AmaJuda Oyisa Iintshaba Zawo

Ngemini eyayimiselwe intshabalaliso yawo, kusuke kuwa iintshaba zamaYuda endaweni yawo — oonyana abalishumi bakaHaman, amawaka angamashumi asixhenxe anamahlanu emaphondweni, kungaphathwanga maxhoba. Baza uMordekayi noEstere babhala loo mlo waba ngumthendeleko wonyaka ngamnye, iPurim: ukuphumla, izipho zokudla, nezipho kumahlwempu.

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Ngenyanga yeshumi elinazibini, enguAdare, ngosuku lweshumi elinantathu, ngaxa belimelwe kukwenzeka umthetho nommiselo wokumkani, ngaloo mini iintshaba zamaYuda zazithembe ukuba ziya kuwagagamela, kwajika kwaba yiyo loo nto: amaYuda wona ababagagamela abo babawathiyileyo. AmaYuda ahlanganisana emizini yawo kuwo onke amaphondo okumkani uAhaswerosi, ukuba abahlasele abo babefuna ukuwenzakalisa. Akwabakho namnye owaba nako ukumelana nawo, kuba uloyiko lwawo lwabawela bonke abantu. Zonke izikhulu zamaphondo, neerhuluneli, nababusi, nabaphathi bokumkani babewaxhasa amaYuda, kuba babehlelwe luloyiko lukaMordekayi. UMordekayi waba namandla endlwini yokumkani; udumo lwakhe lwaya kuwo onke amaphondo, kuba uMordekayi yena waya esiba namandla ngokungakumbi. AmaYuda azibulala zonke iintshaba zawo ngohlangothi lwekrele, ebulala etshabalalisa, esenza njengoko athanda ngako kwabo bawathiyileyo. Enqabeni yaseShushan amaYuda abulala atshabalalisa amadoda angamakhulu amahlanu. Akwabulala noParshandata, noDalifon, noAspata, noPorata, noAdaliya, noAridata, noParmashta, noArisayi, noAridayi, noVayizata, oonyana abalishumi bakaHaman, unyana kaHamedata, utshaba lwamaYuda, ababulala; kodwa abazanga aphange nto.

Ngaloo mini inani labo babulawa enqabeni yaseShushan laxelwa kukumkani. Wathi ukumkani kuEstere ukumkanikazi: “Enqabeni yaseShushan amaYuda abulele atshabalalisa amadoda angamakhulu amahlanu noonyana abalishumi bakaHaman. Enze ntoni na kumaphondo asele okumkani? Siyini na isicelo sakho? Soya kunikwa wena. Uphinde ufune ntoni na? Kuya kwenziwa.”

Wathi uEstere: “Ukuba kuyamkholisa ukumkani, mawavunyelwe amaYuda aseShushan ukuba enze ngomso ngokommiselo wanamhla, oonyana abalishumi bakaHaman baxhonywe emithini.”

Wawisa umthetho ukumkani ukuba kwenziwe njalo. Kwaphuma ummiselo eShushan, baza bawaxhoma oonyana abalishumi bakaHaman. AmaYuda aseShushan ahlanganisana nangosuku lweshumi elinesine lukaAdare, abulala khona amadoda angamakhulu amathathu; kodwa abazanga aphathe maxhoba.

Asele amaYuda akuwo amaphondo okumkani ahlanganisana ukuba azikhusele, afumana ukuphumla kwiintshaba zawo, abulala kwabawathiyileyo amawaka angamashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu; kodwa abazanga aphathe maxhoba. Oku kwenzeka ngosuku lweshumi elinantathu lukaAdare; ngolweshumi elinesine aphumla, alenze umhla wesidlo nowovuyo.

EShushan amaYuda ahlanganisana ngosuku lweshumi elinantathu nangolweshumi elinesine, aphumla ngolweshumi elinesihlanu, alenze umhla wesidlo nowovuyo. Kungenxa yaloo nto amaYuda asemizaneni evulekileyo abhiyozela usuku lweshumi elinesine lukaAdare ngovuyo, nangesidlo, nangomhla womkhosi, nangokuthumelelana izipho zokudla.

Ukumiselwa Komthendeleko WePurim

UMordekayi wabhala ezi zinto, wathumela iincwadi kuwo onke amaYuda akuwo onke amaphondo okumkani uAhaswerosi, akufuphi nakude, ukuze awabophelele ukuba abhiyozele usuku lweshumi elinesine nolweshumi elinesihlanu lwenyanga kaAdare iminyaka ngeminyaka, njengeemini ekwathi ngazo amaYuda aphumla kwiintshaba zawo, nenyanga eyabajikelayo isuka eluntlungwini isiya ebumnandini, isuka esijwilini isiya ekubhiyozeleni. Wawaxelela ukuba awenze imihla yesidlo nowovuyo, nokuthumelelana izipho zokudla, nokunika amahlwempu izipho. AmaYuda awamkela njengesiko oko ayekuqalile ukukwenza, kanye njengoko uMordekayi wawabhalela. Kuba uHaman, unyana kaHamedata umAgagi, utshaba lamaYuda onke, wayewacebele intshabalalo, waza wenza amaqashiso apuri, oko kukuthi iqashiso, ukuze abatyumze ababhubhise. Kodwa yakufika loo nto phambi kokumkani, wawisa umthetho ngencwadi wathi, icebo elingendawo alicebe uHaman ngamaYuda malibuyele entlokweni yakhe, yena noonyana bakhe baxhonywe emithini.

Kungoko le mihla kuthiwa yiPurim, ngokwegama elipuri, ngenxa yawo onke amazwi ale ncwadi, nangenxa yoko bakubonayo nokwabehlelayo. AmaYuda azibophelela wona, nenzala yawo, nabo bonke abazimanya nawo, ukuba ayigcine le mihla mibini iminyaka ngeminyaka ngexesha layo elimisiweyo, kungasilelwa, njengoko kubhaliweyo. Zonke izizukulwana, nemizalwane, namaphondo, nemizi, bayakhumbula bayigcine le mihla; le mihla yePurim ayisayi kuze iphele phakathi kwamaYuda, nenkumbulo yayo ingafi enzalweni yawo.

UEstere ukumkanikazi, intombi ka-Abhihayili, noMordekayi umYuda babhala ngegunya elipheleleyo bequinisa le ncwadi yesibini yePurim. Kwathunyelwa iincwadi kuwo onke amaYuda akuwo amaphondo alikhulu elinamanci mabini anesixhenxe obukumkani bukaAhaswerosi, amazwi oxolo nawenyaniso, equinisa le mihla yePurim ngamaxesha ayo amisiweyo, njengoko uMordekayi umYuda noEstere ukumkanikazi babewawisele umthetho, nanjengoko ayezimisele ngokwawo nangokwenzala yawo, amaxesha okuzila ukudla nawokwenza isijwili. Umyalelo kaEstere wayiqinisa le mimiselo yePurim, waza wabhalwa phantsi encwadini.