UJudith 1:1 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibini wobukumkani bukaNebhukadenetsare, obelawula kulo INineve, umzi omkhulu; ngemihla ka-Arpakishadi, owayelawula phezu kwelizwe amaMedi e-Ecbatane, 1:2 Wakha emadongeni e-Ekebhatane ngeenxa zonke ngamatye aqingqiweyo, aziikubhite ezintathu ububanzi baba ziikubhite ezintandathu ubude, wakwenza ukuphakama kodonga yaba ziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu ububanzi; 1:3 wamisa iinqaba zalo phezu kwamasango awo, zalikhulu leekubhite ukuphakama. ububanzi bube ziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu esisekweni. 1:4 Wenza namasango ayo, amasango ayo aphakamileyo zangamashumi asixhenxe eekubhite ububanzi, buziikubhite ezimashumi mane ububanzi kuphuma imikhosi yakhe enamandla, nokumisa izintlu zakhe abahamba ngeenyawo: 1:5 Ngaloo mihla ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare wenza imfazwe nokumkani uArpakishadi intili enkulu, eyihewu ekwimida yeRagau. 1:6 Beza kuye bonke abemi bentaba, nabo bonke ababemi ngase-Efrati, naseTigris, naseHidaspes, naseArabha uAriyoki ukumkani wamaElima, nezizwe ezininzi zoonyana baka-Ariyoki Chelod, bahlanganisana edabini. 1:7 UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseAsiriya wathumela kubo bonke abemiyo namaPersi, nakubo bonke abemi bangasentshonalanga, nakubo bonke abemiyo neKiliki, neDamasko, neLebhanon, neAntilibhano, nazo zonke ezo zinto wahlala elunxwemeni lolwandle; 1:8 nakwiintlanga zaseKarmele, naseGiliyadi, nasezweni kwelaseGalili ephezulu, nakwithafa elikhulu lase-Esdrelom, 1:9 nabo bonke abakwaSamari, nemizi yayo, nangaphaya eYordan kwesa eYerusalem, neBhetane, neKelusi, neKadesi, nomlambo iYiputa, neTafenes, neRamese, nelizwe lonke lakwaGesem; 1:10 nide nigqithe eTanis naseNofi, nakubo bonke abemi balo. eYiputa, nide nifike emdeni wakwaKushi. 1:11 Ke bonke abemi belizwe bawutyeshela umthetho lowo Ke uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseAsiriya, abayanga naye ekuyeni kwethu idabi; ngokuba bebengamoyiki, wayephambi kwabo enjengamntu mnye umntu, bandulula abathunywa bakhe kubo, akakho; ngehlazo. 1:12 Ngoko ke uNebhukadenetsare waba noburhalarhume obukhulu kulo lonke eli lizwe, wafunga ngetrone nobukumkani bakhe, ukuba aziphindezelele ngokwakhe kubo bonke naloo mida yaseKiliki, neDamasko, neSiriya, nokuba wayeza kuyibulala ngekrele bonke abemi belizwe lakwaMowabhi, noonyana ama-Amon, nakwaYuda, nabo bonke ababeseYiputa, nide nifike kuni imida yeelwandle zombini. 1:13 Waphuma ngezintlu zokulwa ngamandla akhe, waya kulwa nokumkani uArpakishadi ngomnyaka weshumi elinesixhenxe, weyisa emfazweni; namandla onke kaArpakishadi, nabamahashe bakhe bonke, neenqwelo zakhe zonke zokulwa; 1:14 Waba yinkosi yemizi yakhe, wafika e-Ekbhatane, wayithimba Zazitshabalalisa izitrato zalo, zabujikisa ubukhazikhazi bayo kwihlazo. 1:15 Naye uArpakishadi wamthabatha ezintabeni zaseRaga, wamxabela. Ngeentolo zakhe, wamtshabalalisa ngaloo mini. 1:16 Wabuya emveni koko, waya eNineve, yena nebandla lakhe lonke iintlanga ngeentlanga ziyingxokolo eninzi kunene yamadoda okulwa; waphumla, wenza isidlo, yena nomkhosi wakhe, ikhulu elinanye iintsuku ezingamashumi amabini.