Esta 2:1-23
2 Ngemuva kwaloko, ngesikhatsi intfukutselo yeNkhosi Ahashiveroshi+ seyehlile, lenkhosi yacabanga ngaloko bekwentiwe nguVashti+ nangesincumo lebesitsetfwe ngaye.+
2 Tisebenti tenkhosi tabese titsi: “Inkhosi ayifunelwe emantfombatana lamahle latintfombi ntfo.
3 Ayikhetse emancusa kuto tonkhe tifundza tembuso wayo+ kute aletse onkhe emantfombatane lamahle latintfombi ntfo esigodlweni* lesiseShushani,* endlini yalabasikati.* Awamikiswe kuHegayi+ loyinhloko yendlu yalabasikati* nemnakekeli wabo, futsi lamantfombatana awanikwe tintfo tekutimonyonga.*
4 Intfombi letayijabulisa kakhulu inkhosi ngiyo letawuba yinkhosikati esikhundleni saVashti.”+ Lombono wayijabulisa inkhosi futsi nguloko leyakwenta.
5 Esigodlweni* lesiseShushani*+ bekunemJuda lobekutsiwa nguModekhayi,+ abeyindvodzana yaJayire, mkhulu wakhe kunguShimeyi, khokho wakhe kunguKhishi, umBhenjamini,+
6 futsi abetsetfwe eJerusalema watfunjwa nebantfu lebebatsetfwe neNkhosi Jekhoniya*+ yakaJuda, lebeyitfunjwe yiNkhosi Nebukhadnezari yaseBhabhulona.
7 Modekhayi wakhulisa* Hadasa,* lokungu-Esta lobekayindvodzakati yemnakabobabe waModekhayi,+ ngobe Esta bekete batali. Lentfombi beyime kahle futsi iyinhle. Nakushona batali bayo, Modekhayi wayitsatsa wayenta indvodzakati yakhe.
8 Ngesikhatsi selimenyetelwe livi lenkhosi nemtsetfo wayo, futsi tintfombi letinyenti setiletfwe kuHegayi+ esigodlweni* lesiseShushani,* Esta naye wamikiswa endlini* yenkhosi kuHegayi umnakekeli webantfu labasikati.
9 Hegayi abeyitsandza* lentfombi futsi ajabula ngayo, ngako ngekushesha nje wayilungiselela tintfo tekutimonyonga*+ kanye nekudla lokukhetsiwe, futsi wayikhetsela tincekukati letingu-7 endlini yenkhosi. Waphindze wamikisa yona naletincekukati tayo endzaweni lencono kakhulu endlini yalabasikati.*
10 Esta akazange akhulume ngebantfu bakubo+ nobe ngetihlobo takhe, ngobe Modekhayi+ abemyale kutsi angatjeli muntfu ngabo.+
11 Onkhe malanga Modekhayi abehambahamba ngasebaleni lendlu yalabasikati* kute abone kutsi Esta uphatseke njani futsi eve nekutsi kwentekani kuye.
12 Intfombi ngayinye beyiba neligema lekuya eNkhosini Ahashiveroshi ngemuva kwekucedza tinyanga letingu-12 tekutimonyonga lebetihlelelwe labasikati. Ngulena indlela lebetenta ngayo kulesikhatsi sekutimonyonga:* betitimonyonga* tinyanga letisitfupha ngemafutsa emure,+ netinyanga letisitfupha ngemafutsa ebhalisamu+ nangalamanye emafutsa ekugcobisa lehlukahlukene.
13 Lentfombi beyisuke seyikulungele kuya enkhosini, futsi beyinikwa nome yini leyicelako nayiphuma endlini yalabasikati* iya endlini yenkhosi.
14 Entsambama beyingena iye enkhosini bese ekuseni iya endlini yesibili yalabasikati,* lebeyibukwe nguShashgazi loyinhloko yendlu yalabasikati*+ nemnakekeli wemaphovela. Lentfombi beyingabuyeli enkhosini ngaphandle nangabe inkhosi ijabule kakhulu ngayo futsi yayibita ngeligama kutsi ite kuyo.+
15 Lase liyefika ligema la-Esta lekutsi aye enkhosini. Esta abeyindvodzakati+ ya-Abihayili longumnakabobabe waModekhayi, futsi wakhuliswa nguModekhayi. Esta akacelanga lutfo ngaphandle kwaloko lokwashiwo nguHegayi loyinhloko yendlu yalabasikati* nemnakekeli wabo. (Kuso sonkhe leso sikhatsi, Esta bekatsandvwa ngibo bonkhe bantfu labebambona.)
