Yudit gyina pintinn wɔ ne Nyamesom mu
1 Afei ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa Yudit mmra faako a wɔkora ne dwetɛ nnoɔma a wɔdidi mu anwummerɛ no, na ɔhyɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnto no pono na wɔmfa n’ankasa n’aduane ne ne nsa ma no nnom.
2 Nanso Yudit kaa sɛ: Menni yeinom mu biara, anaasɛ meyɛ a meto mmara; na mmom mɛnya biribiara afiri nnoɔma a mede kaa me ho baeɛ no mu.
3 Holoferne ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Sɛ wo nnoɔma no sa a, ɛhefa na yɛbɛnya saa nnoɔma korɔ no ara bi ama wo? Ɛfiri sɛ wo nkurɔfoɔ no mu biara nni yɛn nkyɛn ha yi.
4 Yudit buaa sɛ: Sɛ wo kra te aseɛ yi, me wura, ɛnyɛ adeɛ a w’afenaa bɛma nnoɔma yi a ɛwɔ me nkyɛn ha yi asa, ansa na Awurade nam me nsa so ayɛ adeɛ a wabɔ ne tirim sɛ ɔbɛyɛ no.
5 Ɛnna afei Holoferne asomfoɔ no de no baa ntomadan no mu, na ɔdae kɔsii dasuom. Adeɛ rebɛkye no, ɔsɔre
6 soma kɔka kyerɛɛ Holoferne sɛ: Afei ma me wura nhyɛ na wɔmma me kwan mfiri adi nkɔbɔ mpaeɛ.
7 Ɛno nti Holoferne hyɛɛ ne banbɔfoɔ no sɛ wɔnsi no kwan. Na ɔtenaa nsraban no mu nnansa, na ɔkɔɔ Betulia bɔnhwa anadwo biara kɔdwaree wɔ nsuwa a ɛwɔ nsraban no mu hɔ.
8 Sɛ ɔdware wie a, ɔbɔ Awurade Israel Nyankopɔn mpaeɛ sɛ ɔnkyerɛ no kwan a ɛde nkonimdie bɛbrɛ ne nkurɔfoɔ.
9 Afei ɔsane ba wɔ ahoteɛ mu na watena ntomadan no mu de kɔsi sɛ ɔbɛdi aduane berɛ a onwunu redwoɔ no.
Yudit kɔ Holoferne apontoɔ ase
10 Da a ɛtɔ so nan no, Holoferne too pono maa n’asomfoɔ no nkutoo, na wamfrɛ ne mpanimfoɔ no mu biara.
11 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ Bagoas, opiani a ɔno na ɔhwɛ n’ankasa ne nnoɔma so sɛ: Kɔsrɛ Hebrini baa a wohwɛ no soɔ no sɛ ɔmmɛka yɛn ho na yɛnnidi na yɛnnom.
12 Na ɛbɛyɛ aniwuo sɛ yɛbɛma ɔbaa a ɔte sɛɛ akɔ berɛ a yɛne no nna. Sɛ yɛannane n’adwene a, ɔbɛsi yɛn atwetwe.
13 Saa nti Bagoas firii Holoferne anim kɔe, na ɔkɔɔ Yudit nkyɛn kɔsee no sɛ: Ma abaayewa fɛfɛ yi nyɛ no ntɛm mmra me wura nkyɛn na ɔnhyɛ no animuonyam wɔ n’anim, na ɔnnom nsa nsɛpɛ ne ho, na ɛnnɛ da yi ɔnyɛ sɛ Asiriafoɔ mmaa no mu baako a ɔsom wɔ Nebukadnessar ahemfie no.
14 Yudit buaa sɛ: Mene hwan sɛ mɛpopo me ti akyerɛ me wura? Mɛyɛ ntɛm ayɛ biribiara a ɛsɔ n’ani, na ɛbɛyɛ me anigyeɛ de akɔsi me wu da!
15 Enti ɔsɔree, na ɔde ne mmaa afɛfɛdeɛ nyinaa siesiee ne ho. N’abaawa dii n’anim de adwammaa nwoma a wanya afiri Bagoas a sɛ daa ɔredidi a ɔtwere soɔ no, sesɛɛ fam maa no wɔ Holoferne anim.
16 Ɛnna afei Yudit bae bɛdaa hɔ. Na Holoferne nyaa ne ho akɔnnɔ dendeenden wɔ n’akoma mu, na n’atenka kɔɔ soro, ɛfiri sɛ na watwɛn ahwehwɛ firi da a ɛdi kan a ɔhunuu no sɛ ɔbɛnya berɛ adane n’adwene.
17 Enti Holoferne ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Afei nom, na ma yɛnsɛpɛ yɛn ho!
18 Yudit kaa sɛ: Mede anigyeɛ bɛnom, me wura, ɛfiri sɛ ɛnnɛ ne anigyeɛ da kɛseɛ wɔ me nkwa nna nyinaa mu.
19 Ɛnna afei ɔfaa deɛ na n’abaawa asiesie no na ɔdiiɛ na ɔnomee wɔ n’anim.
20 Na Holoferne ani gyee ne ho kɛseɛ, na ɔnomm nsa pii, deɛ ɛdɔɔso sene nsa a wanom pɛn ɛfiri berɛ a wɔwoo no.