Swiengeteloswa
Estere
NDZIMAYA10
4HilokoMardokiyaaku:“Xikwembuxiendlileswilo leswi”
5Hikuvandzitsundzukanorholowundziwuvoneke malunghananitimhakaleti,kambeakunanchumulowu tsandzekeke
6Xihlovolexitsongoxihundzukanambu,kuvonakalani dyambunimatiyotala,nambulowuiEstere,loyihosiyi n’witekekeyin’wivekahosiyaxisati
7TidragonaletimbirhihiminanaAman.
8Matikohiwonalamahlengeletanekekulovisavitora Vayuda
9RixakaraminaiIsrayeleloyi,loyiahuwelelakaeka Xikwembu,aponisiwa,hikuvaYehovhauponisevanhuva yena,Yehovhauhikutsurileekamakhombowolawo hinkwawo,Xikwembuxiendlemasingitaniswihlamariso leswikulu,leswingasiendliwakaexikarhikaVamatiko
10Hikokwalahouendlevuhlolotwanabyimbirhi,rin'wana ravanhuvaXikwembu,rin'wanaraVamatikohinkwavo. 11Vuhlolotwanalebyibyimbirhibyifikahinkarhinihi nkarhinisikurakuavanyisa,emahlwenikaXikwembu exikarhikamatikohinkwawo.
12HilokoXikwembuxitsundzukavanhuvaxona,xiendla leswakundzhakayaxonayilulamile
13Hikokwalahomasikuwolawomatavaekavonahi n’hwetiyaAdara,hisikuravukhume-munenira vukhume-ntlhanuran’hwetiyoleyo,hinhlengeletanoni ntsakonikutsakaemahlwenikaXikwembu,hikuyahi switukulwanahilahakungaherikiexikarhikavanhuva xona
NDZIMAYA11
1HilemberavumunerakufumakaPtolemeusna Kliyopatra,Dositheus,loyiavulekeleswakuimupristani Mulevhi,naPtolemeusn’wanawakwe,vatisapapilalerira Furim,lerivavulekeleswakurifana,nileswakuLisimako n’wanawaPtolemeus,loyiaarieYerusalema,uri hlamuserile
2HilemberavumbirhirakufumakaArtexerxeslonkulu, hisikurosungularan’hwetiyaNisan,Mardokiyon’wana waYayiro,n’wanawaSemeyi,n’wanawaKisayi,wa nyimbayaBenjamini,alorhanorho;
3AariMuyuda,atshamaemutiniwaSusa,ariwanuna lonkulu,arinandzaexivavenixahosi.
4Nakambeaariun’wanawavabohiwalava NabukadonosorihosiyaBabilonaavarhwaleke eYerusalemanaYekoniyahosiyaYudiya;naswonalowua kurinorhowayena:
5Vonanimpfumawulowampfilumpfilu,nikudzindzaka tilonikutsekatsekakamisavanimpfilumpfiluetikweni
6Kutani,waswivo,tidragonitimbirhiletikulutihumati lunghekelekulwa,kutanixiriloxatonaaxirixikulu
7Hikuhuwelelakavonamatikohinkwawomalunghekele kulwa,leswakumatalwanivanhuvolulama
8Vonasikuramunyamaniramunyama,nhlomuloniku xaniseka,kuxanisekanimpfilumpfilulowukuluemisaveni 9Kutanitikohinkwarorolulamarikarhatekile,richava vubihibyarona,rilunghekelekulova
10KutanivahuwelelaekaXikwembu,lokokurilakavona, kufananikuhumaexihlobyenilexitsongo,kuvani ndhambileyikulu,kungamatiyotala 11Kuvonakalanidyambuswitlhandluka,lava titsongahatakavatlakusiwa,vadyalavavangamaka.
12LokoMardokiya,loyiavonekenorholowunileswi Xikwembuxikunguhatekekuswiendla,apfukile,a anakanyanorholowu,kutanianavelakuwutivakufikela nivusiku
NDZIMAYA12
1MardokiyaawisaexivaveninaGabatanaTara, vatsheniwavambirhivahosinivarindzivayindluya vuhosi
2Hilokoatwamakunguyavona,akambisisamakunguya vona,atwaleswakuavarikusuhinikutlhandlekahosi Artexerxesmavoko;kutaniatiyisekisahosiyavona
3Kutanihosiyikambelavatsheniwalavambirhi,endzhaku kalokovapfumerile,vadlayeriwile.
