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6:1 Ngobo busuku, akaba nabuthongo kukumkani; wathi maziziswe
incwadi yeengxelo zembali; zaleswa phambi kokumkani.
6:2 Kwafunyanwa kubhaliwe okokuba uMordekayi wabaxela ooBhigetan noTereshe;
Amathenwa amabini okumkani, abagcini bomnyango, ababefuna
basa isandla kukumkani uAhaswerosi.
6:3 Wathi ukumkani, Kwenzelwe imbeko na, nabukhulu buni na, uMordekayi!
yale? Bathi abakhonzi bokumkani ababelungiselela kuye, Apho
akukho nto yenziweyo kuye.
6:4 Wathi ukumkani, Ngubani na osentendelezweni? Ke kaloku uHaman wangena endlwini
entendelezweni engaphandle yendlu yokumkani, ukuba athethe kukumkani, axhonywe
uMordekayi emthini, abemlungisele wona;
6:5 Bathi abakhonzi bokumkani kuye, Nanko uHaman emi phakathi
inkundla. Wathi ukumkani, Makangene.
6:6 Wangena ke uHaman. Wathi ukumkani kuye, Makwenziwe ntoni na kuye?
indoda, athanda ukuyibeka embekweni ukumkani? Ngoku uHaman wacinga kweyakhe
entliziyweni yakhe, Ngubani na ukumkani angathanda ukubeka embekweni ngaphezu kwam?
6:7 Wathi uHaman kukumkani, Kungenxa yendoda ayithandayo ukumkani
imbeko,
6:8 Maziziswe ingubo yasebukhosini, abeya kuyinxiba ukumkani;
ihashe alikhweleyo ukumkani, nesithsaba sobukumkani esithwelwe kuso
intloko yakhe:
6:9 Kwaye esi sinxibo nehashe mazinikezelwe esandleni somnye
abathetheli bokumkani ababalaseleyo, ukuze banxibe indoda ethe yaphathwa nguye
Ukumkani uthanda uzuko, wamkhwelisa esitratweni
nimemeze phambi kwakhe, nithi, Makwenjiwa nje emntwini lowo
lowo athanda ukumbeka ukumkani.
6:10 Wathi ukumkani kuHaman, Khawuleza, uthabathe isambatho nengubo
ihashe njengoko ukuthethileyo, wenjenjalo kuMordekayi umYuda elo
uhleli esangweni lokumkani; makungasweleki nto entweni yonke onayo
thethwa.
6:11 Wayithabatha ke isambatho eso uHaman nehashe elo, wamambathisa uMordekayi, wambathisa ngengubo.
bamkhwelisa ngehashe ezitratweni zomzi, bamemeza
makwenjiwe njalo kwindoda athanda ukuyithetha phambi kwakhe
ukunika imbeko.
6:12 UMordekayi wabuya weza esangweni lokumkani. Kodwa uHaman wakhawuleza ukuya kweyakhe
indlu yakhe ilila, egqubuthele intloko.
6:13 UHaman wamxelela uZereshe umkakhe, nabalingane bakhe bonke, konke obenako
yamehlela. Zathi kuye izilumko zakhe noZereshe umkakhe, Ukuba kunjalo
nguMordekayi owembewu yamaYuda, lo uqalileyo phambi kwakhe;
ukuwa, akuyi kumeyisa; uya kuwa ngaphambili
yena.
6:14 Bathe besathetha naye, kwafika amathenwa okumkani.
wangxama ukumsa uHaman esidlweni abesenzile uEstere.