And when the marriage
has been performed, I will submit myself to him as a wife to her
husband.
HAGGITH. And let Ingur also be received into Israel, for he has repented
of his idolatries. And he shall be my husband, yet shall he not rule me.
OZIAS. Brethren, hearken! This night I go to Jerusalem, for I am called
to higher things, because I have delivered Israel. And I shall not
return to this little city; but ye will have tidings of me in the years
to come, and ye will say proudly to the strangers within your gates: He
was a Bethulian and once he ruled over us.
JUDITH. The lord Ozias is called to greatness. Peace go with him.
ALL. So be it.
CURTAIN.
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