Esther 2

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Kwathi ke, wakudamba umsindo kakumkani uAhaswerosi, wamkhumbula uVashti, noko abekwenzile, noko abemwisele umthetho ngako.

2Bathi abakhonzi bokumkani ababelungiselela kuye, Ukumkani makafunelwe iintombi ezinyulu.

3Ukumkani makanyule abaphathi kuwo onke amaphondo obukumkani bakhe, ukuba bahlanganise zonke iintombi ezinyulu ezibukekayo endlwini yasebukhosini endlwini yabafazi, phantsi kwesandla sikaHege, umlindi wendlu kakumkani, umlindi wendlu kakumkani, banikwa izinto zabo ezihlambulukileyo.

4Yaye intombi ekholekileyo kukumkani mayibe yinkosikazi esikhundleni sikaVasheti. Yalunga loo nto kukumkani; Yaye wenjenjalo.

5Ke kaloku kwakukho indoda engumYuda eShushan komkhulu, egama linguMordekayi, unyana kaYayiro, unyana kaShimehi, unyana kaKishe, umBhenjamin;

6owayethatyathelwe ekuthinjweni eYerusalem nabathinjwa uYekoniya, ukumkani wakwaYuda, lowo uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhiloni wabathabatha waya ekuthinjweni.

7Nguye owayekhulisa uHadasa, oko kukuthi, uEstere, intombi kayisekazi; ngokuba ebengenayise nanina; kwathi ekufeni kukayise nonina uMordekayi wayithabatha yaba yintombi yakhe.

8Kwathi kwakuvakala umyalelo nomyalelo kakumkani, yaye ekuhlanganiseni kwabafazi abaninzi ebhotwe eSusan phantsi kwesandla sikaHegayi, noEstere waziswa endlwini kakumkani phantsi kweliso likaHegayi, umlindi wabafazi.

9Yamkholisa intombi leyo, wamkeleka kuye; wakhawuleza, wamnika iimpahla zakhe zokuhlambela, neento zonke abenazo, neentombi ezisixhenxe zendlu yokumkani, awayeza kuzinikwa; wayinyula yona nomthinjana wayo phezu kweyona ndawo intle kwindlu yabafazi.

10uEstere akazange abaxelele abantu bakowabo nentsapho yakhe, kuba uMordekayi wayemyalele ukuba angabaxeleli.

11uMordekayi wayemana ukuhamba imihla ngemihla yonke phambi kwentendelezo yendlu yabafazi, ukuba abone ukuphila kukaEstere, noko kuya kwenzeka kuye.

12Kwathi, ekufikeni kwentombi nganye kukumkani uAhaswerosi, ineenyanga ezilishumi elinambini ngokwesiko labafazi, ngokuba yayizalisekile imihla yokuhlanjululwa kwabo, zaba ziinyanga ezintandathu ngeoli yemore, neenyanga ezintandathu ngeziqholo, kunye nezinye iimveliso zococeko lobufazi;

13Zeza ngolo hlobo ke zonke iintombi kukumkani; yonke into ayifunayo wanikwa ukuba ihambe naye, isuke endlwini yabafazi, iye endlwini yokumkani.

14Wemka ngaloo ngokuhlwa, yaye ngengomso wabuyela kwindlu yabafazi besibini, phantsi kweliso likaShehasegasi, umlindi wendlu kakumkani, umlindi wezithende nokuba ukhankanywe ngegama.

15Kwathi, kwakufika ixesha likaEstere, intombi ka-Abhihayili, uyisekazi kaMordekayi, obeyithabathe ukuba abe yintombi yakhe, angene kukumkani, akafuna nto, ingenguHegayi, ithenwa lokumkani, umgcini wendlu yenkosi ikumkani abafazi, abanyuliweyo. Yaye uEstere wabonakala ekholekile emehlweni abo bonke ababembona.

16Wasiwa ke uEstere kukumkani uAhaswerosi, ebhotwe lakhe, ngenyanga yeshumi, oko kukuthi, inyanga enguTebhete, ngomnyaka wesixhenxe wobukumkani bakhe.

17uYehova wamthanda uEstere ngaphezu kwabafazi bonke; Ngoko wamthwesa isithsaba sobukumkani entlokweni yakhe, wamenza ukumkanikazi esikhundleni sikaVashti.

18Ukumkani wabenzela bonke abathetheli bakhe nabakhonzi bakhe isidlo esikhulu, isidlo sikaEstere; wakhulula amazwe, wanikela izipho ngokwemeko yokumkani.

19Zithe ke zahlanganisana okwesibini iintombi ezo, waye uMordekayi ehleli esangweni lokumkani.

20uEstere akazange ayichaze intsapho yakowabo nentsapho yakowabo; njengoko uMordekayi abemwisele umthetho; ngenxa yokuba uEstere wawuthobela umyalelo kaMordekayi kanye njengoko wayekhuliswe nguye.

21Ngaloo mihla, ngoxa uMordekayi wayehleli esangweni likakumkani, abamaphakathi ababini bokumkani, uBhigetan noTeres, abagcini-masango, bacaphuka baza bafuna ukumsa izandla ukumkani uAsuwerosi.

22Yaziwa loo nto nguMordekayi, waxelela uEstere ukumkanikazi; yaye uEstere wavakalisa ukumkani wayo egameni likaMordekayi.

23Yancinwa loo nto, yafunyanwa; ke ngoko, bobabini baxhonywa emthini;

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