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.