1Ngosuku lwesithathu uEsta wagqoka izambatho zakhe zobukhosi, wema egumeni elingaphakathi kwesigodlo senkosi, wakhangelana laso isigodlo. Inkosi yayihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi esigodlweni ikhangele ngasemnyango.
2Kwathi lapho inkosi ibona inkosikazi uEsta imi egumeni, yathokoza ngaye, yamelulela intonga yobukhosi yegolide eyayiyiphethe. Wasesondela uEsta ethinta isihloko sentonga yobukhosi.
3Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Kuyini, nkosikazi Esta? Ucelani kimi na? Uzanikwa loba kuyingxenye yombuso wami.
4UEsta wasesithi: Uba kuyithokozisa inkosi, ngiyakucela wena kanye loHamani ukuba lize edilini esengikulungisele lona.
5Inkosi yasikhupha ilizwi ukuthi uHamani kalandwe masinyane ukuze kwenziwe okufiswa nguEsta. Inkosi loHamani baya edilini ayeselilungisile uEsta.
6Besanatha iwayini inkosi yathi kuEsta: Kukhona ofuna ukukucela kimi na? Uzakukunikwa. Kukhona okufisayo na? Loba kuyingxenye yombuso wami, kuzakwenziwa.
7UEsta wathi: Engikucelayo lengikufisayo yilokhu;
8uba ngifumene umusa emehlweni enkosi, futhi uba kukuhle enkosini ukunginika engikucelayo lengikufisayo, inkosi loHamani kabeze kusasa edilini engizakulenzela lona lina lobabili. Kusasa ngizakwenza lokho inkosi ekutshoyo.
Ukuziphakamisa kukaHamani lokuthukuthela kwakhe9UHamani wasehambake mhlalokho ethokoza elomoya omuhle. Kodwa lapho ebona uMoridekayi ekhona esigodlweni lokuthi kamsukumeli kamnanzi, wathukuthela kakhulu.
10Kodwa wazithinta, waya ekhaya; wasebiza abangane bakhe loZereshi umkakhe,
11wabalandisela ngobunengi benotho yakhe langobunengi bamadodana akhe, langokuthi inkosi yamphakamisa yambeka esikhundleni esiphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izikhulu lenceku zenkosi.
12Wasesithi: Kakusikho lokhu kodwa, inkosikazi uEsta kayimemanga muntu ngaphandle kwami ukuba ngiphelekezele inkosi edilini elenzileyo; ungimemile futhi ukuba ngize lenkosi kusasa.
13Kanti konke lokhu kakusilutho kimi nxa lokhu ngisabona loyana umJuda uMoridekayi elokhu esekhona esigodlweni.
14UZereshi umkakhe labo bonke abangane bakhe bathi kuye: Akumbelwe ugodo ubude balo bube zingalo ezingamatshumi amahlanu, kucelwe enkosini ekuseni ukuba uMoridekayi alengiswe kulo, ubusuhamba lenkosi edilini ulomoya omuhle. UHamani wabona ukuthi lokhu kuhle, waselumbelake ugodo.
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