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.