Esteri
ISAHLUKO1
1Kwathiemihlenika-Ahashiveroshi(nguyeuAhashiveroshiowabusakusukelaeNdiyakuzekufike eKushe,phezukwezifundaeziyikhulunamashumiamabili nesikhombisa);
2Ngalezozinsukulaphoinkosiu-Ahashiveroshiihlezi esihlalwenisobukhosisombusowayoowawuseShushani endliniyenkosi,
3Ngomnyakawesithathuwokubusakwakhewenzela zonkeizikhuluzakhenezincekuzakheidili;amandla asePheresiyanaseMediya,izikhulunezikhuluzezifunda, ayephambikwakhe;
4laphoebonakalisaingceboyobukhosibakhenodumo lobukhosibakheobumangalisayoizinsukueziningi, izinsukueziyikhulunamashumiayisishiyagalombili
5Lapholezizinsukuseziphelile,inkosiyenzelabonke abantuababetholakalaeShushaniendliniyenkosi,abakhulu nabancane,idiliizinsukueziyisikhombisaegcekeni lensimuyendluyenkosi;
6Kwakukhonakhonaizilengeezimhlophe,nokuluhlaza, nokuluhlaza,ziboshelwengezintambozelineni elicolekileyonezinsomiemasongweniesilivanasezinsikeni zemabula,imibhedeyayiyigolidenesilivaphezukwendawo egandayiweyoebomvu,nokuluhlaza,nokumhlophe, nokumnyama,nemabula
7Babaphuzisangezitshazegolide,izitshazahlukeneesinye nesinye,newayinilenkosilininginjengombusowenkosi 8Ukuphuzakwakungokomthetho;kakhoowaphoqelelayo, ngobangokunjaloinkosiyayilayilezonkeiziphathamandla zendluyayo,ukuthibenzenjengokuthandakwalowo lalowo.
9NayeuVashiti,inkosikazi,wenzelaabesifazaneidili endliniyenkosiu-Ahashiveroshi
10Ngosukulwesikhombisa,laphoinhliziyoyenkosi isithokozilengewayini,yayalaoMehumani,noBhizitha, noHarbona,noBigitha,no-Abagtha,noZethari,noKarkasi, izindunaeziyisikhombisaezazikhonzaphambikukaAhashiveroshiinkosi, 11ukulethauVashitiindlovukaziphambikwenkosi enomqhelewobukhosiukuzeaboniseabantunezikhulu ubuhlebakhe,ngobawayemuhleukubukwa
12KephaindlovukaziuVashitiyenqabaukuzangesiyalezo senkosingesandlasezindunazayo; 13Khona-keinkosiyathikwabahlakaniphileyoababezazi izikhathi(ngokubayayinjaloindlelayenkosikubobonke ababewaziumthethonokwahlulela.
14OwalandelaemvakwakhekwakunguKarshena, noShethari,no-Adimatha,noTharishishi,noMeresi, iMarsena,noMemukani,izikhulueziyisikhombisa zasePheresiyanaseMediya,ezazibonaubusobenkosi, ezazihlezingowokuqalaembusweni; 15NgokomthethosiyakwenzaniendlovukaziniuVashiti, lokhuingawenzangaumyalowenkosiu-Ahashiveroshi ngesandlasabathenwana?
16UMemukaniwaphendulaphambikwenkosinezikhulu, wathi:“UVashitiindlovukaziakonangaenkosiniyodwa, kodwanakuzozonkeizikhulu,nakubantubonke abasezifundazwenizonkezenkosiu-Ahashiveroshi.
17Ngokubalesisenzosenkosikazisiyakuphumelakubo bonkeabesifazane,bazebadeleleamadodaaboemehlweni abo,laphokuthiwa:Inkosiu-Ahashiveroshiyayala uVashitiindlovukaziukubaalethwephambikwayo,kepha akafikanga
18KanjaloamakhosikaziasePheresiyanaseMediya ayakushonamuhlakuzozonkeizikhuluzenkosiezizwileyo ngesenzosenkosikaziKanjalokuyakuvelaukweyisa okukhulunolaka.
19Umakukuhleenkosini,makuphumekuyoizwi lobukhosi,lilotshweemithethweniyamaPheresiya namaMede,ukuzelingaguqulwa,lokuthiuVashitiangabe esafikaphambikwenkosiu-Ahashiveroshi;inkosi mayinikeomunyeomuhlekunayeubukhosibakhe
20Laphoisimemezelosenkosieyakusenzasizwakala embusweniwayowonke(ngokubamkhulu),bonkeabafazi bayakuwahloniphaamadodaabo,amakhulunamancane 21Lelizwilabakuhleemehlwenienkosinasezikhulwini; inkosiyenzanjengezwilikaMemukani
22Ngobawathumelaizincwadikuzozonkeizifunda zenkosi,kuzozonkeizifundazwengokombhalowaso, nakulesonalesosizwengolimilwaso,ukuzekubeyilowo nalowoabuseendliniyakhefuthiamemezelengolimi lwabobonkeabantu.
