UEstere 2 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

2 ¹Emva koko, lakuba liphungule iqumbo lokumkani uKserkse, wamkhumbula uVashti, nendawo abeyenzile, nento eyayimiselwe ngaye. ²Bathi abalungiseleli bokumkani: “Makufunelwe ukumkani amankazana aziintombi amahle. ³Makamise ukumkani abathetheli kuwo onke amaphondo obukumkani bakhe, bawahlanganisele onke amankazana aziintombi amahle enqabeni yaseSusa, egumbini labafazi, phantsi kokhokelo lukaHegayi, ithenwa lokumkani eligcina abafazi; banikwe iziqholo zobuhle. ⁴Intombi ethe yakholeka kukumkani ibe ngukumkanikazi endaweni kaVashti.” Yalunga loo nto emehlweni okumkani, wenjenjalo.

⁵Ke enqabeni yaseSusa kwakuhleli umYuda, igama lakhe linguModekayi, unyana kaYahire, unyana kaShimeha, unyana kaKishe, umBhenjamin, ⁶owafuduselwa eYerusalem phakathi kwabathinjwa ababethinjwe kunye noYekoniya ukumkani wakwaYuda, awamthimbayo uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon. ⁷Wamondla uHadasa, nguEstere, intombi kayisekazi, eyayingenayise nanina. Intokazi leyo yayimhle isiqu, intle nembonakalo; bakuba befile uyise nonina, uModekayi wamthabatha waba yintombi yakhe.

⁸Kwathi, lakuvakala ilizwi lokumkani nommiselo wakhe, kwahlanganiselwa amankazana amaninzi enqabeni yaseSusa, phantsi kokhokelo lukaHegayi, naye uEstere wathatyathwa wasiwa endlwini yokumkani, phantsi kokhokelo lukaHegayi, umgcini wabafazi. ⁹Intombi leyo yakholeka emehlweni akhe, yazuza ububele kuye, waza wakhawuleza wayinika iziqholo zobuhle nezabelo zokudla, namankazana asixhenxe anyuliweyo avela endlwini yokumkani, wayifudusela nomthinjana wayo kweyona ndawo intle yegumbi labafazi. ¹⁰UEstere wayengabaxelelanga abantu bakowabo nenzala yakhe, ngokuba uModekayi wamwisela umthetho wokuba angabaxeli. ¹¹Yonke imihla uModekayi wayehamba-hamba phambi kwentendelezo yegumbi labafazi, ukuze azi ukuphila kukaEstere, nento eyenzekayo kuye.

¹²Lakufika ithuba lentombi nganye lokuba iye kukumkani uKserkse, emveni kweenyanga ezilishumi elinazibini zokulungiselelwa ubuhle, njengoko kwakumiselwe: iinyanga ezintandathu ngeoli yemore, neenyanga ezintandathu ngeziqholo nangezinto zokuhomba abafazi. ¹³Yayisenjenje intombi leyo ukuya kukumkani: into yonke eyayiyicela, yayinikwa ukuba iyithabathe egumbini labafazi iye endlwini yokumkani. ¹⁴Yangena ngokuhlwa; kusasa yabuyela egumbini labafazi lesibini, phantsi kokhokelo lukaShahashegazi, ithenwa lokumkani eligcina amashweshwe. Yayingabuyi kukumkani, ingaphandle kokuba ethe wayinanzelela wayibiza ngegama.

¹⁵Ke lakufika ithuba likaEstere—intombi ka-Abhihayili, uyisekazi kaModekayi, owayemthabathile waba yintombi yakhe—lokuba aye kukumkani, akacelanga nto, ingaphandle kwento awayithethayo uHegayi, ithenwa lokumkani eligcina abafazi. UEstere wazuza ububele emehlweni abo bonke abambonayo.

¹⁶UEstere wathatyathwa wasiwa kukumkani uKserkse endlwini yakhe yokumkani, ngenyanga yeshumi, enguTebhete, ngomnyaka wesixhenxe wokulawula kwakhe. ^a a v16 UTebhete yinyanga yeshumi yekhalenda yesiHebhere, malunga noDisemba–Januwari.

¹⁷Ukumkani wamthanda uEstere ngaphezu kwabo bonke abafazi; wazuza ububele nokukholeka emehlweni akhe ngaphezu kwawo onke amankazana aziintombi. Waza wasibeka isithsaba sokumkani entlokweni yakhe, wamenza ukumkanikazi endaweni kaVashti.

¹⁸Ukumkani wabenzela isidlo esikhulu bonke abathetheli bakhe nabakhonzi bakhe—isidlo sikaEstere. Wavakalisa umhla wokuphumla emaphondweni, wanika izipho ngesisa sokumkani.

¹⁹Ke kaloku, akuba ehlanganiselwe amankazana aziintombi okwesibini, uModekayi wayehleli esangweni lokumkani. ²⁰UEstere wayengabaxelelanga abantu bakowabo nenzala yakhe, njengoko wamwiselayo umthetho uModekayi; wamphulaphula njengoko wamondla.

UModekayi Utyhila Iyelenqe Lokubulala Ukumkani

²¹Ngaloo mihla, uModekayi ehleli esangweni lokumkani, ooBhigetan noTereshe, amathenwa amabini okumkani, abagcini bomnyango, baqumba, benza iyelenqe lokumbulala ukumkani uKserkse. ²²Kodwa uModekayi walazi elo yelenqe, waxelela uEstere ukumkanikazi, waza yena wamxelela ukumkani egameni likaModekayi. ²³Yaphandwa loo ndawo, yafunyanwa iyinyaniso, baxhonywa bobabini esibondeni eside. Oko kwabhalwa encwadini yemicimbi yemihla phambi kokumkani.