Yudita
6: 1 Igihe imvururu z'abantu bari mu nama zashize,
Holofernes umutware mukuru wingabo za Assur abwira Achior na
Abamowabu bose imbere yandi mahanga yose,
6: 2 Kandi uri nde, Akiyori, n'abakozi ba Efurayimu, ufite
yahanuye kuturwanya kugeza uyu munsi, kandi wavuze ko tutagomba gukora
intambara n'abisiraheli, kuko Imana yabo izabarwanirira? na
Ninde Mana usibye Nabuchodonosor?
6: 3 Azohereza imbaraga ze, azabatsemba mu maso ya Uhoraho
isi, kandi Imana yabo ntizabakiza, ariko twe abagaragu bayo tuzabikora
kubatsemba nk'umuntu umwe; kuberako badashobora gukomeza imbaraga za
amafarasi yacu.
4 Kubanga hamwe na bo tuzobakandagira munsi y'ibirenge, n'imisozi yabo
banywe n'amaraso yabo, imirima yabo izuzura iyabo
imirambo, n'intambwe zabo ntizishobora guhagarara imbere yacu,
kuko bazarimbuka rwose, ni ko umwami Nabukodonosori, umutware wa bose
isi: kuko yavuze ati: Nta jambo ryanjye rizaba impfabusa.
6: 5 Nawe, Achior, umushahara wa Amoni, wavuze aya magambo
umunsi wo gukiranirwa kwawe, ntuzongera kubona mu maso hanjye guhera uyu munsi,
kugeza igihe nihoreye iri shyanga ryavuye mu Misiri.
6: 6 Noneho inkota y'ingabo zanjye, n'imbaga y'abantu benshi
Nkorera, unyure mu mpande zawe, uzagwa mu biciwe,
ngarutse.
6 Noneho 7 Abagaragu banjye bazakugarura mu misozi,
Azagushira muri umwe mu mijyi y'ibice:
6 Ntuzarimbuke, kugeza igihe uzarimbukira hamwe na bo.
6: 9 Niba kandi wemeye mu bitekerezo byawe ko bazafatwa, reka
ntabwo mu maso hawe haguye: Nabivuze, kandi nta jambo ryanjye rizigera
ube impfabusa.
6:10 Holofernes ategeka abagaragu be bari bategereje mu ihema rye gufata
Achior, mumuzane i Betuliya, mumushyire mu maboko ya Uhoraho
Abayisraheli.
6:11 Abagaragu be baramujyana, bamuvana mu ngando binjira mu ngando
kibaya, nuko bava hagati yikibaya bajya mu misozi,
agera ku masoko yari munsi ya Betuliya.
6 Abagabo bo mu mujyi bababonye, bafata intwaro zabo,
asohoka mu mujyi kugera mu mpinga y'umusozi: kandi umuntu wese wakoresheje a
umuhoro wababujije kuzamuka batera amabuye.
6:13 Ariko bamaze kwiherera munsi y'umusozi, bahambira Achior,
amujugunya hasi, amusiga munsi yumusozi, aragaruka
shobuja.
6 Abisiraheli bamanuka mu mujyi wabo, baramwegera, maze
aramurekura, amuzana i Betuliya, amushyikiriza Uhoraho
abayobozi b'umugi:
Muri iyo minsi, Oziya mwene Mika, wo mu muryango wa Simeyoni,
na Chabris mwene Gothoniel, na Charmisi mwene Melikeli.
6:16 Bahamagaza abakera bose bo mu mujyi, n'abo bose
urubyiruko rwiruka hamwe, n'abagore babo, bajya mu iteraniro, baragenda
Achior hagati yabantu babo bose. Oziya aramubaza ibyo
cyakozwe.
6:17 Arabasubiza, ababwira amagambo y'inama ya
Holofernes, n'amagambo yose yari yavuze hagati ya
ibikomangoma bya Assur, n'ibyo Holofernes yari yavuze byose yishimye
inzu ya Isiraheli.
6:18 Abantu baragwa, basenga Imana, batakambira Imana.
kuvuga,
6:19 Mwami Mana yo mwijuru, reba ubwibone bwabo, kandi ugirire impuhwe imitungo yacu
ishyanga, kandi urebe mu maso h'abatagatifujwe
Uyu munsi.
6:20 Hanyuma bahumuriza Achior, baramushimira cyane.
Oziya amusohora mu iteraniro amujyana iwe, asangira ibirori
ku basaza; nuko bahamagara Imana ya Isiraheli iryo joro ryose
ubufasha.