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U-Esteri usanda kuthweswa umqhele njengendlovukazi kaXerxes. Kodwa ngokushesha uMoridekayi, umnakekeli ka-Esteri nomzala wakhe, uthola uzungu phakathi kwabathenwa benkosi lokubulala uXerxes. Bendawonye, ​​babikela inkosi ebulala ngokushesha labo ababezoba ababulali. Kodwa esikhundleni sokuvuza uMoridekayi ngobuqotho bakhe, uXerxes uphakamisa uHamani, inzalo yeNkosi u-Agagi. Lolo hlu lozalo lubalulekile ngoba sitshelwe ngaphambili ukuthi uMoridekayi ungowozalo lwenkosi yokuqala yakwa-Israyeli, uSawule. Ukwehluleka kukaSawule ukubhubhisa u-Agagi okwalahlekisela uSawule esihlalweni sobukhosi. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ama-Agagi ayeyizitha zokhokho benzalo yeNkosi uSawule.

UXerxes wabe eseyala zonke izikhulu zakhe ukuthi zikhothamele uHamani, kodwa uMoridekayi uyenqaba. Ezinye izikhulu zibuzana ngecebo likaMoridekayi lokungalaleli umyalelo wenkosi. Kodwa kusobala ukuthi uMoridekayi ngeke aziphinde izono zabokhokho bakhe. Lapho uHamani etshelwa ngokungalaleli kukaMoridekayi, wathukuthela. Kodwa lapho ezwa ngozalo lukaMoridekayi, wagcwala ubandlululo. Wathi uzowuqeda umbango owaqalwa okhokho bakhe.

UHamani wenza uhlobo lwedayisi olubizwa ngokuthi “pur” ukuze anqume usuku olungcono kakhulu lokuthengisa kwakhe. Lapho esenqumile, uHamani uya kuXerxes futhi ucela ukubulawa kwawo wonke amaJuda ezenza sengathi uvikela izithakazelo zenkosi zezezimali. Futhi uXerxes uyavumelana nalolu suku lokufa. AmaPheresiya akhuthazwa ukuba abulale bonke omakhelwane bawo abangamaJuda futhi athathe noma iyiphi impango ayifisayo. Kodwa futhi awazi ukuthi lesi simemezelo sizobulala u-Esteri, indlovukazi ka-Xerxes

UMoridekayi utshela u-Esteri ngetulo likaHamani futhi wamncenga ukuba aye phambi kwenkosi futhi akhulumele icala labantu babo. Kodwa u-Esteri uyazi ukuthi lesi yisigwebo sentambo. UMoridekayi uxwayisa ngokuthi angase afe. Kungcono ukuziphonsela emseni ka-Xerxes kunasezandleni zesixuku esibulala abantu. Uma u-Esteri engenzi lutho, uMoridekayi uyaqiniseka ukuthi ukukhululwa kwamaJuda kuzovela kwenye indawo. Kodwa futhi uyazibuza ukuthi u-Esteri wenziwa indlovukazi ngenhloso ngalesi sikhathi. Eqiniseka ngokuthi kumelwe enze okuthile (noma okungenani eqiniseka ukuthi akanakukhetha), u-Esteri utshela uMoridekayi ukuthi uzoya enkosini—futhi uma efa, uyafa.

Ingxabano phakathi kukaMoridekayi noHamani ayidluleli nje kuphela eNkosini uSawule neNkosi u-Agagi, kodwa emakhasini okuqala eBhayibheli. UNkulunkulu wathembisa ukuthi inzalo yeNyoka yayiyohlala iphikisana nabantwana baka-Eva kuze kube usuku lokufa lapho ikhanda leNyoka laliyochotshozwa khona isithende sendodana ka-Eva. UMoridekayi noHamani bayinzalo entsha ebanjwe kule mpi yasendulo. Kodwa kulokhu, izindima zibonakala zihlehlisiwe. Ibhuzu likaHamani lizulazula kakhulu phezu kwekhanda lendodana ka-Eva, uMoridekayi. Ngakho umbuzo uwukuthi, ingabe uNkulunkulu uyothembeka ukuze alungiselele lolosuku oluthenjisiwe lokufa ngokumelene neNyoka? Noma ingabe izingane zika-Eva zivele zikhethe phakathi kwezindlela ezimbili zokufa?

UNkulunkulu akukhulunywa ngaye ku-Esteri. Nezithembiso azenzayo nabantu bakhe. Nokho, kubonakala sengathi uMoridekayi unokholo kulolu suku lokufa oluthenjisiwe. Uyaqiniseka ukuthi insindiso yenzalo ka-Eva iyovela, ku-Esteri uma kungenjalo, ivele kwenye indawo. Futhi ngesikhathi uMoridekayi ekhuthaza u-Esteri ukuba abe ngumbulali walenyoka, uprofetha futhi ngokuhlengwa okukhulu kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu kuJesu.

Njengo-Esteri, uJesu ubeka ukuphila kwakhe engozini ezandleni zenkosi, azi ukuthi angase afe. Kodwa ngokungafani no-Esteri, uJesu uyafa. Usuku lokufa luyeza, nakuJesu. Kodwa uJesu wavuka ethuneni, wabhidliza iNyoka namandla ayo. Futhi ngovuko lwakhe ekugcineni uchoboza ikhanda leNyoka, isitha sikakhokho sabantu bakaNkulunkulu. Ku-Esteri, izinjongo zikaNkulunkulu zaziyofezeka ePheresiya. Kodwa kuJesu, izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu zigcwaliseka ngokugcwele futhi ekugcineni.

Umoya ongcwele makavule amehlo akho ubone uNkulunkulu ohlele ukubhujiswa kwezitha zethu. Futhi sengathi ungabona uJesu njengalowo owachoboza ikhanda lesitha sethu lapho sishaywa isithende esiphambanweni.