Judith
10:1 Zvino wakati arega kudana kuna Mwari waIsiraeri nokuita zvakaipa
akapedza mashoko awa ose.
10:2 Akasimuka paakanga akawira pasi, akadana murandakadzi wake, akaburuka
mumba maaigara pamazuva esabata, uye mumba make
mazuva emutambo,
10:3 Akabvisa gudza raakanga akafuka, akabvisa nguvo
akashambidza muviri wake wose nemvura, akazora mafuta
Iye namafuta anonhuwira anokosha, akaruka vhudzi romusoro wake, uye
zvipfekedzei mupendero pamusoro payo, mugopfeka nguvo dzake dzokufara, nadzo
akanga akafuka pamazuva oupenyu hwaManase murume wake.
10:4 Akatora hwashu mutsoka dzake, akazvisunga zvishongo zvamaoko ake, uye
ngetani dzake, nemhete dzayo, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvayo zvose, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvayo zvose, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvayo zvose, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvayo zvose, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvayo zvose, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvayo zvose, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvayo zvose, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvayo zvose, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvayo zvose, nemhete dzake dzenzeve, nezvishongo zvake zvose
akazvishongedza noushingi, kuti akwezve meso avanhu vose vaifanira kuona
her.
10:5 Ipapo akapa murandakadzi wake chinu chewaini, nechinu chamafuta, chizere
nehombodo ine zviyo zvakakangwa, nebundu ramawonde, nechingwa chakaisvonaka; saka iye
akapeta zvinhu izvi zvose, akaisa pamusoro pake.
10:6 Naizvozvo vakabuda vakaenda kusuwo reguta reBheturiya, vakawana
Uzia akanga amirepo, navakuru veguta, Habhishi naKarimi.
10:7 Zvino vakati vachimuona, chiso chake nechipfeko chake chakashanduka
akachinjwa, vakashamiswa nokunaka kwake zvikuru kwazvo, ndokuti kuna
her.
Mwari, iye Mwari wamadzibaba edu ngaakupe nyasha, akuite
zvinoitirwa kukudzwa kwavana vaIsiraeri, nokuna
kukudzwa kweJerusarema. Vakabva vanamata Mwari.
10:9 Akati kwavari: Rairai kuti masuwo eguta azarurwe
ini, kuti ndiende kundopedzisa izvo zvamakataura
neni. Ipapo vakaraira majaya kuti amuzarurire sezvaakange akaita
kutaura.
10:10 Vakati vaita saizvozvo, Judhisi akabuda, iye nemurandakadzi wake, anaye;
varume veguta vakamutevera kusvikira aburuka
gomo, uye kusvikira apfuura mumupata, akasagona kumuonazve.
10:11 Naizvozvo vakabuda vakananga mumupata, uye kurinda kwekutanga kwezuva
vaAsiria vakasangana naye.
10:12 Akamutora, akamubvunza, achiti: Uri werudzi rupi? uye unobvepi
iwe? zvino unoendepi? Iye akati, Ndiri mukadzi wavaHebheru;
ini ndatiza pamberi pavo, nekuti vachapiwa imwi kuti mupere.
10:13 Uye ini ndiri kuuya pamberi Horofernesi mukuru wehondo yako, kuti
zivisa mashoko echokwadi; ndichamuratidza nzira yaanofamba nayo;
uye kukunda nyika yese yezvikomo, pasina kurasikirwa nemuviri kana hupenyu hwechero munhu
zvevarume vake.
10:14 Zvino varume vakati vachinzwa mashoko ake uye vakaona chiso chake, vakatarira
akashamiswa nokunaka kwake, akati kwaari.
10:15 Wakaponesa upenyu hwako, nokuchimbidza kuburukira kuna Jehovha
Naizvozvo zvino uyai kutende rake, isu vamwe vedu
achakufambisa, kusvikira vakuisa mumaoko ake.
10:16 Uye kana umire pamberi pake, usatya mumwoyo mako, asi
muratidze sezvamareva; uye iye achakunyengeterera zvakanaka.
10:17 Ipapo vakasarudza kubva kwavari varume zana kuti vamuperekedze iye naye
maid; vakamuisa kutende raHorofenesi.
Ipapo boka rakaungana pamisasa yose, nekuti wakange asvika
mheremhere pakati pamatende, vakaswedera kwaari amire kunze
tende raHorofenesi, kusvikira vamuudza nezvaro.
10:19 Vakashamiswa nokunaka kwake, uye vakayemura vana vaIsraeri
nokuda kwake, mumwe nomumwe wakati kunowokwake, Ndianiko anozvikudza
vanhu ava vane vakadzi vakadai pakati pavo? zvirokwazvo izvozvo hazvina kunaka
munhu mumwe chete achasara acharegererwa atsause nyika yose.
10:20 Naavo vakanga vavete pedyo Horofernesi vakabuda, navaranda vake vose uye
vakamupinza mutende.
10:21 Zvino Horoferneshi wakazorora pamubhedha wake pasi pechifukidziro, icho chakanga chakarukwa nacho
zvishava, nendarama, nesimaragidhino, nezvibwe zvinokosha.
10:22 Naizvozvo vakamuzivisa nezvake; akabuda pamberi petende rake ane sirivha
mwenje uri pamberi pake.
10:23 Judhita wakati asvika pamberi pake nevaranda vake vakashamisika vose
pakunaka kwechiso chake; akawira pasi nechiso chake, uye
vakamukudza, varanda vake ndokumusimudza.