Esteri
7:1 Ngakho inkosi noHamani beza edilini no-Esteri indlovukazi.
7:2 Inkosi yabuye yathi ku-Esteri ngosuku lwesibili edilini
iwayini, Siyini isicelo sakho, ndlovukazi Esteri? uyakunikwa;
futhi siyini isicelo sakho? futhi kuyakwenziwa, kuze kube ingxenye
umbuso.
" 7:3 Khona-ke u-Esteri, indlovukazi, waphendula wathi: "Uma ngithole umusa kuwe
bheka, nkosi, uma kukuhle enkosini, manginikwe ukuphila kwami esandleni sami
isicelo, nabantu bami ngokucela kwami.
7:4 Ngoba sithengisiwe, mina nabantu bami, ukuze sibhujiswe, sibulawe, futhi
bhubha. Kodwa uma besithengisiwe saba yizigqila nezigqilakazi, ngabe ngizibambele mina
ulimi, nakuba isitha sasingenakukwazi ukumelana nomonakalo wenkosi.
" 7:5 Khona-ke inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi waphendula, wathi ku-Esteri indlovukazi, "Ngubani
yena, futhi uphi, owaba nesibindi enhliziyweni yakhe ukwenza kanjalo?
7:6 U-Esteri wathi: "Isitha nesitha nguHamani lo omubi. Khona-ke
UHamani wesaba phambi kwenkosi nendlovukazi.
7:7 Inkosi yasukuma edilini lewayini ngolaka lwayo, yangena endlini
uHamani wasukuma ukuba acele ukuphila kwakhe ku-Esteri
indlovukazi; ngoba wabona ukuthi kwakunqunyelwe okubi ngaye
inkosi.
7:8 Inkosi yayisibuya ensimini yendlu yenkosi, yangena endaweni yenkosi
idili lewayini; uHamani wayewele embhedeni u-Esteri ayekuwo.
Inkosi yasisithi: Indlovukazi uzayibamba phambi kwami yini endlini?
Kwathi ekuphumeni kwelizwi emlonyeni wenkosi, babumbesa ubuso bukaHamani.
" 7:9 Futhi uHarbona, omunye wabathenwa, wathi phambi kwenkosi: "Bheka
futhi, ugodo ukuphakama, izingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu, uHamani ayewenzele uMoridekayi.
owayekhulume okuhle ngenkosi umi endlini kaHamani. Khona-ke
inkosi yathi: Mphanyekeni kuwo.
7:10 Ngakho bamlengisa uHamani emthini ayewulungisele uMoridekayi.
Lwase ludamba ulaka lwenkosi.