UJudith 11:1 Wathi uHolofernes kuye, Yomelela, mfazi, musa ukoyika Kuba andikhange ndimenze bubi nabani na ovumayo ukukhonza UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani wehlabathi lonke. 11:2 Kaloku ke, ukuba bebengathanga abantu bakho abahlala ezintabeni! Bendingawaphakamiseli umkhonto wam kubo; bazenze ngokwabo ezi zinto. 11:3 Khawundixelele ke, ukuba ubaleke ntoni na kubo, uze kuthi; ngokuba uze ukusindiswa; thuthuzeleka, uya kuphila ngobu busuku, nasemva koku: 11:4 Kuba akukho bani uya kukuphatha kakubi; kakumkani uNebhukadenetsare inkosi yam. 11:5 Wathi uYudith kuye, Wamkele amazwi omkhonzi wakho, uve ubunzima Umkhonzazana wakho lo ukuba athethe phambi kwakho, andingekhe ndithethe ubuxoki kum nkosi ngobu busuku. 11:6 Ukuba uthe wawathobela amazwi omkhonzazana wakho, uThixo wokubuyisela into egqibeleleyo idlule kuwe; yona inkosi yam ayiyi kuswela nto kuyo iinjongo. 11:7 ehleli nje uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani wehlabathi lonke, ehleli nje amandla akhe; owakuthumayo ukuba ugcine yonke into ephilileyo; ziya kumkhonza ngawe; kwanamarhamncwa asendle neenkomo iinkomo neentaka zezulu ziya kuphila ngamandla akho phantsi uNebhukadenetsare nendlu yakhe yonke. 11:8 Ngokuba sibuvile ubulumko bakho, neengcinga zakho; nehlabathi lonke, ukuba nguwe wedwa obalaseleyo ezibukumkanini bonke, unamandla ngokwazi, ongummangaliso ngeemfazwe. 11:9 Ke kaloku, ngalo ilizwi, awalithethayo uAhiyore entlanganisweni yakho, thina Ndiwevile amazwi akhe; ngokuba amsindisile amadoda aseBhethuli, waxela kubo zonke izinto azithethileyo kuwe. 11:10 Kungoko ndithi, Nkosi, nani rhuluneli, musani ukulibeka phantsi ilizwi layo; kodwa yigcine Intliziyo yakho, ngokuba injalo; ngokuba uhlanga lwethu aluyi kohlwaywa; alinakuba namandla ikrele, ngaphandle kokuba bonile kubo uThixo. 11:11 Kwaye ngoku, ukuba inkosi yam ingatshitshiswa kwaye iphazamise injongo yayo, nkqu ukufa kufikile phezu kwabo, nesono sabo sibafikele; abaya kumqumbisa ngayo uThixo wabo nanini na basukuba besenza into engafanelekanga ukuba yenziwe. 11:12 Kuba utyhafile ukudla kwabo, namanzi abo onke athe manci, baphela bagqibe kwelokuba bayicinezele imfuyo yabo, baceba ukuyidla zonke ezo zinto, ebebawisele umthetho ngazo uThixo, ukuba bazidle ngokwemithetho yakhe; 11:13 Kwaye zizimisele ukuchitha intlahlela yesishumi sewayini kunye ioli ezingcwalisiweyo, zayibeka phezu kwababingeleli abakhonzayo eYerusalem phambi kobuso boThixo wethu; izinto ezingezizo kuvumelekile ukuba achukumise izandla nakubani na ebantwini. 11:14 Kuba abathile bathumela eYerusalem, ngenxa yokuba kwanabemi khona benze okufanayo, ukubazisela ilayisensi esuka kwindlu yeengwevu. 11:15 Ke kaloku, xa bathe babazisa ilizwi, baya kwenza kwaoko; uya kunikelwa kuwe ukuba utshatyalaliswe kwangaloo mini. 11:16 Ngako oko, mna, umkhonzazana wakho, ndikwazi konke oko, ndabaleka ebusweni babo ubukho; kwaye uThixo undithume ukuba ndisebenze nawe kuzo zonke izinto uya kukhwankqiswa umhlaba, bonke abayivayo loo nto. 11:17 Kuba umkhonzi wakho lo uyakhonza, kwaye ukhonza uThixo wezulu imini nemini Kaloku ke, nkosi yam, mandihlale nawe nomkhonzi wakho Ndiya kuphuma ebusuku, ndiye entilini, ndithandaze kuThixo, athi yena baya kundixelela xa benze izono zabo; 11:18 ndoza ke ndikubonise, uphume ke wena neento zonke nomkhosi wakho akuyi kubakho namnye oya kubambana nawe. 11:19 Kwaye ndiya kukusa phakathi kwelakwaYuda, ude ufike ngaphambili iYerusalem; ndiya kumisa itrone yakho esazulwini sayo; nawe uya kubagxotha njengezimvu ezingenamalusi, ingabi njalo inja njengokuba evula umlomo wakhe ngawe; ngokuba ezi zinto ndizixelelwe kwanjengoko ekwazini kwam ngenxa engaphambili, kwaye zaziswa kum, kwaye ndathunyelwa kuzo ndikuxelele. 11:20 Alunga amazwi akhe emehlweni kaHolofernes nakubakhonzi bakhe bonke. kwaye bona wamangaliswa bubulumko bakhe, wathi, 11:21 Akukho mfazi unjalo, ethabathela ekupheleni kwehlabathi, ase ekupheleni kwehlabathi, omabini ngenxa yobuhle bobuso, nobulumko bamazwi. 11:22 Kananjalo uHolofernes wathi kuye. UThixo wenze kakuhle ngokukuthuma phambi kwabantu, ukuze amandla abe sezandleni zethu nentshabalalo kwabo bayidelayo inkosi yam. 11:23 Ngoku ke umhle nasebusweni, ulungile nasebusweni bakho Inene, ukuba uthe wenza njengoko ukuthethileyo uThixo wakho uya kuba nguThixo wam; uye uhlale endlwini yokumkani uNebhukadenetsare, ube njalo ludumo ehlabathini lonke.