1Afei Yudit ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Adɔfonom, montie me. Momfa saa etire yi na momfa nsɛne mo dan atifi ban ho.
2Na sɛ adeɛ kye na owia repue a, mo mu biara mfa mmia, na ma mmarima akokoɔdurufoɔ no mu biara mfiri kuro no mu; monyi ɔsahene nni mo anim sɛ gyama moresiane akɔ petee mu atoa Asiriafoɔ wɔ wɔn nsraban mu; nso monnsiane nkɔ.
3Ɛnna wɔbɛfa wɔn akodeɛ na wɔakɔ nsraban no mu, na wɔakɔkanyan Asiriafoɔ asraafoɔ akannifoɔ no. Wɔbɛtu mmirika akɔ Holoferne ntomadan no mu, nanso wɔrenhu no. Afei ahopopoɔ bɛka wɔn nyinaa, na wɔadwane afiri mo anim.
4Afei mo a motete Israel ahyeɛ so nyinaa bɛti wɔn, na moakunkum wɔn berɛ a wɔgu so redwane no.
5Nanso ansa na mobɛyɛ yeinom nyinaa no, momfa Amonni Akior mmrɛ me, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na ɔbɛhwɛ na wahunu onipa a ɔbuu Israel fie animtia no na ɔde no brɛɛ yɛn sɛdeɛ gyama ɔrekɔwu.
6Ɛno nti wɔkɔfaa Akior firii Ussia fie baeɛ. Na ɛberɛ a ɔbɛhunuu Holoferne ti sɛ ɛkura mmarima no mu baako nsam wɔ nkurɔfoɔ no nhyiamu no mu no, ɔhwee fam sɛdeɛ ne honhom afiri ne mu.
7Na ɛberɛ a wɔmaa no so gyinaeɛ no, ɔhwee Yudit nan ase de anidie maa no, na ɔkaa sɛ: Nhyira nka wo wɔ Yuda ntomadan biara mu! Aman nyinaa mu, obiara a ɔbɛte wo din no ho bɛpopo.
8Afei na ka kyerɛ me deɛ nna yi nyinaa mu woayɛ.
Ɛno nti Yudit ka kyerɛɛ no wɔ nnipa no anim deɛ ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa, ɛfiri ɛda a ɔkɔeɛ kɔsi ɛberɛ a ɔfirii aseɛ kasa kyerɛɛ wɔn no.
9Na ɛberɛ a wakasa awie no, nkurɔfoɔ no de nne kɛseɛ teaam na wɔde ahurisie yɛɛ dede wɔ wɔn kuro mu.
10Na ɛberɛ a Akior hunuu deɛ Israel Nyankopɔn ayɛ no, ɔgyee Onyankopɔn dii dendeenden. Enti, wɔtwaa no twetia na ɔbɛkaa Israel fie ho, na ɔwɔ mu ara de bɛsi nnɛ.
Holoferne wuo da adi11Na ahemadakye no, wɔde Holoferne ti no sɛnee ɔfasuo no ho. Ɛnna afei wɔn nyinaa miaeɛ, na wɔfirii adi akuakuo kɔɔ ɔkwan a ɛda mmepɔ no ho.
12Na ɛberɛ a Asiriafoɔ no hunuu wɔn no, wɔde nkra kɔmaa wɔn asahene, na wɔn nso kɔɔ wɔn asafohene ne asahene ne wɔn mpanimfoɔ nyinaa nkyɛn.
13Wɔbɛduruu Holoferne ntomadan mu na wɔka kyerɛɛ ne piafoɔ a wɔhwɛ n’ankasa nnoɔma soɔ sɛ: Nyane yɛn wura, ɛfiri sɛ nkoa no anya akokoɔduro asiane aba rebɛne yɛn ako, na yɛrebɛsɛe wɔn korakora.
14Ɛno nti Bagoas hyɛnee mu na ɔkɔbɔɔ ntomadan no pono mu, na ɔdwene sɛ ɔne Yudit da hɔ.
15Nanso ɛberɛ a obiara annye soɔ no, ɔbueeɛ na ɔkɔɔ dabekyire hɔ kɔhunuu sɛ ɔda hɔ kagyaa awu da ɛfam apa so na ne ti ntua soɔ.
16Ɔde nne kɛseɛ teateaam sui na ɔsii apinie, na ɔsunsuanee ne ntadeɛ mu.
17Afei ɔkɔɔ ntomadan a na Yudit te mu no mu, na wanhu no no, ɔtuu mmirika teateaam kɔɔ nkurɔfoɔ no hɔ kɔkaa sɛ:
18Nkoa no adaadaa yɛn! Hebrini baa baako de animguaseɛ aba Ɔhene Nebukadnessar fie. Hwɛ, Holoferne na ɔda fam, na ne ti ayera no!
19Na ɛberɛ a Asiriafoɔ asraafoɔ no tee yei no, wɔsunsuanee wɔn ntadeɛ mu na wɔn akoma tuu pa ara, na wɔn su ne wɔn nteateam no gyegyee nsraban no mu hɔ nyinaa.
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