Esteri 9
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Esteri 9
AmaJuda anqoba zonke izitha zawo
1Ngenyanga yeshumi nambili, eyinyanga ka-Adari, ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lwayo, lapho kwakusondela isimemezelo senkosi nomthetho wayo ukuba wenziwe, ngalolo suku izitha zabaJuda zazinethemba lokunqoba ngalo. Babe nazo, (ngisho noma kwakuphambene, ukuthi amaJuda ayebusa phezu kwalabo ababewazonda;)
2AbaJuda babuthana emizini yabo kuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi ukuba babeke izandla phezu kwababefuna okubi kwabo; futhi akekho owayengamelana nabo; ngoba ukwesaba kwabo kwehlela phezu kwabantu bonke.
3Bonke ababusi bezifunda, nezinduna, nezikhulu, nezikhulu zenkosi babasiza abaJuda; ngoba ukwesaba uMoridekayi kwabehlela.
4Ngokuba uMoridekayi wayemkhulu endlini yenkosi, nodumo lwakhe lwaphumela ezifundeni zonke, ngokuba lowo muntu uMoridekayi waba mkhulu ngokuba mkhulu.
5Ngakho abaJuda bachitha zonke izitha zabo ngokuceka kwenkemba, nangokubulala, nangokubhubhisa, benza njengokuthanda kwabo kwababazondayo.
6Esigodlweni uSusan amaJuda abulala futhi abhubhisa amadoda angamakhulu amahlanu.
7NoParshandatha noDalfoni no-Aspata,
8noPoratha, no-Adaliya, no-Aridata,
9neParmashta, no-Arisayi, no-Aridayi, noVayizatha,
10Amadodana ayishumi kaHamani indodana kaHamedatha, isitha sabaJuda, ababulala; kepha abazibekanga izandla zabo empangweni.
11Ngalolo suku inani lababulawa esigodlweni sikaSusan lalethwa phambi kwenkosi.
12Inkosi yathi ku-Esteri indlovukazi: “AmaJuda abulala, achitha abantu abangamakhulu ayisihlanu esigodlweni sikaSusani kanye namadodana ayishumi kaHamani; benzani kwezinye izifunda zenkosi? manje siyini isicelo sakho? uyakunikwa; noma yisiphi isicelo sakho futhi? futhi kuyokwenzeka.
13Wayesethi u-Esteri: “Uma inkosi ithanda, mawanikwe abaJuda abaseShushani ukuba benze nakusasa njengomthetho wanamuhla, namadodana ayishumi kaHamani alengiswe esigxotsheni.
14Inkosi yasilaya ukuthi kube njalo, kwaphuma umlayo eSusa; bawaphanyeka amadodana ayishumi kaHamani.
15AbaJuda ababeseShushani babuthana nabo ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga ka-Adari, babulala abantu abangamakhulu amathathu eShushani; kepha abazibekanga izandla zabo empangweni.
16Kodwa abanye abaJuda ababesezifundeni zenkosi babuthana, bamela ukuphila kwabo, baphumula ezitheni zabo, babulala ezitheni zabo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, kepha ababambanga izandla zabo empangweni.
17Ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lwenyanga ka-Adari; ngosuku lweshumi nane lwaso baphumula, balwenza lwaba usuku lwedili nolokuthokoza.
18Kepha abaJuda ababeseShushani babuthana ngolweshumi nantathu nangolweshumi nane; ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwaso baphumula, balwenza lwaba usuku lwedili nolokuthokoza.
19Ngakho abaJuda bemizi ababehlala emizini engabiyelweyo benza usuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga ka-Adari lube usuku lwenjabulo nolwedili nosuku oluhle, nolokuthumelelana izabelo.
20UMoridekayi waloba lezi zinto, wathumela izincwadi kuwo wonke amaJuda ayesezifundazweni zonke zenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, aseduze nakude;
21ukukumisa phakathi kwabo, ukuthi bagcine usuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga ka-Adari nolweshumi nanhlanu lwayo minyaka yonke;
22njengezinsuku amaJuda aphumula ngazo ezitheni zawo, nenyanga eyaguqulelwa kuwo usizi yaba intokozo, nokulila kwaba usuku oluhle; nezipho kwabampofu.
23AmaJuda avuma ukwenza njengalokho ayeqalile, nanjengoba uMoridegayi wayewabhalele wona;
24Ngoba uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi, isitha sawo wonke amaJuda, wayecebe abaJuda ukuba ababhubhise, baphonse iPhure, okuyinkatho, ukubaqothula, ababhubhise;
25Kodwa lapho u-Esteri efika phambi kwenkosi, yayala ngezincwadi ukuba icebo lakhe elibi alicebile ngamaJuda libuyele ekhanda lakhe, futhi yena namadodana akhe baphanyekwe esigxotsheni.
26Kungakho namuhla baqamba igama elithi iPhurimi ngegama lePhure. Ngakho, ngenxa yawo wonke amazwi ale ncwadi, nalokho abakubonayo, abafika kubo ngale ndaba,
27AmaJuda anquma futhi azithathela wona kanye nenzalo yawo nabo bonke abazihlanganisa nawo, ukuze kungapheli, ukuthi bagcine lezi zinsuku ezimbili njengemibhalo yabo nangesikhathi sazo esimisiwe unyaka nonyaka;
28nokuthi lezi zinsuku kufanele zikhunjulwe futhi zigcinwe yizo zonke izizukulwane ngezizukulwane, nezifunda ngezifunda nawo wonke umuzi; nokuthi lezi zinsuku zePhurimi zingashabalali phakathi kwamaJuda, futhi inkumbulo yazo ingashabalali enzalweni yawo.
29Khona-ke u-Esteri indlovukazi, indodakazi ka-Abihayili, noMoridekayi umJuda baloba ngamandla onke ukuze baqinise le ncwadi yesibili yePurimi.
30Wathumela izincwadi kubo bonke abaJuda ezifundeni eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa zombuso ka-Ahashiveroshi, ngamazwi okuthula neqiniso,
31ukuze kuqinise lezo zinsuku zePhurimi ngezikhathi zazo ezimisiweyo, njengalokho uMoridekayi umJuda no-Esteri indlovukazi babayala, nanjengoko bezinqumile bona nenzalo yabo, izindaba zokuzila ukudla nokubiza kwabo.
32Isiyalezo sika-Esteri saziqinisa lezi zindaba zePhurimi; futhi kulotshiwe encwadini.
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