Judith 1:1 Ngomnyaka weshumi nambili wokubusa kukaNebukadinesari, owabusa e iNineve, umuzi omkhulu; ezinsukwini zika-Arpakishade, owabusa phezu kwezwe AmaMede e-Ecbatane, 1:2 Futhi wakha e-Ekibatane izindonga nxazonke ngamatshe abaziwe izingalo ezintathu ububanzi buyizingalo eziyisithupha ubude, futhi ukuphakama komduli kwakungamashumi ayisikhombisa izingalo, nobubanzi bayo buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu; 1:3 Futhi wabeka imibhoshongo yalo phezu kwamasango alo izingalo eziyikhulu ukuphakama. nobubanzi baso esisekelweni buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha; 1:4 Futhi wenza amasango alo, ngisho namasango ayephakanyiswe phezulu yayiyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa, nobubanzi bazo buyizingalo ezingamashumi amane ephuma emabuthweni akhe anamandla, nasekumiseni kwakhe ngohlelo abahamba ngezinyawo: 1:5 Ngalezo zinsuku inkosi uNebukadinesari yalwa nenkosi u-Arpakishadi ithafa elikhulu, eliyithafa elisemngceleni weRagau. 1:6 Kwase kusondela kuye bonke ababehlala ezintabeni, nabo bonke ababehlala ngase-Ewufrathe, naseTigris, naseHidaspes, nasethafeni lase-Ewufrathe u-Ariyoki inkosi yama-Elymeya, nezizwe eziningi kakhulu zamadodana Chelod, babuthana empini. 1:7 UNebukadinesari, inkosi yase-Asiriya, wathumela kubo bonke abahlala khona iPheresiya, nakubo bonke ababehlala ngasentshonalanga, nakulabo ababehlala khona IKilikhiya, neDamaseku, neLebhanoni, ne-Antilibanu, futhi kukho konke lokho wahlala ogwini lolwandle, 1:8 Futhi kulabo phakathi kwezizwe ezaziseKarmeli, futhi eGileyadi, futhi iGalile ephakeme, nethafa elikhulu lase-Esdrelom, 1:9 Nakubo bonke ababeseSamariya, nasemizini yalo, nangale kwalokho iJordani kuze kufike eJerusalema, naseBethane, naseKhelusi, naseKadesi, nasemfuleni eGibithe, naseThafenesi, naseRamese, nasezweni lonke laseGesemi, 1:10 Nize nifike ngaphesheya kweTanis neMemfisi, nakubo bonke abakhileyo iGibithe, nize nifike emikhawulweni yaseTopiya. 1:11 Kodwa bonke abakhileyo ezweni bawushaya indiva umyalo we uNebukadinesari inkosi yase-Asiriya, abayanga naye enkosini impi; ngoba babengamesabanga, yebo, wayenjemunye phambi kwabo umuntu, bathuma amanxusa akhe kubo, kwaba yize, futhi ngehlazo. 1:12 Ngakho uNebukadinesari wathukuthela kakhulu kulo lonke leli zwe, futhi wafunga ngesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi nombuso wakhe, ukuze nakanjani aphindiselwe phezu kwabo bonke lezo zifunda zaseKhilikhiya, naseDamaseku, naseSiriya, nokuthi wayezobulala ngenkemba bonke abakhileyo ezweni lakwaMowabi, nabantwana lakwa-Amoni, neJudiya lonke, nabo bonke ababeseGibithe, nize nifike ezweni imingcele yezilwandle ezimbili. 1:13 Khona-ke wahamba iviyo impi ngamandla akhe ngokumelene inkosi u-Arpakishadi ngomnyaka weshumi nesikhombisa, wanqoba empini yakhe, wagumbuqela wonke amandla ka-Arpakishade, nabamahhashi bakhe bonke, nezinqola zakhe zonke; 1:14 Futhi waba inkosi yemizi yakhe, futhi wafika Ekbhatane, futhi wathatha imibhoshongo, yachitha izitaladi zayo, yaphendula ubuhle bayo ehlazweni. 1:15 Wathatha u-Arpakishade ezintabeni zaseRagawu, wamgwaza. ngemicibisholo yakhe, wambulala ngalolo suku. 1:16 Ngakho wabuyela kamuva eNineve, yena nalo lonke iqembu lakhe izizwe ngezizwe ziyisixuku esikhulu kakhulu samadoda empi, futhi lapho waphumula, wenza idili, yena nempi yakhe, abantu abayikhulu namashumi amabili izinsuku ezingamashumi amabili.