UJudith
12:1 Wathi mayingeniswe apho ibibekwe khona isitya sakhe; kwaye wathi
mabamlungisele ukudla kwakhe, nokuba asele
yeyakhe iwayini.
12:2 Wathi uYudith, Andiyi kudla kuyo, hleze kubekho sisikhubekiso;
ndiya kulungiselelwa izinto endizisileyo.
12:3 Wathi uHolofernes kuyo, Ukuba uthe waphela ukudla kwakho, wothini na?
sikunika into enjalo? ngokuba akukho namnye kuthi uhlanga lwakho.
12:4 Wathi uYudithi kuye, Uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, nkosi yam, mkhonzazana wakho.
andisayi kuzichitha ezo zinto ndinazo, phambi kokuba iNkosi isebenze ngam
nikelani izinto azimisileyo.
12:5 Bamngenisa abakhonzi bakaHolofernes ententeni, walala
kwada kwasezinzulwini zobusuku, yesuka yavuka ngomlindo wokusa.
12:6 Ndathumela kuHolofernes, besithi, Mayiwisele umthetho inkosi yam oko kuwe
Angaphuma umkhonzazana aye kuthandaza.
12:7 UHolofernes wabawisela umthetho amadodana, ukuba angayinqambi;
Wahlala iintsuku zantathu eminqubeni, waphuma ebusuku, waya endlwini
Waza wahlamba emthonjeni wamanzi ngaseBheteli
inkampu.
12:8 Ekuphumeni kwakhe ke, wambongoza uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuba amqondise
indlela yokukhulisa abantwana babantu bayo.
12:9 Wangena ehlambulukile, wahlala ententeni, wada wamdla
inyama ngokuhlwa.
12:10 Ngosuku lwesine uHolofernes wabenzela isidlo abakhonzi bakhe bodwa.
akabizelanga namnye kumagosa esidlweni.
12:11 Wathi kuBhagoha, ithenwa, obephethe zonke izinto abenazo.
Yiya ngoku, uye kulawulisa laa mHebherekazi unawe, ukuba eze
uze kuthi, udle, usele nathi.
12:12 Kuba, yabonani, kuya kuba lihlazo emntwini wethu, ukuba sithe samyeka umfazi onjalo
yiyani, ingenaye naye; kuba ukuba asimtsaleli kuthi, wobuya
sihlekise.
12:13 Wemka uBhagoha ebusweni bukaHolofernes, waya kuye, wafika
Wathi, Le nzwakazi mayingoyiki ukuza enkosini yam, ibekho
uzukiswe phambi kwakhe, usele iwayini, ube nemihlali nathi, ube nemihlali
iyenze le mini yaba njengenye yeentombi zaseAsiriya, ezikhonza phakathi
nendlu kaNebhukadenetsare.
12:14 Wathi uYudith kuye, Ndingubani na ke ngoku, ukuba ndingade ndiyobe inkosi yam?
ngokuqinisekileyo nantoni na emkholisayo ndiya kuyenza ngokukhawuleza, kwaye iya kuba yeyam
uvuyo kude kube yimini yokufa kwam.
12:15 Wesuka ke, wazivathisa ngeengubo zakhe, neempahla zakhe zonke zomfazi wakhe
Wemka ke umkhonzazana wakhe, wambekela izintsu ezithambileyo emhlabeni
nxamnye noHolofernes, awayemfumene kuBagoha, kude kuse ekusetyenzisweni kwakhe kwemihla ngemihla;
ukuze ahlale phezu kwawo, adle.
12:16 Ke kaloku, akungena uYudith, wahlala phantsi;
naye, yaza yashukuma ingqondo yakhe, wanqwenela kakhulu ukuba kunye naye;
kuba wayelinde ixesha lokumlukuhla, kususela kwimini awayibona ngayo.
12:17 Wathi uHolofernes kuye, Sela kaloku, ube mnandi nathi.
12:18 Wathi uYudith, Makhe ndisele, nkosi yam, ngokuba umphefumlo wam mkhulu.
kum namhla ngaphezu kwayo yonke imihla oko ndazalwa.
12:19 Wathabatha, wadla, wasela phambi kwakhe oko umkhonzazana wakhe ebekulungisile.
12:20 Ke uHolofernes wamkholeka kakhulu, wasela iwayini eninzi kunaye
wayesele nanini na ngemini enye oko wazalwa.