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngemvakwalezizinto,laphoulakalwenkosiuAhashiveroshiselubohlile,yamkhumbulauVashiti, nalokhoayekwenzile,nalokhookwanqunywangaye
2Izincekuzenkosiezaziyikhonzazathi:“Makufunelwe inkosiizintombiezinhle;
3Inkosimayimiseizindunakuzozonkeizifundazombuso wayo,ukuzezibuthelendawonyezonkeizintombiezinhle eziseShushaniendliniyenkosi,endliniyabesifazane, esandlenisikaHegeindunayenkosi,umlindiwabesifazane; kabanikweizintozabozokuhlanjululwa;
4Intombiethetyeemehlwenienkosimayibeyindlovukazi esikhundlenisikaVashitiLalokhokwabakuhleenkosini; wenzanjalo
5KwakukhonaeShushaniendliniyenkosiumJudaothile ogamalakhelalinguMoridekayiindodanakaJayire kaShimeyikaKishiwakwaBenjamini;
6owayethunjweeJerusalemakanyenabathunjwa ababethunjwenoJekoniyainkosiyakwaJuda,lowo uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBhabhiloniayemthumbile 7WayesondlauHadasaongu-Esteriindodakazikayisekazi, ngokubawayengenayisenomaunina;esefileuyisenonina uMoridekayiwamthathababaindodakaziyakhe
8Kwathilaphoizwilenkosinesimemezelosayo sekuzwakele,nezintombieziningisezibutheneeShushani endliniyenkosi,esandlenisikaHegayi,u-Esterinaye walethwaendliniyenkosiesandlenisikaHegayi,umgcini wabesifazane
9Intombiyamjabulisa,wayenzelaumusa;washesha wamnikaizintozokuzihlambulula,nezintozakhe ezingezikho,nezintombieziyisikhombisaokufanele azinikwe,ziphumaendliniyenkosi,wakhethayona nezincekukazizayoendaweniengconokakhuluyendlu yabesifazane
10U-Esteriwayengakhulumangangabantubakubo nangezihlobozakhe,ngokubauMoridekayiwayemyalile ukubaangakusho
11UMoridekayiwayehambaizinsukuzonkephambi kwegcekelendluyabesifazaneukuzeaziukuthiu-Esteri unjaninokuthikufanelekwenzekenikuye
12Laphoselifikileithubalazozonkeizigqilakazi zokungenaenkosiniu-Ahashiveroshi,ngemvakokuba isinezinyangaeziyishuminambilinjengomthetho wabesifazane,(ngokubazaphelelakanjaloizinsuku zokuhlanjululwakwabo,izinyangaeziyisithupha ngamafuthaemure,nezinyangaeziyisithuphazamakha amnandi,nezinyeizintozokuhlanjululwakwabesifazane;)
13Zasezifikakanjalozonkeizintombienkosini;konke akufisayowakunikwaukubaahambenakho,aphume endliniyabesifazane,ayeendliniyenkosi.
14Kusihlwayayihamba,ngakusasaibuyeleendliniyesibili yabesifazane,esandlenisikaShahashigazi,indunayenkosi, umlindiwezancinza;
15Laphoselifikileithubalika-Esteri,indodakazikaAbihayili,uyisekazikaMoridekayi,owayeyithatheyaba yindodakaziyakhe,lokungenaenkosini,akafunangalutho ngaphandlekwalokhouHegayiincekuyenkosi,umlindi wabesifazane,ayekumisileU-Esteriwazuzaumusa emehlweniabobonkeababembuka.
16U-Esteriwayiswaenkosiniu-Ahashiveroshiendlini yayoyobukhosingenyangayeshumi,eyinyangakaThebeti, ngomnyakawesikhombisawokubusakwayo.
