Esteri 2
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Esteri 2
Intombazane ejabulisa inkosi mayibe yindlovukazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti
1Ngemva kwalezi zinto, lapho ulaka lwenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi selubohlile, wamkhumbula uVashiti nalokho ayekwenzile nalokho okwakunqunyelwe kuye.
2Izinceku zenkosi ezimkhonzayo zathi: “Inkosi mayifunelwe izintombi ezinhle;
3Inkosi mayimise izinduna kuzo zonke izifunda zombuso wayo ukuba zibuthe zonke izintombi ezinhle esigodlweni saseSusa, endlini yabesifazane, ngaphansi kwesandla sikaHege, induna yenkosi, umlindi wabesifazane.
4Intombazane enhle enkosini mayibe yindlovukazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti. Le ndaba yaba mnandi enkosini; Futhi wakwenza.
5Kwakukhona esigodlweni saseShushani umJuda othile ogama lakhe linguMoridegayi indodana kaJayire kaSimeyi kaKishi wakwaBenjamini;
6abathunjwa eJerusalema kanye nokuthunjwa kanye noJekoniya, inkosi yakwaJuda, owathunjwa nguNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele.
7Wayesondla uHadasa, ongu-Esteri, indodakazi kayisekazi; ngokuba yayingenayise noma unina, intombazana yayiyinhle, iyinhle; uMoridekayi wafa uyise nonina wayithatha yaba yindodakazi yakhe.
8Lapho kuzwakala umyalo nomyalo wayo wenkosi, nalapho izintombi eziningi zibuthene esigodlweni uSusan ngaphansi kwesandla sikaHegayi, u-Esteri naye walethwa endlini yenkosi ngaphansi kwesandla sikaHegayi umgcini wabesifazane.
9Intombi yamthokozisa, yathola umusa kuyo; washesha wamnika izinto zakhe zokuhlanjululwa, nakho konke okwakhe, nezintombi eziyisikhombisa abemelwe ukuziphiwa, ziphuma endlini yenkosi; wamkhetha yena nezincekukazi zakhe phezu kwendawo enhle kunazo zonke yendlu yabesifazane.
10U-Esteri akabatshelanga abantu bakubo nomndeni wakubo, ngoba uMoridegayi wayemyalile ukuba angasho.
11UMoridegayi wayehamba zonke izinsuku phambi kwegceke lendlu yabesifazane ukuze azi ukuthi u-Esteri unjani nokuthi kuzokwenzekani kuye.
12Lapho incekukazi ngayinye ingena ngokudedelana ukungena enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi, isinezinyanga eziyishumi nambili njengomthetho wabesifazane, ngokuba zaphelela kanjalo izinsuku zokuhlanjululwa kwabo, izinyanga eziyisithupha ngamafutha emure, nezinyanga eziyisithupha. Ngephunga elimnandi, nezinye izinto zokuhlanzwa kwabesifazane;
13Zase zifika zonke izintombi enkosini kanje; konke ayekufuna wanikwa ukuthi ahambe laye endlini yabesifazana ukuya endlini yenkosi.
14Yahamba kusihlwa, ngangomuso yabuyela endlini yesibili yabesifazane, phansi kwesandla sikaSheshahasi, induna yenkosi, egada izancinza; nokuthi wayeshiwo ngegama.
15Lapho kufika ithuba lika-Esteri, indodakazi ka-Abihayili, uyisekazi kaMoridekayi, owamthatha ukuba abe indodakazi yakhe, wangena enkosini, akafunanga lutho ngaphandle kwalokho uHegayi, inceku yenkosi, umlindi wenkosi. Abesifazane, abamisiwe. U-Esteri wazuza umusa emehlweni abo bonke abambonayo.
16Ngakho u-Esteri wayiswa enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi endlini yayo yobukhosi ngenyanga yeshumi, eyinyanga kaThebeti, ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kwayo.
17Inkosi yamthanda u-Esteri ngaphezu kwabo bonke abesifazane, wathola umusa nesihe emehlweni ayo ngaphezu kwazo zonke izintombi; wayesemthwesa umqhele wobukhosi, wamenza indlovukazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti.
18Inkosi yayisilungisela zonke izikhulu zayo nezinceku zayo idili elikhulu, idili lika-Esteri; wakhulula izifunda, wapha izipho ngokomthetho wenkosi.
19Lapho izintombi zibuthana ngokwesibili, uMoridekayi wahlala phansi esangweni lenkosi.
20U-Esteri akakasho inzalo yakhe nabantu bakubo; njengokumyala kukaMoridegayi; ngoba u-Esteri wenza umyalo kaMoridegayi njengalapho esondliwa nguye.
21Ngalezo zinsuku lapho uMoridekayi ehlezi esangweni lenkosi, izinceku ezimbili zenkosi, uBhigithani noTeresi, ababeqapha umnyango, bathukuthela bazama ukubeka isandla enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi.
22Le ndaba yaziwa nguMoridegayi, wayitshela u-Esteri inkosikazi; u-Esteri wayimemezela inkosi yayo egameni likaMoridekayi.
23Lapho indaba isiphenyisiswa, yafunyanwa; baphanyekwa bobabili emthini, kwalotshwa encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla phambi kwenkosi.
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