Esteri
9:1 Ngenyanga yeshumi nambili, okungukuthi, inyanga ka-Adari, ngosuku lweshumi nantathu.
okufanayo, lapho umyalo wenkosi nomthetho wayo ususondele ukuba ube khona
wabulawa, ngosuku izitha zamaJuda ezazithemba ukuba nalo
amandla phezu kwabo, (nakuba kwaphendukwa ngokuphambene nalokho, ukuthi amaJuda
wayebusa phezu kwabazondayo;)
9:2 AbaJuda babuthana ndawonye emizini yabo kuyo yonke imikhosi
izifunda zenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, ukubeka isandla kulabo abafuna kubo
ubuhlungu: futhi akekho owayengamelana nabo; ngoba uvalo ngabo lwabehlela
bonke abantu.
9:3 Futhi zonke izikhulu zezifunda, futhi abaholi, futhi
ababusi nezinduna zenkosi basiza abaJuda; ngoba ukwesaba
uMoridekayi wawela phezu kwabo.
9:4 Ngoba uMoridekayi wayemkhulu endlini yenkosi, futhi udumo lwakhe waphuma
kuzo zonke izifundazwe, ngokuba le ndoda uMoridekayi wakhula waba mkhulu
okukhulu.
9:5 Kanjalo amaJuda azishaya zonke izitha zabo ngohlangothi lwenkemba, futhi
ukuhlatshwa, nokubhujiswa, futhi benza lokho ababekuthanda kulabo ababekwenza
wabazonda.
9:6 EShushani endlini yamakhosi, amaJuda abulala futhi abhubhisa amadoda angamakhulu amahlanu.
9:7 Futhi Parshandatha, futhi Dalifoni, futhi Aspata,
9:8 NoPoratha, no-Adaliya, no-Aridatha,
9:9 futhi Parmashta, futhi Arisai, futhi Aridayi, futhi Vajezatha,
9:10 Amadodana ayishumi kaHamani indodana kaHamedatha, isitha sabaJuda, abulala.
bona; kepha abasibekanga isandla sabo empangweni.
9:11 Ngalolo suku inani labo ababulawa eShushani endlini yasebukhosini
balethwa phambi kwenkosi.
9:12 Inkosi yathi ku-Esteri indlovukazi: "AmaJuda abulele futhi
eShushani endlini yenkosi abantu abangamakhulu ayisihlanu kanye namadodana ayishumi
uHamani; benzeni kwezinye izifunda zenkosi na? manje
isicelo sakho? uyakunikwa: noma siyini isicelo sakho
ngokuqhubekayo? futhi kuyakwenzeka.
9:13 Wayesethi u-Esteri: "Uma kukuhle enkosini, makunikwe amaJuda
aseShushani ukwenza nakusasa njenganamuhla
khipha umyalo, amadodana ayishumi kaHamani alengiswe emthini.
9:14 Inkosi yayala ukuba kwenziwe kanjalo
eShushan; bawaphanyeka amadodana ayishumi kaHamani.
9:15 Ngoba amaJuda ayeseShushani babuthana ndawonye phezu
ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga ka-Adari, wabulala abantu abangamakhulu amathathu
eShushan; kodwa kababekanga isandla sabo phezu kwempango.
9:16 Kodwa abanye amaJuda ababesezifundeni zenkosi babuthana ngokwabo
kanyekanye, bamela ukuphila kwabo, baphumula ezitheni zabo;
babulala ezitheni zabo abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, kepha abaphanga
izandla zabo phezu kwempango,
9:17 Ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lwenyanga ka-Adari; futhi ngosuku lweshumi nane lwe
bona baphumula, balwenza usuku lwedili nolokuthokoza.
9:18 Kodwa amaJuda ayeseShushani babuthana ndawonye ngosuku lweshumi nantathu
usuku lwayo, nangolweshumi nane lwaso; futhi ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwe
wona baphumula, bawenza usuku lwedili nolokuthokoza.
9:19 Ngakho-ke amaJuda emizaneni, ababehlala emadolobheni angabiyelweyo.
wenza usuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga ka-Adari lwaba usuku lwenjabulo no
idili, nosuku oluhle, nolokuthumelana izabelo.
9:20 Futhi uMoridekayi wabhala lezi zinto, futhi wathumela izincwadi kuwo wonke amaJuda ukuthi
kwakukhona kuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, eduze nakude.
9:21 Ukuze baqinise lokhu phakathi kwabo, ukuze bagcine usuku lweshumi nane
inyanga ka-Adari, nosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwalo, iminyaka ngeminyaka,
9:22 Njengezinsuku lapho amaJuda aphumule ezitheni zabo, kanye nenyanga
eyaphendulwa kubo isuka osizini yaba yinjabulo, isuka ekulileni yaba yin
usuku oluhle: ukuze bazenze izinsuku zedili nezokujabula, nezokuzijabulisa
ethumela izabelo omunye komunye, lezipho kwabampofu.
9:23 AmaJuda aqala ukwenza njengoba nje base beqalile, futhi njengoba uMoridekayi
kulotshiwe kubo;
9:24 Ngoba uHamani, indodana kaHamedatha, umAgagi, isitha sabo bonke
AbaJuda babecebe abaJuda ukuba bawabhubhise, baphonsa iPhure,
okungukuthi, inkatho, ukuziqeda, nokuzibhubhisa;
9:25 Kodwa lapho u-Esteri efika phambi kwenkosi, wayala ngezincwadi ukuthi eyakhe
icebo elibi, aliceba ngamaJuda, kufanele libuyele kuye
nekhanda lakhe, nokuthi yena namadodana akhe baphanyekwe esigxotsheni.
9:26 Ngakho babiza lezo zinsuku iPhurimi ngegama lePhure. Ngakho-ke
ngawo wonke amazwi ale ncwadi, nalokho ababekubonile
mayelana nalolu daba, futhi efikile kubo.
9:27 AmaJuda wamisa, futhi wathatha phezu kwabo, futhi phezu kwenzalo yabo, futhi phezu kwabo bonke
abazihlanganisa nabo, ukuze kungapheli, ukuthi bona
zazigcina lezo zinsuku ezimbili njengokuloba kwazo, nanjengoko
isikhathi sabo esimisiwe minyaka yonke;
9:28 Futhi ukuthi lezi zinsuku kufanele zikhunjulwe futhi igcinwe kulo lonke
isizukulwane, nemindeni, nezifunda ngezifunda, nemizi ngemizi; nokuthi lezi
izinsuku zePhurimi akufanele ziphele phakathi kwamaJuda, noma isikhumbuzo
bayabhubha enzalweni yabo.
9:29 Khona-ke u-Esteri indlovukazi, indodakazi ka-Abihayili, noMoridekayi umJuda.
waloba ngamandla onke ukuqinisa le ncwadi yesibili yePhurimi.
9:30 Futhi wathumela izincwadi kubo bonke amaJuda, kwabayikhulu namashumi amabili nambili
izifunda eziyisikhombisa zombuso ka-Ahashiveroshi, ngamazwi okuthula kanye
iqiniso,
9:31 Ukuqinisa lezi zinsuku zePhurimi ngezikhathi zazo ezimisiwe, njengoba
UMoridekayi umJuda no-Esteri inkosikazi babebayalile, njengalokho bebayalile
bazinqumela bona nenzalo yabo izindaba zokuzila ukudla
nokukhala kwabo.
9:32 Isimemezelo sika-Esteri saziqinisa lezi zindaba zePhurimi; futhi kwaba
elotshwe encwadini.