Esteri 8:1-8

Ngalolo suku inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yanika u-Esteri indlovukazi indlu kaHamani isitha sabaJuda. UMoridekayi weza phambi kwenkosi; ngoba u-Esteri wakhuluma lokho ayeyikho kuye. Inkosi yakhumula indandatho yayo ebiyithathile kuHamani, yayinika uMoridekayi. U-Esteri wabeka uMoridekayi phezu kwendlu kaHamani. U-Esteri wabuye wakhuluma phambi kwenkosi, wawa ngasezinyaweni zayo, wayincenga ngezinyembezi ukuba isuse ububi bukaHamani umAgagi, necebo lakhe ayelicebe ngamaJuda. Inkosi yelulela u-Esteri intonga yegolide. U-Esteri wayesesukuma wema phambi kwenkosi. Wathi: “Uma kukuhle enkosini, noma ngifumene umusa emehlweni ayo, nendaba ibonakala ilungile phambi kwenkosi, ngithandeka emehlweni ayo, makulotshwe ngezincwadi uHamani, indodana uHamedatha umAgagi owalobela ukubhubhisa abaJuda abakuzo zonke izifunda zenkosi. Ngokuba ngingakubekezelela kanjani ukubona ububi obuzokwehlela abantu bami na? noma ngingabekezelela kanjani ukubona ukubhujiswa komndeni wami? Inkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yathi ku-Esteri indlovukazi nakuMoridekayi umJuda: “Bhekani, ngimnike u-Esteri indlu kaHamani, bamphanyeka esigxotsheni, ngokuba welulela isandla sakhe kumaJuda. Futhi lobelani abaJuda egameni lenkosi njengokufisa kwenu, nilinamathelise ngendandatho yenkosi; ngoba umbhalo olotshiweyo ebizweni lenkosi, waphawulwa ngendandatho yenkosi, kawuphenduki muntu.