Judith
15:1 Futhi lapho ababesematendeni bezwa, bamangala kakhulu
into eyenziwe.
15:2 Futhi ukwesaba nokuthuthumela kwaba phezu kwabo, kangangokuthi kwakungekho muntu
waba nesibindi sokuhlala emehlweni omakhelwane wakhe, kepha bagijimela ngaphandle bonke kanyekanye;
babalekela kuzo zonke izindlela zasethafeni nasezintabeni.
15:3 Futhi labo ababekanise ezintabeni nxazonke Bethulia babaleka
kude. Khona-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wonke umuntu owayeyiqhawe phakathi
batheleka phezu kwabo.
15:4 U-Oziya wayesethumela eBetomasi, naseBebayi, naseKhobayi, naseKhola,
kuzo zonke izifunda zakwa-Israyeli, abakhuluma izinto ezazikhona
kwenziwe, nokuthi bonke bagijimele phezu kwezitha zabo ukuba bababhubhise.
15:5 Manje lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bekuzwa, bonke bawela phezu kwabo
wavuma, wababulala eKhobayi; kanjalo nabeza
eJerusalema nakuzo zonke izintaba, ngokuba abantu babebatshelile
lokho okwenziwa ekamu lezitha zabo) nalabo ababekhona
eGalile, naseGalile, abaxosha ngokuceka okukhulu, kwaze kwaba
adlula eDamaseku nemikhawulo yalo.
15:6 Futhi insali eyayihlala eBethuliya yawela phezu kwekamu lase-Asiriya.
baphanga, bacetshiswa kakhulu.
15:7 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababebuya ekuhlatshweni babe nalokhu
okwasala; nemizana nemizi eyayikuyo
ezintabeni nasemathafeni kwazuza impango eningi, ngokuba isixuku sasisikhulu kakhulu
enkulu.
15:8 Khona uJehoyakimi, umpristi omkhulu, futhi abadala babantwana bakwa-Israyeli
ababehlala eJerusalema, beza ukuzobona izinto ezinhle zikaNkulunkulu
wabonisa u-Israyeli, nokubona uJudith, nokumbingelela.
15:9 Futhi lapho befika kuye, bambusisa nganhliziyonye, futhi wathi
kuye: Wena ungukuphakama kweJerusalema, wena uyinkazimulo enkulu
ka-Israyeli, wena uyinjabulo enkulu yesizwe sakithi.
15:10 Wenzé zonke lezi zinto ngesandla sakho;
ku-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu uthokozile ngakho; ubusiswe nguSomandla
Nkosi kuze kube phakade. Basebesithi bonke abantu: Makube njalo.
15:11 Futhi abantu baphanga ekamu izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, futhi banikela
kuJudith Holofenesi itende lakhe, nayo yonke isitsha sakhe, nemibhede, kanye
izitsha nempahla yakhe yonke; wakuthatha, wakubeka phezu komnyuzi wakhe; futhi
walungisa izinqola zakhe, wazibeka phezu kwazo.
15:12 Khona-ke bonke abesifazane bakwa-Israyeli bagijima ndawonye ukuze bambone, futhi bambusisa.
wasina phakathi kwazo, waphatha amagatsha esandleni sakhe;
wanika nabesifazane ababe naye.
15:13 Bamembathisa yena nencekukazi yakhe umqhele womnqumo;
wahamba phambi kwabantu bonke ekusina, ehola bonke abesifazane.
bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli balandela begqoke izikhali zabo, benemiqhele yezimbali
namaculo emilonyeni yabo.