Esteri
1:1 Kwathi emihleni ka-Ahashiveroshi, lowo ngu-Ahashiveroshi
wabusa, kusukela eNdiya kuze kube Ethiopia, phezu kwekhulu nesikhombisa futhi
izifundazwe ezingamashumi amabili :)
1:2 Ukuthi ngalezo zinsuku, lapho inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi
umbuso owawuseShushani endlini yenkosi,
1:3 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakhe, wenza idili zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye
izinceku zakhe; amandla asePheresiya naseMediya, izikhulu nezikhulu zase
izifunda, eziphambi kwakhe;
1:4 Lapho ebonisa ingcebo yombuso wakhe wenkazimulo nodumo lwakhe
ubukhosi obuhle kakhulu izinsuku eziningi, yebo izinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
1:5 Kwathi seziphelile lezo zinsuku, inkosi yenza idili kubo bonke
abantu ababekhona eShushani endlini yenkosi, kusukela kwabakhulu kanye
encane, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, egcekeni lensimu yendlu yenkosi;
1:6 Lapho kwakukhona ezimhlophe, oluhlaza, futhi blue, izilenge, eboshelwe ngezintambo ezinhle
Amasongo esiliva nelineni eliyibubende namasongo esiliva nezinsika zemabula;
igolide nesiliva endaweni egandaywe ngokubomvu, nokuluhlaza, nokumhlophe, nokumnyama;
imabula.
1:7 Futhi babaphuzisa ezitsheni zegolide, (izitsha ezihlukahlukene
omunye komunye,) newayini lasebukhosini ngobuningi, ngokusho kombuso
wenkosi.
1:8 Ukuphuza kwakungokomthetho; akakho owaphoqelelayo: ngokuba kunjalo
inkosi yayimisele zonke izikhulu zendlu yayo ukuba zikwenze
ngokwentando yawo wonke umuntu.
1:9 Futhi uVashiti, indlovukazi, wenzela abesifazane idili endlini yenkosi
okwakungeyenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi.
1:10 Ngosuku lwesikhombisa, lapho inhliziyo yenkosi ijabule ngewayini, yena
wayala uMehumani, noBhizitha, noHarbona, noBigitha, no-Abagtha, noZethari, kanye
UCarkasi, izinduna eziyisikhombisa ezazikhonza phambi kuka-Ahashiveroshi
Inkosi,
1:11 Ukuletha uVashiti indlovukazi phambi kwenkosi, nomqhele wobukhosi, ukuze abonise
abantu nezikhulu ubuhle bakhe, ngokuba wayemuhle ukubukwa.
1:12 Kodwa indlovukazi uVashiti wala ukuza ngesiyalezo senkosi ngesandla sakhe
Ngakho inkosi yathukuthela kakhulu, lolaka lwayo lwavutha
yena.
1:13 Khona-ke inkosi yathi kwabahlakaniphileyo ababezazi izikhathi, ngoba kwakunjalo
indlela yenkosi kubo bonke abawazi umthetho nokwahlulela;
1:14 Futhi eduze kwakhe kwakukhona iKarshena, noShethari, Admatha, Tarshishi, Meresi,
iMarsena, noMemukani, izikhulu eziyisikhombisa zasePheresiya naseMediya, ababebona
ubuso benkosi, owahlala owokuqala embusweni;)
1:15 Sizokwenzani kuVashiti indlovukazi ngokomthetho, ngoba yena
akawenzanga umyalo wenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi ngesandla sakhe
ama-chamberlains?
1:16 Futhi uMemukani waphendula phambi kwenkosi nezikhulu, uVashiti, indlovukazi
akonanga enkosini kuphela, kodwa nakuzo zonke izikhulu, kanye
kubo bonke abantu abasezifundeni zonke zenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi.
1:17 Ngoba lesi senzo sendlovukazi uyovela kubo bonke abesifazane, ukuze
bayakuwadelela amadoda abo emehlweni abo, lapho sekwenzeka
yabika, inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yayala uVashiti indlovukazi ukuba alethwe
phambi kwakhe, kepha akezanga.
1:18 Ngokufanayo nabesifazane basePheresiya naseMediya bayothi namuhla kubo bonke
izikhulu zenkosi, ezizwile ngesenzo sendlovukazi. Kuyoba njalo
kuphakama indelelo enkulu nolaka.
1:19 Uma kukuhle enkosini, makuphume umyalo wobukhosi ovela kuye, futhi
akulotshwe emithethweni yamaPheresiya lamaMede, ukuthi
ungaguqulwa, ukuze uVashiti angabe esafika phambi kwenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi; futhi ake
inkosi yanika omunye ongcono kunaye ubukhosi bakhe.
1:20 Futhi lapho isimemezelo senkosi eyokwenza uyomenyezelwa
kuwo wonke umbuso wayo, ngokuba mkhulu, bonke abafazi bayakunikela
bahloniphe abayeni babo, abakhulu nabancane.
1:21 Leli zwi lalijabulisa inkosi nezikhulu; inkosi yenza njalo
ngokwezwi likaMemukani:
1:22 Ngoba wathumela izincwadi kuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi, kuzo zonke izifundazwe
ngokombhalo walo, lakubo bonke abantu njengabo
ulimi, ukuthi yilowo nalowo abuse endlini yakhe, nokuthi
kufanele ishicilelwe ngokolimi lwabo bonke abantu.