Judith
1:1 Negore regumi namaviri rokubata ushe kwaNabhukadhinezari, wakabata ushe panyika
Ninive, guta guru; mumazuva aArpakishadhi, uyo aitonga pamusoro penyika
vaMedhia muEcbatane,
1:2 Akavaka paEkibhatane madziro aipoteredza mabwe akavezwa, akasvika makubhiti matatu
akaita mamita matanhatu pakureba, akaita mamita makumi manomwe pakukwirira kwaro
mamita makumi mashanu paupamhi hwayo, namakubhiti makumi mashanu paupamhi hwayo;
1:3 Uye akaisa shongwe dzayo pamusoro pamasuwo aro, ane zana pakureba.
uye kufara kwayo panheyo kwakasvika makubhiti makumi matanhatu.
1:4 Akaitawo masuwo aro, masuwo akareba;
makubhiti makumi manomwe, uye upamhi hwawo hwaiva makubhiti makumi mana, nokuda kwetemberi
achabuda nehondo dzake dzine simba, nokugadza boka rake
vanofamba netsoka:
1:5 Namazuva iwayo mambo Nebhukadhinezari wakarwa namambo Aripakishadhi
bani guru, iro bani riri kumiganhu yeRagau.
6 Zvino vakavuya kwaari vose vaigara panyika yamakomo, navose
iyo yaigara paYufuratesi, neTigirisi, neHidhasipesi, nebani re;
naArioki mambo wavaEria, namarudzi mazhinji kwazvo avana vavana
Cherodhi, vakaungana kuhondo.
1:7 Ipapo Nebhukadhinezari mambo weAsiria akatuma nhume kuna vose vakanga vageremo
vaPerisia, nokuna vose vakanga vagere kumavirira, nokuna vakanga vagere
neKirikia, neDhamasiko, neRebhanoni, neAntiribhano, nezvose izvozvo
akagara pamhenderekedzo yegungwa;
1:8 nokune avo pakati pendudzi dzaive paKarimeri, neGireadhi, nenyika
Garirea riri kumusoro, nebani guru reEsdhireromi,
1:9 nokuna vose vakanga vari Samaria, namaguta aro, nokumhiri
Joridhani kusvikira kuJerusarema, neBhetani, neKerasi, neKadheshi, norwizi
neEgipita, neTafinesi, neRamese, nenyika yose yeGesemi;
1:10 Kusvikira masvika mhiri kweTanisi neNofi, nekuna vose vagere
Egipita, kusvikira wasvika pamuganhu weItiopia.
1:11 Asi vagari vose venyika vakazvidza murayiro uyu
Nabhukadhinezari mambo weAsiria, havana kuenda naye kwaari
hondo; nekuti vakanga vasingamutyi; zvirokwazvo, wakange akafanana nomunhu mumwe pamberi pavo
munhu, vakatuma nhume dzake kwavari pasina chinhu, uye
nokunyadziswa.
Naizvozvo Nebhukadhinezari wakatsamwira nyika iyi yose, akapika;
nechigaro chake cheushe neushe hwake, kuti zvirokwazvo achatsiva kune vose
miganhu yeKirikia neDhamasiko neSiria, uye kuti akanga achizouraya
nomunondo vanhu vose vagere panyika yaMoabhu, navana
naAmoni, neJudhea rose, navose vakanga vari muEgipita, kusvikira masvika kwamuri
miganhu yemakungwa maviri.
1:13 Ipapo akafamba ane nhumbi dzokurwa nesimba rake kuzorwa namambo Aripakishadhi
negore regumi namanomwe, akakunda pakurwa kwake, nekuti wakakunda
nesimba rose raArpakishadhi, navatasvi vake vose vamabhiza, nengoro dzake dzose;
1:14 Zvino akava ishe wemaguta ake, akasvika Ekibhatane, ndokukunda
shongwe, akaparadza nzira dzaro, akashandura kunaka kwaro
mukunyadziswa.
1:15 Akabatawo Aripakishadhi pamakomo eRagau, akamubaya nepakati.
nemiseve yake, akamuparadza chose nomusi iwoyo.
1:16 Naizvozvo pashure akadzokera Ninini, iye neboka rake rose
ndudzi dzose dzavanhu vari vazhinji-zhinji kwazvo vehondo;
akazorora, akaita mabiko, iye nehondo yake, zana rimwe nerimwe
mazuva makumi maviri.