UJudith
3:1 Bathumela ke abathunywa kuye ukuze baxolelaniswe, besithi,
3:2 Yabona, thina bakhonzi bakaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani omkhulu, silele phambi kwakhe
wena; senze njengoko kulungileyo emehlweni akho.
3:3 Khangela, izindlu zethu, neendawo zethu zonke, namasimi ethu onke engqolowa, kunye
Impahla emfutshane, neenkomo, nawo onke amadlelo eentente zethu, alele phambi kwakho;
zisebenzise ngokuthanda kwakho.
3:4 Yabona, imizi yethu nabemi bayo bangabakhonzi bakho;
yiza wenze kuzo njengoko kulungileyo emehlweni akho.
3:5 Eza amadoda lawo kuHolofernes, amxelela ngokwelo lizwi.
3:6 Wehla waya ngaselwandle, yena nempi yakhe, wamisa
wathabatha kuzo amadoda akhethiweyo okunceda.
3:7 Bawathabatha ke bona, nakuloo mmandla wonke, beneentyatyambo.
ngemingqungqo, nangeengqongqo.
3:8 Wayigawula imida yabo, wabagawula ooAshera babo;
yayimise ukuba kutshatyalaliswe bonke oothixo belizwe, ezize zonke iintlanga
banqule uNebhukadenetsare kuphela, kwaye zonke iilwimi nezizwe mazibize
phezu kwakhe njengothixo.
3:9 Weza malungana ne-Esdraelon, kufuphi nelakwaYuda, malungana nesixeko
umsinga omkhulu wakwaYuda.
3:10 Wamisa phakathi kweGebha neSithopoli, wahlala khona
inyanga iphela, ukuba ayihlanganisele ndawonye yonke imithwalo yakhe
umkhosi.