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₁Lefika-ke lilanga leli-13 enyangeni ya-Adari, inyanga yeli-12. Lelo bekulilanga lapho simemetelo senkhosi bekufanele sifezeke ngalo. Lelo bekulilanga lapho titsa temaJuda betibheke kutsi tiwacedze. Kodvwa lisondvo lagucuka, ngobe emaJuda kwabe sekuba ngawo lancobako, ancoba titsa tawo. ₂EmaJuda abutsana ndzawonye etidzidzini tawo letatisemadolobheni kuto tonkhe tifundza tenkhosi Ahashiveroshi, entela kutsi ativikele kulabo lababengahle bawahlasele. Kwabate umuntfu lowaba nemandla ekuwahlasela, ngobe bonkhe bantfu baletinye tive bese bawesaba kakhulu. ₃Empeleni tonkhe tiphatsimandla, netindvuna, nebabusi betifundza bese babuyele ngakumaJuda, ngobe bese besaba Modekhayi. ₄Phela Modekhayi bese kwatiwa kutsi sewungumuntfu lomkhulu kanganani ebukhosini. Kwase kwatiwa nekutsi uya ngekuya uyakhushulwa.

₅EmaJuda abulala enta lakutsandzako ngetitsa tawo. Atihlasela kamatima ngetikhali, atibulala. ₆ESusa, lekwakunguyona nhlokodolobha, emaJuda abulala emadvodza langema-500. ₇Abulala Phashandatha, naDalfoni, na-Aspatha, ₈naPhoratha, na-Adaliya, na-Aridatha, ₉naPhamashta, na-Arisayi, na-Aridayi, naVayizatha, ₁₀emadvodzana lalishumi aHamani, umsa waHamedatha, sitsa semaJuda. Noko akazange asibeke sandla sakhe etimphahleni tetitsa tawo kutsi atiphange.

₁₁Ngalona lelo langa sibalo sebantfu lababebulewe ngemaJuda eSusa sabikelwa inkhosi. ₁₂Inkhosi yatsi kunkhosikati Esta: “EmaJuda abulele emadvodza langema-500 kanye nemadvodzana aHamani lalishumi, enhlokodolobha iSusa. Ingabe-ke kulawa lamanye emadolobha benteni? Manje ase usho sikhalo sakho; utakwentelwa. Ngitjele kutsi yini lenye loyifunako ngitakwentela.”

₁₃Esta waphendvula watsi: “Nakukuhle enkhosini yami, ngicela kutsi emaJuda lasenhlokodolobha iSusa aphindze nakusasa ente njengobe entile lamuhla, bese kutsi tidvumbu temadvodzana lalishumi aHamani, tiphanyekwe etigodvweni.” ₁₄Ngako inkhosi yakhipha simemetelo sasebukhosini kutsi loko akwentiwe. Lesimemetelo sasebukhosini sacondziswa eSusa kutsi emadvodzana aHamani alengiswe ngentsambo etigodvweni. ₁₅EmaJuda labeseSusa aphindza abutsana ndzawonye ngelilanga leli-14, enyangeni ya-Adari, abulala lamanye emadvodza langema-300. Noko akazange atiphange timphahla tawo.

₁₆Ngaleso sikhatsi nalawa lamanye emaJuda labekuletinye tifundza tenkhosi abebutsene ndzawonye ngemave awo, nawo ativikela ngetikhali; wona abulala bantfu labati-75 000 lababetitsa tawo. Kodvwa noko nawo akazange asibeke sandla etimphahleni tabo, kutiphanga. ₁₇Loko bakwenta ngelilanga leli-13, enyangeni ya-Adari; kwatsi ngelilanga leli-14 baphumula, batentela lilanga lelidzili lekujabula, nelekwephana tipho.

