Judith 10:1 Manje ngemva kwalokho wayeka ukukhala kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, futhi okubi waqeda wonke lawa mazwi. 10:2 Wasuka lapho ayewele khona, wabiza incekukazi yakhe, wehla endlini abehlala kuyo ngesabatha, nakuye izinsuku zemikhosi, 10:3 Futhi wakhumula indwangu yesaka ayeyigqokile, futhi wakhumula izingubo lobufelokazi bakhe, wageza umzimba wakhe wonke ngamanzi, wagcoba wagcoba ngamagcobo aligugu, waluka inwele zekhanda lakhe, njalo gqoka isondo phezu kwalo, futhi wembathe izingubo zakhe zenjabulo, ngakho wayembethe ngesikhathi sikaManase umyeni wakhe. 10:4 Wathatha izimbadada ezinyaweni zakhe, futhi wafaka amasongo akhe, futhi namaketanga akhe, namasongo akhe, namacici akhe, nazo zonke izivunulo zakhe, kanye wazihlobisa ngesibindi, ukuze ayenge amehlo abo bonke ababezakubona wakhe. 10:5 Khona-ke wanika incekukazi yakhe imvaba iwayini, futhi isitsha samafutha, futhi wagcwalisa isikhwama samabele omisiwe, nezigaxa zamakhiwane, nesinkwa esihle; ngakho yena wagoqa zonke lezizinto, wazibeka phezu kwakhe. 10:6 Ngakho baphuma baya esangweni lomuzi waseBethulia, futhi bathola emi lapho u-Oziya namadoda amadala omuzi, oKhabhisi noKarimi. 10:7 Futhi lapho bembona, ukuthi ubuso bakhe futhi isambatho sakhe sashintsha washintsha, bamangala ngobuhle bakhe kakhulu, bathi ku wakhe. 10:8 UNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wawobaba, makakuphe umusa, futhi ukufeza yakho ingena enkazimulweni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nakuyo ukuphakanyiswa kweJerusalema. Base bekhonza uNkulunkulu. 10:9 Wathi kubo: "Yalelani ukuba kuvulwe amasango omuzi kimi, ukuze ngiphume ngifeze lokho enikushilo kanye nami. Basebelaya amajaha ukuthi amvule njengaye kukhulunywa. 10:10 Sebekwenzile lokho, waphuma uJudith, yena nencekukazi yakhe kanye naye; amadoda omuzi amgcina, waze wehla entabeni, laze ladlula esigodini, alibange lisalibona. 10:11 Kanjalo baphuma baqonda esigodini: futhi umlindo wokuqala we ama-Asiriya amhlangabeza, 10:12 Wamthatha, wambuza wathi: "Ungowasiphi isizwe?" futhi uvelaphi wena? uya ngaphi na? Wathi: “Ngingowesifazane wamaHeberu; ngiyakubabalekela, ngokuba bayakunikwa nina ukuba niqedwe; 10:13 Futhi ngiyeza phambi kukaHolofernes, induna yebutho lakho, ukuze memezelani amazwi eqiniso; futhi ngizombonisa indlela azohamba ngayo. futhi awine lonke izwe elinezintaba, ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa umzimba noma ukuphila kwanoma yimuphi umuntu zamadoda akhe. 10:14 Manje lapho amadoda ezwa amazwi akhe, futhi ebona ubuso bakhe, bambona wamangala ngobuhle bakhe, wathi kuye. 10:15 Uyigcinile impilo yakho, ngokuphangisa wehlela eNtabeni phambi kwenkosi yethu; ngakho-ke wozani etendeni layo, nabanye bethu uyakukuhola, aze akunikele esandleni sakhe. 10:16 Futhi lapho ume phambi kwakhe, ungesabi enhliziyweni yakho, kodwa mbonise ngokwezwi lakho; futhi uzokuncenga kahle. 10:17 Khona-ke bakhetha kubo amadoda ayikhulu ukuba ahambe naye kanye naye incekukazi; bamyisa etendeni likaHolofene. 10:18 Khona-ke kwakukhona umbuthano ekamu lonke, ngoba wafika kwahlokoma phakathi kwamatende, bamzungeza emi ngaphandle etendeni likaHolofene, baze bamtshela ngalo. 10:19 Futhi bamangala ngobuhle bakhe, futhi bebabaza abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngenxa yakhe, bathi, ngulowo kumakhelwane wakhe: Ngubani odelelayo laba bantu abanabesifazane abanjalo phakathi kwabo na? impela akukuhle lokho kusale umuntu oyedwa kubo ongase adukise umhlaba wonke. 10:20 Futhi labo ababelele eduze Holofernes waphuma, futhi zonke izinceku zakhe kanye bamngenisa etendeni. 10:21 Manje Holofernes waphumula embhedeni wakhe ngaphansi kombhede, okuyinto walukwa ngayo okububende, negolide, nesimaragidu, namatshe ayigugu. 10:22 Ngakho bambonisa ngaye; waphuma phambi kwetende lakhe ephethe isiliva izibani zihamba phambi kwakhe. 10:23 Futhi lapho uJudith efika phambi kwakhe nezinceku zakhe bamangala bonke ngobuhle bobuso bakhe; wawa ngobuso bakhe, futhi wakhuleka kuye; izinceku zakhe zamthwala.