17Inkosiyamthandau-Esteringaphezukwabobonke abesifazane,watholaumusanesiheemehlweniayo ngaphezukwazozonkeizintombi;wabekaumqhele wobukhosiekhandalakhe,wamenzaindlovukazi esikhundlenisikaVashiti
18Inkosiyenzelazonkeizikhuluzayonezincekuzayoidili elikhulu,idililika-Esteri;wakhululaizifunda,waphaizipho njengombusowenkosi
19Laphoizintombisezibuthiwengokwesibili, uMoridekayiwayehleziesangwenilenkosi
20U-Esteriwayengakasholuthongezihlobozakhenabantu bakubo;njengalokhouMoridekayiemyalile,ngokubauEsteriwenzaumyalokaMoridekayinjengalaphoesondliwa nguye
21NgalezozinsukuuMoridekayiehleziesangwenilenkosi, izindunaezimbilizenkosi,uBhigithaninoTereshi,abalindi bomnyango,zathukuthela,zafunaukubekaisandlaenkosini u-Ahashiveroshi.
22LeyontoyaziwanguMoridekayi,wayitshelau-Esteri inkosikazi;u-Esteriwayitshelainkosiegameni likaMoridekayi.
23Kwathisekuphenyisiswaudaba,kwafunyaniswa; baphanyekwabobabiliemthini;kwalotshwaencwadini yezindabazemihlangemihlaphambikwenkosi
ISAHLUKO3
1Emvakwalezozintoinkosiu-Ahashiveroshi yamphakamisauHamaniindodanakaHamedathaumAgagi, yamphakamisa,yabekaisihlalosakhephezukwezikhulu zonkeezazinaye
2Zonkeizincekuzenkosiezazisesangwenilenkosi zakhothama,zakhulekakuHamani,ngokubainkosi yayiyalekanjalongayeKephauMoridekayiakakhothama, akakhulekangakuye.
3Izincekuzenkosiezazisesangwenilenkosizathi kuMoridekayi:“Weqelaniumyalowenkosina?
4Kwathilaphobekhulumakuyeizinsukuzonke, engabalalelanga,bamtshelauHamaniukuzebaboneukuthi amazwikaMoridekayiayakumayini,ngokuba wayebatshelileukuthiungumJuda.
5LaphouHamaniebonaukuthiuMoridekayiakakhothami futhiakazangeakhulekekuye,uHamaniwathukuthela 6WasedelelaukubekaizandlakuMoridekayiyedwa;+ ngobababemtshelileabantubakubokaMoridekayi; 7Ngenyangayokuqala,okungukuthi,inyangakaNisani, ngomnyakaweshuminambiliwenkosiu-Ahashiveroshi, benzaiPhure,okungukuthiinkatho,phambikukaHamani usukunosuku,nenyanganenyanga,kwazekwaba enyangeniyeshuminambili,eyinyangaka-Adari.
8UHamaniwathienkosiniu-Ahashiveroshi:“Kukhona abantuabathileabahlakazekilenabahlakazekilephakathi kwabantuezifundenizonkezombusowakho;nemithetho yaboihlukilekubobonkeabantu;futhiabagciniimithetho yenkosi;ngakho-keakukuhleenkosiniukubayeka 9Umakukuhleenkosini,makulotshweukubababhujiswe, futhingiyakukhokhaamatalentaayizinkulungwane eziyishumiesilivaezandlenizabaphathibomsebenziukuba bawangeniseengcebeniyenkosi.
10Inkosiyasikhuphaindandathoyayoesandlenisayo, yayinikauHamaniindodanakaHamedathaumAgagi,isitha sabaJuda.
11InkosiyathikuHamani:“Isilivalinikiwewena,nabantu, ukwenzakubonjengokubonakukuhleemehlweniakho 12Khona-keababhalibenkosibabizwangosukulweshumi nantathulwenyangayokuqala,kulotshwangokuvumelana nakhokonkeuHamaniayekuyalekuzoizindunazenkosi+ nababusiababephezukwezifundazonke+nezindunazabo bonkeabantubazozonkeizifundazwengokombhalowaso, +nakubobonkeabantungolimilwabo;kwalotshwa egamenilenkosiu-Ahashiveroshi,kwatywinwa ngendandathoyenkosi
13Izincwadizathunyelwangezithunywakuzozonke izifundazenkosi,ukubakubhujiswe,kubulawe,kubhujiswe wonkeamaJuda,abashanabadala,abantwananabancane, ngalusukulunye,ngosukulweshuminantathulwenyanga yeshuminambili,eyinyangaka-Adari,futhikuthathwe impangoyaboibeyimpango
14Ikhophiyombhaloukuzekukhishweumyalokusosonke isifunda,yamenyezelwakubantubonkeukubabalungele lolosuku
15Izigijimizaphumazisheshangesiyalezosenkosi; isimemezelosakhishwaeShushaniendliniyenkosi.Inkosi noHamanibahlalaphansiukubabaphuze;kephaumuzi waseShushaniwawudidekile.
