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9 Ngelanga le-13 lenyanga ye-12, okuyinyanga ka-Adari,*+ nakufika isikhathi sokobana ilizwi lekosi nomthethwayo kwenziwe,+ ngelanga amanaba wamaJuda ebewanethemba lokuthi azowahlula ngalo, kwenzeka okuhlukileko, amaJuda ahlula amanabawo.+ 2 AmaJuda abuthana emadorobhenawo kizo zoke iimfunda zeKosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi+ bona asahlele labo abafuna ukuwalimaza, akunamuntu obekakghona ukulwa nawo, ngombana boke abantu bebawasaba.+ 3 Woke amakhosana weemfunda, iinduna,+ ababusi, nalabo abasebenzela ikosi bebasekela amaJuda, ngombana bebasaba uMoridekayi. 4 UMoridekayi besele anamandla+ endlini yekosi begodu idumo lakhe belirhatjhekela kizo zoke iimfunda, ngombana bekaba namandla ukuya phambili.
5 AmaJuda ahlula woke amanabawo ngesabula, awabulala begodu awatjhabalalisa; azenzela umathanda kilabo abawahloyako.+ 6 Esigodlweni seTjhutjhani*+ amaJuda abulala bekatjhabalalisa amadoda ama-500. 7 Abulala noPharitjhanidata, uDalifoni, u-Asiphata, 8 uPhorata, u-Adaliya, u-Aridata, 9 uPharimatjhita, u-Arisayi, u-Aridayi noVayizata, 10 okumadodana alitjhumi kaHamani indodana kaHamedata, inaba lamaJuda.+ Kodwana ngemva kokuwabulala, akhenge athathe ipahlawo.+
11 Ngelangelo ikosi yabikelwa inani lalabo ababulawa esigodlweni seTjhutjhani.*
12 Ikosi yathi eNdlovukazini u-Esta: “Esigodlweni seTjhutjhani* amaJuda abulele begodu atjhabalalise amadoda ama-500 namadodana alitjhumi kaHamani. Enze okukhulu kangangani-ke kwezinye iimfunda zekosi?+ Ngikuphi okhunye olila ngakho nje? Uzokunikelwa khona. Yini enye ofuna ngikwenzele yona? Izokwenziwa.” 13 U-Esta wathi: “Nangabe kuyayithabisa ikosi,+ akuvunyelwe amaJuda aseTjhutjhani* bona kusasa enze ngokuvumelana nomthetho wanamhlanjesi;+ begodu amadodana alitjhumi kaHamani awaphanyekwe esigodweni.”+ 14 Nje-ke ikosi yakhupha umyalo wokobana kwenziwe lokho. Umthetho wabekwa eTjhutjhani,* namadodana alitjhumi kaHamani aphanyekwa.
15 AmaJuda aseTjhutjhani* abuthana godu ngelanga le-14 lenyanga ka-Adari*+ abulala amadoda ama-300 eTjhutjhani,* kodwana akhenge athathe ipahlawo.
16 Amanye amaJuda aseemfundeni zekosi nawo abuthana begodu avikela ukuphila kwawo.+ Aphelisa amanabawo,+ abulala abazii-75 000 ebebawahloyile; kodwana akhenge athathe ipahlawo. 17 Lokho kwenzeka ngelanga le-13 lenyanga ka-Adari, begodu aphumula ngelanga le-14, enza ilangelo laba lilanga lomnyanya nelethabo.
18 AmaJuda aseTjhutjhani* abuthana ngelanga le-13+ nele-14+ begodu aphumula ngelanga le-15, enza ilangelo laba lilanga lomnyanya nelethabo. 19 Kungebangelo amaJuda ahlala kwamanye amadorobho enza ilanga le-14 lenyanga ka-Adari laba lilanga lethabo nelomnyanya,+ ilanga lokugidinga nesikhathi sokuphana ukudla.+
20 UMoridekayi+ watlola zoke izenzakalwezi bewathumela iincwadi kiwo woke amaJuda akizo zoke iimfunda zeKosi u-Arhatjhiverotjhi, aseduze nakude. 21 Wawayala bona qobe mnyaka agidinge ilanga le-14 lenyanga ka-Adari, nelanga le-15, 22 ngombana ngamalanga lawo amaJuda aphumula ekutshwenyweni manabawo begodu ngenyanga leyo isizi lawo laphenduka ithabo, nokulila+ kwawo kwaba lilanga lokugidinga. Bekufuze agidinge amalanga la njengamalanga womnyanya newethabo nanjengesikhathi sokuphana ukudla nesokupha abatlhagako izipho.
23 AmaJuda avuma ukuragela phambili nomgidi ebesele awuthomile nokwenza lokho uMoridekayi awatlolele khona. 24 Ngombana uHamani+ indodana kaHamedata umAgagi,+ inaba lawo woke amaJuda, waluka amano wokutjhabalalisa amaJuda,+ waphosa iPuri,+ okutjho iFumbe, bona awahlangahlanganise bekawatjhabalalise. 25 Kodwana u-Esta nakangena phambi kwekosi, ikosi yanikela imiyalo etloliweko,+ ethi: “Iqhinga elikhohlakeleko uHamani alilukela amaJuda+ alibuyele phezu kwehlokwakhe”; bamphanyeka esigodweni namadodanakhe.+ 26 Kungebangelo-ke amalanga la abizwa ngokuthi yiPurimu,+ igameli lisuselwa egameni elithi Puri.* Nje-ke ngebanga lakho koke ebekutlolwe encwadini le, nalokho akubona nokwawehlelako, 27 amaJuda azibopha ukuthi wona neenzukulwana zawo nalabo abazihlanganisa nawo+ bazokugidinga amalanga amabili la, bazokwenza nakho koke okutloliweko malungana namalanga lawo ngesikhathi esibekiweko begodu akwenze qobe mnyaka. 28 Amalanga la kufuze akhunjulwe begodu agidingwe kizo zoke iinzukulwana, emndenini ngamunye, esifundeni ngasinye nedorobheni ngalinye; amalanga wePurimu la kufuze angasuswa hlangana namaJuda, nokukhunjulwa kwawo kufuze kungapheli eenzukulwaneni zawo.
29 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, kwatlolwa incwadi yesibili emalungana nePurimu begodu iNdlovukazi u-Esta, indodakazi ka-Abihayili noMoridekayi umJuda bayiqinisekisa ngelawulo abanikelwe lona. 30 Kwathunyelwa iincwadezo kiwo woke amaJuda aseemfundeni ezili-127,+ zombuso ka-Arhatjhiverotjhi, ngamezwi wokuthula neqiniso 31 ukuqinisekisa bona amalanga wePurimu agidingwa ngesikhathi esibekiweko, njengombana uMoridekayi umJuda neNdlovukazi u-Esta bawayale bona enze njalo,+ nanjengombana azibophile wona neenzukulwana zawo bona azokwenza njalo,+ kuhlanganise ukuzila ukudla+ nokuncenga.+ 32 Umyalo ka-Esta waqinisekisa iindaba ezimalungana nePurimu+ begodu watlolwa encwadini.