< Esther 1 >
1 Leng Xerxes vaipoh laiya thilsoh ho ahi, amahin India a pat a Ethiopia gam geija gam jakhat le somni le sagi chunga vai anahop ahi.
Kwasekusithi ngensuku zikaAhasuwerusi, uAhasuwerusi lo owabusa kusukela eIndiya kuze kube seEthiyophiya, izabelo ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa,
2 Hiche phatlai chun Xerxes lengpa chu Susa khopia alaltouna a anatouvin lengvai anapo in ahi.
ngalezonsuku lapho inkosi uAhasuwerusi wahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe esasiseShushani isigodlo,
3 Avaihom na kumthum channa a chun amilen le amilal ho jouse dingle vaihom ho jouse dingin golvah loupitah khat ana bollin ahi. Hichea pang ding hin Persia le Media gamsunga leng hole epia lamkai ho jouse jong akouvin ahi.
ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakhe wenzela iziphathamandla zakhe lenceku zakhe zonke idili. Amandla ePerisiya leMede, izinduna lababusi bezabelo babephambi kwakhe,
4 Golvah loupitah chu ni jakhat le somget geijin achelhan ahi. Hiche sungchun, agamsung loupina le thaneina, ahaonale aloupina atah langin ahi.
lapho etshengisa inotho yenkazimulo yombuso wakhe lobugugu bobuhle bobukhulu bakhe insuku ezinengi, insuku ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili.
5 Hicheng chu akichaisoh phat in, lengpan Susa khopi sunga um mi alenpen apat aneopen geidingin golvah khat abolkit in ahi. Hiche chu lengpa khopi honsung tol lhanga chun ni sagi achelha kit in ahi.
Kwathi lezonsuku sezigcwalisekile, inkosi yenzela bonke abantu abatholakala eShushani isigodlo idili, kusukela komkhulu kusiya komncinyane, insuku eziyisikhombisa, egumeni lesivande sesigodlo senkosi.
6 Hichea hin len inpi leitol chu pondal pon, ponkang jong, pondum jong tupat ponnem patjang chutoh akijop matsoh keijin, ponsandup chuto jong akijop in, dangka sumkol ho chutoh akijopmat soh keijin, songval khompia kisemma kiphut hoa chun akihenin ahi. Phatah a kijempol kalbi leijong chu sanale dangka kiphan song mantam ton akihallin songval akigollin, twikoh chang le songmantam dang dang tampi toh akihallin ahi.
Kwakulamalembu amhlophe, amalembu acolekileyo, laluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ebotshelwe ngentambo zelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu leziyibubende emasongweni esiliva lezinsikeni zelitshe le-alibasta. Imibheda yayingeyegolide lesiliva phezu kwendawo egandelwe ngamatshe abomvu, le-alibasta, lamapharele, lamnyama.
7 Leng in na juchu neng chatna jatchom choma kijem sana khon ho a chu kidon ahin, hichu lengpa ninglhinnale ahongphalna atah langin ahi.
Basebenathisa ngezitsha zegolide, lezitsha zaziyizitsha ezehlukeneyo, lewayini lesikhosini laba linengi njengokwesandla senkosi.
8 Akhopi sunga vaihom hochun min ama ama ngaichat dungjui cheh a agotchan na adon ding uva ahomdoh diuvin lengpan thupeh aneiyin ahi.
Lokunatha kwakungokomthetho, kungekho obamba ngamandla; ngoba ngokunjalo inkosi yayilayile kwabakhulu bonke bendlu yayo ukuthi benze njengokufisa komuntu lomuntu.
9 Hichetoh kilhon hin lengnu Vashti in jong leng Xerxes khopi sunga numeiho ding in golvah ana bollin ahi.
UVashiti indlovukazi laye wenzela abesifazana idili endlini yesikhosini inkosi uAhasuwerusi ayelayo.
10 Hiche golvah ni sagi channa niachun lengpa Xerxes chu ju akhamlheh jengtan ahileh ama jenle’a pang nukiso mi sagiho, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar chule Carcas chu,
Ngosuku lwesikhombisa, inhliziyo yenkosi isithokozile ngewayini, yathi kuboMehumani, uBhizitha, uHaribona, uBhigitha, loAbhagitha, uZethari, loKarikasi, abathenwa abayisikhombisa ababesebenza phambi kwenkosi uAhasuwerusi,
11 Lengnu Vashti in alallukhuh kikhuh puma lengpa ang sung’a ahung dingin gapuijun tin asoltan ahi. Amanu chu numei hoitah ahijeh chun amilen amilalten amel hoina chu ana vetsoh keidiu chu adei ahi.
ukuthi balethe uVashiti indlovukazi phambi kwenkosi elomqhele wesikhosini, ukutshengisa abantu leziphathamandla ubuhle bakhe, ngoba wayekhangeleka kuhle.
12 Ahinlah amahon lengpa thupeh chu lengnu Vashti kom’a aga hetsah phat’un amanu chu ahung nom tapon ahi. Hiche chun lengpa chu alung ahansah lheh jengtan, alunghan akoudoh leuvin ahi.
