Esther 4

Ndebele Bible (SND) 2012 (IsiNdebele 2012 Translation)

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1Kwathi uMoridekayi sele azwile ngokwenzakeleko, wadabula izambatho zakhe wembatha imigodla wazithela nangomlotha. Waphuma ebandla lesigodlweni waya phakathi kwedorobho wafese wakhihla esibuhlungu isililokazi.

2Kwathi lokha nakabuyela phambi kwebandla lesigodlweni wajama ngombana bekungakameli umuntu angene lapho ambethe zemigodla.

3Eemfundeni zoke lapha bekufike khona umyalo nomthetho wekosi, kwaba nokulila okukhulu phakathi kwamaJuda. Azila ukudla, athwala imikhono ehloko abe ahlaba umkhosi. Inengi lawo lazibhudabhuda phasi lembethe imigodla, lizithele nangomlotha.

4Kwathi lokha abantazana kanye nabaphakulwa baka-Esta nabambikelako, wakhathazeka khulu. Wathumela izambatho kuMoridekayi kobana azembathe esikhundleni semigodla, kodwana akhange azamukele.

5Nje-ke u-Esta wabiza uHataki, ongomunye wabaphakulwa bekosi nogade akhethelwe kobana aqalelele iindingo zakhe, wamyala bonyana ayokuqala uMoridekayi bona udliwa yini.

6Mbala uHataki waya kuMoridekayi etatawini ledorobho ngaphambi kwebandla lesigodlo.

7UMoridekayi watjela umphakulwa loyo koke okwenzeke kuye, ukufaka phakathi nesamba sesiliva uHamani athembise ukusifaka eenlulwini zesigodlo kobana kupheliswe amaJuda.

8Godu uMoridekayi wamnikela nomthunzi wencwadi yesimemezelo eyakhutjhwa eTjhutjhani yokubhujiswa kwamaJuda. Incwadi leyo bekufuze ayitjengise u-Esta abe amhlathululele yona nokobana amyale bona aye ekosini ayokuncancabeza abe ancengele abantu bekhabo kiyo.

9UHataki wabuya wafese wabikela u-Esta bona uMoridekayi utheni.

10Nje-ke u-Esta wakhuluma noHataki wamthuma kuMoridekayi bona athi kuye:

11“Zoke iinsebenzi zekosi nabantu beemfundeni zekosi bayazi bonyana nanyana ngubani ongena ngesirhodlweni esingaphakathi sesigodlo angakabizwa, kungaba yindoda namkha umfazi, kunomthetho munye wokuthi umuntu loyo uzakubulawa. Ozakuphila ngiloyo kwaphela ikosi ezamelulela intonga yegolide. Nami ngokwami angikabizwa bona ngingene ekosini emalangeni amatjhumi amathathu la.”

12Kwathi lokha nakubikelwa uMoridekayi lokho u-Esta akutjhwileko,

13uMoridekayi wathi akubuyiselwe ku-Esta ipendulo ethi: “Ungadlumbani bonyana wena esigodlwenapho uzakuba ngophephileko kiwo woke amaJuda.

14Iye, nakube uyathula esikhathini esinje, ukwenyulwa nokusindiswa kuzokuvela kumaJuda akwenye indawo, kodwana wena nendlu kayihlo nizakubhubha. Ngubani owaziko, mhlamunye kungesizathwesi bonyana esikhathini esinje ube yindlovukazi!”

15Nje-ke u-Esta wathi akubuyiselwe kuMoridekayi ipendulo ethi:

16“Khamba uyokubuthelela woke amaJuda afunyaneka eTjhutjhani bese ningizilela ukudla. Ningadli namkha nisele bekube malanga amathathu ubusuku nemini. Nami-ke nabantazana bami sizakuzila njengani njalo. Ngemva kwalokho mina ngizakuya ekosini, nanyana lokho kuphambene nomthetho. Ngithi nakube ngiyabhubha, angibhubhe!”

17UMoridekayi wakhamba wayokwenza koke njengombana u-Esta amyalile.

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