4Hosiyitsalatimhakaleti,kutaniMardokiyanayenaa tsalahaswona
5Hilokohosiyilerisa,Mardokiyaleswakuatirha exivaveni,kutaniyin’wihakelahikwalahokasweswo 6HambiswiritanoAmanin’wanawaAmadatuwa Muagaga,loyiaaxiximiwaswineneekahosi,alavaku xanisaMardokiyonivanhuvayenahikwalahoka vatsheniwavambirhivahosi.
NDZIMAYA13
1Kopiyamapapilaayirileyi:HosileyikuluArtexerxesyi tsalelatihosananivafumilavangaehansikayonaku sukelaeIndiyakuyafikaeEtiyopiyaekaswifundzhaswa dzananamakume-mbirhi-nkombo
2Endzhakukasweswondzivehosiyamatikoyotala naswonandzivenivulawuriehenhlakamisavahinkwayo, ndzingatlakusiwihikutikukumuxakavulawuribyamina, kambendzitikhomankarhihinkwawohikululamanihi kuolova,ndzikunguhatekutshamisavafumiwavamina nkarhihinkwawoevuton’winibyorhula,nikuendla leswakumfumowaminawuvanikurhula,nikupfulela kuhundzakuyafikaemaribyenilamakulu,kupfuxetaku rhula,lokunavetisiwakahivanhuhinkwavo
3Lokondzivutisavatsundzuxivaminaleswakuleswiswi ngaendlekisakuyini,Aman,loyiaarinivutlhari lebyikuluexikarhikahina,aamukelekahikwalahokaku navelakayenalokunenekankarhihinkwawoniku tshembekalokutiyeke,nikuxiximiwakaxiyimoxa vumbirhiemfun’weni
4Uhitivise,leswakuematikwenihinkwawoemisaveni hinkwayoakuhangalakilevanhuvokarhilavangani vubihi,lavaavarinimilawuleyilwisanakanimatiko hinkwawo,naswonaavatshamelakusandzaswilerisoswa tihosi,kutanitanihileswikuhlanganisiwakamimfumoya hina,hikuxiximekalokukunguhatiwekehihinaakunge yiemahlweni
5Hikokwalahohaswitwisisaleswakuvanhulavahivoxe vatshamelakukanetananivanhuhinkwavo,vahambana
hindlelaleyingatolovelekangikiyamilawuyavona,ni vubihilebyikhumbekakaekamfumowahina,vaendla vubihihinkwabyolebyivangabyikotakaleswakumfumo wahinawungasimeki.
6Hikokwalahohilerisileleswakuhinkwavolava kombisiwekehikutsalaekan'winahiAman,loyia vekiwekekulangutelatimhaka,loyiangaekusuhinahina, hinkwavo,nivasatinivanavavona,valovisiwahiku helelahibangaravalalavavona,handlekatintswaloni ntwela-vusiwanahinkwawo,hisikuravukhume-munera n'hwetiyavukhume-mbirhiyaAdarayalembeleri
7Leswakuvona,lavakhalenisweswinavonavangani vubihi,vatanghenaesirhenihisikurin’wehimadzolonga, kutaniendzhakukasweswovaendlaleswakutimhakata hinatilulamisiwakahle,naswonatingarinaswiphiqo
8HilokoMardokiyaaanakanyisisahimintirhohinkwayo yaYehovha,an'wikhongela
9Uku:“WeHOSI,Hosi,HosiyaMatimbaHinkwawo, hikuvamisavahinkwayoyilehenhlakawena,naswona lokouhlawulekuponisaIsrayele,akunamunhuloyia ngakukanetaka
10Hikuvauendliletilonimisava,niswilohinkwaswo leswihlamarisakaehansikatilo
11UHosiyaswilohinkwaswo,naswonaakunamunhu loyiangakukanetaka,loyiangaHosi.
