uHolofernes kuye, Sela kaloku, ube mnandi nathi. 18 Wathi uYudite, Makhe ndisele, nkosi yam, ngokuba umphefumlo wam mkhulu kum namhla, ngaphezu kwemihla yonke kwasekuzalweni kwam. 19 Wathabatha, wadla, wasela phambi kwakhe oko umkhonzazana wakhe ebekulungisile. 20 Ke uHolofernes wamkholisa kunene, wasela iwayini eninzi, ngaphezu kokuba ebesele ngamini-nye kwasekuzalweni kwakhe.
ISAHLUKO SE-13 1 Kwahlwa, bakhawuleza abakhonzi bakhe, bemka bakhawuleza, uBhagoha wavala intente yakhe ngaphandle, wabandulula abakhonzi bakhe phambi kwenkosi yakhe. baya ezingqengqelweni zabo; kuba bonke babediniwe, ngokuba ixesha laliselide. 2 UYudite wayesele yedwa ententeni leyo, uHolofernes elele yedwa esililini sakhe, kuba ebezele yiwayini. 3 UYudite wamwisela umthetho umkhonzazana wakhe, ukuba eme ngaphandle kwegumbi lakhe lokulala, amlinde. ephuma njengoko ebesenza imihla ngemihla; kuba ubesithi uya kuphuma aye emthandazweni wakhe, abe ethetha noBhagoha kwangelo lizwi. 4 Baphuma ke bonke, akwasala namnye egumbini lokulala, nokuba kuncinane kwesa komkhulu. Wema uYudite esililini sakhe, wathi entliziyweni yakhe, Nkosi, Thixo Somandla, khawubone lo mcimbi wezandla zam zokuyiphakamisa iYerusalem. 5 Ngokuba ngoku lixesha lokunceda ilifa lakho, uzifezekise iintlondi zakho, ukuze uzitshabalalise iintshaba ezisukela phezulu kuthi. 6 Weza waya emqaleni wesilili, esentlokweni kaHolofernes, wawuhlisa apho ukhuko lwakhe. 7 Wasondela esingqengqelweni sakhe, wambamba ngeenwele zentloko yakhe, wathi, Ndomeleze, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, namhla.
8 Wambetha entanyeni yakhe izihlandlo ezibini ngamandla akhe onke, wayisusa intloko yakhe kuye. 9 Wawuwisa umzimba wakhe, esingqengqelweni, wawususa uphahla ezintsikeni; Yaphuma kwaoko, wayinika uHolofernes intloko yakhe kumkhonzazana wayo; 10 Wawubeka engxoweni yakhe yokumpha, bahamba bobabini ngokwesiko labo ukuya emthandazweni. 11 Wathi uYudith emgama kubaboniseli abasesangweni, Vulani, khawuvuleni isango; uThixo, uThixo wethu, unathi, ukuba ababonise amandla akhe eYerusalem, nomkhosi wakhe elutshabeni, njengoko enzileyo ngako. kwenziwe ngale mini. 12 Aliva amadoda omzi wayo ilizwi layo, ehla ngokukhawuleza ukuya esangweni lomzi wawo, abiza amadoda amakhulu aloo mzi. 13 Bagidima ke bonke, bethabathela komncinane besa kwabakhulu; 14 Yathi kubo ngezwi elikhulu, bulelani, bulelani kuThixo, ndithi, bulelani kuYehova, ngokuba inceba yakhe akayisusanga kwindlu kaSirayeli; uzitshabalalisile iintshaba zethu ngobu busuku ngezandla zam. 15 Wayithabatha intloko engxoweni, wayixela, wathi kubo, Nantso intloko kaHolofernes, umthetheli womkhosi waseAsiriya, nantso ikhuselo lengubo abelele kulo enxila; UYehova umbethe ngesandla somfazi. 16 Ehleli nje uYehova, ondigcinele indlela yam endahamba ngayo, buye wamrhwebesha ubuso bam, ukuba abe sesichengeni; akenza isono kum, ukuba andenze inqambi, andihlaze. 17 Bakhwankqiswa ke bonke abantu ngokubalulekileyo, baqubuda, baqubuda kuThixo, bathi ngamxhelo mnye, Mawubongwe wena, Thixo wethu, ozitshitshisileyo namhla iintshaba zabantu bakho. 18 Wathi uOziya kuye, Ntombi yam, usikelelwe wena nguThixo Osenyangweni, ngaphezu kwabafazi bonke abasehlabathini; Mayibongwe iNkosi uYehova, umdali wamazulu nehlabathi, ekuwisele umthetho wokuba unqunyulwe intloko yeentshaba zethu. 19 Kuba oku ukukholosa kwakho akuyi kumka entliziyweni yabantu, abawakhumbulayo amandla kaThixo ngonaphakade. 20 Wazijika uThixo ezo zinto kuwe, ukuba zibe yindumiso engunaphakade, ukuba akuvelele ezintweni ezilungileyo, ngenxa enokuba ungawuconganga umphefumlo wakho ngenxa yembandezelo yohlanga lwethu, wasiphindezela ngokonakalisa kwethu, uhamba ngendlela ethe tye phambi koThixo wethu. Bathi bonke abantu; Makube njalo, makube njalo.
