Esteri 5:3-8

Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ufunani, ndlovukazi Esta? futhi siyini isicelo sakho? uyakunikwa kuze kube yingxenye yombuso. U-Esteri wathi: “Uma kukuhle emehlweni enkosi, makeze inkosi noHamani namuhla esidlweni engiyilungisele yona.” Inkosi yasisithi: UHamani kaphangise, ukuze enze njengokutsho kukaEsta. Inkosi noHamani base befika esidlweni u-Esteri ayesilungisile. Inkosi yasisithi kuEsta edilini lewayini: Uyini umkhuleko wakho? Futhi siyini isicelo sakho? kuyakufezwa engxenyeni yombuso. U-Esteri waphendula wathi: “Isicelo sami nesicelo sami yilokhu; Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni enkosi, futhi uma kukuhle enkosini ukunginika umkhuleko wami nokugcwalisa isicelo sami, inkosi noHamani mabeze esidlweni engibalungisele sona, futhi kusasa ngizobalungiselela. Yenza njengokusho kwenkosi.