Ekubuseni kuka -Ahashiveroshi, ekuqaleni kokubusa kwakhe , baloba bamangalela abakhileyo kwaJuda naseJerusalema.

Kwathi emihleni ka -Ahashiveroshi yena ungu-Ahashiveroshi lowo owabusa kusukela e -Indiya kuze kube seKushe phezu kwezifunda eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa

yebo, ngaleyo mihla lapho inkosi u -Ahashiveroshi ihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wayo, esasiseShushani endlini yenkosi,

Naye uVashiti , inkosikazi, wenzela abesifazane idili endlini yenkosi u - Ahashiveroshi.

Ngosuku lw esikhombisa, lapho inhliziyo yenkosi isithokoza ngewayini , yayala oMehumani , noBizitha, noHaribona, noBigitha, no-Abagitha, noZethari, noKarikasi, izinduna eziyisikhombisa ezazikhonza ebusweni buka - Ahashiveroshi inkosi

yathi: Siyakwenze njani kuyo inkosikazi uVashiti njengomthetho , ngokuba ayenzanga izwi lenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi ngesandla sezinduna, na?

UMemukhani wathi phambi kwenkosi nezikhulu : UVashiti, inkosikazi, akonanga enkosini kuphela , kepha nakuzo zonke izikhulu nakubantu bonke abasezifundeni zenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi.

Ngokuba le ndaba yenkosikazi iyakuphumela kubo bonke abesifazane ukuba ama doda abo adeleleke emehlweni abo , lapho kuthiwa inkosi u- Ahashiveroshi yamyala uVashiti , inkosikazi, ukuba alethwe phambi kwayo , kepha akafikanga.

Uma kukuhle enkosini , makuphume izwi lobukhosi , lilotshwe phakathi kwemithetho yamaPheresiya namaMede, lingalahlwa, lokuba uVashiti angabe esangena phambi kwenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi, inkosi inike omunye omuhle kunaye ubukhosikazi bakhe.

Emva kwalokho lapho ulaka lwenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi selubohlile , yamkhumbula uVashiti nalokho akwenzileyo , nalokho okumenyezelwe ngaye.

Lapho kufika isikhathi sezintombi ngezintombi sokuba zingene enkosini u - Ahashiveroshi emva kokuba kwenziwe kuzo njengomthetho wabesifazane izinyanga eziyishumi nambili ngokuba zagcwalis wa kanjalo izinsuku zokuqholwa kwazo , izinyanga eziyisithupha ngamafutha emure nezinyanga eziyisithupha ngamakha nangezinto zokuqhola abesifazane

U-Esteri wayeseyiswa enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi endlini yakhe yobukhosi ngenyanga yeshumi , eyinyanga kaThebeti , ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kwayo.

Ngalezo zinsuku uMoridekayi esahlezi esangweni lenkosi, izinduna ezimbili zenkosi oBigithani noThereshi kubalindisango zazithukuthele , zafuna ukubeka izandla enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi.

Emva kwalezo zinto inkosi , u-Ahashiveroshi, yamenza mkhulu uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi , yamphakamisa, yamisa isihlalo sakhe phezu kwazo zonke izikhulu ezazinayo.

Kwakudelelekile emehlweni akhe ukubeka izandla kuMoridekayi yedwa , ngokuba zase zimtshelile abantu bakaMoridekayi; ngalokho uHamani wafuna ukubulala bonke abaJuda ababe sembusweni wonke ka-Ahashiveroshi, isizwe sikaMoridekayi.

Ngenyanga yokuqala eyinyanga kaNisani ngomnyaka weshumi nambili wenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi benza iPhure eliyinkatho phambi kukaHamani imihla ngemihla i zinyanga ngezinyanga, kwaze kwaba ngeyeshumi nambili eyinyanga ka-Adari.

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.

Kwase kubizwa abalobi benkosi nge nyanga yokuqala ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lwayo , kwalotshwa njengakho konke uHamani ayala angakho othulasizwe benkosi , nababusi ababephethe izifunda ngezifunda , nezikhulu zezizwe ngezizwe , izifunda ngezifunda njengokubhala kwazo , nezizwe ngezizwe njengolim i lwazo ; kwalotshwa egameni lenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi, kwanamathiselwa ngendandatho yenkosi.

Kwafumaniseka kulotshiwe ukuthi uMoridekayi wayelandile ngoBigithani noThereshi izinduna ezimbili zenkosi , abalindisango, ukuthi babefunile ukubeka isandla enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi.

Yayisisho inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, ithi ku-Esteri inkosikazi: Ngubani lo, uphi yena onesibindi sokwenza lokho na?

Ngalolo suku inkosi u -Ahashiveroshi yanika u -Esteri, inkosikazi, indlu kaHamani isitha sabaJuda. UMoridekayi weza phambi kwenkosi, ngokuba u- Esteri wayeselandile ukuthi uyini naye.

Inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yathi ku-Esteri, inkosikazi, nakuMoridekayi, umJuda: Bhekani, nginike u -Esteri indlu kaHamani ; yena bamphanyekile emthini , ngokuba wabeka isandla sakhe kubaJuda.

Waloba egameni lenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi, wakunamathelisa ngendandatho yenkosi, wazithuma izincwadi ngesandla sezigijimi zamahhashi , zigibela amahhashi anejubane, amahhashi enkosi akhethekileyo,

ngosuku oluthile ezifundeni zonke zenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi, ngolweshumi nantathu lwenyanga yeshumi nambili eyinyanga ka-Adari.

AbaJuda babuthana emizini yabo ezifundeni zonke zenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi ukuba babek e izandla kulabo ababefuna ukubalimaza ; akubangakho ongamelana nabo, ngokuba abantu bonke babehlelwe yingebhe ngabo.

UMoridekayi waziloba lezo zindaba , wathuma izincwadi kubo bonke abaJuda ababe sezifundeni zonke zenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi, abaseduze nabakude,

Wathuma izincwadi kubo bonke abaJuda ezifundeni eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa zombuso ka-Ahashiveroshi, zinamazwi okuthula neqiniso,

Inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yathelisa izwe neziqhingi zolwandle.

Ngokuba uMoridekayi , umJuda, wayelama inkosi u -Ahashiveroshi ngobukhulu, emkhulu phakathi kwabaJuda , ethokozelwa ngaba fowabo abaningi, efuna okuhle kwesizwe sakubo , ekhuluma ukuthula kuyo yonke inzalo yabo.

Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaDariyu indodana ka-Ahashiveroshi, wozalo lwamaMede, owabekwa inkosi phezu kombuso wamaKaledi,