Judith
Ipapo Horofernesi akati kwaari, Tsunga moyo, iwe mukadzi, usatya hako
moyo wako; nekuti handina kutongotadzira ani nani unoda kushumira
Nabhukadhinezari, mambo wenyika yose.
Naizvozvo zvino, dai vanhu venyu vagere mumakomo vasina kusimuka;
Ndingadai ndisina kuvasimudzira pfumo rangu pamusoro pavo, asi ivo
vazviitira zvinhu izvi.
11:3 Asi zvino ndiudze chikonzero wakavatiza, uye wauya kwatiri.
nekuti mauya kuzochengetwa; nyaradzwa, uchararama
manheru ano, uye pashure:
11:4 Nokuti hakuna munhu achakukuvadzai, asi anokukumbirai zvakanaka, sezvavanoita kuvaranda
ramambo Nebhukadhinezari ishe wangu.
Judhiti akati kwaari, Gamuchira mashoko omuranda wako, ugotambudzika
murandakadzi wenyu kuti ataure pamberi penyu, uye handingarevi nhema kwandiri
ishe manheru ano.
11:6 Zvino kana ukada kutevera mashoko emurandakadzi wako, Mwari uchakuunza
chinhu chakanaka kupfuura newe; uye ishe wangu haangashaiwi pane zvake
zvinangwa.
11:7 Nabhukadhinezari mambo wenyika yose mupenyu, uye nesimba rake mhenyu.
akakutuma kuti utsigire zvipenyu zvose; kwete chete
vanhu vachamushumira kubudikidza newe, asi mhuka dzesango nemhuka dzesango
mombe neshiri dzedenga zvichararama nesimba renyu pasi pesimba renyu
Nebhukadhinezari neimba yake yose.
11:8 Nokuti takanzwa nezvehuchenjeri hwenyu nemazano enyu, uye zvakashumwa mukati
pasi pose, kuti imi moga makakwirira paushe hwose, uye
vane simba pazivo, uye vanoshamisa pamasimba ehondo.
11:9 Zvino maererano neshoko Ahiori raakataura padare renyu, isu
ndanzwa mashoko ake; nekuti varume veBheturiya vakamuponesa, iye ndokuparidza
kwavari zvose zvaakakuudzai.
11:10 Naizvozvo, Ishe nemutungamiriri, regai kuremekedza shoko rake; asi zvichengetei mukati
moyo wako, nekuti ichokwadi; nekuti rudzi rwedu harungarohwi;
uye munondo haugoni kuvakunda, kunze kwekuti vatadzira ivo
Mwari.
11:11 Uye zvino, kuti ishe wangu arege kukundwa uye kukanganiswa chinangwa chake, kunyange
rufu rwakavawira, uye chivi chavo chakavabata;
vachatsamwisa Mwari wavo nadzo nguva ipi neipi yavanoita
izvo zvisina kufanira kuitwa.
11:12 Nokuti mbuva yavo yapera, uye mvura yavo yose yaderera, uye ivo
vafunga kuisa maoko pamusoro pemombe dzavo, vachishuva kuzvidya
zvinhu izvo zvose Mwari zvaakavadzivisa kudya nemirairo yake;
11:13 Uye vakatsunga kushandisa zvibereko zvokutanga zvezvegumi zvewaini uye
mafuta avakanga vatsaura, nokuchengetera vaprista vanobata basa
paJerusarema pamberi pechiso chaMwari wedu; izvo zvisiri izvo
zviri pamutemo kumunhu upi noupi kana kubata namaoko ake.
11:14 Nokuti vakatuma vamwe kuJerusarema, nokuti naivowo vanogara ikoko
vakaita zvakafanana, kuvaunzira rezinesi kubva kuseneti.
11:15 Zvino kana vachiuya neshoko kwavari, vachakurumidza kuita, uye ivo
uchapiwa kwauri kuti uparadzwe nomusi iwoyo.
Naizvozvo ini murandakadzi wenyu, ndichiziva izvi zvose, ndakatiza pamberi pavo
kuvapo; uye Mwari akandituma kuti ndibate zvinhu nemi pazvose
nyika ichashamiswa, uye ani naani anoinzwa.
11:17 Nokuti muranda wenyu anonamata, uye anoshumira Mwari wokudenga zuva nezuva
naizvozvo zvino ishe wangu, ndichagara nemwi nomuranda wenyu
ndichabuda usiku ndichipinda mumupata; ndichanyengetera kuna Mwari, iye iye
vachandiudza kana vaita zvivi zvavo;
11:18 Zvino ndichauya kuzokuzivisa iwe, ipapo iwe uchabuda nezvose
hondo yako, uye hakungavi nomumwe anokupikisa.
11:19 Uye ini ndichakutungamirira nepakati peJudhiya, kusvikira wasvika pamberi
Jerusarema; ndichaisa chigaro chako choushe pakati paro; uye iwe
muchavadzinga samakwai asina mufudzi, nembwa haingadaro
zvikuru nokushama muromo wake pamusoro pako; nekuti ndaudzwa zvinhu izvi saizvozvo
mukuziva kwangu, uye ndakaziviswa, uye ndakatumwa
ndikuudze.
Ipapo mashoko ake akafadza Horofernesi navaranda vake vose; uye ivo
akashamiswa nouchenjeri hwake, akati.
11:21 Hakuna mukadzi akadaro kubva kune mumwe mugumo wenyika kusvika kune mumwe, vaviri
nokuda kworunako rwechiso nouchenjeri hwamashoko.
11:22 Horofernesi akatiwo kwaari. Mwari aita zvakanaka kukutuma
pamberi pavanhu, kuti simba rive mumaoko edu nokuparadza
pamusoro pevanozvidza ishe wangu.
Zvino iwe wakanaka pachiso chako, uye une njere pachiso chako
mashoko: Zvirokwazvo kana ukaita sezvawataura Mwari wako uchava Mwari wangu;
iwe uchagara mumba mamambo Nebhukadhinezari, uye uchava
nomukurumbira panyika yose.