U-Esteri 5:1-14

  • U-Esteri uvela phambi kwenkosi (1-8)

  • Intukuthelo nokuzidla kukaHamani (9-14)

5  Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu + u-Esteri wagqoka izingubo zasebukhosini, wayesema egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu yenkosi,* eliqondene nendlu yenkosi, ngesikhathi inkosi ihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi endlini yobukhosi maqondana nomnyango.  Lapho nje inkosi ibona iNdlovukazi u-Esteri imi egcekeni, yathola umusa enkosini, futhi inkosi yelulela ku-Esteri intonga yayo yegolide + eyayisesandleni sayo. U-Esteri wayesesondela wathinta isihloko sentonga.  Inkosi yambuza: “Ukhala ngani, Esteri ndlovukazi? Siyini isicelo sakho? Ngisho noma kungaba uhhafu wombuso wami, uzonikwa wona!”  U-Esteri waphendula: “Uma kukuhle enkosini, inkosi mayize noHamani + namuhla edilini engiyilungiselele lona.”  Ngakho inkosi yathi kubantu bayo: “Tshelani uHamani ukuba eze ngokushesha ngokwesicelo sika-Esteri.” Ngakho inkosi noHamani baya edilini elalenziwe u-Esteri.  Phakathi nedili lewayini, inkosi yathi ku-Esteri: “Ukhala ngani? Uzonikwa kona! Siyini isicelo sakho? Ngisho noma kungaba uhhafu wombuso wami, uzonikwa wona!” +  U-Esteri waphendula: “Engikhala ngakho nesicelo sami ukuthi,  Uma ngithole umusa enkosini futhi uma kukuhle enkosini ukunginika engikhala ngakho nokwenza ngokwesicelo sami, inkosi noHamani mabeze edilini engizobenzela lona kusasa; kusasa ngizokwenza njengokusho kwenkosi.”  Ngalolo suku uHamani waphuma ejabula futhi inhliziyo yakhe yeneme. Kodwa lapho uHamani ebona uMoridekayi esangweni lenkosi ephawula nokuthi akasukumi futhi akethuki ngenxa yakhe, uHamani wamthukuthelela kakhulu uMoridekayi. + 10  Nokho, uHamani wazithiba futhi waya endlini yakhe. Wabe esethumela ukuba kubizwe abangane bakhe noZereshi + umkakhe. 11  UHamani waqhosha ngobuningi bengcebo yakhe, ngamadodana akhe amaningi + nangendlela inkosi eyayimphakamise ngayo neyayimenze ngayo waba ngaphezu kwezikhulu nezinceku zenkosi. + 12  UHamani wanezela: “Ngaphezu kwalokho, iNdlovukazi u-Esteri ayimemanga muntu ngaphandle kwami ukuba ahambe nenkosi aye edilini elenzile. + Nakusasa ngimenyiwe ukuba ngibe nayo kanye nenkosi. + 13  Kodwa konke lokhu akunganelisi uma nje ngisabona uMoridekayi umJuda ehlezi esangweni lenkosi.” 14  Ngakho uZereshi umkakhe nabo bonke abangane bakhe bathi kuye: “Misa isigxobo esingaba amamitha angu-22,3* ukuphakama. Bese kuthi ekuseni utshele inkosi ukuthi uMoridekayi kufanele alengiswe kuso. + Ngemva kwalokho ungene edilini uzijabulise nenkosi.” Lokhu kwathandeka kuHamani, ngakho wasimisa isigxobo.

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