16 Ngemnyaka wesi-7 wekubusa kweNkhosi Ahashiveroshi, Esta wayiswa kuyo esigodlweni sayo ngenyanga yesi-10, lokuyinyanga yaThebethi.*+
17 Inkhosi yatsandza Esta kakhulu kwendlula tonkhe leletinye tintfombi. Yajabula kakhulu ngaye futsi yamtsandza* kunato tonkhe leletinye tintfombi. Ngako yametfwesa umchele* webukhosi enhloko, yamenta inkhosikati+ esikhundleni saVashti.+
18 Inkhosi yentela tonkhe tindvuna netisebenti tayo lidzili lelikhulu, lokwakulidzili la-Esta. Yabese ikhipha simemetelo sekutsi kukhululwe lababoshiwe* etifundzeni tayo, futsi yephana ngetipho letinyenti, kubonakala kutsi lenkhosi beyinjingile.
19 Ngesikhatsi tintfombi+ tiletfwa kwesibili, Modekhayi abehleli esangweni lenkhosi.*
20 Esta akashongo lutfo ngetihlobo takhe nangebantfu bakubo+ njengobe nje Modekhayi abemyalile; wachubeka enta loko lobekushiwo nguModekhayi, njengobe bekenta nakasamkhulisa.+
21 Ngalawo malanga, ngesikhatsi Modekhayi ahleti esangweni lenkhosi, boBikthani naThereshi, labatiphatsimandla letimbili tenkhosi lebetibogadzi bemnyango wesigodlo, batfukutsela futsi benta lichinga lekubulala* iNkhosi Ahashiveroshi.
22 Modekhayi weva ngalelichinga, futsi ngekushesha watjela iNkhosikati Esta. Esta wabese uchazela inkhosi ngaloku egameni laModekhayi.*
23 Ngako kwaphenyisiswa ngalendzaba futsi kwagcine kutfolakele kutsi iliciniso. Lamadvodza lamabili abese alengiswa elugodvweni; futsi konkhe loku kwabhalwa embikwenkhosi, encwadzini yemlandvo wangaleso sikhatsi.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “embhoshongweni; endzaweni levikelekile.”
^ Nobe “lesiseSusa.”
^ Lena bekuyindlu yalabasikati, kungaba bafati benkhosi nobe emaphovela.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “umuntfu lomdvuna lophakuliwe.”
^ Nobe “awabhujungwe.”
^ Nobe “lesiseSusa.”
^ Nobe “embhoshongweni; endzaweni levikelekile.”
^ Nobe “wanakekela.”
^ Leligama lisho luhlobo lolutsite lwesihlahla lesibitwa ngekutsi ngumabovana.
^ Nobe “embhoshongweni; endzaweni levikelekile.”
^ Nobe “lesiseSusa.”
^ Nobe “esigodlweni.”
^ Lena bekuyindlu yalabasikati, kungaba bafati benkhosi nobe emaphovela.
^ Nobe “wayilungiselela kutsi ibhujungwe.”
^ Nobe “lutsandvo lolucotfo.”
^ Lena bekuyindlu yalabasikati, kungaba bafati benkhosi nobe emaphovela.
^ Nobe “sekubhujungwa.”
^ Nobe “betibhujungwa.”
^ Lena bekuyindlu yalabasikati, kungaba bafati benkhosi nobe emaphovela.
^ Lena bekuyindlu yalabasikati, kungaba bafati benkhosi nobe emaphovela.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “umuntfu lomdvuna lophakuliwe.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “umuntfu lomdvuna lophakuliwe.”
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo B15.
^ Nobe “lutsandvo lolucotfo.”
^ Kungenteka kutsi bekuyintfo lefana neveyili.
^ Nobe “sekutsi ungakhishwa umtselo.”
^ Nobe “abesiphatsimandla sasesigodlweni.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lekubeka sandla.”
^ Nobe “wakhulumela Modekhayi.”
