UEstere
ISAHLUKO1
1Kekalokukwathingemihlaka-Ahaswerosi(lo nguAhaswerosiobelawulaethabathelaeIndiya,wesa kwaKushi,kumaphondoalikhuluelinamancimabini anesixhenxe);
2Ngaloomihla,xaukumkaniuAhaswerosiehlelietroneni yobukumkanibakheeShushankomkhulu, 3Ngomnyakawesithathuwobukumkanibakhe,wabenzela isidloabathethelibakhenabakhonzibakhe;amandla amaPersinamaMedi,izidwangubenabathethelibamazwe, babephambikwakhe;
4Akubon'ukubaubonisaubutyebiobuzukileyo bobukumkanibakhe,nesihomboesinqabileyo sobungangamelabakheimihlaemininzi,imihlaelikhulu elinamanciasibhozo
5Ekuzalisekenikwaloomihla,ukumkaniwabenzelaisidlo bonkeabantuabafumanekaeShushankomkhulu, kwathabathelakwabakhulu,kwesakwabancinane,iintsuku zasixhenxeentendelezweniyomyezowendluyokumkani;
6Aphokwakukhoamawunduwunduamhlophe,naluhlaza, naluhlaza,ebotshelelwengeentsontelozelinen ecikizekileyonemfusakumakhonkcoesilivere,neentsika zemarmoreemhlophe;
7Basezangeempahlazegolide,enyekwenye,enyekwenye, newayiniyasebukhosiniyaninzi,ngokwemekoyokumkani 8Ukuselakwakungokomthetho;akwabakhounyanzelayo; ngokubawenjenjaloukumkaniukumiselabonkeabaveleli bendluyakhe,ukubabenzeelowonalowongokuzithandela kwakhe.
9KananjalouVashtiukumkanikaziwenzelaabafaziisidlo endlwiniyakomkhulu,ebiyekakumkaniuAhaswerosi.
10Ngomhlawesixhenxe,xaintliziyoyokumkani yayimnandiyiwayini,wabawiselaumthethoooMehuman, noBhizeta,noHarbhona,noBhigeta,noAbhageta,noZetare, noKarkas,amathenwaasixhenxe,ababelungiselelaphambi kokumkaniuAhaswerosi, 11mabamziseuVashtiukumkanikaziphambikokumkani enonkontsholobukumkanikazi,ukubaaboniseabantu nabathetheliubuhlebakhe;
12AkavumaukumkanikaziuVashtiukuzangelizwi lokumkaningababusibakheWavuthakuneneumsindo wakheukumkani,wavuthaumsindowakhekuye
13Wathiukumkanikwizilumko,ezaziwaziamaxesha (ngokubalinjaloigunyalokumkanikubobonkeababewazi umthethonesiko;
14YayeecalenikwakheyayinguKarshena,+uShetare,+ iAdmata,iTarshishe,iMeres,iMarsena,+noMemukan, iinkosanaezisixhenxezamaPersi+namaMedi,+ ezazibuboneubusobokumkani,+ezazihlelingowokuqala ebukumkanini;
15NgokomthethoanokuthininakuVashtiukumkanikazi, ngenxayokubaengalenzangailizwilokumkani uAhaswerosingababusi?
16WathiuMemukanphambikokumkaninabathetheli, UVashtiukumkanikaziakonangakukumkaniyedwa;
17Kubalendawoyokumkanikaziiyakuphumaiphumele kubafazibonke,adelekeamadodaaboemehlweniabo,xa
kuthiwa,UkumkaniuAhaswerosiwathimakeziswe uVashtiukumkanikaziphambikwakhe,akeza
18KwangokunjalokeamakhosikaziasePersinamaMedi ayakuyivanamhlakubathethelibonkebokumkani, abayivileyolentoyokumkanikazikuyakuvukaukudela noburhalarhume.
19Ukubakuthekwalungakukumkani,makuphumeilizwi lokumkaniebuswenibakhe,libhalweemithethweni yamaPersinamaMedi,ukuzelingatshitshi,lokubauVashti angabisezaphambikokumkaniuAhaswerosi;Ubukumkani bakheukumkanimakabunikeomnyeolungileyokunaye 20Wothikewakuvakalaumthethowokumkani,aya kuwenzaebukumkaninibakhebonke(ngokubabukhulu), bonkeabafazibawabekeamadodaabo,kuthabathele kwenkulu,kusekwencinane.
