Judith 5:1 Khona-ke kwamenyezelwa Holofernes, induna yebutho i-Asiriya, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababeyilungisele impi, bayivalela emihumeni yezintaba, waqinisa zonke iziqongo zentaba amagquma aphakeme futhi wayebeke izithiyo emazweni e-champaign: 5:2 Ngalokho wathukuthela kakhulu, futhi wabiza zonke izikhulu zakwaMowabi, futhi izinduna zakwa-Amoni, nazo zonke izikhulu zasogwini lolwandle, 5:3 Wathi kubo: "Ngitsheleni, nina madodana aseKhanani, ngubani laba bantu okungukuthi, ohlala ezintabeni, futhi miphi imizi abayayo hlala, nokuthi liyini isixuku sebutho labo, nokuthi likuphi amandla namandla, nokuthi iyiphi inkosi ebekwe phezu kwabo, noma induna yabo ibutho; 5:4 Futhi kungani baye banquma ukungezi ukuzongihlangabeza, ngaphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo entshonalanga. 5:5 Wayesethi u-Achiyori, induna yabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Amoni, "Vumela inkosi yami yizwa izwi eliphuma emlonyeni wenceku yakho, ngiyakukutshela iqiniso mayelana nalaba bantu abahlala eduze nawe, futhi ehlala ezintabeni, amanga awayikuphuma kuwo umlomo wenceku yakho. 5:6 Laba bantu bayinzalo yamaKaledi. 5:7 Futhi babehlala njengabafokazi ngaphambili eMesophothamiya, ngoba babengafuni balandela onkulunkulu bawoyise ababesezweni lamaKaledi. 5:8 Ngoba bayishiya indlela yawoyise, futhi bakhonza uNkulunkulu we ezulwini, uNkulunkulu ababemazi: ngakho babaxosha ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu babalekela eMesopotamiya, bagogobala khona abaningi izinsuku. 5:9 Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wabo wabayala ukuba basuke endaweni ababehlala kuyo bagogobala, bangena ezweni laseKhanani, lapho bahlala khona, futhi zanda ngegolide nesiliva, nezinkomo eziningi kakhulu. 5:10 Kodwa lapho indlala igubuzele lonke izwe laseKhanani, behlela kulo baseGibhithe, bagogobala khona, besondliwe, baba khona isixuku esikhulu, kangangokuthi wayengenakubala isizwe sakubo. 5:11 Ngakho inkosi yaseGibhithe wabavukela, futhi wenza ngobuqili nabo, wabathobisa ngomsebenzi ezitini, wabenza izigqila. 5:12 Base bekhala kuNkulunkulu wabo, futhi walishaya lonke izwe laseGibhithe ngezifo ezingelaphekiyo; abaseGibithe babaxosha ebusweni babo. 5:13 UNkulunkulu womisa uLwandle Olubomvu phambi kwabo. 5:14 Wabayisa entabeni yaseSina, naseKadesi-Barne, futhi wakulahla konke lokho wahlala ehlane. 5:15 Ngakho bahlala ezweni lama-Amori, futhi babhubhisa by zabo bonke abase-Eshiboni babenamandla, bawela iJordani badla konke izwe elinezintaba. 5:16 Futhi baxosha phambi kwabo amaKhanani, namaPherezi, the amaJebusi, namaSikemu, nawo onke amaGerigasi, ahlala khona lelo zwe izinsuku eziningi. 5:17 Futhi lapho bengonanga phambi kukaNkulunkulu wabo, baphumelela, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu ozonda ububi wayenabo. 5:18 Kodwa lapho sebesukile endleleni ayebamise, base babhujiswa ezimpini eziningi ezimbi kakhulu, futhi bathunjwa bayiswa ezweni lalingesilo elabo, nethempeli likaNkulunkulu wabo laphonswa kuJehova umhlabathi, nemizi yabo yathathwa yizitha. 5:19 Kodwa manje sebebuyele kuNkulunkulu wabo, futhi bakhuphuka ezindaweni lapho abahlakazekela khona, balidla iJerusalema, lapho okwabo indawo engcwele, futhi zihlezi ezintabeni; ngoba laliyincithakalo. 5:20 Manje, nkosi yami nombusi, uma kukhona iphutha ngokumelene nalokhu abantu, futhi bona kuNkulunkulu wabo, ake sibone ukuthi lokhu kuyakuba yiba yincithakalo yabo, sikhuphuke, sibanqobe. 5:21 Kodwa uma kungekho bubi esizweni sakubo, inkosi yami mayidlule. Hleze iNkosi yabo ibavikele, futhi uNkulunkulu wabo abe ngabo, futhi thina sibe a ihlazo phambi komhlaba wonke. 5:22 Futhi lapho Achior eseqedile la mazwi, bonke abantu bema itende lakhonona nxazonke, nezikhulu zikaHoloferne, nabo bonke ababehlala ngasolwandle nakwaMowabi bakhuluma ukuba bambulale. 5:23 Ngoba, bathi, ngeke sesabe ubuso babantwana Israyeli: ngokuba, bheka, bangabantu abangenamandla namandla okuphila; impi eqinile 5:24 Manje, Nkosi Holofernes, sizokhuphuka, futhi bayoba yimpango lokudliwa yibutho lakho lonke.