Seziphelile lezo zinsuku , inkosi yenzela abantu bonke ab abe khona eShushani endlini yenkosi , abakhulu nabancane , idili izinsuku eziyisikhombisa egcekeni lensimu yendlu yenkosi.

inkosi imise ababonisi ezifundeni zonke zombuso wakho ukuba babuthele ndawonye zonke izintombi ezibukekayo eShushani endlini yenkosi endlini yabesifazane phansi kwesandla sikaHegayi induna yenkosi , umgcini wabesifazane, zinikwe izinto zazo zokuqhola.

Kwakukhona umuntu womJuda eShushani endlini yenkosi ogama lakhe lalinguMoridekayi kaJayire kaShimeyi kaKishi wakwaBenjamini,

Kwathi lapho izwi lenkosi nesimemezelo sayo sekuzwakele , nalapho izintombi eziningi zibuthene eShushani endlini yenkosi phansi kwesandla sikaHegayi, u-Esteri wangeniswa endl ini yenkosi phansi kwesandla sikaHegayi, umgcini wabesifazane.

Izigijimi za shesha zahamba ngezwi lenkosi . Umthetho washaywa eShushani endlini yenkosi; inkosi noHamani bahlala phansi , baphuza, kepha umuzi waseShushani wakhungatheka.

Wamnika futhi impinda yomthetho olotshiweyo owashaywa eShushani wokuba babhujiswe , ukuze amtshengise yona u -Esteri, amtshele ngayo , amyale ukuba angene enkosini uk unxusa kuyo, acelele abantu bakhe phambi kwayo.

Hambani nibuthe bonke abaJuda abakhona eShushani , ningizilele ukudla, ningadli, ningaphuzi izinsuku ezintathu ubusuku nemini ; nami nezintombi zami siyakuzila kanjalo , ngingene enkosini noma kungengamthetho ; uma ngibhubha, mangibhubhe.

Zase ziphuma izigijimi zigibele amahhashi anejubane , amahhashi enkosi , zisheshiswa ziqhutshwa yizwi lenkosi; umthetho washaywa eShushani endlini yenkosi.

EShushani endlini yenkosi abaJuda babulala , bachitha abantu abangamakhulu ayisihlanu.

Ngalolo suku inani lababuleweyo eShushani endlini yenkosi lalethwa phambi kwenkosi.

Inkosi yayisithi ku -Esteri inkosikazi : AbaJuda babulele bac hitha abantu abangamakhulu ayisihlanu eShushani endlini yenkosi namadodana ayishumi kaHamani; pho, benzeni kwezinye izifunda zenkosi ? Isicelo sakho siyini ? Uyakusenzelwa. Yini oyifunayo na? Kuyakwenziwa.

Inkosi yasho ukuba kwenziwe kanjalo ; umthetho washaywa eShushani ; bawaphanyeka amadodana ayishumi kaHamani.

AbaJuda ababe seShushani babuth ana nangosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga ka-Adari, babulala abantu abangamakhulu amathathu eShushani , kepha ababekanga izandla zabo empangweni.