Judith 13:1 Kwathi sekuhlwile, izinceku zakhe zashesha ukumuka U-Bagoas wavala itende lakhe ngaphandle, waxosha abalindi ubukhona benkosi yakhe; balala emibhedeni yabo, ngokuba babephelele ediniwe, ngokuba umkhosi wawusumude. 13:2 Futhi uJudith wasala eduze etendeni, futhi Holofernes elele phezu umbhede wakhe: ngokuba wayegcwele iwayini. 13:3 Manje uJudith wayeyalile incekukazi yakhe ukuba ime ngaphandle kwekamelo lakhe lokulala, futhi ukumlinda. ephuma njengokwenza imihla ngemihla, ngokuba wayeshilo aphume aye emithandazweni yakhe, wakhuluma kanjalo kuBagoas inhloso. 13:4 Ngakho bonke baphuma, futhi akekho owasala ekamelweni lokulala, noma kancane noma mkhulu. Khona uJudith wema eduze kombhede wakhe, wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wamandla onke, bheka lesi sikhathi phezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zami ngoba ukuphakanyiswa kweJerusalema. 13:5 Ngoba manje yisikhathi sokusiza ifa lakho, futhi akhiphe eyakho ibhizinisi ekubhujisweni kwezitha ezivukele thina. 13:6 Khona-ke wafika ensikeni yombhede eyayisekhanda likaHolofernes. wehlisa umphini wakhe lapho; 13:7 Wasondela embhedeni wakhe, wabamba izinwele zekhanda lakhe, futhi wathi: “Ngiqinise, Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, namuhla. 13:8 Futhi wamshaya kabili entanyeni yakhe ngawo wonke amandla akhe, futhi wamuka ikhanda lakhe kuye. 13:9 Futhi wawisa umzimba wakhe phansi embhedeni, futhi wadiliza umbhede kusukela izinsika; masinyane waphuma, wamnika uHoloferne ikhanda lakhe encekwini yakhe; 13:10 Wakufaka esikhwameni sakhe sokudla, bahamba bobabili kanyekanye ngokwenkambiso yabo yokukhuleka; sebedlulile ekamu, basuka wazungeza isigodi, wakhuphuka intaba yaseBethuliya, wafika amasango alo. 13:11 Wathi uJudith ekude kubalindi esangweni, Vulani, vulani manje. isango: UNkulunkulu, yebo, uNkulunkulu wethu, unathi ukubonakalisa amandla akhe phakathi iJerusalema, namabutho ayo ngokumelene nesitha, njengoba yenzile lokhu usuku. 13:12 Manje lapho amadoda omuzi wakhe ezwa izwi lakhe, bashesha ukwehla esangweni lomuzi wabo, babiza amalunga omuzi. 13:13 Khona-ke bagijima bonke ndawonye, kokubili abancane nabakhulu, ngoba kwakungavamile kubo ukuthi ifikile: ngakho bavula isango, futhi babamukela. waphemba umlilo wokukhanyisa, wema ebazungeza. 13:14 Wayesethi kubo ngezwi elikhulu, Dumisani, dumisani uNkulunkulu, dumisani uNkulunkulu. Ngithi, ngokuba akawususanga umusa wakhe endlini ka-Israyeli; kodwa uzibhubhise izitha zethu ngezandla zami ngalobubusuku. 13:15 Ngakho wakhipha ikhanda esikhwameni, futhi wababonisa, futhi wathi kubo. bheka, inhloko kaHolofene, induna yempi yase-Asiriya; futhi bheka umbhede ayelele kuwo edakiwe; kanye ne INkosi imshayile ngesandla sowesifazane. 13:16 Kuphila kukaJehova, ongigcinile endleleni yami engangihamba ngayo, mina ubuso bumkhohlisile kwaze kwaba sekubhujisweni kwakhe, nokho akabanga nalutho wenza isono nami, ukungingcolisa nokungijabhisa. 13:17 Khona-ke bonke abantu bamangala ngokumangalisayo, futhi bakhothama bakhuleka kuNkulunkulu, bathi nganhliziyonye: “Mawubongwe wena wethu Nkulunkulu, namuhla owenze ize izitha zabantu bakho. 13:18 U-Oziya wayesethi kuye: "O ndodakazi, ubusisiwe wena oPhezukonke UNkulunkulu phezu kwabo bonke abesifazane emhlabeni; futhi kayibusiswe iNkosi uNkulunkulu, owadala izulu nomhlaba, okuqondisayo ekuqunyweni kwekhanda lenduna yezitha zethu. 13:19 Ngoba lokhu ithemba lakho ngeke lisuke enhliziyweni yabantu, okuyinto khumbulani amandla kaNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade. 13:20 Futhi uNkulunkulu uziphendulele lezi zinto kuwe, kube udumo oluphakade, ukukuvakashela ezintweni ezinhle, ngoba ungagodlanga impilo yakho ngenxa yokuhlupheka wesizwe sakithi, kodwa uphindisele incithakalo yethu, ehamba ngendlela eqondile ngaphambili uNkulunkulu wethu. Basebesithi bonke abantu; Makube njalo, makube njalo.