12Utivaswilohinkwaswo,naswonawaswitiva,Hosi, leswakuakungarihikudelelakumbekutikukumuxa, kumbekunavelakwihinakwihikakuvangama,leswi ndzingankhinsamelakaAmanlatikukumuxaka
13Hikuvaandzitavandzienerisekilehikunavela lokunenekakuponisiwakaIsrayeleleswakundzi tswontswaswirhendzeswamilengeyakwe
14Kambendziendlileleswi,leswakundzingarhandziku vangamakamunhukutlulakuvangamakaXikwembu;
15Sweswi,WeHOSIXikwembu,Hosi,tsetselelavanhu vawena,hikuvamahloyavonamahilangutilekuhiherisa; ina,vanavelakuherisandzhaka,leyiayiriyawenaku sukelaekusunguleni
16UngalanguteliehansixiavelolexiuxinyikekeeEgipta hikwalahokawenan’wini.
17Yingisaxikhongeloxamina,uvanitintswaloeka ndzhakayawena,hundzulagomerahinarivantsako, leswakuhihanya,WeHosi,hidzunisavitorawena,unga lovisimilomuyalavakudzunisaka,WeHosi
18VaisraelehinkwavovahuwelerileswineneekaYehovha, hikuvarifuravonaaririemahlwenikavona.
NDZIMAYA14
1HosiyaxisatiEsterenayena,hikuchavarifu,ayaeka Hosi
2Avekaswiambaloswayenaswovangama,aambala tinguvutakuvavisekanikurila,ematshan’winiya mafurhayarisima,afunengetanhlokoyakwehinkumani vulongo,atitsongahatamiriwakweswinene,nitindhawu hinkwatotantsakowakweatitatahimisisiyakweleyi handzukeke.
3KutaniakhongelaekaYehovhaXikwembuxaIsrayele,a ku:“OhoHosiyanga,hiwenantsenaHosiyahina,ndzi pfune,wansatilangarikinanchumu,loyiangarikina mupfunihandlekawena
4Hikuvakhomboraminarilevokweniramina
5Kusukelaevuntshwenibyaminandziswitwileeka nyimbayandyanguwakahinaleswakuwenaHosi,uteke Israyeleexikarhikavanhuhinkwavo,nivatatawahinaeka vafumihinkwavovavona,vavandzhakaleyingaheriki, naswonauendlehinkwaswoleswiuvatshembisekeswona.
6Sweswihidyohileemahlwenikawena,hikwalahouhi nyiketileemavokweniyavalalavahina;
7Hikuvaahigandzelaswikwembuswavona:WeHosi,u lulamile
8Hambiswiritanoaswivaenerisikuvahile vukhumbinibyovava,kambevatlhavemavokohi swifanisoswavona
9Vataherisanchumulowuuwuvekelekehinomuwa wena,valovisandzhakayawena,vasivelanomuwalava kudzunisaka,vatimakuvangamakayindluyawenaniya alitariyawena.
10Pfulamilomuyavamatikoleswakuvadzunisa swifanisoswahava,nikudzunisahosiyanyamahilahaku ngaheriki.
11WeHosi,unganyikinhongayawenayavuhosieka lavangarikinchumu,naswonavangahlekihikuwaka hina;kambevahundzuluxelamakunguyavonaekavona vini,van'wiendlaxikombiso,loyiasungulekeleswiku lwisananahina
12WeHosi,tsundzuka,titivisahinkarhiwakuxaniseka kahina,undzinyikaxivindzi,WenaHosiyamatiko,Hosi yamatimbahinkwawo
13Ndzinyikemavulavulelolamaneneenon’winiwamina emahlwenikanghala:Pfuxetambiluyayenayivengaloyi alwakanahina,leswakukuvanimakumuyayenaniya hinkwavolavaanakanyakanayena.
14Kambehikutsulahivokorawena,upfunaminaloyia ngarhumbi,loyiangarikinampfunowun’wanahandleka wena.
