Esther 4

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Akukubona konke okwenzekileyo uMordekayi, uMordekayi wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wambatha iingubo ezimnyama zokuzila nothuthu;

2Wafika phambi kwesango lokumkani, kuba akukho mntu unokungena esangweni lokumkani, enxibe iimpahla zokuzila.

3Yaye kuwo onke amaphondo apho umyalelo kakumkani nomyalelo wakhe wawufikele khona, kwakukho ukuzila okukhulu phakathi kwamaYuda, nokuzila ukutya nokulila nokulila; abaninzi balala benxibe amadlavu nothuthu.

4Zeza ke iimpelesi zikaEstere nabakhonzazana bakhe, bamxelela. Waba buhlungu kakhulu ukumkanikazi; Wathumela iingubo zokumambesa uMordekayi, wamsusa ezirhwexayo;

5Wandula ke uEstere wabiza uHathage, omnye wabalungiseleli bakakumkani, lowo wayemiselwe ngukumkani ukuba amnyamekele, waza wamyalela ukuba axelele uMordekayi ukuze azi ukuba yintoni kanye kanye le nto yaye kutheni.

6Waphuma uHataki, waya kuMordekayi ebaleni lesixeko phambi kwesango lokumkani.

7uMordekayi wamana emxelela konke okumhleleyo, nemali leyo uHaman awayethe uya kuyifaka kuvimba kakumkani, ukuze atshatyalaliswe ngamaYuda.

8Wamnika nekopi yencwadi leyo yayinikwe uSusan, yokuba batshatyalaliswe, ukuze amxelele uEstere, amazise, amyale ukuba aye kubuza kukumkani kuye nokucela kuye abantu bakhe.

9Weza uHatage, wamxelela uEstere amazwi kaMordekayi.

10Wabuya uEstere wathetha kuHathage, wathi makayizise kuMordekayi;

11Bonke abakhonzi bokumkani nabantu abaseziphaleni zokumkani bayazi ukuba nabani na, nokuba yindoda nokuba yinkazana, othe eze kukumkani entendelezweni engaphakathi, engabizwanga, mnye umthetho wokuba makabulawe, umiselwe ukumkani ngaphandle kwabo ukumkani aya kubaphathela intonga yobukhosi yegolide, ukuze baphile; kodwa andizange ndibizwe ukuba ndiye kukumkani ngaloo mihla imashumi mathathu.

12Bamxelela uMordekayi amazwi kaEstere.

13Ngoko uMordekayi wayalela ukuba impendulo inikwe uEstere: “Musa ukuzixelela ukuba uya kusinda wena endlwini yokumkani ngaphezu kwamaYuda onke.

14Kuba xa nithe nathula cwaka ngeli xesha, ukwaphuka nosindiso luya kubonakala kwenye indawo kumaYuda; ke wena nendlu kayihlo niya kutshabalala; Ngubani na owaziyo, ukuba ungene ebukumkanini ngenxa yexesha elinje?

15uEstere waxelela uMordekayi, wathi:

16Yiya uwahlanganise onke amaYuda alapho eSusa, nizile ukudla ngenxa yam; ningadli, ningaseli iintsuku ezintathu, ubusuku nemini. Mna nabakhonzazana bam sozila ngaloo ndlela; ndongena ke kukumkani, kungengamthetho; nokuba nditshabalele, ndiya kutshabalala.

17Wahamba ke uMordekayi, wenza njengoko uEstere wamwiselayo umthetho;

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