Esteri 2:1 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, lapho ulaka lwenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi usudambile, yena wamkhumbula uVashiti, nalokho abekwenzile, nalokho okwanqunywa ngokumelene naye wakhe. 2:2 Khona-ke izinceku zenkosi ezaziyikhonza zathi: "Makube khona." izintombi ezinhle zayifunela inkosi; 2:3 Inkosi mayimise izinduna kuzo zonke izifunda zombuso wayo, ukuze babuthele ndawonye zonke izintombi ezibukekayo eShushani isigodlo, endlini yabesifazane, esandleni sikaHege the induna yenkosi, umlindi wabesifazane; futhi bavumele izinto zabo banikezwe ukuhlanzwa; 2:4 Futhi mayibe intombi evumelana nenkosi esikhundleni sikaVashiti. Lalokho kwaba kuhle enkosini; wenza njalo. 2:5 Manje eShushani endlini yenkosi kwakukhona umJuda othile, ogama lakhe lalingu UMoridekayi indodana kaJayire indodana kaShimeyi indodana kaKishi, a owakwaBenjamini; 2:6 Owayesethunjwe eJerusalema kanye nokuthunjwa bathunjwa kanye noJekoniya inkosi yakwaJuda, uNebukadinesari inkosi inkosi yaseBabele yayithunjiwe. 2:7 Futhi wakhulisa uHadasa, okungukuthi, u-Esteri, indodakazi kayisekazi yayingenayise noma unina, incekukazi yayiyinhle, iyinhle; esefile uyise nonina uMoridekayi wamthatha baba ngabakhe indodakazi. 2:8 Kwathi lapho umyalo wenkosi nomthetho wayo kwaba lapho izintombi eziningi zibuthene eShushani uJehova esigodlweni, esandleni sikaHegayi, u-Esteri naye walethwa kuye nendlu yenkosi, esandleni sikaHegayi, umgcini wabesifazane. 2:9 Intombi yamjabulisa, wayenzela umusa kuye; futhi yena washesha wamnika izinto zakhe zokuhlanjululwa, nezinto ezinjengalezi yayingeyakhe, nezintombi eziyisikhombisa ezazifanele ukuziphiwa endlini yenkosi: wakhetha yona nezincekukazi zayo kwabangcono kakhulu indawo yendlu yabesifazane. 2:10 U-Esteri wayengakhulumanga ngabantu bakubo nangezihlobo zakhe, ngoba uMoridekayi wayebatshele wamlaya ukuthi angakuvezi. 2:11 Futhi uMoridekayi wayehamba zonke izinsuku phambi kwegceke lendlu yabesifazane, ukuze yazi ukuthi u-Esteri unjani, nokuthi kufanele kwenzekeni kuye. 2:12 Manje, lapho zonke izincekukazi lifikile ithuba lokungena enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi, ngemva kwalokho ukuthi wayenezinyanga eziyishumi nambili njengomthetho wabesifazane. (ngokuba zaphelela kanjalo izinsuku zokuhlanjululwa kwabo, okuyiziyisithupha izinyanga ngamafutha emure, nezinyanga eziyisithupha zinephunga elimnandi, kanye ezinye izinto zokuhlanzwa kwabesifazane;) 2:13 Khona-ke zonke izintombi zangena enkosini; noma yini abeyifisa kwaba wamnika ukuba ahambe naye, aphume endlini yabesifazane, aye endlini yenkosi indlu. 2:14 Kwathi kusihlwa wahamba, futhi ngakusasa wabuyela okwesibili endlini yabesifazane, esandleni sikaShahashigazi, induna yenkosi, eyayigcina izancinza, ayiphindanga yangena enkosini, kuphela inkosikazi inkosi yamjabulela, nokuthi ibizwe ngegama. 2:15 Manje lapho ithuba Esteri, indodakazi ka-Abihayili, uyisekazi UMoridekayi owayeyithathe yaba yindodakazi yakhe, wayesengena endlini yakhe enkosini, akafunanga lutho ngaphandle kwalokho uHegayi induna yenkosi umgcini wabesifazane, omisiwe. U-Esteri wazuza umusa emehlweni kubo bonke ababembuka. 2:16 U-Esteri wayiswa enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi endlini yakhe yobukhosi inyanga yeshumi, eyinyanga kaThebeti, ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kwakhe busa. 2:17 Inkosi yamthanda u-Esteri ngaphezu kwabo bonke abesifazane, futhi wazuza umusa futhi umusa emehlweni akhe ngaphezu kwazo zonke izintombi; ukuze abeke i umqhele wobukhosi ekhanda lakhe, wamenza indlovukazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti. 2:18 Inkosi yenzela zonke izikhulu zayo nezinceku zayo idili elikhulu. ngisho idili lika-Esteri; wakhulula izifunda, wanikela izipho, ngokwesimo senkosi. 2:19 Futhi lapho izintombi sezibuthene okwesibili, ke UMoridekayi wayehlezi esangweni lenkosi. 2:20 U-Esteri wayengakakhulumi ngezihlobo zakhe nabantu bakubo; njengoModekhayi wamyala, ngokuba u-Esteri wenza umyalo kaMoridekayi njengakuqala wakhuliswa naye. 2:21 Ngalezo zinsuku uMoridekayi ehlezi esangweni lenkosi, amadodana amabili enkosi. amathenwa, uBhigithani noTereshi, phakathi kwabalindi emnyango wathukuthela, wafuna ukubeka isandla enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi. 22 Le nto yaziwa nguMoridekayi, wayitshela u-Esteri inkosikazi; u-Esteri wayitshela inkosi egameni likaMoridekayi. 2:23 Kwathi sekuphenyisiswa ngale ndaba, kwatholakala; ngakho-ke baphanyekwa bobabili emthini; kulotshiwe encwadini kaJehova Imilando phambi kwenkosi.