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

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.

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;

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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