Emva kwalezo zinto inkosi , u-Ahashiveroshi, yamenza mkhulu uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi , yamphakamisa, yamisa isihlalo sakhe phezu kwazo zonke izikhulu ezazinayo.

Kwathi zikhuluma kuye imihla ngemihla , engazilaleli, zamtshela uHamani ukuba zibone ukuthi amazwi kaMoridekayi ayakuma yini , ngokuba wayezitshelile ukuthi ungumJuda.

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

Kwakudelelekile emehlweni akhe ukubeka izandla kuMoridekayi yedwa , ngokuba zase zimtshelile abantu bakaMoridekayi; ngalokho uHamani wafuna ukubulala bonke abaJuda ababe sembusweni wonke ka-Ahashiveroshi, isizwe sikaMoridekayi.

UHamani wathi enkosini u -Ahashiveroshi: Kukhona isizwe esithile esihlakazekile, sisakazekile phakathi kwabantu bezifunda zonke zombuso wakho; nemithetho yaso yahlukene neyezizwe zonke; futhi asigcini imithetho yenkosi; ngalokho akufanele ukuba inkosi isiyeke.

Inkosi yakhumula indandatho yayo esandleni sayo , yayinika uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi isitha sabaJuda.

Kwase kubizwa abalobi benkosi nge nyanga yokuqala ngosuku lweshumi nantathu lwayo , kwalotshwa njengakho konke uHamani ayala angakho othulasizwe benkosi , nababusi ababephethe izifunda ngezifunda , nezikhulu zezizwe ngezizwe , izifunda ngezifunda njengokubhala kwazo , nezizwe ngezizwe njengolim i lwazo ; kwalotshwa egameni lenkosi u -Ahashiveroshi, kwanamathiselwa ngendandatho yenkosi.

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

Yathi inkosi: Msheshiseni uHamani ukuba kwenziwe njengezwi lika -Esteri. Base beya inkosi noHamani edilini alilungisileyo u-Esteri.

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

Kepha uHamani wazibamba , waya ekhaya ; wayesethuma, walanda abangane bakhe noZereshi umkakhe.

UHamani wabalandisa udumo lwengcebo yakhe , nobuningi babantwana bakhe, nakho konke inkosi emkhulisile kukho, nalokho emphakamisile kukho phezu kwezikhulu nezinceku zenkosi.

UHamani wathi futhi : U-Esteri, inkosikazi, akangenisanga muntu kanye nenkosi edilini alilungisileyo ngaphandle kwami; nakusasa mina ngimenyiwe nguye kanye nenkosi.

Yayisithi inkosi: Ngubani osegcekeni na? UHamani wayesandUkungena nje egcekeni elingaphandle lendlu yenkosi ukuba akhulume enkosini ngokuphanyekwa kukaMoridekayi emthini abemlungisele wona.

Zathi-ke izinceku zenkosi kuyo: Bheka, uHamani umi egcekeni. Yathi inkosi: Makangene.

Yayisithi inkosi kuye: Umuntu inkosi ethanda ukumdumisa wenzelwani na ? UHamani wathi enhliziyweni yakhe : Ngubani inkosi ebiyakuthanda ukumenzela udumo ngaphandle kwami na?

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.

Besakhuluma naye, zafika izinduna zenkosi , zashesha ukumyisa uHamani edilini u-Esteri alilungisileyo.

U-Esteri wathi : Ngumuntu omelene nathi , oyisitha, uHamani lo omubi . UHamani wayeseshaywa luvalo phambi kwenkosi nenkosikazi.

Yayisisukuma inkosi ngolaka lwayo edilini lewayini , yaya ensimini yendlu yenkosi; uHamani wasukuma ukunxusa u -Esteri inkosikazi ngokuphila kwakhe, ngokuba wabona ukuthi usenqunyelwe okubi yinkosi.

Inkosi isibuya ensimini yendlu yenkosi , ingene endlini yedili lewayini , uHamani wayesewele embhedeni u -Esteri ayekuwo . Yayisithi inkosi : Uyakuyiphoqa inkosikazi phambi kwami lapha endlini na ? Lapho liphuma leli zwi emlonyeni wenkosi, bamboza ubuso bukaHamani.

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.

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

ngokuba uHamani indodana kaHamedat ha umAgagi , isitha sabo bonke abaJuda, wayecebile ngabaJuda ukuba abachithe , waphonsa iPhure elinyinkatho ukuba abanqobe, abachithe;