ISAHLUKO4
1KwathiuMoridekayiesekwazikonkeokwenzekileyo, uMoridekayiwaklebhulaizingubozakhe,wembatha indwanguyesakanomlotha,waphumawayaphakathi komuzi,wakhalangokukhalaokukhulunokubabayo; 2Wafikangaphambikwesangolenkosi,ngokuba kwakungekhomuntuowayengangenaesangwenilenkosi embetheindwanguyamasaka 3Ezifundenizonke,laphokwafikakhonaizwilenkosi nomthethowayo,kwabakhonaukulilaokukhuluphakathi kwabaJuda,nokuzilaukudla,nokukhala,nokulila;abaningi balalabembetheamasakanomlotha
4Zasezifikaizincekukazizika-Esterinezindunazakhe, zamtshela;Indlovukaziyadabukakakhulu;wathumela izingubozokugqokisauMoridekayi,akhumuleindwangu yakheyesakakuye,kephaakazemukelanga.
5U-EsteriwayesebizauHathaki,omunyewabathenwa benkosieyayimmisileukubaamkhonze,wamnikaumyalo kuMoridekayiukuzeaziukuthikuyininokuthikungani
6UHathakiwayesephuma,wayakuMoridekayiesigcawini somuziesasiphambikwesangolenkosi
7UMoridekayiwamtshelakonkeokumehleleyo,nenani lemaliuHamaniathembiseukuyibuyiselaendaweni yengceboyenkosikubaJudaukubaababhubhise
8Wamnikanekhophiyombhalowomthethoowakhishwa eShushaniukubababhujiswe,ukuboniswau-Esteri, nokumtshelawona,nokumyalaukuthiangeneenkosini, ayinxuse,aceleleabantubakubophambikwayo.
9UHathakiwafikawamtshelau-Esteriamazwi kaMoridekayi
10U-EsteriwabuyewakhulumakuHathaki,wamyala uMoridekayi;
11Zonkeizincekuzenkosinabantubezifundazenkosi bayaziukuthiyilowonalowo,owesilisanomaowesifazane, abangenaenkosiniegcekenielingaphakathi,engabizwanga, kunomthethowakhemunyeukubaambulale,kuphelalowo inkosieyakumelulelaintongayegolideukubaaphile,kepha minaangibizwangaukubangingeneenkosinikulezi zinsukuezingamashumiamathathu
12BamtshelauMoridekayiamazwika-Esteri.
13UMoridekayiwayeseyalaukubakuphendulweu-Esteri: "Ungacabangienhliziyweniyakhoukuthiwenauyakusinda endliniyenkosikunawowonkeamaJuda."
14Ngokubaumauthulanokuthulangalesisikhathi, ukukhululwanokukhululwakuyakuvelakwenyeindawo kubaJuda;kephawenanendlukayihloniyakuchithwa; 15U-Esteriwayesebatshelaukubabaphendulelempendulo kuMoridekayi,
16HambaubuthebonkeabaJudaabakhonaeShushani, ningizilele,ningadli,ningaphuziizinsukuezintathu, ubusukunemini;naminezintombizamisiyakuzila ngokunjalo;kanjalongiyakungenaenkosiniokuphambene nomthetho;umangibhubha,ngiyakubhubha
17WayesehambauMoridekayi,wenzanjengakhokonkeuEsteriamyalengakho.
ISAHLUKO5
1Kwathingosukulwesithathuu-Esteriwembathaingubo yakheyobukhosi,wemaegcekenielingaphakathilendlu yenkosimalungananendluyenkosi;inkosiyayihlezi esihlalwenisayosobukhosiendliniyobukhosimalungana nesangolendlu
2Kwathiinkosiibonau-Esteriindlovukaziemiegcekeni, wafumanaumusaemehlweniayo,inkosiyelulelau-Esteri intongayegolideeyayisesandlenisayoU-Esteriwasondela, wathintaisihlokosentonga
3Inkosiyasisithikuye:Ulani,ndlovukaziEsta?futhisiyini isicelosakho?uyakunikwawenakuzekubeyingxenye yombuso
4U-Esteriwathi:“Umakukuhleenkosini,inkosi noHamanimabezenamuhlaediliniengiyilungiselelelona.
