Ukongezwa kuEstere
ISAHLUKOSE-10
4WathikeuMordokeyu,UThixouzenzileezizinto.
5Ndikhumbulaiphuphaendalibonayongokuphatheleleezi zinto,akwaphalalantokulo
6Iqulaelincinanelabangumlambo,kwabakhoukukhanya, nelanga,namanziamaninzi
7KwayeamadragoniamabinindimnoAman
8Yayeiintlangazazihlanganiseneukubazilitshabalalise igamalamaYuda
9KelonauhlangalwamluhlangalwakwaSirayeli olwadandulukakuThixo,lwasindiswa,ngokubauYehova wabasindisaabantubakhe,wasihlangulakubobonkeobo bubi;
10Ngenxayokowenzeamaqashisoamabini,elinye lilelabantubakaThixo,elinyeneleentlangazonke
11Kwayelamaqashisomabiniafikangelixa,nexesha, nomhlawomgwebo,phambikoThixophakathikwazo zonkeizizwe
12UThixowabakhumbulaabantubakhe,Waligwebelailifa lakhe
13LoomihlakubongenyangaenguAdare,ngomhla weshumielinesine,nolweshumielinesihlanulwaloo nyanga,kukhoisikhungu,nemivuyo,neminciliphambi koThixo,ngokwezizukulwanaezingunaphakadephakathi kwabantubakhe.
ISAHLUKOSE-11
1NgomnyakawesinewobukumkanibukaPtolemeyu noKleyopatra,uDosithu,owathiungumbingelelinomLevi, noPtolemeyuunyanawakhe,wezanalencwadikaPurim, bathiikwayiyo,noLisimako,unyanakaTolemeyu, eyayiseYerusalem,wayitolika
2Ngomnyakawesibiniwobukumkanibuka-Arteshashta omkhulu,ngomhlawokuqalawenyangaenguNisan, uMardokeyu,unyanakaYayiro,unyanakaShimehi,unyana kaKisayi,wesizwesakwaBhenjamin,waphupha; 3engumYuda,ehleliemziniwaseShushan,umntuomkhulu, engumkhonzientendelezweniyokumkani
4Kananjaloengomnyewabathinjwa,awabathabathayo eYerusalemuNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli, enoYekoniyaukumkaniwakwaYuda;liloeloiphupha lakhe.
5Nantsoisandisengxokozelo,neendudumo,nezinyikimo zomhlaba,nesaqungeezweni.
6Kwaye,qaphelani,iimvumbaezimbiniezinkuluzeza ngaphambilizilungeleukulwa,kwayeisikhalosazo sasisikhulu
7Kwayengesikhalosazozonkeizizwezazilungeleukulwa, ukuzezibenokulwangokuchasenenabantu abangamalungisa
8Yabonani,iminiyobumnyamanesithokothoko, imbandezelonembandezelo,nenkxwaleko,nesaqunge esikhuluemhlabeni.
9Lonkeuhlangaolunobulungisalwayelwaphazamiseka, lusoyikaokwaloububi,luzakutshabalala 10BakhalakekuThixo; 11Kwaphumaukukhanyanelanga,kwayeabathobekileyo baphakanyiselwaphezulu,babadlaabobazukileyo 12Kekaloku,akuphaphamauMardokeyu,owalibonayoeli phupha,nokoakumiseloukukwenzauThixo, walikhumbulaeliphupha,wangxamelaukulazide kwasebusuku.
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1UMordokeyuwalalaentendelezweni,noGabhatanoTara, amathenwaamabiniokumkani,nabagcinibebhotwe 2Wawevakeamaceboabo,waphicothaamaceboabo, wafumanisaukubababezakumsaizandlauArteshashta ukumkanikwayekewamqinisekisaukumkaniwabo 3Wawahlolisisakeukumkaniamathenwaamabini,yaye emvakokuvumakwawo,akrwitshwa 4Ukumkaniwazibhalaezizinto,noMardokeyuwabhala ngazo.
