UEstere 4:1 Wakubona uMordekayi konke okwenzekileyo, uMordekayi wazikrazula iingubo zakhe; wambatha ezirhwexayo nothuthu, waphuma waya phakathi komzi Bakhala ngesikhalo esikhulu esikrakra isixeko. 4:2 Wafika phambi kwesango lokumkani, kuba bekungangeni bani isango lokumkani lambethe ezirhwexayo. 4:3 nakuwo onke amaphondo, naphi na apho umthetho wokumkani nowakhe wafika umthetho, kwabakho ukuzila okukhulu phakathi kwamaYuda, nokuzila ukudla, nokuzila ukudla ukulila nokumbambazela; Abaninzi balala ezirhwexayo naseluthuthwini. 4:4 Zeza ke iimpelesi zikaEstere namathenwa akwakhe, amxelela. Kwaba njalo Ukumkanikazi waba buhlungu kakhulu; wathumela iingubo zokumambesa uMordekayi; ukuze asuse irhonya yakhe kuye; akayamkela. 4:5 UEstere wabiza uHataki, elinye lakumathenwa likakumkani, awayeliphethe wammisela ukuba amnyamekele, wamnika umyalelo wokuba UMordekayi, ukwazi ukuba yayiyintoni na, nokuba yayiyintoni na. 4:6 Waphuma ke uHataki, waya kuMordekayi endaweni yembutho yesixeko esibe ilapho phambi kwesango lokumkani. 4:7 UMordekayi wamxelela konke okumhleleyo, nenani lawo kwimali awayethe uHaman uya kuyihlawula koovimba bokumkani amaYuda, ukuba abatshabalalise. 4:8 Wamnika nekopi yombhalo womthetho lowo ukuba iShushan ibatshabalalise, ixelwe kuEstere, ixelwe wayiwisela umthetho, ukuba iye kukumkani, ayenze athandazele kuye, abacelele abantu bakowabo phambi kwayo. 4:9 Wafika uHataki, wamxelela uEstere amazwi kaMordekayi. 4:10 Wabuya uEstere wathetha kuHataki, wamwisela umthetho kuMordekayi; 4:11 Benza ke bonke abakhonzi bokumkani, nabantu bamaphondo kakumkani yazini, ukuba bonke, nokuba yindoda nokuba yinkazana, boza kukumkani entendelezweni ephakathi, lowo ungabizwanga, mnye umthetho wakhe wokuba awubeke makabulawe, ingenguye lowo ukumkani aya kuthi ambonise igolide leyo intonga yobukhosi, ukuze aphile; ke andibizwanga ukuba ndingene kuwo Ukumkani ezi ntsuku zimashumi mathathu. 4:12 Bamxelela uMordekayi amazwi kaEstere. 4:13 Wathi uMordekayi ukumphendula uEstere, Musa ukucinga nto ngaphakathi kwakho uya kusinda wena endlwini yokumkani ngaphezu kwamaYuda onke. 4:14 Ngokuba xa uthe wahlala wathi tu ngeli xesha, woba nalapho ukwandiswa nokuhlangulwa kuvelela amaYuda kwenye indawo; kodwa Wena nendlu kayihlo niya kutshabalala; ngubani na owaziyo? Uzéle ebukumkanini na ngenxa yexesha elinjengeli? 4:15 Wathi uEstere ukuba bamphendule uMordekayi, bathi, 4:16 Yiya uwahlanganise onke amaYuda afumanekayo eShushan, uzile ukudla; nina ngenxa yam; ningadli ningaseli iintsuku ezintathu, ubusuku nemini; nabakhonzazana bam baya kuzila ngokunjalo; nam ndiya kungena kukumkani; nokuba oko kuchasene nomthetho; nokuba ndiyatshabalala, nditshabalele. 4:17 Wemka ke uMordekayi, wenza njengako konke abenako uEstere wamwisela umthetho.