U-Esta 3

1 Emva kwalezizindaba inkosi uAhasuwerusi yamkhulisa uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi, yamphakamisa, yabeka isihlalo sakhe phezu kwazo zonke iziphathamandla ezazilaye.

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.

2 Ngakho zonke inceku zenkosi ezazisesangweni lenkosi zakhothama zamkhonza uHamani, ngoba inkosi yayilaye ngokunjalo ngaye. Kodwa uModekhayi kakhothamanga kakhonzanga.

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.

3 Izinceku zenkosi ezazisesangweni lenkosi zasezisithi kuModekhayi: Kungani useqa umlayo wenkosi?

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?

4 Kwasekusithi zikhuluma laye insuku ngensuku, kodwa engazizwanga, zamtshela uHamani ukuze zibone ukuthi amazwi kaModekhayi azakuma yini; ngoba wayezitshelile ukuthi ungumJuda.

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.

5 UHamani esebonile ukuthi uModekhayi kakhothamanga njalo kakhonzanga kuye, uHamani wagcwala intukuthelo.

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

6 Wesedelela emehlweni akhe ukumthela isandla uModekhayi yedwa, ngoba babemtshelile abantu bakibo kaModekhayi, ngakho uHamani wadinga ukuchitha wonke amaJuda, ayesembusweni wonke kaAhasuwerusi, abantu bakibo kaModekhayi.

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.

7 Ngenyanga yokuqala, eyinyanga uNisani, ngomnyaka wetshumi lambili wenkosi uAhasuwerusi, baphosa iPuri, eliyinkatho, phambi kukaHamani, kusukela osukwini kusiya osukwini, njalo kusukela enyangeni kusiya enyangeni yetshumi lambili, eyinyanga uAdari.

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.

8 UHamani wasesithi enkosini uAhasuwerusi: Kukhona abantu abathile abahlakazeke basabalala phakathi kwabantu ezabelweni zonke zombuso wakho; lemilayo yabo yehlukile kweyabo bonke abantu, lemilayo yenkosi kabayenzi; ngakho kakufanelanga enkosini ukuthi ibayekele bahlale.

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.

9 Uba kulungile enkosini, kakubhalwe ukuthi bachithwe, njalo ngizalinganisa amathalenta esiliva azinkulungwane ezilitshumi ezandleni zabenzi bomsebenzi, ukuze afakwe kokuligugu kwenkosi.

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.

10 Inkosi yasikhupha indandatho yophawu lwayo esandleni sayo, yayinika uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi, isitha samaJuda.

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,

11 Inkosi yasisithi kuHamani: Isiliva usinikiwe, labantu, ukwenza ngabo njengokuhle emehlweni akho.

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

12 Kwasekubizwa ababhali benkosi ngenyanga yokuqala ngosuku lwetshumi lantathu lwayo; kwasekubhalwa njengakho konke uHamani ayekulayile, ezikhulwini zenkosi lakubabusi ababephezu kwesabelo lesabelo, lakuziphathamandla zesizwe lesizwe sesabelo lesabelo, njengokombhalo waso, labantu ngabantu ngokolimi lwabo; kwabhalwa ebizweni lenkosi uAhasuwerusi, kwananyathiselwa ngendandatho yophawu lwenkosi.

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.

13 Incwadi zathunyelwa ngesandla sezigijimi kuzo zonke izabelo zenkosi ukuchitha, ukubulala, lokubhubhisa wonke amaJuda, kusukela komutsha kusiya komdala, abantwanyana labesifazana, ngasuku lunye, ngolwetshumi lantathu lwenyanga yetshumi lambili, eyinyanga uAdari, lokuthi kuphangwe impahla yawo.

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.

14 Ikhophi yombhalo yokuthi umlayo unikwe kuso sonke isabelo ngesabelo yayisobala kubo bonke abantu ukuze balungele lolosuku.

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.

15 Izigijimi zaphuma ziphangisiswa yilizwi lenkosi, lomthetho wanikwa eShushani isigodlo. Inkosi loHamani basebehlalela ukunatha, kodwa umuzi iShushani wawusanganisekile.

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.