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1 Hagi ana knama evutegeno'a, kini ne' Serksisi'a Agagi nagapinti ne' Hamedata nemofo Hemanina eri'zama'afintira azeri anaga atregeno maka agranema eri'zama e'neriza eri'za vahetmina zmagatereno rankva manino kegava huzmantene.

Ngemva kwalezo zehlakalo, inkosi u-Ahasuweru wenza uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umʼAgagi waba lodumo ngokumphakamisa, wamupha isikhundla esiphakemeyo, esihloniphekayo ukwedlula esezinye zezikhulu zonke.

2 Hagi maka ranra kva vahe'ma kini ne'mofo kuma kafante'ma mani'naza vahe'mo'za zamare'na re'za ra agia Hemanina ami'naze. Na'ankure kini ne'mo'a, e'ina hiho huno huzmante'negu anara hu'naze. Hianagi Modekai'a ana nera antahiminora arena reno ra agia omi'ne.

Zonke iziphathamandla zesigodlweni esangweni lenkosi zaguqa phansi zamkhothamela uHamani, ngoba inkosi yayilaye lokho ngaye. Kodwa uModekhayi kazange amkhothamele loba amkhonze.

3 Anante kini ne'mofo eri'za vahe'ma kini ne' kuma kafante'ma nemani'za vahe'mo'za Modekaina antahige'za, nahigenka kini ne'mo'ma hiankea rutagre'nane?

Ngakho iziphathamandla zesigodlweni esangweni lenkosi zabuza uModekhayi zisithi, “Kungani ungalaleli umlayo wenkosi?”

4 Hagi maka knane knanena Modekaina nanekea asami'nazanagi, kezmia ontahige'za ana zantera Hemani'a na'a huntegahifi ke'nune nehu'za Hemanina ome asmi'naze. Na'ankure Modekaia'a huno nagra Jiu vahe mani'noanki'na Hemanintera narena oregosue huno hu'ne.

Bakhuluma laye insuku ngezinsuku kodwa wala ukwenza lokho. Ngakho bamtshela uHamani ngalokho befuna ukubona kumbe isenzo sikaModekhayi sasizakwamukeleka, ngoba wayebatshelile ukuthi yena ungumJuda.

5 Hagi Hemani'ma keama Modekaia'ma arenama reno ragima omigeno'a, tusi arimpa Modekaina ahente'ne.

Kwathi uHamani ebona ukuthi uModekhayi kamguqeli njalo kamkhonzi, wathukuthela kakhulukazi.

6 Hianagi Modekai'ma agriake'ma ahe frizankura avresra Hemani'a hu'ne. Na'ankure Modekai'a Jiu ne' mani'noema huno'ma higenoma keno antahinoma nehuno'a, Jiu vahetmima Serksisima kegavama hu'nea maka mopafima mani'naza vahera maka zamahe fanene hu vagarenaku agesa antahi'ne.

Kwathi ngoba esekwazi ukuthi uModekhayi udabuka ngaphi, wawulahla umqondo wokubulala uModekhayi yedwa. Kodwa uHamani wadinga indlela yokubulala bonke abomhlobo kaModekhayi, amaJuda, kuwo wonke umbuso ka-Ahasuweru.

7 Hagi kini ne' Serksisi'ma 12fu'a kafuma kinima nemanigeno'a, ese ikana Nisanie nehaza ikantera Hemanima Jiu vahe'ma zamahenia kna erintenaku hige'za agri avuga satu zokago re'za ke'naze. Hagi satu zokagoma re'za kazana 12fu ikana Adarie nehaza ikamofonte efore hu'ne.

Ngomnyaka wetshumi lambili wokubusa kuka-Ahasuweru, ngenyanga yakuqala, inyanga ethiwa nguNisani, benza inkatho ethiwa yiphuri phambi kukaHamani ukuze bakhethe usuku lenyanga. Inkatho yadla inyanga yetshumi lambili, inyanga ethiwa yi-Adari.

8 Hagi anante Hemani'a kini ne' Serksisinte vuno amanage huno ome asmi'ne, Kegavama hu'nana mopafina mago'a vahera ruzahu vahetami mani'naze. Zamagri zamavu'zmavamo'a ama mopafi vahe'mokizmi zamavuzmava knara osu'ne. Hagi kasegezmimo'a ruzahu hu'neankino, kagri kasegea novaririze. E'ina hu'negu zamatresanke'za amafina omanitfa hanaze.

UHamani wasesithi eNkosini u-Ahasuweru, “Kukhona abantu abathile abahlakazeke basabalala phakathi kwabantu abasezabelweni zonke zombuso wakho abalemikhuba eyehlukene leyabantu bonke, njalo abangalaleli imithetho yenkosi. Inkosi akumelanga ibayekelele kulokho.

