Izengezoku-Esther
ISAHLUKO10
4UMordokewuwasesithi:UNkulunkuluuzenzilelezizinto. 5Ngokubangikhumbulaiphuphoengalibonamayelana nalezizinto,kephaakuphuthangaluthokulo
6Umthomboomncanewabaumfula,kwabakhona ukukhanya,nelanga,namanziamaningi; 7Futhiamadragoniamabiliyimino-Amani
8Futhiizizwekwakuyizoezazibutheneukuchithaigama lamaJuda
9Futhiisizwesamiyilonau-Israyeliowakhala kuNkulunkulu,futhiwasindiswa,ngokubauJehova wabasindisaabantubakhe,futhiuJehovausikhululekubo bonkelabobubi,futhiuNkulunkuluuyewenza izibonakalisonezimangalisoezinkuluezingazangezenziwe phakathikwabezizwe
10Ngakhowenzeinkathoezimbili,enyengeyabantu bakaNkulunkulu,lenyengeyabezizwezonke.
11Futhilezizabeloezimbilizezangehora,nesikhathi, nangosukulokwahlulela,phambikukaNkulunkulu phakathikwezizwezonke.
12NgakhouNkulunkuluwabakhumbulaabantubakhe, futhiwalungisisaifalakhe
13NgakholezozinsukuziyakubakubongenyangakaAdari,ngosukulweshuminanenolweshuminanhlanu lwaleyonyanga,kubenomhlangano,nentokozo,nentokozo phambikukaNkulunkulunjengezizukulwanekuzekube phakadephakathikwabantubakhe
ISAHLUKO11
1NgomnyakawesinewokubusakukaPtolemewu noKleopatra,uDositheus,owathiungumpristinomLevi, noPtolemewuindodanayakhe,balethalencwadi kaPhurimi,abathiiyafana,nokuthiuLisimakuindodana kaPtolemewu,owayeseJerusalema,wayichaza.
2Ngomnyakawesibiliwokubusakuka-Aritahishashita omkhulu,ngolokuqalalwenyangakaNisani,uMoridokewu indodanakaJayirukaShimeyikaKisayi,wesizwe sakwaBenjamini,waphupha;
3owayengumJuda,ehlalaemziniwaseShushani, engumuntuomkhulu,eyisikhonziegcekenilenkosi
4Nayewayengomunyewabathunjwa,uNebukadinesari inkosiyaseBabeleabathumbaeJerusalemanoJekoniya inkosiyakwaJuda;lelikwakuyiphupholakhe
5Bhekani,umsindowokuxokozela,nokuduma, nokuzamazamakomhlaba,nokuxokozelaezweni.
6Futhi,bheka,amadragoniamakhuluamabiliaphuma elungeleukulwa,futhiisililosawosasisikhulu
7Futhiekukhalenikwazozonkeizizwezalungiselelwa ukulwa,ukuzezilwenabantuabalungile
8Futhibheka,usukulobumnyamanobumnyama,nosizi, nobuhlungu,nosizi,nesiyaluyaluesikhuluemhlabeni.
9Isizwesonkeesilungileyosakhathazeka,sesabaububi baso,sasilungeleukubhubha
10BasebekhalakuNkulunkulu;ekukhalenikwabo, kungathikuvelaemthonjeniomncane,kwabanguzamcolo omkhulu,amanziamaningi
11Kwaphumaukukhanyanelanga,nabaphansi baphakanyiswa,bashwabadelainkazimulo 12KwathiuMoridokewu,owayelibonileleliphupho, nalokhouNkulunkuluayezimiseleukukwenza,esevukile, walikhumbulaleliphupho,futhikwazekwabasebusuku wafisangazozonkeizindlelaukulazi.
ISAHLUKO12
1UMoridokewuwayesehlalaegcekenikanyenoGabatha noThara,izindunaezimbilizenkosinabalindibesigodlo 2Futhiwezwaamaceboabo,futhiwaphenyaizinjongo zabo,futhiwatholaukuthibasebezobekaizandlakuAritahishashitainkosi;futhikanjalowayitshelainkosiyabo 3Khona-keinkosiyabahlolaabathenwaababili,futhi ngemvakokubasebekuvumilelokho,baklinywa 4Futhiinkosiyenzaumbhalowalezizinto,futhi noMoridokewunayewabhalangakho.
5NgakhoinkosiyalayauMordekewuukuthiasebenze egcekeni,futhingenxayalokhowamvuza
6Kephau-Amaniindodanaka-AmadathuumAgagi, owayetusekakakhuluenkosini,wafunaukuhlukumeza uMoridokewunabantubakhengenxayabathenwaababili benkosi.