5Inkosiyasisithi:MphuthumiseuHamani,ukuzeenze njengokutshokukaEsta.InkosinoHamanibasebefika ediliniu-Esteriayelilungisile
6Inkosiyathiku-Esteriedilinilewayini:“Isicelosakho siyinina?uyakunikwa;siyiniisicelosakho?kuyakwenziwa kuzekubeyingxenyeyombuso
7Wayesephendulau-Esteri,wathi:“Isicelosaminesicelo samisikukuba;
8Umangifumeneumusaemehlwenienkosi,futhiuma kukuhleenkosiniukunginikaisicelosami,nokwenza isicelosami,inkosinoHamanimabezeedilini engizabenzelalona,futhikusasangizokwenzanjengokusho kwenkosi.
9UHamaniwayesephumangalolosukuejabula, enenhliziyoejabulayo;
10NokhouHamaniwazibamba,laphoefikaekhaya, wathumelawabizaabanganebakhenoZereshiumkakhe
11UHamaniwabalandisangenkazimuloyengceboyakhe, nobuningibabantwanabakhe,nazozonkeizintoinkosi eyayimkhulisilengazo,nokuthiyamphakamisakanjani ngaphezukwezikhulunezincekuzenkosi
12UHamaniwathifuthi:Yebo,u-Esteriindlovukazi akangenisangamuntukanyenenkosiediliniayelilungisile ngaphandlekwami;futhikusasangimenyiwekuyekanye nenkosi.
13Nokhokonkelokhoakungisizingalutho,ngisambona uMoridekayiumJudaehleziesangwenilenkosi
14UZereshiumkakhenabobonkeabanganebakhebathi kuye:"Makwenziweugodoubudeobuzingalo ezingamashumiayisihlanu,ukhulumekusasaenkosini ukubauMoridekayialengiswekuso,ungenengokuthokoza nenkosiedilini"Lamahle-kelawomazwikuHamani;futhi wenzaukubakwenziweugodo
ISAHLUKO6
1Ngalobobusukuinkosiyayingalaliubuthongo,yayala ukubakulethweincwadiyezindabazemihlangemihla; zafundwaphambikwenkosi
2KwatholakalakulotshiweukuthiuMoridekayi wayelandilengoBhigithaninoTereshi,izindunaezimbili zenkosi,abalindibomnyango,ababefunaukubekaisandla enkosiniu-Ahashiveroshi.
3Inkosiyasisithi:Ludumolunilodumolwenziwe kuMoridekayingalokhu?Zasezithiizincekuzenkosi ezaziyikhonza:“Akenzelwelutho.
4Inkosiyasisithi:Ngubaniosegumeni?UHamani wayesengenileegcekenielingaphandlelendluyenkosi ukubaakhulumeenkosiniukubaalengiseuMoridekayi emthiniabemlungiseleyona
5Izincekuzenkosizathikuye:"Bheka,uHamaniumi egcekeni."Yathiinkosi:"Makangene."
6WayesengenauHamaniInkosiyathikuye: "Mayenziwenikumuntuinkosiethandaukumdumisana?"
UHamaniwasesithienhliziyweniyakhe:Inkosiingathanda ukudumisabaniukwedlulamina?
7UHamaniwasephendulainkosiwathi:Umuntuinkosi ethandaukumdumisa
8Makulethweisembathosobukhosiinkosiegqokangaso, nehhashieligibeleinkosi,nomqhelewobukhosiobekwe ekhandalayo;
9Lesisambathonehhashimakunikelweesandlenisesinye sezikhuluzenkosiezihloniphekekakhulu,ukuze bamgqokiseumuntuinkosiethandaukumdumisa, bamhambisengehhashiesigcawinisomuzi,bamemeze phambikwayo,bathi:‘Kuyakwenziwakanjekumuntu inkosiethandaukumdumisa
10InkosiyathikuHamani:"Shesha,uthatheisambatho nehhashinjengokushokwakho,wenzenjalokuMoridekayi umJudaohleziesangwenilenkosi;makungaphumilutho kukhokonkeokukhulumile"
11UHamaniwayesethathaisambathonehhashi, wembathisauMoridekayi,wamkhwelisaesigcawinisomuzi, wamemezaphambikwakhe,wathi:“Makwenziwekanje kumuntuinkosiethandaukumdumisa
12UMoridekayiwabuyewezaesangwenilenkosiKepha uHamaniwasheshawayaendliniyakheelila,egubuzele ikhanda
13UHamaniwayesetshelauZereshiumkakhenabobonke abanganebakhekonkeokumehleleyo.Zasezithikuyeizazi zakheezihlakaniphileyonoZereshiumkakhe:“Uma uMoridekayiosuqaleukuwaphambikwakheengowenzalo yabaJuda,awuyikumhlula,kephauyakuwanokuwaphambi kwakhe
14Sebesakhulumanaye,kwafikaizindunazenkosi, zasheshaukumyisauHamaniediliniu-Esteriayelenzile.