21Ilizwielolalungaemehlweniokumkaninabathetheli WenzakeukumkaningokwelizwilikaMemukan
22Wathumelaiincwadikuwoonkeamaphondokakumkani, kwilizwengalinyengokokubhalakwalo,kwizizwe ngezizwengokweentethozazo,ukubaindodanganyeibe nokulawulaendlwiniyayo,yayeipapashwengokwentetho yezizwengezizwe
ISAHLUKO2
1Emvakwezizinto,bakudambaubushushubokumkani uAhaswerosi,wamkhumbulauVashti,nokoabekwenzile, nokobekugqitywengaye
2Bathiabakhonzibokumkaniababelungiselelakuye, Ukumkanimakafunelweiintombieziseziintombi, ezimbonakalointle
3Ukumkanimakamiseamagosakuwoonkeamaphondo obukumkanibakhe,ukuzebazihlanganiselezonkeiintombi eziseziintombiezinyulueShushankomkhulu,endlwini yabafazi,elugcinwenilukaHege,ithenwalokumkani, umgciniwabafazi;mabanikweizintozabozokuhlanjululwa; 4Keintombietheyalungaphambikokumkani,mayibe ngukumkanikaziesikhundlenisikaVashti.Lalungaelozwi emehlweniokumkani;wenjenjalo
5KekalokueShushankomkhulukwakukhoindoda engumYuda,egamalinguMordekayi,unyanakaYahire, unyanakaShimehi,unyanakaKishe,umBhenjamin; 6owayethinjweeYerusalemnabathinjwaababethinjwe noYekoniyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,owathinjwa nguNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli
7YayeingumondlikaHadasa,okokukuthi,uEstere, intombikayisekazi;ngokubaebengenayisenanina.Intombi leyoyayimilekakuhle,imilekakuhle;awathiekufeni kukayisenoninauMordekayiwayithabathayabayintombi yakhe.
8Kwathi,ekukuvakalenikwelizwilokumkaninomthetho wakhe,ekuhlanganiswenikweentombiezininzieShushan komkhulu,phantsikwelisolikaHegayi,waziswanoEstere endlwiniyokumkani,elugcinwenilukaHegayi,umgcini wabafazi
9Yamkholisaintombileyo,wayenzelaububele; Wakhawulezawayinikaizintozayozokuhlanjululwa, kwaneempahlazayo,neentombiezisixhenxe,ezivela endlwiniyokumkani,ezifanelezinikweyona; 10UEstereubengabaxelangaabantubakowabo nemizalwaneyakhe;kubauMordekayiwayemwisele umthethowokubaangabaxeli.
11UMordekayiwayemanaehambaimihlangemihla yonkephambikwentendelezoyendluyabafazi,ukuba akwaziukuphilakukaEstere,nokwenziwayokuye 12Kekaloku,lakufikaithubalentombiyonkeyokungena kukumkaniuAhaswerosi,emvakokubaebezalisekile ngokwesikolabafaziiinyangaezilishumielinambini(kuba ibifezwanjaloimihlayokuhlanjululwakwabo,iinyanga ezintandathuzeoliyemore,neenyangaezintandathu zeziqhumiso,nezinyeizintozokuhlanjululwakwabafazi);
13Zenjenjalokezonkeiintombikukumkani;konke awakunqwenelayowakunikwa,ukubaahambenako, ephumaendlwiniyabafazi,ayeendlwiniyokumkani
14Yayihambangokuhlwa,ngengomsoibuyele kweyesibiniindluyabafazi,ephantsikogcino lukaShahashgazi,ithenwalokumkani,umgcini wamashweshwe;
15Kekaloku,lakufikaithubalikaEstere,intombikaAbhihayili,uyisekazikaMordekayi,obeyithabathele intombiyakhe,lokubaangenekukumkani,akafunanganto ngaphandlenjekokumiselwanguHegayi,ithenwa lokumkani,umgciniwabafaziUEsterewababalwangabo bonkeababembona.
16WasiwakeuEsterekukumkaniuAhaswerosi,endlwini yakheyobukumkani,ngenyangayeshumi(leyoyinyanga enguTebhete),ngomnyakawesixhenxewobukumkani bakhe
17UkumkaniwamthandauEsterengaphezukwabafazi bonke;wambabala,wambabalangaphezukweentombi zonke;wamthwesaisithsabasobukumkanientlokweni yakhe,wamenzaukumkanikaziesikhundlenisikaVashti
18Ukumkaniwabenzelaisidloesikhuluabathethelibakhe nabakhonzibakhe,isidlosikaEstere;wawaphumza amaphondo,waphaiziphongokwamandlaokumkani
19Kekalokuekuhlanganiswenikweentombiokwesibini, ubehleliuMordekayiesangwenilokumkani
20UEstereubengayixelangaimizalwaneyakhenabantu bakowabo;njengokouMordekayiwamwiselayoumthetho; ngokubauEsterewawenzaumthethokaMordekayi, njengokowayesondliwanguye
21Ngaloomihla,uMordekayiehleliesangwenilokumkani, babanoburhalarhumeuBhigetannoTereshe,amathenwa amabiniokumkani,abagcinibomnyango,bafunaukumsa isandlaukumkaniuAhaswerosi.
