Ngesikhathi sokubusa kuka-Ahasheveroshi, esaqala nje ukubusa, izitha zabhala incwadi zimangalela izakhamuzi zakwaJuda naseJerusalema.
Esteri 3:8 - IsiZulu 2020 UHamani wayesethi enkosini u-Ahasheveroshi: “Kukhona isizwe esithile esihlakazakele kuzo zonke izifundazwe zombuso wakho, sinemithetho eyehlukile kweyezizwe zonke. Siyishaya indiva imithetho yombuso wakho. Akulungile ukuba inkosi isiyeke siqhubeke. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE UHamani wathi enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi: “Kukhona isizwe esithile esihlakazekile, sisakazekile phakathi kwabantu bezifunda zonke zombuso wakho; nemithetho yaso yahlukene neyezizwe zonke; futhi asigcini imithetho yenkosi; ngalokho akufanele ukuba inkosi isiyeke. Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 UHamani wayesethi enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi: “Kukhona abantu abathile abahlakazekile, abahlakazekile phakathi kwabantu ezifundeni zonke zombuso wakho; nemithetho yabo ihlukile kubantu bonke; futhi abayigcini imithetho yenkosi; ngakho akusizi inkosi ukuyithwala. |
Ngesikhathi sokubusa kuka-Ahasheveroshi, esaqala nje ukubusa, izitha zabhala incwadi zimangalela izakhamuzi zakwaJuda naseJerusalema.
Khumbula owakusho kuMose lapho uthi: ‘Uma ningihlubuka ngizonihlakazela phakathi kwezizwe,
Uma kukuhle enkosini, makulotshwe ukuba sibhujiswe, mina ngizokhokha amathalenta ayizi-10 000 esiliva kulabo abenza umsebenzi wenkosi, ukuze afakwe engcebeni yenkosi.”
Kwathi ukuba uMoridekhayi ezwe ngakho konke okwakwenzekile, waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wagqoka isaka, wazithela ngomlotha ekhanda, wazulazula emzini ekhala kakhulu nakalusizi.
“Awuzwanga yini laba bantu bekhuluma, bethi: ‘Imindeni yomibili uSimakade ayikhethayo uyilahlile na?’ Base bebadelela abantu bami, kwaze kwangathi abasesizwe phambi kwabo.
“U-Israyeli ungumhlambi ohlakazekile; izingonyama zimxoshile. Eyokuqala emudlile, yinkosi yase-Asiriya, eyokugcina eqhoboze amathambo akhe, yinkosi yaseBhabhele.”
“Ngakho-ke yisho, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: “Nakuba ngibayise kude ezizweni, ngabahlakazela emazweni, nokho ngibe yindawo engcwele kubo okwesikhashana, lapho emazweni abaye kuwo.” ’ ”
“ ‘Kepha ngiyakushiya insali, abaphunyuke enkembeni ngiyakubahlakazela ezizweni nasemazweni.
Ayesephendula phambi kwenkosi ethi kuyo: “UDaniyeli ongomunye wabathunjwa bakwaJuda akakushayi mkhuba wena nkosi, nomthetho owulobileyo, kepha uyayenza imikhuleko yakhe yokunxusa kathathu ngosuku.”
Kuthe lapho inkosi isiwezwile lawo mazwi, yadabuka kakhulu, yazindla ngoDaniyeli ukuba imkhulule, yazama ukumhlenga kwaze kwaba sekushoneni kwelanga.
Nina ngiyakunihlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, ngithumele inkemba emva kwenu, izwe lakini liyakuba yincithakalo, nemizi yenu ibe ngamabibi.
“ ‘Ngiyakubaphephulela kude kuzo zonke izizwe abangazazi. Izwe selisele liyincithakalo, akekho odlulayo nobuyayo kulo, ngokuba izwe elihle balenze laba yincithakalo.’ ”
Ngiyambona ngiseziqongweni zamadwala, ngisemagqumeni, ngiyambona. Bheka, ngibona abantu abahlala bodwa abazibona beyisizwe esehlukile kwezinye izizwe.
Ngakho-ke abaJuda babuzana bodwa, bathi: “Uzakuya kuphi lo muntu lapho singeke samthola khona na? Ngabe uzakuya kwabahlakazekele kumaGriki, ayofundisa amaGriki na?
“Le ndoda siyithole iluhlupho, iphehla udweshu kubaJuda kulo lonke izwe, ingumholi wehlelo lamaNazaretha,
Kepha thina siyathanda ukuzwa ukuthi ucabangani, ngokuba siyazi ngaleli hlelo ukuthi liyaphikiswa ezindaweni zonke.”
khona uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuguqula ukuthunjwa kwakho, akuhawukele, uyakubuya, akuqoqe ezizweni zonke, lapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ayekuhlakazele khona.
USimakade uyakunihlakazela ezizweni, nisale niyingcosana phakathi kwabezizwe, lapho uSimakade eyakunixoshela khona.
Mina Jakobe, inceku kaNkulunkulu neyeNkosi uJesu Khristu, kuzo zonke izizwana ezili-12 ezihlakazekileyo, ngiyabingelela.
UPhethro, umphostoli kaJesu Khristu, kwabakhethiweyo abayizihambi, abahlakazekele ePhontu, eGalathiya, eKhaphadosiya, e-Asiya naseBhithiniya,