UJudith 4:1 Ke kaloku oonyana bakaSirayeli, ababemi kwelakwaYuda, bakuva oko konke UHolofernes, umthetheli-waka kaNebhukadenetsare, ukumkani waseAsiriya; Wayesenza ezintlangeni, waza wazibhunyula zonke ezo zinto iitempile, wazitshitshisa. 4:2 Bamoyika ke ngokuncamisileyo, bakhathazeka ngenxa yoko iYerusalem, netempile kaYehova uThixo wabo: 4:3 Kuba babesandul’ ukubuya ekuthinjweni, nabantu bonke basezweni Kwatshanje kwahlanganisana ndawonye elakwaYuda: neempahla, nesibingelelo, kwanesibingelelo indlu, yangcwaliswa emva kokuhlambela. 4:4 Bathumela ke ngoko kuyo yonke imida yakwaSamari, nasemizini, nasemizini, nasemizini yonke eBhete-horon, naseBhelemen, naseYeriko, naseHobha, nase-Esora, naseHore intlambo yaseSalem. 4:5 Bazizuza ngenxa engaphambili ezincotsheni zonke eziphakamileyo iintaba, wayinqabisa imizana ekuzo, abeka ukudla kwempahla yemfazwe; ngokuba amasimi abo aselebevunwe kade. 4:6 Kananjalo uYowakim umbingeleli omkhulu, owayeseYerusalem ngaloo mihla, wabhala kwabemi baseBhethuliya, naseBheteleham, ekhangelene nayo iEsdraelon ngasentlango, kufuphi neDotayim; 4:7 Bebathethela ngelithi, mabagcine iindlela zentaba, ngokuba zingazo kwakukho indlela yokungena kwelakwaYuda, yaye kwakulula ukubanqanda oko yenyuka, ngokuba indlela ibithe tye, inamadoda amabini kufuphi naye uninzi. 4:8 Benza ke oonyana bakaSirayeli njengoko uYehoyakim umbingeleli omkhulu wabawisela umthetho bona, namadoda amakhulu oonyana bakaSirayeli bonke, ababehleli khona iYerusalem. 4:9 Akhala onke amadoda akwaSirayeli kuThixo ngobushushu obukhulu ngenkohlakalo enkulu bayithoba imiphefumlo yabo. 4:10 Bona, nabafazi babo, nabantwana babo, nemfuyo yabo, kunye bonke abasemzini nabaqeshwa, nabakhonzi babo abathenga ngemali, bababeke banxibe ezirhwexayo ezinqeni zabo. 4:11 Benjenjalo ke onke amadoda, nabafazi, nabantwana, nabahleli khona yaseYerusalem, yawa phambi kwetempile, yagalela uthuthu entloko; batwabulula iingubo zabo ezirhwexayo phambi kobuso bukaYehova; bhinqani ezirhwexayo esibingelelweni; 4:12 Bakhala kuThixo kaSirayeli bonke ngamxhelo mnye, ngamxhelo mnye, ukuba aphendule Ababanikela oonyana babo ukuba baphangwe, nabafazi babo ukuba baphangwe; imizi yelifa labo ibe yintshabalalo, ibe yindawo engcwele ukunyeliswa nongcikivo, ukuba zibe nemihlali ngazo iintlanga. 4:13 Wayiva ke uThixo ukuthandaza kwabo, wazibona iintsizi zabo; abantu bazila ukudla imihla emininzi kulo lonke elakwaYuda neYerusalem, phambi kwengcwele yeNkosi uSomandla. 4:14 noYowakim umbingeleli omkhulu, nabo bonke ababingeleli ababemi phambi koYehova INkosi, nababelungiselela eNkosini, bezibhinqile izinqe zabo enxibe ezirhwexayo, wanyusa amadini anyukayo iimini ngeemini, kwanezibhambathiso zokukhulula izipho zabantu, 4:15 benothuthu ezinkontshweni zabo, Bazibika kuYehova amandla, ukuze ayikhangele ngenceba yonke indlu kaSirayeli.