22YaziwaloontonguMordekayi,waxelelauEstere ukumkanikazi;uEsterewamxelelaukumkaningayo egamenilikaMordekayi.
23Yancinwaloonto,yafunyanwa;baxhonywabobabini emthini.Yabhalwaloontoencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla phambikokumkani
ISAHLUKO3
1Emvenikwezozinto,ukumkaniuAhaswerosiwamenza mkhuluuHaman,unyanakaHamedata,umAgagi, wamphakamisa,wasimisaisihlalosakhengaphezu kwabathethelibonkeababenaye
2Bonkeabakhonzibokumkani,ababesesangweni lokumkani,baqubuda,baqubudakuHaman;ngokuba ukumkaniubewiseumthethowenjenjalongaye AkaqubudauMordekayi,akaqubudakuye.
3Abakhonzibokumkani,ababesesangwenilokumkani, bathikuMordekayi,Yininaukubauwugqitheumthetho wokumkani?
4Kwathi,bakumanaukutshokuyeimihlangemihla, engaphulaphulikubo,bamxelelauHaman,ukukhangela ukubaayakumanaamazwikaMordekayi;kuba ubebaxeleleukubayenaungumYuda
5WabonauHamanukubauMordekayiakaguqi,akaqubuda kuye,wavuthangumsindouHaman
6WakucekisaukubaamseizandlauMordekayiyedwa; ngokubaebaxelelweabantubakuloMordekayi; wangxamelakeuHamanukuwatshabalalisaonkeamaYuda abesebukumkaninibonkebuka-Ahaswerosi,abantu bakuloMordekayi
7Ngenyangayokuqala,okokukuthi,inyangaenguNisan, ngomnyakaweshumielinesibiniwokumkaniuAhaswerosi, kwawiswaiPuri,okokukuthi,iqashiso,phambikoHaman imihlangemihla,inyanganenyanga,kwesakwinyanga yeshumielinesibini,okokukuthi,inyangaenguAdare.
8WathiuHamankukumkaniuAhaswerosi,Kukhoabantu abathileabathesaa,abangenephakathikwezizwe emazwenionkeobukumkanibakho;nemithethoyabo yahlukilekweyabantubonke;abayenziimithetho yokumkani;akufanelekilekukumkaniukubayeka
9Ukubakuthekwalungakukumkani,makubhalweukuba batshatyalaliswe,ndihlawuleishumilamawakaeetalente zesilivereesandlenisabaphetheumsebenzi,ndiyizise ebuncwanenibokumkani.
10Ukumkaniwawukhululaumsesanewakheesandleni sakhe,wawunikauHamanunyanakaHamedata,umAgagi, umbandezeliwamaYuda.
11WathiukumkanikuHaman,Uyinikiweisilivereleyo, nabantuabo;makwenziwekubongokokulungileyo emehlweniakho.
12Babizwakeababhalibokumkaningomhlaweshumi elinesithathuwenyangayokuqala,kwabhalwangakokonke uHamanawabawiselaumthethongakoabathetheli bokumkani,nakumabambaamaphondoonke, nakubathethelibezizwengezizwezamaphondongombhalo wawo,nezizwengezizwengokwentethoyazo;kwabhalwa egamenilokumkaniuAhaswerosi,kwatywinwa ngomsesanewokumkani
13Zathunyelwaiincwadingezigidimikuwoonke amaphondokakumkani,ukubakutshatyalaliswe,kubulawe, kubulaweonkeamaYuda,kuthabathelekomncinanekwesa kwindodaenkulu,abantwanaabaselulanabafazi,ngamininye,ngomhlaweshumielinesithathuwenyangayeshumi elinesibini(yinyangaenguAdarekeleyo),ukuba kuphangweamaxhobaawo
14Incwadileyo,ukuzeawiselweumthethoonkeamazwe ngamazwe,yathunyelwakwizizwezonke,ukubazihlale ziwulungiseleleloomhla.
