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.