Judith
2:1 Zvino negore regumi namasere, nezuva ramakumi maviri namaviri rokutanga
Pamwedzi waNebhukadhinezari, mambo waJehoyakimu akanzwika
vaAsiria, kuti sezvaakataura, azvitsivire panyika yose.
2:2 Naizvozvo akadana varanda vake vose, navakuru vake vose, uye
akataurirana navo zano rake rakavanzika, akapedzisa kutambudzika
zvenyika yose mumuromo make.
2:3 Ipapo vakatema chirevo chokuparadza nyama yose, yakanga isingateereri Jehovha
murayiro womuromo wake.
2:4 Zvino akati apedza zano rake, Nabhukadhinezari mambo weAsiria
akatumidza Horofernesi, mukuru wehondo yake, akanga ari parutivi pake
akati kwaari.
Zvanzi namambo mukuru, ishe wenyika yose, Tarirai, imi!
iwe uchabva pamberi pangu, utore varume vanovimba newe newe
simba ravo vamene, vaifamba namakumbo vane zviuru zvine zana namakumi maviri; uye
uwandu hwamabhiza navatasvi vawo zviuru gumi nezviviri.
2:6 Iwe ucharwa nenyika yese yekumadokero, nekuti ivo havana kuteerera
murayiro wangu.
2:7 Uye iwe uchazivisa kuti vandigadzirire ivhu nemvura.
nokuti ndichabuda nehasha dzangu kuzorwa navo uye ndichafukidza zvose
pamusoro penyika netsoka dzehondo yangu, uye ndichavapa kuti vave a
vaparadze.
2:8 Naizvozvo vakaurawa vavo vachazadza mipata yavo nehova nerwizi
vachagutiswa navakafa vavo, kusvikira yafashukira;
2:9 Uye ndichavatungamirira nhapwa kusvika kumigumo yenyika.
2:10 Naizvozvo iwe uchabuda. unditorerei zvose zvavo
uye kana vachida kuzvipira kwauri, uchavarega
nokuda kwangu kusvikira pazuva rokurangwa kwavo.
2:11 Asi kana ari vanokumukirai, ziso renyu ngarirege kuvapembedza; asi isa
muvauraye, muvaparadze pose kwamunoenda.
2:12 Nokuti noupenyu hwangu, uye nesimba roumambo hwangu, zvose zvandakataura.
ndizvo zvandichaita noruoko rwangu.
2:13 Chenjerai kuti murege kudarika mumwe wemirairo yenyu
Ishe, asi muzviite zvizere, sezvandakakurairai, musanonoka
kuzviita.
2:14 Ipapo Horofernesi akabuda pamberi patenzi wake, akadana vose
vabati, navakuru, navakuru vehondo yeAsiria;
2:15 Akaunganidza varume vakanga vakasanangurwa kuzorwa, sezvaakarairwa nashe wake
iye, kusvikira kune vane zviuru zvine zana namakumi maviri, navapfuri vouta vane zviuru zvine gumi nezviviri;
horseback;
2:16 Akavaronga, sehondo huru yakarongerwa kurwa.
2:17 akatora makamera nemadhongi pazvingoro zvavo, izvo zvizhinji-zhinji;
namakwai, nenzombe, nembudzi zvisingaverengwi, zvive zvokudya zvavo;
2:18 nezvokudya zvizhinji zvomunhu mumwe nomumwe wehondo, nendarama zhinji-zhinji, nendarama
sirivha kubva mumba mamambo.
2:19 Ipapo akabuda nesimba rake rose kuenda pamberi pamambo Nebhukadhinezari
rwendo, nokufukidza nyika yose kurutivi rwamavirazuva
ngoro, navatasvi vamabhiza, navaifamba vadzo vakasarudzwa.
Ruka 2:20 Nyika zhinji dzakauya navo semhashu
sejecha renyika, nekuti vanhu vazhinji vakanga vasingaverengwi.
2:21 Vakabva vabuda muNinivhi rwendo rwemazuva matatu vachienda kubani
akadzika matende ake kubva kuBhectileti pedyo negomo riri pedyo
ruoko rworuboshwe rweKirikia yokumusoro.
2:22 Ipapo akatora hondo yake yose, vafambisi vake, navatasvi vamabhiza, nengoro, uye
akabvapo akaenda kunyika yamakomo;
2:23 Akaparadza Pudhi neRudhi, akapamba vana vose vaRasi, akavaparadza
vana vaIsiraeri vakanga vari kurenje kurutivi rwezasi
nyika yevaCheri.
2:24 Ipapo akayambuka Yufuratesi, akapfuura Mesopotamia, ndokuparadza
namaguta ose akakwirira akanga ari parwizi Aribhonai, kusvikira masvika
gungwa.
2:25 Akatora miganhu yeKirikia, akauraya vose vaimupikisa.
akasvika kumiganhu yeJafeti, kurutivi rwezasi, mhiri
pamusoro peArabia.
2:26 Akakombawo vanakomana vose vaMidhiani, uye akavapisa moto
namatende avo, vakapamba matanga avo amakwai.
2:27 Zvino wakaburukira kubani reDhamasiko panguva yegorosi
vakacheka, vakapisa minda yavo yose, vakaparadza makwai avo, uye
mombe, akaparadza maguta avo, akaparadza chose nyika dzavo;
akauraya majaya avo ose neminondo inopinza.
2:28 Naizvozvo kutya nekumutya kwakawira pamusoro pevagari vose vepanyika
miganhu yegungwa, yaiva paSidhoni neTire, naivo vaigara paSuri
naOcina, navose vaigara Jemnaani; navakanga vagere Azotasi
asi Ashikeroni akamutya kwazvo.