Esta 3:1-15
3 Ngemuva kwaloko, iNkhosi Ahashiveroshi yakhuphula Hamani+ indvodzana yaHamedatha um-Agagi,+ yambeka esikhundleni lesisetulu kunesato tonkhe letinye tindvuna lebetikanye naye.+
2 Tonkhe tisebenti tenkhosi lebetihlala esangweni lenkhosi betiguca futsi tikhotsamele Hamani, ngobe nguloko inkhosi lebeyitsite akwentiwe. Kodvwa Modekhayi wala kuguca nobe kukhotsamela Hamani.
3 Ngako letisebenti lebetihlala esangweni lenkhosi tatsi kuModekhayi: “Awuwulaleli ngani umyalo wenkhosi?”
4 Betikhuluma naye onkhe malanga, kodvwa Modekhayi abengatilaleli. Letisebenti tabese titjela Hamani kuze tibone kutsi lesento saModekhayi besitawubeketelelwa yini,+ njengobe abetitjelile kutsi ungumJuda.+
5 Hamani watfukutsela kakhulu+ nakabona kutsi Modekhayi akafuni kuguca futsi amkhotsamele.
6 Kodvwa kwakungamenetisi kubulala* Modekhayi yedvwa ngobe besebamtjelile ngesive saModekhayi. Ngako Hamani besekafuna kubulala onkhe emaJuda lebekakuwo wonkhe umbuso wa-Ahashiveroshi, lokungiso sonkhe sive saModekhayi.
7 Ngenyanga yekucala lokuyinyanga yaNisani,* ngemnyaka wesi-12+ wekubusa kweNkhosi Ahashiveroshi, kwentiwa iPhuri+ (lokuyiNkatho) embikwaHamani kute kubonwe kutsi loku bekutawentiwa ngaliphi lilanga nangayiphi inyanga, futsi yawela enyangeni yesi-12 lokuyinyanga ya-Adari.*+
8 Hamani wabese utsi eNkhosini Ahashiveroshi: “Kunebantfu labagcwele embusweni wakho futsi basakatekele+ kuto tonkhe tifundza,+ imitsetfo yabo yehlukile kuneyato tonkhe letinye tive futsi abayilaleli imitsetfo yenkhosi. Ngako kutayilimata inkhosi kutsi bachubeke bakhona.
9 Nangabe kukuhle enkhosini, akubhalwe umtsetfo wekutsi bacotfulwe. Ngitawunika tiphatsimandla lisiliva lelingemakhilogremu langu-342 000* kutsi tilifake emcebeni wenkhosi.”*
10 Inkhosi yatsi nayiva loko, yakhipha indandatho yayo yesicinisekiso+ esandleni futsi yayinika Hamani+ indvodzana yaHamedatha um-Agagi,+ lobekawenyanya emaJuda.
11 Inkhosi yatsi kuHamani: “Lelo siliva* lakho nalabantfu bakho, yenta lokutsandzako ngabo.”
12 Bomabhalane benkhosi+ babitwa ngelilanga lesi-13 lenyanga yekucala. Babhala+ konkhe loko lokwashiwo nguHamani, bakubhalela labamelele inkhosi, nebabusi labasetifundzeni, kanye netindvuna tetive letehlukahlukene, nguleso naleso sifundza sabhalelwa ngendlela yaso yekubhala futsi nguleso naleso sive sabhalelwa ngelulwimi lwaso. Tatibhalwe egameni leNkhosi Ahashiveroshi tineluphawu lwendandatho yakhe yesicinisekiso.+
13 Titfunywa tatfumela letincwadzi kuto tonkhe tifundza tenkhosi, tinemlayeto wekutsi ngelilanga lesi-13 enyangeni yesi-12, lokuyinyanga ya-Adari+ kufanele kubulawe, kubhujiswe futsi kucotfulwe onkhe emaJuda, lamancane nalasakhulile, bantfwana nebafati, kudliwe netintfo tawo+ futsi loku bekufanele kwentiwe ngelilanga linye.
14 Loko lebekubhalwe kuletincwadzi bekufanele kutfunyelwe njengemtsetfo kuto tonkhe tifundza futsi kufundzelwe bonkhe bantfu, kute bakulungele kufika kwalelilanga.
15 Letitfunywa tahamba ngekushesha+ njengobe inkhosi beyishito; lomtsetfo wakhishwa esigodlweni* lesiseShushani.*+ Ngemuva kwaloko, inkhosi kanye naHamani bahlala phansi banatsa, kodvwa bantfu basedolobheni laseShushani* bebadidekile ngobe bebangati kutsi kwentekani.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “kubeka sandla ku-.”
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo B15.
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo B15.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emathalenta elisiliva langu-10 000.” Lithalenta belilingana nemakhilogremu langu-34.2. Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “Ngitawufaka emathalenta langu-10 000 emcebeni wenkhosi kute kubhadalwe labo labatawenta lomsebenti.”
^ Kungenteka kusho lisiliva labekatalitsatsa kumaJuda.
^ Nobe “embhoshongweni; endzaweni levikelekile.”
^ Nobe “eSusa.”
^ Nobe “eSusa.”