ISAHLUKO13
1Ikhophiyezincwadiyayiyile:InkosienkuluuAritahishashitaizilobelalezizintoizikhulunababusi ababephansikwayokusukelaeNdiyakuzekubeseTopiya ezifundenieziyikhulunamashumiamabilinesikhombisa
2Emvakwalokhongabayinkosiphezukwezizweeziningi, ngabusaphezukomhlabawonke,ngingazikhukhumezi ngokugabadelakwegunyalami,kodwangithwalanjalo ngobuqothonangobumnene,ngazimiselaukuhlalisaabami ngokuthulanjalo,ngenzeumbusowamiubenokuthula, uvulekeleukudlulelaemikhawulweniyonke,ukuvuselela ukuthulaokufiswayibobonkeabantu.
3Manjelaphongibuzaabelulekibamiukuthilokhu kwakungenzekakanjani,u-Amani,owayedlulele ngokuhlakaniphaphakathikwethu,futhiwavunyelwa ngenxayentandoyakheenhlenjalokanyenokwethembeka okugxilile,futhiwabanodumolwendawoyesibili embusweni,
4Wasimemezelaukuthiezizwenizonkeemhlabeniwonke kwahlakazekaabantuabathileabanonya,ababenemithetho ephambenenezizwezonke,futhibedelelanjaloimiyalo yamakhosi,ukuzeukuhlanganiswakwemibusoyethu, okuhlosweyithingokuhloniphekile,kungenakuqhubekela phambili.
5Ngakho-kenjengobasiqondaukuthilesisizwesisodwa simelananabantubonkenjalo,behlukangendlela engavamileyemithethoyabo,futhibenzaokubiesimweni sethu,benzakonkeokubiabangakwenzaukuzeumbuso wethuungaqini
6Ngakhosiyalileukuthibonkelaboababhalwekini ngokulotshwangu-Amani,omiswephezukwezindaba, futhiosecelenikwethu,bonke,kanyenawomkabo nabantwanababo,bayobhujiswabaqothulwengenkemba yezithazabo,kungabinasosonkeisihenesihawu,ngosuku lweshuminanelwenyangayeshuminambiliuAdariwalo nyaka.
7Ukuzelabo,abakudalafuthimanjefuthiabanonya, bangangenaethuneningosukuolulodwangobudlova,futhi kanjaloemvakwalokhubenzeizindabazethuzilungiswe kahle,futhizingabinankathazo.
8UMoridokewuwacabangangayoyonkeimisebenzi yeNkosi,wakhulekakuye;
9Ithi:“Nkosi,Nkosi,Nkosi,Mninimandlaonke,ngokuba izwelonkelisesandlenisakho;
10Ngokubawenawenzileizulunomhlaba,nazozonke izimangalisophansikwezulu
11WenauyiNkosiyazozonkeizinto,futhiakukhomuntu ongamelananawe,oyiNkosi
12Uyazazizonkeizinto,futhiuyazi,Nkosi,ukuthi kwakungekhonangokwedelelanomangokuzikhukhumeza, nomanganomayisiphiisifisosenkazimulo,ukuthi angizangengikhothameleku-Amanioqhoshayo.
13Ngobangabenganelisekangokuthandaokuhle ukusindiswakukaIsrayeliukwangaamatheenyawozakhe 14Kodwangakwenzalokhu,ukuzenginganyusi inkazimuloyomuntungaphezukwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu;
15Manje,JehovaNkulunkulu,Nkosi,hawukelaabantu bakho,ngokubaamehloaboaphezukwethuukubaasenze ize;yebo,bafisaukubhubhisaifaebelingelakho kwasekuqaleni.
16UngadeleliisabeloowazikhululelaeGibithengenxa yakho
17Yizwaumkhulekowami,uhawukeleifalakho,uguqule usizilwethulubeyinjabulo,ukuzesiphile,Jehova, sidumiseigamalakho,ungachithiimilomo yabakudumisayo,Jehova.
18UIsrayeliwonkengokunjalowakhalakakhulueNkosini, ngobaukufakwabokwakuphambikwamehloabo
ISAHLUKO14
1Indlovukaziu-Esterinayoyesabaukufayasondela kuJehova;
2Wakhumulaizingubozakheezikhazimulayo,wembatha izingubozosizinokulila,esikhundlenisamafuthaayigugu wambozaikhandalakhengomlothanomswani,wathobisa umzimbawakhekakhulu,wagcwalisazonkeizindawo zokujabulakwakhengezinwelezakheeziklebhukile.
3WakhulekakuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,wathi:“O Nkosiyami,wenawedwauyinkosiyethu; 4Ngobaingoziyamiisesandlenisami.