15Izigidimizaphumazingxamilengelizwilokumkani; umthetholowowawiswaeShushankomkhuluKe ukumkaninoHamanbahlalaphantsi,basela;Keyona isixekosaseShushansasididekile
ISAHLUKO4
1Kekaloku,akukwaziuMordekayikonkeokwenzekileyo, wazikrazulaiingubozakheuMordekayi,wambatha
ezirhwexayo,wazigalelangothuthu,waphumawaya phakathikomzi,wakhalangesikhaloesikhuluesikrakra.
2Wezaphambikwesangolokumkani;kubabekungangeni mntuesangwenilokumkaniambetheezirhwexayo.
3Kuwoonkeamaphondo,aphowafikelelakhonaumthetho wokumkaninomthethowakhe,yabasisijwiliesikhulu kumaYuda,nokuzilaukudla,nokulila,nokwenzaisijwili; Abaninzibalalaezirhwexayonaseluthuthwini.
4ZezakeiimpelesizikaEsterenamathenwaakhe,amxelela Wababuhlungukakhuluukumkanikazi;wathumela iingubozokumambesauMordekayi,zisuswekuye ezirhwexayo;
5UEsterewabizauHataki,omnyewamathenwakakumkani, obemiswephambikwakhe,wamwiselaumthetho kuMordekayi,ukubaaziukubayintonina,nokubakutheni na.
6WaphumauHataki,wayakuMordekayiendaweni yembuthoyomzi,ephambikwesangolokumkani
7UMordekayiwamxelelakonkeokumhleleyo,nenani lemali,abetheuHamanuyakuyihlawulakoovimba bokumkaningenxayamaYuda,ukubaatshatyalaliswe
8Wamnikanekopiyombhalowomthethoowawuwiselwe eShushanukubabatshatyalaliswe,ukuzeaboniswe kuEstere,axelelwekuye,nokumwiselaumthethowokuba ayekukumkani,athandazekuye,abaceleleabantu bakowabophambikwakhe
9WayakeuHataki,wamxelelauEstereamazwi kaMordekayi.
10WabuyauEsterewathethakuHataki,wamwisela umthethokuMordekayi;
11Bonkeabakhonzibokumkani,nabantubamaphondo kakumkani,bayaziukubabonkeabasukubabeze kukumkanientendelezweniephakathi,beyindoda nenkazana,bengabizwanga,mnyeumthethowokuba bambulale;ingenguyelowoukumkaniayakuyibamba intongayegolidekuye,ukubaaphile;
12BamxelelauMordekayiamazwikaEstere.
13WathiuMordekayiukumphendulauEstere,Musa ukucingaukubauyakusindawenaendlwiniyokumkani ngaphezukwamaYudaonke.
14Ngokubaxauthewahlalawathitungelixesha, ukuphefumlanokuhlangulwakowavelelaamaYuda kwenyeindawo;ke,wenanendlukayihlo,notshatyalaliswa; 15WathiuEstereukubabamphenduleuMordekayi,bathi, 16YiyauwahlanganiseonkeamaYudaafumanekayo eShushan,nizileukudlangenxayam;ningadli,ningaseli iintsukuezintathu,ubusukunemini;+yaye ngokuqinisekileyondiyakungenakukumkani,+ntoleyo echaseneyonomthetho,+yayeukubandithendatshabalala, ndiyakutshabalala
17WemkakeuMordekayi,wenzangakokonkeuEstere abemwiseleumthethongako.
ISAHLUKO5
1Kwathingomhlawesithathu,uEsterewambathaingubo yobukumkani,wemaentendelezweniengaphakathiyendlu yokumkani,malunganendluyokumkani;ukumkaniehleli etroneniyakheyobukumkani,endlwiniyakomkhulu, malunganesangolendlu.
2Kwathi,ukumkani,akumbonauEstereukumkanikaziemi entendelezweni,wambalekaemehlweniakhe;Wasondela uEstere,wachukumisaencaminiyentongaleyo
3Wathiukumkanikuye,Yintonina,kumkanikaziEstere? Ucelantonina?woyinikwa,kudekusekwisiqingatha sobukumkani
4WathiuEstere,Ukubakuthekwalungakukumkani, makezeukumkaninoHamannamhlaesidlweni endimenzelesona
5Wathiukumkani,MngxamiseniuHaman,enze ngokwelizwilikaEstereBezakeukumkaninoHaman esidlweniabesenzileuEstere
6WathiukumkanikuEstereesidlwenisewayini,Ucela ntonina?woyinikwa;ucelantonina?kuyakwenziwakude kubekwisiqingathasobukumkani
7WaphendulauEstere,wathi,Ukuthandazakwam nokuthandazakwamkukuko;
8Ukubandithendababalwaemehlweniokumkani,ukuba kuthekwalungakukumkaniukundinikaisicelosam, nokwenzaisicelosam,makezeukumkaninoHaman esidlweniendiyakubalungiselelasona,ndenzengomso njengokowatshoyoukumkani.
