Esthere

2 Ka mor’a lintho tsena, ha khalefo ea Morena Asueruse+ e kokobetse, a nahana ka seo Vashti a se entseng+ le qeto e entsoeng ka eena.+ 2 Kahoo, bahlanka ba morena ba re: “Morena o lokela ho batleloa baroetsana ba batle. 3 Hape morena a khethe batho liprofinseng tsohle tse pusong ea hae+ ’me ba tlise baroetsana bohle ba batle Shushane* ntlong ea morena,* ntlong ea basali. Ba hlokomeloe ke Hegai+ leqhalaha* la morena e leng mohlokomeli oa basali ’me ba fuoe litlolo tse etsang hore ba be batle. 4 Moroetsana ea khahlang morena haholo e tla ba mofumahali ho e-na le Vashti.”+ Morena a rata tlhahiso ena eaba o etsa joalo.

5 Ho ne ho e-na le monna e mong oa Mojuda Shushane+ ntlong ea morena, eo lebitso la hae e neng e le Mordekai+ mora oa Jaire. E ne e le setloholo sa Shimei, mora oa Kishe Mobenjamine.+ 6 O* ile a tloha Jerusalema e le e mong oa batho ba neng ba hapeletsoe le Morena Jekonia*+ oa Juda ke Morena Nebukadnezare oa Babilona. 7 Mordekai o ile a holisa Hadasa* e leng Esthere motsoala oa hae+ kaha Esthere o ne a se na ’mè le ntate. Moroetsana enoa o ne a le motle a bile a le seemo se setle. Ha ’mè le ntate oa hae ba hlokahala, Mordekai o ile a mo holisa ’me ea e-ba morali oa hae. 8 Ka mor’a hore ho phatlalatsoe taelo ea morena, baroetsana ba bangata ba isoa Shushane ntlong ea morena ’me ba hlokomeloa ke Hegai.+ Esthere le eena a isoa ntlong ea morena ’me a ba tlhokomelong ea Hegai mohlokomeli oa basali.

9 Hegai a rata moroetsana enoa eaba ka potlako o lokisetsa hore a fuoe litlolo tse etsang hore a be motle.+ A mo fa le lijo tse khethehileng ’me a laela baroetsana ba supileng ba khethiloeng ntlong ea morena hore ba sebeletse Esthere. Hegai a boela a isa Esthere le bahlokomeli ba hae sebakeng se setle haholo sa ntlo ea basali. 10 Esthere o ne a e-s’o re letho ka batho ba habo+ kapa beng ka eena hobane Mordekai+ o ne a mo laetse hore a se ke a bolella mang kapa mang.+ 11 Mordekai o ne a ee a tsamaee ka pel’a ntlo ea basali lebaleng letsatsi le letsatsi hore a tsebe hore na Esthere o phela joang le hore na ho ntse ho etsahala’ng ka eena.

12 Baroetsana ba ne ba lokela ho qeta likhoeli tse 12 ba ntse ba etsoa hore ba be batle. Likhoeling tsa pele tse tšeletseng, ba ne ba tlotsoa ka oli ea mira+ ebe tse ling tse tšeletseng ba tlotsoa ka oli ea balsame+ le lioli tse ling. E ne e le tsela eo baroetsana ba neng ba etsoa botle ka eona. Ka mor’a moo, moroetsana ka mong o ne a fuoa nako ea ho ea ho Morena Asueruse. 13 Ka mor’a hore a etsoe hore a be motle, o ne a ka ea ho morena. O ne a fuoa ntho e ’ngoe le e ’ngoe eo a e kopang ha a tloha ntlong ea basali a ea ntlong ea morena. 14 O ne a kena mantsiboea ebe hoseng o khutlela ntlong ea bobeli ea basali* moo a hlokomeloang ke Shashagaze leqhalaha la morena,+ eo e leng mohlokomeli oa basali ba lirethe. O ne a ke ke a ea ho morena hape ntle leha morena a ne a hlile a khahliloe ke eena ’me a bitsitsoe ka lebitso.+

15 Esthere e ne e le morali oa Abikaile ea neng a amana le Mordekai. Mordekai o ne a mo nkile joaloka morali oa hae.+ Ha nako ea Esthere ea hore a ee ho morena e fihla, ha aa ka a kopa letho haese lintho tseo Hegai leqhalaha la morena, mohlokomeli oa basali a ileng a mo khothaletsa ho li kopa. (Ka nako ena eohle Esthere o ne a ratoa ke bohle ba neng ba mo bona.) 16 Selemong sa bosupa+ sa puso ea Morena Asueruse, Esthere a isoa ntlong ea borena ka khoeli ea leshome e leng khoeli ea Tebethe.* 17 Morena a khahloa ke Esthere haholo ho feta basali ba bang bohle ’me a mo rata ho feta baroetsana ba bang. A mo roesa tuku ea boreneng ’me ea e-ba eena mofumahali+ ho e-na le Vashti.+ 18 Morena a etsa mokete o moholo bakeng sa likhosana tsohle tsa hae le bahlanka ba hae. E ne e le mokete oa Esthere. Eaba morena o lokolla batho* liprofinseng le ho fana ka limpho ho ea ka leruo la hae.

19 Joale ha baroetsana+ ba isoa ka lekhetlo la bobeli, Mordekai o ne a lutse keiting ea morena. 20 Esthere ha aa ka a re letho ka beng ka eena le batho ba habo+ feela joalokaha Mordekai a ne a mo laetse. Esthere a ’na a mamela Mordekai feela joaloka ho tloha kholong ea hae.+

21 Matsatsing ao ha Mordekai a lutse keiting ea morena, Bigthane le Tereshe e leng liofisiri tse peli tsa lekhotla tsa morena ebile e le balebeli ba monyako, ba halefa ’me ba rera ho bolaea Morena Asueruse. 22 Empa Mordekai a tseba ka morero ona ’me kapele-pele a bolella Mofumahali Esthere. Eaba Esthere o bua le morena lebitsong la Mordekai. 23 Kahoo, taba ena ea batlisisoa ’me qetellong ha fumaneha hore ho fela ho le joalo eaba banna bao ka bobeli ba fanyehoa palong. Taba ena ea tlalehoa bukeng ea litaba tsa histori ’me ea ngoloa morena a le teng.+