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.