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5:1 Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu, uEstere wambatha ubukumkani bakhe
Wema entendelezweni engaphakathi yendlu yokumkani, malungana
endlwini yokumkani; ukumkani ubehleli etroneni yakhe yobukumkani
nendlu, malunga nesango lendlu.
5:2 Kwathi, ukumkani, akumbona uEstere ukumkanikazi emi entendelezweni.
wambabala, waza ukumkani wamolulela uEstere
intonga yegolide ebisesandleni sakhe. Wasondela ke uEstere
yachukumisa incam yentonga.
5:3 Wathi ukumkani kuye, Yintoni na, kumkanikazi Estere? kwaye yintoni
isicelo sakho? woyinikwa, kude kuse kwisiqingatha sobukumkani.
5:4 Wathi uEstere, Ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, makeze ukumkani
Uza uHaman namhlanje esidlweni endimenzele sona.
5:5 Wathi ukumkani, Mngxamiseni uHaman, enze njengoEstere
uthe. Beza ke ukumkani noHaman esidlweni sikaEstere
ilungisiwe.
5:6 Wathi ukumkani kuEstere esidlweni sewayini, Uyintoni na?
isibongozo? woyinikwa; ucela ntoni na? nkqu ukuya
isiqingatha sobukumkani siya kwenziwa.
5:7 Waphendula uEstere, wathi, Ukuthandaza kwam nokuthandaza kwam kukuko;
5:8 Ukuba ndithe ndababalwa phambi kokumkani, ukuba ndithe kwakholeka kuwe
Ukumkani makandenzele isicelo sam, enze isicelo sam, ukumkani makandinike
Makaze uHaman esidlweni endiya kubalungiselela sona, ndisenze;
ngomso, njengoko watshoyo ukumkani.
5:9 Waphuma ke uHaman ngaloo mini, evuya, echwayithile;
UHaman wambona uMordekayi esangweni lokumkani, ukuba akavuki, akashukumi
kuba wayevutha ngumsindo ngoMordekayi.
5:10 Ke uHaman wazibamba; waya endlwini, wathumela
wabiza izihlobo zakhe, noZereshe umkakhe.
5:11 UHaman wababalisela uzuko lobutyebi bakhe, nobuninzi bobuncwane bakhe
abantwana, nazo zonke izinto athe ukumkani wamnyusela kuzo, nendlela
wamphakamisa ngaphezu kwabathetheli nabakhonzi bokumkani.
5:12 Wathi uHaman, Ngaphezu koko, uEstere ukumkanikazi akangenisanga mntu
Ukumkani waya esidlweni abesenzile, yaba ndim ndedwa; kwaye ku
Kananjalo ngomso undimemele kuye nokumkani.
5:13 ukanti konke oko akundenzanga nto, yonke imihla endimbonayo uMordekayi umYudakazi
ehleli esangweni lokumkani.
5:14 Wathi uZereshe umkakhe nezihlobo zakhe zonke kuye, Makubekho umthi
Ubude bawo buziikubhite ezimashumi mahlanu, uze uthethe kukumkani ngomso
Angaxhonywa kulo uMordekayi, ungene nokumkani uchwayitile
esidlweni. Lalunga elo zwi emehlweni kaHaman; wawenza umthi
yenziwe.