UJudith
8:1 Ke kaloku, ngelo xesha wakuva uYudith, intombi kaMerari.
unyana kaOxe, unyana kaYosefu, unyana kaOzeli, unyana kaElikiya,
unyana ka-Ananiya, unyana kaGidiyon, unyana kaRafayim, unyana ka
uAcitho, unyana kaElihu, unyana kaEliyabhi, unyana kaNataniyeli, unyana
kaSamayeli, unyana kaShelashadali, unyana kaSirayeli.
8:2 UManase waba ngumyeni wakhe, wesizwe sakhe nasemizalwaneni yakhe, owafayo ezweni
ukuvunwa kwerhasi.
8:3 Kuba, njengoko wayemi evelela abo babebopha izithungu entsimini,
ubushushu beza phezu kwentloko yakhe, wawa esingqengqelweni sakhe, wafela emzini wase
Bamngcwabela kooyise entsimini ephakathi
IDothayim kunye neBalamo.
8:4 Ke uYudite ebengumhlolokazi endlwini yakhe iminyaka emithathu eneenyanga ezine.
8:5 Wazenzela intente phezu kwendlu yakhe, wambatha ezirhwexayo
emanqeni akhe kwaye wanxiba iimpahla zobuhlolokazi bakhe.
8:6 Yaye wayezila ukudla yonke imihla yobuhlolokazi bakhe, ngaphandle kobusuku bobuhlolokazi bakhe
iisabatha, nesabatha, nokuthwasa kwenyanga, nokuthwasa kwenyanga
inyanga, nemithendeleko, nemihla emithendeleko yendlu kaSirayeli.
8:7 Yaye imbonakalo yayo intle, intle kunene
umyeni wakhe uManase wayemshiyile igolide, nesilivere, nezicaka kunye
abakhonzazana, neenkomo, namasimi; wahlala phezu kwawo.
8:8 Ke bekungekho namnye ubemthethela kakubi; njengoko wayemoyika kakhulu uThixo.
8:9 Ke kaloku, akuweva amazwi angendawo abantu ngerhuluneli.
batyhafa ngenxa yokuswela amanzi; kuba uYudith wayewevile onke amazwi
ngokuba u-Uziya wayethethile kubo, nokuba wayelifungele ukubahlangula
Isixeko sama-Asiriya emva kweentsuku ezintlanu;
8:10 Wathuma ke umkhonzazana wakhe, obephethe ubukhosi kwizinto zonke
owaba nako ukubiza u-Oziya, noKebheri, noKarmis, amadoda amakhulu akwaYehova
isixeko.
8:11 Beza kuye, wathi kubo, Ndiphulaphuleni kaloku
nabalawuli babemi baseBhethuliya ngenxa yamazwi enu eninawo
akuthethwa ngako phambi kwabantu namhlanje, ngesi sifungo
enikwenzileyo, nakuthetha phakathi koThixo nani, nathembisa ngako
sinikeleni isixeko esandleni seentshaba zethu, ukuba ingengako le mihla iNkosi isiguquke
ukukunceda.
8:12 Ke ngoku, ningoobani na nina, nimlingayo namhla uThixo, nisuke nime esikhundleni sokuba?
UThixo phakathi koonyana babantu?
8:13 Kwaye ngoku yivavanyeni iNkosi uSomandla, kodwa aniyi kwazi nto.
8:14 Kuba anibufumananga ubunzulu bentliziyo yomntu, aninako nokuba ningabufumananga
niqonde into azicingayo; ningathini na ke ukumgocagoca uThixo?
owazenzayo zonke ezo zinto, nowaziyo ingqondo yakhe, nokuqonda eyakhe
injongo? Hayi, bazalwana bam, musani ukumqumbisa uYehova uThixo wethu.
8:15 Kuba xa akathanga asincedise ngeentsuku ezintlanu, unegunya lokwenjenjalo
usikhusele xa ethanda, yonke imihla, okanye asitshabalalise phambi kwethu
iintshaba.
8:16 Musani ukubopha icebo likaYehova uThixo wethu, ngokuba uThixo akanjengomntu;
ukuze asongelwa; akanjengonyana womntu, ukuba abe nguye
kufuneka ihambe.
