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.