UJudith 14:1 Wathi uYudith kubo, Khanive, bazalwana bam, nithabathe le nto Yixhome encotsheni yeendonga zakho. 14:2 Kwaye ngoko nangoko njengoko kusasa kuya kubonakala, kwaye ilanga liya kuphuma thabathani elowo izixhobo zakhe emhlabeni, niphume elowo amadoda anobukroti esixekweni, nimise umthetheli phezu kwawo, njengokungathi niya kuhla niye entsimini emboniselweni yama-Asiriya; kodwa ungehli. 14:3 Zozithabatha ke izikrweqe zabo, bahambe baye eminqubeni yabo bamise abathetheli bomkhosi waseAsiriya, bagidime baye ententeni yaseAsiriya uHolofernes, bengamfumani, bafikelwa kukunkwantya, bafikelwe kukunkwantya ziya kusaba ebusweni bakho. 14:4 niwasukele ke nina, nabo bonke abemi bommandla wakwaSirayeli babhukuqe ekuhambeni kwabo. 14:5 Ngaphambi kokuba wenze ezi zinto, ndibize uAhiyore umAmon, ukuze abe Bonani, nimazi lowo wayidelayo indlu kaSirayeli, lowo wamthumayo ngathi kude kube sekufeni kwakhe. 14:6 Bambiza uAhiyore endlwini ka-Uziya; wathi akufika. Wabona intloko kaHolofernes esandleni somntu ebandleni abantu, wawa ngobuso, waza watyhafa umoya wakhe. 14:7 Uthe ke bakuba bemphilisile, wawa ezinyaweni zikaYudite, emoyika, esithi, Ninoyolo nina eminqubeni yonke UYuda, nasezintlangeni zonke, abaya kuliva igama lakho bathi nqa. 14:8 Ke ngoko ndixelele zonke izinto ozenzileyo ngezi ntsuku; UYuditi wamxelela phakathi kwabantu konke konke anako Yathetha kwangelo lixa, kwada kwayiloo mini yokuphuma kwayo kubo. 14:9 Ke kaloku, akupheza ukuthetha, baduma abantu kakhulu benza intswahla yovuyo emzini wabo. 14:10 Ke kaloku uAhiyore wakubona konke awakwenzayo uThixo kaSirayeli, wakubona Wakholwa kakhulu kuThixo, wayalusa inyama yokwaluswa Wahlanganiswa nendlu kaSirayeli unanamhla. 14:11 Kwaye kamsinya nje kusasa, baxhoma intloko kaHolofernes phezu kodonga, elowo wathabatha iintonga zakhe, baphuma ngendlela ngamakhamandela ezindongeni zentaba. 14:12 Ke ama-Asiriya ababona, athumela kubaphathi bawo kubaphathi bawo, nakubathetheli bawo, nakubaphathi bawo bephela. 14:13 Beza ke ententeni kaHolofernes, bathi kumphathi wayo Zonke izinto zayo, Ziphaphamele kaloku, nkosi yethu; yihlani nize kuthi emfazweni, ukuze batshatyalaliswe. 14:14 Wangena eBhagoha, wankqonkqoza emnyango wentente; kuba wayecinga ukuba wayelele noJudith. 14:15 Uthe ke, ngenxa yokuba kungekho mntu uphendulayo, wayivula, wangena egumbini lokulala. wamfumana ejulwe phantsi, efile, yasuswa intloko kuye. 14:16 Wadanduluka ke ngezwi elikhulu, ngokulila, nangokuncwina, nangelizwi elikhulu udanduluka ngamandla, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe. 14:17 Wangena ententeni, abekuyo uYuditi, wamfumana hayi, watsibela ebantwini, wakhala. 14:18 Aba bakhonzi banginiza; enye inkazana yamaHebhere ibinayo wayihlazisa indlu yokumkani uNebhukadenetsare; UHolofernes ulele emhlabeni engenantloko. 14:19 Kwathi, bakuva la mazwi abathetheli bomkhosi wama-Asiriya, bakrazuka iidyasi zabo neengqondo zabo zaphazamiseka ngokumangalisayo, kwaye kwabakho a isikhalo nesandi esikhulu kakhulu kuyo yonke inkampu.