9WaphumakeuHamanngaloomini,evuya,echwayithile; 10WazibambauHaman,wayaendlwiniyakhe,wathumela, wabizaizihlobozakhe,noZeresheumkakhe.
11UHamanwababaliselaubuqaqawulibobutyebibakhe, nobuninziboonyanabakhe,nakokonkeukwenziwa mkhulukwakhengukumkani,nokuphakanyiswakwakhe ngaphezukwabathethelinabakhonzibokumkani
12WathiuHaman,Ngaphezukoko,uEstereukumkanikazi akangenisangabaninokumkaniesidlweniabesenzile,yaba ndimndedwa;kananjalongomsoundimemelekuye nokumkani
13Ukantikonkeokoakundenzanganto,yonkeimihla endimbonayouMordekayiumYudaehleliesangweni lokumkani
14WathiuZeresheumkakhenezihlobozakhezonkekuye, Makwenziweumthiubeziikubhiteezimashumimahlanu ubude,uthethekukumkaningomso,axhonywekuwo uMordekayi;LalungaelozwiemehlwenikaHaman;wenza keumthi
ISAHLUKO6
1Ngobobusukuakabasabanabuthongokukumkani;wathi mazizisweincwadiyemicimbiyemihla.zaleswaphambi kokumkani
2KwafunyanwakubhaliweokokubauMordekayiwabaxela ooBhigetannoTereshe,amathenwaamabiniokumkani, abagcinibomnyango,ababefunaukumsaizandlaukumkani uAhaswerosi
3Wathiukumkani,Wenzelwembekonina,nabukhulubuni nauMordekayingenxayoko?Bathiabakhonzibokumkani ababelungiselelakuye,Akenzelwanganto
4Wathiukumkani,Ngubaninaosentendelezweni?Ke kalokuuHamanubengeneentendelezweniengaphandle yendluyokumkani,ukubaathethekukumkaniukuba amxhomeuMordekayiemthini,abewulungiseleyena
5Bathiabakhonzibokumkanikuye,NankouHamanemi entendelezweni.Wathiukumkani,Makangene.
6WangenakeuHamanWathiukumkanikuye, Makwenziwentoninakwindoda,athandaukuyibeka
embekweniukumkani?WathiuHamanentliziyweniyakhe, Ukumkaniangathandaukubekabaninaembekweni, agqithemna?
7WathiuHamankukumkani,Indodaathandaukuyibeka embekweniukumkani;
8Mazizisweisambathosasebukhosinianxibayoukumkani, nehashealikhweleyoukumkani,nesithsabasobukumkani esibekweentlokweniyakhe;
9Esisinxibonehashemasinikweesandlenisomnye wakubathethelibokumkani,ukubaanxibeindodaathanda ukuyibekaembekweniukumkani,bayihambisengehashe ezitratwenizomzi,bamemezephambikwayo,bathi, Kwenjiwanjekwindodaathandaukuyibekaembekweni ukumkani
10WathiukumkanikuHaman,Khawuleza,uthabathe isambathoesonehasheelo,njengokoukuthethileyo, wenjenjalokuMordekayiumYuda,ohleliesangweni lokumkani;
11WasithabathakeuHamaninguboleyonehasheelo, wamambathisauMordekayi,wamkhwelisa,wamcanda ezitratwenizomzi,wamemezaphambikwakhe,wathi, Kwenjiwanjekwindodaathandaukuyibekaembekweni ukumkani
12WabuyauMordekayiwezaesangwenilokumkani;Ke uHamanwangxamawayaendlwiniyakhe,esenzaisijwili, egqubutheleintloko
13UHamanwaxelelauZeresheumkakhe,nezithandane zakhezonke,konkeokumhleleyo.Zathikuyeizilumko zakhenoZeresheumkakhe,Ukubaungowembewu yamaYudauMordekayi,louqalileyoukuwaphambi kwakhe,akuyikumeyisa;wowainenephambikwakhe.