15WenaHosi,utivaswilohinkwaswo;waswitiva leswakundzivengakuvangamakalavangalulamangiki, nikunyenyamibedoyalavangayimbangikiniya vamatikohinkwavo
16Waswitivaxilavekoxamina,hikuvandzinyenya xikombisoxavuhosibyaminalebyitlakukeke,lebyinga ehenhlakanhlokoyaminahimasikulawandzi tikombisakahawona,nileswakundziwunyenyakufana ninguvuyakuyaenkarhini,nileswakuandziwuambali lokondzirindzexe
17Nandzawawenawaxisatiangadyangaetafulenira Amani,nileswakuandziwuxiximingopfunkhuvowa hosi,nikunwavhinyoyamagandzeloyaswakunwa
18Naswonanandzawawenawaxisatiangatsakanga nikatsongokusukelaesikwinilerindzitisiwekeharona, kambeutsakileekawena,WenaHosiXikwembuxa Abrahama
19WenaXikwembuxamatimbakutlulahinkwaswo, yingisaritoralavapfumalaka,uhikutsulaemavokweniya vadyohi,undzikutsulaekuchavenikamina
NDZIMAYA15
1Hisikuravunharhu,lokoahetaswikhongeloswayena,a vekatinguvutayenataxirilo,aambalaswiambaloswa yenaswovangama.
2Lokoakhavisiwehikuvangama,endzhakukalokoa vitanileXikwembu,lexingamulangutinimuponisiwa
swilohinkwaswo,atekamahlongamambirhiyaxisatia fambanayena.
3Atitshegehiloyiatitshegeke,ongehilokoatirhwalahi vukheta;
4Un’wanaalandzela,arhwalaxitimelaxakwe.
5Aarinimuhlovowotshwukahikwalahokakusasekaka yenalokuhetisekeke,xikandzaxayenaaxitsakile naswonaaxirinirirhandzuswinene.
6Lokoahundzehitinyangwahinkwato,ayima emahlwenikahosi,leyitshamekeexiluvelwenixayonaxa vuhosi,yiambaletinguvutayonahinkwatota vukulukumba,hinkwatotihatimahinsukunimaribyeya risima;naswonaaachavisaswinene.
7Hilokoatlakusaxikandzaxakwelexivoningakahi vukulukumba,an’wilangutahitihanyiswinene,kutani hosiyaxisatiyiwelaehansi,yirinimisisiyobasa,yi titivala,yinkhinsamaenhlokweniyanandzawaxisatiloyi aayirhangela
8KutaniXikwembuxihundzulamoyawahosiwuvawo rhula,hikuchavaatlula-tlulaexiluvelwenixayona,an’wi khomahimavoko,kukondzaavuya,an’wichavelelahi maritoyarirhandzu,akuekayena:
9Estere,xanamhakayinjhani?Himinamakwenu,tsaka; 10Ungakaungafi,hambileswixilerisoxahinaxingaxa nkoka:tshinela.
11Hilokoatlakusanhongayakweyansuku,ayiveka enhan’winiyakwe;
12Kutanian'wiangarha,aku:“Vulavulanamina.”
13Kutaniakuekayena:“Hosiyanga,ndzikuvonileuri ntsumiyaXikwembu,mbiluyaminayikarhatekilehiku chavavukulukumbabyawena.”
14Hikuvawahlamarisa,hosi,xikandzaxawenaxitele tintswalo
15Lokoarikarhiavulavula,awelaehansihikwalahoko karhala
16Kutanihosiyikarhateka,malandzayayonahinkwawo man’wichavelela.
NDZIMAYA16
1HosileyikuluArtexerxesyirhumeletihosananitindhuna taswifundzhaswa127kusukaeIndiyakuyafika eEtiyopiya,nilekavafumiwavahinahinkwavovo tshembeka,amixeweta
2Votala,lokovaxiximiwahitintswaloletikuluta tihosanatavonaletinganitintswalo,vatikukumuxa swinene,
3Mingatshukimivavisavafumiwavahinantsena,kambe mingaswikotikurhwalaswiloswotala,mititolovetani lavavavaendlelakaleswinene
4Ungasusikunkhensantsenaexikarhikavanhu,kambe nikutlakusiwahimaritoyovangamayavanhuvamanyala, lavangasitshamakavavalavanene,vaehleketaku balekelavululamibyaXikwembu,lexivonakaswilo hinkwaswonikuvengaleswobiha
5Hakanyingimavulavulelolamaneneyalavava tshembiwekeleswakuvalawulatimhakatavanghanava vona,maendleleswakuvotalalavanganivulawurivadya ngatileyingarikinanandzu,naswonamavafunengetehi makhombolamangatshungulekiki.