ISAHLUKO7
1InkosinoHamanibasebefikaedilinino-Esteri indlovukazi
2Inkosiyabuyeyathiku-Esteringosukulwesibililwedili lewayini:“Isicelosakhosiyini,ndlovukaziEsteri? uyakunikwa;siyiniisicelosakho?futhikuyakwenziwa, kuzekubeyingxenyeyombuso.
3Khona-keu-Esteriindlovukaziwaphendulawathi:“Uma ngitholeumusaemehlweniakho,nkosi,futhiumakukuhle enkosini,manginikweukuphilakwamingokunxusakwami nabantubakithingokucelakwami
4Ngokubasithengisiwe,minanabantubami,ukuba sibhujiswe,sibulawe,sibhubhe.Kephaumabesithengisiwe sibeyizigqilanezigqilakazi,ngabengibambeulimilwami, kephaisithasasingenakubuyisaincithakaloyenkosi
5Inkosiu-Ahashiveroshiyasiphendulayathiku-Esteri indlovukazi:“Ngubanilowo,futhiuphiyenaowaba nesibindienhliziyweniyakheukwenzakanjalona?
6U-Esteriwathi:“IsithanesithanguHamaniloomubi. KhonauHamaniwesabaphambikwenkosinendlovukazi
7Inkosiyasisukumangolakalwayoedilinilewayini,yaya ensiminiyendluyenkosi;ngobawabonaukuthiinkosi yayizimiseleokubingaye
8Inkosiyayisibuyaensiminiyendluyenkosi,yaya endaweniyedililewayini;uHamaniwayeweleembhedeni u-EsteriayekuwoInkosiyasisithi:Indlovukazi uzayibambaphambikwamiyiniendlini?Kwathi ekuphumenikwelizwiemlonyeniwenkosi,babumbesa ubusobukaHamani
9UHaribona,enyeinduna,wathiphambikwenkosi: "Bheka,futhiumgxobooyizingaloezingamashumi amahlanuukuphakama,uHamaniabewenzeleuMoridekayi owakhulumaokuhlengenkosi,umiendlinikaHamani." Inkosiyasisithi:Mphanyekenikulo
10BasebemphanyekauHamaniemthiniabewulungisele uMoridekayi.Lwaseludambaulakalwenkosi.
ISAHLUKO8
1Ngalolosukuinkosiu-Ahashiveroshiyanikau-Esteri indlovukaziindlukaHamaniisithasabaJudaUMoridekayi wezaphambikwenkosi;ngobauEstawayetshiloukuthi uyinikuye
2Inkosiyakhumulaindandathoyayoebiyithathile kuHamani,yayinikauMoridekayiU-Esteriwambeka uMoridekayiphezukwendlukaHamani
3U-Esteriwabuyewakhulumaphambikwenkosi,wawa phansiezinyawenizayo,ekhalaizinyembezi,wayincenga ukubaisuseububibukaHamaniumAgaginecebolakhe ayelicebengabaJuda.
4Inkosiyelulelau-EsteriintongayegolideU-Esteri wayesesukuma,wemaphambikwenkosi
5Wathi:“Umakukuhleenkosini,umangifumeneumusa emehlweniayo,nentoibonakalailungilephambikwenkosi, futhiminaithandekaemehlweniayo,makubhalweukuthi kuguqulweizincwadiezaklanywauHamaniindodana kaHamedathaumAgagi,azilobaukubakubhujiswe amaJudaakuzozonkeizifundazenkosi;
6Ngokubangingabekezelelakanjaniukubonaububi obuzofikelaabantubamina?ngingakubekezelelakanjani ukubonaukubhujiswakwezihlobozamina?
7Inkosiu-Ahashiveroshiyathiku-Esteriindlovukazi nakuMoridekayiumJuda:“Bhekani,ngiyinikileu-Esteri indlukaHamani,yenabamlengiseesigxotsheni,ngokuba weluleleisandlasakhekumaJuda.
8NanibhalelaniabaJudangokuthandakwenuegameni lenkosi,nikuqinisengendandathoyenkosi;
9Kwasekubizwaababhalibenkosingalesosikhathi ngenyangayesithathueyinyangakaSivaningosukulwayo lwamashumiamabilinantathu;kwalotshwanjengakho konkeuMoridekayiayalangakhoabaJuda,nezinduna, nezinduna,nababusibezifunda,kusukelaeNdiyakuze kufikeeKushe,izifundaeziyikhulunamashumiamabili nesikhombisa,kuzozonkeizifundazwengokokuloba kwazo,nakuzozonkeizizwengolimilwazo,nakumaJuda ngokokulobakwawo,nangolimilwazo
10Yalobaegamenilenkosiu-Ahashiveroshi,yanameka ngendandathoyenkosi,yathumelaizincwadingezinqola ezigibeleamahhashi,nabakhweleiminyuzi,namakamela, namakamela.
