Judith 7:1 Kwathi ngangomuso uHolofernesi wayala yonke impi yakhe, nabo bonke abantu bakhe babeze ukuthatha isabelo sakhe, ukuze basuse ikamu labo ngokumelene iBethulia, ukuthatha ngaphambili imimango yezintaba, nokwenza ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 7:2 Khona-ke amadoda abo anamandla wasusa amakamu abo ngalolo suku, futhi ibutho amadoda empi ayeyikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa ezinkulungwane eziyimigundatshani, neshumi nambili abamahhashi abayizinkulungwane, ngaphandle kwempahla, nabanye abantu ababehamba ngezinyawo phakathi kwabo, isixuku esikhulu kakhulu. 7:3 Futhi bamisa esigodini eduze Bethulia, ngasemthonjeni, futhi basakaza ububanzi phezu kweDothayimi kuze kufike eBelmayimi nase kusukela eBethuliya kuze kufike eSinamoni eliqondene ne-Esdraeloni. 7:4 Manje abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, lapho bebona uquqaba lwabo, base bakhathazeka kakhulu, bathi, ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe: Khathesi-ke laba abantu bakhotha ubuso bomhlaba; noma izintaba eziphakemeyo, noma izigodi, namagquma, ayakwazi ukuthwala isisindo sawo. 7:5 Khona-ke, yilowo nalowo wathatha izikhali zakhe zempi, futhi lapho base okhele imililo phezu kwemibhoshongo yabo, bahlala balinda ubusuku bonke. 7:6 Kodwa ngosuku lwesibili, uHolofernes wakhipha bonke abamahhashi bakhe emehlweni abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababeseBethuliya, 7:7 Futhi wabheka amachweba phezulu emzini, futhi wafika emithonjeni amanzi abo, bawathatha, babeka izikaniso zamabutho amadoda empi phezu kwabo; yena wasuka waya kubantu bakhe. 7:8 Khona-ke zonke izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Esawu beza kuye nezinduna zabantwana bakwaMowabi, nezinduna zasogwini lolwandle, kanye wathi, 7:9 Ake izwe inkosi yethu izwi, ukuze kungabikho ukuchithwa kuwe ibutho. 7:10 Ngoba laba bantu babantwana bakwa-Israyeli abathembi imikhonto yabo. kodwa ekuphakameni kwezintaba abahlala kuzo, ngokuba akunjalo kulula ukukhuphukela eziqongweni zezintaba zabo. 7:11 Manje, nkosi yami, ungalwi ngokumelene nabo ngohlelo lwempi, futhi akuyikubhubha muntu kubantu bakho. 7:12 Hlala ekamu lakho, futhi ugcine wonke amadoda empi yakho, futhi ake wakho izinceku zingena esandleni sazo umthombo wamanzi ophumayo phansi kwentaba: 7:13 Ngokuba bonke abakhileyo Bethulia amanzi abo kusukela lapho; kanjalo ukoma babulale, futhi bayonikela umuzi wabo, futhi thina kanye yethu abantu bayakukhuphukela eziqongweni zezintaba eziseduze, futhi bayokwenza Kanisa phezu kwabo, ukuze kungaphumi muntu emzini. 7:14 Ngakho bona kanye nawomkabo nabantwana babo bayoqedwa ngomlilo. futhi ingakafiki phezu kwabo inkemba, bayochithwa phakathi imigwaqo lapho behlala khona. 7:15 Kanjalo uyobuyisela kubo umvuzo omubi; ngoba bahlubuka, futhi ungahlangani nomuntu wakho ngokuthula. 7:16 Futhi la mazwi amjabulisa uHolofernes nazo zonke izinceku zakhe, futhi yena ababemiselwe ukwenza njengokutsho kwabo. 7:17 Ngakho ikamu labantwana bakwa-Amoni lasuka, futhi kanye nabo ezinhlanu kwabase-Asiriya abayizinkulungwane, bamisa esigodini, bathumba amanzi, nemithombo yamanzi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 7:18 Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Esawu bakhuphuka kanye nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi bamisa entabeni malungana neDothayimi; bathuma abanye kubo ngaseningizimu, nangasempumalanga malungana ne-Ekrebeli, okuyilo eduze kwaseKushi, emfuleni iMokmuri; kanye nezinye impi yase-Asiriya yamisa emathafeni, yasibekela ubuso bukaJehova umhlaba wonke; amatende abo nezinqola zabo kwakugxunyekwe kwaba kukhulu kakhulu isixuku. 7:19 Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo, ngenxa yabo inhliziyo yaphela amandla, ngokuba zonke izitha zabo zazibahaqile yayingekho indlela yokuphuma phakathi kwabo. 7:20 Ngakho lonke ibandla lase-Asiriya lasala libazungezile, imigundatshani yalo. izinqola, nabamahhashi, izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu nane, ukuze zonke izitsha zabo amanzi ahluleka zonke inhibitants of Bethulia. 7:21 Futhi imithombo wathululwa, futhi babengenamanzi okuphuza gcwalisa usuku olulodwa; ngoba babebaphuzisa ngesilinganiso. 7:22 Ngakho-ke abantwana babo abancane base enhliziyweni, futhi abesifazane babo futhi izinsizwa zaphela amandla ngokoma, zawa ezitaladini zomuzi; nasezintubeni zamasango, kwakungasekho mandla kuzo. 7:23 Khona-ke bonke abantu babuthana ku-Oziya, futhi induna yomuzi. izinsizwa, nezintombi, nabantwana, bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu; wathi phambi kwabadala bonke. 7:24 UNkulunkulu makabe ngumahluleli phakathi kwethu nani, ngoba nisenzele okubi okukhulu ukuthi anifunanga ukuthula kubantwana bakwa-Asiriya. 7:25 Ngoba manje asinaye umsizi, kodwa uNkulunkulu uthengise ngathi ezandleni zabo kufanele siphonswe phansi phambi kwabo ngokoma nokubhujiswa okukhulu. 7:26 Manje, babizele kuwe, futhi ukhulule wonke umuzi ube yimpango kubantwana bakwaHoloferne, nakuyo yonke impi yakhe. 7:27 Ngoba kungcono kithi ukuba sibe yimpango kubo, kunokuba sife ngokuba siyakuba yizigqila zakhe, ukuze umphefumulo wethu uphile, hhayi ubone ukufa kwezingane zethu phambi kwamehlo ethu, nomkathu, noma wethu izingane zifa. 7:28 Sifakaza ngawe izulu nomhlaba, noNkulunkulu wethu kanye INkosi yokhokho bethu, esijezisa ngokwezono zethu nangokwezono zethu izono zawobaba, ukuze angenzi njengalokhu sishilo namuhla. 7:29 Khona-ke kwaba khona ukukhala okukhulu ngokuvumelana phakathi umhlangano; bakhala eNkosini uNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu. 7:30 U-Oziya wathi kubo: "Yimani isibindi, bazalwane, sibekezele izinsuku ezinhlanu, lapho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ingaphendulela isihawu sayo thina; ngoba kayikusilahla ngokupheleleyo. 7:31 Futhi uma lezi zinsuku zidlula, futhi lungekho usizo kithi, Ngizokwenza ngokwezwi lakho. 7:32 Wabahlakaza abantu, kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe; futhi bona waya ezindongeni nasemibhoshongweni yomuzi wabo, wathuma abesifazane kanye abantwana ezindlini zabo, bangeniswa emzini.