ISAHLUKO SE-14 Wathi uYudith kubo, Khanive, bazalwana bam, niyithabathe le ntloko, niyixhome entloko eludongeni lwenu. 2 Kothi kwakuthi kwakusa, liphume ilanga phezu komhlaba, nithabathe elowo iintonga zakhe, niphume kuwo onke amagorha anobukroti phakathi komzi, nimise umthetheli phezu kwawo, njengokungathi nifuna. yihla uye entsimini, umboniselo wama-Asiriya; kodwa ungehli. 3 Zothi ke zithabathe iintonga zawo, aye eminqubeni yawo, amise abathetheli bomkhosi waseAsiriya, agidime aye
ententeni kaHolofernes, angayifumani; ziya kusaba ebusweni bakho. 4 niwasukele ke nina, nabemi bonke bommandla wakwaSirayeli, nibabhukuqe ekuhambeni kwabo. 5 Ke, ngaphambi kokuba uzenze ezi zinto, uze undibize ngoAkiyore umAmon, ukuze ambone, amazi lowo wayidelayo indlu kaSirayeli, owamthumela kuthi waza wafa. 6 Bambiza uAhiyore endlwini ka-Uziya; Weza, wayibona intloko kaHolofernes esandleni somntu ebandleni labantu, wawa ngobuso, watyhafa umoya. 7 Uthe ke akumphilisa, wawa ezinyaweni zikaYudith, waqubuda kuye, wathi, Unentsikelelo wena eminqubeni yonke yakwaYuda, nasezintlangeni zonke, eziya kumangaliswa igama lakho. 8 Ke ngoko ndixelele zonke izinto ozenzileyo ngezi mini; UYudite wamcacisela phakathi kwabantu konke abekwenzile, kususela kwimini awaphuma ngayo, kwada kwesa kwelo lixa wathi kubo. 9 Ke kaloku, akupheza ukuthetha, baduma abantu ngezwi elikhulu, baduma ngovuyo emzini wabo. 10 Ke kaloku uAhiyore wakubona konke awakwenzayo uThixo kaSirayeli, wakholwa kakhulu kuThixo, wayalusa inyama yokwaluswa, wanamathela kwindlu kaSirayeli unanamhla. 11 Kwathi ngesifingo, bayixhoma intloko kaHoloferne eludongeni, elowo wathabatha iintonga zakhe, baphuma besinga ezimpini zentaba. 12 Athe ke ama-Asiriya akuwabona, athumela kubathetheli bawo, abeza kubathetheli bawo, nakubathetheli bawo, nakubathetheli bawo. 13 Beza ke ententeni kaHolofernes, bathi kumphathi weento zonke zakhe, Yivuke kaloku inkosi yethu; 14 Wangena eBhagoha, wankqonkqoza emnyango wentente; kuba ebecinga ukuba ulele noJudith. 15 Wawuvula ke, kuba kungekho uphendulayo, wangena egumbini lokulala, wamfumana ebethelwe phantsi, efile, yasuswa intloko yakhe kuye. 16 Wadanduluka ke ngezwi elikhulu, ngokulila, nokuncwina, nangezwi elinamandla, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe. 17 Uthe ke, akuba engene ententeni, abekuyo uYudith, akuba engamfumani, wesuka waya ebantwini, wakhala. 18 Aba bakhonzi banginiza; Enye inkazana engumHebhere yayiyihlazisile indlu yokumkani uNebhukadenetsare; ngokuba, nanko uHolofernes elele phantsi emhlabeni, engenantloko. 19 Baweva abathetheli bomkhosi wama-Asiriya la mazwi, bazikrazula iingubo zabo zangaphantsi, yakhwankqiswa intliziyo yabo ngokuncamisileyo;
