Judith 11:1 Wayesethi uHolofernes kuye: "Mame, induduzo, ungesabi inhliziyo yakho: ngokuba angizange ngizwise muntu othanda ukukhonza uNebukadinesari, inkosi yomhlaba wonke. 11:2 Ngakho-ke, uma abantu bakho abahlala ezintabeni bebengazange babeke ukukhanya ngami, bengingeke ngibaphakamisele umkhonto wami, kepha bona bazenzele lezi zinto bona. 11:3 Kodwa manje ngitshele ukuthi kungani wena ubalekele kubo, futhi uze kithi. ngoba uze ukulondwa; khululeka, uzophila ngalobu busuku, nangemva kwalokhu: 11:4 Ngoba akekho oyokulimaza, kodwa bancenge kahle, njengoba benza izinceku wenkosi uNebukadinesari inkosi yami. 11:5 Khona-ke uJudith wathi kuye: "Yamukela amazwi nceku yakho, futhi uhlupheke incekukazi yakho ukuba ikhulume phambi kwakho, futhi angiyikukhuluma amanga kimi nkosi kulobubusuku. 11:6 Futhi uma uzolandela amazwi encekukazi yakho, uNkulunkulu uyoletha into ngokuphelele ukudlula kuwe; nenkosi yami ayiyikuswela eyakhe izinjongo. 11:7 Kuphila kukaNebukadinesari, inkosi yomhlaba wonke, nokuphila kwamandla akhe. okuthumileyo ukuba usekele konke okuphilayo, kungesikho kuphela abantu bayakumkhonza ngawe, kepha nezilwane zasendle, nezilwane izinkomo nezinyoni zezulu ziyakuphila ngamandla akho ngaphansi uNebukadinesari nendlu yakhe yonke. 11:8 Ngoba sizwile ngokuhlakanipha kwakho kanye nezinqubomgomo zakho, futhi kubikiwe kuyo emhlabeni wonke, ukuthi wena wedwa uphakeme embusweni wonke, futhi abanamandla ngokwazi, nezimangaliso zempi. 11:9 Manje mayelana nendaba, u-Achiyori akhuluma ngayo emkhandlwini wakho, thina ngiwezwile amazwi akhe; ngoba amadoda kaBhethuliya amsindisile, wamemezela kubo konke akukhulume kuwe. 11:10 Ngakho, O nkosi futhi mbusi, ungahloniphi izwi lakhe; kodwa beka phakathi inhliziyo yakho, ngokuba iqinisile, ngokuba isizwe sakithi asiyikujeziswa, futhi inkemba ngeke ibehlule, ngaphandle kokuthi bone kubo uNkulunkulu. 11:11 Futhi manje, ukuze inkosi yami unganqotshwa futhi ukhungatheke injongo yakhe, ngisho ukufa sekubehlele, isono sabo sibafihlile; abayothukuthelisa ngakho uNkulunkulu wabo noma nini lapho besenza lokho okungafanele ukwenziwa: 11:12 Ngoba ukudla kwabo kuphelile kubo, futhi wonke amanzi abo mancane, futhi bona sebenqumile ukubeka izandla phezu kwezinkomo zabo, bahlose ukuyidla zonke lezo zinto uNkulunkulu abenqabele ukuba bazidle ngemithetho yakhe; 11:13 Futhi uzimisele ukuchitha lokuqala izithelo kweshumi kwewayini kanye amafutha ababewangcwelisile, bawagcinela abapristi abakhonzayo eJerusalema phambi kobuso bukaNkulunkulu wethu; okuyizinto ezingekho kusemthethweni kunoma yimuphi kubantu ngisho nokuthinta izandla zabo. 11:14 Ngoba baye bathumela abanye eJerusalema, ngoba nalabo abahlala khona benze okufana nalokhu, ukubalethela ilayisensi evela kuthimba lezigele. 11:15 Manje lapho beyobaletha kubo izwi, bayokwenza ngokushesha, futhi bona uyakunikelwa kuwe ukuba ubhujiswe ngalolo suku. 11:16 Ngakho mina, incekukazi yakho, ukwazi konke lokhu, ngibalekele kubo ubukhona; uNkulunkulu ungithumile ukuba ngisebenze nawe, kukho konke umhlaba uyomangala, futhi noma ubani ozwayo. 11:17 Ngoba inceku yakho ithembekile, futhi ikhonza uNkulunkulu wezulu ngosuku futhi Ngalokho, nkosi yami, ngiyakuhlala nawe nenceku yakho ngiyakuphumela esigodini ebusuku, ngikhuleke kuNkulunkulu, yena bayongitshela lapho bonile izono zabo. 11:18 Futhi ngizofika futhi ngikubonise yona, khona-ke uzophuma kanye nazo zonke impi yakho, futhi akuyikubakho noyedwa owamelana nawe. 11:19 Futhi ngizokuhola phakathi kweJudiya, uze ufike ngaphambi iJerusalema; ngiyakubeka isihlalo sakho sobukhosi phakathi kwawo; nawe uyakubaxosha njengezimvu ezingenamalusi, nenja ayiyikuba njalo njengoba evula umlomo wakhe ngawe, ngokuba ngitshelwe lokho njengalokho engikushilo ngokwazi kwami ngaphambili, futhi kwamenyezelwa kimi, futhi ngathunyelwa khona ngikutshele. 11:20 Khona-ke amazwi akhe aba mahle kuHolofernes nezinceku zakhe zonke. futhi bona wamangala ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe, wathi: 11:21 Akekho owesifazane onjalo kusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba kuya komunye, kokubili ngenxa yobuhle bobuso, nokuhlakanipha kwamazwi. 11:22 Ngokufanayo Holofernes wathi kuye. uNkulunkulu wenze kahle ngokukuthuma phambi kwabantu, ukuze amandla abe sezandleni zethu kanye nokubhujiswa phezu kwalabo abangayinakiyo inkosi yami. 11:23 Manje wena muhle ebusweni bakho, futhi uhlakaniphile emehlweni akho amazwi: Impela uma wenza njengokusho kwakho uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuba nguNkulunkulu wami, uyakuhlala endlini yenkosi uNebukadinesari, ube khona idume emhlabeni wonke.