‏ Esther 5

UEsta wenzela inkosi loHamani idili

1Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesithathu uEsta wagqoka ezobundlovukazi a, wema egumeni elingaphakathi lendlu yenkosi, maqondana lendlu yenkosi. Inkosi yayihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wayo endlini yesikhosini iqondene lomnyango wendlu b. 2Kwasekusithi inkosi ibona uEsta indlovukazi emi egumeni, wazuza umusa emehlweni ayo c; inkosi yasimelulela uEsta intonga yobukhosi yegolide eyayisesandleni sayo. Wasesondela uEsta wathinta isihloko sentonga yobukhosi d. 3Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ulani, ndlovukazi Esta? Lesicelo sakho siyini? Uzasinikwa ngitsho kuze kube yingxenye yombuso e. 4UEsta wasesithi: Uba kukuhle enkosini, kayize inkosi loHamani edilini engiyenzele lona. 5Inkosi yasisithi: Phangisisani uHamani ukuthi enze ilizwi likaEsta. Ngakho yeza inkosi loHamani edilini uEsta ayelenzile.

6Inkosi yasisithi kuEsta edilini lewayini f: Siyini isicelo sakho? Njalo uzasinikwa. Siyini-ke isifiso sakho g? Kuzakwenziwa ngitsho kuze kube yingxenye yombuso h. 7UEsta wasephendula wathi: Isicelo sami lesifiso sami yilokhu: 8Uba ngithole umusa emehlweni enkosi, futhi uba kukuhle enkosini ukupha isicelo sami lokwenza isifiso sami, inkosi loHamani kabeze edilini engizalenzela bona. Kusasa-ke ngizakwenza njengokwelizwi lenkosi i.

Ukuziphakamisa kukaHamani lokuthukuthela kwakhe

9UHamani wasephuma mhlalokho ethokoza elenhliziyo enhle j. Kodwa uHamani ebona uModekhayi esangweni lenkosi ukuthi kasukumanga lokuthi kamthuthumelelanga, uHamani wagcwala ulaka ngoModekhayi k. 10Kodwa uHamani wazithinta, wafika endlini yakhe; wasethuma walanda abangane bakhe l loZereshi umkakhe m. 11UHamani wasebalandisela udumo lwenotho yakhe, lobunengi bamadodana akhe n, lakho konke inkosi eyayimkhulise ngakho o, leyamphakamisa ngakho phezu kweziphathamandla lenceku zenkosi p. 12UHamani wasesithi: Yebo, uEsta indlovukazi kangenisanga muntu kanye lenkosi edilini alenzileyo ngaphandle kwami; njalo lakusasa nginxuselwe kuye lenkosi q. 13Kanti konke lokhu kakungenelisi ngalutho ngaso sonke isikhathi ngibona uModekhayi umJuda ehlezi esangweni lenkosi.

14UZereshi umkakhe labo bonke abangane bakhe basebesithi kuye: Kakwenziwe ugodo ubude obuzingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu; kusasa-ke uthi enkosini kabalengise uModekhayi kulo, ubusungena lenkosi edilini uthokozile. Njalo loludaba lwalulungile phambi kukaHamani, waselwenza ugodo r.

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