5Ukumkaniwamwiselaumthetho,uMordokeyu,ukuba alungiseleleentendelezweni;ngenxayokowambuyekeza. 6KeuHaman,unyanaka-Amadatu,umAgagi, obebekekileyokukumkani,wafunaukubaxinaooMordeke nabantubakhe,ngenxayamathenwaamabiniokumkani
ISAHLUKOSE-13
1Nankuumbhaloweencwadi:UArteshashta,ukumkani omkhulu,uzibhaleleabathethelinababusiabaphantsi kwakhe,bethabathelakwelaseIndiyabesakwaKushi, kumaphondoalikhuluelinamancimabinianesixhenxe 2Emvakokondabayinkosiphezukwezizweezininzi, ndalawulaphezukwehlabathilonke,ndingaliphakamisi igunyalam,kodwandihlalandiziphathangokuthetye nobulali,ndagqibaekubenindibahlalisengokuzolileyo abalawulwabam,ndibenzeubukumkanibambubenoxolo, ndivulelekekudekuseekupheleni,ukuzendihlaziyeuxolo olunqwenelekayoebantwinibonke
3Kekalokuxandabuzaabacebisibamukubaokukuya kwenzekanjanina,uAman,lowowayebalasele ngobulumkophakathikwethu,kwayewayekholekile ngenxayenkoleloyakheetherhoqonokunyaniseka okungagungqiyo,wazawabanewongalesibini ebukumkanini;
4Wasichazelaukubakuzozonkeiintlangakulolonke ihlabathikwabakhoabantuabathileabachithachithiweyo abakhohlakeleyo,ababenemithethoenxamnyenazozonke iintlanga,ababeyicekisangokuqhubekayoimiyalelo yookumkani,ukuzeukumanyanakwezikumkanizethu, okucetywengokuhloniphekileyosithi,kungabinakoukuya phambili.
5Ngokokesiyaqondaukubaababantubodwabaqhubeka bechasenenabantubonke,beshiyaimithethoyabo engaqhelekanga,besenzaububikowethu,besenzaububi abanako,ukuzeubukumkanibethubube bungenakuzinziswa;
6Kengokosiyalele,ukubabonkeabobabhalelwekuni nguHaman,othewamiswaphezukwemicimbi,osecaleni kwethu,bonke,nabafazibabonabantwanababo, batshatyalaliswelikreleleentshabazabo,kungabikhonceba
namfesane,ngomhlaweshumielinesinewenyangayeshumi elinesibinienguAdarekulonyaka.
7Ukuzeabobakudalabenobubi,bangeneengcwabeni ngamini-nyengogonyamelo,bazekekuthiemvakoko balungiseimicimbiyethu,ingabinankathazo.
8KekalokuuMardokewayicingayonkeimisebenzi yeNkosi,wathandazakuye
9besithi,Nkosi,Nkosi,Kumkani,Somandla,ngenxa yokubaelimiweyolonkelisemandleniakho;
10Ngokubawenawalenzaizulunomhlaba,Nemisebenzi yonkeebalulekileyophantsikwezulu
11UyiNkosiyezintozonke,kwayeakukhomntu unokumelananawe,oyiNkosi.
12Uyazazizonkeizinto,kwayeuyazi,Nkosi,okokuba kwakungekukoukudelwaokanyeikratshi,kungengako nawuphinaumnqwenowozuko,ukubaandizange ndiqubudekuAmanonekratshi
13KubamnandakholiswakukoukusindiswakukaSirayeli, ukubandizangeiintendezeenyawozakhe.
14Mnakendikwenzeoku,ukuzendingalunyuliuzuko lwamntu,ngaphezukozukolukaThixo;
15Kalokuke,NkosiYehova,Kumkani,yibanenceba abantubakho;ewe,banqwenelaukulonakalisailifa ebelilelakhokwasekuqalekeni
16MusaukusidelaisabeloosikhululeyoeYiputa,ngenxa yesiqusakho;
17Yivaumthandazowam,ulibabaleilifalakho, Umvandedwawethu,ubeluvuyo,Siphile,Yehova, Sidumiseigamalakho,Musaukuwutshabalalisaumlomo wabakudumisayo,Yehova
18OnkekeamaSirayelianqulauYehovangokunyaniseka, kubaukufakwawokwakuphambikwamehloawo
ISAHLUKOSE-14
1NayeukumkanikaziuEstere,esoyikaukufa,wasondela kuYehova.
2Wazikhululaiingubozakheezizukileyo,wambatha iingubozakhezokukhathazekanezezijwili,esikhundleni samafuthaanqabileyo,wagqumaintlokoyakhengothuthu namanqatha,wawuthobaumzimbawakhekakhulu, wazizalisazonkeiindawozokuvuyakwakhengenxa yeenwelezakheezikrazukileyo.
3WathandazakuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,esithi, Camagu,Nkosiyam,nguwewedwauKumkaniwethu; 4Ngokubaingoziyamisesandlenisam; 5Kwasebuncinanenibamndivileesizwenisomzi wakowethu,ukubawena,Yehova,uwathabathile amaSirayeliezizwenizonke,noobawowabalilifa elingunaphakade,wabalilifaelingunaphakade,waza wakwenzakonkeowakuthethakubo
6Kalokusonilephambikwakho;usinikeleesandleni seentshabazethu;
7Ngokubasinquleoothixobabo,Yehova,ulilungisawena
8Nokokeakubaneliseki,ukubasisekuthinjweniokukrakra; 9ukuzebayiphelisekeintooyithethengomlomowakho, balitshabalaliseilifalakho,bawuvaleumlomo wabakudumisayo,balucimeuzukolwendluyakho nolwesibingelelosakho;
10uvuleumlomoweentlanga,ukuzeuxeleiindumiso zezithixo,uzukiseukumkaniongowenyamangonaphakade
11OwuNkosi,musaukunikaintongayakhoabobangento, kwayebangakuhlekaukuwakwethu;kebalijikephezu kwaboicebolabo,nimenzeumzekelo,lousiqaleleyolento 12Khumbula,Nkosiyam,uzazisengexeshalembandezelo yethu,ubenenkalipho,Kumkaniweentlanga,Nkosi yamandlaonke
13Ndinikeintethoechuliweyoemlonyeniwam,phambi kwengonyama;
14Kesihlangulengesandlasakho,undincede,mna ndandixhwalekile,endingenamncedi,nguwekuphela 15Uyazazizonkeizinto,OwuNkosi;Uyaziwena,ukuba ndiluthiyileuzukolwabangalungisi,ndilisikizi ngomandlalowabangalukileyoneentlangazonke.
16Uyayaziukungxamisekakwam,ngokubalisikizikum umqondisowozukolwam,olusentlokweniyam,ngemihla endiyakuzibonakalisangayo,ndilizothenjengenguboyam yokuphumakwegazi,ndingawunxibingasese
17kantiumkhonzazanawakhoakadlangaetafilenikaAman,andawuxabisangaumthendelekowokumkani, andiselinewayiniyomnikeloothululwayo
18Akakhangeabenaluvuyoumkhonzazanawakho kususelakwiminiendaziswangayoaphangoku; 19Thixooligorhaelingaphezukweentozonke,liveilizwi lodabayo,usihlanguleesandlenisabanobubi,undihlangule ekunkwantyisenikwam.
ISAHLUKOSE-15
1Kwathingomhlawesithathu,akubaegqibileukuthandaza, wazisusaiingubozakhezokuzila,wambathainguboyakhe ezukileyo.
2Utheke,ethiwewambungobungangamsha,wathi akunqulauThixo,oyibonayonoMsindisiweentozonke, wathabathaiimpelesizambini,wahambanaye.
3Wangqiyamakwelinye,ngokungathilithweleenyameni; 4Walandelaomnye,ethweleuloliwe
5Yayeingqombelakugqibelelolobuhlebakhe,+ nembonakaloyakheichwayitile,+ithandekakakhulu; 6Wazicandazonkeiingcango,wemaphambikokumkani, obehlelietroneniyobukumkanibakhe,ambethezonke iingubozakhezobungangamela,zimenyengezelayigolide, namatyeanqabileyo;wayewoyikekakakhulu
7Wabuphakamisaubusobakhe,bubengezela bubungangamsha,wamjongangokumonyanya
8UThixowawuguqulaumoyawokumkani,wabanobulali; 9Yintoniingxaki,Estere?Ndingumzalwanawakho, yomelela;
10Akuyikufa,nokubaumthethowethuubanzi:sondela.
