Esteri
5:1 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu u-Esteri wembatha ubukhosi bakhe
izingubo, wema egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu yenkosi malungana
endlini yenkosi; inkosi yayihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi ebukhosini
indlu, malungana nesango lendlu.
5:2 Kwathi lapho inkosi ibona u-Esteri indlovukazi emi egcekeni.
wafumana umusa emehlweni ayo; inkosi yamelulela u-Esteri
intonga yegolide eyayisesandleni sakhe. Ngakho u-Esteri wasondela, futhi
wathinta isihloko sentonga.
" 5:3 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Ufunani, ndlovukazi Esteri? futhi yini
isicelo sakho? uyakunikwa kuze kube yingxenye yombuso.
5:4 U-Esteri waphendula, "Uma kubonakala kukuhle enkosini, inkosi kanye
UHamani woza namuhla edilini engimenzele lona.
5:5 Inkosi yasisithi, Mphuthumiseni uHamani, ukuze enze njengoEsta
kusho. Inkosi noHamani base befika edilini lika-Esteri
ilungisiwe.
5:6 Inkosi yathi ku-Esteri edilini lewayini, "Kuyini okwakho?"
isicelo? uyakunikwa; siyini isicelo sakho? ngisho ku
inxenye yombuso iyakwenziwa.
" 5:7 Khona-ke u-Esteri waphendula, wathi: "Isicelo sami futhi isicelo sami;
5:8 Uma ngithole umusa emehlweni enkosi, futhi uma kujabulisa emehlweni enkosi
inkosi ukuba inginike isicelo sami, futhi yenze isicelo sami, mayibe inkosi kanye
Woza uHamani edilini engizabalungisela lona, ngilenze
kusasa njengokutsho kwenkosi.
5:9 Khona-ke uHamani waphuma ngalolo suku ejabula futhi enenhliziyo ejabulayo
UHamani wambona uMordekayi esangweni lenkosi ukuthi akasukumanga, akanyakazeki
ngoba wayethukuthelele uMoridekayi.
5:10 Nokho uHamani wazibamba, futhi lapho efika ekhaya, wathumela futhi
wabiza abangane bakhe, noZereshi umkakhe.
5:11 UHamani wabatshela ngenkazimulo yengcebo yakhe, nobuningi bengcebo yakhe
abantwana, nazo zonke izinto inkosi eyayimkhuphule ngazo, nokuthi kanjani
wayemphakamise ngaphezu kwezikhulu nezinceku zenkosi.
5:12 Wathi uHamani, Yebo, u-Esteri indlovukazi akavumelanga muntu ukuba angene naye
inkosi yeza edilini ayelilungisileyo ngaphandle kwami; futhi ku
kusasa ngimenyiwe kuye kanye nenkosi.
5:13 Nokho konke lokhu akusizi lutho kimi, uma nje ngibona uMoridekayi umJuda
ehlezi esangweni lenkosi.
5:14 Wayesethi uZereshi umkakhe nabo bonke abangane bakhe kuye, "Makube nogodo."
ubude bayo buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, kusasa uyakukhuluma enkosini
UMoridekayi angalengiswa kulo, ungene nenkosi ngokujabula
edilini. Lamahle-ke lawo mazwi kuHamani; wasesenza ugodo
ezokwenziwa.