U-Esteri 6:1-9

U-Esteri 6:1-9 IsiZulu 2020 (ZUL20)

Ngalobo busuku inkosi yaqwasha, yase iyala ukuba kulethwe kuyo umqulu womlando okubhalwe kuwo izehlakalo zemihla ngemihla zombuso wayo, zafundwa phambi kwenkosi. Kwatholakala lapho kwakulotshwe khona ukuthi uMoridekhayi wabaceba kanjani abathenwa ababili, ababengabaqaphi besango lenkosi uBhigithani noThereshi, ngozungu ababelwakhele inkosi u-Ahasheveroshi. Inkosi yabuza yathi: “Wahlonishwa kanjani, futhi wanikwa mklomelo muni uMoridekhayi ngaleso senzo na?” Izinceku zenkosi ezazilapho ziyikhonza zaphendula, zathi: “Akenzelwanga lutho.” Inkosi yayisibuza, yathi: “Ngubani osegcekeni?” UHamani wayesanda kungena egcekeni lesigodlo senkosi elingaphandle, ezokhuluma nenkosi ukuba kulengiswe uMoridekhayi esiphanyekweni ayemlungiselele sona. Izinceku zenkosi zaphendula, zathi: “Bheka, nguHamani omi egcekeni.” Inkosi yathi kuzo: “Mngeniseni.” UHamani wangena, inkosi yambuza, yathi: “Angenzelwani umuntu inkosi efuna ukumphakamisa na?” UHamani wacabanga ngaphakathi, wathi: “Ngubani omunye inkosi engafuna ukumphakamisa ngaphandle kwami?” Wayeseyiphendula inkosi, ethi: “Umuntu inkosi efuna ukumphakamisa, makulethwe ingubo yenkosi ekade iyembethe, nehhashi ebiligibele lifakwe umqhele wobukhosi ekhanda lalo, kumele agqokiswe ingubo egqokwa yinkosi, agitsheliswe ihhashi eligitshelwa yinkosi, lifakwe umqhele wobukhosi ekhanda lalo, bese kuthi esinye sezikhulu zakho eziqavile, simgqokise ingubo lowo muntu inkosi efuna ukumdumisa, simgibelise ehhashini, simhole siye naye eshashalazini lomuzi. Uma sesifike lapho siyomemezela, sithi: ‘Kuyokwenziwa kanje kumuntu inkosi efuna ukumdumisa!’ ”