ISAHLUKO SE-15 1 Bakuva ke abaseminqubeni, bakhwankqiswa yiloo nto ihlileyo. 2 Bangenwa kukoyika nakungcangcazela, akwabakho mntu waba nabuganga bakuhlala phambi kommelwane wakhe; 3 Nabo babemise ezintabeni ezingeenxa zonke eBhethuliya basaba. Basuka oonyana bakaSirayeli, onke amagorha phakathi kwabo, bagxalathelana kubo. 4 Wathumela ke u-Uziya eBhetemastem, naseBhebhayi, naseKobhayi, naseKola, nasemideni yonke yakwaSirayeli,
ukuze abaxelise okwenzekileyo, bangxamele iintshaba zabo, ukuba babatshabalalise. 5 Beva ke oonyana bakaSirayeli, babawela ngamxhelo mnye, bababulala eHobhayi, kwanababevela eYerusalem, nakuzo zonke iintaba, bevela eYerusalem, ngokuba babebaxelele okwenzekileyo. Eminqubeni yeentshaba zabo) abaseGiliyadi nabaseGalili babasukela ngobulalo obukhulu, bada badlulela eDamasko nasemideni yayo. 6 Amasalela abehleli eBhethuliya, agaleleka eminqubeni yaseAsiriya, ayiphanga, atyeba kunene. 7 Oonyana bakaSirayeli ababebuyile ekuxhelweni baba nabasele; nemizana nemizi esezintabeni nasemathafeni, yafumana amaxhoba amaninzi; 8 Weza ke uYowakim, umbingeleli omkhulu, namadoda amakhulu oonyana bakaSirayeli, ababehleli eYerusalem, ukuba bazikhangele izinto ezilungileyo uThixo abezenzile kuSirayeli, bambona uYuda, ukuba bambulise. 9 Akufika ke kuye, amsikelela ngamxhelo mnye, athi kuye, Wena uyingxonde yeYerusalem, wena ubuqaqawuli obukhulu bukaSirayeli, uqhayiya olukhulu lohlanga lwakowethu. 10 Zonke ezo zinto uzenzile ngesandla sakho, wenze okulungileyo kuSirayeli; uThixo wakholiswa kuko oko. Makabongwe uYehova wemikhosi kude kuse ephakadeni. Bathi bonke abantu, Makube njalo. 11 Bayiphanga ke abantu iminquba iintsuku ezimashumi mathathu. walungisa iinqwelo zakhe, wazibeka phezu kwazo. 12 Bagidima kunye bonke abafazi bakwaSirayeli, beza kumbona, bamsikelela, bamngqungqa, waphatha amahlamvu esandleni sakhe, wanika nabafazi ababenaye. 13 Bamnxiba isithsaba somnquma, yena nomkhonzazana wakhe obenaye, wahamba phambi kwabantu bonke ekungqungqani, ekhokela abafaziabafazi bonke; emlonyeni wabo.
