Esteri 2:2-7

Izinceku zenkosi ezimkhonzayo zathi: “Inkosi mayifunelwe izintombi ezinhle; Inkosi mayimise izinduna kuzo zonke izifunda zombuso wayo ukuba zibuthe zonke izintombi ezinhle esigodlweni saseSusa, endlini yabesifazane, ngaphansi kwesandla sikaHege, induna yenkosi, umlindi wabesifazane. Intombazane enhle enkosini mayibe yindlovukazi esikhundleni sikaVashiti. Le ndaba yaba mnandi enkosini; Futhi wakwenza. Kwakukhona esigodlweni saseShushani umJuda othile ogama lakhe linguMoridegayi indodana kaJayire kaSimeyi kaKishi wakwaBenjamini; abathunjwa eJerusalema kanye nokuthunjwa kanye noJekoniya, inkosi yakwaJuda, owathunjwa nguNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele. Wayesondla uHadasa, ongu-Esteri, indodakazi kayisekazi; ngokuba yayingenayise noma unina, intombazana yayiyinhle, iyinhle; uMoridekayi wafa uyise nonina wayithatha yaba yindodakazi yakhe.