Kodwa indlovukazi uVashiti yenqaba ukuza njengoba kwakuyaleze inkosi kubathenwa. Lokho kwayenza inkosi yathukuthela kakhulu, yabhodla umlilo.
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Kodwa indlovukazi uVashiti yenqaba ukuza njengoba kwakuyaleze inkosi kubathenwa. Lokho kwayenza inkosi yathukuthela kakhulu, yabhodla umlilo.
Ekupheleni kwalezo zinsuku, inkosi yenzela bonke abantu ababelapho eShushani, inhlokomuzi yayo, idili, abantukazana nezikhulu; idili elathatha izinsuku eziyisikhombisa yalenzela egcekeni lengadi yesigodlo sayo.
Base bemphanyeka esigxotsheni sokuphanyeka, uHamani ayekade esilungiselele uMoridekhayi. Yayisibohla intukuthelo enkosini.
Isikhohlakali siyokubona lokho, sicasuke, siququde imihlathi, sidangale; isifiso sababi siyobhuntsha.
Ababi bakhothama phambi kwabalungileyo, nezikhohlakali, emasangweni abalungileyo.
Isisa senkosi sisencekwini ehlakaniphileyo, kepha intukuthelo yayo ikulabo abenza okuyihlazo.
Intukuthelo yenkosi ifana nezithunywa zokufa, kepha umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyayidambisa.
Ukuthukuthela kwenkosi kunjengokubhonga kwengonyama, kepha isihe sayo sinjengamazolo otshanini.
Amadodana alabo abakuhluphileyo ayoza kuwe ekhokhoba, ekuhlonipha, nabo bonke abakwedelelayo bayokhothama ngasematheni ezinyawo zakho, bakubize ngokuthi nguMuzi kaSimakade neZiyoni loNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
Khona uNebukhadinezari wathukuthela wafa, nesimo sobuso bakhe saguquka ngenxa kaShadirakhi, uMeshakhi, no-Abhedi Nego; wakhuluma wayaleza ukuba isithando somlilo sibaselwe kasikhombisa ngaphezu kwalokho okwejwayeleke ukuba sibaselwe ngakho.
Lalela-ke, ngiyakubakhipha esinagogeni likaSathane labo abazishaya abaJuda bengesibo, kodwa beqamba amanga. Ngiyakubenza ukuba beze bakhuleke phambi kwezinyawo zakho, bazi ukuthi ngikuthandile.
Uma uyihlo ethi: ‘Kulungile,’ inceku yakho iyobe iphephile, kodwa uma ethukuthela ebila, uyokwazi ukuthi usophe ukuyenzakalisa.
UJonathani wathi: “Ungakucabangi nakukucabanga lokho, ngoba uma kukhona nokuncane nje okubi engazi ukuthi kuhlongozwa ngubaba ngawe, bengingeke yini ngikutshele ngakho na?”
Ngakho yazi-ke, ubone ukuthi uzokwenzenjani, ngokuba ububi buyayinyonyobela inkosi yethu nendlu yayo yonke, kwazise ingumuntu ongazihloniphi ukuba umuntu angakhuluma nayo.”