Yudita Bukeye Holofernes ategeka ingabo ze zose, n'abantu be bose baje kugira uruhare rwe, kugira ngo bakureho inkambi yabo Bethulia, gufata mbere kuzamuka kuzamuka k'umusozi, no gukora intambara yo kurwanya Abisirayeli. 2 Uwo munsi, ingabo zabo zikomeye zikuraho ingando zabo, n'ingabo za abagabo b'intambara bari ibihumbi ijana na mirongo irindwi n'amaguru, na cumi na babiri ibihumbi by'amafarashi, iruhande rw'imizigo, n'abandi bagabo bari hejuru muri bo, imbaga nyamwinshi cyane. 3 Bakambika mu kibaya cyegereye Betuliya, hafi y'isoko, kandi bakwirakwira hose muri Dotayimu no muri Belimayimu, no muri uburebure kuva i Betuliya kugera i Cynamoni, hakurya ya Esdraelon. 4 Abayisraheli babonye ubwinshi bwabo ahangayitse cyane, abwira buri wese umuturanyi we ati: Noneho ibi abantu barigata isi; kuko ari imisozi miremire, cyangwa ibibaya, cyangwa imisozi, birashobora kwihanganira uburemere bwabyo. 7: 5 Umuntu wese afata intwaro z'intambara, zimaze gucana umuriro ku minara yabo, baraguma bareba iryo joro ryose. 7: 6 Ariko ku munsi wa kabiri, Holofernes azana abanyamafarasi be bose muri kubona abana ba Isiraheli bari i Betuliya, 7: 7 Yitegereza ibice bigera mu mujyi, agera ku masoko ya amazi yabo, arabafata, abashyiraho ibirindiro by'abasirikare barwanira, na we ubwe yimukira mu bwoko bwe. 8 Umutware w'abana ba Esawu, n'abami bose baza aho ari abatware b'abaturage ba Mowabu, n'abayobozi b'inyanja, na ati, 7 Databuja noneho yumve ijambo, kugira ngo hatabaho guhirika ubwawe ingabo. 7:10 Kuko aba bene Isirayeli batizeye amacumu yabo, ariko mu burebure bw'imisozi batuyemo, kuko atari byo byoroshye kuzamuka hejuru yimisozi yabo. 7:11 Noneho rero, databuja, ntubarwanye ku rugamba, kandi Nta muntu umwe wo mu bwoko bwawe uzarimbuka. Guma mu nkambi yawe, ukomeze abantu bose b'ingabo zawe, ureke abawe abakozi binjira mu biganza byabo isoko y'amazi, isohoka y'ikirenge cy'umusozi: 7:13 Kuko abatuye i Betuliya bose bafite amazi yabo; ni ko bizagenda inyota irabica, bazatanga umujyi wabo, natwe natwe abantu bazazamuka mu mpinga y'imisozi iri hafi, kandi babishaka babakambike, kugira ngo barebe ko nta n'umwe uva mu mujyi. 7:14 Nabo rero, abagore babo n'abana babo bazatwikwa n'umuriro, kandi mbere yuko inkota ibatera, bazahirika Uwiteka imihanda aho batuye. 7:15 Nguko uko uzabaha ibihembo bibi; kuko bigometse, kandi ntabwo yahuye numuntu wawe mumahoro. 7:16 Aya magambo ashimisha Holofernes n'abakozi be bose, na we bashinzwe gukora nk'uko bari baravuze. 17 Inkambi y'abana ba Amoni iragenda, hamwe na batanu ibihumbi by'Abashuri, bashinga mu kibaya, bafata Uhoraho Amazi, n'amasoko y'amazi y'abana ba Isiraheli. 7:18 Abana ba Esawu barazamuka bajyana na Amoni, bakambika mu misozi hakurya ya Dothayimu, bohereza bamwe muri bo werekeza mu majyepfo, no mu burasirazuba hakurya ya Ekerebel, ari hafi ya Chusi, iri ku mugezi wa Mochmur; ahasigaye ingabo z'Abashuri zikambika mu kibaya, zitwikira mu maso h'Uwiteka igihugu cyose; amahema yabo n'amagare yabo byubatswe bikomeye cyane imbaga. 7 Abayisraheli batakambira Uhoraho Imana yabo, kuko ari bo umutima wananiwe, kuko abanzi babo bose bari babakikuje hirya no hino, kandi nta buryo bwo guhunga muri bo. 20 Nguko uko itsinda rya Assur ryagumye hafi yabo, haba ibirenge byabo, amagare, n'abagendera ku mafarashi, iminsi ine na mirongo itatu, ku buryo ibikoresho byabo byose y'amazi yananiwe kubuza Bethulia yose. 7:21 Amariba arayasiba, ntibagira amazi yo kunywa kuzuza umunsi umwe; kuko babahaye kunywa ku rugero. 7:22 Kubwibyo abana babo bato ntibari bafite umutima, nabagore babo kandi abasore bacitse intege kubera inyota, bagwa mu mihanda yo mu mujyi, n'inzira z'amarembo, kandi nta mbaraga zari zikiriho muri bo. 23 Abantu bose bateranira i Oziya no ku mutware w'umujyi, abasore n'inkumi, n'abana, maze barira n'ijwi rirenga, akavuga imbere y'abakuru bose, 7:24 Imana ibacire urubanza hagati yacu nawe, kuko mwatugiriye nabi cyane, muri ko mutasabye amahoro y'abana ba Assur. 7:25 Kugeza ubu nta mufasha dufite, ariko Imana yatugurishije mu maboko yabo, ngo dukwiye gutabwa imbere yabo bafite inyota no kurimbuka gukomeye. 7:26 Noneho rero, ubahamagare, maze utange umugi wose ngo usahure ku baturage ba Holofernes, n'ingabo ze zose. 7:27 Kuberako aribyiza kuri twe kubagwa iminyago, kuruta gupfa inyota: kuko tuzaba abagaragu be, kugirango imitima yacu ibeho, kandi ntitubeho reba urupfu rw'impinja zacu imbere y'amaso yacu, cyangwa abagore bacu cyangwa abacu abana gupfa. 7:28 Dufashe guhamiriza ijuru n'isi, Imana yacu na Mwami wa ba sogokuruza, uduhana dukurikije ibyaha byacu na ibyaha bya ba sogokuruza, ko adakurikiza nkuko twabivuze uyu munsi. 7:29 Haca haba amarira menshi hamwe n'ubwumvikane bumwe hagati ya iteraniro; batakambira Uhoraho Imana n'ijwi rirenga. 7:30 Oziya arababwira ati: Bavandimwe, gira ubutwari, reka twihangane iminsi itanu, muri uwo mwanya Uwiteka Imana yacu ishobora guhindura imbabazi zayo twe; kuko atazadutererana rwose. 7:31 Niba iyi minsi irangiye, kandi ntidutabare, nzabikora Ukurikije ijambo ryawe. 7:32 Yatatanya abantu, buri wese ku giti cye. na bo yagiye ku rukuta n'iminara y'umujyi wabo, yohereza abagore na abana mu ngo zabo: kandi bari hasi cyane bazanwa mu mujyi.