Judith 12:1 Wayala ukuba angeniswe lapho isitsha sakhe; futhi washo lokho bamlungisele ukudla kwakhe, aphuze kwelakhe iwayini. 12:2 UJudith wathi, "Ngeke ngidle kuwo, funa kube khona icala ngizolungiselelwa izinto engizilethile. " 12:3 Khona-ke uHolofernes wathi kuye: "Uma umphako wakho wehluleka, kanjani sikunikeza okufanayo? ngoba kakho kithi owesizwe sakho. 12:4 UJudith wathi kuye: Kuphila komphefumulo wakho, nkosi yami, ncekukazi yakho. angiyikuchitha lezo zinto enginazo, ngaphambi kokuba iNkosi isebenze ngokwami anikeze izinto azimisile. 12:5 Khona-ke izinceku zikaHolofernes zamyisa etendeni, futhi walala kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili, wavuka sekusondele umlindo wokusa; 12:6 Futhi wathumela kuHolofernes, esindisa: Inkosi yami mayiyale manje ukuthi eyakho incekukazi ingaphuma iye emkhulekweni. 12:7 Khona-ke uHolofernes wayala umqaphi wakhe ukuthi akufanele bambambe wahlala ekamu izinsuku ezintathu, waphuma ebusuku wangena ekamu esigodini saseBethulia, wageza emanzini ngasemthonjeni wamanzi ikamu. 12:8 Futhi lapho ephuma, wancenga uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukuba amqondise indlela yokukhulisa abantwana babantu bakhe. 12:9 Ngakho wangena ehlanzekile, futhi wahlala etendeni, waze wadla wakhe inyama kusihlwa. 12:10 Kwathi ngosuku lwesine uHolofernesi wenzela izinceku zakhe kuphela idili. kababizelanga muntu edilini. 12:11 Wayesethi kuBagowa umthenwa, owayephethe konke anakho. Hamba manje, umncenge lona wesifazane ongumHeberu okanye nawe ukuba eze kithi, nidle, niphuze nathi. 12:12 Ngoba, bheka, kuyoba amahloni kithi, uma sizovumela owesifazane onjalo hamba, engahambanga naye; ngoba uba singamdonseli kithi, uzakwenza sihleke siklolode. 12:13 Khona-ke Bagoas wasuka phambi kukaHolofernes, futhi weza kuye, futhi wathi: Le ntombi enhle mayingesabi ukuza enkosini yami, ibe khona udunyiswe ebusweni bakhe, uphuze iwayini, ujabule nathi, ube wenza lolu suku lwaba njengenye yamadodakazi ase-Asiriya akhonza phakathi indlu kaNebukadinesari. 12:14 Khona-ke uJudith wathi kuye: "Ngingubani mina manje, ukuze ngiphikisane nenkosi yami?" ngokuqinisekile noma yini emthokozisayo ngizoyenza ngokushesha, futhi kuyoba okwami injabulo kuze kube usuku lokufa kwami. 12:15 Ngakho wasukuma, futhi wahlobisa yena ngokwakhe ngezingubo zakhe kanye nazo zonke izinto zowesifazane wakhe isambatho sakhe, incekukazi yakhe yahamba yambekela izikhumba ezithambileyo emhlabathini ngokumelene noHolofernes, ayemtholile kuBagoas kude ukusetshenziswa kwakhe kwansuku zonke, ukuze ahlale, adle phezu kwawo. 12:16 Kwathi uJudithi esengenile wahlala phansi, uHolofernes inhliziyo yakhe yatshaya. naye, nomqondo wakhe wanyakaza, wafisa kakhulu ukuba naye; ngoba wayelinde isikhathi sokumkhohlisa kusukela osukwini ambona ngalo. 12:17 Wayesethi uHolofernes kuye, "Phuza manje, futhi ujabule nathi. 12:18 Wayesethi uJudith: "Sengiyakuphuza manje, nkosi yami, ngokuba ukuphila kwami kukhulu. kimi namuhla kunezinsuku zonke selokhu ngazalwa. 12:19 Khona-ke wathatha, wadla, waphuza phambi kwakhe lokho incekukazi yakhe eyayikulungiselele. 12:20 Futhi Holofernes wajabula kakhulu ngaye, futhi waphuza iwayini eliningi kunaye wayephuze noma nini ngosuku olulodwa selokhu azalwa.