Esteri 1
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Esteri 1
Umbuso ka-Ahashiveroshi
1Kwathi emihleni ka-Ahashiveroshi ngu-Ahashiveroshi owabusa kusukela eNdiya kuze kube seKushe, phezu kwezifunda eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa.
2Ukuthi ngalezo zinsuku lapho inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi ihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wayo esigodlweni saseShushani,
3Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakhe wenzela zonke izikhulu zakhe nezinceku zakhe idili; amandla asePheresiya naseMediya, izikhulu nezikhulu zezifunda phambi kwakhe;
4Lapho ebonisa ingcebo yobukhosi bakhe nodumo lobukhosi bakhe obumangalisayo izinsuku eziningi, izinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
5Lapho lezo zinsuku seziphelile, inkosi yenza idili izinsuku eziyisikhombisa kubo bonke abantu ababesesigodlweni uSusan, kusukela kwabakhulu kuya kwabancane, egcekeni lensimu yendlu yenkosi;
6Kwakukhona izilenge ezimhlophe, nokuluhlaza nokuluhlaza, ziboshelwe ngezintambo zelineni elicolekileyo nokububende emasongweni esiliva nasezinsikeni zamatshe amhlophe, imibhede yayiyigolide nesiliva endaweni egandayiweyo ebomvu, nokuluhlaza, nokumhlophe, nokumnyama, nemabula.
7Base bephuza ngezitsha zegolide (izitsha zahlukene enye kwenye) newayini lenkosi ngobuningi, njengokwesimo senkosi.
8Ukuphuza kwakungokomthetho; kakho owaphoqelelayo, ngoba ngokunjalo inkosi yamisa bonke abalindi bendlu yayo ukuthi benze njengokuthanda kwalowo lalowo.
9Indlovukazi uVashiti yenzela abesifazane idili endlini yenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi.
10Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa inhliziyo yenkosi isithokozile ngenxa yewayini, yayala oMehumani, noBistha, noHarbona, noBigita, no-Abagta, noSethari, noKarkase, izinduna eziyisikhombisa ezazikhonza phambi kwenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi,
11ukuletha uVashiti indlovukazi phambi kwenkosi ephethe umqhele wobukhosi ukuze abonise abantu nezikhulu ubuhle bakhe, ngoba wayemuhle ukumbona.
12Kepha indlovukazi uVashiti yenqaba ukuza ngesiyalezo senkosi ngesandla sezinceku zayo; ngalokho inkosi yathukuthela kakhulu, nentukuthelo yayo yavutha phakathi kwayo.
13Inkosi yasisithi kwabahlakaniphileyo ababezazi izikhathi, ngoba sasinjalo isimo senkosi kubo bonke ababewazi umthetho lokulunga:
14Eceleni kwakhe kwakukhona oKarsena, noSethari, no-Admatha, noTarsisi, noMeresi, noMarsena, noMemukani, izikhulu eziyisikhombisa zasePheresiya naseMediya, ezabona ubuso benkosi, zaba ngabokuqala ukuhlala embusweni.
15Ngokomthetho, kufanele senzeni ngendlovukazi uVashiti, ngoba akazange enze umyalo wenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi esebenzisa izinduna?
16UMemukani waphendula phambi kwenkosi nezikhulu: Indlovukazi uVashiti akonanga inkosi kuphela, kepha nakuzo zonke izikhulu, nakubantu bonke abakuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi.
17Ngokuba lesi senzo senkosikazi siyakufika kubo bonke abesifazane, baze badelele amadoda abo emehlweni abo, lapho kuthiwa: Inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yayala ukuba kulethwe indlovukazi uVashiti phambi kwayo, kepha akafikanga.
18Ngokufanayo, amakhosikazi asePheresiya naseMediya ayakusho namuhla kuzo zonke izikhulu zenkosi ezizwe ngesenzo sendlovukazi. Ngaleyo ndlela kuzovela ukwedelela okukhulu nentukuthelo.
19Uma kukuhle enkosini, makwehle umthetho wobukhosi kuyo, ulotshwe emithethweni yamaPheresiya namaMede, ukuze kungashintshwa ukuthi uVashiti angabe esafika phambi kwenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi; inkosi mayinike omunye ongcono kunaye impahla yakhe yobukhosi.
20Kuyakuthi lapho isimemezelo senkosi eyakusenza saziwe embusweni wayo wonke (ngokuba mkhulu), bonke abesifazane bayakuhlonipha amadoda abo, amakhulu namancane.
21Leli zwi lalilungile emehlweni enkosi nasezikhulwini; inkosi yenza njengezwi likaMemukani.
22Ngoba wathumela izincwadi kuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi, esifundeni ngasinye njengemibhalo yaso, nakubantu ngabanye ngokolimi lwabo, ukuba babuse, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe siqu, nokuthi kwaziwe ngokolimi ngamunye ngamunye womuntu.
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