UEstere
9:1 Ke kaloku, ngenyanga yeshumi elinesibini, oko kukuthi, inyanga uAdare, ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu.
kwaso, ekusondeleni kwelizwi lokumkani nomthetho wakhe, ukuba ubekho
wabulawa, ngemini ezazithembe ukuba iintshaba zamaYuda ziya kwenzeka
anika amandla phezu kwawo (nangona ke amaYuda ajikajikayongawo;
wabalawula ababathiyileyo;)
9:2 Abizelana ndawonye amaYuda emizini yawo, kulo lonke ilizwe
amaphondo kakumkani uAhaswerosi, ukuba abase isandla abo ubafunayo
akwabakho bani unako ukumelana nawo; ngokuba kwafikelwa kukunkwantya ngabo
bonke abantu.
9:3 nabo bonke abathetheli bamazwe, neerhuluneli, namabamba
amabamba, nababusi bokumkani, bawanceda amaYuda; ngenxa yokoyika
UMordekayi wawa phezu kwawo.
9:4 Kuba uMordekayi ebemkhulu endlwini yokumkani, negama lakhe beliphuma phandle
kuwo onke amaphondo, kuba le ndoda inguMordekayi yaya iba mikhulu
mkhulu.
9:5 Azoyisa ke amaYuda zonke iintshaba zawo ngohlangothi lwekrele
ukusikwa nokutshabalalisa, benze ukuthanda kwabo kwabo bakwenzayo
wabathiya.
9:6 EShushan komkhulu amaYuda axabela, atshabalalisa amakhulu amahlanu amadoda.
9:7 noParshandata, noDalfon, noAspata;
9:8 noPorata, noAdaliya, noAridata;
9:9 neParmashta, noArisayi, noAridayi, noVayizata;
9:10 Oonyana abalishumi bakaHaman unyana kaHamedata, umbandezeli wamaYuda, bababulala.
bona; ke amaxhoba akawachukumisanga.
9:11 Ngaloo mini inani lababuleweyo eShushan komkhulu
yasiwa phambi kokumkani.
9:12 Wathi ukumkani kuEstere ukumkanikazi, AmaYuda abulele, kwaye
watshabalalisa amakhulu amahlanu amadoda eShushan komkhulu, noonyana abalishumi baseShushan
uHaman; Benze ntoni na kwamanye amazwe kakumkani? ngoku kuthweni
sisibongozo sakho na? woyinikwa; nokuba siyintoni na isicelo sakho
ngokubhekele phaya? yaye iya kwenzeka.
9:13 Wathi uEstere, Ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, makanikwe amaYuda
eseShushan ukwenza nangomso njengoko namhla
wisa umthetho wokuba oonyana bakaHaman abalishumi baxhonywe emthini.
9:14 Wathi ukumkani makwenjiwe njalo; umthetho wawiswa ke
iShushan; baxhonywa oonyana abalishumi bakaHaman.
9:15 Ke amaYuda aseShushan ahlanganisana ndawonye apho
nangomhla weshumi elinesine wenyanga enguAdare, waxabela amakhulu amathathu amadoda
iShushan; ke amaxhoba akawachukumisanga.
9:16 Ke amanye amaYuda abesemazweni okumkani ahlanganisana
kunye, babumela ubomi babo, baphumla ezintshabeni zabo;
babulala kwiintshaba zabo amashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu amawaka, abawabamba
izandla zabo phezu kwexhoba,
9:17 Ngosuku lweshumi elinesithathu lwenyanga enguAdare. nangomhla weshumi elinesine
bona baphumla, bawenza umhla wesidlo nowokuvuya.
9:18 Abizelana ndawonye amaYuda aseShushan ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu
ngomhla wayo, nangomhla weshumi elinesine kuyo; nangomhla weshumi elinesihlanu
yona baphumla, bawenza umhla wesidlo nowokuvuya.
9:19 Athi ngoko amaYuda asemaphandleni, abehleli emizini esemaphandleni.
wenza umhla weshumi elinesine wenyanga enguAdare ukuba ube ngumhla wovuyo nowovuyo
isidlo, nomhla olungileyo, nowokuthumelana izabelo.
9:20 UMordekayi wazibhala ezo zinto, wathumela iincwadi kuwo onke amaYuda;
babesemazweni onke kakumkani uAhaswerosi, abakufuphi nabakude;
9:21 Ukumisa oku phakathi kwabo, ukuba bagcine umhla weshumi elinesine
yinyanga enguAdare, nomhla weshumi elinesihlanu kuyo, minyaka le,
9:22 Njengemihla awaphumla ngayo amaYuda ezintshabeni zawo, nenyanga leyo
eyaguqukayo yona imbandezelo yaba luvuyo kubo, nasekumbambazeleni kwaba luvuyo
imini elungileyo, ukuze bayenze imihla yesidlo nemivuyo, neyezolonwabo
bathumela izabelo elowo komnye, babanike izipho.
9:23 Aza amaYuda azimisela ukwenza njengoko abeqalile, njengoko abekwenzile uMordekayi
kubhaliwe kubo;
9:24 ngokuba uHaman unyana kaHamedata, umAgagi, umbandezeli wabo bonke;
AmaYuda ayeceba ukuwatshabalalisa amaYuda, awisa iPuri,
oko kukuthi, iqashiso lawo, ukuba zidle, zitshatyalaliswe;
9:25 Uthe ke uEstere, akufika phambi kokumkani, wathi ngencwadi eyakhe
ingcinga engendawo, awayeyicingile ngamaYuda, ifanele ibuyele kweyakhe
eyakhe intloko, baxhonywe yena noonyana bakhe emthini.
9:26 Ngenxa yoko bathi loo mihla yiPuri, beyibiza ngegama leqashiso. Ngoko ke
ngenxa yamazwi onke ale ncwadi, nawo onke awabonayo
ngayo loo nto, neyabafikelayo;
9:27 AmaYuda amisela, athabatha kubo, nembewu yabo, naphezu kwabo bonke
abathe banamathela kubo, ukuze bangatshi, ukuba babe ngabo
azigcine ezo ntsuku zimbini ngokombhalo wazo, nangokwesiko
ixesha labo elimisiweyo minyaka le;
9:28 Kwaye le mihla kufuneka ikhunjulwe kwaye igcinwe kuyo yonke into
isizukulwana, ngemizalwane ngemizalwane, kwiphondo ngelizwe, kwimizi ngemizi; kwaye ezi
mayingatshitshi imihla yePurim phakathi kwamaYuda, nesikhumbuzo sayo
bayatshabalala embewini yabo.
9:29 ke uEstere ukumkanikazi, intombi ka-Abhihayili, noMordekayi umYuda,
wayibhala ngamandla onke, ukuyimisa le ncwadi yesibini yePuri.
9:30 Wazithumela iincwadi kumaYuda onke, kwalikhulu elinamanci mabini anamanci
amaphondo asixhenxe obukumkani buka-Ahaswerosi, ngamazwi oxolo namazwi
inyaniso,
9:31 ukumisa loo mihla yePuri ngamaxesha ayo amisiweyo, ngokwesiko lawo
OoMordekayi umYuda noEstere ukumkanikazi babawisela umthetho, njengoko benza ngako
bawamisela bona nembewu yabo izinto zokuzila ukudla
nokukhala kwabo.
9:32 Umthetho kaEstere wawamisa la mazwi ePuri; kwaye kwaba njalo
ebhalwe encwadini.