Judith 2:1 Futhi ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nambili lokuqala ngenyanga, kwaba khona inkulumo endlini kaNebukadinesari, inkosi yezizwe ama-Asiriya ukuba aziphindiselele emhlabeni wonke njengokusho kwakhe. 2:2 Ngakho wabiza zonke izikhulu zakhe, futhi zonke izikhulu zakhe, futhi wakhuluma nabo iseluleko sakhe esiyimfihlo, futhi waphetha usizi womhlaba wonke emlonyeni wakhe. 2:3 Khona-ke banquma ukubhubhisa yonke inyama engazange ilalele umyalo womlomo wakhe. 2:4 Futhi lapho eseqedile iseluleko sakhe, uNabukhadinezari, inkosi yase-Asiriya uHolofernesi induna yebutho lakhe elaliseduze kwakhe kuye, wathi kuye. 2:5 Isho kanje inkosi enkulu, inkosi yomhlaba wonke: Bheka, wena uyakuphuma ebusweni bami, uthathe nawe amadoda athembela kuwo amandla abo, abehamba ngeenyawo, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili; kanye ne inani lamahhashi kanye nabagibeli bawo izinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. 2:6 Futhi uzoya kulo lonke izwe lasentshonalanga, ngoba abalalelanga umyalo wami. 2:7 Futhi uzomemezela ukuthi bangilungisele umhlaba namanzi. ngokuba ngiyophuma ngentukuthelo yami ngimelane nabo futhi ngiyosibekela konke ubuso bomhlaba nezinyawo zebutho lami, futhi ngiyobanika ukuba a baphange; 2:8 Ukuze ababuleweyo bayo bagcwalise izigodi zabo, nemifudlana kanye nomfula liyakugcwaliswa ngabafileyo babo, lize lichichime; 2:9 Futhi ngiyobaholela ekuthunjweni kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba wonke. 2:10 Ngakho-ke uzophuma. futhi ungithathele ngaphambili zonke zabo futhi uma bezinikela kuwe, wobagodla bona kimi kuze kufike usuku lokujeziswa kwabo. 2:11 Kodwa mayelana nabahlubukayo, iso lakho malingabahawukeli; kodwa ubeke uwanikele ekuhlatshweni, uwaphange loba ngaphi lapho oya khona. 2:12 Ngokuba kuphila kwami, nangamandla ombuso wami, konke engikushilo. lokho ngizakwenza ngesandla sami. 2:13 Futhi qaphela, ukuze ungeqi noyedwa wemiyalo yakho nkosi, kepha ukufeze ngokugcwele, njengalokho ngikuyalile, ungalibali ukuwenza. 2:14 Khona uHolofernes waphuma phambi kwenkosi yakhe, futhi wabiza bonke ababusi, nezinduna, nezinduna zempi yase-Asiriya; 2:15 Futhi wabala amadoda akhethiwe empini, njengoba inkosi yakhe yayiyalile kuye, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili, nezinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili zabacibishelayo phezu kwakhe ihhashi; 2:16 Futhi uhla kubo, njengoba ibutho elikhulu iyalwa impi. 2:17 Futhi wathatha amakamela nezimbongolo ezinqoleni zabo, isibalo esikhulu kakhulu; nezimvu, nezinkomo, nezimbuzi ezingenakubalwa, zibe ngumphako wazo; 2:18 Futhi inala yokudla yawo wonke umuntu webutho, futhi igolide eliningi kakhulu futhi isiliva endlini yenkosi. 2:19 Khona-ke waphuma nawo wonke amandla akhe ukuze angene phambi kwenkosi uNebukadinesari uhambo, nokusibekela bonke ubuso bomhlaba ngasentshonalanga ngezabo izinqola, nabamahhashi, nabakhethiweyo babo abahamba ngezinyawo. 2:20 Amazwe amaningi afika kanye nabo njengesikhonyane ngangesihlabathi somhlaba, ngokuba isixuku sasingenakubalwa. 2:21 Futhi baphuma eNineve uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu ukuya ethafeni Bectileth, futhi wamisa kusukela Bectileth eduze kwentaba engase the isandla sokhohlo saseKilikhiya engenhla. 2:22 Khona-ke wathatha lonke ibutho lakhe, izinyawo zakhe, nezinkweli zamahhashi nezinqola, futhi wasuka lapho, waya entabeni; 2:23 Futhi wabhubhisa uPhudi noLudi, futhi waphanga wonke amadodana Rase, futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababengasehlane ngaseningizimu yezwe izwe lamaChellian. 2:24 Khona-ke wawela Ewufrathe, futhi wadabula eMesophothamiya, futhi wabhubhisa yonke imizi ephakemeyo eyayingasemfuleni i-Arbonayi, nize nifike ulwandle. 2:25 Wathatha imingcele yaseKhilikhiya, wabulala bonke ababemelene naye. wafika emkhawulweni kaJafete ongaseningizimu ngaphesheya ngokumelene ne-Arabia. 2:26 Futhi wahaqa bonke abantwana bakwaMidiyani, futhi washisa yabo amatabernakele, baphanga izibaya zabo zezimvu. 2:27 Khona-ke wehlela ethafeni laseDamaseku ngesikhathi sikakolweni bavuna, bashisa onke amasimu abo, bachitha imihlambi yabo nemihlambi yabo nemihlambi yezinkomo, yaphanga imizi yabo, yachitha amazwe abo; wabulala zonke izinsizwa zabo ngosiko lwenkemba. 2:28 Ngakho ukwesaba nokumesaba kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni izifunda zaseSidoni naseTire, nabakhileyo eSuri no-Ocina, nabo bonke ababehlala eJemnaan; nabakhileyo e-Azotu u-Ashikeloni wamesaba kakhulu.