< U-Esta 2 >

1 Emva kwalezizinto, ulaka lwenkosi uAhasuwerusi seludedile, wamkhumbula uVashiti, lalokho ayekwenzile, lalokho okwaqunywa ngaye.
Bu ixlar ɵtüp, padixaⱨ Aⱨaxweroxning ƣǝzipi besilƣanda, u Waxtini seƣinip, uning ⱪilƣinini ⱨǝm uning üstidin qiⱪirilƣan yarliⱪi ⱨǝⱪⱪidǝ ǝslǝp oylinip ⱪaldi.
2 Izinceku zenkosi ezaziyisebenzela zasezisithi: Kakudingelwe inkosi amantombazana, izintombi ezikhangeleka kuhle.
Xu sǝwǝbtin padixaⱨning hizmitidǝ turƣan ƣojidarlar uningƣa: — Aliyliri üqün saⱨibjamal yax ⱪizlarni izdǝp tepip kǝltürgǝyla;
3 Inkosi imise-ke ababonisi kuzo zonke izabelo zombuso, ukuze babuthanise wonke amantombazana, izintombi ezikhangeleka kuhle, eShushani isigodlo, endlini yabesifazana, esandleni sikaHegayi, umthenwa wenkosi, umlondolozi wabesifazana, lokunika okokuqhola kwawo.
aliyliri padixaⱨliⱪidiki ⱨǝrⱪaysi ɵlkilǝrdǝ barliⱪ güzǝl ⱪizlarni yiƣip, Xuxan ⱪǝl’ǝsidiki ⱨǝrǝmsarayƣa kǝltürüxkǝ ǝmǝldarlarni tǝyingǝyla; ⱪizlar ordidiki ⱪiz-ayallarƣa mǝs’ul bolƣan ⱨǝrǝm’aƣisi Ⱨegayning ⱪoliƣa tapxurulƣay; ularƣa kerǝklik upa-ǝngliklǝr tǝminlǝngǝy.
4 Kuthi intombazana enhle emehlweni enkosi ibe yindlovukazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti. Indaba yayilungile-ke emehlweni enkosi, yenza njalo.
Aliylirini sɵyündürgǝn ⱪiz Waxtining ornini besip hanix bolsun, dedi. Bu gǝp padixaⱨni hux ⱪildi wǝ u xundaⱪ ⱪildi.
5 Kwakukhona indoda engumJuda eShushani isigodlo, obizo layo lalinguModekhayi indodana kaJayiri indodana kaShimeyi indodana kaKishi, umBhenjamini,
Xuxan ⱪǝl’ǝsidǝ Binyamin ⱪǝbilisidin, Kixning ǝwrisi, Ximǝyning nǝwrisi, Yairning oƣli Mordikay isimlik bir Yǝⱨudiy bar idi
6 owayethunjwe eJerusalema kanye labathunjwa ababethunjwe loJekoniya inkosi yakoJuda, uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni owayebathumbile.
(Kix bolsa Babil padixaⱨi Neboⱪadnǝsar Yǝⱨuda padixaⱨi Yǝkoniyaⱨ bilǝn bir top kixilǝrni tutⱪun ⱪilip Yerusalemdin ǝkǝtkǝndǝ, ular bilǝn billǝ ǝsir ⱪilinip ketilgǝnidi).
7 Njalo wayesondla uHadasa, onguEsta, umntakamalumakhe, ngoba wayengelayise kumbe unina; njalo intombi yayinhle ngesimo njalo ikhangeleka kuhle; ekufeni-ke kukayise lonina uModekhayi wayithatha yaba yindodakazi yakhe.
Mordikay ɵzining taƣisining ⱪizi Ⱨadassaⱨni (yǝni Əstǝr) beⱪip qong ⱪilƣanidi, qünki uning ata-anisi yoⱪ idi. Bu ⱪiz güzǝl, tǝⱪi-turⱪi kelixkǝn idi; ata-anisi ɵlüp kǝtkǝn bolƣaqⱪa Mordikay uni ɵz ⱪizi ⱪatarida beⱪip qong ⱪilƣanidi.
8 Kwasekusithi sekuzwakele ilizwi lenkosi lomthetho wayo, lapho sekubuthaniswe izintombi ezinengi eShushani isigodlo esandleni sikaHegayi, uEsta laye wathathwa wasiwa endlini yenkosi esandleni sikaHegayi, umlondolozi wabesifazana.
Padixaⱨning ǝmri wǝ yarliⱪi jakarlanƣandin keyin nurƣun ⱪizlar Xuxan ⱪǝl’ǝsigǝ kǝltürülüp Ⱨegayning ⱪoliƣa tapxuruldi; xundaⱪ boldiki, Əstǝrmu ordiƣa kǝltürülüp ordidiki ⱪiz-ayallarƣa mǝs’ul bolƣan Ⱨegayning ⱪoliƣa tapxuruldi.
