Esteri 5

1Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu u-Esteri wembatha ingubo yakhe yobukhosi, wema egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu yenkosi malungana nendlu yenkosi; inkosi yahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi endlini yenkosi malungana nesango lendlu.

2Lapho inkosi ibona u-Esteri indlovukazi emi egcekeni, wazuza umusa emehlweni ayo; inkosi yelulela u-Esteri intonga yegolide eyayisesandleni sayo. Khona-ke u-Esteri wasondela wathinta isihloko sentonga yobukhosi.

3Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ufunani, ndlovukazi Esta? futhi siyini isicelo sakho? uyakunikwa kuze kube yingxenye yombuso.

4U-Esteri wathi: “Uma kukuhle emehlweni enkosi, makeze inkosi noHamani namuhla esidlweni engiyilungisele yona.”

5Inkosi yasisithi: UHamani kaphangise, ukuze enze njengokutsho kukaEsta. Inkosi noHamani base befika esidlweni u-Esteri ayesilungisile.

6Inkosi yasisithi kuEsta edilini lewayini: Uyini umkhuleko wakho? Futhi siyini isicelo sakho? kuyakufezwa engxenyeni yombuso.

7U-Esteri waphendula wathi: “Isicelo sami nesicelo sami yilokhu;

8Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni enkosi, futhi uma kukuhle enkosini ukunginika umkhuleko wami nokugcwalisa isicelo sami, inkosi noHamani mabeze esidlweni engibalungisele sona, futhi kusasa ngizobalungiselela. Yenza njengokusho kwenkosi.

9Khona-ke uHamani waphuma ngalolo suku ejabula futhi enenhliziyo ejabulayo, kodwa lapho uHamani ebona uMoridekayi esangweni lenkosi ukuthi akasukumanga futhi akazange athuthumele ngenxa yakhe, uHamani wagcwala ulaka ngoMoridekayi.

10Kepha uHamani wazibamba, wathi efika endlini yakhe, wabiza abangane bakhe noSereshi umkakhe.

11UHamani wabalandisa ngenkazimulo yengcebo yakhe, nangobuningi babantwana bakhe, nakho konke inkosi eyamkhulisa ngakho, nokuthi uziphakamisile ngaphezu kwezikhulu nezinceku zenkosi.

12Ngaphezu kwalokho, uHamani wathi: “Yebo, indlovukazi u-Esteri ayizange ivumele muntu ukuba angene kanye nenkosi esidlweni eyayisilungisile, ngaphandle kwami; futhi kusasa nami ngizomenywa kuye kanye nenkosi.

13Kodwa konke lokhu akungisizi ngalutho, lapho ngibona uMoridekayi umJuda ehlezi esangweni lenkosi.

14Umkakhe uSereshi labo bonke abangane bakhe bathi kuye: “Mawuphakanyiswe ugodo oluyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nikhulume enkosini kusasa ukuba uMoridekayi alengiswe kuso; bese ungena ngokuthokoza kanye nenkosi esidlweni. Lendaba yaba mnandi kuHamani; futhi wenza ugodo.

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