Esteri 3:1-8

Emva kwalokho inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yamphakamisa uHamani indodana kaHamedatha umAgagi, yamphakamisa, yabeka isihlalo sakhe phezu kwezikhulu zonke ezazinaye. Zonke izinceku zenkosi ezazisesangweni lenkosi zakhothama zakhothamela uHamani, ngokuba inkosi yayiyale kanjalo ngaye. Kodwa uMoridekayi akazange akhothame, futhi akazange amhloniphe. Izinceku zenkosi ezazisesangweni lenkosi zathi kuMoridekayi: Kungani weqa umyalo wenkosi na? Kwathi besakhuluma kuye insuku zonke, engabalalelanga, basebetshela uHamani ukuthi abone ukuthi indaba kaMoridegayi izakuma yini, ngoba wayebatshelile ukuthi yena ungumJuda. Lapho uHamani ebona ukuthi uMoridekayi akakhothama futhi akamhloniphanga, uHamani wathukuthela. Wadelela ukubeka izandla kuMoridekayi yedwa; ngoba bamvumela ukuthi abone abantu bakaMoridegayi; ngalokho uHamani wazama ukubhubhisa bonke abaJuda ababesembusweni wonke ka-Ahashiveroshi, abantu bakaMoridegayi. Ngenyanga yokuqala eyinyanga kaNisani, ngomnyaka weshumi nambili wenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi, benza iPhure eliyinkatho phambi kukaHamani usuku nosuku nenyanga nenyanga, kwaze kwaba yinyanga yeshumi nambili, okungukuthi; inyanga ka-Adari. UHamani wayesethi enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi: “Kukhona abantu abathile abahlakazekile, abahlakazekile phakathi kwabantu ezifundeni zonke zombuso wakho; nemithetho yabo ihlukile kubantu bonke; futhi abayigcini imithetho yenkosi; ngakho akusizi inkosi ukuyithwala.