Esteri
3:1 Emva kwalezi zinto inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yamphakamisa uHamani indodana ka-Ahashiveroshi
uHamedatha umAgagi, wamphakamisa, wamisa isihlalo sakhe phezu kwazo zonke ezinye
izikhulu ezazinaye.
3:2 Futhi zonke izinceku zenkosi, ababesesangweni lenkosi, bakhothama, futhi
wayemesaba uHamani, ngokuba inkosi yayiyale kanjalo ngaye. Kodwa
UMoridekayi akakhothama, akakhulekanga kuye.
3:3 Khona-ke izinceku zenkosi, ababesesangweni lenkosi, wathi kubo
UMoridekayi, Weqelani umyalo wenkosi na?
3:4 Kwathi lapho bekhuluma kuye nsuku zonke, futhi walalela
hhayi kubo ukuthi bamtshela uHamani ukubona ukuthi izindaba zikaMoridekayi yini
ngoba wayebatshelile ukuthi yena ungumJuda.
3:5 Futhi lapho uHamani ebona ukuthi uMoridekayi akakhothama, futhi akazange athobe kuye
uHamani wayegcwele ulaka.
3:6 Futhi kwaba kudelile ukubeka izandla kuMoridekayi yedwa; ngoba babebonisile
abantu bakaMoridekayi; ngalokho uHamani wafuna ukubhubhisa bonke abantu
amaJuda ayekuwo wonke umbuso ka-Ahashiveroshi, yebo
abantu bakaMoridekayi.
3:7 Ngenyanga yokuqala, okungukuthi, ngenyanga kaNisan, ngonyaka weshumi nambili ka-
inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, baphonsa iPhure eliyinkatho phambi kukaHamani kwasemini
namuhla, futhi kusukela enyangeni kuze kube inyanga yeshumi nambili, okungukuthi, the
inyanga ka-Adari.
" 3:8 UHamani wathi enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi, "Kukhona abantu abathile abahlakazekile
bahlakazeka phakathi kwabantu kuzo zonke izifunda zakho
umbuso; nemithetho yabo ihlukile kubo bonke abantu; futhi abagcini
imithetho yenkosi: ngakho kakusiyo inzuzo yenkosi ukuhlupheka
bona.
3:9 Uma kukuhle enkosini, makubhalwe ukuthi bangase babhujiswe: futhi
ngiyakukhokhela amatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi esiliva ezandleni zalabo
phatha umsebenzi wokuwungenisa engcebeni yenkosi.
3:10 Inkosi yasikhulula indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe, wayinika uHamani indodana
kaHamedatha umAgagi, isitha sabaJuda.
" 3:11 Inkosi yasisithi kuHamani: "Isiliva linikwe wena, abantu
futhi wenze kuzo njengoba kukuhle emehlweni akho.
3:12 Khona-ke ababhali benkosi babizwa ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lokuqala
ngenyanga, kulotshiwe njengakho konke uHamani abekuyale ngakho
ezikhulwini zenkosi nakubabusi ababephezu kwayo yonke into
izifunda, nakuzikhulu zabo bonke abantu bezifunda ngezifunda
ekulotshweni kwayo, lakubo bonke abantu ngolimi lwabo; kwe
Lalotshwa igama lenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, kwatywinwa ngendandatho yenkosi.
3:13 Futhi izincwadi zathunyelwa ngeposi kuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi, ukuze
abhubhise, abulale, abhubhise bonke abaJuda, abasha nabadala;
abantwana abancane nabesifazane, ngosuku olulodwa, ngisho nangosuku lweshumi nantathu
ngenyanga yeshumi nambili, eyinyanga ka-Adari, nokuthatha impango yayo
babe yimpango.
3:14 Ikhophi yombhalo ukuba umyalo unikezwe kuzo zonke izifundazwe
kwamenyezelwa kubo bonke abantu ukuba bazilungiselele ukumelana nalokho
usuku.
3:15 Izithunywa zaphuma, zishesha ngesiyalezo senkosi;
isimemezelo sakhishwa eShushani endlini yenkosi. Inkosi noHamani bahlala phansi
ukuphuza; kepha umuzi waseShushani wawudidekile.