11InkosiyanikaabaJudaababekuyoyonkeimiziukuba babuthane,bameleukuphilakwabo,bachithe,babulale, babhubhise,wonkeamandlaabantunezifunda ezazibahlasela,abancanenabesifazane,bathatheimpango yabo, 12ngalusukulunyekuzozonkeizifundazenkosiuAhashiveroshi,okungukuthi,ngosukulweshuminantathu lwenyangayeshuminambili,eyinyangaka-Adari 13Ikhophiyombhaloukuzekukhishweumyalokuzo zonkeizifundazweyamenyezelwakubantubonke,ukuze amaJudaalungelelolosukuukuziphindiselelaezitheni zawo
14Zaseziphumaizigijimizigibeleiminyuzi*namakamela, ziqhutshwaumyalowenkosi.Isimemezelosakhishwa eShushaniendliniyenkosi
15UMoridekayiwaphumaebuswenibenkosi,embethe inguboyobukhosi,eluhlazanokumhlophe,enomqhele omkhuluwegolide,nenguboyelinenielicolekileyo nokububende;umuziwaseShushaniwajabula,wajabula.
16AmaJudaatholaukukhanya,nokujabula,nokujabula, nodumo
17Ezifundenizonkenasemiziniyonke,laphokwafika khonaizwilenkosinomthethowayo,kwabanokujabula nokujabulakwabaJuda,nedilinosukuoluhleAbaningi kubantubezwebabaamaJuda;ngobaukwesabaabaJuda kwabehlela
ISAHLUKO9
1Ngenyangayeshuminambili,okuyinyangaka-Adari, ngosukulweshuminantathukuyona,laphokwasondela umyalowenkosinomthethowayoukubakubulawe, ngosukuizithazabaJudaezazithembaukubaziyoba namandlaphezukwabo,(nomakwaphendukileukuthi amaJudaayebusaphezukwabazondayo);
2AmaJudaabuthanaemiziniyawokuzozonkeizifunda zenkosiu-Ahashiveroshiukubaabekeisandlakulabo ababefunaukubenzaokubi;ngobaukwesabakwabo kwehlelaphezukwabantubonke
3Zonkeizikhuluzezifunda,nezinduna,nezinduna, nezindunazenkosi,babasizaabaJuda;ngobaukwesaba uMoridekayikwabehlela
4NgokubauMoridekayiwayemkhuluendliniyenkosi, nodumolwakhelwaphumelaezifundenizonke,ngokuba lowomuntuuMoridekayiwakhulangokubamkhulu
5KanjaloabaJudabazishayazonkeizithazabongokuceka kwenkemba,nangokubulala,nangokuchitha,benza abakuthandayokwababazondayo
6EShushaniendliniyenkosiabaJudababulala,bachitha abantuabangamakhuluayisihlanu
7noPharishandatha,noDalfoni,no-Aspata, 8noPoratha,no-Adaliya,no-Aridatha, 9noParimashita,no-Arisayi,no-Aridayi,noVayizatha, 10AmadodanaayishumikaHamaniindodana kaHamedatha,isithasabaJuda,abulala;kepha abasibekangaisandlasaboempangweni 11NgalolosukuumumowababuleweyoeShushaniendlini yenkosiwalethwaphambikwenkosi.
12Inkosiyathiku-Esteriindlovukazi:“AmaJudaabulele, abhubhisaeShushaniendliniyenkosiabantu abangamakhuluayisihlanukanyenamadodanaayishumi kaHamani;benzenikwezinyeizifundazenkosina?Manje siyiniisicelosakho?uyakunikwa;nomasiyiniisicelo sakhona?futhikuyakwenzeka
13Wayesethiu-Esteri:“Umakukuhleenkosini, mawanikweamaJudaaseShushaninakusasaukwenza njengomthethowanamuhla,namadodanaayishumi kaHamanialengisweemthini
14Inkosiyayalaukubakwenziwekanjalo;bawaphanyeka amadodanaayishumikaHamani
15AmaJudaayeseShushaniabuthanangosukulweshumi nanelwenyangaka-Adari,abulalaabantuabangamakhulu amathathueShushani;kodwakababekangaisandlasabo phezukwempango
16KephaabanyeabaJudaababesezifundazwenizenkosi babuthana,bamelaukuphilakwabo,baphumulaezitheni zabo,babulalaezithenizaboabayizinkulungwane
ezingamashumiayisikhombisananhlanu,kepha ababekangaizandlazaboempangweni; 17Ngosukulweshuminantathulwenyangaka-Adari; ngosukulweshuminanelwalobaphumula,balwenzalwaba usukulwedilinolokuthokoza.
