UJudith 10:1 Ke kaloku emveni koko wayeka ukukhala kuThixo kaSirayeli, nakubi wawagqiba onke la mazwi. 10:2 Wesuka apho ubewile, wabiza umkhonzazana wakhe, wehla endlwini abe ebehlala kuyo ngesabatha, nakuye iintsuku zomthendeleko, 10:3 Wayihluba ingubo erhwexayo abenayo, wazikhulula iingubo zakhe yobuhlolokazi bakhe, wawuhlamba umzimba wakhe wonke ngamanzi, wawuthambisa Wazithungatha iinwele zentloko yakhe, waze wayiluka neoli enqabileyo, enamafutha lawo anqabileyo nibhinqe iqhiya phezu kwayo, ninxibe iingubo zakhe zovuyo; Ke yena wayevathisekile ngexesha likaManase indoda yakhe. 10:4 Wathabatha iimbadada ezinyaweni zakhe, wafaka nezacholo zakhe namatyathanga ayo, namajikazi ayo, namajikazi ayo, nezihombo zayo zonke, kunye Wazihombisa ngobugorha, ukuba awatsale amehlo abantu bonke abaza kubona yena. 10:5 Wanika umkhonzazana wakhe intsuba yewayini, neselwa leoli, yazala ingxowa yengqolowa egcadiweyo, nesicumba samakhiwane, nesonka esicolekileyo; ngoko yena zisongile zonke ezi zinto, wazibeka phezu kwakhe. 10:6 Baphuma ke baya esangweni lomzi waseBhethuli, bafumana Kumi ooOziya namadoda amakhulu aloo mzi, ooChabris noKarmis. 10:7 Bathe bakumbona, baguquka ubuso bakhe, nesambatho sakhe watshintshwa, bamangaliswa bubuhle bakhe kakhulu, bathi kuye yena. 10:8 Wanga uThixo, uThixo woobawo bethu, akwenzelelele wena uzuko loonyana bakaSirayeli, nakulo ukuphakanyiswa kweYerusalem. Bandula ke banqula uThixo. 10:9 Wathi kubo, Yitshoni ukuba avulwe amasango omzi; kum, ukuze ndiphume ndiye kuzifezekisa izinto enizithethileyo nam. Athi amadodana makamvulela, njengoko wenzileyo yena thethwa. 10:10 Benjenjalo, waphuma uYudite, yena nomkhonzazana wakhe kunye naye. amadoda aloo mzi amgcina, wada wehla intaba, yada yawugqiba intlambo, ayaba sayibona. 10:11 Bahamba ke baya entilini, bafika umlindo wokuqala aqubisana naye ama-Asiriya; 10:12 Wamthabatha, wambuza esithi, Ungowabaphi na abantu? kwaye ivela phi wena? uya phi na? Wathi, Ndingumfazi wamaHebhere. ndasaba ebusweni bazo; ngokuba baya kuninika ukuba nigqitywe; 10:13 Kwaye ndiya kuza phambi koHolofernes, umthetheli oyintloko womkhosi wakho vakalisa amazwi enyaniso; ndiya kumbonisa indlela aya kuhamba ngayo; kwaye uphumelele lonke ilizwe elisezintabeni, ngaphandle kokuphulukana nomzimba okanye ubomi bakhe nabani na zabantu bakhe. 10:14 Akuweva amadoda lawo amazwi akhe, amkhangela, ambona wamangaliswa bubuhle bakhe kunene, wathi kuye. 10:15 Uwuhlangule umphefumlo wakho, ngokuthi uhle msinya ukuya kuYehova yizani ke ngoku ententeni yayo, nabathile kuthi uya kukukhapha, ade akunikele esandleni sakhe. 10:16 Kwaye xa uthe wamisa phambi kwakhe, musa ukoyika entliziyweni yakho, kodwa Mbonise ngokwelizwi lakho; yena wonibizela ngokulungileyo. 10:17 Banyula kubo ikhulu lamadoda ukuba amkhaphe yena naye isicakakazi Bamzisa ententeni kaHolofernes. 10:18 Kwabakho ke ingxokolo eminqubeni yonke; Kwahlokoma phakathi kweentente, bamjikeleza emi ngaphandle nentente kaHolofernes, bada bamxelela ngayo. 10:19 Bamangaliswa bubuhle bakhe, baqhiphuka umbilini koonyana bakaSirayeli bathi ngenxa yakhe, bathi elowo kummelwane wakhe, Ngubani na odelayo Aba bantu banabafazi abanje phakathi kwabo? inene, ayilungile loo nto kusala indoda enye kubo, eya kuthi ikhululwe, ilahlekise ihlabathi lonke. 10:20 Baphuma ke abo babengqengqe kaHolofernes, nabakhonzi bakhe bonke, kunye bamngenisa ententeni. 10:21 Ke kaloku uHolofernes wayelele esingqengqelweni sakhe phantsi kwengubo yokwaluka ezimfusa, negolide, nesmarado, namatye anqabileyo. 10:22 Ambonisa ke ngaye; waphuma ephethe isilivere phambi kwentente yakhe izibane zihamba phambi kwakhe. 10:23 Efikile ke uYudith phambi kwakhe nabakhonzi bakhe, bamangaliswa bonke ngenxa yobuhle bobuso bakhe; wawa ngobuso bakhe, kwaye bamhlonela, bamthabatha abakhonzi bakhe.