Esteri 3:1 Emva kwalezi zinto inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yamphakamisa uHamani indodana ka-Ahashiveroshi uHamedatha umAgagi, wamphakamisa, wamisa isihlalo sakhe phezu kwazo zonke ezinye izikhulu ezazinaye. 3:2 Futhi zonke izinceku zenkosi, ababesesangweni lenkosi, bakhothama, futhi wayemesaba uHamani, ngokuba inkosi yayiyale kanjalo ngaye. Kodwa UMoridekayi akakhothama, akakhulekanga kuye. 3:3 Khona-ke izinceku zenkosi, ababesesangweni lenkosi, wathi kubo UMoridekayi, Weqelani umyalo wenkosi na? 3:4 Kwathi lapho bekhuluma kuye nsuku zonke, futhi walalela hhayi kubo ukuthi bamtshela uHamani ukubona ukuthi izindaba zikaMoridekayi yini ngoba wayebatshelile ukuthi yena ungumJuda. 3:5 Futhi lapho uHamani ebona ukuthi uMoridekayi akakhothama, futhi akazange athobe kuye uHamani wayegcwele ulaka. 3:6 Futhi kwaba kudelile ukubeka izandla kuMoridekayi yedwa; ngoba babebonisile abantu bakaMoridekayi; ngalokho uHamani wafuna ukubhubhisa bonke abantu amaJuda ayekuwo wonke umbuso ka-Ahashiveroshi, yebo abantu bakaMoridekayi. 3:7 Ngenyanga yokuqala, okungukuthi, ngenyanga kaNisan, ngonyaka weshumi nambili ka- inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, baphonsa iPhure eliyinkatho phambi kukaHamani kwasemini namuhla, futhi kusukela enyangeni kuze kube inyanga yeshumi nambili, okungukuthi, the inyanga ka-Adari. " 3:8 UHamani wathi enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi, "Kukhona abantu abathile abahlakazekile bahlakazeka phakathi kwabantu kuzo zonke izifunda zakho umbuso; nemithetho yabo ihlukile kubo bonke abantu; futhi abagcini imithetho yenkosi: ngakho kakusiyo inzuzo yenkosi ukuhlupheka bona. 3:9 Uma kukuhle enkosini, makubhalwe ukuthi bangase babhujiswe: futhi ngiyakukhokhela amatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi esiliva ezandleni zalabo phatha umsebenzi wokuwungenisa engcebeni yenkosi. 3:10 Inkosi yasikhulula indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe, wayinika uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi, isitha sabaJuda. " 3:11 Inkosi yasisithi kuHamani: "Isiliva linikwe wena, abantu futhi wenze kuzo njengoba kukuhle emehlweni akho. 3:12 Khona-ke ababhali benkosi babizwa ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lokuqala ngenyanga, kulotshiwe njengakho konke uHamani abekuyale ngakho ezikhulwini zenkosi nakubabusi ababephezu kwayo yonke into izifunda, nakuzikhulu zabo bonke abantu bezifunda ngezifunda ekulotshweni kwayo, lakubo bonke abantu ngolimi lwabo; kwe Lalotshwa igama lenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, kwatywinwa ngendandatho yenkosi. 3:13 Futhi izincwadi zathunyelwa ngeposi kuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi, ukuze abhubhise, abulale, abhubhise bonke abaJuda, abasha nabadala; abantwana abancane nabesifazane, ngosuku olulodwa, ngisho nangosuku lweshumi nantathu ngenyanga yeshumi nambili, eyinyanga ka-Adari, nokuthatha impango yayo babe yimpango. 3:14 Ikhophi yombhalo ukuba umyalo unikezwe kuzo zonke izifundazwe kwamenyezelwa kubo bonke abantu ukuba bazilungiselele ukumelana nalokho usuku. 3:15 Izithunywa zaphuma, zishesha ngesiyalezo senkosi; isimemezelo sakhishwa eShushani endlini yenkosi. Inkosi noHamani bahlala phansi ukuphuza; kepha umuzi waseShushani wawudidekile.