9 Hagi kini ne'moka ama ana kere'ma musema hanunka, ana vahetmima zamahe friho hunka huvempa hunka avona krenanke'na kna'amo'a 375 tani hu'nenia silva zago, feno zanka'arema kegavama hu'naza vahera zamisuge'za fenoma nentana nompina ome antegahaze.

Nxa lokhu kulungile enkosini, kakube lesimemezelo somthetho wokuba babhujiswe. Mina ngizafaka phakathi kwengcebo yesigodlweni amathalenta esiliva alitshumi lenkulungwane ukuphathisa amadoda azakwenza umsebenzi lo.”

10 Hagi ana kema kini ne'mo'ma nentahino'a, avonkreno hu izoma huno renekamrea rini azampinti zafino Agati nagapinte ne' Hamedata nemofo Jiu vahe ha' ne' Hemanina nemino,

Ngakho inkosi yakhupha indandatho yophawu lwayo emunweni yayipha uHamani indodana kaHamedatha, umʼAgagi, isitha samaJuda. Inkosi yathi kuHamani,

11 amanage hu'ne, Zagoma naminaku'ma hanana kagraka'a enerinka, na'anoma hunaku'ma hanana zana amne ana vahetmina huzmanto.

“Gcina imali le, wenze ebantwini njengokuthanda kwakho.”

12 E'inage higeno ese ikantera 13ni kna zupa Hemani'a kehige'za kini nete'ma avonkre eri'zama e'neri'za vahe'mo'za eme atru hu'naze. Hagi maka kema zamasamia kea mago mago kumate vahe'mofo agerupinti'ene avompinti avona krete'za kini nemofo rinireti avame'za ana avontera rekamrentete'za ranra kva vahetegane (Satraps), gavana vahetamintegane atrazageno mago mago provinsifima mani'nazarega vuno eno hu'ne.

Kwathi ngosuku lwetshumi lantathu ngenyanga yokuqala onobhala besigodlweni babizwa. Babhala ngokulotshwa kwesabelo sinye ngasinye njalo ngolimi lwabantu balesosabelo, yonke imilayo kaHamani eyayisiya kuziphathamandla zenkosi, ababusi bezabelo ezehlukeneyo kanye lasezikhulwini ezaziphethe abantu abehlukeneyo. Yayibhalwe ngebizo leNkosi u-Ahasuweru ngokwakhe njalo yadindwa ngophawu lwendandatho yakhe.

13 Hagi avoma atrazageno maka kumategama vuno eno'ma hu'nea avomo'a anage hu'ne, 12fu ikamofona 13ni knazupa magoke knafinke Jiu vahera mofavrereti vuno tavava ozafare'ma uhanati'neana zamahe hana hinkeno, kini ne'mo'ma kegavama hu'nea mopafina miko omanitfa hina, maka zazmi eriho huno kretre'ne.

Izincwadi zathunyelwa ngezithunywa kuzozonke izabelo zenkosi kulomlayo wokuba kubhujiswe, kubulawe njalo kutshabalaliswe wonke amaJuda, abatsha labadala, abesifazane labantwana ngelanga elilodwa, ilanga letshumi lantathu lwenyanga yetshumi lambili, enyangeni ethiwa ngu-Adari, njalo lokuphanga impahla yabo.

14 Hagi maka kumate vahe'mo'za ana avona eri'za kasege me'nenige'za amage antegahaze hu'za nehu'za, ana knama esigu tro hu'za manigahaze.

Amazwi esimemezelo leso ayezakhutshwa abe ngumthetho omisiweyo kuzozonke izabelo, aziswe bonke abantu bakuzo zonke izizwe ukuze bazilungiselele lolosuku.

15 Hagi kini ne'mo'a hankave ke huzmantege'za ana avontafera maka kumatega ame hu'za eri'za vu'za eza hu'naze. Hagi vihuma hugagi'naza rankumapima Susama nemani'naza vahera ama ana nanekea eriama hazage'za maka vahe'mo'za antahi'naze. Hagi anama huteke kini ne'ene kea waini tina nenekema mani'nakeno'a Susa kumapi vahera antahintahi zamimo'a savri hige'za tusi koro nehu'za antahitahi hakare hu'naze.

Izithunywa zakhuthazwa ngumlayo wenkosi, zaphuma zakhupha umthetho omisiweyo esigodlweni saseSusa. Inkosi loHamani bahlala phansi banatha, kodwa abedolobho laseSusa badideka.