UEstere Ubongozela Abantu Bakhe
Esidlweni sesibini uEstere ekugqibeleni ucela ubomi bakhe nobabantu bakhe, abize indoda eyabathengisayo: uHaman. Ukumkani uphuma evutha ngumsindo; uHaman uwa ebongoza esililini sakhe, kuthatyathwe njengohlaselo. Uxhonywa emthini wakhe.
7 1Weza ke ukumkani noHaman ukuba basele nokumkanikazi uEstere. 2Ngomhla wesibini, bekusela iwayini, wabuya ukumkani wathi: “Sithini isicelo sakho, kumkanikazi Estere? Siya kwenziwa. Ucela ntoni na? Noba sisiqingatha sobukumkani—kwenziwe.”
3Waphendula ukumkanikazi uEstere, wathi: “Ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe, kumkani, ukuba kulungile emehlweni okumkani, mandinikwe ubomi bam esicelweni sam, nabantu bam esicelweni sam. 4Kuba sithengisiwe, mna nabantu bam, ukuba sitshatyalaliswe, sibulawe, sigqitywe. Ukuba besithe sathengiswa saba ngamakhoboka namakhobokazana nje kuphela, ngendithe tu; le mbandezelo ngekungafanelekanga ukuba sikhathaze ukumkani.”
5Wathi ke ukumkani uAhaswerosi kukumkanikazi uEstere: “Ngubani na yena, uphi na, onobuganga bokwenza le nto?”
6Wathi uEstere: “Umchasi notshaba—nguHaman lo ongendawo!” Wathi qhiphu umbilini uHaman phambi kokumkani nokumkanikazi.
7Evutha ngumsindo, ukumkani wesuka ewayinini, waphuma waya emyezweni webhotwe; wasala uHaman ukuze abongoze ukumkanikazi uEstere ngenxa yobomi bakhe, kuba wabona ukuba ukumkani ugqibe kwelokuba atshatyalaliswe. 8Wabuya ukumkani evela emyezweni webhotwe, waya endlwini yesidlo. UHaman waye ewile esililini apho ebehleli khona uEstere. Wathi ukumkani: “Uya kude amxhaphaze nokumkanikazi ndikho nje apha?” Lisuke eli lizwi emlonyeni wokumkani, babugubungela ubuso bukaHaman abalungiseleli. a a v8 Ukugqunywa kobuso komntu ogwetyelwe ukufa yayingumqondiso wamandulo wokuba isiphelo sakhe sasesimisiwe—wayesele efana nofileyo.
9Wathi uHarbhona, omnye wabathenwa bokumkani: “Umthi wokuxhoma oziikubhite ezingamashumi mahlanu, awawenzela uMordekayi uHaman, lowo wathetha kakuhle ngokumkani, umi endlwini kaHaman.” Wathi ukumkani: “Mxhomeni kuwo.”
10Bamxhoma ke uHaman kuloo mthi wokuxhoma awewulungisele uMordekayi, waza wadamba umsindo wokumkani.