9 Lentombi yayinhle emehlweni akhe, yazuza umusa phambi kwakhe; wasehle eyinika amakha ayo lezabelo zayo, lamantombazana akhethiweyo ayisikhombisa ukuyinika avela endlini yenkosi; wayisusa wayifaka yona lamantombazana ayo endaweni enhle yendlu yabesifazana.
Əstǝr Ⱨegayƣa yaⱪⱪan bolup, u uningƣa iltipat kɵrsǝtti; u tezla uningƣa upa-ǝnglik wǝ tegixlik yemǝkliklǝrni tǝminlidi ⱨǝm ordidin uningƣa tallanƣan yǝttǝ kenizǝkni bǝrdi; andin uni kenizǝkliri bilǝn ⱨǝrǝmsarayning ǝng esil jayidin orun bǝrdi.
10 UEsta wayengakhulumanga abantu bakwabo lomhlobo wakhe, ngoba uModekhayi wayemlayile ukuthi angakukhulumi.
Əstǝr ɵzining milliti wǝ tegi-tǝktini ⱨeqkimgǝ eytmidi, qünki Mordikay uningƣa buni axkarilimasliⱪni tapiliƣanidi.
11 Langalo lonke usuku ngosuku uModekhayi wayehambahamba phambi kweguma lendlu yabesifazana ukwazi impilakahle kaEsta lokuthi kuyini okuzakwenzeka kuye.
Mordikay Əstǝrning ⱨal-ǝⱨwalidin hǝwǝr tepix wǝ uningƣa ⱪandaⱪ muamilǝ ⱪilinidiƣanliⱪini bilix üqün, ⱨǝrküni ⱨǝrǝmsarayning ⱨoylisi aldida aylinip yürǝtti.
12 Lekufikeni kwezopha lentombi ngentombi ukungena enkosini uAhasuwerusi ekucineni sekwenziwe kuye njengomthetho wabesifazana, inyanga ezilitshumi lambili, ngoba ngokunjalo kwagcwaliseka insuku zamakha awo, inyanga eziyisithupha ngamafutha emure, lenyanga eziyisithupha ngamakha okuqhola, langamanye amakha abesifazana.
Ⱪizlarƣa ait rǝsmiyǝt boyiqǝ, ⱨǝrbir ⱪizning ordiƣa kirip padixaⱨ Aⱨaxwerox bilǝn billǝ bolux nɵwitidin awwal, on ikki ay bǝdinini tazilixi kerǝk idi, qünki ⱪizlarning «tazilinix künliri» mundaⱪ yol bilǝn ada ⱪilinatti: — altǝ ay murmǝkki meyi bilǝn, altǝ ay ǝtir-ǝnglik wǝ xundaⱪla ⱪizlarning bǝdinini pakizlaydiƣan baxⱪa buyumlar bilǝn pǝrdaz ⱪilinixi kerǝk idi.
13 Ngalokho-ke intombi yangena enkosini; loba kuyini ekutshoyo izakunikwa ukuthi ihambe lakho isuka endlini yabesifazana isiya endlini yenkosi.
Ⱪiz padixaⱨning ⱨuzuriƣa kiridiƣan qaƣda mundaⱪ ⱪaidǝ bar idi: — Ordiƣa kirgǝndǝ uning nemǝ tǝlipi bolsa, xular ⱨǝrǝmsaraydin uningƣa berilǝtti.
14 Ntambama yangena, lekuseni ibuyele endlini yesibili yabesifazana, esandleni sikaShashigazi umthenwa wenkosi umlondolozi wabafazi abancinyane; kayingenanga futhi enkosini ngaphandle kokuthi inkosi ithokoze ngayo, ibizwe ngebizo.
Ⱪiz ahximi kirip ketip, ǝtisi ǝtigǝndǝ ⱪaytip qiⱪⱪanda ⱨǝrǝmsarayning «ikkinqi bɵlüm»igǝ ⱪayturulup, toⱪal-kenizǝklǝrgǝ mǝs’ul bolƣan padixaⱨning ⱨǝrǝm’aƣisi Xaaxƣazning ⱪoliƣa tapxurulatti; padixaⱨ u ⱪizƣa amraⱪ bolup ⱪelip, ismini atap qaⱪirmiƣuqǝ, u ikkinqi ordiƣa kirip padixaⱨ bilǝn billǝ bolmaytti.
15 Kwathi selifikile izopho likaEsta, indodakazi kaAbihayili umalumakhe kaModekhayi owayemthethe waba yindodakazi yakhe, lokuthi angene enkosini, kacelanga lutho ngaphandle kwalokho uHegayi umthenwa wenkosi umlondolozi wabesifazana akutshoyo. UEsta wayesemukela-ke umusa emehlweni abo bonke abambonayo.
