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.