Esteri 5:1 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu u-Esteri wembatha ubukhosi bakhe izingubo, wema egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu yenkosi malungana endlini yenkosi; inkosi yayihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi ebukhosini indlu, malungana nesango lendlu. 5:2 Kwathi lapho inkosi ibona u-Esteri indlovukazi emi egcekeni. wafumana umusa emehlweni ayo; inkosi yamelulela u-Esteri intonga yegolide eyayisesandleni sakhe. Ngakho u-Esteri wasondela, futhi wathinta isihloko sentonga. " 5:3 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Ufunani, ndlovukazi Esteri? futhi yini isicelo sakho? uyakunikwa kuze kube yingxenye yombuso. 5:4 U-Esteri waphendula, "Uma kubonakala kukuhle enkosini, inkosi kanye UHamani woza namuhla edilini engimenzele lona. 5:5 Inkosi yasisithi, Mphuthumiseni uHamani, ukuze enze njengoEsta kusho. Inkosi noHamani base befika edilini lika-Esteri ilungisiwe. 5:6 Inkosi yathi ku-Esteri edilini lewayini, "Kuyini okwakho?" isicelo? uyakunikwa; siyini isicelo sakho? ngisho ku inxenye yombuso iyakwenziwa. " 5:7 Khona-ke u-Esteri waphendula, wathi: "Isicelo sami futhi isicelo sami; 5:8 Uma ngithole umusa emehlweni enkosi, futhi uma kujabulisa emehlweni enkosi inkosi ukuba inginike isicelo sami, futhi yenze isicelo sami, mayibe inkosi kanye Woza uHamani edilini engizabalungisela lona, ngilenze kusasa njengokutsho kwenkosi. 5:9 Khona-ke uHamani waphuma ngalolo suku ejabula futhi enenhliziyo ejabulayo UHamani wambona uMordekayi esangweni lenkosi ukuthi akasukumanga, akanyakazeki ngoba wayethukuthelele uMoridekayi. 5:10 Nokho uHamani wazibamba, futhi lapho efika ekhaya, wathumela futhi wabiza abangane bakhe, noZereshi umkakhe. 5:11 UHamani wabatshela ngenkazimulo yengcebo yakhe, nobuningi bengcebo yakhe abantwana, nazo zonke izinto inkosi eyayimkhuphule ngazo, nokuthi kanjani wayemphakamise ngaphezu kwezikhulu nezinceku zenkosi. 5:12 Wathi uHamani, Yebo, u-Esteri indlovukazi akavumelanga muntu ukuba angene naye inkosi yeza edilini ayelilungisileyo ngaphandle kwami; futhi ku kusasa ngimenyiwe kuye kanye nenkosi. 5:13 Nokho konke lokhu akusizi lutho kimi, uma nje ngibona uMoridekayi umJuda ehlezi esangweni lenkosi. 5:14 Wayesethi uZereshi umkakhe nabo bonke abangane bakhe kuye, "Makube nogodo." ubude bayo buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, kusasa uyakukhuluma enkosini UMoridekayi angalengiswa kulo, ungene nenkosi ngokujabula edilini. Lamahle-ke lawo mazwi kuHamani; wasesenza ugodo ezokwenziwa.