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.