Yudita
10: 1 Nyuma y'ibyo, yaretse gutakambira Imana ya Isiraheli, kandi ni bibi
yarangije aya magambo yose.
2: 2 Arahaguruka aho yaguye, ahamagara umuja we aramanuka
mu nzu yabagamo mu minsi y'isabato, no muri we
iminsi mikuru,
3 Akuramo umwenda yari yambaye, akuramo imyenda
y'ubupfakazi bwe, yoza umubiri we wose n'amazi, arasigwa
we ubwe n'amavuta meza, akanogosha umusatsi wo mumutwe, kandi
wambare ipine, wambare imyenda y'ibyishimo, hamwe
yari yambaye mubuzima bwa Manasses umugabo we.
4 Afata inkweto ku birenge, amwambika ibikomo,
ingoyi ye, impeta ye, n'amaherena ye, n'imitako ye yose, na
yishushanyijeho ubutwari, kugirango ashukishe amaso yabagabo bose bagomba kubona
we.
5: 5 Hanyuma aha umuja we agacupa ka divayi, hamwe n'amavuta yuzuye
umufuka ufite ibigori byumye, n'ibibyimba by'imitini, hamwe n'umugati mwiza; nuko rero
yegeranye ibyo bintu byose, abishyira kuri we.
6 Nuko barasohoka bajya ku irembo ry'umujyi wa Betuliya, basanga
uhagaze hariya Oziya nabakera mumujyi, Chabris na Charmis.
7: 7 Bamubonye, mu maso he harahinduka, n'imyambarire ye
yarahinduwe, bibaza ubwiza bwe cyane, barabwira
we.
10: 8 Imana, Imana ya ba sogokuruza iguhe ubutoni, kandi igere ku byo ikora
Iharanira icyubahiro cy'Abisirayeli, na Uwiteka
gushyira hejuru ya Yeruzalemu. Hanyuma basenga Imana.
9 Arababwira ati: “Tegeka amarembo y'umujyi
Jyewe, kugira ngo nsohoke kugira ngo nkore ibyo wavuze
hamwe nanjye. Bategeka rero abasore kumukingurira nk'uko yari afite
byavuzwe.
10:10 Bamaze kubikora, Yudita arasohoka, we n'umuja we.
Abagabo bo mu mujyi baramwitaho, kugeza igihe yamanukiye Uwiteka
umusozi, kugeza igihe yambutse ikibaya, ntagishobora kumubona ukundi.
11 Nuko barasohoka bajya mu kibaya, kandi isaha ya mbere y'Uwiteka
Abashuri baramusanze,
10:12 Aramufata, aramubaza ati: "Muri abantu ki?" n'aho biva
wowe? Ujya he? Na we ati: Ndi umugore w'Abaheburayo,
ndahunze, kuko bazaguha kurimburwa:
10:13 Kandi ndaje imbere ya Holofernes umutware mukuru w'ingabo zanyu
gutangaza amagambo y'ukuri; Nzamwereka inzira azanyuramo,
kandi utsinde igihugu cyose cyimisozi, udatakaje umubiri cyangwa ubuzima bwumuntu uwo ari we wese
y'abantu be.
10:14 Abagabo bumvise amagambo ye, bareba mu maso he
atangazwa cyane n'ubwiza bwe, aramubwira ati:
10:15 Wakijije ubuzima bwawe, kuko wihutiye kumanuka kuri Uwiteka
imbere ya databuja: none rero uze mu ihema rye, na bamwe muri twe
azagutwara, kugeza igihe bazaguha amaboko ye.
10:16 Kandi iyo uhagaze imbere ye, ntutinye mu mutima wawe, ahubwo
umwereke ukurikije ijambo ryawe; Azakwinginga neza.
10:17 Hanyuma bahitamo muri bo abagabo ijana ngo bamuherekeze
umuja; bamujyana mu ihema rya Holofernes.
10:18 Haca haba inkambi mu nkambi zose, kuko kuza kwe kwari
bavuza urusaku mu mahema, baramwegera, ahagarara hanze
ihema rya Holofernes, kugeza igihe bamubwiye.
10:19 Batangaza ubwiza bwe, bashima Abisiraheli
kubera we, buri wese abwira umuturanyi we ati: Ninde wasuzugura
aba bantu, bafite muri bo abagore nkabo? rwose ntabwo aribyiza
umuntu umwe muribo asigaye uwarekuwe ashobora kubeshya isi yose.
10:20 Abari hafi ya Holofernes barasohoka, abagaragu be bose
bamujyana mu ihema.
10:21 Holofernes aryama ku buriri bwe munsi yigitereko
ibara ry'umuyugubwe, na zahabu, na zeru, n'amabuye y'agaciro.
10:22 Nuko bamwereka; nuko asohoka imbere y'ihema rye afite ifeza
amatara agenda imbere ye.
10:23 Yudita ageze imbere ye n'abakozi be bose baratangara
kubera ubwiza bwo mu maso he; yikubita hasi yubamye, kandi
baramwubaha, abagaragu be baramujyana.