Ngokuba uMoridekayi , umJuda, wayelama inkosi u -Ahashiveroshi ngobukhulu, emkhulu phakathi kwabaJuda , ethokozelwa ngaba fowabo abaningi, efuna okuhle kwesizwe sakubo , ekhuluma ukuthula kuyo yonke inzalo yabo.

Kepha u-Esteri wayengakhulumanga ngabantu bakubo nangezihlobo zakhe , ngokuba uMoridekayi wayeyiyalile ukuba ingakusho.

UMoridekayi wayehamba zonke izinsuku phambi kwegceke lendlu yabesifazane ukuba azi impilo ka-Esteri nokuthi kwenziwe njani kuye.

Lapho izintombi sezibuthwa ngokwesibili , uMoridekayi wahlala esangweni lenkosi.

U-Esteri wayengakalandi lutho ngezihlobo zakhe nangabantu bakhe , njengalokho uMoridekayi amyala ngakho , ngokuba u-Esteri wenza okushiwo nguMoridekayi njengalapho esondliwa nguye.

Ngalezo zinsuku uMoridekayi esahlezi esangweni lenkosi, izinduna ezimbili zenkosi oBigithani noThereshi kubalindisango zazithukuthele , zafuna ukubeka izandla enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi.

Wayelokhu emondla uHadasa ongu -Esteri, indodakazi kayisekazi , ngokuba wayengenayise, engenanina; intombi yayiyinhle , yayibukeka; sebefile uyise nonina, uMoridekayi wayithatha yaba yindodakazi yakhe.

Zonke izinceku zenkosi ezazisesangweni lenkosi zakhothama , zakhuleka kuHamani, ngokuba inkosi iyale kanjalo ngaye . Kepha uMoridekayi akakhothamanga, kakhulekanga kuye.

Lapho uHamani ebona ukuthi uMoridekayi akakhothamanga , kakhulekanga kuye, uHamani wagcwala ulaka.

UMoridekayi esekwazi konke okwenziweyo , uMoridekayi waziklebhu la izingubo zakhe , wembatha indwangu yamasaka nomlotha , waphumela phakathi komuzi, wakhala ngokukhala okukhulu okumunyu;

Bamtshela uMoridekayi amazwi ka-Esteri.

Wayesesho uMoridekayi ukuba babuyisele impendulo ku -Esteri ngokuthi : Ungacabangi enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi wena uyakusinda endlini yenkosi kunabaJuda bonke.

Wayesehamba uMoridekayi , wenza njengak ho konke u -Esteri amyale ngakho.

Izintombi zika-Esteri nezinduna zakhe zafika zamtshela lokho ; inkosikazi yazwiswa kakhulu ubuhlungu ; yathuma izingubo zokumembathisa uMoridekayi, yasusa kuye ingubo yakhe yamasaka; kepha akazamukelanga.

UMoridekayi wamtshela konke okumehleleyo nenani lemali uHamani ayethembisile ukulikhokhela esikhwameni senkosi ngabaJuda ukuba babhujiswe.

Kepha konke lokho akunganelisi ngalutho kuso sonke isikhathi engilokhu ngibona ngaso uMoridekayi, umJuda, ehlezi esangweni lenkosi.

Wayesethi uZereshi umkakhe nabo bonke abangane bakhe kuye : Yenza umuthi, ukuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu , ukhulume ekuseni enkosini ukuba uMoridekayi aphanyekwe kuwo , besewungena ngokuthokoza kanye nenkosi edilini . Laba lihle lelo zwi kuHamani, wenza umuthi.

UHamani waphuma khona ngalolo suku, ethokoza enenhliziyo enhle; kepha lapho uHamani embona uMoridekayi esangweni lenkosi ukuthi akasukumanga, kanyakazanga ngaye , uHamani wagcwala ulaka ngoMoridekayi.

UHamani wathatha -ke isambatho nehhashi , wamembathisa uMoridekayi , wamkhwelisa esigcawin i somuzi , wamemeza phambi kwakhe ngokuthi : Uyakwenzelwa kanjalo umuntu inkosi ethanda ukumdumisa.

UMoridekayi wabuyela esangweni , kepha uHamani waphuthuma ekhaya ekhala, embozile ikhanda.

UHamani walandisa uZereshi umkakhe nabo bonke abangane bakhe kon ke okumehleleyo. Zase zithi kuye izihlakaniphi zakhe noZereshi umkakhe : Uma uMoridekayi oqale ukuwa phambi kwakhe engowenzalo yabaJuda , awuyikumahlula, kepha uyakuwa nokuwa phambi kwakhe.

Kwafumaniseka kulotshiwe ukuthi uMoridekayi wayelandile ngoBigithani noThereshi izinduna ezimbili zenkosi , abalindisango, ukuthi babefunile ukubeka isandla enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi.

Base bemphanyeka -ke uHamani emthini ayewulungisele uMoridekayi . Yayisibohla intukuthelo yenkosi.

Wayesethi uHaribona , enye yezinduna ezaziphambi kwenkosi : Bheka, umuthi okuphakama kwawo kuyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, uHamani ayewenzele uMoridekayi owakhuluma kahle ngenkosi , umi endlini kaHamani. Inkosi yathi: Mphanyekeni kuwo.

Ngalolo suku inkosi u -Ahashiveroshi yanika u -Esteri, inkosikazi, indlu kaHamani isitha sabaJuda. UMoridekayi weza phambi kwenkosi, ngokuba u- Esteri wayeselandile ukuthi uyini naye.

Wayesephuma uMoridekayi ebusweni benkosi embethe isambatho sobukhosi esiluhlaza nesimhlophe , enomqhele omkhulu wegolide nengubo yelineni elicolekileyo nebubende; umuzi waseShushani wajabula, wathokoza.

Inkosi yakhumula indandatho yayo ebiyisusile kuH amani, yayinika uMoridekayi. U-Esteri wambeka uMoridekayi phezu kwendlu kaHamani.

Abalobi benkosi babizwa ngaleso sikhathi ngenyanga yesithathu, eyinyanga kaSivani, ngolwamashumi amabili nantathu lwayo ; kwalotshwa njengakho konke uMoridekayi ayala ngakho abaJuda , nawothulasizwe, nababusi, nezikhulu zezifunda , kusukela e -Indiya kuze kufike eKushe , izifunda eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa , izifunda ngezifunda njengokubhala kwazo , nezizwe ngezizwe njengolimi lwazo , nabaJuda njengokubhala kwabo nanjengolimi lwabo.

UMoridekayi waziloba lezo zindaba , wathuma izincwadi kubo bonke abaJuda ababe sezifundeni zonke zenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi, abaseduze nabakude,

AbaJuda bakwamukela ukwenza lokho abakuqalileyo , nalokho ayekulobe kubo uMoridekayi,

Ngokuba uMoridekayi wayemkhulu endlini yenkosi , nodumo lwakhe lwahamba ezifundeni zonke , ngokuba lowo muntu uMoridekayi wayelokhu ekhula njalo.