UMoridekhayi wahamba wenza konke lokho u-Esteri ayemyale ngakho.
Wayesehamba uMoridekayi, wenza njengakho konke u-Esteri amyale ngakho.
UMoridekayi wahamba, wenza njengalokho u-Esteri emyalile.
“Hamba uqoqe bonke abaJuda abahlala eShushani; nizile ngenxa yami, ningadli, ningaphuzi kuze kuphele izinsuku ezintathu, imini nobusuku. Mina nezintombi ezingisebenzelayo sizozila njengani; ngiyobe sengiya-ke enkosini noma kungukwephula umthetho lokho. Uma ngibhubha, mangibhubhe.”
Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, u-Esteri wagqoka ingubo yobundlovukazi, wema egcekeni lesigodlo senkosi elingaphakathi, eliqondene nendlu yenkosi. Inkosi yayihleli esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, iqondene nesango elingenela esigodlweni.