14Bathebesathethanaye,afikaamathenwaokumkani, angxamisaukumsauHamanesidlweniabesenzileuEstere
ISAHLUKO7
1BezakeukumkaninoHamanesidlweninoEstere ukumkanikazi
2WaphindaukumkaniwathikuEsterengomhlawesibini, besesidlwenisewayini,Ucelantonina,Estere, kumkanikazi?woyinikwa;ucelantonina?Kwayekuya kwenzeka,kudekubekwisiqingathasobukumkani
3WaphendulauEstereukumkanikazi,wathi,Ukubandithe ndababalwanguwe,kumkani,ukubakuthekwalunga kukumkani,mandinikweumphefumlowamngokucela kwam,nabantubakowethungokuthandazakwam; 4Kubakuthengisiwengathi,mnanabantubakowethu, ukuzesitshatyalaliswe,sibulawe,sisingelwephantsi. Ukubabekuthengiswengathiukubasibengamakhoboka namakhobokazana,bendiyakuthicwaka;ngokubautshaba lubelungenakoukubuyisaumonakalowokumkani
5WaphendulaukumkaniuAhaswerosi,wathikuEstere ukumkanikazi,Ngubaninalowo?
6WathiuEstere,Umbandezeli,ulutshaba,nguloHaman ungendawo;WoyikauHamanphambikokumkani nokumkanikazi
7Wesukaukumkanienomsindo,waphumaesidlweni sewayini,wayaemyezweniwendlungokubaebebona ukubaugqityweububingukumkani
8Wabuyaukumkaniemyezweniwendlu,wangena endlwiniyesidlosewayini;+yayeuHamanwayewele esingqengqelweniabekusouEstereWathiukumkani,Lo
kumkanikaziuyakudlwengulanaphambikwamendlwini?
Lathilakuphumaelolizwiemlonyeniwokumkani, babugqubutheleubusobukaHaman
9WathiuHarbhona,elinyelakumathenwaabemiphambi kokumkani,Nanguyaumthi,uHamanabewenzele uMordekayi,owathethaokulungileyongokumkani,umi endlwinikaHaman;ubudebawobuziikubhiteezimashumi mahlanu.Wathiukumkani,Mxhomenikuwo.
10BamxhomakeuHamanemthinilowo,abewulungisele uMordekayiBadambakeubushushubokumkani
ISAHLUKO8
1NgaloominiukumkaniuAhaswerosiwayinikauEstere ukumkanikaziindlukaHaman,umbandezeliwamaYuda UMordekayiwezaphambikokumkani;ngokubauEstere ubeyixelileintoabeyiyokuye
2Wawukhululaukumkaniumsesanewakhe, abewuthabathekuHaman,wawunikauMordekayi.UEstere wammisauMordekayiphezukwendlukaHaman
3WaphindauEstere,wathethaphambikokumkani,ewe ezinyawenizakheelila,etarhuzisakuye,ukuba abutshitshiseububibukaHamanumAgagi,nengcinga yakheabeyicingilengamaYuda
4WazaukumkaniwayolulelakuEstereintongayegolide; WesukakeuEstere,wemaphambikokumkani
5wathi,Ukubakuthekwalungakukumkani,ukubandithe ndababalwanguye,nentoleyoyabonakalailungilephambi kokumkani,namndakholekaemehlweniakhe, makubhalwezitshitshisweiincwadiezicetywenguHaman unyanakaHamedata,umAgagi,abezibhaleukuba atshatyalalisweamaYudaasemazwenionkekakumkani;
6Kubandingathininaukubanakoukububonaububiobuya kubazelaabantubakowethu?Ndingathininaukubanako ukukubonaukutshatyalaliswakwemizalwaneyam?
7WathiukumkaniuAhaswerosikuEstereukumkanikazi, nakuMordekayiumYuda,Yabonani,indlukaHaman ndiyinikeuEstere;yenangokwakhebamxhomaemthini, ngenxayokubawasaisandlasakhekumaYuda
8Kananjalonina,zibhaleleniamaYudangokokuthanda kwenu,egamenilokumkani,nitywinengomsesane wokumkani;
9Babizwakeababhalibokumkaningeloxeshangenyanga yesithathu(yinyangaenguSivankeleyo),ngomhla wamashumiamabinianesithathukuyo;kwabhalwa njengakokonkeawawawisaumthethouMordekayi kumaYuda,nakubathetheli,nabathethelibamazwe, nabathethelibamazwe,abathabathelakwelaseIndiyabesa kwaKushi,amaphondoalikhuluelinamancimabini anesixhenxe,kuwoonkeamaphondongokombhalowawo, nezizwengezizwengokweentethozazo,nakumaYuda ngokokubhalakwazo,nangokweelwimizazo.