5Kusukelaebushenibamingizwileesizwenisomndeni wakithiukuthiwena,Jehova,wathathau-Israyeliphakathi kwabantubonke,nawobabakubobonkeababengaphambi kwabo,wabayifaeliphakade,wakwenzakonke owabathembisakhona
6Manjesonilephambikwakho;ngalokhousinikile esandlenisezithazethu;
7Ngobasakhonzaonkulunkulubabo:ONkosi,wena ulungile
8Nokhoakubanelisiukuthisisekuthunjweniokubuhlungu, kodwabashayweizandlangezithombezabo.
9ukuzebaqedelokhoowakumisangomlomowakho, bachitheifalakho,bavaleumlomowabakudumisayo, bacimeinkazimuloyendluyakhone-altarelakho;
10nivuleimilomoyabezizweukubabashumayele izindumisozezithombe,badumiseinkosiengokwenyama kuzekubephakade
11ONkosi,unganikiintongayakhokwabangelutho,futhi bangahlekingokuwakwethu;kephabaphenduleamacebo abophezukwabo,nimenzeisibonelo,oqalelokhungathi 12Khumbula,Nkosi,uzazisengesikhathisokuhlupheka kwethu,ungipheisibindi,Nkosiyezizwe,Nkosiyamandla wonke
13Ngipheamazwiamahleemlonyeniwamiphambi kwengonyama;
14Kodwasikhululengesandlasakho,ungisizemina engichithekileyo,engingelasizoolunyengaphandle kwakho
15Uyazazizonkeizinto,ONkosi;Uyaziukuthi ngiyazondainkazimuloyabangalungile,futhi ngiyawenyanyaumbhedewabangasokilenowabobonke abezizwe
16Uyazaziukuswelakwami,ngokubangiyanengwa yisibonakalisosokuphakamakwamiesiphezukwekhanda lamiezinsukwiniengizibonakalisangazo,nginengeka njengendwanguyokuyaesikhathini,ngingayigqokilapho ngingedwa
17nokuthiincekukaziyakhoayizangeidleetafulenilikaAmani,futhiangizangengilazisekakhuluidililenkosi, futhiangizangengiphuzeiwayinileminikeloyokuphuzwa
18Incekukaziyakhoayibangananjabulokusukela osukwiniengalethwangalokuzekubemanje,kodwa ngawe,JehovaNkulunkuluka-Abrahama
19ONkulunkuluonamandlangaphezukwakhokonke, yizwaizwilodangele,usikhululeesandlenisababi, ungikhululeekwesabenikwami
ISAHLUKO15
1Kwathingosukulwesithathueseqedileukukhuleka, wakhumulaizingubozakhezokulila,wembathaingubo yakheekhazimulayo
2Evunulengokukhazimulayo,esekhulekilekuNkulunkulu, obonayonomsindisiwakhokonke,wathatha amantombazanaamabili,wahambanawo
3Wancikakwelinye,sengathilizithwele;
4Lomunyewamlandela,ethweleisitimelasakhe.
5Wayebomvanangokuphelelakobuhlebakhe,nobuso bakhebabuhlebuthandekakakhulu,kephainhliziyoyakhe yayinomunyungenxayokwesaba.
6Ngemvakokungenakuyoyonkeiminyango,wema phambikwenkosieyayihleziesihlalwenisayosobukhosi, yembethezonkeizingubozayozobukhosi,zonke zikhazimulangegolidenamatsheayigugu;futhiwayesaba kakhulu
7Wayesephakamisaubusobakheobukhazimula ngobukhosi,wambhekakabikakhulu;
8UNkulunkuluwawuguqulaumoyawenkosiwabamnene, eyathingokwesabayeqaesihlalwenisayosobukhosi, yamgona,yazeyasanguluka,wayiduduzangamazwi othando,yathikuye:
9Esteri,yiniinkinga?ngingumfowenu,yimaniisibindi; 10Awuyikufa,nomaumyalowethuubanzi:sondela
11Wayesephakamisaintongayakheyegolide,wayibeka entanyeniyakhe; 12Wamgona,wathi:"Khulumakimi"
13Wathikuye:"Ngakubona,nkosiyami,unjengengelosi kaNkulunkulu,futhiinhliziyoyamiyakhathazekangenxa yokwesabaubukhulubakho
14Ngokubauyamangalisa,nkosi,nobusobakhobugcwele umusa.
