U-Esteri WesiGriki 7

₁Inkosi noHamani baya edilini lendlovukazi. ₂Ngosuku lwesibili lwedili besaphuza iwayini, inkosi yathi endlovukazi u-Esteri: “Kuyini, ndlovukazi Esteri, siyini isikhalo sakho futhi siyini isicelo sakho na? Uyakwenzelwa lokho okucelayo noma kungaze kuze kube yingxenye yombuso.”

₃Indlovukazi yaphendula yathi: “Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, nkosi, mangiphiwe ukuphila kwami ngokwesicelo sami kanjalo nokwesizwe sakithi ngokwesicelo sami, ₄ngokuba kuthengiswe ngathi, mina nesizwe sakithi, ukuba sichithwe, sibulawe, nokuba senziwe izigqila, thina kanye nabantwana bethu, izigqila zabesilisa nabesifazane. Lokhu kufinyelele kimi. Omelene nathi uletha ihlazo esigodlweni senkosi.”

₅Inkosi yayisithi: “Ngubani lo onesibindi sokwenza lokhu na?”

₆U-Esteri wathi: “Isitha sethu yiyo le ndoda egcwele ububi uHamani!”

UHamani wayeseshaywa uvalo phambi kwenkosi nendlovukazi. ₇Yasukuma inkosi ngolaka edilini le wayini, yaya engadini yendlu yenkosi; uHamani wasukuma ukunxusa indlovukazi u-Esteri ngokuphila kwakhe, ngokuba wabona ukuthi usenqunyelwe okubi yinkosi. ₈Lapho inkosi isibuya engadini yendlu yayo, uHamani wayeziphonse esihlalweni sokuphumula sendlovukazi u-Esteri eyinxusa. Inkosi yayisithi: “Uyakuyiphoqa indlovukazi phambi kwami lapha endlini yami na?”

Lapho uHamani elizwa leli lizwi wamboza ubuso bakhe. ₉Wayesethi uBhugathani omunye wabathenwa benkosi, enkosini: “Bheka uHamani ulungisele uMoridekhayi owaxwayisa inkosi ngogibe olwalwenziwa ngayo isiphanyeko emzini wakhe esikuphakama kwawo kuyizingalo ezingama-50.”

Inkosi yathi: “Mphanyekeni kuso leso siphanyeko asilungisele uMoridekhayi.”

₁₀Base bemphanyeka-ke uHamani esiphanyekweni ayesilungisele uMoridekhayi. Yayisibohla intukuthelo yenkosi.