Wayenamadodana angamashumi amathathu ; amadodakazi angamashumi amathathu wawendisa , wathathela amadodana akhe izintombi ezingamashumi amathathu. Wamahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

Bafumana phakathi kwabakhileyo eJabeshi Gileyadi izintombi ezintsha ezingamakhulu amane ezingazanga ndoda ngokulala nayo ; baziyisa ekamu eShilo elisezweni laseKhanani.

Angithi batholile babelana impango ? Intombi, yebo, izintombi ezimbili endodeni ngayinye ; kuSisera impango yezingubo ezinemibala , impango yezingubo ezinemibala ezifekethisiweyo ; izingubo ezimbili ezinemibala ezifekethisiweyo zezintamo zaba yimpango.

Iyiswa enkosini igqoke izingubo ezifekethisiweyo; izintombi ezingabangane bayo ziyayilandela; ziyiswa kuwe.

Ngaphambili kuhamba abahlabeleli , ngasemuva abashaya ugubhu , ngaphakathi izintombi ezishaya izingubhu.

Izinsizwa zabo zadliwa ngumlilo; izintombi zabo azihutshelwanga.

Amafutha akho anephunga elimnandi ; igama lakho linjengamafutha athululiweyo; ngalokho izintombi ziyakuthanda.

UJehova ulungile , ngokuba ngihlubukile izwi lakhe . Ake nizwe , bantu bonke, nibone ubuhlungu bami . Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziye ekuthunjweni.

Izindlela zaseSiyoni ziyalila ngokuba kungeziwa emikhosini emisiweyo; onke amasango achithekile , abapristi balo bayabubula ; izintombi zalo ziyahlupheka, nalo linomunyu.

Amalunga endodakazi yaseSiyoni ahlezi emhlabathini, athule; athele uthuli emakhanda awo , abhince indwangu yamasaka . Izintombi zaseJerusalema zithobisela phansi amakhanda azo.

Balele phansi ezitaladini, abasha nabadala. Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziwile ngenkemba . Wababulala ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakho , wabulala ungahawukelanga.

Balala nabesifazane eSiyoni, izintombi zasemizini yakwaJuda.

Kuthumile izintombi zakho , kuyamema emagqumeni aphakemeyo omuzi , kuthi:

Yena-ke wayenamadodakazi amane, izintombi eziprofethayo.

Ngasemuva zafika nezinye izintombi, zathi: Nkosi, nkosi, sivulele.

Ngalolo suku izintombi ezinhle nezinsizwa ziyakudangala ukoma.

Inkosi yamthanda u -Esteri phezu kwabo bonke abesifazane, wafumana umusa nesihe emehlweni ayo kunazo zonke izintombi , wamfaka umqhele wobukhosi, wamenza inkosikazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti.

Lapho izintombi sezibuthwa ngokwesibili , uMoridekayi wahlala esangweni lenkosi.

Zase zithi izinceku zenkosi ezaziyikhonza : Inkosi mayifunelwe izintombi ezibukekayo,

inkosi imise ababonisi ezifundeni zonke zombuso wakho ukuba babuthele ndawonye zonke izintombi ezibukekayo eShushani endlini yenkosi endlini yabesifazane phansi kwesandla sikaHegayi induna yenkosi , umgcini wabesifazane, zinikwe izinto zazo zokuqhola.

Kwathi lapho izwi lenkosi nesimemezelo sayo sekuzwakele , nalapho izintombi eziningi zibuthene eShushani endlini yenkosi phansi kwesandla sikaHegayi, u-Esteri wangeniswa endl ini yenkosi phansi kwesandla sikaHegayi, umgcini wabesifazane.

Izintombi zika-Esteri nezinduna zakhe zafika zamtshela lokho ; inkosikazi yazwiswa kakhulu ubuhlungu ; yathuma izingubo zokumembathisa uMoridekayi, yasusa kuye ingubo yakhe yamasaka; kepha akazamukelanga.

Yiba namahloni wena Sidoni , ngokuba lukhulumile ulwandle , inqaba yolwandle, ngokuthi: Angibanga namihelo , angizalanga, angikhulisanga izinsizwa, angondlanga izintombi.

Wayesethi uLeya : Yisibusiso sami ! Ngokuba izintombi ziyakungibiza ngokuthi ngingobusisiweyo, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Asheri.

Abayikuthatha umfelokazi nolahliweyo babe ngabafazi babo , kepha bathathe izintombi zozalo lwendlu yakwa -Israyeli, noma umfelokazi ongumfelokazi wompristi.

Yeka ubuhle balo ! Yeka ukubukeka kwalo ! Amabele abo ayakuhlumisa izinsizwa zalo, newayini elisha izintombi zalo.

iminyango ivalwe esitaladini , lapho umsindo wokusila uncipha , umuntu avuke ngezwi lenyoni, izintombi zonke zokuhlabelela zithuliswe;