15Esakhulumawawangenxayokudangala
16Inkosiyasikhathazeka,zonkeizincekuzayozamduduza
ISAHLUKO16
1Inkosienkuluu-Aritahishashitakuboizikhulunababusi bezifundaeziyikhulunamashumiamabilinesikhombisa kusukelaeNdiyakuzekufikeeTopiyanakuzozonke izikhonzizethuezithembekileyo,ngiyabingelela
2Abaningi,laphobedunyiswakaningingokuphana okukhulukwezikhuluzaboezinomusa,bazidlakakhulu;
3futhisizameukulimazaizikhonzizethukuphela,kodwa njengobalingenamandlaokuchichima,phathaniisandla sokujwayelaabenzaokuhle;
4Futhiningasusiukubongakuphelaphakathikwabantu, kodwafuthinaphakanyiswangamazwiakhazimulayo abantuabenzaamanyala,ayengakazealunge,bacabanga ukubalekelaubulungisabukaNkulunkulu,obonazonke izintofuthiozondaokubi
5Kaningiinkulumoenhleyalaboababekweukuba baphatheizindabazabanganebabo,ibangeleabaningi abasegunyeniukubabahlanganyeleigazielingenacala, yabasongaezingoziniezingenakulungiswa.
6Bekhohlisangamanganangenkohlisoyesimosabo esingcolile,ubumsulwanobuhlebezikhulu
7Manjeningakubonalokhu,njengobasesikushilo,hhayi kakhulungemilandoyakudala,njengobaningasenibone, umaniphenyalokhookubiokwenziwekamuvanje ngokuziphathaokubikwalaboababekwengokungafanele egunyeni
8Futhikufanelesiqapheleisikhathiesizayo,ukuzeumbuso wethuuthulefuthiubenokuthulakubobonkeabantu; 9Kokubilingokuguqulaizinjongozethu,futhinjalo sahluleleizintoezisobalangokuqhubekaokulinganayo
10Ngokubau-AmaniumMakedoniyaindodanakaAmadathaengowemziniegazinilamaPheresiya,ekude nokulungakwethu,engowezizweowamukelwakithi;
11Sesizuzekuzekubekhathesiumusaesiwubonisakuzo zonkeizizwe,njengobawayebizwangokuthiubaba,futhi wayehlonishwanjalokubobonkeabalandelainkosi
12Kodwayenaengathwalangaisithunzisakheesikhulu, wazamaukusiphucaumbusowethulempiloyethu; 13Ngemvakokufunaukubhujiswangezindlelaeziningi nangobuqili,kanyenoMardokewuowasindisaukuphila kwethu,futhiwaqhubekaesizuzelaokuhle,njengobanakuEsteriongasoleki,owahlanganyelaembusweniwethu, kanyenesizwesabosonke.
14Ngobangalezizindlelawayecabangaukuthiwasithola sisweleabangane,ukuzeumbusowamaPheresiya uguqulelekwabaseMakedoniya
15KodwasitholaukuthiamaJudalesisihlukumezi esiwanikeleekubhujisweniokuphelele,ababonaabenzi bokubi,kodwabaphilangemithethoeminingielungileyo
16FuthiukuzebabengabantwanabakaNkulunkulu oPhezukonkenonamandlakunabobonke,oyewayala umbusokithikanyenakokhokhobethungendlelaenhle kakhulu
17Ngalokhoniyakukwenzakahleukubaningabenzisi izincwadiezithunyelwekiningu-AmaniindodanakaAmadatha
18Ngobalowoowayesebenzalezizintoulengiswa emasangwenieShushanikanyenawowonkeumndeni wakhe,uNkulunkuluobusazonkeizinto,ephangisa ukuphindiselakuyenjengezingwadulezakhe
19Ngalokhoniyakumemezelaikhophiyalencwadi ezindawenizonke,ukuzeamaJudaaphilengokukhululeka ngokwemithethoyawo
20Niyakubasizaukubangalonalolosuku,lweshumi nantathulwenyangayeshuminambiliu-Adari, baziphindiselelekubo,abayakubaphezukwabo ngesikhathisokuhluphekakwabo
21NgokubauNkulunkuluuMninimandlaonkeuluguqulele kubousukulwabayinjabulo,ababhubhangalo abakhethiweyo
22“Ngakhoanolugcinausukuolukhuluphakathi kwemikhosiyenuemisiweyo;
23Ukuzekokubilimanjenangemuvakwalokhukube khonaukuphephakithikanyenamaPheresiyaathinteke kahle;kodwakulaboabasenzelauzunguisikhumbuzo sokubhujiswa
24Ngakho-keyonkeidolobhanezwe,nomayiniengeke yenzengalezizinto,iyobhujiswangaphandlekwesihe ngomlilonangenkemba,futhingekekudlulelwengabantu kuphela,kodwafuthikuzonyanyekakakhuluezilwaneni zasendlenasezinyoninikuzekubephakade.