8:17 Ngoko ke masilindele usindiso lwakhe, sibize kuye ukuba asincede
Woliva ilizwi lethu, ukuba ukholekile kuye.
8:18 Kuba akukho namnye kwisizukulwana sethu, yaye akukho namnye ngoku kule mihla
akukho isizwe, namzalwane, namntu, namzi phakathi kwethu, abanqulayo
oothixo abenziwe ngezandla, njengokuba bekunjalo mandulo.
8:19 Kungenxa yoko le nto oobawo banikelwa ekreleni, nangenxa yok
saza sawa kakhulu phambi kweentshaba zethu.
8:20 Thina asimazi thixo wumbi, ngoko ke sikholose ukuba akayi kumdela
thina, okanye naluphi na uhlanga lwethu.
8:21 Kuba xa sithatyathwe ngokunjalo, lonke elakwaYuda liya kubharha, nengcwele yethu;
iya kuphangwa; ukuhlambela kwayo uya kuyibiza kuthi
umlomo.
8:22 Nokubulawa kwabazalwana bethu, nokuthinjwa kwelizwe, kunye
Woyijikela phezu kweentloko zethu phezu kwentloko yethu;
zintlanga, apho sukuba singamakhoboka; kwaye siya kuba sisikhubekiso
nesingcikivo kubo bonke abasiphetheyo.
8:23 Kuba ubukhoboka bethu ayiyi kuba nanceba, kodwa iNkosi uThixo wethu
uya kuyijika ibe lihlazo.
8:24 Ke ngoko, bazalwana, masenzeni umzekelo kubo abazalwana bethu.
ngokuba iintliziyo zabo zixhomekeke kuthi, nengcwele, nendlu;
nesibingelelo siphezu kwethu.
8:25 Masibulele kuYehova uThixo wethu osicikidayo, osicikidayo
njengoko wenzayo koobawo bethu.
8:26 Khumbula izinto awazenzayo kuAbraham, nokuba wamlinga uIsake, yintoni na
kwenzeka kuYakobi eMesopotami kwa-Aram, xa wayesalusa izimvu
uLabhan umnakwabo kanina.
8:27 Kuba akasilinganga emlilweni, njengokuba wenjenjalo kubo, ngenxa yamaSirayeli
Ukucikida kweentliziyo zabo, akaphindezelanga nathi;
UYehova uya kubabetha abasondela kuye, ukuba abathethise.
8:28 Wathi u-Uziya kuye, Zonke izinto ozithethileyo uzithethile kuye
Intliziyo elungileyo, akukho uwaphikisayo amazwi akho.
8:29 Kuba le asiyimini yokuqala, babonakalaliswa ngayo ubulumko bakho; kodwa ukusuka
Ukuqala kwemihla yakho bonke abantu bayakwazi ukuqonda kwakho;
ngokuba ummiselo wentliziyo yakho ulungile.
8:30 Banxanwa kakhulu abantu, basinyanzela ukuba senze ngokokwenza kwethu kubo
sithethe, sizizisele isifungo, esingathandiyo ke
ikhefu.
8:31 Sithandazele ke ngoko, ngokuba ungumfazi ohlonela uThixo;
UYehova uya kusihlisela imvula ezalise amaqula ethu, yaye asiyi kuphinda sityhafe.
8:32 Wathi uYudith kubo, Phulaphulani kum;
uhambe kuzo zonke izizukulwana kubantwana besizwe sethu.
8:33 Niya kuma esangweni ngobu busuku, ndiphume mna nowam
kwisithuba semihla othe wathembisa ukuyihlangula
UYehova uya kuwavelela amaSirayeli ngesandla sam.
8:34 Kodwa musani ukubuza entweni yam;
zigqitywe izinto endizenzayo.
8:35 Wathi uOziya nabathetheli kuye, Hamba unoxolo, iNkosi uYehova
yiba phambi kwakho impindezelo ezintshabeni zethu.
8:36 Babuya ke ententeni, beza ezigxineni zabo.