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.