UEstere
4:1 Wakubona uMordekayi konke okwenzekileyo, uMordekayi wazikrazula iingubo zakhe;
wambatha ezirhwexayo nothuthu, waphuma waya phakathi komzi
Bakhala ngesikhalo esikhulu esikrakra isixeko.
4:2 Wafika phambi kwesango lokumkani, kuba bekungangeni bani
isango lokumkani lambethe ezirhwexayo.
4:3 nakuwo onke amaphondo, naphi na apho umthetho wokumkani nowakhe
wafika umthetho, kwabakho ukuzila okukhulu phakathi kwamaYuda, nokuzila ukudla, nokuzila ukudla
ukulila nokumbambazela; Abaninzi balala ezirhwexayo naseluthuthwini.
4:4 Zeza ke iimpelesi zikaEstere namathenwa akwakhe, amxelela. Kwaba njalo
Ukumkanikazi waba buhlungu kakhulu; wathumela iingubo zokumambesa uMordekayi;
ukuze asuse irhonya yakhe kuye; akayamkela.
4:5 UEstere wabiza uHataki, elinye lakumathenwa likakumkani, awayeliphethe
wammisela ukuba amnyamekele, wamnika umyalelo wokuba
UMordekayi, ukwazi ukuba yayiyintoni na, nokuba yayiyintoni na.
4:6 Waphuma ke uHataki, waya kuMordekayi endaweni yembutho yesixeko esibe ilapho
phambi kwesango lokumkani.
4:7 UMordekayi wamxelela konke okumhleleyo, nenani lawo
kwimali awayethe uHaman uya kuyihlawula koovimba bokumkani
amaYuda, ukuba abatshabalalise.
4:8 Wamnika nekopi yombhalo womthetho lowo
ukuba iShushan ibatshabalalise, ixelwe kuEstere, ixelwe
wayiwisela umthetho, ukuba iye kukumkani, ayenze
athandazele kuye, abacelele abantu bakowabo phambi kwayo.
4:9 Wafika uHataki, wamxelela uEstere amazwi kaMordekayi.
4:10 Wabuya uEstere wathetha kuHataki, wamwisela umthetho kuMordekayi;
4:11 Benza ke bonke abakhonzi bokumkani, nabantu bamaphondo kakumkani
yazini, ukuba bonke, nokuba yindoda nokuba yinkazana, boza kukumkani
entendelezweni ephakathi, lowo ungabizwanga, mnye umthetho wakhe wokuba awubeke
makabulawe, ingenguye lowo ukumkani aya kuthi ambonise igolide leyo
intonga yobukhosi, ukuze aphile; ke andibizwanga ukuba ndingene kuwo
Ukumkani ezi ntsuku zimashumi mathathu.
4:12 Bamxelela uMordekayi amazwi kaEstere.
4:13 Wathi uMordekayi ukumphendula uEstere, Musa ukucinga nto ngaphakathi kwakho
uya kusinda wena endlwini yokumkani ngaphezu kwamaYuda onke.
4:14 Ngokuba xa uthe wahlala wathi tu ngeli xesha, woba nalapho
ukwandiswa nokuhlangulwa kuvelela amaYuda kwenye indawo; kodwa
Wena nendlu kayihlo niya kutshabalala; ngubani na owaziyo?
Uzéle ebukumkanini na ngenxa yexesha elinjengeli?
4:15 Wathi uEstere ukuba bamphendule uMordekayi, bathi,
4:16 Yiya uwahlanganise onke amaYuda afumanekayo eShushan, uzile ukudla;
nina ngenxa yam; ningadli ningaseli iintsuku ezintathu, ubusuku nemini;
nabakhonzazana bam baya kuzila ngokunjalo; nam ndiya kungena kukumkani;
nokuba oko kuchasene nomthetho; nokuba ndiyatshabalala, nditshabalele.
4:17 Wemka ke uMordekayi, wenza njengako konke abenako uEstere
wamwisela umthetho.