18KephaamaJudaayeseShushaniabuthanangosuku lweshuminantathulwayonangosukulweshuminanelwalo; ngosukulweshuminanhlanulwalobaphumula,balwenza lwabausukulwedilinolokuthokoza
19NgakhoabaJudabasemaphandleniababehlala emizaneniengabiyelweyobenzausukulweshuminane lwenyangaka-Adarilubeusukulokujabulanolwedili, nosukuoluhle,nolokuthumelanaizabelo.
20UMoridekayiwalobalezizinto,wathumelaizincwadi kubobonkeabaJudaababesezifundazwenizonkezenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi,abaseduzenabakude; 21ukuzebaqiniselokhuphakathikwaboukubabagcine usukulweshuminanelwenyangaka-Adari,nosuku lweshuminanhlanulwalo,iminyakangeminyaka, 22njengezinsukuamaJudaaphumulangazoezithenizawo, nenyangaeyaguqulwayonaisukaosiziniyabayinjabulo, nasekulileniyabausukuoluhle,ukuzebazenzeizinsuku zedilinezokujabula,nezokuthumelaizabelo,nezipho kwabampofu
23AmaJudaavumaukwenzanjengalokhoabeqalile, nanjengokouMoridekayiebewabhalelengakho;
24NgobauHamaniindodanakaHamedathaumAgagi, isithasawowonkeamaJuda,wayecebeamaJudaukuba awabhubhise,wenzaiPhure,okuyinkatho,ukuba abaqothule,ababhubhise;
+25Kodwalaphou-Esteriefikaphambikwenkosi,yayala ngezincwadiukubaicebolakheelibi+ayelicebe ngamaJudalibuyeleekhandalakhe,+nokuthiyena namadodanaakhebaphanyekweesigxotsheni.
26NgalokhobabizalezozinsukungokuthiiPhurimi ngegamalePhureNgalokhongenxayawowonkeamazwi alencwadi,nalokhoababekubonilemayelananaloludaba, nabebefikilekubo,
27AbaJudabamisa,bathathabona,nenzaloyabo,nabo bonkeabazihlanganisanabo,ukuzekungapheli,ukuthi bagcinelezozinsukuezimbilinjengokulobakwabo nangesikhathisazoesimisiweiminyakangeminyaka; 28nokuthilezizinsukukufanelezikhunjulwefuthi zenziweezizukulwanenizonke,emndeniningamunye, esifundeningasinyenakuyoyonkeimizi;futhilezozinsuku zePhurimizingaqediphakathikwamaJuda,futhi ukukhunjulwakwazokungaphelienzalweniyawo
29Khona-keu-Esteriindlovukazi,indodakazika-Abihayili, noMoridekayiumJudababhalangamandlaonkeukuze baqiniselencwadiyesibiliyePhurimi
30WathumelaizincwadikubobonkeabaJudaezifundeni eziyikhulunamashumiamabilinesikhombisazombusokaAhashiveroshi,ngamazwiokuthulaneqiniso, 31ukuzekuqiniswelezozinsukuzePhurimingezikhathi zazoezimisiweyo,njengalokhouMoridekayiumJudanoEsteriindlovukazibabebayalile,nanjengoko babezinqumelebonanenzaloyaboizindabazokuzila ukudlanokukhalakwabo
32Isimemezelosika-Esterisaziqinisalezizindaba zePhurimi;kwalotshwaencwadini.
ISAHLUKO10
1Inkosiu-Ahashiveroshiyathelaphezukwezwe naseziqhinginizolwandle.
2Zonkeizenzozamandlaakhenamandlaakhe,nezindaba zobukhulubukaMoridekayiinkosieyamkhulisangabo, angithikulotshiweencwadiniyezindabazemihlangemihla yamakhosiaseMediyanasePheresiya?
3NgokubauMoridekayiumJudawayengowesibili kwenkosiu-Ahashiveroshi,emkhuluphakathikwabaJuda, ethandekaesixukwinisabafowabo,efunaokuhlekubantu bakubo,ekhulumaukuthulakuyoyonkeinzaloyakhe