Esteri
6:1 Ngalobo busuku inkosi yayingalali, yayala ukuba kulethwe
incwadi yamarekhodi yemilando; zafundwa phambi kwenkosi.
6:2 Futhi kwatholakala kulotshiwe ukuthi uMoridekayi wabatshela ngoBigithana noTereshi.
izinduna ezimbili zenkosi, abalindi bomnyango, ababefuna
beka isandla enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi.
6:3 Inkosi yasisithi: Yeka udumo nesithunzi esenziwe kuMoridekayi
kwalokhu? Zase zithi izinceku zenkosi ezaziyikhonza: "Lapho."
akukho okwenziwa kuye.
6:4 Inkosi yasisithi: Ngubani osegcekeni? Manje uHamani wangena endlini
igceke elingaphandle lendlu yenkosi, ukukhuluma enkosini ukulengiswa
uMordekayi emthini abemlungisele wona.
6:5 Izinceku zenkosi zathi kuye: "Bheka, uHamani umi phakathi."
enkantolo. Yathi inkosi: "Makangene."
" 6:6 Ngakho uHamani wangena
umuntu inkosi ethanda ukumdumisa na? Manje uHamani wacabanga kweyakhe
inhliziyo, inkosi ingathanda ukwenza bani udumo ngaphandle kwami?
" 6:7 UHamani wathi enkosini: "Ngomuntu inkosi ethanda kuye
udumo,
6:8 Makulethwe ingubo yobukhosi inkosi evame ukugqokwa, kanye
ihhashi eligibele inkosi, nomqhele wobukhosi obekwe phezu kwawo
ikhanda lakhe:
6:9 Futhi ake lesi sembatho nehhashi anikezwe esandleni somunye
izikhulu zenkosi ezihlonipheke kakhulu, ukuze zigqokise umuntu ahamba naye
inkosi ithanda ukudunyiswa, imkhwelisa ezitaladini
komuzi, nimemeze phambi kwakhe, nithi: Kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kumuntu
inkosi ethanda ukumdumisa.
6:10 Inkosi yathi kuHamani: "Shesha, uthathe isambatho nezingubo."
ihhashi, njengokusho kwakho, wenze njalo kuMoridekayi umJuda, lokho
uhlezi esangweni lenkosi, ungaqedi lutho kukho konke onakho
kukhulunywa.
6:11 UHamani wayesethatha isambatho nehhashi, wembathisa uMoridekayi, wamembathisa.
wamkhwelisa ezitaladini zomuzi ngehhashi, wamemezela
phambi kwakhe: Kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kumuntu inkosi emthandayo
ukuhlonipha.
6:12 Futhi uMoridekayi wabuyela esangweni lenkosi. Kodwa uHamani waphangisa ukuya kweyakhe
ukulila endlini, emboze ikhanda.
6:13 UHamani wamtshela uZereshi umkakhe nabo bonke abangane bakhe konke anakho
emehlele. Zase zithi kuye izazi zakhe noZereshi umkakhe: "Uma."
uMoridekayi ungowenzalo yabaJuda osuqalile phambi kwakhe
uwa, awuyikumahlula, kepha uyakuwa nokuwa phambi kwakhe
yena.
6:14 Kwathi besakhuluma naye, kwafika izikhulu zenkosi.
waphangisa ukumletha uHamani edilini u-Esteri ayelenzile.