11Wayiphakamisaintongayakheyegolide,wayibeka entanyeniyakhe
12Wamwola,wathi,Thethakum
13Wathiyenakuye,Bendikubona,nkosiyam, unjengesithunywasikaThixo;
14Ngokubauyamangalisa,Nkosi,Nobusobakhobuzele lubabalo
15Utheesathetha,wawaisiduli
16Wakhathazekaukumkani,bamthuthuzelabonke abakhonzibakhe
ISAHLUKOSE-16
UkumkaniomkhuluuArteshashtaubhalelaabathetheli, namabambaalikhuluelinamancimabinianesixhenxe, bethabathelaeIndiya,besakwaKushe,kubobonke abathembekileyobethu,ebulisa
2Baninziabathebazukiswangokutyebaokukhulu kwabathethelibaboabanobabalo,kokukhonabaqhayisayo;
3Sizabalazelakeukubaphathakakubiabobasithobelayo, kodwaukubasingabinakoukuthwalaintabalala, khawuxhakamfulekwanabobenzaokulungileyo
4Ningawuthabathinjeumbuleloebantwini,koko niphakanyiswengamazwiazukileyoarhelenqe,angazange alunge;
5Kananjaloukuthethaokunencasakwabamiselweukuba balawuleizihlobozabo,bayebangenekwigazielimsulwa abaninziabanegunya,babarhintyeleebubini obungenakulungiswa
6Bebalukuhlangobuxokinangenkohlisoyehamboyabo evakalala,ukubamsulwanokulungakwabathetheli
7Ngokuninokukubonaoku,njengokosikubhengezileyo, hayikakhulungeembalizamandulo,njengokoninokuthi, ukubaniphengululaokokwenziwengokukhohlakeleyo mvanjengehamboeyingoziyabobabekwe ngokungafanelekangaegunyeni.
8Simelesilikhangelekeixeshaeli,ukuzeubukumkani bethubuzole,noxoloebantwinibonke;
9Kokubiningokuguqulaiinjongozethu,kwayesisoloko sigwebaizintoezibonakalayongokulinganayongakumbi 10ngokubauAman,unyanaka-Amadata,waseMakedoni, owasemziniokunenekwigazilamaPersi,ekudenenceba yethu,engumphambukeliphakathikwethu; 11Kukalokunjeebesibabalethinaebesenzelazonke iintlanga,ukubaebebizwangokubangubawowethu; 12Kodwayena,engasithwalangaisidimasakhe,wafuna ukusihluthaubukumkaninobomibethu
13Bafunakuthingenkohlisongeendlelaezininzi nobuqhophololo,noMardokeyu,owabusindisayoubomi bethu,wazawaqhubekaezuzaukulungakwethu, njengoEstereongenakusoleka,owabanesabelo ebukumkaninibethu,kunyenohlangalwaboluphela
14Kubaubesithingenxayezozinto,asifumanesiswele izihlobo,ukubasibuguquleleubukumkanibamaPersi kwabaseMakedoni
15KesifumanisaukubaamaYuda,athelobubi bukhohlakeleyowawanikelaukubaatshatyalaliswe, akangobenzibobubi;
16nokubababengabantwanabOsenyangweninoSomandla, uThixoophilileyo,otheubukumkaniwabumiselakuthi nookhokhobethungeyonandlelaibalaseleyo
17Ngokokeniyalungisa,ukubaningàzimisiiincwadiezi, uzibhalekuninguAmanunyanaka-Amadata.
18Kubalowoubesebenzaezizinto,uxhonyiwe emasangweniaseShushan,nendluyakheyonke;uThixo, ongumlawuliweentozonke,ephindezelaimpindezelokuye ngokweentlangozakhe
19Ikopiyalencwadiizeniyipapasheezindawenizonke, ukuzeamaYudaaphilengokukhululekileyo ngokwemithethoyawo
20Bancede,ngaloomini,ngenyangayeshumielinesibini, ngenyangaenguAdare,kwangaloomini,baphindezela
impindezelokubo,abayakubafikelangexesha lembandezeloyabo.
21KubauThixouSomandlauyiguquleleyabaluvuyoimini abayakutshabalalangayoabanyuliweyo.
22Izeniyenzeiminienkuluemithendelekweniyenu, kukhoumthendeleko;
23Ukuzekokubiningokunasemvakokukubekho ukhuselekokuthinamaPersiachaphazelekekakuhle;ke kwabasicengelananayemasenzeisikhumbuzo sentshabalalo
24Ngokoke,yonkeimizinelizwe,esukubaingenzi ngokwezozinto,iyakutshatyalaliswangaphandle kwencebangomlilonekrele;