Esta 3:1-15
3 Ngemva kwalokhu, iKosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi yakhuphula uHamani+ indodana kaHamedata umAgagi,+ yambeka esikhundleni esiphezulu ukudlula amanye amakhosana ebekanaye.+
2 Zoke iinsebenzi zekosi ebezisesangweni lekosi bezikhothama beziguqe zihlome iinhloko phasi nazibona uHamani, ngombana ikosi beyiyale bona ahlonitjhwe ngendlela le. Kodwana uMoridekayi akhenge akhothame namkha aguqe ahlome ihloko phasi.
3 Nje-ke iinsebenzi zekosi ebezisesangweni lekosi zathi kuMoridekayi: “Kubayini ungalaleli umyalo wekosi?”
4 Bezimbuza qobe langa, kodwana angazilaleli. Yeke zatjela uHamani zifuna ukubona ukuthi ukuziphatha kwakaMoridekayi lokhu kuzokubekezelelwa na;+ ngombana bekathe kizo umJuda.+
5 UHamani nakabona ukuthi uMoridekayi uyabhala ukukhothama nokuguqa ahlome ihloko phasi phambi kwakhe, wasilingeka khulu.+
6 Kodwana kuye bekubonakala kuzomehlisa isithunzi ukubulala uMoridekayi kwaphela, ngombana bekatjelwe ukuthi uMoridekayi ungowasiphi isitjhaba. Nje-ke uHamani wathoma ukufuna indlela yokutjhabalalisa woke amaJuda ebekangaphasi kombuso ka-Arhatjhiverotjhi, boke abantu besitjhaba sakaMoridekayi.
7 Ngenyanga yokuthoma, okuyinyanga kaNisani,* ngomnyaka we-12+ weKosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi, baphosa iPuri+ (lokho kutjho iFumbe) phambi kwakaHamani bona kukhethwe ilanga nenyanga okuzokwenziwa ngayo lokhu, yawela enyangeni ye-12, okuyinyanga ka-Adari.*+
8 Nje-ke uHamani wathi eKosini u-Arhatjhiverotjhi: “Kunesitjhaba esithileko esirhatjhekele hlangana neentjhaba+ ezikizo zoke iimfunda zombuswakho,+ sinemithetho ehlukileko kweyezinye iintjhaba; asiyilaleli imithetho yekosi begodu lokho angekhe kuyizuzise ikosi nayingasilisa sinjalo.
9 Nange kukuhle ekosini, akutlolwe umyalo wokobana barhayilwe. Ngizokubhadela amatalende* wesiliva azii-10 000 eenkhulwini bona ziwafake ebulungelweni lamagugu webukhosini.”*
10 Khonokho ikosi yakhupha idzilamnwanayo enetshwayo+ esandleni sayo, yayinikela uHamani+ indodana kaHamedata umAgagi,+ obekalinaba lamaJuda.
11 Ikosi yathi kuHamani: “Unikelwa isiliva nesitjhabeso, ungazenzela umathanda kiso.”
12 Ngelanga le-13 lenyanga yokuthoma kwabizwa abonobhala bekosi.+ Batlola+ yoke imiyalo kaHamani, bayitlolela iinduna zekosi, ababusi beemfunda namakhosana weentjhaba ezihlukahlukeneko, isifunda ngasinye satlolelwa ngokwendlelaso yokutlola nesinye nesinye isitjhaba satlolelwa ngelimi laso. Iincwadezo zatlolwa ngegama leKosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi bezavalwa ngokutshwaywa ngedzilamnwana yekosi.+
13 Zathunyelwa ngeenthunywa kizo zoke iimfunda zekosi, zinikela umyalo wokobana kubulawe, kurhayilwe bekutjhatjalaliswe woke amaJuda, abancani nabakhulu, abantwana nabafazi ngelanga linye, ngelanga le-13 lenyanga ye-12, okuyinyanga ka-Adari,+ nokobana kuthathwe ipahlawo.+
14 Ikhophi yencwadi le bekufuze ibe mthetho kizo zoke iimfunda begodu imenyezelwe kizo zoke iintjhaba, ukwenzela bona bazilungiselele ilangelo.
15 Iinthunywa zaphuma msinyana+ ngomyalo wekosi; umthetho lo wabekwa esigodlweni iTjhutjhani.*+ Ngemva kwalokho, ikosi noHamani bazihlalela phasi bona basele, kodwana idorobho leTjhutjhani* belihlangahlangene.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Qala Isith. B15
^ Qala Isith. B15.
^ Italende beyilingana namakhilogremu ayi-34.2. Qala Isith. B14.
^ Namkha kungenzeka “Ngizokubhadela amatalende azii-10 000 ngebulungelweni lamagugu webukhosini bona kunikelwe labo abenza umsebenzi lo.”
^ Namkha “iSusa.”
^ Namkha “leSusa.”
