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Usuku 2: U-Esteri

Singena phakathi nendaba esesahlukweni 4, ngakho-ke asibambezele (Khululeka ukuyifunda yonke incwadi ka-Esteri uma ufuna!): U-Esteri, umJuda, wayenziwe indlovukazi ngemva kwenkosi yasePheresiya uXerxes ( noma u-Ahashiveroshi kuye ngokuthi uhumushe) wayengajabule ngomkakhe wangaphambili. UHamani, indoda yesandla sokudla seNkosi u-Xerxes, wayezonda uMoridekayi, uyisekazi ka-Esteri ngoba uMoridekayi wenqaba ukukhothama phambi kwakhe (njengoba amaJuda ayezokhothamela uNkulunkulu kuphela). UHamani welulela leyo nzondo kuwo wonke amaJuda futhi welula iqiniso elithile ukuze akholise iNkosi uXerxes ukuthi wonke kufanele abulawe. Inkosi, ngenxa yokwethenjwa okungafanele kanye nolwazi olubi, yavuma.

Ku-Esteri 4, uMoridekayi uphonsela u-Esteri inselelo ukuba asebenzise isikhundla sakhe njengendlovukazi ukuze asindise amaJuda. Ukungabaza kwakhe kunengqondo ngoba wayesesikhundleni sakhe kuphela ngoba inkosi yayixoshe unkosikazi wayo wokugcina, futhi kwase kuphele inyanga yonke ingambizi ukuzombona. Angase amvumele akhulume naye? Angase alahlekelwe ukuphila kwakhe ngokoqobo ngokufika nje ezobona inkosi ngaphandle kokubizwa.

Isibindi sika-Esther lapho ebhekene nokufa okungenzeka asizange siphume emoyeni. Zimbili izinto ezibonakala zimkholisile ukuthi athathe isinyathelo yize esabela impilo yakhe: ukukhuluma okuhle nokwesekwa eqenjini lakhe. Uma udlala ezemidlalo noma ubukele noma yimaphi amafilimu ezemidlalo, ungasibona ngeso lengqondo isimo: Umqeqeshi noma ukapteni unikeza inkulumo ekhuthazayo ekhumbuza iqembu ngesizathu sokuthi lidinga ukubuyela lapho ngisho nalapho liphansi. Iqembu linomzuzwana njengeqembu elibahlanganisayo futhi liqinisekise ukuthi noma ngabe izinto zihamba kahle, bakhona ndawonye futhi bangathembana ngaphandle. U-Esteri unesipiliyoni esifanayo. Lapho umlayezo kaMoridekayi umqinisekisa ngokuthi kudingeka aye enkosini, udinga ukusekelwa. Ucela labo abaseduze kwakhe ukuba bahlanganyele naye ekuzileni ukudla ukuze balungiselele isikhathi azoya ngaso ukuyobona inkosi, futhi ucela uMoridekayi ukuba acele wonke umuntu angahlanganyela naye—futhi benza kanjalo.

Amazwi kaMoridekayi aku-4:14 awagcinanga nje ngokuphefumulela u-Esteri ukuba enze okuthile kodwa akhuthaza nabanye abaningi ukuba benze okuthile naphezu kokwesaba kwabo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane ezilandelayo. Igama elithi “khuthaza” livela embonweni othiukunikezaisibindi. Sibona isibindi sika-Esteri endleleni azimisele ngayo ukuya enkosini nasendleleni azilungiselela ngayo (uqhamuka necebo), futhi sibona isibindi sikaMoridekayi lapho enikeza umshana wakhe isibindi sokusebenzisa lokho anakho ukuze kuzuze abantu.