ISAHLUKO SE-16 1 Waza uYudite waqala ukubulela kumaSirayeli onke; baza bonke abantu baqamba emva kwakhe le ngoma yendumiso. 2 Wathi uYudite, Qalani kuThixo wam ngeengqongqo, niyivumele iNkosi yam ngamacangci, niyiculele umhobe omtsha, 3 Ngokuba uThixo uyawaphula amadabi; 4 Waphuma uAsiriya ezintabeni, evela entla, weza enamashumi amawaka omkhosi wakhe; 5 Iqhayisile, ukuba iyitshise imida yam, yawabulala amadodana am ngekrele, yabasithela emhlabeni abantwana abanyayo, yaziphangisa iintsana zam, neentombi zam zibe lixhoba. 6 Kodwa iNkosi enguSomandla ibadanisile ngesandla somfazi. 7 Ngokuba ayiwelanga igorha phakathi kwamadodana, noonyana bakaTitan abazange bayixabele, iingxilimbela azizange zibe phezu kwayo; 8 Kuba wayeyihlubile ingubo yakhe yobuhlolokazi, ukuze kuzukiswe abacudisiweyo bakwaSirayeli, wathambisa ubuso bakhe ngamafutha aqholiweyo, wazibopha iinwele zakhe ngeqhiya, wathabatha ingubo yelinen emhlophe, ukuba amlukuhle.
9 Iimbadada zakhe zawakroba amehlo akhe, ubuhle bakhe babanjwa ingqondo yakhe, nomkhusane waphumela entanyeni yakhe. 10 AmaPersi ashukunyiswa bubuganga bayo, namaMedi oyika ngenxa yobulukhuni bayo. 11 Zamemelela ngovuyo iintsizana zam, nababuthathaka bam bamemelela; basuka bathi nqa; bona bawaphakamisa amazwi abo, babhukuqwa. 12 Bahlatywa oonyana beentombi, babaxabela okwabasabayo, batshabalala emfazweni kaYehova. 13 Ndiya kuhlabela kuYehova ingoma entsha, ndisithi, Yehova, umkhulu, wongangamsha, unamandla, ungongenakunqandwa. 14 Zonke izinto eziphilileyo mazikukhonze, ngokuba wena wathetha, zona zenzeka; 15 Ngokuba ziya kushukuma iintaba emanzini eziziseko zazo, Amawa anyibilika njengomthwebeba ebusweni bakho, Ubabala wena abakoyikayo. 16 Kuba amadini onke mancinane kuwe, ukuba abe livumba elithozamisayo kuwe, namanqatha onke akalingene idini lakho elinyukayo; ke yena omoyikayo uYehova mkhulu ngamaxesha onke. 17 Yeha ke, iintlanga ezivukelana nemizalwane yam! iNkosi uSomandla iya kubaphindezela ngomhla womgwebo, ngokubeka umlilo neempethu enyameni yabo; baya kuziva, balile ngonaphakade. 18 Ke kaloku, bakungena eYerusalem, bamnqula uYehova; bathi, bakuba bezihlambulule abantu, banyusa amadini abo anyukayo, neminikelo yabo yokuqhutywa yintliziyo, neminikelo yabo. 19 Kananjalo uYuditi wazingcwalisa zonke iimpahla zikaHolofernes, ababemnike zona abantu, wasinikela nesigubungelo abesithabathe egumbini lakhe lokulala, saba ngumnikelo kuYehova. 20 Abantu benza isidlo eYerusalem phambi kwengcwele iintsuku zantathu; wahlala uYuditi nabo. 21 Emveni kwezi zinto, wabuyela elowo elifeni lakhe. Wesuka uYuditi, waya eBhethuliya, wahlala elifeni lakhe, waba ebekeke kulo lonke ilizwe. 22 Bamlangazelela abaninzi, kodwa akubangakho namnye umaziyo yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, emveni kokufa kukaManase indoda yakhe, wahlanganiselwa kwabakowabo. 23 Wahambela phambili ezukweni, waya ebudaleni endlwini yendoda yakhe, eminyaka ilikhulu elinantlanu ezelwe, wawukhulula umkhonzazana wakhe. Wafela eBhethuliya; bamngcwabela emqolombeni wendoda yakhe uManase. 24 Indlu kaSirayeli yamenzela isijwili imihla esixhenxe; wathi engekafi, wababela abazalwana bakhe ababekufuphi kuManase indoda yakhe, nabazikufuphi nemizalwane yakhe, engekafi. 25 Akwaba akwabakho namnye ubothusayo oonyana bakaSirayeli ngemihla kaYuditi, nasemigudwini yasemva kokufa kwakhe.