10WabhalaegamenilokumkaniuAhaswerosi,walitywina ngomsesanewokumkani,wathumelaiincwadingezigidimi zabakhwelibamahashe,nabakhwelibamahashe, neenkamela,namanaamancinane
11WathiukumkaniwawanikaamaYudaakwimizingemizi, ukubaahlanganisane,awumeleumphefumlowawo,ukuba atshabalalise,abulale,atshabalale,onkeamandlaabantu nelizwe,elibelibahlasela,abancinanekwanabafazi, nokubaphangaamaxhoba;
12ngamini-nye,emazwenionkekakumkaniuAhaswerosi, ngomhlaweshumielinesithathuwenyangayeshumi elinesibini(yinyangaenguAdarekeleyo)
13Incwadileyo,ukuzeawiselweumthethoonkeamazwe ngamazwe,yathunyelwakwizizwezonke,ukuzeamaYuda ahlaleselezilungiseleleloomini,ukuziphindezelela ezintshabenizawo
14Zaphumakeizigidimi,zikhweleiimeyileneenkamela, zingxanyisiwelilizwilokumkaniKwayeumthetholowo wawiswaeShushankomkhulu
15WaphumauMordekayiebuswenibokumkani, enezambathozobukumkaniezimsinezimhlophe, enesithsabaesikhulusegolide,nenguboyelinen ecikizekileyo,nemfusa;umziwaseShushanwavuya, wavuya
16KumaYudakwabakhoukukhanya,nokuvuya,nemihlali, nembeko
17Kuwoonkeamazwengamazwe,nakwizixekongezixeko, aphosafikakhonaesosigqibosokumkani,yabayimincili nochulumancokumaYuda,umthendelekonomhla wokuchwayithaKwayeintoeninziyabantubelizweyaba ngamaYuda;ngokubabafikelwakukunkwantya ngamaYuda
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1Kekalokungenyangayeshumielinesibini,okokukuthi, inyangaenguAdare,ngosukulweshumielinesithathukuyo, xawasondelaumthethowokumkaninomthethowakhe, ukubaubulawe,miniiintshabazamaYudazazilindele ukubagagamela,(kwabekekwathinaukugaganaamaYuda anegunyaphezukwabobawathiyileyo);
2AbizelanandawonyeamaYudaemiziniyawo,emazweni onkekakumkaniuAhaswerosi,ukubaabaseisandlaabo babefunaukuwenzaokubi;ngokubabonkeabantu bafikelwakukunkwantya
3Bonkeabathethelibamazwe,neerhuluneli,namabamba, nababusibokumkani,bawancedaamaYuda;ngokuba bafikelwakukunkwantyauMordekayi
4KubauMordekayiebemkhuluendlwiniyokumkani, udabalwakhelwayaemazwenionke;kubaindodaleyo inguMordekayiyayaibankulungokubankulu
5AzoyisakeamaYudaezontshabazawozonkengekrele, nangokubulala,nangokutshabalalisa,enzangokuzithandela kwabobabewathiyile
6EShushankomkhuluamaYudaaxabela,atshabalalisa amakhuluamahlanuamadoda
7noParshandata,noDalfon,noAspata; 8noPorata,noAdaliya,noAridata; 9neParmashta,noArisayi,noAridayi,noVayizata; 10OonyanaabalishumibakaHamanunyanakaHamedata, umbandezeliwamaYuda,bababulala;keamaxhoba akawachukumisanga
11NgaloominiinanilababuleweyoeShushankomkhulu laziswaphambikokumkani
12WathiukumkanikuEstereukumkanikazi,EShushan komkhuluamaYudaabuleleatshabalalisaamakhulu amahlanuamadoda,noonyanaabalishumibakaHaman; Benzentoninakwamanyeamazwekakumkani?Ucela ntonina?woyinikwa;ucelantonina?yayeiyakwenzeka. 13WathiuEstere,Ukubakuthekwalungakukumkani, makanikweamaYudaaseShushannangomsoukwenza
ngokomthethowalemini,bathioonyanaabalishumi bakaHamanbaxhonyweemthini.
14Wawisaumthethoukumkani,wawisaumthetho eShushan;baxhonywaoonyanaabalishumibakaHaman.
15AbizelwandawonyeamaYudaaseShushannangomhla weshumielinesinewenyangaenguAdare,abulalaeShushan amakhuluamathathuamadoda;keamaxhoba akawachukumisanga.
