UJudith
2:1 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo, ngosuku lwamashumi amabini anesibini olokuqala
ngenyanga leyo, kwabakho intetho endlwini kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli
ama-Asiriya ukuze, njengoko watshoyo, aziphindezelele ehlabathini lonke.
2:2 Wababiza ke bonke abathetheli bakhe, nabanumzana bakhe bonke;
Wathetha nabo ngecebo lakhe elifihlakeleyo, wayigqiba inkxwaleko
Lonke ihlabathi liphuma emlonyeni wakhe.
2:3 Bawisa umthetho wokuba kutshatyalaliswe yonke inyama engazange imthobele uYehova
umyalelo womlomo wakhe.
2:4 Ke kaloku, aligqiba icebo lakhe, ukumkani uNabhukadenetsare waseAsiriya
wabiza uHolofernes, umthetheli womkhosi wakhe, onganeno kwakhe
kuye, wathi kuye.
2:5 Utsho ukumkani omkhulu, inkosi yehlabathi lonke, ukuthi, Yabona, wena!
uya kuphuma ebusweni bam, uthabathe amadoda akholosa ngawe
amandla abo eenyawo, ikhulu elinamanci mabini lamawaka; kwaye i
inani lamahashe nabakhweli bawo ishumi elinesibini lamawaka.
2:6 Uya kufika kulo lonke ilizwe lasentshonalanga, ngenxa yokuba bemenezela bona;
umyalelo wam.
2:7 Uxele ukuba bandilungisele umhlaba namanzi;
kuba ndiya kuphuma ndinomsindo wam nxamnye nabo kwaye ndiya kuyigubungela yonke into
ubuso bomhlaba ngeenyawo zomkhosi wam, ndiwanikele ukuba a
baphange;
2:8 ukuze ababuleweyo babo bazalise iintlambo zabo, nemilanjana, nemilanjana
iya kuhluthiswa ngabangasekhoyo babo, ide ikhukule;
2:9 Kwaye ndiza kubakhokelela ekuthinjweni eziphelweni zehlabathi.
2:10 Wena ngoko uya kuphuma. ndithabathele phambi kwam zonke ezo nto zabo
ukuba bathe bazinikela kuwe, wobayeka
bona ngenxa yam ide ibe yimini yokuvelelwa kwabo.
2:11 Ke bona abagwilika, malingabi nanceba kubo; kodwa ubeke
uziphange apho sukuba usiya khona.
2:12 Kuba, ndihleli nje, ndihleli emandleni obukumkani bam, konke endikuthethileyo,
ndiya kuyenza ke ngesandla sam.
2:13 Uze uzigcine, ungagqithi emithethoni yakho
nkosi, uze uzenze kuzaliseke njengoko ndakuwisela umthetho ngako, ungalibali
ukuze bazenze.
2:14 Waphuma uHolofernes, wemka ebusweni benkosi yakhe, wabiza bonke
namabamba, nabathetheli, namagosa omkhosi waseAsiriya;
2:15 Wababala abakhethiweyo bokulwa, njengoko inkosi yakhe yawisa umthetho
kuye, ikhulu elinamanci mabini amawaka, neshumi elinesibini lamawaka abatoli phezu kwalo
ihashe;
2:16 Wawamisa ke ngokomkhosi omkhulu oxhobele imfazwe.
2:17 Wathabatha iinkamela, namaesile, emasimini abo, into eninzi kunene;
nempahla emfutshane, neenkomo, neebhokhwe, ezingenakubalwa, zibe ngumnikelo wazo.
2:18 nentaphane yomphako yomntu wonke womkhosi, negolide eninzi kunene
isilivere endlwini yokumkani.
2:19 Waphuma enamandla akhe onke, ukuba aye kukumkani uNebhukadenetsare
nohambo, nokugubungela ubuso behlabathi lonke ngasentshonalanga
iinqwelo zokulwa, nabamahashe, nabahleliweyo babo beenyawo.
2:20 Kwaye ke nenkitha enkulu yamazwe yeza nabo njengeenkumbi
njengentlabathi yomhlaba, kuba izihlwele bezingenakubalwa.
2:21 Baphuma eNineve uhambo lweentsuku ezintathu, ukuya emathafeni
eBhektileth, wamisa eBhektileth kufuphi nentaba ephezu kwentaba
isandla sasekhohlo kwelaseKilikiya eliphezulu.
2:22 Wawuthabatha wonke umkhosi wakhe, nabakhweli bakhe, nabamahashe, neenqwelo zokulwa
Wesuka apho waya kweleentaba;
2:23 Watshabalalisa amaPudi namaLudi, wabaphanga bonke oonyana bamaRashe
oonyana bakaSirayeli ababebheke entlango, ngasezantsi
ilizwe lamaCheli.
2:24 Wawuwela umEfrati, wacanda kwelaseMesopotami, wayitshabalalisa
zonke izixeko eziphakamileyo ezisemlanjeni iArbhonayi, nide nifike
ulwandle.
2:25 Wayithabatha ke imida yelaseKiliki, wababulala bonke ababemelene naye;
wafika nasemdeni waseYafete ngasezantsi, ngasezantsi
ngokuchasene neArabia.
2:26 Wabarhawula bonke oonyana bakaMidiyan, wabatshisa ngomlilo
neminquba yabo, baziphanga izibaya zabo.
2:27 Wehla ke waya emathafeni aseDamasko, ngexesha lengqolowa
bavuna, bawatshisa amasimi abo, batshabalalisa nemihlambi yabo
nemihlambi yeenkomo, wayiphanga imizi yabo, wawaphanzisa amazwe abo;
wawaxabela onke amadodana abo ngohlangothi lwekrele.
2:28 Ke ngoko ukunkwantya nokunkwantya nguye kwaba phezu kwabo bonke abemi belizwe
imida yolwandle eyayiseTsidon neTire, nabemi baseSure
noOcina, nabo bonke abemi baseYemna; nabemi baseAzoto
Wamoyika kunene uAkalon.