Kodwa indlovukazi uVashiti yala ukubuya ngelizwi lenkosi elalingesandla sabathenwa. Ngakho inkosi yathukuthela kakhulu, lolaka lwayo lwavutha phakathi kwayo.
13 Aman Persia mite danle chena lhongpiho hethem ama thumop apang phattinna ana dohjing saho chu gangtah in adongtan ahi.
Inkosi yasisithi kwabahlakaniphileyo ababesazi izikhathi (ngoba lalinjalo ilizwi lenkosi phambi kwabo bonke abaziyo umthetho lesahlulelo,
14 Amaho minchu Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena chule Memucan - Media leh Persia mithupi sagi hochu ahiuve. Amahohi leng gamsunga panmun sangpen loiho chu ahiuvin, lenga toh phat tinna kimuto jing jiuva ahi.
lalabo ababeseduze layo babengoKarishena, uShethari, uAdimatha, uTarshishi, uMeresi, uMarisena, uMemukani, iziphathamandla eziyisikhombisa zePerisiya leMede, ezazibona ubuso benkosi, ezazihlala phambili embusweni):
15 “Lengnu Vashti hi i-loding ham? Lengpa keiman nukisoho kaga kousah a lengpa thupeh palkeh a hung nomlou lengnu chu dan dung jui'a itobang gotna peh dinga lom am?” tin lengpan adongtan ahi.
Ngokomthetho kungenziwani ngendlovukazi uVashiti ngenxa yokuthi kayenzanga ilizwi lenkosi uAhasuwerusi ngesandla sabathenwa?
16 Memucan chun lengpa leh amithupi hochu hiti hin adonbut’e, “Vashti lengnu hin lengpa keo hilouvin naleng gam pumpi sunga milen milal ho jouse leh gamsunga cheng mipiho jouse hi anoise ahi.
UMemukani wasesithi phambi kwenkosi leziphathamandla: UVashiti indlovukazi wonile kungeyisikho enkosini kuphela, kodwa lakuziphathamandla zonke lebantwini bonke abasezabelweni zonke zenkosi uAhasuwerusi.
17 Lengnu Vashti hin lengpan akom’a hunghen tia akou in anompoi tihi muntinna numeihon ajah tenguleh ajiteu hi anoise diu ahitai.
Ngoba isenzo sendlovukazi sizaphumela kubo bonke abesifazana, kuze kuthi badelele omkabo emehlweni abo, nxa besithi: Inkosi uAhasuwerusi watshela ukuthi kulethwe uVashiti indlovukazi phambi kwayo, kodwa kayizanga.
18 Tunilhum masang ngeihin Persia le Media gamsunga milen milal ho jouse jiten lengnu umchan hi hin jadoh untin ajipa teu hi ahin nahsah loudiu ahitai. Hitia chu lunghan nale thangtom na a hung dimset ding ahi.
Yebo mhlalokho amakhosikazi ePerisiya leMede ezwe isenzo sendlovukazi azakuthi kuzo zonke iziphathamandla zenkosi, kube khona ukudelela lokuthukuthela okwedlulisayo.
19 Hijeh chun lengpan na phatsah dinga ahileh Persia le Media gamsunga khelthei lou helding dan khat jihtho inlang phongdoh lechun kadeije. Lengnu Vashti hin lengpa Xerxes hi amai amukit tah louhel dingin a-imatih channa dingin kaidoh in um henlang lengpa dingin nakiloppi tah lengnu chomkhat kilheng doh hen katin,” ahi.
Uba kulungile enkosini kakuphume umthetho wesikhosini kuyo, kakubhalwe emithethweni yamaPerisiya lamaMede, ongeguqulwe, ukuthi uVashiti kayikungena phambi kwenkosi uAhasuwerusi; inkosi inike-ke ubukhosikazi bakhe komunye onjengaye ongcono kulaye.
20 “Hiche dan hi lenggam pumpia hi ahung kiphondoh tengleh muntinna mipate hin itobang panmun nei hijongleu aji teuva konna achan diuva lom jana akimudiu ahi,” atipeh tai.
Usuzwakele umthetho wenkosi ezawenza embusweni wayo wonke (ngoba mkhulu) bonke abesifazana bazanika inhlonipho kubomkabo, kusukela komkhulu kusiya komncinyane.
21 Lengpa le amilen amilal hojousen Memucan’s thumop hi pha asasoh kei taovin ahi.
Njalo indaba yayilungile emehlweni enkosi leziphathamandla; inkosi yasisenza njengokwelizwi likaMemukani.
22 Hiti chun lengpan agamsung pumpi gambih sung jousea ama ama pao le lekhajem a athotdoh in, mipa jousehi ama ama insunga thanei vaihom hiding chule athu thua hiding ahi tin aphongdoh tan ahi.
Yasithumela izincwadi kuzo zonke izabelo zenkosi, kusabelo lesabelo njengombhalo waso, lakubo abantu labantu njengokolimi lwabo, ukuthi ileyo laleyondoda ibe ngumbusi endlini yayo, ikhulume njengokolimi lwabantu bakibo.