UESTERE 7:6-10

UEstere wathi: “Lo mtshutshisi ulutshaba sesi sikhohlakali singuHaman.” Ke uHaman warhwaqela apho phambi kokumkani nokumkanikazi. Ukumkani wathi thwasu enomsindo, waphuma kwelo theko lewayini, wee gwiqi waya kutshona kumyezo wasebhotwe. Kambe ke uHaman waqonda ukuba ukumkani selenesigqibo ngesiphelo sakhe, ngoko ke yena wasala ecengana nokumkanikazi uEstere ngenxa yobomi bakhe. Kanye xa abuyayo ukumkani apho kumyezo wasebhotwe, ebuyela apho esidlweni, yena uHaman kwakuxa aziphosa kwisofa abe ekuyo uEstere. Ukumkani wakhuza wathi: “Yini le! Ngoku ude aphazamisane nokumkanikazi kanye ngoku ahleli nam endlwini!” Lithe nje ukuba liphume elo lizwi emlonyeni kakumkani, basuka bamgquma ubuso uHaman. Waza ke uHabhona, elinye lamaphakathi ajongene nokumkani, wathi: “Kambe ukhona umthi wokuxhoma phaya ngasendlwini kaHaman; uziimitha ezimashumi mabini anambini ukuphakama. Wakhiwe nguye, esenzela uModekayi lo wathethayo wamhlangula ukumkani.” Ukumkani ke wathi: “Mxhomeni kuwo!” Ngoko ke uHaman waxhonywa kuloo mthi wayewulungiselele uModekayi; ke wona umsindo kakumkani watsho wathotha.