6Vakanganyisahimavunwanivuxisibyamahanyeloya vonayavudlakutakupfumalanandzunivunenebya tihosana
7Sweswimingavonaleswi,tanihileswihiswitivise,ku ngaringopfuhimatimuyakhale,tanihileswimingaswi vonaka,lokomilavisisaleswiendliwekehindlelayobiha sweswinyanahimahanyeloyantunguyalavavavekiweke ekavulawurihindlelaleyingafanelangiki.
8Hifanelehikhathalelankarhilowutaka,leswakumfumo wahinawuvanikurhulanikurhulaekavanhuhinkwavo 9Havumbirhibyaswonahikucincaswikongomeloswa hina,nikuavanyisaswiloleswivonakakaminkarhi hinkwayohikuyaemahlwenilokuringanakaswinene.
10HikuvaAman,Mumakedoniya,n’wanawaAmadata, hakuneneaarimuendziekangatiyaVaperesiya,ariekule swinenenivunenebyahina,nikufananimuendziloyia amukeriwekeekahina
11Kufikelasweswiahikumetintswaloletihiti kombisakaekatikorin’wananirin’wana,tanihileswia vitaniwakatatawahina,naswonaaatshamelaku xiximiwahivanhuhinkwavolavalandzelakaekahosi 12Kambeyena,angarinaxindzhutixayenalexikulu,a yahitsonamfumowahinanivutomibyahina
13Hivukanganyisibyotalanibyavukanganyisiulaveku lovisiwaekahina,swin’wenaMardokiya,loyiaponiseke vutomibyahina,atshamelakukumaleswineneswahina, kufananaEsterelangarikinaxisandzu,loyiaavelaka mfumowahina,nitikoravonahinkwaro.
14Hikuvahitindlelaleti,aehleketaleswakuhipfumala vanghanaleswakuhihundzuluxelemfumowaVaperesiya ekaVamakedoniya.
15KambehikumaleswakuVayudalavamusiwanaloyi lowohombolokaavanyikekeekulovisiwenihikuhelela, ahivaendlivaleswobiha,kambevahanyahimilawuyo talayolulama
16NileswakuvavavanavaXikwembuxalehenhlahenhlanixamatimbaswinene,lexihanyaka,lexi hleriwekemfumoekahinanilekavakokwawahinahi ndlelaleyinenengopfu
17Hikwalahomitaendlakahlelokomingahetisi mapapilalamamirhumeriwekehiAmann’wanawa Amadata
18Hikuvaloyiaarimuendliwaswiloleswi,uhayekiwile etinyangwenitaSusanindyanguwayenahinkwawo: Xikwembu,lexifumakaswilohinkwaswo,xin’wirihisela hikuhatlisahikuyahimanangayaxona.
19Hikwalahomitakandziyisakopiyapapilaleri etindhawinihinkwato,leswakuVayudavahanyahiku ntshunxekahimilawuyavona
20Mitavapfuna,leswakusikurero,kungasikura vukhume-nharhuran’hwetiyavukhume-mbirhiyaAdara, varihiselaekavona,lavangatavahlaselahinkarhiwaku xanisekakavona
21HikuvaXikwembuxaMatimbaHinkwawoxihundzuke ntsakoekavonasikulerivanhulavahlawuriwekeava fanelevalovisiwaharona
22Hikokwalaho,exikarhikaminkhuvoyan’winayo hlawuleka,mitayitlangelasikuleritlakukekeni minkhuvohinkwayo
23Leswakusweswinilendzhakukasikukuvani vuhlayisekiekahinanilekaVaperesiyalavakhumbekaka
kahle;kambeekalavavahikunguhatakakuva xitsundzuxoxakulovisiwa.
24Hikokwalahomutiwun’wananiwun’wananitiko rin’wananirin’wanaleringatakaringaendlihikulandza swiloleswi,ritalovisiwahandlekatintswalohindziloni banga,naswonaaringeendliwiringahundzeriwihi vanhuntsena,kamberitavengiwaswineneekaswiharhi swanhovaniswinyenyanahilahakungaheriki.