₁₈EmaJuda labeseSusa wona lelidzili alenta ngelilanga leli-15 enyangeni ya-Adari, ngobe phela bona titsa tabo batibulala ngelilanga leli-13 nangelilanga leli-14, kwase kutsi ngelilanga leli-15 baphumula; nabo base batentela lilanga lelidzili nelekujabula bephane tipho. ₁₉Ngiko-nje emaJuda lasahlala emakhaya emaphandleni lilanga leli-14 enyangeni ya-Adari alenta kube lilanga lelidzili lekujabula bephane tipho.

₂₀Modekhayi watibhala phansi tonkhe leto tintfo, wase utitfumela kuwo onkhe emaJuda kuwo onkhe emave lasePheresiya lasedvute nalakhashane, ₂₁awatjela kutsi lilanga leli-14 neleli-15 enyangeni ya-Adari babolihlonipha balente kube lilanga lelidzili lekujabula nelekwephana ngalo tipho, yonkhe iminyaka. ₂₂Lawo ngawo emalanga lapho emaJuda ativikela etitseni tawo. Leyo nyanga kwaba yinyanga leyajikiswa ekubeni yinyanga yelusizi neyengati kubo, yaba yinyanga yenjabulo neyekuphepha kwabo. Batjelwa kutsi bawahloniphe lawo malanga ngekwenta emadzili bephane tipho talokudliwako lomunye kulomunye, ngisho nakulabamphofu. ₂₃Ngako emaJuda alandzela imiyalo yaModekhayi; lesibhimbi sasale saba ngumkhosi weminyaka yonkhe.

₂₄Hamani, umsa waHamedatha, situkulwane sa-Agagi, sitsa lesikhulu sesive semaJuda, abente inkatho lekwakutsiwa yiPhurimu, entele kutfola lilanga lekungulona kungabulawa ngalo onkhe emaJuda. Abehlose kuwacedza onkhe. ₂₅Kodvwa Esta waya enkhosini, inkhosi yakhipha umtsetfo lowawubhalwe phansi, lekwatsi umphumela wawo Hamani nemadvodzana akhe wavuna labekuhlanyelele emaJuda, yena nemadvodzana akhe balengiswa entsanjeni benekelwa live. ₂₆Ngiko nje lamalanga alamadzili abitwa ngekutsi yiPhurimu, ngenca yalencwadzi leyabhalwa nguModekhayi nangenca yako konkhe lokwawehlela. ₂₇EmaJuda abe asatentela umtsetfo nelisiko lawo kanye newetitukulwane tawo, naye wonkhe longahle afune kuba liJuda kutsi njalo ngesikhatsi lesifanele iminyaka ngeminyaka lamalanga lamabili ayawuhlonishwa njengekusho kwesimemetelo saModekhayi. ₂₈Kwavunyelwana kutsi yonkhe imindeni yemaJuda kuto tonkhe titukulwane letitako, kuto tonkhe tifundza, nakuwo onkhe emadolobha, afanele alihloniphe alikhumbule lelo langa lePhurimu, ngayo yonkhe iminyaka letawulandzela.

₂₉Ngako-ke inkhosikati lenkhulu Esta, indvodzakati ya-Abiyayili, banaModekhayi, babhala incwadzi futsi lenesiciniseko sekutsi naye uyasicindzetela leso simemetelo ngePhurimu lesasikhishwe nguModekhayi ngaphambili. ₃₀Lencwadzi yayicondziswe kuwo onkhe emaJuda, yase itfunyelwa nakuto tonkhe tifundza letatili-127 embusweni wonkhe wasePheresiya. Yayifisela emaJuda kuthula nenhlalakahle, ₃₁yatisa emaJuda kanye netitukulwane tawo kutsi awahloniphe lamalanga ePhurimu ngesikhatsi lesifanele, njengaloku bebetayele kuhlonipha imitsetfo yekuhlonipha kuzila netikhatsi tekulila. Lowo mtsetfo waphuma kuModekhayi banenkhosikati lenkhulu Esta. ₃₂Lomyalo wa-Esta lowagcizelela imitsetfo yePhurimi wawubhalwe encwadzini legocotwako.