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.