Mordikayning taƣisi Abihailning ⱪizi Əstǝr, yǝni Mordikay ɵz ⱪizi ⱪilip beⱪiwalƣan ⱪizning padixaⱨ bilǝn billǝ boluxⱪa kirix nɵwiti kǝlgǝndǝ, u ⱪizlarƣa mǝs’ul bolƣan padixaⱨning ⱨǝrǝm’aƣisi Ⱨegay ɵzigǝ tǝyyarlap bǝrgǝn nǝrsilǝrdin baxⱪa ⱨeqnǝrsini tǝlǝp ⱪilmidi. Əstǝrni kɵrgǝnlǝrning ⱨǝmmisi uni yaⱪturup ⱪalatti.
16 Ngokunjalo uEsta wasiwa enkosini uAhasuwerusi endlini yayo yesikhosini ngenyanga yetshumi, eyinyanga kaTebethi, ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kwayo.
Padixaⱨ Aⱨaxwerox sǝltǝnǝt sürüp yǝttinqi yilining oninqi eyiƣa, yǝni Tǝbǝt eyiƣa kǝlgǝndǝ, Əstǝr uning bilǝn billǝ boluxⱪa xaⱨanǝ ordiƣa baxlap kirildi.
17 Inkosi yasimthanda uEsta okwedlula bonke abesifazana, wemukela umusa lesihe phambi kwayo okwedlula zonke intombi, yasibeka umqhele wobukhosi ekhanda lakhe, yamenza indlovukazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti.
Padixaⱨ Əstǝrni baxⱪa barliⱪ ⱪizlardin yahxi kɵrüp ⱪalƣaqⱪa, xundaⱪla Əstǝr uning iltipati ⱨǝm amraⱪliⱪiƣa erixkǝn bolƣaqⱪa, padixaⱨ hanix tajini uning bexiƣa kiydürüp, uni Waxtining orniƣa hanix ⱪilip tiklidi.
18 Inkosi yasisenzela zonke iziphathamandla zayo lenceku zayo idili elikhulu, idili likaEsta. Yenzela izabelo ikhefu, yapha izipho njengokwamandla enkosi.
Andin padixaⱨ ɵzining barliⱪ ǝmirliri wǝ bǝg-ⱨakimliriƣa Əstǝrning izzǝt-ⱨɵrmiti üqün katta ziyapǝt bǝrdi; u yǝnǝ ⱨǝrⱪaysi ɵlkilǝrgǝ baj-alwandin azad mǝzgil bolsun dǝp elan qiⱪardi ⱨǝmdǝ xaⱨanǝ bayliⱪliridin sehiyliⱪ bilǝn in’amlarni bǝrdi.
19 Kwathi intombi sezibuthanisiwe okwesibili, uModekhayi wayehlezi esangweni lenkosi.
Ikkinqi ⱪetim ⱪizlar xundaⱪ yiƣilƣan waⱪitta Mordikayning orda dǝrwazisida olturidiƣan orni bar bolƣanidi
20 UEsta wayengakhulumanga umhlobo wakhe labantu bakibo, njengoba uModekhayi wamlaya, ngoba uEsta wenza umlayo kaModekhayi njengalapho esondliwa elaye.
(Əstǝr Mordikayning tapiliƣini boyiqǝ, ɵzining milliti wǝ tegi-tǝktini yǝnila baxⱪilarƣa eytmiƣanidi; qünki Əstǝr Mordikayning gepini ilgiri baⱪⱪan waⱪtida angliƣandǝk anglaytti).
21 Ngalezozinsuku uModekhayi ehlezi esangweni lenkosi, oBigithani loTereshi abathenwa ababili benkosi, abalindi bombundu, bathukuthela, badinga ukuyithela isandla inkosi uAhasuwerusi.
U künlǝrdǝ, Mordikay orda dǝrwazisidiki ornida olturƣan waⱪtida, padixaⱨning Bigtan wǝ Tǝrǝx degǝn ikki dǝrwaziwǝn ⱨǝrǝm’aƣisi padixaⱨ Aⱨaxweroxⱪa ƣǝzǝplinip, uningƣa ⱪol selixni ⱪǝstlǝwatⱪanidi.
22 Njalo udaba lwaziwa kuModekhayi, waselutshela uEsta indlovukazi; njalo uEsta wayitshela inkosi ebizweni likaModekhayi.
Bu suyiⱪǝstni Mordikay sezip ⱪelip, uni hanix Əstǝrgǝ eytti; Əstǝr bu ixni Mordikayning namida padixaⱨⱪa sɵzlǝp bǝrdi.
23 Lolodaba seluhlolwa, lwatholakala lunjalo; ngakho bobabili baphanyekwa esihlahleni. Kwasekubhalwa egwalweni lwemilando phambi kwenkosi.
Bu ix sürüxtǝ ⱪiliniwidi, rast bolup qiⱪti wǝ u ikkisi darƣa esildi. Bu wǝⱪǝ padixaⱨning kɵz aldida tarih-tǝzkirǝ kitabida pütüldi.

< U-Esta 2 >