16KenamanyeamaYudaabesemazweniokumkani abizelanandawonye,awumelaumphefumlowawo, aphumlaezintshabenizawo,abulalaphakathikweentshaba zawoamashumiasixhenxeanesihlanuamawaka,akasa sandlasawophezukwexhoba.
17NgosukulweshumielinesithathulwenyangaenguAdare; baphumlangomhlaweshumielinesine,bawenzaumhla wesidlonowokuvuya.
18KeamaYudaaseShushanabizelanandawonyengomhla weshumielinesithathukuyo,nangomhlaweshumielinesine kuyo;baphumlangomhlaweshumielinesihlanukuyo, bawenzaumhlawesidlonowokuvuya
19NgenxayokoamaYudaasemaphandleni,abehleli emiziniesemaphandleni,awenzaumhlaweshumielinesine wenyangaenguAdare,ukubaubengowovuyonowesidlo, umhlawokuchwayitha,nowokuthumelanaizabelo
20UMordekayiwazibhalaezonto,wathumelaiincwadi kumaYudaonke,abesemazwenionkekakumkani uAhaswerosi,akufuphikwanakude;
21ukuzebakumisekubo,bawugcineumhlaweshumi elinesinewenyangaenguAdare,nomhlaweshumi elinesihlanukuyo,iminyakangeminyaka;
22njengemihlaatheamaYudaaphumlangayoezintshabeni zawo,nenyangaleyoyaguqulwayokuwousizilwaba luvuyo,isijwilisabangumhlawokuchwayitha,ukubasibe yimihlayesidlonemivuyo,neyokuthumelanaizabelo, nesisakumahlwempu
23AzaamaYudaazimiselaukwenzanjengokoabeqalile, nanjengokouMordekayiebewabhalele;
24ngokubauHamanunyanakaHamedata,umAgagi, umbandezeliwamaYudaonke,wayewacingele ukuwatshabalalisaamaYuda,wawisaiPuri(iqashisoke elo),ukubaawadubadube,awatshabalalise
25EkufikenikukaEsterephambikokumkani,wathi ngencwadimayibuyiselweentlokweniyakheingcinga yakheembi,abeyicingileamaYuda,nokubayenanoonyana bakhebaxhonyweemthini
26NgenxayokobathiloomihlayiPuri,beyibizangegama leqashisoNgenxayokongenxayamazwionkealencwadi, nangenxayaloontoayibonileyongokuphathelelelo mbandela,nazaawafikelayona,
27AmaYudaabamisela,athabathakuwo,nembewuyawo, nakubobonkeanamathelekuwo,ukuzeangabi nakuphelelwa,ukubaayigcineloomihlayomibini ngokwesibhalosawo,nangexeshalawoelimisiweyo iminyakangeminyaka; 28ikhunjulweloomihla,yenziwekwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana,kwimizalwanengemizalwane,kumazwe ngamazwe,kwimizingemizi;izeingatshitshiloomihla yePuriphakathikwamaYuda,ukukhunjulwakwayo kungapheliembewiniyawo
29BabhalakeooEstereukumkanikazi,intombikaAbhihayili,noMordekayiumYuda,bamisangokuqinileyo konke,lencwadiyesibiniyePuri
30WathumelaiincwadikumaYudaonke,emazweni alikhuluelinamancimabinianesixhenxe,obukumkani buka-Ahaswerosi,zinamazwioxolonenyaniso; 31okumisaloomihlayePuringamaxeshaayoamisiweyo, ngokobamisangakoooMordekayiumYudanoEstere ukumkanikazi,nangokoamaYudaazimiselangako okwawo,nembewuyawo,amazwiokuzilaukudla nokukhalakwawo.
32UmthethokaEsterewazimisazonkeiindawozePuri; kwabhalwakeencwadini
ISAHLUKOSE-10
UkumkaniuAhaswerosiwalirhafisailizweneziqithi zolwandle
2Konkeukwenzakokuqinakwakhe,nobugorhabakhe, nengxeloyobukhulubukaMordekayi,awenziwamkhulu kubongukumkani,azibhalwanganaezozintoencwadini yemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibamaMedinamaPersi?
3KubauMordekayiumYudaebenganenokokumkani uAhaswerosi,emkhulukumaYuda,ekholekilekuninzi lwabazalwanabakhe,ebafunelaabantubakowabo okulungileyo,ethethauxolokuyoyonkeimbewu yakowabo