UEstere noMordekayi Bayanconywa

Impahla kaHaman iya kuEstere, nomsesane wakhe wokutywina uya kuMordekayi, kodwa umyalelo wokufa awunakuchithwa. Ngoko kuphuma umyalelo wesibini ngamahashe okumkani: amaYuda angahlanganisana azikhusele. UMordekayi uphuma enxibe iimpahla zobukumkani eziluhlaza nezegolide, size isixeko saseSusa saduma.

Isahluko 8.

Ngaloo mini ukumkani uAhaswerosi wanika ukumkanikazi uEstere impahla kaHaman, utshaba lwamaYuda. Weza phambi kokumkani uMordekayi, kuba uEstere wayexelile ukuba uyintoni na kuye. Wawukhulula ukumkani umsesane wakhe wokutywina, lowo abewuhluthe kuHaman, wawunika uMordekayi. UEstere wammisa uMordekayi phezu kwempahla kaHaman.

Waphinda uEstere wathetha nokumkani, wawa phantsi ezinyaweni zakhe, walila, wambongoza ukuba akuyeke ububi bukaHaman umAgagi necebo lakhe abelenze ngakumaYuda. Ukumkani wayolulela uEstere intonga yegolide, wesuka uEstere wema phambi kwakhe. Wathi: “Ukuba kuyamkholisa ukumkani, nokuba ndibabalwe nguye, nokuba le nto ithe tye emehlweni akhe, nokuba ndiyamkholisa, mazibhalwe iincwadi zokuwuchitha umyalelo kaHaman unyana kaHamedata umAgagi, abewucebile wawubhala wokutshabalalisa amaYuda kuwo onke amazwe okumkani. Ndingakunyamezela njani na ukubona ububi busehlela abantu bakowethu? Ndingakunyamezela njani na ukubona imizalwane yam itshatyalaliswa?”

Ukumkani uAhaswerosi wathi kukumkanikazi uEstere nakuMordekayi umYuda: “Ndimnikile uEstere indlu kaHaman, baza bamxhoma emthini, ngokuba ebeceba ngakumaYuda. Bhalani ngamaYuda njengoko kulungile emehlweni enu, egameni lokumkani, niyitywine ngomsesane wakhe wokutywina; kuba akukho mbhalo ubhalwe egameni lokumkani, utywinwe ngomsesane wakhe, unokuchithwa.”

Babizwa ababhali bokumkani ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesithathu wenyanga yesithathu, enguSivan, babhala konke awakuwisela umthetho uMordekayi kumaYuda, nakoonondyebo, nakubalawuli, nakwizikhulu zamazwe alikhulu elinamashumi amabini anesixhenxe, athabathela kwelaseIndiya ada aya kwelaseKushi, ilizwe ngelizwe ngombhalo walo, isizwe ngesizwe ngolwimi lwaso, namaYuda ngombhalo wawo nangolwimi lwawo. Wabhala egameni lokumkani uAhaswerosi, watywina ngomsesane wokumkani wokutywina, wazithumela iincwadi ngesandla sezigidimi ezikhwele amahashe, angamahashe anamendu, azalelwe umsebenzi wokumkani. Umyalelo wokumkani wawunika amaYuda akuwo onke amazi igunya lokuhlangana nelokuzilwela imiphefumlo yawo: ukutshabalalisa, nokubulala, nokucima lonke iqela elixhobileyo laso nasiphi na isizwe nelaliphi na izwe elawahlaselayo, kunye nabantwana nabafazi, nokuphanga impahla yeentshaba zawo. Oku kwakuza kwenzeka ngemini-nye kuwo onke amazwe okumkani uAhaswerosi, ngomhla weshumi elinantathu wenyanga yeshumi elinesibini, enguAdare. Impinda yalo myalelo yakhutshwa ibe ngumthetho kuwo onke amazwe, yaziswa kuzo zonke izizwe, ukuze amaYuda alungele ngaloo mini ukuziphindezela ezintshabeni zawo. Izigidimi ezikhwele amahashe okumkani zaphuma zingxamile, ziqhutywa zicinezelwa ngumyalelo wokumkani; lo myalelo wanikwa enqabeni yaseSusa.

UMordekayi wemka ebusweni bokumkani enxibe impahla yokumkani emsi nemhlophe, nesithsaba segolide esikhulu, nengubo yelinen ecikizekileyo nemfusa. Wamemeza waza wavuya umzi waseSusa. AmaYuda aba nokukhanya, nemivuyo, nemihlali, nozuko. Kuwo onke amazwe nakuwo onke amazi, apho wafikayo khona umyalelo nommiselo wokumkani, amaYuda aba nemivuyo nemihlali, isidlo somthendeleko, nemini elungileyo. Izizwe ezininzi zelizwe zaba ngamaYuda, kuba zafikelwa kukoyika amaYuda.