Wasuka, wahamba, wakhumula iveli lakhe , wembatha izingubo zakhe zobufelokazi.

USawule waziguqula , wembatha ezinye izingubo , wahamba yena nabantu ababili benaye , bafika kowesifazane ebusuku , wathi: Ake ungibhulele ngedlozi, ungenyusele engiyakumusho kuwe.

Kwathi u -Ahabi esezwile lawo mazwi , waklebhula izingubo zakhe , wembatha indwangu yamasak a emzimbeni wakhe , wazila ukudla , walala endwangwini yamasaka, wahambahamba kancane.

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

Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu u -Esteri wembatha ingubo yobukhosi , wema egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu yenkosi malungana nendlu yenkosi ; inkosi yayihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobuk hosi endlini yobukhosi malungana nomnyango wendlu.

Lapho usuchithiwe , uyakwenzani na ? Noma wembatha okubomvu , noma uzivunulisa ngezivunulo zegolide, noma ugqaba amehlo akho ngomuthi , uzenza muhle ngeze; izithandwa zakho ziyakudelela, zifuna ukukubulala.

Ngosuku olumisiweyo uHerode wembatha ingubo yobukhosi , wahlala esihlalweni, wakhuluma kubantu.