Judith 4:1 Manje abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ababehlala eJudiya, bezwa konke lokho uHolofernesi, induna yenkulungwane kaNebukadinesari, inkosi yase-Asiriya enziwe ezizweni, waphanga kanjani zonke zazo amathempeli, awenza ize. 4:2 Ngakho bamesaba kakhulu, futhi bakhathazeka iJerusalema, nethempeli likaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo: 4:3 Ngoba babesanda kubuya ekuthunjweni, futhi bonke abantu base Muva nje kwase kubuthelwa iJudiya: nezitsha, ne-altare, kanye indlu, yangcweliswa ngemva kokungcoliswa. 4:4 Ngakho bathumela kuyo yonke imingcele yaseSamariya, nasemizaneni kanye eBethoroni, naseBelmen, naseJeriko, naseHoba, nase-Esora, nase-Esora isigodi saseSalema: 4:5 Futhi bazuza ngokwabo ngaphambili kuzo zonke iziqongo eziphakeme izintaba, waqinisa imizana ekuzo, wabeka ukudla kwempahla yempi, ngokuba amasimu abo ayesevunwa kamuva. 4:6 Futhi uJoakim umpristi omkhulu, owayekhona ngalezo zinsuku eJerusalema, wabhala kwabakhileyo eBethuliya, naseBetomesthamu elibhekene i-Esdraeloni ngasenkangala, eduze kwaseDothayimi, 4:7 Wabayala ukuba bagcine imifantu yezintaba, ngokuba ngabo kwakukhona indlela yokungena eJudiya, futhi kwakulula ukubavimba lokho yayizokhuphuka, ngoba umgwaqo wawuqondile, kumadoda amabili ngasemgwaqweni iningi. 4:8 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza njengoba uJehoyakimi umpristi omkhulu ayeyalile bona kanye namalunga abo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababehlala khona eJerusalema. 4:9 Khona-ke wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli wakhala kuNkulunkulu ngokufutheka okukhulu, futhi ulaka olukhulu bathobisa imiphefumulo yabo: 4:10 Bobabili, nabafazi babo nabantwana babo, nezinkomo zabo, futhi bonke abafokazi nabaqashwayo, nezinceku zabo ezithengwayo ngemali, babeka indwangu yamasaka ezinkalweni zabo. 4:11 Kanjalo wonke amadoda nabesifazane, futhi izingane, kanye nabakhileyo baseJerusalema, bawa phambi kwethempeli, bathela umlotha emakhanda abo, bendlala indwangu yabo yamasaka phambi kobuso bukaJehova; gqoka indwangu yamasaka e-altare. 4:12 Futhi wamemeza kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli bonke nganhliziyonye kanyekanye, ukuthi yena kabanikelanga abantwana babo ukuze babe yimpango, labafazi babo babe yimpango; nemizi yefa labo ibe yincithakalo, nendlu engcwele inhlamba nesihlamba, ukuze izizwe zijabule. 4:13 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wayizwa imithandazo yabo, futhi wabheka usizi lwabo: abantu bazila ukudla izinsuku eziningi kulo lonke elaseJudiya naseJerusalema phambi kwendlu engcwele yeNkosi uMninimandla onke. 4:14 Futhi uJehoyakimi umpristi omkhulu, futhi bonke abapristi ababemi phambi kukaJehova INkosi, nabakhonza uJehova, izinkalo zabo zaziboshiwe indwangu yamasaka, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa imihla ngemihla, kanye nezithembiso nesihle izipho zabantu, 4:15 Futhi benomlotha emigqomeni yabo, futhi bakhala eNkosini kanye nazo zonke zabo amandla, ukuze abuke yonke indlu ka-Israyeli ngomusa.