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₁Inkhosi Ahashiveroshi ngesikhatsi sayo yayibusa tifundza letili-127 kusukela eNdiya kuze kuyewuma eSudani. ₂Ngaleso sikhatsi Ahashiveroshi abebusela esigodlweni sakhe lesasiseSusa.

₃Kwatsi ngemnyaka wesitsatfu wekubusa kwakhe wenta lidzili lelikhulu, wamema tonkhe tiphatsimandla takhe netindvuna takhe. Wamema nemabutfo asePheresiya newaseMediya. Tonkhe tikhulu tatikhona, tikanye netiphatsimandla tembuso. ₄Kwaphela tinyanga letisitfupha solomane abukisa ngemcebo wembuso wakhe, nebuhle, nebucwebecwebe bebukhosi bakhe.

₅Kwatsi ekupheleni kwaleso sikhatsi inkhosi yenta lidzili lelatsatsa liviki ngekhatsi esihoncweni sasesigodlweni senkhosi. Lelidzili lalentelwe bonkhe bantfu labakhulu nalabancane labebasesihoncweni saseSusa. ₆Lesihonco sasihlotjiswe ngetindvwangu letatimhlophe naletatiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, ticoboshelwe ngetintsambo telineni lecolekile naletibukhwebeletane etindingilizini tesiliva letatiboshelwe etinsikeni temabuli; kwakukhona netihlalo tekucambalala tegolide netesiliva tibekwe esihoncweni. Lesihonco naso sasiyilwe ngemabuli lemhlophe nangematje labovu nangemapharele lacwebetelako, nangematje laluhlata laligugu. ₇Liwayini lalinatfwa ngetindzebe tegolide, nguloyo naloyo aneyakhe indzebe leyehlukile kuletinye. Inkhosi yephana nangeliwayini lebukhosi. ₈Yakhipha simemetelo kutsi ngulowo muntfu akanatse ngekutsandza kwakhe. Yatjela tisebenti kutsi ngulowo nalowo muntfu timnikete liwayini lalifunako.

₉Inkhosikati lenkhulu Vashti nayo yayente layo lidzili, yentele emakhosikati lebeyihlala nawo esigodlweni senkhosi Ahashiveroshi.

₁₀Kwatsi ngelilanga lesikhombisa, inkhosi seyibufakile yatjela tindvuna tayo letatibatsenwa boMehumani, naBiztha, naHabona, naBiktha, na-Abagitha, naZethari, naKhakhasi kutsi tilandze inkhosikati lenkhulu Vashti, ₁₁tite nayo yembetse kahle ifake nemchele wayo webukhosi kuze ibakhombise buhle bayo. Phela Vashti bekamuhle kakhulu, abukeka. ₁₂Kodvwa tindvuna tenkhosi tatsi tiyamtjela, Vashti wala kuta nato. Inkhosi yatfukutsela yagana sicoco.

₁₃Kwakungumkhuba wenkhosi kutsi icale ibute indlela etingcwetini temtsetfo letatibeluleki bayo etintfweni letiphatselene nenkhosi, ngako yavele yatibita. ₁₄Labo yayivamise kubabita bekuboKhashena, naShethari, na-Admatha, naThashishi, naMeresi, naMasena kanye naMemukhani. Babetiphatsimandla letisikhombisa letatisetulu embusweni wasePheresiya naseMediya. ₁₅Wakhuluma kuto watsi: “Mine, nkhosi Ahashiveroshi, ngitsite ngitfumela emancusa kutsi ayewubita inkhosikati lenkhulu Vashti, kodvwa yala kuta. Ase nisho-ke kutsi umtsetfo utsi kufanele yentiweni lenkhosikati lenkhulu?”

₁₆Memukhani wakhuluma, watsi: “Inkhosikati lenkhulu Vashti ayikedzeleli inkhosi kuphela, kodvwa yedzelele ngisho netiphatsimandla tayo, kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu labakulombuso.

₁₇“Kutawutsi lingakashoni nje, bonkhe bafati batawube sebakuvile lokwedzelela kwalenkhosikati lenkhulu. Nabo batawube sebedzelela lawa abo emadvodza, babe batsi: ‘Ingani inkhosi Ahashiveroshi itsite ibita inkhosikati lenkhulu Vashti kutsi ite kuyo, yala.’ ₁₈Bonkhe bafati betiphatsimandla tenkhosi batawutsi bangeva ngalokwedzelela kwenkhosikati lenkhulu, bese batjela emadvodza abo lingakashoni nelilanga. Loko kutakwenta bonkhe bafati bangawahloniphi emadvodza abo, loko kwente kutsi lamadvodza abaphatse ngesihluku labafati bawo, bese kutsi budlelwane bemindeni bube munyu. ₁₉Nakukuhle enkhosini, kuncono ikhiphe umtsetfo kutsi Vashti angaphindzi ete embikwenkhosi. Loko akufakwe emtsetfweni wasePheresiya naseMediya, khona kungetiwuphindze kuguculwe. Sikhundla sebunkhosikati lenkhulu inkhosi ayisinike lomunye umfati lomuhle lonenhlonipho kunaye. ₂₀Lomtsetfo awutfunyelwe kuto tonkhe tindzawo letingaphansi kwalombuso, khona kutewutsi ngulowo nalowo mfati atewuhlonipha indvodza yakhe, nome icebile nome iphuyile.”

₂₁Inkhosi netiphatsimandla tayo tawemukela lombono; ngako inkhosi yenta njengesincomo saMemukhani. ₂₂Inkhosi yatfumela kuto tonkhe tive letatingaphansi kwembuso wayo umtsetfo lowawungalolo nangalolo lulwimi lwaleso sive lotsi nguleyo naleyo ndvodza kufanele ibe yinhloko nemholi wemndeni wayo.