UEstere 2:1 Emveni kwezi zinto, bakudamba ubushushu bokumkani uAhaswerosi, wadamba wamkhumbula uVashti, noko abekwenzile, noko bekugqitywe ngako yena. 2:2 Bathi abakhonzi bokumkani ababelungiselela kuye, Makubekho Ukumkani ubefuna iintombi eziseziintombi, ezimbonakalo intle. 2:3 Ukumkani makamise abathetheli emazweni onke obukumkani bakhe; ukuze bahlanganisele eShushan zonke iintombi ezinyulu nebhotwe, endlwini yabafazi, elugcinweni lukaHege ithenwa lokumkani, umgcini wabafazi; bavumele izinto zabo banikwe ukuhlanjululwa; 2:4 Ke intombi ethe yalunga phambi kokumkani, mayibe ngukumkanikazi esikhundleni sikaVashti. Lalunga elo zwi emehlweni okumkani; wenjenjalo. 2:5 Kwaye kukho eShushan komkhulu indoda ethile, egama ligama uMordekayi, unyana kaYahire, unyana kaShimehi, unyana kaKishe, a umBhenjamin; 2:6 ababethinjiwe eYerusalem nabathinjwa bathinjwa kunye noYekoniya ukumkani wakwaYuda, owathinjwa nguNebhukadenetsare wayethinjwe ngukumkani waseBhabheli. 2:7 Kwaye ebemondla uHadasa, oko kukuthi, uEstere, intombi kayisekazi; ebengenayise nanina. Intombi leyo yayimile kakuhle, imile kakuhle; awathi ekufeni kukayise nonina uMordekayi wamthabatha baba ngabakhe intomba. 2:8 Kwathi, wakufika umthetho wokumkani nomthetho wakhe Weva ke, kwakuhlanganisene iintombi ezininzi eShushan Ibhotwe, phantsi kweliso likaHegayi, waziswa noEstere esandleni sakhe nendlu yokumkani, esandleni sikaHegayi, umgcini wabafazi. 2:9 Yamkholisa intombi leyo, wayenzela ububele; kwaye yena ngokukhawuleza wamnika izinto zakhe zokuhlanjululwa, kunye nezinto ezinjalo yayiyeyayo, neentombi ezisixhenxe, ezimele ukuzifumana, zaphuma endlwini yokumkani; wayikhetha yona nomthinjana wayo kweyona ilungileyo indawo yendlu yabafazi. 2:10 UEstere ubengabaxelanga abantu bakowabo nemizalwane yakhe; kuba uMordekayi ubengabaxelanga wayikhalimela ukuba ingayibonisi. 2:11 UMordekayi waye mana ehamba yonke imihla phambi kwentendelezo yendlu yabafazi esiya yazini impilo kaEstere, nokuba kuya kwenzeka ntoni kuye. 2:12 Ke kaloku, lakufika ithuba lentombi yonke yokungena kukumkani uAhaswerosi emva koko ukuba ube neenyanga ezilishumi elinambini, ngokwesiko labafazi. (kuba yafezwa ngokunjalo imihla yokuhlanjululwa kwabo, yaba mithandathu). iinyanga ngeoli yemore, neenyanga ezintandathu ngevumba elimnandi, kunye ezinye izinto zokuhlanjululwa kwabafazi;) 2:13 Zenjenjalo ke zonke iintombi kukumkani; nantoni na awayeyinqwenela wayinika ukuba ihambe naye, iphume endlwini yabafazi, iye kukumkani indlu. 2:14 Yayihamba ngokuhlwa, ize ngengomso ibuyele kweyesibini endlwini yabafazi, egcinwe nguShahashgazi, ithenwa lokumkani; umgcini wamashweshwe; akaba saphinda eze kukumkani, yaba ngumkakhe yedwa Ukumkani wakholiswa nguye, wabizwa ngegama. 2:15 Ke kaloku, xa ithuba likaEstere, intombi ka-Abhihayili, uyisekazi UMordekayi, obeyithabathe ukuba ibe yintombi yakhe, ubeze kungena endlwini Akazange afune nto ngaphandle kwaloo nto kaHegayi, ithenwa likakumkani umgcini wabafazi, omisiweyo. UEstere wababalwa emehlweni kubo bonke abamjongayo. 2:16 Wasiwa ke uEstere kukumkani uAhaswerosi, endlwini yakhe yobukumkani yinyanga yeshumi, yinyanga enguTebhete ke, ngomnyaka wesixhenxe wakhe lawula. 2:17 Ukumkani wamthanda uEstere ngaphezu kwabafazi bonke, wambabala nobabalo emehlweni akhe ngaphezu kweentombi zonke; ukuze abeke i isithsaba sobukumkani entlokweni yakhe, wamenza ukumkanikazi esikhundleni sikaVashti. 2:18 Ukumkani wabenzela isidlo esikhulu abathetheli bakhe nabakhonzi bakhe. nesidlo sikaEstere; wawakhulula amaphondo, wawanika izipho, ngokwemeko yokumkani. 2:19 Ke kaloku zithe zahlanganisana okwesibini iintombi, ngelo xesha UMordekayi wayehleli esangweni lokumkani; 2:20 UEstere ubengayixelanga imizalwane yakhe nabantu bakowabo; njengoMordekayi Wamwisela umthetho uEstere, njengoko ebeyalelwe nguMordekayi ngokwemihla yakhe ukhuliswe naye. 2:21 Ngaloo mihla, uMordekayi ehleli esangweni lokumkani, amadoda amabini kukumkani. uBhigetan noTereshe, abagcini bomnyango, babengamathenwa Waba noburhalarhume, wafuna ukumsa isandla ukumkani uAhaswerosi. 2:22 Yaziwa loo nto nguMordekayi, waxelela uEstere ukumkanikazi; uEstere wamxelela ukumkani ngayo egameni likaMordekayi. 2:23 Yancinwa loo nto, yafunyanwa; ke ngoko baxhonywa bobabini emthini. Loo nto ke yabhalwa encwadini kaNdikhoyo yemihla ngemihla phambi kokumkani.