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.