Esteri
8:1 Ngalolo suku inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yanika indlu kaHamani umJuda.
isitha sika-Esteri indlovukazi. UMoridekayi weza phambi kwenkosi; okwe
U-Esteri wayeshilo ukuthi uyini kuye.
8:2 Inkosi yakhumula indandatho yayo, okuyinto ayeyithathile kuHamani, futhi wayinika
kuMoridekayi. U-Esteri wambeka uMoridekayi phezu kwendlu kaHamani.
8:3 U-Esteri wabuye wakhuluma phambi kwenkosi, wawa ngasezinyaweni zayo.
wamncenga ngezinyembezi ukuba asuse ububi bukaHamani
umAgagi, necebo lakhe ayelicebe ngamaJuda.
8:4 Khona-ke inkosi yelulela ku-Esteri intonga yegolide. Ngakho u-Esteri
wasukuma wema phambi kwenkosi.
8:5 Wathi, Uma kukuhle enkosini, futhi uma ngithole umusa kuyo
nokubona, nokuyinto ebonakala ilungile phambi kwenkosi, nami ngiyathokoza
amehlo akhe, kakulotshwe ukuguqula izincwadi aziqambe uHamani
indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi, ayilobela ukubhubhisa abaJuda
zikhona kuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi;
8:6 Ngoba ngingakhuthazela kanjani ukuze ngibone ububi obuzofika kubantu bami? noma
ngingakubekezelela kanjani ukubona ukubhujiswa kwezihlobo zami na?
8:7 Inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yathi ku-Esteri indlovukazi nakuMoridekayi
MJuda, bheka, ngiyinikile u-Esteri indlu kaHamani, futhi banaye
walengiswa esigxotsheni, ngokuba wabeka isandla sakhe phezu kwabaJuda.
8:8 Nawe, ubhalele amaJuda, njengoba uthanda wena, egameni lenkosi, futhi
beka uphawu ngendandatho yenkosi, ngokuba umbhalo olotshwe encwadini
igama lenkosi, lananyathiselwa ngendandatho yenkosi, makungabikho muntu olibuyisela emuva.
8:9 Khona-ke ababhali benkosi babizwa ngaleso sikhathi ngenyanga yesithathu.
okungukuthi, inyanga kaSivani, ngosuku lwayo lwamashumi amabili nantathu; futhi
kwalotshwa njengakho konke uMoridekayi ayala ngakho abaJuda, futhi
kumandunankulu, namasekela nababusi bezifundazwe
kusukela eNdiya kuye eTopiya, izifunda eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa,
kuleso naleso sifunda njengokuloba kwaso, nakuso sonke isifunda
abantu ngolimi lwabo, nakumaJuda ngokokuloba kwabo,
nangolimi lwabo.
8:10 Wabhala egameni lenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, walinamathisela ngophawu lwenkosi.
indandatho, bathumela izincwadi ngezigxobo ezikhwele amahhashi, nabakhwele iminyuzi,
amakamela, namakamela amancane;
8:11 Inkosi yanika abaJuda ababekuyo yonke imizi ukuba babuthane
bona kanyekanye, bamele ukuphila kwabo, ukubhubhisa, ukubulala,
nokubangela ukuba kubhubhe, wonke amandla abantu kanye nesifundazwe lokho
babebahlasela, abancane nabesifazane, futhi bathathe impango yabo
babe yimpango,
8:12 Ngosuku olulodwa kuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, okungukuthi, phezu
ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lwenyanga yeshumi nambili, eyinyanga ka-Adari.
8:13 Ikhophi yombhalo ukuba umyalo unikezwe kuzo zonke izifundazwe
kwamenyezelwa kubo bonke abantu, nokuthi abaJuda mabalungele ukulwa
ngalolo suku ukuziphindiselela ezitheni zabo.
8:14 Ngakho izigxobo ababegibele iminyuzi namakamela baphuma, beshesha
wacindezelwa ngumlayo wenkosi. Futhi umthetho wakhishwa ngo
iShushani isigodlo.
8:15 Futhi uMoridekayi waphuma phambi kwenkosi imvunulo yasebukhosini
eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokumhlophe, nomqhele omkhulu wegolide, nengubo ye
ilineni elicolekileyo nelibubende; umuzi waseShushani wajabula, wajabula.
8:16 AmaJuda kwadingeka ukukhanya, nokuthokoza, futhi injabulo, nodumo.
8:17 Futhi kuzo zonke izifunda, futhi yonke imizi, nomaphi lapho inkosi
kwafika umyalo nomthetho wakhe, kwaba nokuthokoza nokujabula kwabaJuda, kwaba nedili
nosuku oluhle. Abaningi kubantu bezwe baba amaJuda; Okwe
ukwesaba abaJuda kwabehlela.