Judith
3:1 Ngakho bathuma amanxusa kuye ukuze aphathe ukuthula, wathi:
3:2 Bheka, thina zinceku zikaNebukhadinezari inkosi enkulu silele phambi
wena; sisebenzise njengokuhle emehlweni akho.
3:3 Bheka, izindlu zethu, futhi zonke izindawo zethu, futhi wonke amasimu ethu kakolweni, futhi
izimvu, nezinkomo, nazo zonke izindawo zokulala zamatende ethu kulele phambi kobuso bakho;
uwasebenzise ngokuthanda kwakho.
4 Bheka, imizi yethu nabakhileyo kuyo bayizinceku zakho;
woza wenze kuzo njengoba kukuhle emehlweni akho.
3:5 Ngakho amadoda afika kuHolofernes, futhi wamtshela ngale ndlela.
3:6 Khona-ke wehlela ngasogwini lolwandle, kokubili yena nebutho lakhe, futhi wabeka
izikaniso zamabutho emizini ephakemeyo, zathatha kuzo amadoda akhethiweyo okusiza.
3:7 Base bemukela, kanye nalo lonke izwe elizingelezeleyo, benemiqhele yezimbali.
ngemidanso, nangezigubhu.
3:8 Nokho wawisa imingcele yabo, futhi wagawula o-Ashera zabo, ngoba yena
yayimise ukuba kubhujiswe bonke onkulunkulu bezwe, ukuze zonke izizwe kufanele
khonza uNabukhadinezari kuphela, nokuthi zonke izilimi nezizwe kufanele zibize
phezu kwakhe njengonkulunkulu.
3:9 Futhi wafika maqondana ne-Esdraeloni, eduze kwaseJudiya, maqondana
umfula omkhulu waseJudiya.
3:10 Futhi wamisa phakathi kweGeba neSithopholi, futhi lapho wahlala a
inyanga yonke, ukuze abuthele ndawonye zonke izinqola zakhe
ibutho.