U-Esteri 4:8-17

U-Esteri 4:8-17 IsiZulu 2020 (ZUL20)

UMoridekhayi wamnika ifuzela lesimemezelo esasibhalwe sakhishwa eShushani ukuba kubhujiswe abaJuda, ukuze alikhombise u-Esteri, bese emyala ukuthi aye enkosini ayonxusela abantu bakubo. UHathakhi wahamba wayotshela u-Esteri lokho okwakushiwo nguMoridekhayi. U-Esteri watshela uHathakhi umyalezo okwakufanele ukuba awuse kuMoridekhayi, othi: “Zonke izikhulu zenkosi nalezo ezihlala ezifundazweni ziyazi ukuthi noma ngabe ngowesilisa noma ngowesifazane ongena egcekeni lenkosi elingaphakathi engabiziwe yiyo, ubhekana namthetho munye ofanayo wokuba abulawe, ngaphandle uma inkosi imkhombe ngentonga yayo yegolide, lowo angaphila. Kodwa mina ayingibizile inkosi kulezi zinsuku ezingama-30.” Bambikela uMoridekhayi ngokwakushiwo ngu-Esteri. Wayesebuyisela impendulo ngabo, ethi ku-Esteri: “Ungacabangi ukuthi ngoba wena usesigodlweni uzosinda kubo bonke abaJuda. Uma uthula ngesikhathi esifana nalesi, usizo nokukhululwa kwabaJuda kuzovela ndawana thize, kodwa wena nabendlu kayihlo nizobhubha. Ngubani owaziyo? Mhlawumbe ungene embusweni waba yindlovukazi ngenxa yesikhathi esifana nalesi.” U-Esteri wawuphendula umlayezo kaMoridekhayi, wathi: “Hamba uqoqe bonke abaJuda abahlala eShushani; nizile ngenxa yami, ningadli, ningaphuzi kuze kuphele izinsuku ezintathu, imini nobusuku. Mina nezintombi ezingisebenzelayo sizozila njengani; ngiyobe sengiya-ke enkosini noma kungukwephula umthetho lokho. Uma ngibhubha, mangibhubhe.” UMoridekhayi wahamba wenza konke lokho u-Esteri ayemyale ngakho.

U-Esteri 4:8-17 IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE (ZUL59)

Wamnika futhi impinda yomthetho olotshiweyo owashaywa eShushani wokuba babhujiswe, ukuze amtshengise yona u-Esteri, amtshele ngayo, amyale ukuba angene enkosini ukunxusa kuyo, acelele abantu bakhe phambi kwayo. Wafika uHathaki, wamtshela u-Esteri amazwi kaMoridekayi. Wayesethi u-Esteri kuHathaki, wayala ukuba kuthiwe kuMoridekayi: Zonke izinceku zenkosi nabantu bezifunda zenkosi bayazi ukuthi bonke abesilisa nabesifazane abeza enkosini egcekeni elingaphakathi bengabizwanga, kukhona umthetho munye ngabo wokuba babulawe, ngaphandle kwalowo inkosi eyakwelulela kuye intonga yegolide ukuba aphile; kodwa mina angibizwanga ukuba ngingene enkosini ngalezi zinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu. Bamtshela uMoridekayi amazwi ka-Esteri. Wayesesho uMoridekayi ukuba babuyisele impendulo ku-Esteri ngokuthi: “Ungacabangi enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi wena uyakusinda endlini yenkosi kunabaJuda bonke. Ngokuba uma uthula nokuthula ngalesi sikhathi, ukukhululwa nokophulwa kwabaJuda kuyakuvela kwenye indawo, wena nendlu kayihlo nibhubhe. Ngubani okwaziyo, uma ungafikanga embusweni ngenxa yesikhathi esinjengalesi na?” U-Esteri wayesesho ukuba kubuyiselwe impendulo kuMoridekayi yokuthi: “Hambani nibuthe bonke abaJuda abakhona eShushani, ningizilele ukudla, ningadli, ningaphuzi izinsuku ezintathu ubusuku nemini; nami nezintombi zami siyakuzila kanjalo, ngingene enkosini noma kungengamthetho; uma ngibhubha, mangibhubhe.” Wayesehamba uMoridekayi, wenza njengakho konke u-Esteri amyale ngakho.