Judith 14:1 Wayesethi uJudith kubo: "Ngizweni, bazalwane bami, nithathe lokhu ikhanda, uliphanyeke endaweni ephakemeyo yezindonga zakho. 14:2 Futhi ngakho ngokushesha njengoba ekuseni uzovela, futhi ilanga liyophuma emhlabeni, thathani, kube yilowo nalowo izikhali zakhe, niphume, kube yilowo nalowo iqhawe eliphuma emzini, nibeke induna phezu kwawo njengokungathi beniyokwehlela endle ekulindweni kwabase-Asiriya; kodwa ungehli. 14:3 Khona-ke bayothatha izikhali zabo, futhi bayongena ekamu labo, futhi ngimise izinduna zempi yase-Asiriya, ngigijimele etendeni lase uHoloferne, kepha abayikumfumana; bayakubaleka phambi kobuso bakho. 14:4 Ngakho wena, kanye nabo bonke abahlala ogwini lwakwa-Israyeli, uyobasukela, futhi abagumbuqele besahamba. 14:5 Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba wenze lezi zinto, ngibize ngo-Achiyori umAmoni, ukuze akwazi bonani futhi nimazi lowo odelela indlu ka-Israyeli, futhi amthume kuye ngathi kuze kube sekufeni kwakhe. 14:6 Base bebiza u-Achiyori endlini ka-Oziya; kwathi esefikile. bheka, ikhanda likaHoloferne esandleni somuntu ebandleni lebandla abantu, wawa ngobuso, futhi umoya wakhe waphela. 14:7 Kodwa lapho sebemtholile, wawela ezinyaweni zikaJudith, futhi wamhlonipha, wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena kuwo wonke amadokodo akhe Juda, nasezizweni zonke, lapho bezwa igama lakho bayomangala. 14:8 Ngakho-ke ngitshele zonke izinto ozenzile kulezi zinsuku. UJudith wasembikela kuye phakathi kwabantu konke ayelakho esekwenzile, kusukela osukwini eyaphuma ngalo kwaze kwaba lelohola kubo. 14:9 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, abantu bamemeza kakhulu izwi, futhi wenza umsindo wenjabulo emzini wabo. 14:10 Futhi lapho u-Ahiyori esebonile konke uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ayekwenzile, yena wakholwa kuNkulunkulu kakhulu, wasoka inyama yejwabu lakhe, futhi wahlanganiswa nendlu ka-Israyeli kuze kube namuhla. 14:11 Futhi ngokushesha lapho ekuseni evuka, balengiswa ikhanda likaHolofernes odongeni, bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo izikhali zakhe, baphuma izibopho kuze kube semikhawulweni yentaba. 14:12 Kodwa lapho ama-Asiriya ebabona, bathumela kubaholi babo, okuyinto eza ezinduneni zawo, nezinduna zawo, nakulowo nalowo kubabusi bawo. 14:13 Ngakho bafika etendeni likaHolofernes, futhi wathi kulowo owayephethe zonke izinto zayo, Vusa manje inkosi yethu, ngokuba izinceku zibe nesibindi yehla usihlasele, ukuze babhujiswe. 14:14 Khona-ke wangena eBagoas, futhi wangqongqoza emnyango wetende. ngoba wacabanga ukuthi ulale noJudith. 14:15 Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi kwakungaphenduli muntu, wayivula, wangena ekamelweni lokulala. wamfica elele phansi efile, ikhanda lakhe lisusiwe kuye. 14:16 Ngakho wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ngokukhala, futhi a ukukhala okunamandla, naklebhula izingubo zakhe. 14:17 Ngemva kokungena etendeni, lapho uJudith wayelala, futhi lapho emthola hhayi, wagxumela kubantu, wakhala; 14:18 Lezi zinceku zikhohlisile; omunye wesifazane wamaHeberu une wayithela ngehlazo indlu yenkosi uNebukadinesari, ngokuba, bheka, UHoloferne ulala phansi engenakhanda. 14:19 Lapho izinduna zebutho lase-Asiriya bezwa la mazwi, badabula amajazi abo nezingqondo zabo zakhathazeka ngokumangalisayo, futhi kwakukhona a ukukhala kanye nomsindo omkhulu kakhulu ekamu lonke.